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American Horror Clichés I Just Don’t Get
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Election Year 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Park's NYCC 2008 Con Report
Friday, April 25, 2008

Happy Talk
Friday, April 4, 2008

The Grapes of Waaaugh
Friday, February 22, 2008

Interview: Ludon Lee of D2C Games
Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The Jeff Parker Interview
Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Terry Pratchett
Friday, November 9, 2007

"Through Dangers Untold" -- The Jake Forbes Interview
Friday, October 26, 2007

When You Meet The Zuda On The Road, Interview Him: The David Gallaher Mini-Interview
Friday, October 12, 2007

Life Is Better With Dreams: The Alethea and Athena Nibley Interview
Friday, September 28, 2007

Olympus-Mature: Suggested For Mature Readers (The Eric Shanower Interview)
Friday, September 14, 2007

The Heidi Arnhold Interview
Friday, August 31, 2007

Married Geek Couple
Friday, August 17, 2007

Barb On Film
Friday, August 3, 2007

Going Around: The Rob Vollmar Interview
Friday, July 20, 2007

I Went To San Diego Con 2007 And All I Got Were These Delightful Business Cards
Friday, July 6, 2007

Working On Stuff
Friday, June 22, 2007

Profiles In Manga, Part Three
Friday, June 8, 2007

What Th'
Friday, May 25, 2007





Who's Who In The CBU Update 2008

Who are... Park and Barb?

Barbara Lien-Cooper writes the comic GUN STREET GIRL at Panel 2 Panel, was an original founder of Sequential Tart, is the managing editrix of the 2004 Eisner award-winning print magazine COMIC BOOK ARTIST, and was named by Mark Millar (The Authority, Ultimates, Wanted) as one of the three most promising new talents in the next wave of comics writing.

Park Cooper started writing about comics at the now-defunct DC FANZINE website.

Election Year 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Park's NYCC 2008 Con Report
Friday, April 25, 2008

Happy Talk
Friday, April 4, 2008

The Grapes of Waaaugh
Friday, February 22, 2008

Interview: Ludon Lee of D2C Games
Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The Jeff Parker Interview
Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Terry Pratchett
Friday, November 9, 2007

"Through Dangers Untold" -- The Jake Forbes Interview
Friday, October 26, 2007

When You Meet The Zuda On The Road, Interview Him: The David Gallaher Mini-Interview
Friday, October 12, 2007

Life Is Better With Dreams: The Alethea and Athena Nibley Interview
Friday, September 28, 2007

Olympus-Mature: Suggested For Mature Readers (The Eric Shanower Interview)
Friday, September 14, 2007

The Heidi Arnhold Interview
Friday, August 31, 2007

Married Geek Couple
Friday, August 17, 2007

Barb On Film
Friday, August 3, 2007

Going Around: The Rob Vollmar Interview
Friday, July 20, 2007

I Went To San Diego Con 2007 And All I Got Were These Delightful Business Cards
Friday, July 6, 2007

Working On Stuff
Friday, June 22, 2007

Profiles In Manga, Part Three
Friday, June 8, 2007

What Th'
Friday, May 25, 2007

Profiles In Manga, Part Two
Friday, May 11, 2007

Profiles in Manga
Friday, April 27, 2007

An Adventurer Is You: The Zack Johnson/Kingdom of Loathing Interview
Friday, April 13, 2007

Going Around: The Chris Moujaes/Squirrelworks Interview
Friday, March 30, 2007

Going Around: A. C. Hall And The Stumblebum Studios Interview
Friday, March 16, 2007

Midnight Rambler OR Get Ready! Tonight Park and Barb Are Staying Here With You
Friday, March 2, 2007

Digital Comics vs. Terror: The Nightgig Interview
Friday, February 16, 2007

This Gun For Hire: The Chris Moreno Interview
Friday, February 2, 2007

The Science of The Flash
Friday, January 19, 2007

Science Fiction Double Feature
Friday, January 5, 2007

Ballad of a Thin Man
Friday, December 22, 2006

Cartoons Are Cool
Friday, December 8, 2006

Keep The Old, Try The New
Friday, November 24, 2006

Adventures in Cryptozoology: The Paul Dini Interview
Saturday, November 11, 2006

Does Size Matter? UPDATE
Friday, October 27, 2006

Does Size Matter?
Friday, October 20, 2006

Don’t Forget Your Change
Friday, October 6, 2006

Going Around: The Utopiates Interview
Friday, September 22, 2006

The Old Master
Friday, September 8, 2006

Making Everything Feel Shiny and New: Virgin Comics and Gotham Chopra
Friday, August 25, 2006

