Oh, Uatu the Watcher. Vowed never to interfere, except for all those times he interfered, which was all of of the times. Friday night, I watched Sharknado. You generally think you know what you’re getting yourself into when you watch a SyFy original movie called “Sharknado” done by the Asylum production team. But sometimes, it’s …
July 2013 archive
Goodbye, Local Comic Shop
For the past year, I have been ordering my comics through a mail service. It’s a really good discount, and when I switched, I felt bad for “abandoning” my local comic shop. To alleviate the guilt and to continue to support a small local business that I had been loyal to on a weekly basis …
169. Angar the Screamer
How is an evil hippie assassin whose screams create hallucinations not the greatest villain in the Marvel Universe? For multiple reasons he should be! Evil? Check. Villain? Check. Assassin? Check. Screams that cause hallucinations? Check. Hippie? Check, check, check, motherfucking double goddamn check. Joss Whedon, get on that shit. Avengers 3, motherfucker!
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B-b-b-bonus-s-s-s-s-s sketch! My soon to be retired pal Jason drew this for me upon request.
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I watched Birdemic: Shock and Terror last night. On purpose. I had seen it in a theater last year as part of a RiffTrax live event. It was pretty great. This time, however, no RiffTraxing was involved. Just plain ol’ Netflix. By itself, it is still incredibly hilarious. It is the worst. Right now, I’m …
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I went to see Pacific Rim. It’s fantastic. It’s giant monsters fighting giant robots, but it also has heart to spare with likeable, sympathetic characters, humor and charm. The action is believable, easy on the eyes and still frenetic. Despite copious amounts of destruction, consequences still feel real. Godzilla and Cloverfield can go fuck off. …