The Laughing Mental Patient

One of the big upsides of being a member of the League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen (and there are many) is that it keeps me in fairly constant contact with my man Leon. Don't read to much into that. The real source of joy is the fact that in Leon I found somebody I can actually talk about the nuts and bolts of comic books with-not just the story or the artwork but the guys behind the scenes that make the magic happen. Colorists. Inkers. Editors. Before I could bring nearly any well-intention… Continue

Hey, look everyone, Michael Bay decided to make a Star Trek Movie.

Ooh, maybe we'll get to see the enterprise and a Bird of Prey Drag Racing. Then they can blow up.






Shame on you J.J.

I'm gonna be in the bathroom hosing the pee off of my childhood memories if anyone needs me. Continue

....David Hasselhoff?

Really?

Oh yeah.

Really.

RLY?

SRSLY. RLY.

Yeah, those of you who weren't doing something more fun (like, oh say, contracting dysentery, or administering an enema to your kindly old 300 pound Aunt Alberta, or not telling those damn commies a thing as they inserted the bamboo slivers into your urethra) on May 26 1998 may remember si… Continue

Holy crap, has anyone else seen this promo for the new BBC series No Heroics?





This looks fucking hilarious. I soooo wish I had BBC America. There hasn't been a good attempt at using superheroes as a humor medium since The Tick (actually, come to think of it the BBC series My Hero used this trope and was pretty damn funny-but this show looks infinitely cooler). This series has the advantage of appearing on a network that won'… Continue

Well, MV I couldn’t be happier to answer your question as strong female characters are a particular passion of mine. Unfortunately they ain’t all that easy to find in superhero-ville. But I will do my best to use my Jedi powers to guide you through he minefield of :

DECENT FEMALE PROTAGONISTS IN THE COMIC BOOK SHOP



I wouldn’t shy away from She-Hulk at all.… Continue