Mickey Mouse Does Whatever a Spider Can
Aug 31Disney has just acquired Marvel Comics. On the downside, two massive stocks of incredibly lucrative IP monopoly have now merged. On the upside, Quesada apparently thinks this will give Marvel more freedom, though I don’t exactly see why. (But hey, now if there’s ever a merger between Disney and Time-Warner, then DC and Marvel would [...]
Lifestyles of the Rich and Idle
Aug 28Amidst all the endlessly tedious media hoopla over Ted Kennedy’s death, I heard one good anecdote. During a period when Kennedy was being attacked by an opponent for never having worked a day in his life, he supposedly visited an ironworks factory where he was accosted by a labourer who asked him: “Is it true [...]
Anti-Life Justifies My Blog!
Aug 28On this date in 1917, comic-book writer-artist Jack Kirby was born (originally under the name Jacob Kurtzberg). Over the course of his career (until his death in 1994), Kirby would be involved in the creation of many of the comic book industry’s most recognisable characters. With collaborator Stan Lee, he helped create Iron Man, the [...]
From Fox to Cat?
Aug 26Having thought Megan Fox came across as a vacant, sluggish zombie in the first Transformers movie (I didn’t see the second), I’ve been less than thrilled at her casting in Jonah Hex; so I was understandably alarmed at this latest rumor (mercifully contradicted here) that Fox is going to be cast as the next Catwoman. [...]
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