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Outside the Longbox: ‘Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good’

Outside the Longbox: ‘Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good’

What do you do when you’re a self-proclaimed “talentless hack”? Make a film, show it at Sundance, become famous, create a podcasting empire, self-distribute your latest film, ???, profit. According to Kevin Smith, it’s really not that hard.

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PoP! Fangirl of the Month – July 2012

PoP! Fangirl of the Month – July 2012

Dear Fanboys – Geek is chic and chubby is in. Signed our newest Fangirl of the Mont, AllieCat. Take heart, 10 year-old me; despite a distinct lack of jetpacks, the future is pretty okay.

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Fat, White, & Male: Fandom’s Forgotten Demographic

Fat, White, & Male: Fandom’s Forgotten Demographic

Considering everyone in fandom wants characters they can identify with, Jason Knize, admitted fat, white man, poses the notion that one of the biggest groups in fandom might face the most discrimination of all.

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Review: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

Review: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope

Morgan Spurlock teams with executive producers Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Harry Knowles to bring Comic-Con to the masses in this massively entertaining documentary.

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Future Tense – Comic Book Men Backlash

Future Tense – Comic Book Men Backlash

AMC’s new reality series set in Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash is set to debut in just a couple of weeks and already there’s a segment of the internet turning against it because the name changed. Awesome.

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NYCC ’11 Video: We Can’t Believe We Ate the Whole Thing

NYCC ’11 Video: We Can’t Believe We Ate the Whole Thing

It’s been a little over a month since the Javits Center closed its doors on New York Comic Con 2011, & PoP! was there for every waking moment. The 11th Hour gives you the entire 4-day convention in under 4-minutes of white-knuckling video!

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Video: New York Comic Con #OrBust Episode 3

Video: New York Comic Con #OrBust Episode 3

The 11th Hour prepare for the final stretch from New Jersey to the epicenter of civilization, New York City. Will a faulty GPS slow their roll? Will New York City traffic prevent them from returning their rental car on time? Why is everyone in Leonardo, NJ so angry? Was it Cop Out?

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In Defense of… Kevin Smith’s “Red State” Road Show

In Defense of… Kevin Smith’s “Red State” Road Show

Is Kevin Smith really so wrong by taking his flick on the road and telling the studios they can’t play with it? It’s all in the eye of the beholder, but on PoP! forefather certainly doesn’t think so.

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BLAARGH! Kevin Smith’s “Red State” Roadshow

BLAARGH! Kevin Smith’s “Red State” Roadshow

While Kevin Smith’s decision to self-distribute his newest film is a bold and innovative idea, his general attitude behind it reeks of shameless self-promotion and out and out douchiness. Go figure.

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Retcon This! – The Evil That Men Do

Retcon This! – The Evil That Men Do

Proof positive that no fan loves EVERYTHING by his favorite creators, Lee takes a look at a book with the most appropriate title ever.

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BLAARGH!  Kevin Smith

BLAARGH! Kevin Smith

Hey! Kevin Smith! Put down the Twitter (and the Tim Horton’s), and pick up the midget’s screenplay! Or a dumb bell. Get your shit together, or enjoy your legacy as the “Former director most famous for getting kicked off a Southwest flight for being obnoxiously fat. He died today of heart failure.”

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PoP! Top 6-Pack – Unfilmed Comic Book Movies

PoP! Top 6-Pack – Unfilmed Comic Book Movies

Comic book movies been a huge part of Hollywood in the passing decade, but we can’t forget the struggle the genre had for many years. Some movies eventually made it to the screen in some form, others are still in limbo.

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BLAARGH! Whiny Fanboys

BLAARGH! Whiny Fanboys

Would you like to poison Joe Quesada’s cappuccino? Want Grant Morrison off “your” DC books? Wish to meet Alan Moore just so you can kick his ass and shave his beard? Then this article is not for you.

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PoP! @ FX International 2009, Episode 2:  ‘PoP! Quiz:  FX Edition’

PoP! @ FX International 2009, Episode 2: ‘PoP! Quiz: FX Edition’

Our FX Coverage continues, as we interview some of the Coolest people at the Coolest Show on Earth, with questions ranging from the benign to the absurd, to the downright offensive.

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