{"id":11,"date":"2008-03-25T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2008-03-25T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2008-03-26T08:56:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T12:56:05","slug":"ambush-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/25\/ambush-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambush Bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Have ya heard?\u00a0 They&#8217;re bringing back Ambush Bug in all his glory!\u00a0 I&#8217;m totally thrilled about this!\u00a0 Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/news\/?nw=9261\" title=\"DC Nation\">DC Nation column<\/a> regarding this.\u00a0 Also, you can read more at this <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.newsarama.com\/showthread.php?t=145003\" title=\"Newsarama\" class=\"broken_link\">Newsarama article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you know nothing about Ambush Bug, below are some relevant links.\u00a0 If you like fun in your comics, I highly recommend you pick up these old issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/covers.lasso?SeriesID=2967\" title=\"Ambush Bug\" class=\"broken_link\">Ambush Bug<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 1st mini-series\u00a01985<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/covers.lasso?SeriesID=3168\" title=\"Son of Ambush Bug\" class=\"broken_link\">Son of Ambush Bug<\/a> &#8211; 2nd mini-series 1986<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/series.lasso?SeriesID=3135\" title=\"Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer\" class=\"broken_link\">Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer<\/a> &#8211; Christmas special 1986<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/series.lasso?SeriesID=4372\" title=\"Ambush Bug Nothing Special\" class=\"broken_link\">Ambush Bug Nothing Special<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Special 1992<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Other links of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ambush_Bug\" title=\"Ambush Bug at Wikipedia\">Ambush Bug at Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Good source for Ambush Bug info<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourhman.com\/ambushbug\/\" title=\"Ambush Bug archive\">Ambush Bug Archive<\/a> &#8211; A really fun Ambush Bug fan site<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christopherjonesart.com\/images\/bug\/bug_preview.jpg\" title=\"Ambush Bug Animated\" class=\"broken_link\">And how awesome would this be!!!!!<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; You gotta check this out<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">The new six issue mini-series starting in July, entitled AMBUSH BUG: YEAR NONE,\u00a0features the original creators: Keith Giffen, and Bob Fleming!\u00a0 The series will be poking fun at Identity Crisis,\u00a0Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Infinite Crisis, 52, Countdown to Final Crisis, and Final Crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">They are even asking for letters for an old fashioned letter column. 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