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Killer iPad Apps: ComiXology

By On April 19, 2010 · 7 Comments · In Pop Culture, Reviews

It’s been two weeks since Steve Jobs’ “magical and revolutionary” device officially went from fascinating Rorschach test to tangible consumer appliance, and while some of the hype around it being the savior of book, magazine and newspaper publishing has thankfully died down, there’s no debating that Apple’s App Store has had a [...]

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Christopher Nolan’s Joker Problem

By On February 1, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Pop Culture

No matter who wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three weeks from now, Christopher Nolan has a serious dilemma in front of him as he decides where to go with his inevitable third installment in the juggernaut Batman franchise.

To Joker, or Not To Joker?

Even if he hadn’t received a single award nomination [...]

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Outrage, Humor, Context

By On December 10, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Pop Culture, Writing

David Brothers was one of the smartest comics bloggers on the scene a few years back when I was at my peak of following the industry, and he’s remained one of the few whom I still follow despite my current pull list being a shadow of its former self.

[Side note: Have to [...]

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Review: The Incredible Hulk

By On November 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Pop Culture, Reviews

I skipped The Incredible Hulk in theaters because I was fully expecting to be disappointed, but my son really wanted to see it and Iron Man was unexpectedly good, so we picked up the DVD and I was pleasantly surprised.

Ed Norton isn’t as dynamic an actor as Robert Downey, Jr., [...]

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Apology Unnecessary

By On October 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Politics, Pop Culture, Publishing

There’s a bit of a tempest in a teapot happening over at Montclair State University thanks to a “controversial” episode of the Keith Knight comic strip, The K Chronicles, that was published last week in the student newspaper, the Montclarion, and included the word “nigger”.

Twice!

Well, kind of…

Seemingly lost [...]

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