Everything's Different Now
Friday, August 11, 2006

As You May Have Noticed
Friday, July 28, 2006

Merry San Diego, Everyone: The Rich Johnston Interview
Thursday, July 13, 2006

Interview: David Hedgecock of Ape Entertainment
Friday, June 30, 2006

Children of the Electron
Friday, June 16, 2006

Jesse McCann Interview: The Conclusion
Friday, June 2, 2006

Jesse McCann Interview Part 1
Friday, May 19, 2006

What Josh Would Do
Sunday, May 7, 2006

What Josh Would Do
Friday, May 5, 2006

There Shall Come A Great Column (But Not Today)
Friday, April 21, 2006

Woman's Work
Friday, April 7, 2006

Missiles That Could Poke Your Eye Out: Interview with Psy-Comm's Tony Salvaggio
Friday, March 24, 2006

"Comics Ain't Easy" --An Interview With Keith Giffen
Friday, March 10, 2006

Everything's Different Now
Friday, February 24, 2006

Pleasant Questions And Safe Answers: Interview With Steve Bryant of Athena Voltaire: Flight of the Falcon
Friday, February 10, 2006

The Manga Bandwagon, Installment Three: Credit Where Credit's Due
Friday, January 27, 2006

Hop On Board The Manga Train, Installment Two: The Anime Car
Friday, January 13, 2006

The Manga Bandwagon
Friday, December 30, 2005

You Won't Get Away With It
Friday, December 16, 2005

Influences
Friday, December 2, 2005

It’s A Very Modern World
Friday, November 18, 2005

Classic Comics Stories, Super-Condensed for Easy Reading, Based Purely on My Memory
Friday, November 4, 2005

Big Cultural Blog installment 2
Friday, October 14, 2005

What's New? with Park and Barb (installment 3)
Friday, September 23, 2005

When They Say "Some People Lost Everything," Then That Must Mean...
Friday, September 9, 2005

Webcomics Round Table
Friday, September 2, 2005

Interview: Sean Patrick O'Reilly, Editor-in-Chief of Arcana Studio
Friday, August 26, 2005

Going Around: Alpha Shade Interview: The Conclusion
Friday, August 19, 2005

Going Around: Alpha Shade Interview Part I
Friday, August 5, 2005

Big Cultural Blog
Friday, July 22, 2005

Going Around: Chimaera Studios Interview
Saturday, July 9, 2005

The Babe Out With The Bathwater
Friday, July 1, 2005

What's New? with Park and Barb (installment 2)
Friday, June 17, 2005

Half Dead: The First Press Release
Friday, June 3, 2005

I Kvetch Because I Care
Friday, May 27, 2005

Interview: Queenie Chan
Friday, May 13, 2005

GOING AROUND Interview, Conclusion: Drew Edwards, HALLOWEEN MAN
Friday, April 29, 2005

GOING AROUND Interview: Drew Edwards, HALLOWEEN MAN
Saturday, April 23, 2005

GOING AROUND Interview: Mark Matlock of Grafika, CONCLUSION
Friday, April 8, 2005

GOING AROUND Interview: Mark Matlock of Grafika
Friday, April 1, 2005

GOING AROUND: Darryl Hughes, Paper, And Ink PART II
Friday, March 25, 2005

Going Around: Darryl Hughes, Paper, And Ink
Friday, March 18, 2005

In The Service Of Story
Friday, March 11, 2005

An Empty Trench Coat…
Friday, February 25, 2005

Less Than Credible
Friday, February 11, 2005

Favorite Donna Quote: "I've been discriminated against because I'm NUTS"
Friday, February 4, 2005

Why You People Should Be So Damn Interested In Donna Barr
Friday, January 28, 2005

Eye Candy
Friday, January 14, 2005

Self-Publishing: Threat or Menace? Part II
Friday, December 31, 2004

Self-Publishing: Threat or Menace? Part I
Thursday, December 23, 2004

Cough Cough webcomics Cough
Thursday, December 16, 2004

Why I Read Manga
Friday, December 3, 2004

12 Reasons Why Manga is Not a Gateway Drug to Western Comics
Friday, November 19, 2004

Is Stagnation Ever Okay?
Friday, November 5, 2004

A Spectre Is Haunting Comics
Friday, October 22, 2004

What's New (with Park and Barb)
Friday, October 8, 2004

Barb Could Be Reading Your Website. The Horror. The Horror.
Friday, September 24, 2004

