Every week a slew of books grace the shelves of our local comic shops, some good, some bad and some that simply land in the middle of the road, straddling that meh feeling of indifference. Still, it seems every week has that “gem” that really reminds you why you love comics. Now, it might be a single issue that really was a standout, something that went above and beyond or it could be a graphic novel (be it original or reprint) that was simply a blast to read. That’s what this feature represents: A release that has captured our attention. As always, we want to hear what your favorite book of the past week was as well.

This weeks Best Of is: Incognito #1.
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What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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Nick Budd, D3 and special guest Jason Murphy sat down to discuss the comics that they have been enjoying recently. These comics could have been brand new issues from this week, stuff from their longboxes that they rediscovered or just about anything they’ve been digging lately. Of course, feel free to chime in on what you’ve been digging lately or feel free to merely mock our choices… especially Nick’s. We’re still weekly so far…

As always, commentary is welcomed and encouraged. Let us know what you thought of the podcast, and if you have suggestions for future podcast topics, leave us a comment or write in to the show!
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Welcome to Down the Line, our monthly look at Previews! Written by Nick Budd, each Down the Line looks at what’s coming out in comics (and manga) a few months down the road.

This installment covers the January Previews for comics due to ship out March 2009 or later. Remember, especially with the indy books, that pre-ordering is your friend, and the best way to make sure you get the books you want. Thanks to the increasing prevalence of advance solicitation, that some of the books here won’t actually ship until March or later, but the pre-orders are still due by the end of January. Continue Reading »

What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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Nick Budd, D3 and special guest Jason Murphy are back after a looooong hiatus with a brand new podcast! This time around we’ll be discussing most of the big events going on at the Big Two, Marvel and DC Comics, both present and near future. We’ll also be spending a bit of time talking about the new phenomenon of nonstop events that lead one into the next and its possible ramifications. Our hope is to start getting these things posted on a weekly basis again, but don’t take that as written in blood, unless it’s hobo blood.
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Wednesday Number Ones is a weekly feature here at Comic Pants. We take the books that are premiering a first issue from that week and give a quick opinion on them. From time to time we may also include more than issue number ones in this feature. If a noteworthy one-shot or the first issue of a new story arc is released, we may talk about it in this feature.

This week, we will cover Mister X Condemned #1 and Vigilante #1.

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What is Pants Stampede? Pants Stampede is an occasional feature on the site where the members of the Panteon take a gander at the week’s releases and give a quick hit and run review of each one. Now, we may not cover everything, as some of them are already covered in our Wednesday Number Ones and some we may not have access to, but we’ll get to as many as we can. As always, we’re curious what you thought of this week’s books. What were the standouts for you? Was any book so atrocious that you threw it across the room? These are the things we want to know! Anyways, without further ado, let’s get to the reviews.
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What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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Wednesday Number Ones is a weekly feature here at Comic Pants. We take the books that are premiering a first issue from that week and give a quick opinion on them. From time to time we may also include more than issue number ones in this feature. If a noteworthy one-shot or the first issue of a new story arc is released, we may talk about it in this feature.

This week, we will cover C E Murphys Take A Chance #1, Greatest American Hero #1, Impaler #1, Spider-man Noir #1, and X-Men Kingbreaker #1.

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