Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

5 Red Bulls and I Can See Through Time.

Friday, July 13th, 2007

I’m not sure people actually like energy drinks (I’d swear Red Bull’s aftertaste is sweetened uranium), but people sure do seem to need them. I’m not too proud to admit that I’ve leaned on a Red Bull here and a Rockstar there to ensure that I’m awake to hear inspiration ...

The Day The Music Died

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

While this isn't technically comics-related, it seems like most people reading this might be at least a little bit interested in the topic, and if you're not... well, tough.Next Monday, July 15, new royalty rates go into effect for Internet radio stations which will effectively kill the entire 'net radio ...

On Lateness (Mine and Others)

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Sorry we haven't been around much the last week or so -- I was on vacation in Florida, and while you might think that vacation would be a fantastic time to do some heavy-duty comics blogging, the fact of the matter was I didn't feel like doing much of anything ...

That "80 Candles" Crap Isn’t Funny, Nazi!

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Happy Birthday to JOB Much Favored Son Jason Hurt. The only relationship this post has with comics is that Jason probably owns about 10,000 of them.

Non-Reviews for Comics Not Bought, June 27 2007:

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Non-Book of the Week: Amazons Attack #3 -This is the third issue? The art of underrated Pete Woods isn't enough to make me care about this odd little pocket event. That I place Countdown ahead of this in terms of my interest is your first hint that it's probably not ...

Worst toy tie-in ever?

Monday, June 25th, 2007

I don't really pay attention to these things much anymore -- most of my toy buying is comics-related rather than movie-related (and, every so often, kid-related) -- so I have absolutely no clue if this toy is indeed the single worst movie tie-in ever, as Wm. Steven Humphrey of the ...

Automagical

Friday, June 15th, 2007

You might remember that last week, we had this thing going around here where you, our loyal readers, could decide for yourself what Captain Marvel should've changed Black Adam's magic word to. Well, my buddy Ryan took it one step further than my simple have-a-blank-image trick. In an ...

Paris Hilton’s Blues

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Don't know who snapped this photograph, but it wasn't any of us. (Perhaps Patron Saint Jimmy Olsen?) At any rate, we refer any thoughts of litigation to the very bottom of this page.

Not-So-Great Moments In Metropolis’s History, Part One

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Yeah, 'cause what Superman really needs is a couple of thirteen-year-old kids writing programs in BASIC to fill him in on the physics necessary for keeping a plummeting 300-ton airliner from smashing into the center of Metropolis.

More Magic Words: From the Marts of Eternity

Friday, June 8th, 2007

From the weekly Newsarama "Countdown" interview with editor Mike Marts:NEWSARAMA: Back to Black Adam - his word was "sorry?" Captain Marvel changed it to that? And he has the wisdom of Solomon? I mean - wasn't that, or wouldn't that have been one of the first words he said or ...