tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78398202011-04-21T19:56:34.923-05:00Comics. Propaganda. And rumblings from the Thunderhouse . . .RJacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453327215712853657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839820.post-41570875140553608572009-01-08T20:12:00.001-05:002009-01-08T20:13:39.256-05:00

Just wanted to let anyone who happens to stumble by that I am now blogging on Forcesofgeek.com - go, read!

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What do Republican pundits REALLY think about VP Choice Sarah Palin? Why don't we listen to what former McCain campaign manager and a former Reagan speech writer have to say about it:

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are hanging at the DC WarRoom - you should visit. Hopefully I will have a column starting up there in a week or two. Stay tuned for linkage.

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Summer is in full swing at Terror Tales Central/Thunderhouse, but had to drop a note on the today-premiering Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog by the incomparable Joss Whedon and Co.Of special note to fans of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling," the three part musical/blog/movie/short starts tonight and continues through July 20th. Head over to this site for all

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This fall acclaimed designer Chip Kidd (along with co-writer Saul Ferris and photographer Geoff Spear) will be putting out a book that any Batman fan will be drooling over . . . BatManga!The book will cover the history of and reprint copies of Batman stories published in Japan in the mid-1960s in Shonen King manga magazine. Long forgotten (and more likely, unknown to the masses) the comics ran in

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Announced months ago by author Stephen King, Marvel Comics this weekend at WizardWorld Philly announced the comic book adaptation of The Stand. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacaso (sp? he wrote Marvel's "4" title about the Fantastic Four) with art by Mike Perkins, Marvel E-I-C Joe Quesada held back the number of issues the comic adaptation would run.Considering the book itself (the unabridged

RJacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453327215712853657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839820.post-29273978579584628242008-05-20T20:34:00.002-05:002008-05-20T20:38:32.337-05:00

Head over here for a look at Joss Whedon's upcoming show, Dollhouse debuting this Fall on Fox. Reteaming Whedon with Buffy co-star Eliza Dushka, the sci-fi show looks promising. Also starring Tahmoh Penikett better known to fans of Battlestar Galactica as Helo. What the frak!?Also, if you get a chance, head over to youtube for a look at the new JJ Abrams sci-fi show, also debuting on Fox in

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FilmsIRON MAN: The Awesome.THE DARJEERLING LIMITED: Not as good as Rushmore . . .JUNO: "Dream big!" . . . great line, solid flickMusicSHE&HIM - VOLUME ONE: 70s country pop rocks!STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS - REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH: Like Pavement but better, maybe.Books/ComicsTHAT SALTY AIR (Tim Sievert): Damn good for a debut GNKIRBY:FIVE-OH (TwoMorrows Press): only a 1/4 in, GREAT!A DRINK BEFORE

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Chip Kidd is back to re-inventing the look of book covers. This time its with mainstream, monthly comics. Yes, yes, he's designed plenty of comic book covers before, and had a huge impact on the look of many a Batman-related book and trade.But this time, it's on a book that will be on shelves monthly and heralds one of DC's biggest books in the last twenty years, Final Crisis by Grant Morrison

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See the latest villian-centric Dark Knight trailer here.I will be seeing Iron Man tomorrow night, but as excited as I am about that, I don't think the movie is going to hold a candle to the Batman sequel.Look for an Iron Man review later in the week.

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Tomorrow's Headlines, Today: "NERDS GO ON WILDING (ON INTERNET) WITH 3 SUPER-POWERED GEEK ANNOUNCEMENTS TO 'MELT YER FACE!'"Barry Allen as the Flash! In the DCU . . . Ian McKellen as Gandalf! In The Hobbit . . .Venom as Anti-Venom (The Cure? The Antidote?)! In the Marvel U and Amazing Spider-man . . .

RJacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00453327215712853657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839820.post-88853755872471317082008-04-29T20:13:00.007-05:002008-04-29T20:30:25.315-05:00

With the DC Comics Universe moving into a new year of stories, launching tomorrow with the $.50 DCU #0, and the May-shipping Final Crisis by the mega-star team of Grant Morrison and JG Jones, the company has been unveiling a number of ads depicting the upcoming series and tie-ins from the characters' main titles.The posters are bold and stark and feature an iconic sliver of artwork from the

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The ongoing trials and tribulations of the Incredible Hulk's film career continue. The latest enemy the Green Goliath faces is not the Abomination or MODOK, but rather hostile media outlets, hellbent on kicking up controversy that may not even exist.In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, the magazine features an article on the much-reported ongoing battle between Marvel Studios and The

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Click here to sign a petition to stop German director Uwe Boll from producing more work.Boll, the director of such blockbuster films as Blooderayne and House of the Dead, has so affronted the videogame-to-movie crowd that they have started a petition against him. In a recent interview, the director agreed that if 1 million signatures were obtained, he would in fact stop creating schlock

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Coming soon to a Target near you!In addition to the already great Mr. Miracle, Orion and Lightray figures from the JLU line from Mattel, Kirby fans can rejoice with this set feature all new figures of the evil Mantis and Lashina (of Granny Goodness' Female Furies) plus the heroic bug, Forager!Moving to Target Exclusive status, Mattel plans on releasing additional 6 packs with mixes of new and old

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If you aren't loving these amazing covers to the latest Countdown Specials and 80-Page Giants by Ryan Sook you clearly have something wrong with you.Pictured here are the covers to the Specials focused on Kamandi and Omac; others include the Atom, the New Gods, and shipping this week, Eclipso.If DC marketing has any say in publishing plans, this should be the next Artist Series Portfolio

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From Publishers Weekly Newsletter:Artist Chris Bones had been a fan of the cult film Repo Man for years. Director Alex Cox's first film, it merged the aesthetic of LA.'.s ’80s punk scene with an absurdist science fiction story line and tied it together with a great soundtrack by Iggy Pop, Black Flag and Suicidal Tendencies. “I was very young when I first saw the film, and for some reason it just

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As much as Millar is annoying these days with all the comments he is constantly making, and the fact that I thought the first issue of his and Hitch's run on the FF was shite, I do have to admit that I enjoyed the first issue of Kick-Ass.So, with art that looks like it is going to rival Romita, Jr.'s work on that title, I will most likely be getting this . . . .go visit artist Tommy Lee Edwards!

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Tim Roth is certainly scary as the Abomination in the upcoming Incredible Hulk flick from Marvel Films and Ed Norton. Now if Norton and Marvel can just work out their differences and finish a cut of the film that they can agree on.Norton's well known for being "particular" about the film's he is involved in (from American History X - where he went so far as to recut the film, causing director

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It only comes once every four years (that helps the Big Blue Boyscout avoid awkward social scenes), so here's to you Supes*!*DISCLAIMER: Superman not really 50, that's just bad math.

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1) Grant Morrison's Batman2) Geoff Johns's Action Comics3) Mattel's DCU Classics line of figures; see them here. Here's a taste of the magic (image courtesy of the DCUC Info site, listed above):4) Brickmaster magazine - dedicated to customizing and building Lego sets. A recent new hobby that I am getting to share with my son - so far, our favorite has been the Indiana Jones Temple of the

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A few quick hits:See some of the figures for the upcoming Dark Knight here; and no, Deathstroke the Terminator is not in the movie, just the figure line. And yes, that is Firefly; see comment on Deathstroke.Also, Dark Horizons has a surreptitiously taken pic of Two Face from the upcoming Bat-film, which since there hasn't been anything else, and Mattel is not yet releasing the figure to the

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More posts after the new year (promises, promises . . . ) but for now, behold:A teaser for the movie; Drew Struzan goodness; I can't believe that this is actually happening - feels just like it did before Phantom came out, but this time I don't think we will be as disappointed. It is, after all, Speilberg directing and not Lucas.

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I'm baaaackkkk!With news that's already all over the web, but what the hell::The Joker! Rorschach on Set! The Black Freighter lives! Check out the poster for the comic within the comic movie! and finally, Old Boy Indy!

