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About R. C. Schmidt

R.C. Schmidt is an avid comics reader and writer. Well, he'd like to be but raising a family of four unique children is a pretty high profile gig. Pay is low but the benefits will last lifetimes. He does find time to tweet about pop culture and the tedium of his daily existence at @rcschmidt1.
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Planet Comicon Kansas City 2017 (UPDATED)
6 years ago

Planet Comicon Kansas City 2017 (UPDATED)

By  •  TV, Movies, Events
Planet Comicon

Welcome to Nerdspan’s recap of the 19th incarnation of Kansas City’s Planet Comicon. This year’s event once again took place at Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City. The massive convention …
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Hope Larson
8 years ago

Hope Larson

By  •  Comics

Boom! Box, an imprint of Boom! Studios, is back with a new series, “Goldie Vance”, which chronicles the adventures of the titular detective. NerdSpan was able to chat a bit …
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Planet Comicon 2016 Rocks K.C. With Jason Aaron, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Mad Cosplay
8 years ago

Planet Comicon 2016 Rocks K.C. With Jason Aaron, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Mad Cosplay

Planet Comicon

The most recent incarnation of Planet Comicon Kansas City was held May 20th-22nd at Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City. While attendance figures for this year’s show are not available …
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Planet Comicon 2015

 

Planet Comicon returned to Kansas City for their largest event yet recently. The event, held once again in Downtown Kansas City’s Bartle Hall took place the weekend of March …
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Comic Review: Geek-Girl #0
10 years ago

Comic Review: Geek-Girl #0

By  •  Comics

Hot off the heels of another sellout printing comes a new photo variant cover for “Geek-Girl”, published under the Actuality Press banner.  “Geek-Girl” #0, created and written by Sam Johnson …
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Review: The Black Feather Falls By Ellen Lindner
10 years ago

Review: The Black Feather Falls By Ellen Lindner

By  •  Comics

The Black Feather Falls, a new story from Ellen Lindley, author of “Undertow” tells the story of Tina Swift, an American who has recently relocated to London during …
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BOOM! Studios Celebrates Harvey Award Noms With New Reprints
11 years ago

BOOM! Studios Celebrates Harvey Award Noms With New Reprints

By  •  Comics

Hot on the heels of the 2013 Harvey Award nominations (harveyawards.org), BOOM! Studios has decided to celebrate their combined nine nominations by announcing reprints from their Archaia imprint, including two …
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The 2013 Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con
11 years ago

The 2013 Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con

Friday night’s programming slate was headlined by the 25th anniversary edition of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The ceremony, held in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel was …
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San Diego Comic-Con Buzz
11 years ago

San Diego Comic-Con Buzz

Greetings, one and all! Your intrepid NerdSpan crew is on the scene at San Diego C0mic-Con 2013 and have some neat tidbits to share with you all!

Thursday night was …
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Dragon*Con and Ed Kramer Officially Part Ways
11 years ago

Dragon*Con and Ed Kramer Officially Part Ways

By  •  Comics

In a release dated July 8, 2013, the ownership group behind Atlanta’s long running and immensely popular Dragon*Con announced they had severed ties with Ed Kramer, the con’s co-founder who …
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Wiseguy Made Productions Announces New Kickstarter
11 years ago

Wiseguy Made Productions Announces New Kickstarter

By  •  Comics

Wiseguy Industries announced this week that they were prepping to launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise funding to meet completion costs for Brian Bell’s new book, “Cain The Conqueror”. The fund drive begins July 1st and runs through July 31st of 2013. Pics and a description of the title’s aims are available after the jump!

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Boom! Acquires Archaia In Merger
11 years ago

Boom! Acquires Archaia In Merger

Via a recent press release, BOOM! Studios announced today that they had merged with the recently struggling publisher Archaia Entertainment and have big plans for Archaia’s stable of critically acclaimed Eisner and Harvey Award properties. More details and the full text of the press release after the jump.
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