Why Do They Call Them Comics: Snuffy Smith
The American Educational System at work, ladies and gentlemen!Only in America could a school give a student a failing grade four hundred times and still remain open for business, as the unconcerned...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book was written by Justin Marks and directed by Jon Favreau. It's based— more or less— on Rudyard Kipling's stories of the same name.Marks previously wrote Street Fighter: The Legend Of...
View ArticleMy New Favorite Bumper Sticker
I didn't create this bumper sticker, but given the choice facing us all this November, I wholeheartedly agree with its message.
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse was written by Simon Kinberg (with "story by" credit from Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris) and directed by Bryan Singer.Kinberg is a prolific and uneven writer and...
View ArticleThe Name Game
In her ongoing effort to become the world's first trillionaire, author J.K. Rowling has written a new play, titled Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. Never mind that when the Harry Potter series...
View ArticleBasket Case
Bad news this week for fans of overpriced wicker storage and novelty architecture. The Longaberger basket company, which had an annual revenue of $1 BILLION dollars back in the 1990s, has fallen on...
View ArticleBigskull, Er, I Mean Foot
This week, Todd May, a known Bigfoot enthusiast, says he found what he believes is the fossilized skull of one of the elusive creatures.May was walking near his home in Utah when he came across the...
View ArticleTo Blankly Go
Last week Paramount Pictures released a series of nine character posters for their upcoming film Star Trek Beyond.They're definitely colorful and striking, and reasonably well designed. That said,...
View ArticleThings I Would Tweet If I Tweeted: The Wall
I just realized the wall Donald Trump wants to build isn't to keep Mexicans out. It's to keep Americans IN if he wins.
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys was written by Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi, and directed by Shane Black. Black wrote Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, The Monster Squad (!), The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero,...
View ArticleRisky Business
This week in business news, the Microsoft Corporation purchased networking website LinkedIn for a cool $26 BILLION. In cash! Congratulations to LinkedIn!Now maybe Microsoft can finally tell us all what...
View ArticleAnatomy Lesson
This is the poster for the upcoming Disney movie Pete's Dragon. It's a remake (natch!) of the 1977 film that starred Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters and Jim Backus.The original...
View ArticleScraping The Bottom Of The Star Trek Barrel
Each year the San Diego Comic Con features a series of overpriced, limited edition "exclusive" action figures and toys for sale.This year Mattel's getting in on the act, offering an exclusive Hot...
View ArticleFlagged Post
In response to overwhelming consumer demand, this week the American Association Of Decorative Hardware And Fixturesannounced it's making a fundamental design change in all flagpoles. Beginning...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring 2 was written by James Wan, Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes and David Leslie Johnson (it took four people to write this?). It was directed by James Wan.Chad and Carey Hayes are twins and writing...
View ArticleOverheard At Work: Garlic Fries
I work in a typical office, surrounded by many other workers in cubicles. Although I'm grateful to have a job I like, sometimes the vocal din from the surrounding coworkers is a bit overwhelming. Not...
View ArticleGodzilla Got Back!
This week Toho Studios released a new image from their upcoming film Shin Godzilla. The movie will of course be called Godzilla Resurgence in America, since it's now federal law that all films must...
View ArticleSounds Like Troub-El To Me
Back in May, the Siffy Channel announced it was producing a new Superman prequel series titled Krypton. This week, they finally released details on the project.According to Siffy, the series "will be...
View ArticleArt In The Wild!
I was browsing in my local comic bookery last week, and imagine my surprise when I walked past the gaming section and spotted my RARRR!! game on the shelf! Cool!OK, so technically it' s not my game......
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Warcraft
Warcraft was written by Charles Leavitt and Duncan Jones, and directed by Duncan Jones.Leavitt previously wrote K-PAX, Blood Diamond, Seventh Son and In The Heart Of The Sea, which should tell you...
View Article