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This is our fourth guide to dining in the mysterious area surrounding the Lexington Armory on 26th and Lexington, and in the last year this area—now known at NoMad—has become one of the city's culinary hot spots, with high-end restaurants like The Nomad and Maysville getting the ink. But fear not, as always, there is much cheap (well, by New York City standards) yet amazing grub to be grabbed nearby. Of course, great food is always a subway ride away, but if you don't mind walking a few blocks you won't be disappointed. We've updated some of last year's listings but there are some new standouts.

As I suggested in my early con impressions, WonderCon had a reasonable amount of space and handled the numbers of attendees pretty well. It...

A powerful looking Ron Ely, star of the TV's "Tarzan"(1966-1968) and "Doc Savage: Man of Bronze" (1975) spellbound his audience at WonderCon Friday, relating...

A project by Michael Lee Lunsford - of Supernnormal Step webcomic fame - that sees some of our favourite women superheroes dressed in non-revealing costumes...

While the Nerdist Industries’ arena event at WonderCon this year was ostensibly about the future of the Youtube based pop culture conglomerate, and, indeed,...

Later this year IDW will be publishing Half Past Danger, a new series written, drawn, and created by Stephen Mooney. After working as artist...

The rumor's provenance was impeccable: director Bryan Singer.

The secrets of Stan Lee's hair and other tidbits from comics history at the just concluded Asbury Park Comicon.

And speaking of the Center for cartoon studies, perusing their front page there's some unbelievably exciting news on a variety of fronts, including news that Jon Chad has been accepted into the US astronaut program, and news of the CCS kickboxing team triumphing over Dartmouth. What caught our eye was the news that after vewing the CCs movie, a producer thinks White River Junction would be a great setting for a reality tv series. The 'Junc?

A long lost comics company? Or is it just April 1st?

While nerdlebrities are a big draw at comic-cons these days, as we've noted in the past, trying to throw a celebrity-only show can be a dismal affair. But with the rise of nerd culture, autograph shows seem to be picking up, even on the local level. For example: while going through our mail, we found a press release for a show called The American Music & Pop Culture Expo.

“As more people are able to make a living doing it, I think we’re moving into an atmosphere were creators are able to define...