Is Batman Gay?
Friday, September 10, 2004

Why I Read Independent Comics
Friday, August 27, 2004

Please Vote, Part 2
Saturday, August 14, 2004

Please Vote: It's An Electra Year
Friday, July 30, 2004

Reasons To Get Manga
Friday, July 16, 2004

Wimmens Is My Favoritest People
Friday, July 9, 2004

The Secret Is Out
Friday, June 25, 2004

Just So You Know
Friday, June 11, 2004

Hear My Voice in Your Head (and think of me kindly)
Friday, June 4, 2004

Barb Vs. Mr. Boy
Friday, May 21, 2004

Why Don't Chicks Dig Comics? Well, Why Don't You ASK One?
Friday, May 7, 2004

Talking 'Bout a Revolution
Friday, April 23, 2004

Precepts
Friday, April 9, 2004

Comics: The True (Except Not Always) Hollywood Story
Friday, March 26, 2004

Comics Are Not For Kids
Friday, March 12, 2004

Why The Unfunnies Has a Right to Exist
Friday, March 5, 2004

Ushicon Report: The Conclusion
Friday, February 27, 2004

Con Report: Ushicon Part 1
Thursday, February 12, 2004

Guess What? Webcomics Exist
Friday, February 6, 2004

Marvel Old Age
Friday, January 23, 2004

Ursula Vernon Interview Part II
Friday, January 9, 2004

The Secret Origin of a Certain Hairy Comic-Book Character With Claws Revealed: Ursula Vernon Interview, Part I
Thursday, December 25, 2003

Lien & 'lein: The Jane Irwin Interview (Conclusion)
Friday, December 12, 2003

Lien & 'lein: The Jane Irwin Interview (Part I)
Friday, November 28, 2003

Dark Meat or White: A Choice in Creative Freedom
Friday, November 21, 2003

You'll Be Getting The Home Version Of Our Game
Friday, November 7, 2003

Welcome To The Future
Friday, October 24, 2003

Warren Zevon, R.I.P.
Friday, October 10, 2003

Communications Specialists
Friday, September 26, 2003

By The Time You Read This We'll Have A Comic
Friday, September 12, 2003

Chatter Part II: The Conclusion
Friday, September 5, 2003

Untitled Column Project
Friday, August 22, 2003

Mr. And Ms. America And All The Ships At Sea
Friday, August 8, 2003

Words And Pictures
Friday, July 25, 2003

I Call Upon The Blessing of Saint Diego
Friday, July 11, 2003

Any Comment?
Friday, June 27, 2003

Captain Academia Newsletter
Friday, June 13, 2003

Admit You Have A Problem
Friday, May 30, 2003

The Fountain Of The Past
Friday, May 16, 2003

Big Cultural Log Episode IV: A New Hope
Friday, May 2, 2003

Big Cultural Log III: The Search For Log
Thursday, April 17, 2003

Big Cultural Log II
Friday, April 4, 2003

Big Log
Friday, March 21, 2003

Working All Day, Fighting Crime All Night
Friday, March 7, 2003

Because People Should Be Advised
Friday, February 21, 2003

Et Tu, Pop Culture?
Friday, February 7, 2003

Lester Bangs: The Last Defender of Mutant Rights?
Friday, January 24, 2003

Great Jumping-On Point For New Readers!!!
Thursday, January 9, 2003

Christmas Newsletter
Friday, December 27, 2002

Here We Are
Friday, December 13, 2002

Born For It
Friday, November 29, 2002

What Can One Say
Friday, November 15, 2002

German For "The Cliches The"
Friday, November 1, 2002

Forbidden Cliche List 2003
Friday, October 18, 2002

Wry and Protective
Friday, October 4, 2002

Who The Hell Is “HE,” Anyway?
Friday, September 20, 2002

And Here I Thought It Was All About The Infinity Gems
Friday, September 6, 2002

Geek Ethics
Friday, August 23, 2002

I Went To The San Diego Comic Con 2002 And All I Got Were The Secrets Of The Universe
Friday, August 9, 2002

Raven Feels Your Pain
Thursday, July 25, 2002

Thanks For Saving Comics, We'll Take It From Here
Friday, July 12, 2002

Time To Think Of Something Smart
Friday, June 28, 2002

Judge Not Lest Ye Get A Truckload of Stuff
Friday, June 14, 2002

Right Makes Might
Friday, May 31, 2002

Nobilis
Friday, May 17, 2002

IMPORTANT UPDATE: For 12 Hours, I've Seen It And You Haven't
Thursday, May 2, 2002