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There can be only one #1 for All Hallow's Eve!John Carpenter's original classic, Halloween!Happy Halloween all! Have fun Trick or Treating!

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Horror comics have a long and storied history - from EC classics like Vault of Horror to Tales from the Crypt right up to the modern age with books like Steve Niles's 30 Days of Night.But for me the best, creepiest, and most consistently entertaining horror comic stars a cocky, rude, Englishman named John Constantine.From his first appearance in Swamp Thing (vol.II) number 37, Constantine has

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Three for the price of one! My favorite Halloween books:#5 The October Country by Ray Bradbury#4 Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale#3 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyBradbury is the king of Halloween spookiness and mystery as far as I am concerned - as much as Stephen King is themaster of horror, Bradbury turns the best tales of cool autumn winds, crackling

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If a life-size bust of my favorite monster from Sideshow Collectibles doesn't put you in the mood for All Hallow's, the price ($499.00!) might give you the proper holiday shock!Anyway, it's sold out, but man, that is frighteningly cool . . .

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Go here and check out all the great designs for Kreepsville Industries upcoming coffintable book, Cereal Killers.Some of my favorite artists are contributing to this, and I can't wait to get my paws on it. The artwork to the left is by Wayne Harris!

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Classic Bust of Leatherface! Take that Rodan!

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If you're going to wear a store-bought costume on All Hallow's to Trick-or-Treat in your neighborhood, there's only one way to go . . . Ben Cooper. The King of the Costume. Classic Frankenstein.

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Starting the countdown to my favorite holiday!In order to properly prepare for the night of all nights, little ghouls and boys everywhere need a handy-dandy guide to make-up effects. Why not go with a classic!

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A follow-up to the Eightball controversy in CT: Teacher goes free, comics blamed.____________________________________________________Logan gets titled.____________________________________________________I'll take a case of Rudolph Pate, please.____________________________________________________eBay gets on your desktop.\____________________________________________________The vault is about to

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From DC Comics' Green Arrow and Black Canary Issue #1, art by Cliff Chiang.And for enterprising youth, a blank .jpeg version:

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As a follow-up to my last post, Marvel Comics' big 10.11.07 announcement was the re-emergence, re-design and re-introduction of the recently deceased Captain America (see Captain America, Vol. IV, #25 for all the lurid details.)Alex Ross designed the new look which incorporates the design of Cap's original triangular shield, as well as arming the NuCap with a gun and knife. Marvel's staying mum

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Here's the teaser poster for Jon Favreau's Iron Man :And here's a teaser image for a big announcement Marvel Comics is making on October 11th, 2007, apparently :Can you tease a date?This is another perfect example of Marvel's insistence to make everything they do overblown. World War Hulk (and Planet Hulk leading up to it) has been a great storyline with little or no hype to it before it was

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Here are a bevy of links to keep you glued to the internet for the night:Director Zach Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300) intros his new in-production comics-to-film adaptation Watchmen here.Cartoonist Daniel Clowes (David Boring, Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron) makes headlines in Connecticut in ways he probably wishes he never did. Read about the ridiculousness here and here; get Tom Spurgeon's

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Just having finished Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box, TT HQ wanted to post about this book - its a helluva read. Fast-paced, intricate, unpredictable, and filled with well-thought out, believable characters, the book is a stunning first novel. Plus it is quite possibly one of the scariest books I have ever read.And that's saying a lot - and not so much - all at the same time. A lot, because I read

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So, I have added a link on the sidebar to bountee.com where I am now selling some t-shirts. This is just one more place for me to feature some of my design work, and hopefully make a little cashmoney.If you like, grab one. If you have a suggestion for a design, let me know. Either way, please click on over and at least vote for my tee designs - the more positive I get the closer to a listing

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#1: The Baloonatic - a sentient balloon terrorizing Metropolis#2: The Death Metal Men - a villainous counter-team created by Dr. T.O. Morrow which hosts menacing metallic members like Uranium, Strontium and Thorium!#3: Psuedo science lessons and amazing artwork laid out in pages like this:

