​Karma Waltonen is a lecturer at the UC Davis and is co-author of The Simpsons in the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield. As you can (maybe?) tell, Waltonen is a Simpsons, sci-fi, Weird Al, and comedy geek and also quite a nerd: she can explain postmodernism, understands science writing, and has written on Margaret Atwood, British drama, and a multitude of other topics. 

In Friday's panel, she'll be discussing one of her geeky loves, The Simpsons, in the contexts of one of her intellectual passions, pedagogy. Waltonen will be in a panel entitled "Everything I Really Need to Know, I Learned from Batman and Bart, Man: Embiggening Brains without Crayon Implants." On Sunday, she will present a paper entitled "The Whedonverse Graphic Novels: The Newest Television Genre" in a panel on Adaptation and Media.

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Millsap at Meltdown Comics, March 10

​Cartoonist Lonnie Millsap (yes, he's aware that his name rhymes with a country singer's, so if you chat with him you can skip the "Any Day Now" reference) can frequently be found in Los Angeles comic book shops at book signing events.

He is the author of two cartoon collections, My Washcloth Stinks!and I Hate My Job!

Last year, Millsap's art was featured at the American Visionary Art Museum's special exhibit "What Makes Us Smile?" co-curated by Matt Groening, Gary Panter, and AVAM founder/director Rebecca Hoffberger. He is working on his third book, tentatively scheduled for a July release, with the working title I Stepped on a Duck! More >>

Dave Attell has been spreading his funny for years and has become somewhat of a cult classic comic to his loyal fans. From roles in Pootie Tang, Crank Yankers, and Tough Crowd to starring in his own show Insomniac, Dave Attell's career has gone from taking off to taking the EFF off. With his new show, Dave's Old Porn on Showtime, heating up cable, we feel lucky that this incredibly twisted and entertaining comedian is coming to Irvine tonight.More >>

​Kevin McDonald has done it all--from TV, movies, voiceovers, and of course Kids in the Hall. He is now joining his cast mate Scott Thompson at the Irvine Improv tomorrow (August 4th) through Sunday (August 7th) for "Two Kids One Hall" and what we are in store for is some straight up funny. Kevin is legendary in Canada, but will Irvine give these to "kids" a good ol' OC welcome? All signs point to yes, as the one thing that translates across the borders is comedy. And Kevin? Yeah, he'll be bringing the funny. More >>

​Scott Thompson's comedy style is damn sexy--and edgy, funny, witty, and Canadian as well. This Kids in the Hall member is breaking away from three out of the five-person tribe to hit up the Irvine Improv this Thursday (August 4) through Sunday (August 7) along with Kevin McDonald in "Two Kids One Hall." If his past hilarity is anything like his stand-up, this show promises to bring the funny. And judging from what Scott's plans are for Irvine, you might want to bring your friends and leave your folks at home.

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​Comic-Con's come and gone this year, but what kind of alt publication would we be if we didn't give your our annual 25 hottest girls in costume this year? By the way, we heard Adrianne Curry was made to cover up her awesome Aeon Flux costume under threat of getting kicked out for sluttiness...check that out after the jump as well.More >>

​NOIRtorious is a weekly comic brought to you by the Fantastic Heat Brothers, also known as Pop Noir's Luke and Joe McGarry.  

Every week, they'll give us their musical musings in panel form. (You can also listen to their music here.)

In this week's installment, find out what happens when the twins get a modeling gig.
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​Long Beach Comic Con, to be held this Halloween weekend, already has the costume party down--but the fact that there are a ton of exclusives launching this weekend makes it the best place to be to scare and be scared.

1. The Walking Dead

AMC will launch the TV series The Walking Dead on Oct. 31; they're also debuting the comic's No. 78 photo cover at the Con. MTV says actor Steven Yeun (Glenn on the TV series) will also appear on from noon to 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon for a signing event at the Image Comics booth, before the series launches 10 p.m. that night on AMC.

(Image Comics will also be giving out copies of The Walking Dead No. 75 with each ticket to the signing.)

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​NOIRtorious is a weekly comic brought to you by the Fantastic Heat Brothers, also known as Pop Noir's Luke and Joe McGarry.  

Every week, they'll give us their musical musings in panel form. (You can also listen to their music here.) More >>

​NOIRtorious is a weekly comic brought to you by the Fantastic Heat Brothers, also known as Pop Noir's Luke and Joe McGarry.  

Every week, they'll give us their musical musings in panel form. (You can also listen to their music here.) More >>