Mtv just posted the teaser trailer for Will Eisner’s The Spirit. It looks pretty interesting, but I would be probably more impressed if it wasn’t so Sin City-ish. I like the look, but I hope that the end product is more colorful and his tie is a bit more restrained. I’m sure I’ll still go [...]

It’s no secret to those who know me that I’m a sucker for action figures. I’ve got a whole mess of old Star Wars figs, several of the cooler Unleashed figures, both Army of Darkness figures, a Captain Lou Albano and even an original NIB Maxx Figure. My reaction to these pics of the new [...]

As a long time reader of MAD Magazine I was always aware of the congressional hearings in the 50s with regard to the contents of comics of the day. I was never really clear on what the specifics were. Over at The New Yorker there’s an excellent article/primer on the whole issue. Definitely a [...]

The trailer for the new Incredible Hulk movie is up over at mtv.com and it looks like Edward Norton was an excellent choice. I liked the Ang Lee movie, but I completely understand that people hated it. The Hulk is, after all a giant psychopath, giving him a “soul” was a pretty big mistake stylistically. [...]

I was in Chicago last week for The Pogues show and as always I try to check out some “culture” that we don’t normally get here in mid-Michigan. This time, we decided on checking out Hopleaf in Andersonville. After the fact I was talking with a friend of mine who told me that a mutual [...]