FAT Illustrations - Spider-Man Will Sit On You

Today's FAT Illustration comes from Richard Powell!

Thanks, Richard! I wouldn't want this Spider-Man to swing above groups of people.

If you would like to participate in FAT Illustrations, please message me on Twitter, Facebook, or Google +. All you have to do is draw a fat version of any comic book/sci-fi/video game character and send it! I will showcase your art along with your name, Twitter handle, and website (unless you specify otherwise).

FAT Illustrations: Where the readers shine and the comic book characters are slobs.

Caption Figures #59

"Wahhhhh I want my haaaaaaaaat."

Please comment with your own captions! I'll pick my favorite caption and feature it in a "best of" post.

The Fat Lantern On Slice Radio: Funny Comics #17

Have you enjoyed hearing me on Slice Radio? First, I talked trash with my buddy Daniel Eastman. Then, I had a fun discussion with Dan Pritchard from Slice Radio. Well I had another great chat with Dan Pritchard. We talked about Free Comic Book Day, Green Lantern, my sick action figure obsession, comic book billionaires, and more!

Please give it a listen!

FAT Facebook Giveaway - Wolverine #3

I am giving away my digital copy of Wolverine #3. Because it sucks? No! As a matter of fact, I've been enjoying it a great deal. Since I have a print copy, I want to let someone else enjoy the digital copy that I am not going to use.

To win, Like the official Fat Lantern Facebook fanpage and comment (on Facebook) with your favorite Fat Lantern blog post of all time. On Friday morning, I will choose one person at random and send them digital comic code.

At least 5 people must participate. If 5 people do not participate by Friday, I will extend the deadline.

Good luck! 

The Philly Lantern

I spent last weekend in the beautiful city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and boy, did I have fun! It was my first time ever visiting Philly. The city has a lot to offer, especially historically, but what I was really interested in was the food and the local comic shops.

The first comic shop I visited was Fat Jack's Comicrypt. It's a nice little shop with a large selection of back issues. I'd say if you're looking for just comics, this is definitely the shop for you.

X-Men Arcade Game

The second shop I visited was Atomic City Comics. Now this is my kind of comic shop! This place puts a lot more emphasis on the non-comic goodness such as t-shirts, action figures, and get this...superhero arcade games! It's like a comic shop arcade. Can you imagine anything better?

If I lived in Philly and I needed a good solid comic shop to pick up my comic subscription, I'd probably go to Fat Jack's. But as a visitor looking for a fun, different kind of shop, Atomic City Comics is the place to be. I bought a Flash t-shirt for 15 bucks. "When in Rome", right?

And now, the main event: The Philly cheesesteak.

Pat's Cheesesteak

Geno's Cheesesteak

Carmen's Hoagies Cheesesteak

I sampled three different Philly cheesesteaks. When it comes to food, I'm pretty easy. I'd say 90% of the time, I'd take quantity over quality. However, for those of you who are interested in my opinion of the cheesesteaks that I ate, here it is. They were all fantastic. They are definitely a specific type of food that I haven't really had in New York. "Wiz" cheese was way better than provolone because it gets all over the meat and your face. Pat's had the best cheesesteak, Carmen's was a close second, and Geno's came in third. In conclusion, go to Philadelphia and eat as many cheesesteaks as you can.

I did check out other sights in Philadelphia, but let's face it, this is The Fat Lantern. Slobs and comics is what we do here!