By special guest Johnny Bacardi!

The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

Does anybody else imagine the Phantom Stranger intoning that statement? Anyway, it is now time to “Follow me into weird worlds … for I am … Johnny Bacardi!” Of the never duplicated, rarely imitated mostly-comics blog The Johnny Bacardi Show. In my secret identity as David Allen Jones, humble blogger, graphic artist and wannabe media pundit, I fight the never-ending battle to entertain my readerbase, enlightening them to stuff that I think is kinda kewl in not only the world of comics but movies, music and TV. And now, my most daunting challenge of all–attempting to fill the linkblogging shoes of Shane Bailey, who is a past master at pointing everyone in fascinating new directions. I don’t know who J.K. has in mind to take over the column, but he or she will have a hard act to follow. And I don’t mean this week’s column, either.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

This is my last Meanwhile column here at Blog@Newsarama.

I’ve enjoyed the time with everyone on the team, all of you reading the column week after week, and all the bloggers out there, but the real world calls and I don’t want Meanwhile to suffer because of it. Don’t worry. Meanwhile won’t be ending. There will always be someone here telling you what’s what and who’s who in the blogosphere. JK and the rest of the crew here at B@N have some surprises in store for you over the next couple of weeks with some guests taking over for a while before the new Meanwhile columnist is announced.

Anyway, for this last column I’ve decided to list some of my favorite blogs/sites and why I enjoy them so much. Do you think the new columnist might be in my list? I guess we’ll have to keep reading to find out.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

And we’re back. We’re a little late, but we’re back. This week we have some reactions to Joe Quesada’s remarks, A Brief History on Arisia, Harvey Pekar, Marvel Models, The 1980′s X-men movie, Wonder Woman’s catchphrase, a couple of Doctors, the fourth wall, Audio comics, and The Second Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

Everyone seemed to love all the controversy last week, but sadly there wasn’t much in the way of arguments, backstabbing, and in-fighting this week. I apologize to all of you. I guess most bloggers took out their frustrations during the holiday by making things go explodey and drinking heavily instead of attacking each other over petty arguments and rivalries. Stupid holiday screwing everything up. On with the links!

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

Wow, almost everything on the web is either some type of controversy or a review of Superman Returns this week. I guess people don’t like talking about happy things right before long holiday weekends. Lets get all the reviews and arguments out of the way and then we can get to the other topics that stood out this week.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

No more flu for me. I’m all better now and coming at you with more links than you can handle this week. Lets see what we have in store for you this time. How about a Q and A Session, Dates with Imaginary People, Kate Kane Reactions, Icing, Male Pattern Baldness and a ton of Quick Hits? Sound good? Then lets gets started.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

I’ve been out of commission this weekend with a bad case of the flu, but did that stop me from bringing you the latest from the darlings of the blogosphere? Nope, I’m stilll here and so are the links.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

A lot happened this past week here at Blog@Newsarama, but we can’t cover everything that’s on everyone’s minds this past week. That’s what the blogosphere is for, so lets see what everyone is thinking about.

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The comic blogosphere seems to grow larger every day and just like comics, sometimes it’s pretty easy to get a little lost. “Meanwhile…” will act as your map pointing out what interesting discussions are happening out there while you’re reading Blog@Newsarama.

Well, this is the tour of the blogosphere from our swanky new digs at Newsarama. I’m glad to be here and I just want to take the time to thank everyone who helped make it happen. Big ups to everyone! Now lets see what we can find out there floating in the ether this past week. Oh! Here we go, if you’ll just take a look to your left you’ll see…

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