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News out of DC Comics is that Jim Shooter (former editor of Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics and comic-writing genius) is back on board the title that launched his career (at the young age of 14!) . . . Legion of Super-heroes!With the 50th Anniversary of the Legion on its way in 2008, it is nice to see that DC is making a commitment to the 1000s of Legion fans out there by really pulling out all the

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Notice the new banner ad above? That's for the documentary debuting on 9/7/07 titled, "You Must Be this Tall."It's a doc on the now abandoned and destroyed Rocky Point Amusement Park - a RI institution until about 15 years ago when it went bankrupt.I spent many a summer day at the park in my youth, often feeling sick on the Rock & Roll, the Corkscrew, or the Musik Express after chowder and clam

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It seems that after a period of DC books just treading water, the company has made a major effort to step up their game. This happens a lot in comics, in my view - a sort of cyclical rotation of the books that just seem to be right, while others languish in mediocrity. For a while, since all of the hype behind One Year Later, 52, and Infinite Crisis (and its infinite tie-ins) died down and the

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The latest column is up over at FOG!It's a double shot of last week's and this week's issue of Countdown. Check it out, we could use the site-hits!

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Part 2 of a seriesContinuing my series of classic and personal favorites, we jump to the modern era and the most recent Batman covers to hit the shelves (actually two haven't even come out yet, but what the hell!)Batman #667 written by Grant Morrison; art and cover by J.H. Williams, IIIWriter Grant Morrison's current story resurrecting the "Club of Heroes" focuses on the Silver Age Bat-emulators

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Click this.Yes I am talking to you.from the genius of kevin.

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The first three covers for Marvel Comics' upcoming Spider-man uber-ever, One More Day. The covers are by series artist and E-I-C Joe Quesada. A fourth mystery cover will be revealed later.The story marks a major turning point in the life of Peter Parker and will reset the Spider-man franchise for Marvel. After this cross-over, Marvel will only produce Amazing Spider-man as a core 616 Marvel

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This is a nice mid-summer cooler to keep the humidity away - the teaser poster for the upcoming Whiteout based on the Greg Rucka mini-series from Oni and the Frank Miller cover that inspired it.

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Part 1 of a series:This cover, originally drawn for Detective Comics #31 by Batman co-creator Bob Kane (September 1939: Batman vs. the Vampire, written by Kane and Gardner Fox), was only the 5th appearance of Batman and has often been repeated.Most notably in the two covers that follow: Batman #227 by Neal Adams (December 1970: the Demon of Gothos Mansion, written by Denny O'Neil, interior

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Stan Lee continues his reality series on Sci-Fi Channel: Who Wants to be a Super-Hero? The second season kicks off next week!The Cast:The Winner*:* Mr. Mitzvah wins as predicted by me, in a just world!

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continuing my picks for solicitations to be delivered in October 2007:CRIMINAL #10Written by ED BRUBAKER Art and Wraparound cover by SEAN PHILLIPSTHE BIG HEIST GOES DOWN ON CHRISTMAS EVE, AND BULLETS AREFLYING! Tracy finally comes to the end of the line in his search for answers,but will he want them by then? Or has his entry back into the life his brotherled changed who he is? And what about the

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A monthly look at the solicits for DC/Marvel/Dark Horse/Indies. Today, DC:THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #1Written by Si SpencerArt by Simon Gane & Cameron StewartCover by Sean PhillipsNoted British television writer Si Spencer (Eastenders, Torchwood, Bad Girls) presents a sharp, unforgettable cadence in THE VINYL UNDERGROUND, a 21st century cross between THE INVISIBLES and CSI that brings rich social

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Ten weeks into the series, and ten columns up (plus some preview columns, and one bonus column on Mary Marvel) and I am still going strong. If you have a minute, check it out here!Thanks and have a great weekend!

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This time around, head over toCover Browser.com for all your cover needs. Technically, not a blog, but such a cool site, I had to feature it. Check out some of these killer covers available there for your perusing delights . . .

