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Mark Your Calendars 23 Aug 2013 | 09:46 am
The sabbatical is over. Medical school resumes September 2nd.
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – Christmas Day! 25 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
Christmas Day is finally here! For this year’s Santa themed Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar, we’ve come full circle: starting with pirates on the first, and ending with more pirates on the 25th! Merr...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
It’s Christmas Eve! And it’s a return to super-heroes — well one super-hero in particular — for the penultimate cover of this years Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar. The Christmas Spirit (Kitchen Sin...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 23rd 23 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
Sadly, I have been unable to find any Santa ninja comics — but this is the next best thing. Samurai Santa #1 (Solson Publications, January 1986) Click on the cover for larger view 2 Days until Christ...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 22nd 22 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
Another bad Santa on today’s Advent Calendar cover. Daredevil #229 (Marvel Comics, April 1986) Click on the cover for larger view 3 Days until Christmas! This year’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 21st 21 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
A mere four days remain until Christmas. Today’s Santa-themed Christmas cover is from the over-the-top series The Last Christmas. It is easily the most subdued of the series’ covers, but the most evoc...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 20th 20 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
This year, we’ve already dealt with pirates and zombies. So what’s next? Vampire Santa, of course. Blade #4 (Marvel Comics, February 2012) Click on the cover for larger view 5 Days until Christmas! ...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 19th 19 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
After Santa has finished conquering the Martians, he might just as well take A Christmas Journey Through Space — since he’s already there after all. A Christmas Journey Through Space (Western, 1960) ...
Scott’s Comics Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 18th 18 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
Just one week remains until Christmas! Santa’s already met the Martians, so now he takes the next step: he conquers them. (Based on what is supposed to be one of the worst movies ever made.) Movie Cl...
Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 17th 17 Dec 2012 | 11:01 am
Who can save Christmas from Lobo? How about Santa the Barbarian — that’s who! Santa the Barbarian #1 (Maximum Press, December 1996) Click on the cover for larger view 8 Days until Christmas! This ye...