I've never liked the Taskmaster, because he snaps my suspension of disbelief like a garter in a cheap bordello.
I actually enjoyed his characterization in "Siege" -- it really rang true and involved me with the character. It's his super-power that bug
Artist Adam Hughes is 43 today. Happy birthday, sir.
We've only seen it be "put on" and fly so far, but what do you think?
Personally, I'm somewhat torn. I like the recent iterations which are a tad bulkier and more armor-like, and I think the last version which matched up with the movie suit fairl
Read more…From the Human Torch to Cap, Chris Evans has taken the job. Thoughts?
Read more…Back in the 1980's, one of my favorite titles was All-Star Squadron. I thought It was great up until issue 50 or so. But in 1985, along came Crisis On Infinite Earths, and it really played havoc with this title and its modern day companion Infinity I
Read more…...and who shows up at the end of the episode?
Captain Jack Harkness.
Odd how coincidences happen now and again.
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Why Tubby is the uncle to David Brent, Sarah Silverman, and Larry David...
Read more…Brian Cronin over at Comics Should Be Good is compiling lists of the greatest stories ever for characters and writers. You can check out the details here http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/25/the-greatest-_____-stories-ever-told/
The vo
Read more…Okay, my site seems to be back up, so here again is a link to my ning, which contains links to the four Marvel reviews I was able to post before my domain when blooey. As always, these contain strong language and skewed opinions suggesting that, once
Read more…Having been, during my school years, in choir and drama club and on the academic and speech teams, Glee fires a bunch of memory cells. Growing up in small town Indiana (the show takes place in Lima, Ohio in a high school that shares its name with the
Read more…Ooh baby love, my baby love I need you, oh how I need you But all you do is treat me bad Break my heart and leave me sad Tell me, what did I do wrong To make you stay away so long 'Cause baby love, my baby love Been missing ya, miss kissing ya Inste
Read more…Hello fellow Legionnaires,
Last year, we played along with American Idol by saying what songs we would sing based on the theme of the week. I thought it went over well as a bunch of other Legionnaires participated. So I'm back for another go.
So,
He was at the Midtown Comics near Times Square when I was in there on Saturday. I remember thinking, "Here I am, who's never read a single thing of his, and I bet there's a dozen guys on the board who'd love to meet him."
Read more…Over at the Comics Should Be Good website, they have a regular Friday feature called "Comic Book Legends Revealed". The most recent one was all about the late Arnold Drake. Here's a link:
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/22/comic-boo
Kevin will be a new student introduced in the Veronica title according to artist Dan Parent. Veronica really likes him, but can't understand why he isn't gaga over her. Jughead knows, but he cautions Kevin not to tell Veronica...primarily because h
Read more…These were featured over on Bleeding Cool, and I thought I would share them here... An artist put up some mod prints of superheroes for sale on Etsy (at least until Marvel's and/or DC's lawyers shut him down), and there are some really good designs
Read more…Here's the fun article of the day. Newsarama asks the questions, which fictional pilots would have the best shot at flying through the volcanic ash currently obscuring air traffic over the North Atlantic? Their answers (and their reasons) can be foun
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