Gratuitous Eva Mendes Moment
The Ghost Rider movie may end up being more Elektra than Spider-Man, but Eva Mendes makes it a must-see no matter what. Happy Thanksgiving!
Gay Penguins a Menace to Society
You can’t make this stuff up… Persecution of the Penguin Bookby Claire Kirch, PW Daily — 11/21/2006 Movies about penguins might be box-office gold (March of the Penguins; Happy Feet), but controversy has been dogging a picture book about penguins, published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster. And Tango Makes Three, written by professor
On The Shelves: 11/22/06
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly sporadic, ill-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 11/22/06 follows. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be
Random Top 5: Most Anticipated
The reorganizing of the apartment continues, but the comics bookshelf is complete, with every graphic novel and comic book-related book I own now in one place. Some had been stashed away in longboxes, but now that they’re all breathing freely, I’ve noticed there are several I’ve yet to get around to reading yet. As soon
Belated Halloween Happiness
Bumperboy is one the reasons I could never give up comics completely! Debbie Huey rocks.
Call me muy lame-o!
So, I’m in Boston with a free night, an expense account and my first appointment tomorrow not until 10am and a mere three blocks away from my hotel and I… 1) Walked 5 blocks over to Faneuil Hall and had dinner at a divey Mexican restaurant I could afford on my own; 2) Rushed back
Life of a Salesman and other stuff
Heading up to Boston tomorrow (8am flight!) for five meetings in two days, pitching the two magazines that really attracted me to the position in the first place. (There’s five I sell for altogether, but three of them are pretty well established and don’t have as much new ground to break.) Two existing clients, one
The Prestige, Comics, Life, etc.
** No, I haven’t seen Heroes yet, though not for lack of interest. Probably end up getting the Season One DVD and watching it when I retire, along with the many other movies and TV shows I’ve missed over the past couple of years. I did see The Prestige, though, and loved it. (Bought the
On the Shelves: 11/15/06
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly sporadic, ill-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 11/15/06 follows. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be
Link: Moon Knight on TV??!!?
No, really! Marvel Pacts with No Equal for Moon Knight Marvel Studios, a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Vancouver based production company, No Equal Entertainment, have entered into an agreement to develop a live-action television series based on Marvel’s cult favorite Moon Knight. The announcement was made today by David Maisel of Marvel Entertainment