Author: James

Comic books are a hard hobby to get into. Long-running superhero comics especially have borne this stigma for decades, always being the subject of memes and jokes about how insanely convoluted reading comics is. I genuinely think this criticism is overblown. Comics can seem imposing, yes, and it’s definitely intimidating to know that there are…

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X-Treme Collectibles general manager Tyson Shupe, left, and owner Kevin Wallin, third from left, pose with family member employees at the new store. Photo courtesy of Kevin Wallin▲ TAYLOR S. CALDER tcalder@journalnet.com UpdatedSep 1, 2026

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It’s pretty obvious to anyone that’s been paying attention that the games industry is in a pretty rough place at the moment. No matter where you look, there are mass layoffs: Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Epic Games… the list goes on. The reasons are myriad, but generally companies place the reason for ‘restructuring’ at…

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