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February 28, 2010
Thanks to Andy Diggle, both for writing the Losers and alerting me—through his Twitter feed—that there be another TV spot. It’s short, but it has some new footage, mostly from when Max gets the Losers pissed off. I think we Read more…
I can’t say I was a huge fan of Superman Returns, Bryan Singer‘s much heralded helming of the attempted resuscitation of the Superman franchise. It wasn’t terrible, but it lacked something, both emotionally and intellectually. I can’t say any of Read more…
February 26, 2010
Just in case you’re interested, I’ve tried to unload my thoughts regarding my top ten books from the interview in On Spec. In that post, I mention the Sarantine Mosaic is my favourite Guy Gavriel Kay work—and of the two, Read more…
I for one welcome our new On Spec overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a “trusted”1 internet personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to enjoy On Spec‘s copious speculative fiction goodness. 1. This blog cannot Read more…
February 25, 2010
There’s a new 30 second TV spot for the Losers available on Youtube. I don’t have much to say. There’s nothing really new presented here, a couple of scenes and such, but nothing ground-breaking. The wife has agreed that if Read more…
February 23, 2010
I think I like the title “Mercenary Hack of the Fantasy World.†Screw that, I love the title. For those of you just joining us, I’m the featured author in the current issue of On Spec. It’s also got my Read more…
I can’t say that I’m huge into pulp, but I do enjoy it and am always ready to check it out in a movie or on TV. Heck, I even enjoyed the Phantom, so, y’know, I might be suspect. I Read more…
February 21, 2010
So, whether it was supposed to be official or not, Geoff Johns revealed on Twitter that Mark Strong is going to be Sinestro. This isn’t a huge surprise, but it’s now kind of official. Personally, I think this is awesome. Read more…
February 19, 2010
It seems we’re going to be getting a movie about the Boys. The comic is written by Garth Ennis and is about a CIA black ops team tasked with keeping all those crazy supers in line. It is one of Read more…
Slate is doing its own version of a pledge drive. Slate has a collection of pretty hot podcasts. Now, anyone who knows me, knows I definitely dig on a hot podcast. Slate has three to which I regularly listen, one Read more…