Wave 4 of Nintendo’s amiibo figures hit retails today. You may see lines of eager gamers lined up outside your local Target in hopes of snagging an exclusive amiibo figure. Target is selling an exclusive Pokémon Jigglypuff figure today in their physical stores. The figure sells for $12.99 and will surely sell out in seconds....
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Brianna Wu had blogger removed from RavenCon panel for taking her picture
RavenCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention, is taking place this weekend in Richmond, Virginia. One of the guests is Brianna Wu, iPhone game developer and vocal critic of GamerGate, the leaderless consumer revolt against unethical behavior in the video games industry. Wu claims GamerGate is a hate group and that she has received over...
Read MoreBrian Bolland and his Chicago Real Estate lawyer
This morning I found yet another email from comic book artist Brian Bolland concerning the whole issue surrounding my blog post over two months ago about a sketch he did at the 2007 New York City Comic-Con. The email basically contradicts everything he has said about this matter up until now. He is now saying...
Read MoreBrian Bolland threatened me with legal action
This morning I found an email in my inbox from Christopher M. Caira, an attorney claiming to represent comic book artist Brian Bolland. The return email address, along with his signature, shows that he is from the Chicago law firm Klafter & Burke. Their website shows they specialize in real estate and taxes. Evidently, they...
Read MoreBrian Bolland rips off fan for $150
A guy goes to the recent New York City Comic-Con and commissions comic book artist Brian Bolland to do an old-school Batwoman sketch. Brian Bolland charged the guy $150 dollars for this sketch. The actual sketch only measures four by three inches. What a rip off. Update #1 Brian Bolland and his lawyer Chris Caira...
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