People approach me and say “Doug, we haven’t seen you post recently. What have you been learning on the Internet these last two weeks that you haven’t been posting?”* I learned that Matt Mullenweg started WordPress partially of a desire…
A friend invited me out to see Watchmen tonight and, in brief, it was a good way to spend a couple of hours on a Friday night. The film hews very closely to the graphiccomicnovelbook (as noted on GeekDad) and…
Have y’all seen the new Presidential $1 coins the U.S. Mint is set to release? Here are the first 4: The wisdom of minting $1 coins when the population of the U.S. has shown, time-and-again, their resistance to such coinage…
Looks like the producers of the upcoming Batman movie (once again starring Christian Bale in the titular role) have selected Heath Ledger to play The Joker. We’ll see how the casting plays out on that one, but I have to…
The Spiderman 3 trailer went live today. You know you have to see it. (And yes, it’s most definitely worth a watch or 5…)
Just how well do you know your comic book superheroes? What is your Comic Book Geek I.Q.? If you think yourself a real comic book afficionado, BBSpot has a quiz worth taking titled Superhero or Household Cleaner?. See how well…
I’ve generally liked the Spider-Man movies as implemented by Sam Raimi and his creative crew, but I must object to his casting of Topher Freakin’ Grace as Venom! Eddie Brock, aka Venom – 6’3″, 260lbs. former-weight-lifter-turned-newspaper-reporter and, when combined with…
