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It’s been almost two months since Bill Blackbeard died, but most people–including me–only found out the other day. Honestly, I didn’t even know he was still alive, but when I read of his death, my eyes filled with tears. Bill Blackbeard had a huge impact on my life, almost incalculable. That impact was caused mostly [...]
The other day, on a whim, I tweeted and posted to Facebook, “If I were a superhero, what would my name be? Best name gets a prize of some sort. GO!” I liked a lot of the suggestions my friends threw out to me, but there was on that was a clear winner. It spawned [...]
I really think Community is one of the best shows on TV right now, for a variety of reasons. Last week’s episode, “Advanced Dungeons and Dragons,” was one of the best of the best. It was hilariously funny, but also very touching, and it was more accurate in the way it portrayed people playing Dungeons [...]
I read this post, “Batman: Plutocrat,” today, and it reminded me of one of the big reasons why I like Superman as a character more than I like Batman. Both Batman and Superman are born into aristocracy (Bruce Wayne, the son of a millionaire doctor; Kal-El, the son of his planet’s most prominent scientist). Both [...]
The Cape premiered this past Sunday night. I was nervous about it. Superheroes aren’t often treated well on TV, but I really wanted to like it, if for no other reason than I’m a sucker for Summer Glau. I’m happy to say I liked it a lot. It was fun and adventurous, with just the [...]
About six months ago, a very nice chap I knew on FriendFeed, Dan Morrill, asked me if I’d like to review graphic novels for his website, Comics Forge. I said, “Hell yes, I would!” He sent me a batch of graphic novels, I read some…and then time dragged, people got busy, and, well, I know [...]
There’s a moment in the most recent episode of Smallville that took my breath away and put a big smile on my face. It’s one of those moments that pushes my Gee-Whiz buttons and tugs at the heartstrings of my inner child. I was thinking recently about how Smallville, now in its tenth and final [...]
Walking into the theater to see Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, there were many reasons why I could be disappointed. I love the graphic novels the movie is adapted from, and most movie adaptations fall short (to put it nicely) of the source material. I loved Michael Cera in Arrested Development and I’ve liked him [...]
I do not hide the fact that I am a Jane Wiedlin fanboy. She’s cute, she’s funny, she’s geeky, she’s friendly. And when I was younger, so much younger than today, I thought the Go-Go’s were incredibly cool. (Well, I still think that.) She’s been heavily promoting her new comic, Lady Robotika, for months now. [...]
As I said on Twitter, the two bad things about driving 3 hours to Wichita for the KLA annual conference is: 1) it’s a 3-hour drive, and 2) you end up in Wichita. The good things, though, are very good. I got to hang out with some of my library friends, I got to see [...]
