RIP: Lucille Bliss
Over the weekend I see that voice actress Lucille Bliss died earlier this month at the age of 96. The NY Times has an...
SNL spoofs Hawkeye’s small quiver
This weekend's Saturday Night Live featured guest host Jeremy Renner who was all too happy to reprise his role as Hawkeye in a very...
Superman Earth One V. 2 and AvX make bestseller chart
Backing up what we were saying the other day, two hardcover graphic novels debuted on Publishers Weekly Bestseller list via BookScan. Superman Earth One,...
Confused about how to be a geek? New book has answers
With all the controversy about who is and is not a True Geek, and with competition for highly sought after "geek perks" at an all time high, a book on how to be a geek is definitely what we need—and with much loved Geek icon Sheldon Cooper on the cover no less. From Krause, fine publishers of guides to collecting salt shakers, coins and comics, comes The Geek Handbook, by rocketllama.com co-creator Alex Langley. And there is nothing stereotypical at all about this book's blurbs:
Scratching the Surface of Thought Bubble 2012
This weekend saw Thought Bubble 2012's convention, and.... phew, it was busy. I did my best to talk to everybody, but don't think I...
“The Disappointed Optimist”, A Review of Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts
by Glen Downey
Just over an hour into Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, the charismatic chain-smoking troubadour of transhumanism observes that he isn’t—as some have suggested—a...
Thought Bubble is happening right now!
Are you here? Have you arrived? Leeds' Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival has reached the convention stage today, with guests including Kate Beaton, Mark...
SpumCo comics are back from Yoe and IDW
In the early 90s, nothing was cooler than Ren and Stimpy, John Krisfaluci's transgressive cartoon about mudskippers and nose goblins. And the space madness...
“Ask for Janice” as Jim Mahfood salutes the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique
Few albums have the mystique and legacy of Paul's Boutique, released pver 20 years ago by the Beastie Boys. LA artist Jim Mahfood is...
Walking Dead gelatin molds allow us to consume wobby zombies
If just watching the feel-good, life affirming adventures on THE WALKING DEAD isn't enough for you, maybe buying these officially sanctioned jello molds from Diamond Select Toys will enable you to extend the brand right in your own home. You can make ice cubes or jello shots in the shape of disembodied limbs, or for the piece de resistance make a big, gloppy head—preferably in cherry or orange flavor. Perfect centerpiece for a viewing party.
MOVIE REVIEWS: Tinker, Tailor, Skyfall, Spy
MILD SPOILERS BELOW. BEWARE.
The spy movie is the chilliest and sleekest of movie genres; the Jaguar to the Landrover; martini to the whiskey shot;...
Is this the face of the man who will write Star Wars: Episode VII?
Vulture is reporting that TOY STORY 3 writer Michael Arndt has written a treatment for Star Wars Episode VII the film Disney will make...

























