MY FAVORITE BLOGS!

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 head referee, Sam Hiti.

Here are a couple of the latest participants in the current round of fights:


Voting for Round 1 of FACA 3 ends tonight - so get in and VOTE!

HE'S AN INDY MARVEL!!

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!

30 YEARS WAS A LONG, LONG TIME AGO (BUT NOT REALLY IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY)

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"

BASEMENT-DWELLING FANBOYS WHO LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHERS, UNITE!

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

Creeeepy!

NEW RUNDOWN UP AND RUNNING

My latest column is up at FOG! Start here:

Issue 50

This 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 ways to use a 70+ year old character's powers and abilities.

After a brief encounter between the Red Hood and Olsen regarding the circumstances of last week's murder of the Joker's Daughter, the story continues covering the beats hit in last week's issue with Mary Marvel's search for her powers and her family (which are, in essence, one and the same) and then more of a look at the party the Rogues are throwing for themselves. Tensions are rising on both of those fronts . . .continued here!

TRANSPORTER VS. FEARLESS

Dude, its called War!

The Dark Knight Returns!

Ahhhh . . . .

DC AD MADNESS

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

Granny Goodness
Eclipso
Red Robin

BRING DA'NOISE!

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!

ALL TOMORROW'S COUNTDOWNS

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!

I AM IRON MAN!

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

My Favorite Blogs!

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 "Comic Book Urban Legends," where Cronin debunks or confirms famous, interesting, infamous, and downright bizarre comic book industry lore and rumor.

This week the feature is celebrating its 100th posting, so check out Brian's very first Urban Legend, plus a number of creator-penned legends. Then head back every Friday for more mysterious geekiness revealed as phooey or cold hard fact!

Warren Ellis has 3 Words for You:

Future Science Jesus.

Read the article here.

Hot Comic Pick!

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 grown-up, better at his job then ever, and invested not only with the cumulative powers of the Nova Corp, but also bonded to the Xandian Worldmind (the all encompassing historical database of the Corps and the Xandian people), Rider has his plate full.

Great action from writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with explosive artwork from Sean Chen, this series promises to be a sci-fi, space-faring hit. Reminiscent of the classic days of Hal Jordan's Green Lantern Corps days, this is sure to be a winner for any fan of Farscape, Serenity or Battlestar Galactica!

First the Herald and then the Master!

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 . . .

But can Ed Norton do this??

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

PETA Alert!

Who knew Bizarros were such dicks to their pets!!

Iron Jr.

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 . . .

NYC =Spidey's Be'atch!

Check this out, honkeys!

All-Star Superman #7

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