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Since you've heard that the irreplaceable Tonga Room is in danger of being made into condos(!!!), and the WonderCon convention is in town, what happens when the two are combined?

Tiki bar crawl. With comic book happy folks.

That's right! And the guest of honor this year is the Bay Area-esque Darick Robertson, artist behind the slaveringly brilliant Transmetropolitan series (with Uncle Internet Jesus Warren Ellis). Robertson is currently working on superhero deconstruction/destruction The Boys with the maniacal Garth Ennis, the book that's aimed to "out-Preacher [the] Preacher [comics]." To try to out-do one of Ennis's previous high points is some Serious Business. Throughout his work, Mr. Robertson is a man of admirable, gleeful skill.

On Saturday, fantastic Hayes Valley comic book store Isotope played host to Ed Brubaker, who's as hot a writer in the comics industry as anyone. Recently, a story of Brubaker's made headlines nationwide (and Colbert, of course): the death of Marvel Comics' icon Captain America.

How on Earth can you not love Doctor Strange? Even if you're not one of his fanatical followers -- as is Isotope Comics' James Sime, who first guided our attention towards the Doctor -- there's no escaping the Dcotor's strange charms. This time, the master of occult arcana faces a small army of dead supervillains who've discovered a means to temporarily resurrect themselves. Killed off by superheros in the 70s, The Pitiful One and his group demand that D.S. resurrect them permanently; but the Doctor's been fighting off his own demons lately. Like a goofy Hamlet, he's overcome with melancholy and despair which has left him feeling, well, less than spiffy. "The enigmatic Orb of Snnnr will suffice," he declares in his typical tone, then falters, "I mean, do. It'll do. Whatever." Blustery one moment, sadly aloof the next, it's a fantastic portrait of a hero questioning the meaning of his life. And the hinted-at addition of Dead Girl to future issues is a major plus, too.