Category: News

Here is one of those things you find in your travels around the InterTubes that’s just too cute/funny to keep to yourself.

Super You, in addition to having a theme song of the same class as "It’s a Small World" when it comes to getting stuck in your head (WARNING: Music plays automatically when you visit the site), offers custom-made superhero outfits for kids. You simply choose a size and color for each part of the outfit (unitard, cape, belt, etc.), wait for the costume to arrive, and next thing you know, your favorite little crimefighter has a new costume.

What could be better for a child’s self-confidence and creativity than to be able to create their own superhero costume? By creating Super You, I hope to teach children that being Super is whatever they want it to be—and that being Super comes from within.

My favorite part about the whole arrangement? The costume arrives in a black "Super Briefcase" for kids to open — preferably away from the prying eyes of supervillains and those they’re sworn to protect.

I think this card sums up my feelings about the end of the Writers Strike with disturbing accuracy:

Recently, Variety reported that Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan and Danial Henney, recently seen in the Korean drama My Father, have joined the cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. According to the article, Monaghan will play Barnell, a "mysterious character from Wolverine’s past who has the ability to manipulate energy and electricity."

Henney will take on the role of Agent Zero, "a member of the Weapon X program and an expert tracker with lethal marksman skills." Monaghan and Henney join a growing cast which already includes Hugh Jackman as, of course, Wolverine, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Taylor Kitsch, will.i.am, Lynn Collins and Ryan Reynolds.

The film, directed by Gavin Hood from a David Benioff script, which is shooting now in New Zealand, Australia and New Orleans, tells the story of Wolverine’s younger days and how he came to be the savage yet compassionate clawed mutant he is today. 

X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters May 1st, 2009.

As if things in the world of comics weren’t already interesting enough, word now comes, in the form of an official press release from publisher Mohawk Media, that the upcoming Mr. T graphic novel, set to release later this summer, will also have a "Limited Advance Edition" available right now for eager fans.

The Limited Advance Edition of the graphic novel will only have 4000 copies available and, as the press release states:

It marks the return to prominence of Mr. T, the Mohawk muscleman who was voted the fourth “Greatest American” in a recent global BBC poll, muscling in front of the likes of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

‘It’s great to be the star of a graphic novel’, says Mr. T. ‘And great entertainment is always driven by great writing!’ Mr. T, who contributes world-exclusive interviews to the graphic novel and acts as its Executive Editor, adds: ‘I’ve always strived to be a good role model to children and adults alike. I can’t think of a better way to do that than by encouraging people to read! What would I say to anyone who doesn’t read my graphic novel? “I pity the fool!” ’

Well said, Mr. T. Well said, indeed.