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The Top 9 Least Intimidating Supervillains (Just in Time for SDCC…
AudioShocker | 18 hours ago by AudioShocker
Let’s get right to it: 9. Circus of Crime - It’s not that that clowns aren’t scary because they are. But a whole crew of baddies based on the entertainment you’d find under a big top? It just seems so innocent and goofy. They& read more
Hey, remember when I used to write about Bean Dip?
Hide Your Arms | July 25th 2008
It’s weird how I just stop writing about companies for months or years at a time even when I’m really big fans of theirs and still wear their clothing on a regular basis, I guess there’s just so many companies out there that its har read more
My Comic-Con Weekend
The Rundown | July 25th 2008 by ManoDogs
I am sure most of you - well, many - are unable to attend Comic-Con this weekend. In all honesty, even if I could afford to make it all the way across the country and go, I'm not 100% certain I... Read More... read more
Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant Coming to Marvel
The Rundown | July 25th 2008 by ManoDogs
New York, NY- July 25, 2008 -- Electric Ant, Philip K. Dick's seminal science fiction short story, will be adapted by Marvel Comics in the upcoming Electric Ant limited series to be released in 2009,... Read More... read more
Kevin Smith to do 3-issue miniseries for DC Comics
Bent Corner | July 25th 2008 by Rick Rottman
Filmmaker Kevin Smith is returning to comics with a 3-issue miniseries for DC Comics. It will feature the villain Onomatopoeia. Not only was I not familiar with the character, I didn’t even know what the word onomatopoeia referred to. Like I h read more
X-men Origins: Wolverine Movie Poster
The Fire Wire | July 24th 2008 by Larry Fire
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a spin-off movie broken off from the X-Men series. In this movie we can expect to find out more about Wolverine’s past, as he travels the globe in search of his lost memory. read more
Comic Con Punisher Warzone Poster
The Fire Wire | July 24th 2008 by Larry Fire
This is the new Comic Con poster for Punisher Warzone. Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Cast read more
Comic Con Posters For Red Sonja
The Fire Wire | July 24th 2008 by Larry Fire
Here are the brand new Comic Con posters for the Robert Rodriguez produced film Red Sonja. Rose McGowan is set to star with no one else yet announced. In her return we find Red Sonja, a young girl risen from the ashes of tragedy to become the most read more
Thursday Pics: The Face Transformer
Fumbling with Fiction | July 24th 2008 by Chandler
Today I’m showing you an excellent way to procrastinate: The Face Transformer. You can thank me later. Here are my frightening favorite face transformations. Baby Chandler East Asian Chandler Manga Chandler Apewoman Chandler Masculin read more
Stephen King’s “The Stand” Comic - 3 Page Preview
The Fire Wire | July 24th 2008 by Larry Fire
You can preview the first 3 pages of the upcoming Stephen King’s “The Stand” comic here as a PDF. read more
Dark Knight of the Soul
Concordia TheoBLOGical Seminary | July 24th 2008 by Scott Stiegemeyer
St. Paul wrote: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things (Phil. 4:8).” Ma read more
Last Night I Dreamed I Became an Image Comics Partner and a Marve…
AudioShocker | July 24th 2008 by AudioShocker
[Note: It must have been Tuesday's news story about Robert Kirkman that inspired this dream. I was reading through the piece in the New York Times when I came upon the fact that Kirkman is 29 years old. Having just turned 26 myself, I saw my life fla read more
The 1987 San Diego Comic Book Convention
Ramblin' with Roger | July 24th 2008 by Roger Green
The San Diego Comic Convention starts today, or maybe started yesterday. I'm not going, but I have gone in the past, on behalf of the retailer/publisher FantaCo. For the first of two times I attended, the details had left me. However, I seem to hav read more
The Watchmen Trailer Released
Battlemouth dot com | July 24th 2008 by Mike
Consider this a public service announcement to those of you that have yet had the opportunity. read more
10 Batman Comics Than Must Be Read
egoeccentric | July 23rd 2008 by ctrl/alt/delete
Batman rocks. This much is fairly undisputed, and in seventy years of Comic Book existence the Dark Knight has racked up a fair few classics. Director Christopher Nolan is obviously aware of this, as he has has cited some of them as a direct influenc read more
The Dark Knight
altjiranga mitjina | July 23rd 2008
Ok, I can't give a complete review of this movie as I missed the final act (see the following post for the full story on that) but I can say what I did see was amazing. This movie makes all the previous Batman movies look weak. Heath Ledger is just read more
Comic Book Shipping List July 23 2008: Octopi, Silent Farts, Ener…
AudioShocker | July 23rd 2008 by AudioShocker
Shipping This Week: JULY 23, 2008 DARK HORSE COMICS BERSERK TP VOL 24 LANKHMAR BOOK 06 SWORDS & ICE MAGIC Nick: This would be a far more exciting title if it was “LANKHMAR BOOK 06 SWORDS & MAGIC ON ICE” — don’t you agr read more
Summer Reading: It’s Not Too Late
GNMParents | July 23rd 2008 by Megin
It’s *gulp* the end of July and we are finally getting into the swing of summer. One of the activities that we let slide for the first bit of summer was reading. It wasn’t intentional, but bedtimes were pushed back, company was plenty, read more
JUST A GUESS....