Championship Vinyl
Friday, April 26, 2002

That's Lovely Angels, Dammit
Thursday, April 11, 2002

You Madmen... You Blew Up Blade II
Friday, March 29, 2002

Here's What Happened
Friday, March 15, 2002

Through The Telescope: Invisibles Vol 2. #13
Friday, March 1, 2002

Because People Should Be Advised
Thursday, February 21, 2002

Bigger Guns
Friday, February 15, 2002

The End of the Park and Kurt Letters
Friday, February 8, 2002

The Park And Kurt Letters PART THREE
Friday, February 1, 2002

The Park And Kurt Letters PART TWO
Thursday, January 24, 2002

The Park and Kurt Letters
Friday, January 18, 2002

The Back Issue Box Has Some Unresolved Issues
Saturday, January 5, 2002

Lies, And A Few Things We Actually Believe
Friday, December 21, 2001

And Yet Even More Tales of the Back Issue Box
Friday, December 7, 2001

No, Victoria, There Is Not A Batman
Friday, November 16, 2001

Sit Down, You're Rocking The Casbah
Friday, November 2, 2001

You Killed Multiple Man!!!
Friday, October 12, 2001

Uncle Stan Wants You
Friday, September 28, 2001

9 11
Friday, September 14, 2001

Park Sad
Friday, September 7, 2001

We Said, Look, A Child
Friday, August 24, 2001

Murky Tales of the Twentieth Century
Friday, August 10, 2001

Park's Big Con Report 2001
Friday, July 27, 2001

Borges Anyone?
Friday, July 13, 2001

Love That Library
Friday, June 29, 2001

A Boy's Best Friend Is His Motherbox
Friday, June 15, 2001

What If... Marvel LOST Marvel Vs. DC?
Friday, June 8, 2001

It's Not Just You
Friday, June 1, 2001

Nobody Ever Said It Would Always Make Sense
Friday, May 25, 2001

Bucket O' Cheap Comics
Friday, May 18, 2001

Joseph Campbell Called Them Archetypes
Friday, April 13, 2001

Columning
Friday, April 6, 2001

Bringing You Comic Book Outrage Since 1979
Friday, March 30, 2001

On Location In Boston
Friday, March 23, 2001

Second Cousin On Its Mother's Side Of The Cliche List
Saturday, March 17, 2001

Son And/Or Daughter Of The Comic Book Cliche List
Friday, March 9, 2001

The Unhappy Medium
Friday, March 2, 2001

Barb's Comic Book Cliche List
Friday, February 23, 2001

Reinventing Reinventing Comics
Friday, February 16, 2001

I Was 5 in '77
Friday, February 9, 2001

Marvel Who?
Friday, February 2, 2001

Aunt May: Wouldn't Hurt a Fly?
Friday, January 26, 2001

Enough With Comics Already
Friday, January 19, 2001

World Of Mouth
Friday, January 5, 2001

On Location
Friday, December 29, 2000

A Personal Journey Through Comics History
Friday, December 22, 2000

Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune
Friday, December 15, 2000

