Rejoice, friends, because a new Scott Pilgrim volume is here, and the good news? It’s probably the best one so far. Without losing Scott’s likeable slacker ethos, O’Malley presents a maturation of his character, as we see that to be worthy of a real relationship, he might need to do more than defeat seven evil exes in martial combat. He might actually have to grow up a little. Seeing Scott, the perennial slacker/wastrel, try to interface with the mechanisms of reality like applying for jobs, actually doing a job and deciding if he’s infatuated or really in love is not only as funny as ever, but fairly substantial and affecting in terms of Continue Reading »

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 2001 Maniacs Special #1, Annihilation Conquest #1 of 6, Darkness First Look #1, Division 18 Union Of Costumed Performers #1, Fearless #1, Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash #1, Herc Brown #1, Odyssey Presents Venus #1, Robin #168, and Silver Surfer In Thy Name #1. Due to a shipping error, we’ll have Groo: Hell on Earth #1 next week.
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STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is back for its fourth annual show! Come out Saturday March 1st, 2008 to a new location – the Monarch Event Center next to Highland Mall. This exciting new venue occupies the site of the former Lincoln Village Theater in the Lincoln Village shopping center in north central Austin. It’s been completely remodeled and refurbished into a lovely new spot just perfect for a bigger and better STAPLE!
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This week, Dave Farabee, Nick Budd, David Martindale (D3), and Randy Lander are talking about one of their favorite subjects - G.I. Joe. We cover the latest movie rumors and news, our take on the current Devil’s Due comics, our appreciation for the G.I. Joe Micro Heroes of Ze Ballbreaker and Troy Corwin and present possibly our geekiest moment ever. That moment also represents a chance for our readers to geek out with us, and in doing so possibly win passes to the upcoming Wizard World Texas!
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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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Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Artist: Tom Raney
Company: Marvel Comics

Every once in awhile, a book comes along that immediately catches our attention and has a quality about it that makes each of us want to sit down and write up a full review for it. That type of thing doesn’t happen often, so to make things a little easier, on us and you, we’re going to do something a little different from the norm and each chime in on what makes the first issue of the Annihilation Conquest event such a thing to behold. So, without further ado, we bid you a hearty welcome to the Round-Table review of Annihilation Conquest #1 Note: No spoilers for Annihilation: Conquest here, but there is a Continue Reading »

Some of you may have noticed on the sidebar, we have our “Top Five of the Moment” listed. These are the five books that are most clicking with each Pants writer. It may or may not represent the best books we’ve read all month, year, or just what we’re digging that week. We generally try to update it with books from that week, but there are no hard and fast rules. Inspired by an email from one of our readers, we’re going to post every Friday with the most recent Top Five from each member of the Panteon, and hope for your comments on our lists, or maybe even your own “Top Five of the Moment.”
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Welcome to Manga Zubon, where I take a look at the manga that have come out each month and pick what I think are the best of the lot. These are the manga that I feel deserve recognition and readership more than the rest, so I’m singling them out. My focus in this column is mostly on first volumes to get you in on the ground floor of new series, but I will include standouts in ongoing series as well. Keep in mind that though I do my best, I can’t read everything that comes out each month, so if you have something Continue Reading »