Arnie Bermudez

“My brother used to beat me up when we were little. Then I grew up and got bigger than him and he beat me up again.” -Me showing my older brother respect.

It seems like the time is right, after the current events in our state, I had been asked since I graduated college what I was going to do with my long running cartoon strip, Sarape’s Grill, that first saw publication in the Daily Wildcat. Well considering that they owned the rights to the material for 2 years after I graduated, I sat on it and did nothing.  When presented with opportunities to bring it back it never really felt right or I always had to risk losing ownership or control over it. I was never really quite satisfied and inspiration eventually faded. That is, until now.  The intent is to put one out every Friday or more often if time permits, so stay tuned.  Finally, without further ado I give you Sarape’s Grill.

Arnie Bermudez

“In war there are winners and losers. Marriage is a war, make sure you don’t lose.”  My uncle

The time has come again this year for Free Comic Book Day, no, its not a socialist-handout program put together by the comic book industry, and it’s the best day of the year for us comic book fans. This year promises to be a good one too. Sandwiched between two great comic book movies Kick-Ass and Iron Man 2. If you don’t know what Free Comic Book Day is allow me to to enlighten you. It is exactly what it sounds like. You just have to go this Saturday to ANY comic book store in town and ask for their free comic books and be prepared to receive some goodies. Its a great day for the family so take the kids or your little brother and sister. Basically, its like trick or treating for comic book enthusiasts and a way to promote comic book reading to the general public.  If you want more info please visit the Free Comic Book Day site or you can call your local comic book store and ask them .

Comic shops in Tucson

Charlie’s Comic Books

5445 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ (520) 320-0279

website: http://www.popshoponline.com

Owner: Charlie Harris

Fantasy Comics

2595 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ (520) 670-0100

website: http://www.fantasycomics2595.com/

Owner: Tom Struck

Heroes and Villains

4533 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ (520) 321-4376

website: http://www.heroesandvillainsonline.com

Owner: Mike Camp

R-Galaxy

2420 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ (520) 322-0422

website: http://r-galaxy.com/store/

Owner: Rick Keefe

In other news: Stephen Hawking just announced that there are aliens out there and they are gonna kill us!... or conquer us in the very least. Its a good thing he made us aware of this, it’s only to be expected. Why would an advanced society that floats through space try to help us? You ever see humanity try to help a lesser species? The closest we get is taking our pets to the vet. In fact, if aliens are anything like us, they would probably come here and enslave us and put us in farms and raise us for food, like we do with cattle. Or for a lucky few of us, we would probably end up as their pets with leashes and collars around our necks, but hey, some people are already into that. Yet not all is lost, in Arizona we are fortunate enough to have provisions in place to protect our citizens from such treachery. In case of an alien encounter, our local law enforcement can now act and ask them to prove that they are not aliens. If they fail to do so they are promptly taken care of with our concealed weapons. So not to worry Dr. Hawking, we got your back.