In an alternate dimension, where we’re a less cynical culture and hollow crap like Avatar and The Lorax tank at the box office, John Carter would be lauded for what it is: an unapologetic, old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure for all ages.
Category: Pop Culture
On comics and other pop culture topics, including archived Comic Book Commentary posts from 2005-2007.
Ownership vs. Access: Which is More Important?
In less than a week, I’ve already spent more money on PoxNora—the “free-to-play” virtual card game I raved about earlier this week—than I have on ebooks all year long. If you include all of my Steam purchases (effectively the Kindle of computer gaming) over the past six months, it’s more than I’ve spent on ebooks ever!
New Obsession: PoxNora
I never got into Magic: The Gathering, but I did play a lot of Pokemon and VS., so the appeal of collectible card games (aka, social gaming!) isn’t new to me, and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is one of my all-time favorite games, so turn-based tactics is right up my alley, too. Combine them with an impressively deep setting, beautiful artwork, and a slick (if not totally intuitive) deck virtual management system, and you have a winner.
Fragmented Marketing: Making Owls Appealing
“From the Director of 300 and Watchmen” isn’t an ideal tagline for a PG-rated movie aimed at kids.
Killer iPad Apps: ComiXology
It’s been two weeks since Steve Jobs’ “magical and revolutionary” device officially went from fascinating Rorschach test to tangible…
RIDDICK’s Big Screen Return | GeekTyrant
About 10 years ago a relatively unknown actor, by the name of Vin Diesel, starred in a scifi/horror movie about…
Fight Club
via imdb.com TYLER You were looking for a way to change your life. You could not do this on your…