by Elisabeth@TFAW

When I pore through the Diamond catalog each month, every so often something jumps out and hits my sweet spot: the perfect blend of nostalgia, sci-fi, and good old-fashioned geekiness appears right before my eyes! In the September catalog, it was IDW's Star Trek Movie Omnibus. Six Star Trek movie adaptations in one graphic novel? Perfect. It's a portable movie marathon–ideal for road trips, long plane rides, or rainy Saturday afternoons. I'm in.

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by Elisabeth@TFAW

I've been eager to check out Wednesday Comics ever since Kurt Busiek mentioned it to me during our interview at Emerald City, and when I got my hands on a copy of Wednesday Comics #1 this morning, not only were my expectations surpassed, but I was totally blown away. I felt like a kid in a comic shop for the first time! Wednesday Comics is fun, it looks cool, and it's going to be amazing to read every week.

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As many of you know, the 2009 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards will be announced at the end of July, during San Diego Comic Con. Known as the Oscars of comics awards (uh, at least by me), the Eisners are voted on by industry professionals and reward creative genius in American comics. Past winners have included such notable creators as Paul Chadwick, Alan Moore, Eric Powell, Alison Bechdel, and–oh yeah–Will Eisner himself!

So who’s going to win this year? There are a lot of first-time nominees, which will make the outcome very interesting. I’ve got my picks, but since there are a whopping 45 categories (not including the Hall of Fame), I’m just going to talk about a few of them–my picks are in red!.

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