Dan Grote

New Jersey

Editor-in-Chief at ComicsXF

Editor-in-chief @comicsxf & co-host of The CXF Interview Podcast, print director for @ThePressofAC. Dayjob tweets @ACPress_Grote. I like stuff.

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Articles

Which Jersey Shore boardwalk was ranked the nation's best?

6 days ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

The Wildwoods Boardwalk won Best Boardwalk in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025, the publication announced Wednesday. The local Boardwalk was nominated by a panel of travel experts and voted on by the general public, beating boardwalks in Atlantic City, Ocean City and across the U.S.The announcement comes as the Wildwoods are preparing for a summer that includes the Barefoot Country Music Fest June 18-22 and the first “Thunder Over The Waves” Airshow Sept.
1993 guest stars in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel's X-Force #10/300

1 week ago | comicsxf.com | Dan Grote

Once upon a time, two righteous dudes named Fabian Nicieza and Greg Capullo wrote and drew a book called X-Force, about a bunch of extreme young adults finding their way in the world with the help of their large, swollen gun dad. Sometimes, their large, swollen gun dad, whom they called Cable, would disappear for months at a time to fight battles in the future, or because he appeared to die in battle with his spiky clone archnemesis on the moon.
Brigantine's Marine Mammal Stranding Center rescues seal pup entangled in net

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center rescued its third entangled seal in less than a month last week from the beach in Long Branch. The seal is in guarded condition at its facility in Brigantine. On Saturday, the Stranding Center received a call reporting an entangled seal pup in the Monmouth County shore town. The male gray seal had a section of monofilament net wrapped around his neck, which had caused significant injury, the Stranding Center said Thursday in a news release.
Cape May theater to host spring fundraiser at new home

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

Theater fundraiser: The East Lynne Theater Company will host its annual Spring Soiree fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. May 25. The limited-ticket event will provide guests the opportunity to be among the first to witness East Lynne’s new home, the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME Church in Cape May.
Past and present Philadelphia Eagles Brent Celek, Cam Jurgens to attend Ocean City Sports Memorabilia Show

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

OCEAN CITY — Two Super Bowl champions with the Philadelphia Eagles — Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and former tight end Brent Celek — will greet fans and lead Q&A sessions as part of the seventh annual Sports Memorabilia Show on April 26 and 27 at the Music Pier on the Boardwalk. Sports merchandise and collector’s items will be on display and for sale at the show. Admission is free, and hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Rowan College of South Jersey President Keating to step down

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

Fred Keating will step down as president of Rowan College of South Jersey effective June 30 after 15 years of service, the college said Wednesday.  Keating will transition to a new leadership position at Rowan University beginning in July.  The college expects to announce an interim president in late May.
Stockton poll lets New Jersey voters sound off on the state budget, affordability and more

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

New Jersey voters want property tax relief and would be OK with some tax increases but split on other measures to balance the state budget, the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University found in its latest poll. Poll respondents also said the affordability of housing and utilities is getting worse and that officials should do more to address the problem. Voters also weighed in on cellphone policies in schools, congestion pricing and other issues.
ACUA to conduct emergency sewer repairs next week in Absecon

1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | Dan Grote

ABSECON — The Atlantic County Utilities Authority is working with an emergency contractor to repair a small hole in its underground sewer force main along Route 9 between Wyoming and Lisbon avenues, the authority said Wednesday. Repair work is expected to begin Tuesday and will continue for about two days, the authority said in a news release.
A whole Summer of Superman? In this economy? According to this week's CXF Staff Picks, yes.

1 week ago | comicsxf.com | Dan Grote

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email [email protected]. Bonus pick: Summer of Superman Special: When John Henry Irons and Lana Lang take their vows, everyone turns up for the big day.
Marvel's mutants to remember Krakoa in X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil

1 week ago | comicsxf.com | Dan Grote

Two years ago, the X-Men threw a lovely party that went all to crap when Orchis showed up and made Charles Xavier force nearly all of mutantkind through Krakoan gates. The mutants regrouped and over the next year defeated Orchis, but at the cost of their homeland blinking onto another plane of existence. Since then, mutant teams have become scattered, diasporic, reuniting twice to fight, mostly about what they should do about the aforementioned Xavier. “I hate bald boys!” Cyclops yelled.