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DC/Digital:Who's the coolest Jim Gordon ever?? This guy!Dave Gibbons gets environmental and my favorite heroine makes a comeback! Yay, Martha!(from various sources, like Newsarama, Comicbook Resources and Zuda itself!)

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Bizzarro!! by the excellent Eric Powell (creator of the Goon) and artist on an upcoming arc on DC's Action Comics

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A cast photo of the upcoming Iron Man movie! Check out Bridges, what a fascist - the Dude would disapprove, man.

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The teaser poster for the new Hulk movie shown at the Licensing Show in NYC this past week; the movie apparently smashs into theaters on Friday June 13th, 2008!

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Watchmen casting news via AICN:Let’s Talk A Li’l Bit About WATCHMEN Casting!Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.Okay... it was about a month ago that we broke the story that Keanu Reeves, Patrick Wilson, and Jude Law had all been offered significant roles in WATCHMEN. Since then, Keanu Reeves passed on the film, and the stories online make it sound like it was a simple matter of him not wanting to do

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div#main{overflow:visible;}div#main{overflow:visible;}Robot Chicken Star Wars - Adult Swim - Sunday June 17 @ 10 PM

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The latest Rundown column is up now over at Forces of Good!Check it out, so you don't look stupid the next time you are hanging at The Alien's Dungeon and Comicbook Guy asks you your thoughts on Forerunner!

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My latest contribution to FOG! is up and is aMary Marvel History - head over an learn more than you ever thought you could ever know about one of comics' oldest female heroes!

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Click over to FOG! for a note on the passing of Dan Epstein - one of the best contributors to web-based entertainment/pop culture interviews ever.

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So, reports in the LA Times today state that the Silver Surfer will be spinning off into his own film. With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer only a couple of days away, it looks like the studio behind the summer blockbuster are putting the cart before the horse, but who knows. The report also states that J. Michael Strazynski (Amazing Spider-man; Silver Surfer: Requim) will be turning

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Thanks to Kevin

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My latest COUNTDOWN RUNDOWN column is up over at FOG!. But there's more! The Countdown Rundown now has its own page at Forces of Good - so, if you've missed the first 3 columns, or just need a recap, click here for the Official Countdown Rundown Page!

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Looking at a new favorite of mine, I direct your attention to Fist-a-cuffs! The home of the FACA (Fist A Cuffs Association) fight league. Artists (unnamed until after the completion of the match) put up their personal fighting monsters against other artists. You the viewer vote. The winners go up against each other tournament style! All for handmade trophies and certificates by creator and

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Apparently Marvel Comics will be releasing an anthology title allowing indy comics talent to play in their sandbox:These pages are done by Dash Shaw via Meathaus! Nice!

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So, FOG! is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars today - the film was originally released in theaters on Wednesday May 25th, 1977. All day there will be posts from all the contributors about their personal rememberances of the Trilogy and beyond.Check out my contribution here!And, check back in with FOG! later tonight for this week's installment of "The Countdown Rundown"

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Questionable "action" figure/doll gives fans 13" of delight . . .Creeeepy!

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My latest column is up at FOG! Start here:Issue 50This week started with a strong appearance by the Man of Steel, as he guides Daily Planet reporter/photographer Jimmy Olsen through the back alleys of NYC. Coming to a locked door, Superman uses his heatvision from a low space orbit to melt away the doorhandle and lock! It continues to astound that creators can find new, unique, and interesting

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Dude, its called War!

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Ahhhh . . . .

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I love this ad campaign - here are three more for Countdown:Granny GoodnessEclipsoRed Robin

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Luke Cage=Soon to be kicking yo ass, be'yatch!Oh yeah! Don't forget to head over to FOG! to read my first of a year's worth of weekly columns on the DC comics series Countdown! Read The Countdown Rundown!

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Tomorrow DC Comics releases the first issue of their new weekly series, Countdown. As part of my contributor responsibilities to the new and improved FOG!, I will be doing a weekly recap/analysis/investigative report on the series. So get over there on Thursday to catch the first appearance of my new weekly column: The Countdown Rundown!

