Tag Archives | Science Fiction
Moon of Kudzu
While I’m on the subject of hauntingly beautiful moon-related indie sf movies, the extremely low-budget Moon Europa project, which I was introduced to at Asheville’s Revoluticon in 2006, is one to keep an eye on. Check out the three trailers here, here, and here.
Moon of Ice
This trailer is beautifully done. So beautifully done, in fact, that I’m betting they put the bit with the dove in at the end just because they felt they had to make sure nobody thought they were out to glamourise the Nazis!
Anyway, I look forward to seeing more. (But since when do Germans drive on the left?)
But Probably Not the One Who Supported the Registration Act
Rothbard is Iron Man! So we learn at the end of this piece by Jeff Tucker.
Now there’s an image that sticks in the mind ….
Night of the Iguaçu
Niagara is cool (which according to Aristotle would be why it flows downward), but to my mind the world’s most beautiful waterfall, which I’ve always wanted to see, is Iguaçu Falls in Brazil:
From the latest trailer it looks like Iguaçu Falls is going to be a major location for Indiana Jones and the Title That Goes On and On. Should be mighty purty ….
Spawn of “Everything You Need To Know About Comics”
My regular readers are already familiar with the terrifying radioactive origins of Batman, Robin, Man-Bat, Black Canary, and Green Lantern.
But wait, there’s more!
Iron Man was a man who got his powers through being bitten by a radioactive iron.
The Sandman was a man who got his powers through being bitten by some radioactive sand.
Superman was a man who got his powers through being bitten by a radioactive building superintendent.
The Silver Surfer was a surfer who got his powers through being bitten by some radioactive silver.
The Human Torch was a torch that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive human.
Red Tornado was a tornado that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive Communist.
Doctor Doom was a doom that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive person with a doctorate.
Man-Thing was a thing that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive man.
Swamp Thing was a thing that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive swamp.
The Justice League was a league that got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive Supreme Court judge.
Harley Quinn was a mighty Eskimo who got her powers through being bitten by a radioactive motorcycle.
Captain America was the entire United States of America, which got its powers through being bitten by a radioactive captain.