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Warning- political rant ahead I woke up today to find out about the shutdown of the Internet and cell phone communications in Egypt. Aghast at the situation, I kept a window to the live stream of Al Jazeera all day and followed the events. The riots were strange and weird to watch. For example, the [...]
I’ve long been a big fan of Joe Quesada’s decade-long run as Editor-in-Chief at Marvel. A lot of great comics came under his watch- Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, Brian Michael Bendis’s Ultimate Spider-Man and Alias, Greg Pak’s Planet Hulk, and Garth Ennis’s Punisher run are four notable examples. Over the years, as Marvel recovered from [...]
People assume that because you love comics, you love certain comics characters. I always found that a bit strange. After all, if you tell me you love movies, I’m not going to automatically assume you love Luke Skywalker and E.T. But I get it all the time… “Whattaya like? Spider-Man? X-Men? Superman?” Usually the answer [...]
On the way home from Sunday shopping, I noticed a big “STORE CLOSING” sign on the Coconuts music and movies store in Toms River. I wasn’t surprised by its impending doom; I haven’t set foot in any of their stores in years. In fact, I wondered why it had stayed afloat for so long. Clearly, [...]
How the hell did THIS happen? You wake up in the morning every day long enough, and eventually, you’re 40. Granted, the alternative is worse, but still! What did I do to be punished like this? I don’t feel forty. I’m still the same guy with a desk of Marvel Super Hero Squad action figures, [...]
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