A Fanboy’s Take: Superman Returns
There was a nice article in Friday’s USA Today revealing to the world its first look at Brandon Routh as Superman. The focus of the article is entirely on the re-visualization of the iconic costume. Set for release in June 2006, Superman Returns has been said to follow in continuity with Superman 1 & 2,
Review: Top Shelf Roundup
A month or so ago, Top Shelf Productions was running a great sale on some of their backlist, with an assortment of graphic novels and comix for $1 and $3. [EDIT: The sale is apparently still on, here.] A mixed bag of titles, the vast majority of which I’d never heard of, I decided to
INFO: Bravo’s Ultimate Super Heroes, Villains & Vixens
BRAVO POWERS UP WITH THREE-PART SPECIAL “ULTIMATE SUPER HEROES, ULTIMATE SUPER VILLAINS, ULTIMATE SUPER VIXENS” BEGINNING MAY 26 NARRATED BY TELEVISION ICON ADAM WEST Interviews include George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Mike Myers, James Earl Jones, Kirsten Dunst, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Alba, Vivica A. Fox, Bryan Singer, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill and
Try Something Different: 4/20/05
Support Independent Comics! Independent comics (and manga) being released today, 4/20/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. What are you reading? AC COMICS Best Of The West #49, $6.95 A. D. VISION Maburaho
ménage à trois: 4/13/05
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] As several current story arcs come to their drawn-out conclusions over the next couple of months, I’ll
Adopt A Comic: Elk’s Run / Fade From Grace Winners
Well, it was like pulling teeth, but we’ve got two winners of our first (and last?) Adopt a Comic contest. Shane Bailey: I’ve actually been looking for Elk’s Run #1 to try it out. Ok here we go. I shop at Borderlands Comics and Games in Jacksonville, FL. I think the zip code is 32211
Retailer Spotlight: Richmond Comix
A few weeks back, we took a trip south to visit my mother in Virginia, and I decided to hit Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator to see what the four-color world was like outside of New York City. Punching in the zip code of her suburban Richmond town, I was surprised to see only three shops
ménage à trois: 4/6/05
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] At this point, distracted by the passage of time, the filing of a pile of back issues
Our First Pet
Isaac has figured out why we’ve been looking at houses the past month or two, and has now started making plans. He’s looking forward to “big boy school” which means five months of “When do I start big boy school?” At first he was into the idea of having his own room, but last night
"Backyards Are Overrated."
As someone who’s lived in both houses and apartments, played in both grass and brick-strewn empty lots, I agree. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want one! The house search took a big step forward yesterday as we went out for the first time since our mortgage was approved – my Army years finally paid