SBC Activity Book!
Thursday, December 14, 2000

Barb Watches TV (Part 4)
Friday, December 8, 2000

The Justice Conspiracy of Hellblazers
Thursday, December 7, 2000

Barb Watches TV (Part 3)
Friday, December 1, 2000

37 Bullets
Wednesday, November 29, 2000

Barb Watches TV (Part 2)
Friday, November 24, 2000

Park and Barb Sit Around And Read Previews
Thursday, November 23, 2000

Barb Watches TV
Friday, November 17, 2000

Tales From The Quarter Box
Thursday, November 16, 2000

Playing Hooky, Part 2
Friday, November 10, 2000

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Thursday, November 9, 2000

I Played Hooky (Part 1)
Friday, November 3, 2000

League Of Extraordinary Gentlegoons
Thursday, November 2, 2000

So, They Want To Be Rock And Roll Stars...
Friday, October 27, 2000

The RETURN Of Krypto, Comic Book Super-Newshound
Thursday, October 26, 2000

Buff 'n' Stuff
Friday, October 20, 2000

Report From The Field, Week 2
Thursday, October 19, 2000

Lo, There Shall Come An Editor (Again)
Friday, October 13, 2000

Report From The Field
Friday, October 13, 2000

Mind That Kryptonite Ceiling, Supergirl
Friday, October 6, 2000

Sequential Prose
Thursday, October 5, 2000

Grow Up
Friday, September 29, 2000

The Return of Captain Academia (The Conclusion)
Thursday, September 28, 2000

A Forgotten Event
Friday, September 22, 2000

The Return of Captain Academia (Part 2)
Thursday, September 21, 2000

When Good People Buy Bad Comics
Friday, September 15, 2000

The Return of Captain Academia (Part 1)
Thursday, September 14, 2000

Out of the Loop
Friday, September 8, 2000

The Chris Claremont (Mutant) Drinking Game
Thursday, September 7, 2000

Shoot
Friday, September 1, 2000

More Stuff Lying Around The House
Thursday, August 31, 2000

Six Inches Of... Oh, Just Insert Your Own Joke Here
Friday, August 25, 2000

Home Of The Out Of The Comics Loop FAQ
Thursday, August 24, 2000

Barb Attempts To Taper Off From The X-Men Movie
Friday, August 18, 2000

The Day Everybody Fought Everybody
Thursday, August 17, 2000

Holy Second Banana! Whatever Happened To Sidekicks?
Friday, August 11, 2000

Have a Nice Skip Life
Thursday, August 10, 2000

Last X-Men Movie Column For Awhile, I Hope
Friday, August 4, 2000

Whatever Happened To... Dazzler?
Thursday, August 3, 2000

A Spectre Is Haunting Fanboys (Not Hal)
Friday, July 28, 2000

You Must Be This High To Ride This Column
Thursday, July 27, 2000

Are Comic Books Literature?
Friday, July 21, 2000

This Is The Dawning Of The Age Of Something Frankly Almost Disturbing
Thursday, July 20, 2000

Comic Book Product Placement and Other Media
Friday, July 14, 2000

Park Recommends...
Thursday, July 13, 2000

Meanwhile, Back At The Mansion, Kitty Ponders Her Boring Relationship With Peter...
Friday, July 7, 2000

You Are Your Culture
Wednesday, July 5, 2000

The Barb and Park Show, Part II (conclusion)
Friday, June 30, 2000

The Park and Barb Show Part I
Thursday, June 29, 2000

Mistakes Were Made
Friday, June 23, 2000

100 pages of DC Superhero Sports Stories In Digest Form All For A Dollar
Thursday, June 22, 2000

Those Of You In The Cheap Seats Can Just Applaud
Friday, June 16, 2000

Top Ten Funniest Comics of All Time... And More
Thursday, June 15, 2000

CrossGen: New Wine in Old Wine Skins?
Friday, June 9, 2000

Park Has A Plan For The Future of Comics Journalism So Clever You Can Brush Your Teeth With It
Thursday, June 8, 2000

Why Do We Trust Authors?
Friday, June 2, 2000

Roger Daltry on Mojoworld!
Thursday, June 1, 2000

Nothing Happened To Me Yesterday: The Stream Of Consciousness, No Particular Topic Column
Friday, May 26, 2000

The Most Useful Ideas In Discussing Comics (the conclusion)
Thursday, May 25, 2000

Whatever Happened To Secret Identities? _Or_ Even Superheroes Need Private Lives
Thursday, May 18, 2000

The Most Useful Ideas in Discussing Comics (M through T)
Thursday, May 18, 2000

No More Words _or_ Whatever Happened to the Nine Panel Grid?
Friday, May 12, 2000

The Most Useful Ideas In Discussing Comics (G through M)
Thursday, May 11, 2000

Why, Fanboy, Why?
Friday, May 5, 2000

The Most Useful Ideas in Discussing Comics (A through F)
Thursday, May 4, 2000

In Defense Of Continuity? Maybe
Friday, April 28, 2000

Comics of Days Past
Thursday, April 27, 2000

“Fans” aren’t Four Letter Words -or- With Great Fans, Come Great Responsibility
Thursday, April 20, 2000

Actual Things Overheard At Park and Barb's House
(and other signs Park is nuts)

Thursday, April 20, 2000

Marvel Vs. DC or, the Pendulum Theory In Comics Strikes Once Again
Thursday, April 13, 2000

Four Unanswered Comic-Book Questions From Park
Thursday, April 13, 2000

They aren't MY gods...
Thursday, April 6, 2000

Krypto, Comic Book Super-Newshound
Wednesday, April 5, 2000

Win Ben Grimm's Money
Friday, March 31, 2000

Freudian Four
Friday, March 31, 2000

Why Previews Gave Me A Screeching Headache
Thursday, March 23, 2000

Who Do I Think I Am, Warren Ellis?
Wednesday, March 22, 2000

Starry Eyed Reviews: The Vertigo Line According To Online Oracles
Friday, March 17, 2000

SBC 104: Family Feud - Comics Style
Thursday, March 16, 2000

Barb In The Comic Shop
Saturday, March 11, 2000

School House Rock With COMICS!
Friday, March 10, 2000

Everything I Needed To Know About Life I Learned From DC
Wednesday, March 1, 2000

Make Your Own Super-Hero
Tuesday, February 15, 2000