Damn you, Sith!

30Jul08

Hey, guys! I got an email today from MovieTickets.com. The Dark Knight has settled in at the Number Two slot for the Top-5 Performing Films of All-Time. W00t! Those Bat-characters know how to sell tickets! Here’s a snippet from the email.

Damned Sith.

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Tags: the dark knight

Safety First 101

30Jul08

Safety First tip #218: look out for the mob. The Harry Potter fan mobs. Because they’re coming, and if you aren’t careful, they will crush you like an insect in their thunderous wake.

And if you think I’m exaggerating then you have never seen a diehard Harry Potter fan. They’re nuts. Yes, I love Harry Potter. [...]

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Tags: david yates, harry potter and the half-blood prince, trailers

Watchmen … considered yourselves, err, watched

30Jul08

More Watchmen movie news! In 2009, the world will watch the Watchmen. And there’s only two words I can say to that: hell yeah.

IESB.net has a great article about their set visit that’s worth checking out. And /Film has some good SDCC Watchmen panel info about a director’s cut version of the film—which is summing [...]

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Tags: billy crudup, carla gugino, dave gibbons, jackie earle haley, jeffrey dean morgan, malin akerman, matthew goode, patrick wilson, san diego comic-con, watchmen, zack snyder

Nurse—no, NO, AHH!

29Jul08

Did I mention this artist kicks ass? Seriously, his comic book strips are awesome. I’ve posted some before, and will totally continue to do so.

You know, the Joker as a nurse isn’t hard to imagine—if he was a nurse at Arkham Asylum. Any Bat-fan knows how ridiculous Arkham’s security is. It’s really a shame that [...]

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Tags: harvey dent/two-face, the dark knight, the joker, themonkeyyouwant

Swuiiite

29Jul08

Exciting news! Early July I was contacted by a freelance writer named Melissa Kucirek. She wanted to know if she could interview me for a Suite101.com article she was doing on comic books.
Whoa. How cool is that?
And here it is! “A Womans’ (Quick) Guide to Comic Survival.” Click the pic below to go [...]

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Tags: chicago comics, suite101