NBA Finals Class SPUR-latives
June means two things—high school graduation and the NBA Finals. Chris Farago is handing out his Class SPUR-latives to recognize the best & worst thru the lens of peak dynastic San Antonio teams.
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You Want Boston.
This year’s Celtics are more sweetiepies than Jordan-esque psychopaths. Not exactly cool. However, they’re by far the best team in the league for reasons folks don’t quite realize. Our EIC, Mark Britt, puts on his homer hat and breaks down why it’s time for you to get on the kelly green bandwagon.
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How Hardware Made Me WOKE
Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan used the tools of the people that were keeping them down and took on the entire system, shattering the glass ceiling in the process. Andrew Farago reflects on Milestone Comics.
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Literary Larry Hama
My generation knows Larry Hama best as the guiding force behind G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, the Marvel Comics series that launched in 1982 and was one of the publisher’s top sellers throughout the eighties. He’s a outstanding individual. Andrew Farago does a deep dive on the this pillar of comic books and pop culture.
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Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered + Nintendo Switch
It’s odd to be nostalgic now for the early to mid 90’s Star Wars era. A period that was once kinda considered the dark times due to most of the significant output taking place in the extended universe. Our resident Nintendo devotee, Ray Gabriel, finally tries out Star Wars: Dark Forces on the Switch. A game that was Rogue One before Rogue One.
Real Ones: Does w0rldtr33 match the hype?
Each week we cover first issue comics. Mike Cancel loved a brand new title you may have missed.
Top Five Improbable Dubs Wins
Warriors really know how to look like shit. They’ve been doing it since 2018, KD’s last year. Maybe they learned a lesson from winning 73 games and not winning the finals. But they definitely know how to play like shit. As they just did again in game 3 to the Lakers. Fortunately, for the Warriors, they also know how to follow it up with the improbable.
Honestly, Art Adams Created Image Comics
Pop a Whitney Houston tape into your Walkman, get an ice-cold Pepsi-Free out of the fridge, rip the sleeves off your best concert t-shirt and let’s take a trip back to the summer of 1986 for the secret origin of Image Comics. It involves someone you don’t normally think of: Art Adams!
MVMB (Most Valuable Muppet Baby)
If you’ve ever seen NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, you’ve thought to yourself, “Yeah, I like him, but he’d be much better at his job wearing green-and-white striped socks and not having a face.” Someone has to be the adult in the room presiding over the chaos that is this NBA season, so let’s give that task to Silver as Nanny, that visageless overseer charged with the care of the candidates for MVMB (Most Valuable Muppet Baby).
Real Ones: Scott Snyder’s Splash
Each week we cover first issue comics. Mike Cancel says Scott Snyder and artist Frances Manapul's CLEAR is a banger. Does it get a super rare 5 Daggers?
Which Young Guys Are The New Old Guys?
Players of every generation talk trash about players of every other generation. Charles Barkley says players today are too soft. JJ Reddick says players from yesterday were part-time plumbers. The reality is there are some stellar players and some of those stars line up. Professor Pete breaks down how these young players compare to the giants of back in the day.
How Hardware Made Me WOKE
A young, Black genius whose talents were never fully appreciated by their employers, and who were never given the opportunity to fly. . Like Hardware, Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan used the tools of the people that were keeping them down and took on the entire system, shattering the glass ceiling in the process. Andrew Farago reflects on Milestone Comics.
Your NBA Team’s Eighth Best Player May Save Your Ass.
The eighth-best player on your favorite NBA team sits on the edge of your rotation if you’re lucky, smack in the middle of the starting lineup if you’re not. These crazy eights are the reason your team is contending for a championship, or why your coach is getting fired after yet another trip to the lottery. Chris Farago breaks down some folks you may have missed but may be saving your team like Russ.
Who We Are
Welcome, friend! During the NBA Playoffs, April 15th-June 18th, a group of creatives make DIMES + DAGGERS. We post daily about: the NBA, comic books, TV, and pop culture. I dig The Ringer and it’d be dreamy to work there. I thought it’d be really cool to have a similar site except featuring all my wildly talented friends. So I said “fuck it. Imma do it.” This is a pop-up pop culture site…
Real Ones: Lemire’s Latest
Each week we feature brand new first issues, the most important story in a comic book series. Who shines? What issue is going to get you coming back for more. Mike Cancel dives in and features folks you should check out!