TJ Dietsch | Enemy of Peanuts

This is it: A “Wizard” Remembrance/Reaction

This week, news that both Wizard and ToyFare magazine were being canceled hit the interwebs. I did my big college internship at Wizard and then scored a job there a few months later when I graduated from college. It was my first career-type job and it led to a ton of great friendships and terrific experiences. I wouldn’t be rocking a job I love at Dark Horse Comics if not for my time at Wizard, nor would I know so many rad, excellent and intelligent folks around the comics community, many of whom I consider great friends. Continue Reading “This is it: A “Wizard” Remembrance/Reaction” →

January 28, 2011By Jim Gibbons Uncategorized Andy Serwin, Ben Morse, Brian Cunningham, Comic Book DB, Comics, Congers, Dark Horse, Journalism, Kevin Mahadeo, Kiel Phegley, Magazines, Olive's, Rickey Purdin, Ryan Penagos, Sean T. Collins, TJ Dietsch, ToyFare, Wizard4 Comments

All Day Pizza Buffet: Hulk versus Galactus

About a year ago, TJ Dietsch and I had a philosophical superhero debate. While I maintained that the Hulk could defeat anyone in the entire Marvel Universe, TJ conversely insisted that everyone in the 616 could take down the Hulk. TJ drew up a few doodles of how he thought both Gambit and Jubilee could beat the angry green giant, but I never retaliated. Here’s my first drawn rebuttal.
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September 24, 2009By Jim Gibbons Uncategorized All Day Pizza Buffet, Doodling, Galactus, Hulk, Hulk versus, Marvel, TJ Dietsch7 Comments

Thank you all!

Hey folks.

Last night, at a little before 8 p.m., I was let go from my job at Wizard Entertainment.

Since then, I have received an overwhelming amount of amazingly supportive, kind and flattering emails, Facebook messages and tweets from a ton of truly great people! Thank you all so much! I guess when the going gets tough, you really see how many wonderful people you’re surrounded with. I’m just grateful to be surrounded by so many.

Also, additional big thanks to Josh Wigler, Sean T. Collins, Mel Caylo, Kiel Phegley, all the fans over at the Wizard Universe Message Boards and the crew at Panels On Pages for voicing their support in the public forum, as well as privately.

TJ Dietsch—an extremely rad guy who was ToyFare‘s Associate Editor—was also laid off last night. Check out his blog at www.unitedmonkee.com and spread the love.

Again, thank you so much, everyone! The outpouring of support has been truly touching and has only helped my love grow for all my friends, colleagues and the comic industry as a whole. Thank you.

September 4, 2009By Jim Gibbons Uncategorized Comics, Facebook, Josh Wigler, Let go, Mel Caylo, Panels On Pages, Sean T. Collins, Thanks!, TJ Dietsch, ToyFare, Wizard5 Comments

A reassessment of “Josie”

In response to a comment by Four Color Forum’s Kiel Phegley on my Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack post last week…

“Jim,
As excited as I am to see that you love this soundtrack, I must admit I’m a little heartbroken as well that you didn’t dig the flick more. I fucking LOVE that movie, man. LOVE IT.”
-Kiel Phegley

…I figured it was time to give the flick another watch. So I queued “Josie” up on my Netflix and gave it a re-watching last night. What follows is less a review and more a series of reactions and thoughts I had while watching, so, take it thusly.
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April 23, 2009By Jim Gibbons Uncategorized '90s Teen Movies, Alan Cumming, Anthony Stewart Head, Buffy, Carson Daly, Josie And The Pussycats, Kiel Phegley, MTV, Netflix, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Seth Green, Tara Reid, TJ Dietsch4 Comments