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Tag Archives: Comics
The Hook’s Latest Offering: Now With More Pulp.
It should come as no surprise to all ten of my longtime readers that The Hook is a nerd of mega-proportions. I sleep in Star Wars pajama bottoms with a Batman top and graphic novels litter my bedroom with a … Continue reading
Niagara Falls Comic Con 2017 In Pictures.
Albeit a few grainy shots. Fair warning: the following shots are overflowing with enthusiasm – but little else. Having just entered the modern age of tech by purchasing my first-ever cellphone two months ago, I am far from the Parker … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Life
Tagged comic book conventions, Comics, John Schneider, NFCC2017, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls Comic Con, Spider-Man, Tara Reid
19 Comments
The Hook’s Purge: Things I Love.
To be clear, I’m not actually purging myself of things I love in this post. But “The Hook’s Share” made it sound as though I pulled a heist. (“Hook’s Eleven”, anyone?) So here now, are a few of the many … Continue reading
More “Funny Book” Shenanigans From The Hook and Pulp Nation.
Are you sensing a theme yet? Don’t worry, my faithful readers, I haven’t abandoned my campaign to revolutionize terrorize the hospitality industry entirely. I’ve merely decided to diversify my creative output by writing for Pulp Nation on occasion. I figure … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Life
Tagged comic books, Comics, dads, daughters, Pulp Nation, the Kardashians
9 Comments
Another Pulp Nation/Hook Crossover.
They’ve done it again; against their better judgement, no doubt. The nerd overlords at Pulp Nation have let that over-sized man-child known across the blogosphere and the hospitality industry (not to mention numerous TripAdvisor posts) as The Hook dabble in … Continue reading
The Hook Has Become An Honorary Member of the Pulp Nation
Won’t you join him? I mean, me? Jimmy’s getting confused… At any rate, I’ve written another post about my Niagara Falls Comic Con odyssey but my good friends and fellow geeks at Pulp Nation have graciously agreed to post it … Continue reading
Niagara Falls Comic Con 2015: A Top Ten List From an Exhausted Nerd.
To be clear, I am the nerd in question; the hotel has been unbelievably cray cray (Mike Tyson is not a nice man, folks – especially when he’s hungry), and I’m still processing my NFCC2015 experience. So here’s a top … Continue reading
Niagara Falls Comic Con Is Almost Here!
Niagara Falls Comic Con Is Almost Here! Niagara Falls Comic Con Is Almost Here! Niagara Falls Comic Con Is Almost Here! Sorry. They gave away tons of free candy yesterday in the staff cafeteria and my sugar high has only … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Life
Tagged cash, Comics, heroes, Kanye West, Kardashians, nerds, Niagara Falls Comic Con, villains
21 Comments
I Know You’re Busy Watching Football, But If You Have A Minute…
I’ve seen it all today. Psychotic strippers-turned-escorts. Maniacal rugrats on sugar-fueled rampages across the lobby landscape. The biggest, meanest, bully I’ve ever encountered in seventeen years in the hospitality trenches. A colleague who bent over like a two-dollar hooker for … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Life
Tagged bellmen, bullies, Comics, Faust, Faust of the Outsiders, jackasses, Marshawn Lynch, rug rats, rugrats, Sunday Blog Sahre, Sundays, The Hook
24 Comments
Why I Love Comic Cons. (I swear, the post is better than the title.)
I’m still operating at 40% power, but writing this post is an alternative to staring at throngs of travelers as they drag their overloaded backpacks, duffel bags, cardboard boxes, laundry baskets, strollers and various other makeshift suitcases through the lobby. … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Life, Humor, Life
Tagged bacon, Comics, cosplay, Dan Parent, Jonah Hill, Kevin Eastman, Leonard Kirk, Neal Adams, nerds, Niagara Falls Comic Con, William Shatner
63 Comments
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