On today’s events in Egypt

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 [...]

New Editor-in-Chief at Marvel

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 [...]

Why I Hate Batman 1: The Saboteur

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 [...]

The end of media stores, and the death of the Craphound culture

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, [...]

New Adventures: oh god i’m forty

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, [...]