I’ll be honest, I was out googling.  And I found this.  And I just had to let you guys know.

http://www.ejlri.org/index.html

That’s right, the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island. 

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Spend some time in the hallowed forums at Action Figure Insider and you’ll quickly discern that many collectors are also serious comic book fans. So I though it might be interesting to spend some time talking with comic industry insider, Brian Miller. No doubt, you’ve seen his coloring in some of the many titles he has worked on over the years. Comics colorists are often the unsung heroes of the creative team producing comic books. Gone are the days of non-artists laying down flat color in assembly line fashion. Colorists are now pivotal in helping to tell the story.

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Ah the holidays are here!  Sure, most folks think turkey, Santa and whatnot.  But for me one special part of the holidays is CHAP MEI!  

Who is this mysterious ninja lurking by my rice cooker…?  Read on!

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You may have caught a little news blurb in the past few days about a small plane crash in Rhode Island.  On board that plane, was my best friend, Robert Zoglio.

I’ll put a few links in here to the various stories run locally, but they only tell of his end.  Not how he lived.  Bob worked with me for a major insurance company for the past 8 or so years.  When he joined our IT team back in 2000, I had the utmost pleasure of working with him every day, teaching him how our systems worked.  It is to him that I owe knowing how much I enjoy teaching.  Over the years our friendship grew.  Proximity might have helped, but I think it was more personality.  We just clicked.  Our jobs moved in different directions a few years ago, but we never did.  We still saw each other and talked every day.

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WizKidsGames is no more.  You’ve seen the press release from Topps.  It was on our front news page.  It might even still be here.  The press release says that HeroClix and the other games – Pirates and Star Wars – will continue, just be run out of Topps headquarters in New York.  But just in case…

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This past Saturday my little brother and I hit the Phoenix Toy Show. Before going he asked if it was going to be like Comic-Con. "Well . . . in a mini sort of way," I replied. I had been to this semi-annual show, which is held in a high school gymnasium, before. I try not to miss events like this partly because I want to support the local scene and partly because I think these things are really fun!

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I found myself and my family in Western Connecticut earlier today.  We had planned on visiting a train museum, but it was closed on Tuesdays.  So I asked the guy at the hotel desk for suggestions.  The casino was out because of my kids ages.  Then he mentioned something I had not thought of.  We were only a few miles from New York state.  What about visiting West Point Academy?  I love history.  And so does my wife.  Considering today is Veterans Day, it just made too much sense.

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Please take a few moments today, tonight, this week, to remember and appreciate our veterans. We all know someone is has served, or is currently serving. Maybe a family member, or an acquaintance, a coworker, or a friend. Please make sure you recognize and acknowledge the sacrifices made by these heroes and their families.

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 It’s easily my most anticipated line for 2008, so let’s see how MOTUC measures up in this advance review!

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This time it is Mattel which shows its love of the Legion of Doom.

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