Protesting and rioting has been breaking out across the United States. It’s in response to Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd. Chauvin was fired and subsequently charged with murder. And then the riots coupled with a heavy dose of looting broke out. I don’t get it. The timeline is off. Why start riots …
On Monday, May 25, Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. He did this in the light of day and in full view of a crowd of witnesses. The murder was recorded. Chauvin murdered the handcuffed Floyd by forcing a knee into one of his carotid arteries for 7-9 minutes, depriving his brain of …
Ken Osmond, the man who played Eddie Haskell on “Leave it to Beaver” died yesterday. He was a television legend. From the New York Times: Ken Osmond, who played the duplicitous teenager Eddie Haskell on the long-running sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,†one moment a smarmy young man when talking to parents, the next moment …
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday that he is lifting his stay-at-home order. The state of Maryland will start Phase 1 of recovery Friday, March 15, at 5 PM. Nothing’s changed to make such a move warranted. The number of people infected and sick from COVID-19 grows larger each and every day. I cannot imagine …
Things are not looking good for Funko. From ICv2: Funko expects its Q2 sales to be 60% below sales in Q2 2019, CEO Brian Mariotti told analysts in the company’s conference call last week. The company had revealed that its Q1 sales were down 18% and that it was moving all of its Q2 releases in …
I was reading The Herald-Mail newspaper Monday when I read a piece about how the Hagerstown Police Department is obtaining 33 AR-15 “patrol” rifles from the Washington County Sherrif Department. They were purchased by the Washington County Narcotics Task Force. In other news, Washington County evidently has its own narcotics task force. In a former …
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Rocky Ridge Collectibles is a flea market located on the Maryland side of the Masson-Dixon Line. They announced on Facebook yesterday that they are reopening today. The act is in defiance of the stay-at-home shutdown order directed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on March 23. This was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of …
A police officer in the Hagerstown Police Department was caught selling police property on eBay. Things like body armor, spike strips, and police scanners, just to name a few. Evidently it had been going on for five years without anyone realizing items were going missing. From the official Facebook page for the Hagerstown Police Department: …
Diamond Comic Distributors sent a letter to comic publishers announcing that it has decided not to make their scheduled payments. This is the letter: Dear Diamond Vendor: As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our focus is on protecting employees, understanding the risks to our business, evaluating the risks to our industry and …
Maybe when this COVID-19 pandemic is over, unprofessional comic book creators will begin treating customers better. What am I talking about? Take a look at the following Twitter exchange: Newsarama tweeted a link to an article about a Summer crossover event where all of the X-Men have swords. Aspiring comic artist Nate Niles responds to …