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An irreverent, rambling melange of entertainment, pop-culture, and Americana. Focusing on comic books and sequential art, tabletop RPGs, celebrities and pop-culture, and related noise.
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Batman 89 vs. Batman 08
Ha! I found this over on Sequentially Speaking and thought you'd get as big a kick out of it as I did. Yes, someone certainly did do this on purpose, which I think is pretty cheap. Obviously, some....
Frontier
Frontier appears to be a zombie flick, though I can't say for sure. It's definitely along the lines of the 28 Weeks series, though I am not sure of much else; the trailer, while interesting, doesn't....
I Want to Play BattleTech
Well, I finally got to see Transformers. Unfortunately it was on TV, but it's well worth viewing even then! Actually, I saw the Fantastic Four sequel and Transformers the past two weeks and both... ...
A String of Movies
I included the "review" tag just because; this isn't a review - certainly not of any one movie, anyway. In fact, I'm not exactly sure wtf it is going to be yet. I have a thousand things to say on......
The Dark Knight
With Iron Man blasting the roof off the box office this past weekend, the superhero genre has yet to reach its apex in theaters. Hot on the heels of its phenomenal success comes The Dark Knight... R...
Iron Man News
Yes, I know I missed the big Iron Man premiere and discussing it ad nauseam, but the only real news before it hit theaters was that it was Marvel's first movie from their own studio - everything else....
Ewan McGregor Gets Clean Bill of Health
Even more Star Wars news (kinda): Ewan McGregor had several moles removed and one turned out to be malignant. The 37-year old actor went to a doctor for a routine check-up and his doctor sent him to....
Darkside Attacks Jedis in England
Now this one was just too good to pass-up. So good, in fact, that it is part of an interblog posting; the other part will appear shortly over to The OddBlog and I will comment and add the links here....
Pump Up the Volume - A Review?
Yes, I am blogging about the (now nearly) 20-year old Christian Slater movie, and the reason I put the question mark in the title is because I'm not really sure how much of this is going to be a... R...
Companies Form New Network
Viacom, Paramount, Paramount Vantage, United Artists, and Lionsgate will come together to form a new cable channel and on-demand service in 2009. While the new network has yet to be named, a press......
50's Scream Queen, Hazel Court, Dead at 82
Hazel Court, one of the original scream queens of the horror classics, died at 82 in her California home near Lake Tahoe. Court, a British actress, appeared in many cult-classic horror films,... Rea...
Iron Man, Spidey, More - Cup o' Joe
I was asked to hold this until later today, so I was just going to post it later tonight or tomorrow... so, this is for Sire: A new Amazing Spider-Man writer! Invincible Iron Man #1 sneak peak! The.....
Norton, Director in No Fight Over Hulk's Direction
The Incredible Hulk star, Edward Norton, was quick to refute rumors that he and director, Louis Leterrier, are in a dispute with Marvel executives over the direction of the film. According to... Rea...
Invincible Iron Man Variant
This is an official Marvel Comics press release: In anticipation of one of the hottest new releases of 2008, Marvel is presenting a movie variant for Invincible Iron Man #1 featuring Robert Downey......
X-Files: I Want to Believe
Though it may sound a little goofy at first, the title of the latest X-Files movie has been settled. The sequel to the 1998 major motion feature will be entitled, X-Files: I Want to... Read More... ...
Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape
A sex tape of film starlet, Marilyn Monroe, was sold to a New York businessman for $1.5 million. The businessman, who remains unnamed, said he bought the film to protect her and will not exploit her....
R2-D2 Doing Better
Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, is still in the hospital, after suffering from chest pains last week. Baker had suffered a bout of pneumonia in 2007 which doctors... ...
Star Wars Lords Over LOTR in Ratings Battle
The three Star Wars prequels beat the Lord of the Rings trilogy this weekend, according to Nielsen Ratings. Spike TV showed all three Star Wars prequels over the weekend in the same timeslot that... ...
Stormtroopers Invade Courtroom
Lawyers for one Andrew Ainsworth will be in court today to argue over copyrights to the Star Wars Imperial Stromtroopers' armor. It turns out that Ainsworth created the mold from which the armor was....
Ghost Rider - A Review
So, once again last night, I found myself unable to sleep, and Ghost Rider happened to be on. I was never a Ghost Rider fan - certainly a fan of Mark Texeira (ever since Psi-Force) and I loved the......
New IDW Transformers Picks-Up Where Movie Left-Off
This here's one of them-there official press releases from the good folk over to IDW: San Diego, CA (April 1, 2008) - IDW Publishing is releasing the official continuation of last summer's... Read M...
TV and Movie Actors Split
I used to have a tag named "film" (I think it's still there, but it's being phased-out) because "film" covers both TV and movies. But that was too general and, for as far as it goes, I could have... ...
G.I. Joe News
With the G.I. Joe movie in-production as you read this, the hype is gearing-up. USA Today released a first-look at Snake Eyes last weekend (USA Today has more pop-ups than one of those pop-up kids'.....
Go, Speed Racer, Go! Go!
This is an official IDW press release: San Diego, CA (March 25, 2008) - Fans of Speed Racer are about to get a legend for the ages. In April, IDW Publishing will debut the Speed Racer: Chronicles of....
Horton Tramples Box Office
The movie adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, Horton Hears a Who, topped the American box office this weekend, with sci-fi outing, Doomsday, landing a distant 7th. The star-studded CGI-animated... ...
Universal, Dark Horse Ink Deal
Universal and Dark Horse have inked a deal, giving Universal first-crack at any Dark Horse properties for movie options, while also allowing Dark Horse to bring any properties they purchase for... Re...
Harry Potter Series Split for 8th Installment
What was to be the final installment in the seemingly never-ending string of Harry Potter movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been cut in-twain by the production company, looking to... ...
TV/Movie Rundown
I effing hate getting scooped - loathe it! Despise it. Abhor it. And get a thesaurus and look up "hate" and all those, too. So, in response to a growing number of fellow bloggers hopping on my... ...
Snaked Gets Optioned for Feature Film
From IDW: (San Diego, CA; March 10, 2008) - On the heels of the success of the motion picture adaptation of the graphic novel 30 Days of Night, IDW Publishing, a division of IDT Internet Mobile.....
Appleseed Trailer
Some of the older cats may remember the Appleseed premiere edition issues from one of the indie publishers back in the 1980s (I'm pretty sure it was Eclipse; I know Dark Horse took over in/around the....
