Episode 68 - RIP ComicsAlliance

This week, the boys start off with a bit of anger at the ongoing frustrations with the Calgary Comics and Entertainment Expo, explaining their takes on some of the flaws of the PR/media approach, the actual operation (including actual physical violence from convention staff) and issues of focus.  Moving on from there, they eulogize the dearly departed ComicsAlliance, which had its plug pulled this week by its parent company AOL in a move defying common sense or courtesy.  ComicsAlliance was a big influence on C!TB, and the boys describe it as the comics internet's lighthouse, providing a shining example of what exactly a comics website can and should be.  They send their sincere well wishes to Joe, Andy, Caleb, Chris and all the rest, and thanks for everything they did.

Moving on into more positive commentary, James talks about the shockingly smart and sly Pain & Gain - that's right, Michael Bay made a good movie! - and the boys watch a few episodes of Regular Show before diving into some comics talk for the week, including one very pretty comic with a bad script and a whole lot of purely amazing comics.