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TPG Week 135: Knowing When To Cut

| July 26, 2013
TPG Week 135: Knowing When To Cut

  Hello one and all, and welcome back to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have Jayson Cardwell entering into the Grounds. This week, as is the new norm, we’ve switched out, so we’ve got Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and we’ll both see if Jayson can find Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose […]

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Review: Theremin #1

| July 25, 2013
Review: Theremin #1

A thrilling time-travel extravaganza from MonkeyBrain Comics!

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B&N Week 135: The Creative Ego

| July 23, 2013
B&N Week 135: The Creative Ego

We’re looking at another wonderful Tuesday! We actually had a day of rain here. Not just a storm that blew through, either. It started out as a thunderstorm, but then it settled into a nice, long, soaking rain. Water fell from the sky for about five hours. It was wonderful. Cooled it off nicely, too. […]

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Why Aren’t I Selling More Comics?

| July 22, 2013
Why Aren’t I Selling More Comics?

How the hell do we sell more independent comics…and comics in general? Tyler James takes a holistic view.

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TPG Week 134: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Just A Little Bit)

| July 19, 2013
TPG Week 134: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Just A Little Bit)

Hello, everyone! Welcome once again to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Darren Higham, hailing from Mountain Flats, in Phlatsam. (Yep. Once again, no idea.) This week we have Steve Colle in blue, and I’m always in the luxurious red, and we see what Darren brings us in Related […]

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TPG Week 133: When Dialogue Is The Biggest Downfall

| July 12, 2013
TPG Week 133: When Dialogue Is The Biggest Downfall

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Ryan Kroboth, hailing from Bumstead Regency Park, in Understated, North Iowa. (Yes, that’s right, I have no idea once again.)   Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG […]

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Review: Ghosted #1

| July 12, 2013
Review: Ghosted #1

Image continues its vintage summer with another spectacular debut!

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UPDATED! Barcodes, ISBNs, UPCs, Oh My!

| July 10, 2013 | 29 Comments
UPDATED! Barcodes, ISBNs, UPCs, Oh My!

Tyler James updates his incredibly useful, frequently referenced, terribly BORING post on Barcodes for Comics. Get your popcorn ready!

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B&N Week 133: Calling Your Shots

| July 9, 2013
B&N Week 133: Calling Your Shots

It’s another wonderful Tuesday, folks! We’ve supposedly entered monsoon season here in Tucson, but aside from the occasional rain, it hasn’t been anything really worth writing home about. There were bigger, more violent thunderstorms where I was in NC. We haven’t even had enough rain to cause any flooding, let alone flash flooding. In all, […]

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TPG Week 132: Rushing The Pace Kills The Story

| July 6, 2013
TPG Week 132: Rushing The Pace Kills The Story

Welcome once again to The Proving Grounds! This week’s Brave One is Ronnie Massey, a novelist hailing from Writer Scotia (no, she doesn’t). She’s back again, pitting herself once more against Steve Colle, who’s in blue, and I am forever in red. Let’s see how Ronnie does with Legacy Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your […]

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Review: Sheltered #1

| July 4, 2013
Review: Sheltered #1

An advance review of what you should mark down as a must-have comic from next week.

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B&N Week 132: Being A Newbie

| July 2, 2013
B&N Week 132: Being A Newbie

It’s another wonderful Tuesday here! We’ve got summer finally in full swing, we’re into July, and we’ve got the annual celebration of our nation’s birthday this week. It will be a national holiday, although I’m going to be at work. That’s not a complaint, mind you. Just a statement of fact. I’ve started a new […]

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