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Challengers Comics announces READING WITH PICTURES CHARITY COOKOUT

Challengers Comics + Conversation is proud to present the Eating With Pictures Charity Cookout. On Saturday, August 7th, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Challengers will be grilling hamburgers, veggie burgers and hot dogs and selling them for $1 each as well as offering chips and sodas, also for $1. 100% of the money raised will go directly to Reading With Pictures, a Chicago-based non-profit organization that advocates the use of comic books in the classroom to promote literacy and to improve educational outcomes for all students. Read more
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Conversation Agent: Social Media Metrics (book review)

In thinking about metrics, it seems to me that the difficulty is not so much in measuring -- there's plenty you can measure online. So much, in fact, that the conversation needs to be about what to measure, and why.
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IL – Green Lantern Signing – Convention Scene | Comic Book …

They'll be signing and I bet we'll be drinking. And oh will we have RINGS!! Get yourself in just the right frame of mind for the weekend! Challengers Comics + Conversation, 1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647.
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Conversation Agent: Book Review: The New, New Rules of Marketing …

Even before we had our conversation here, David Meerman Scott has held a special place on my bookshelf. His practical advice and no nonsense approach will help you break the rules -- and drive buzz, product feedback, sales and more.
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‘The Green Hornet’ heads back to the page

There’s yet more news trickling out of the Baltimore Comic-Con which took place this weekend. This time the news comes courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment… They announced their latest licensed title -  Green Hornet: Year One , from writer Matt ( Grendel ) Wagner. In an interview with CBR, Dynamite’s Nick Barrucci spoke about Wagner’s involvement on the project: He loves the Green Hornet , loves the original Britt Reid, and once we got into the conversation, he was really hyped about doing t
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Book Review:Negri, In Praise of the Common – Continental …

A review of NDPR Negri, In Praise of the Common”> Cesare Casarino, Antonio Negri, In Praise of the Common: A Conversation on Philosophy and Politics by Jason Read: In Praise of the Common is a difficult book to categorize; ...
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Windy CIty report

We got this open letter from Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, and it’s a little hypeish, but it sounds like this weekend’s Windy City Con was a fun, successful event, so let’s share in the good feeling, shall we? ( Pictures here .) Windy City ComiConQUERED An open letter to Chris Neseman, Brion Salazar and, quite frankly, EVERYONE who attended the 2009 Windy City Comicon I cannot count the number of comic book conventions I have been to as a fan and as an
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