Monthly Archives: May 2011

Announcing the Room, the Book!

On October 5, I posted an interview with the star of The Room, Greg Sestero. At the end of the interview, Sestero mentioned that he was working on a tell-all book about his experience on the film. Since that time, … Continue reading

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Why it’s difficult to make Captain America cool

In recent years, I’ve discovered that patriotism seems to be a touchy subject. America has its share of problems (whether they are “fair” in that share is another conversation entirely), but even though our political system suffers from a divide … Continue reading

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Flashpoint Friday Odds and Ends

No Flashpoint books this week as we await the coming of the mini-series in June, but that won’t stop Flashpoint Fridays from soldering on. Last week, DC released a map of the Flashpoint Universe and it caused quite a stir. … Continue reading

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Preview for Shinku #1

Next week (June 1) will see the release of a new comic from Image called Shinku by Ron Marz and Lee Moder. Marz sent me the first issue and I must say that it’s absolutely worth checking out! First, here’s … Continue reading

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Dragon Age II Review

I try to be as timely as I can with my reviews and articles on this site, but Popgun Chao$ isn’t quite famous enough to get video games for advance reviews and I don’t really have the time to play … Continue reading

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Planet Hulk movie review

Lets get this out of the way here and now: I am not the intended audience for this film. I’m not a Marvel comics fan, nor am I really a Hulk fan. I do enjoy the character, but in all … Continue reading

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Apocalyptic musings on my 26th birthday

Surely I’m not telling you something you don’t already know, but Saturday was supposed to be the end of the world. Thankfully, that didn’t occur and now we’re all here to celebrate my birthday. I was going to write a … Continue reading

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Flashpoint Friday Week 2

One thing is for certain when it comes to event comics – you can always gauge which titles are on the chopping block judging by the comics that tie-in to the main title. During Blackest Night, DC had a promotional … Continue reading

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IDW’s Rocketeer Adventures

Comic books can be many things and now that the summer event season has begun, it can be easy to miss some of the quieter books out there. IDW’s Rocketeer Adventures is one such book. The Rocketeer isn’t part of … Continue reading

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What we can learn from Smallville

As much as I am a Superman fan, I refuse to watch Smallville. My friend Rich confronted me on the issue once. “Why won’t you watch it?” he asked. “It’s not really Superman,” I said. After Superman Returns came to … Continue reading

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