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From Man to Iron Man . . . The Red & Gold as revealed by Entertainment Weekly and obviously based on Adi Granov artwork/conceptions

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Here's a new semi-regular feature - I will showcase someone else's much better and more entertaining blog/website. That way, those of you who read my blog will actually get something entertaining for your time.The first of these that I want to point you all too is the Comics Should Be Good blog over at Comic Book Resources. A great blog, but the best feature there is Brian Cronin's weekly "

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Future Science Jesus.Read the article here.

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Marvel Comics' NOVA:Spinning out of the epic (and far better maxi-series than Civil War) Annihilation blockbuster, the new NOVA series stars the original Marvel Nova, Richard Rider. The results of the Annihalation Wave war have left most of the universe in shambles, and planets throughout the universe are still calling for Nova Corps assistance.Problem is, Rider is the only Corps member. All

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Behold GALACTUS! Laurence Fishburne will voice the gigantic purple world-devouring Kirby Kreation. More Kirby Dots please!EDIT: FISHBURNE will be voicing the Silver Surfer, not Galactus. Plus that pic's from the Ultimate Alliance videogame, not the movie! My bad . . .

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He's going to play the Hulk in the next movie from Marvel Films, but can even Ed Norton do this??

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Who knew Bizarros were such dicks to their pets!!

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Robert Downey Jr. in the first picture of himself in the Iron Man duds. This is the original suit that Stark constructed, not the later (and better known) red and yellow armor. Very promising . . .

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Check this out, honkeys!

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Three preview pages and the cover of the upcoming issue (in stores Wednesday) of the best super-hero comic being published:

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Here's a copy of my post from over atFOG!:While few details are available at this time, the great comic artist, Marshall Rogers, has passed away. The trained architect turned comics penciller was only 57 years old.One of the most definitive Batman artists of all time, he is best known for his run on Detective Comics with writer Steve Englehart in the late 1970s. Rogers was also highly-acclaimed

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Bizarro no am in Smallville. Never.

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from Heidi MacDonald's great site, The Beat!, here's a quote from 300 director Zach Snyder about the eventual DVD release of his latest masterpiece:He said there would be some bonus footage on the 300 DVD: “It’s my cut, there is no director’s cut. But there was a sequence we cut out with these giant albino giants that had elfs riding on their backs. When I saw I said that’s too much. Even for me

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The Forces of Good are back. Or should I say IS back! The website, which I wrote a few articles for a few years ago, is about to relaunch and creator/mastermind/evil emperor of the site, Stefan Blitz, has started up the FOG! blog again to prepare the masses for the eventual onslaught of the full site.I will be contributing in some way to both entities and have posted my first entry over at the

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All I can say is WOW!

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I continue to tweak as I try to teach myself the art of blog-design. Without help of books or a manual. Just tinkering and tinkering until something fits. Tonight I got the posts to move over to the left of the screen.Also, I will now have the latest episode of PulpSecret broadcasting to the right. Comic Cover Crazy is below that for now until I can figure out how to stucture the layout that

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Here is a short interview with Jack "King" Kirby, intro'd by Harlan Ellison:Kirby!And here is a link to an interview with Frank Miller:Miller!

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Why isn't this on DVD?? Maybe I will start a petition.

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While spinning through the halls of Amazon today, I came across this gem!Man, I liked that movie. And Wolfen too. Albert Finney owns my soul.That would be a good name for my next record. From my fictional band.

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following along . . . Sleestak via Beaucoup Kevin!Keepin' the meme ALIVE!

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thanks to Drawn! for this head's up! Tobin Sprout paintings.I like this one:

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here is a quote from one of my favorite writers on one of my other favorite writers (Cormac McCarthy):Fundamentally it marks not a departure but a return to McCarthy’s most brilliant genre work, combined in a manner we have not seen since Blood Meridian: adventure and Gothic horror. That book is usually viewed not only as McCarthy’s greatest–a view I passionately share–but as representing a kind

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