Is Mark Evanier Mentally Ill | July 23rd 2008 by Dan McFan
This is THOR #132, page #4, a six-panel page that was penciled by Jack (The King) Kirby and inked by Vince (The Prince) Colletta (CLICK ON IT). It was sent to me by a reader who wanted me to guess two things. 1) Whether I felt that Colletta drew the read more
Why My Way Works
The Rundown | July 23rd 2008 by ManoDogs
If you hang around long enough, the story Dave Sim is going to tell you is when Stan Lee called him into his office and told him, "You will never make it in this business." Dave Sim does not tell... Read More... read more
Read Deadpool Saga Free Online!
The Rundown | July 22nd 2008 by ManoDogs
How big of a Deadpool fan are you? Do you know the true roots of Wade Wilson? Before making his triumphant return during the Secret Invasion, you now have the chance to catch yourself up to speed... Read More... read more
Review - Good-By by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Shuffleboil | July 22nd 2008 by John
If Ingmar Bergman were a Japanese Manga creator, he would no doubt have been Yoshihiro Tatsumi. In “Good-Bye,” a new collection of Tatsumi’s short works from 1971 and 1972, the underbelly of the Japanese psyche is examined in from an intimate read more
Longbox* Legends: Passion or Waste?
Run-a-bout! | July 22nd 2008 by Juan Pablo Butryn
As I previously exposed to you, I am something of a comic book fanboy, or as I will occassioanlly tell my wife who thinks the hobby makes me somehting of a dunderhead, an "aficionado of graphic novels." I would venture to guess that despite all of my read more
Get a Load of This, Batman
Fried Rice Thoughts | July 22nd 2008
I was ready to sit down and write a Four-Sentence Movie Review for The Dark Knight (though you can surely guess what I thought of it), but I really want to see it again and plan to do so tomorrow. There's so much going on in the film that I almost read more
Kirkman Partners with Image
The Rundown | July 22nd 2008 by ManoDogs
22 July 2008 - As reported by the New York Times earlier today, THE WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE's Robert Kirkman has become a corporate partner of Image Comics. "Image Comics has been a huge part of... Read More... read more
7 best super-hero siblings
Prodigeek | July 22nd 2008 by Michael
Annoying brothers and sisters affect even the greatest heroes and villains of comic book world. These pairs (and quartet) of spandex wearing freaks make sibling rivalry a moral lesson for us all, and page filler until the next battle. These are t read more
Dammit Mom, I’m Batman!
Where's Kilroy? | July 22nd 2008 by William B. West
According to Yahoo, Christian Bale was arrested for assaulting his Mom and Sister in London: Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said. The 34-year-old actor s read more
Marvel Comics Shipping 07-23-08
The Rundown | July 22nd 2008 by ManoDogs
As always, True Believers, The Rundown has your list of Marvel Comics hitting shelves this Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008: Comics On-Sale: ANGEL: REVELATIONS #3 ASTONISHING X-MEN #25 BERMEJO VARIANT... Read More... read more
The Cover to Issue # 2 of Stephen King’s “The Stand” Comic
The Fire Wire | July 22nd 2008 by Larry Fire
Here is the cover to issue # 2 of the upcoming comic adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel THE STAND, illustrated by Mike Perkins and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. read more
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