There have been many Phantoms before the current one – a lineage of fathers passing the torch to their sons, an oath to defend the jungles of Bangalla from piracy, cruelty, and injustice. The story of the modern Phantom, the 21st, continues in The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks, published by Moonstone Books, starting with […]
Wow. For the last two days, I have been following a disturbing thread at Blog@Newsarama. Blogger J. Caleb Mozzoco engaged in a little link-blogging posted an ill-conceived ‘joke’ concerning a children’s costume event. The organizers of the event had put out a call for all “superheroes and fairies.” Mozzoco, playing on this wrote: “Make your […]
According to a press release circulated Wednesday, writer Mark Millar (Civil War, Marvel 1985) will be the Guest of Honor later this year at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con. Veteran comic scribe Mark Millar is currently setting Hollywood on fire with properties like Wanted and Kick-Ass, and now the Scottish sensation will be meeting and greeting […]
Back in December 2006, probably my favorite living comic book artist, Humberto Ramos, announced a project that he and Paul Jenkins (one of my favorite comic writers) were working on together called Fairy Quest. Now, like I said, I’m a HUGE fan of both of these guys, and absolutely have loved everything they’ve done together […]
Somewhere out of the blue the other day, I came across Th3rd World Studios, an independent comic book publisher started in 2006 that, to be honest with you, I had never heard of. Checking out their website, it looks to me like they have some great comics. Here’s just a sampling of some of their […]
Why waste hard earned cash on a series that you’ve been collecting for a year, but really don’t like? You can take that 3 or 4 bucks and buy something new and exciting! DVD’s, Video Games, Comics, the occassional book…check here for your one-stop listing of all the stuff you should add to your collection […]
On occasion, folks will say “it’s just a phone.” Bah! They don’t get it because they don’t have one. Don’t make me choose between you and my iPhone! My iPhone completes me! Much as the silver cord connects my astral form to the Prime Material Plane, the iPhone connects me to the vast, wondrous world […]
Seriously? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 25 this year. Why the hell haven’t they made a bigger deal about this? I mean…the Turtles are a phenomenon! Well, were. I still think their current cartoon is pretty popular. Check out www.tmnt25.com for all the latest news on the upcoming planned events for the Turtles’ anniversary. […]
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I fully expect to be asking questions at the end of one of these things leading me into the next story. I don’t expect to ask “What the hell did I just read?!?”