Miniatur Wunderland: A train wurld in Miniatur
Every year around this time — just as all the Christmas decorations arrive at the stores — the Comics on the Brain staff starts thinking […]
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Dragon theories of ‘The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove’
Comics on the Brain just finished listening to the audio book of Christopher Moore’s “The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove,” wherein a town is collectively […]
On the hunt for the elusive Shamrock Shake
Comics on the Brain can’t let its own specialized celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the beloved snake-stomping holiday, slip away. Every year, the CotB gets […]
Tales of the Purple Seal
CotB has explored its interest in product design here and there. And every once in a while, a product package actually stops us dead in […]
Proof that Chick-Fil-A advertising works
After years of campaigning by those Chick-Fil-A spokescows, another beefy bovine has taken the “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign to heart … by eating chicken. A […]
Always wear your helmet
Way back in 2007, a newspaper in Madison, Wis., carried an interesting report of a bicyclist whose head was run over by a delivery truck. […]
Chiming in on the Ringing Rocks
It was a whim, really. CoTB was planning a quick day-trip to Philadelphia, and hopped on to a tourism site for other things to do […]
We’ve discovered the beavers’ secret plan
Originally published May 7, 2010 Pardon our ignorance, but CotB isn’t really all that well versed in why beavers make dams or how they do […]
Throwback or throw up?
Pepsi got groovy early this year when it announced its retro product, Pepsi Throwback. It’s a concoction that reels back the years on Pepsi’s current […]
Miss Martian — She’s got it!
I think DC Comics is on to something here.Shortly after “Infinite Crisis,” it’s mega-crossover of 2005-2006, DC Comics initiated its “One Year Later” event. In that […]
Longing for a shamrock shake?
Having trouble find a Shamrock Shake at your local McDonald’s? Find out why at Pop Quiz, Hotshot!
China is not taking any spit
Originally published February 2, 2007 It seems that the Chinese have issues with spitting … MAJOR issues with spitting.Their expectoration problem has reached such epidemic […]