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About Me

The four-time "Best of the Bay" awarded ISOTOPE - THE COMIC BOOK LOUNGE is a uniquely swank, hip comic store for sexy comic nerds in the heart of San FranciscoAnd at the Isotope it's all about the comics.It doesn't matter if it's a "hot 100" book or the xeroxed comic from the creator down the street, the enthusiastic staff is reading what ever you're reading plus a whole lot more. The lads and lady likes nothing more than to sample a new title, check out a new creative team, or keep up with the latest developments in an on-going series... and are perpetually at your disposal to help you find the books that make you fall in love with the artform all over again.With a focus on graphic novels and trade paperbacks the Isotope is well known for stocking a wide variety of comic titles, from the mainstream to the obscure. The Isotope leaves the action figures, posters, card games, or other collectable impedimenta to the other guys so that the shop's comic pimps can proudly display the great comics all over the store. Known for uncommon and sometimes outrageous in-store creator events the Isotope regularly hosts happenings with our favorite creators. Recent guests include Grant Morrison , Eric Powell , JH Williams , Jim Lee , Kirsten Baldock . Ed Brubaker , and the Japanese electrorock group PINE*am . Isotope is also the home of the Comic Rockstars Toilet Seat Museum

My Interests

Comics. People. Comics. Music. Comics. Nightlife. Comics. Bliss. Comics.

I'd like to meet:

More sexy comic nerds from all walks of life.

Music:

Punk rock, salsa, vintage electronics, lounge, old school R&B, metal, smooth jazz, space, acid rock, other cool shit.Currently playing: Secret Agent on SomaFM

Movies:

Comic movies, of course... and also indy horror, science fiction, crime, and old school juvenile deliquency flicks.This week's Isotope Guerrilla Cult Theatre presentation The Wild RideJared is currently working on Fallen Angels with award winning director Jeff Thomas and Bob Keen , the creator of the Cenobites from the Hellraiser flicks.

My Blog

James Sime on Eisner Award Nominations

Many of you already know that I'm one of five judges in charge of the 2007 Eisner Awards. For the uninitiated, the Eisner Awards are the comic industry equivalent to the Oscars, complete with a star-s...
Posted by Isotope on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:40:00 PST

2006 Tiki Tour

San Francisco has the highest concentration of tiki bars in the continental United States, and in conjunction with our good friends at Your Mom's Basement we're going to once again attempt to hit them...
Posted by Isotope on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:39:00 PST

Dave Johnson @ Isotope video

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Posted by Isotope on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:12:00 PST

Dial In The Wayback Machine

Going All The Way BackFor A Blast from the PastWhile you prepare yourselves for the imminent arrival of the most exhaled cover artist of our times, the rambunctious reverend Dave Johnson, here's a lit...
Posted by Isotope on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:33:00 PST

Dave Johnson's Cataclysmic In-Store

He's the the high potentate of omniscient art, and the mighty Dave Jonhson hits the Isotope this Saturday for an evening of sordid philandery and cardboard virtuosity... you aren't going to want to mi...
Posted by Isotope on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:00:00 PST

Isotope Award Winner gets the International Clickie

International Clickie AwardTo Daniel Merlin GoodbreyThey just can't keep the awards out of Daniel Merlin Goodbrey's hands! This last weekend at the Stripdagen Haarlem comics festival in the Netherland...
Posted by Isotope on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:20:00 PST

A Horrible Dangerous Junkyard Party

Cookies, Death Metal, DevoAnd Flaming BicyclesCrazy bikes and those who ride them courtesy of Cyclecide! Devolicious tunes of devolution from SF's favorite Devo tribute band Mongoloid! Upside-down bas...
Posted by Isotope on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 05:51:00 PST

June 1st 2006

Shit goddamn it, motherfuckers. This makes me happy.Stop in and share the love, won't you? - JamesP.S. Jared says to "bring lots of fucking presents, bitches." Sounds good to me, but I like to call it...
Posted by Isotope on Wed, 31 May 2006 07:16:00 PST