by Marc-Oliver Frisch More “Blackest Night” and more Batman make September another good month for DC Comics’ periodical business. This year’s retelling of Superman’s origin doesn’t set the charts on fire, on the other hand, despite the big-ticket creative team of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank — maybe it’s time to retire the character. In other [...]
Okay, in case you didn't see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 23rd of November, I'll be posting four iconic covers from DC Comics' 75-year history. On the 23rd, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 90 choices. I'll tabulate the [...]
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a groovy Guest-Post by Mighty Michael Mikulovsky, comicbook fan and original art collector. He's got some Man-God memories to share with ya! Take it away, Mike! Hey Groovy Ones! Growing up in the 70's I always loved Marvel's great B & W mags. Ar Save Now ound 1976 however the B & W magazine marketplace was kind of slim pickings. By this time all their awesome...
Nightly hacking a way of life for Howard OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing, who has been there and dunked that, was asked to name another prominent NBA center who works full-time in the painted area.
Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Secret Six #15 DC Comics Ostrander & Calafiore John Ostrander gets a chance to play in a very familiar sandbox with this issue of the Secret Six as he pens a character he is very familiar with: Deadshot. While the character debuted in Batman in the 1950s, he’s made his bones recently in the pages of the Suicide Squad, Secret Six and various other projects....
Lady GaGa appeared on German program Wetten Dass this evening wearing what looked like a Batman cape around her thighs and previewed a clip from her "Bad Romance" video, the full thing of which will debut on Monday. She also said that she's been "fighting" with her label, and now The Fame Monster will be its own album, rather than a re-release. Hmmm. So does this mean it's still...
He’s one of the biggest kids in the comics industry. Getting to play with characters like Batman, Superboy, the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Teen Titans will do that to a person. Now writer J. Torres (Batman: The Brave and the Bold for DC Comics and Avatar: The Last Airbender in Nickelodeon Magazine) is ready [...]
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Holy rodents on steroids, Batman! A mouse with 18 buttons? How could you possibly know which one you’re pressing without looking at it? Someone will have to invent home-row mousing! Warmouse announced the OpenOfficeMouse yesterday (November 6), a mouse specifically designed for use in conjunction with OpenOffice, [...] Related posts:...
Adear friend who makes a habit of reading matrimonial ads texted me excerpts from them recently. He has no children who need to be married off. (Neither have I.)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol surprises in that not only is it a wonderful film, it doesn’t actually dress up the tradition Dickens tale with too much action movie fooferaw. By now, what with everyone from Mr. Magoo to Tim Curry having played the humbugging Dickens miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, there are very few people who [...]
For those who only knew the Justice League of America as the Super Friends must have been in for a rude awakening when they sat to watch the Justice League animated series with their kids. From 2001 through 2006, the Cartoon Network offered up what has since gone on to be recognized as the greatest comics adaptation of all time. Super-heroes moving from the printed page to animated film have had a...
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics in 1939 and was little more than detective who wore a superhero costume. Batman's powers evolved along with the character through the years, eventually ending up on prime-time tv on the ultra-campy BATMAN (1966) tv show starring Adam West and Burt Ward. The popularity of this show eventually led to the creation of the first animated Batman series, Filmation's...
The Myers Roller Coaster Express has been shutdown. No more Superman-esque performances, and no more painful minor league demotions. No more wife beating , and no more barroom fighting. Brett Myers time with the Phillies has officially come to an end as Ruben Amaro informed him that they would not be retaining his services. As Myers put it, "Kenny Powers is officially a free agent." I'm not...
Plot Summary: Right after fascinating not allowed Ra's Al Ghul's contrivance and the crypti disappearing of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA Scarecrow, Batman continues his seemingly-endless application to bear integrity to Gotham's atrocity and shady with the cooperat of Lt. James Gordon and happening determined District Attorney Harvey Dent. But this generation, The Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic...
We didn’t really need a magazine acknowledging what is already obvious. Halle Berry was crowned “Sexiest Woman Alive” in November’s issue of Esquire magazine. Remember Catwoman? Gothika? If that’s not perfection, than what is? The funny thing is that there’s a simple nutrition and workout plan behind that toned, hot body of hers. The actress just had a baby but recovered in a heartbeat. When it comes