“ UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2 I am not a big fan of the “reformed” Emma Frost, as I never trusted her. Some women, in my opinion, are just irredeemably evil and “the love of a good man” isn’t going to do some magic trick on their hearts.
Hurf Durf Nerds
This blog is to highlight some of the awful nerdy shit I see posted on the Internet. I'm not a mean dude; I don't dislike anyone I link here. But sometimes nerds let their nerdery drive them to say some pretty extreme shit. And that'll be here.
January 20, 2009
January 11, 2009
“ AJ January 11, 2009 at 3:53 am Whether left- or right-wing, whether they wrap themselves in the flag or burn it, makes no difference. Superheroes sell the fantasies of infantile omnipotence and narcissistic inflation. “I’m magical, with unique powers that let me satisfy my desires in ways no-one else can, and I can get away with aggression.” Debates about their morality or their politics misdirect attention from superheroes’ actual function: to regress the reader to a state which is pre-moral, pre-political. The real question is not who would the superhero (or their creator) vote for, but rather, is the regressed reader emotionally old enough to vote?
January 8, 2009
“ It’s always a pleasant surprise to find out that a cute girl, especially one on a geeky show, also happens to be a geek.
January 2, 2009
“ Kirk Boxleitner, a.k.a. K-Box Says: January 1st, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Yes, Mark Waid, how dare we refuse to buy what we’re told to buy, blindly and without thinking, no matter how many creators tell us that we should love the living hell out of it. How dare we not be nostalgic for an era of storytelling that predates the births of at least half the “new readers” that the new (ie. old) status quo is meant to appeal to. How dare we drive sales figures down to 66K, without any signs of slowing down, because we don’t think it’s worth our money to read rehashes of stories that were already told, and told infinitely better, more than 20-30 years ago. Because, oh no, if this retcon fails, then that makes it even less likely that you’ll be allowed to retcon the “love triangle” back into Superman’s continuity, and how dare characters grow and evolve and improve from what they were when you were a child. Boo hoo. Cry more. It’s time that we stopped being held hostage by the retrograde tastes of middle-aged man-children.
Yes, Mark Waid, how dare we refuse to buy what we’re told to buy, blindly and without thinking, no matter how many creators tell us that we should love the living hell out of it. How dare we not be nostalgic for an era of storytelling that predates the births of at least half the “new readers” that the new (ie. old) status quo is meant to appeal to. How dare we drive sales figures down to 66K, without any signs of slowing down, because we don’t think it’s worth our money to read rehashes of stories that were already told, and told infinitely better, more than 20-30 years ago. Because, oh no, if this retcon fails, then that makes it even less likely that you’ll be allowed to retcon the “love triangle” back into Superman’s continuity, and how dare characters grow and evolve and improve from what they were when you were a child. Boo hoo. Cry more. It’s time that we stopped being held hostage by the retrograde tastes of middle-aged man-children.
December 12, 2008
“ Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Academy Awards. Given “The Dark Knight’s” pre-Oscar buzz, it’s likely Wolverine will preside over a triumphant night for the Batman, echoing scenes from “Batman Vs. Wolverine” a.k.a. “The Prestige.
December 5, 2008
“ I am an unabashed, hardcore fan of Nerdcore Hip-Hop. For the uninitiated, Nerdcore is a movement by underground do-it-yourselfers who happen to be nerds and geeks, seeking to bring storytelling and topical conversation back to hip-hop. You won’t hear raps about guns and hos in these rhymes.
December 4, 2008
“ We’ve had so much fun with those we thought we’d put a little twist on the concept, and ask you to participate in helping us re-cast classic genre movies with contemporary actors … or in other words, what the casts of great sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies made in the past might look like if they were made (or remade) today. And we’re going to start with the undisputed king of classic genre movies, the original Star Wars Trilogy, and role-by-major-role ask you to help choose what actor would best play the part, beginning today with Ben ‘Obi-Wan’ Kenobi, originally played in George Lucas’ epic by distinguished British actor Sir Alex Guinness.
December 2, 2008
“ Zenescope Entertainment is known for their beautiful, brainy and butt-kicking female characters, so it’s only natural for us to hold our first ever Girl of the Month Contest. One winner will be chosen each month to represent the Zenescope website as the Zenescope Girl of the Month 2009 and all you need to do to enter is email us a picture of just you along with a brief bio that includes your favorite Zenescope title and issue and any other fun facts about yourself that you want us to know to info@zenescope.com and make sure the pic includes a Zenescope theme!
“ Frost/Nixon
Friday, December 5
Rated R Richard Nixon…was not the nicest man. You know who else wasn’t a nice man? Skeletor! Therefore, it makes perfect sense to cast Frank Langella, the man who played Skeletor in the “Masters of the Universe” live action film, as Richard Nixon in this adaptation of Peter Morgan’s play! The only problem is that Skeletor probably isn’t as evil as Nixon was. After all, what did Skeletor ever really do besides fail miserably in his plans?
Friday, December 5
Rated R Richard Nixon…was not the nicest man. You know who else wasn’t a nice man? Skeletor! Therefore, it makes perfect sense to cast Frank Langella, the man who played Skeletor in the “Masters of the Universe” live action film, as Richard Nixon in this adaptation of Peter Morgan’s play! The only problem is that Skeletor probably isn’t as evil as Nixon was. After all, what did Skeletor ever really do besides fail miserably in his plans?
November 25, 2008
“ Our store is located across the street from Full Sail University, one of the largest new media schools in the US. My business partner, Jason, teaches film there. This puts us at the epicenter of a lot of skilled, creative people – overwhelmingly male. With this in mind, we started Girls of A Comic Shop, glamour photography of local models in the shop. This blew up on the web with many people criticizing us for using sex to sell comics (including Jim Valentino, who then published Bomb Queen through his Shadowline imprint). Fangirl Model, Ruby Rocket, became our poster girl posing in her own comic accurate costumes, like Thrillkiller Batgirl.
