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Nothing beats seeing friends succeed. Also helps when they're kick ass people who built an amazing community. Congratulations to @jamessime , Kirsten Baldock and the whole @isotopecomics gang. 25 in business is unreal, and here's to many more.

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RICK REMENDER + ISOTOPE COMICS
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026
All-Ages Signing: 3–6 PM
21+ Afterparty: 7 PM
Isotope Comics, San Francisco

Coming back home to sign books and launch a permanent Giant Generator pop-up shop inside Isotope, featuring our full library of compendiums, oversized hardcovers, limited-edition giclée prints, old and rare single issues, signed posters, and tons of cool stuff out of my file copy closest you won’t find anywhere else.
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Twenty-five years ago, I was a dirt-poor writer/artist struggling to pay rent for the rotting garage I called home in the Sunset District of San Francisco.

When James Sime opened the Isotope comic book store down the street from me, it seemed fated by the rat god of punker nerds.

Isotope quickly became my home away from the black-mold dungeon I was living in. James and I would spend hours talking about old hardcore, new wave, post-punk, skating, and this strange business.

At a very uncertain time in my life, when there appeared to be little hope I’d feed myself, much less accomplish my dreams, Isotope gave me a home base and a safe harbor. James was always generous with encouragement and advice, not only supporting the books but throwing parties around them.

When you’re dead broke, working yourself to death while receiving very little positive feedback, something like this can encourage you to continue. In my case, it did.

As James and I were reminiscing a few months ago, it turned out that I was one of the creators featured at Isotope’s first-ever signing 25 years back, so we decided it would be nice to celebrate it.

If you’re in the region or feel like traveling to my favorite city, come hang out, we’d love to see you.

@isotopecomics @imagecomics @giantgenerator @jamessime

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So inspired for some “Atomic Funhose” with my synth-glam band, HOLOGLAM, featuring @piranha_psychotronica + @kirstenbaldock. What better time to re-glamorize the universe?! Music video and EP coming in 2026.

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🎥 LIVE from Fire & Ice RGX – The Amiga Ambassador’s Report! 🔥🧊

Straight from the show floor, the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club (SACC) brings you another epic meet-up — this time featuring a special talk by SACC member James Sime, creator of the legendary NEUROBLAST HyperCard DiskZine! 💾💣

Tap in for retro computing greatness, rare insights, and a true celebration of creative Amiga energy — from the disks to the future!

#AmigaForever #SACCORG #FireAndIceRGX #HyperCard #JamesSime #AmigaScene #RetroComputing #DiskZineVibes #AmiWest2025 #BoingBallEnergy #MacZineHistory #CommodorePower #GhettoFingerGaming 🧠💾🔥

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The Ambassador Report: Sacramento Amiga Club Meeting – March 23, 2025 🎮✨

Another epic Sacramento Amiga Computer Club meetup! 🏆 This month, we had some amazing presentations, including Pimp Your Gotek 🔥 and a special guest appearance by James Sime, the creator of NEUROBLAST HyperCard DiskZine! 🤯💾

Don’t miss out on the retro computing fun—join us next month! 👉All details at sacc.org.

#Amiga #RetroComputing #Gotek #NEUROBLAST #HyperCard #DiskZine #RetroGaming #Commodore #AmigaCommunity #Sacramento #VintageComputing #ClassicGaming #TechMeets

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Thank you to @megamasao for suggesting I visit Isotope Comics! I was looking for wheelchair accessible comic book stores in San Francisco to check out while I was in town for GDC. I had such a great time that I visited twice this week and was helped by Will and the owner James to grab some back issues & discover new indie delights. My heart and luggage are full. Until next time! 🕸️❤️🥰 #comics Jay and James at Isotope Comics, a comic book store with art and books on the walls and a lovely hand made Doctor Strange costume on a balcony in the background. They are both wearing face masks. Jay is in her wheelchair making a Spidey pose with her hand and James is beside her with his hand extended to the camera.

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OaFANthology: a collection of Wuvable Oaf drawings & stories #1
Features:
Ed Luce
Tom Neely
Edie Fake
Vanessa Davis
Katie Skelly
Jason Fischer
Robin Bogert
Josh Bayer
Junko Mizuno
Gengoroh Tagame
Johnny Ryan
Chynna Clugston Flores, Christopher Schulz
Mark Rudolph
Stephen Sadowski
Katie Longua
Michael C. Hsiung
Kirsten Baldock
James Sime
Matt Wobensmith
Mark Herzog
Self published
2014

#wuvableoaf
#goteblud
#Morrisey
#EdLuce
#TomNeely
#EdieFake
#VanessaDavis
#KatieSkelly
#JasonFischer
#RobinBogert
#JoshBayer
#JunkoMizuno
#GengorohTagame
#JohnnyRyan
#ChynnaClugstonFlores
#ChristopherSchulz
#MarkRudolph
#StephenSadowski
#KatieLongua
#MichaelCHsiung
#KirstenBaldock
#JamesSime
#MattWobensmith
#MarkHerzog
#independentartists
#comics
#anthology

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Pop Candy super fan and overall swell guy @supafettc64 unearthed some amazing finds from the Pop Candy vault. I love this article about @thewhitneymatheson’s first @gwar show! With concert advice from the one and only comic pimp, @jamessime!

This article was so fun I saw @gwar at @hobcleveland in 2013. Getting shot with GWAR’s blood cannon was a religious experience.

I even got the blood soaked set list!

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Hold Fast!' The landmark known as @isotopecomics (#sanfrancisco) has a limited supply of No Quarter! Kill-All-Masters! (@noquarter_killallmasters / @vengercomics) based on the book (#amazon) Vol I Lucifer And The Men With Painted Faces has hit the racks of this legendary shop! So, storm the decks and raid this place today! A-N-D see our friend @jamessime --without a doubt the most stylish, fashionable man in town! Special thanks to artist @marmatteucciart , @theiriscornerstore @modernmom101 and @hillsartstudios and his team at @comixwellspring
'Your road to redemption is paved with tombstones!'
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#sdcc #Comics #books #comicbooks #horror #pirates #samurai #martialarts #zombies #foryou #Halloween #ghosts #art #49ers #war #action #now

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We're starting a band. Also: I 🖤 how short I am. Photo by @bearzbub

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Super rencontre!! @isotopecomics

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I was too busy to write my Christmas album reviews last year. fall went crazy with record fairs, so many we couldn’t even do them all, and we were basically selling records until the eggnog …er silknog gets poured.
We’ve also been too busy to attend the #greatdickenschristmasfair past few years, though every year I regret not taking @jamessime ‘a suggestion of showing up in a classic tos Star Trek uniform, or fail not showing up as redjac or Joseph (John) Merrick. It’s wacky recreation of Victorian London is always great fun.
Those two worlds collided today with finding this 1973 (!) album of sounds from the dickens fair, and since I have deep love for “A Christmas Carol” I’m as excited as a party at old fessiwig

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