Man Disguised as Batman Tries (and Fails) to Rob Elderly Woman
http://time.com/2934484/man-disguised-as-batman-tries-and-fails-to-rob-elderly-woman/ Holy attempted robbery, Batman!
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Seth MacFarlane Helps Crowdfund “Reading Rainbow”
A hardcore Trekkie pays his debts forward: http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/seth-macfarlane-reading-rainbow.html He’ll match up to one million in pledges. Go to http://www.helpreadingrainbow.com to pledge now!
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Walt Simonson Triumphantly Returns to Thor with “Ragnarök” from IDW
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53619 Walt Simonson returns to the character that made him a comic book superstar this July for his latest creator-owned project from IDW Publishing. In “Ragnarök,” the award-winning writer/artist tells his own version of the Norse apocalypse, one where Thor sits out the final battle with the Midgard Serpent, allowing the dark gods to destroy…
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OK, NOBODY Shows This My Little Pony-Transformers Cosplay To IDW
You know they’ll try go get a miniseries out of this if they can. http://io9.com/sexy-my-little-pony-transformer-body-paint-cosplay-cann-1584870804 My thoughts upon seeing this picture, in order: 1) AAAAAAAAA THOSE EYES. 2) It’s actually extremely well done. 3) What does it transform into? A regular pony, I guess? 4) AAAAAAA THAT MOUTH IT’S GOING TO DEVOUR MY SOUL. 5)…
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Meanwhile, At Hydra HQ…
http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2014/6/24/meanwhile-at-hydra-hq.html “Minion! Did you take care of Captain America’s shield?” Yes, commander! After today, that meddlesome schoolboy won’t even recognize his shield.” “Exxxxcellent. Out of curiosity, what did you do?” “Sir?” “To Rogers’ shield. How did you sabotage it? Acid? Explosives? Radioactive vermin? What?” “Oh. Um, I’m not sure ‘sabotage’ is the right word, sir.”…
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We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome
http://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/618-were-losing-all-our-strong-female-characters-to-tr/ Many modern action movies, including How To Train Your Dragon 2, are visibly trying to make their female characters more than trophies and are only making them set pieces…
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Leaping From Marvel to DC in a Single Bound
When was the last time a comic artist switching companies made the New York Times? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/books/leaping-from-marvel-to-dc-in-a-single-bound.html John Romita Jr. will makes his series debut on Superman at DC Comics on Wednesday.
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25 Years Ago Today: Criminals Sucked Sidewalk
A quarter of a century ago, I went into New York to catch the first showing of a movie starring a certain caped crusader, and then went over to DC Comics to talk with everybody there. I had to do it in that order, because there would be no other topic of discussion in the…
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Monday Mix-Up: Star Wars, Guardians Of The Galaxy style
Meet the most dangerous bounty hunter of all, Ooga Chaka, in this modern trailer for Star Wars.
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Top Reasons Why You Should be Watching ‘Penny Dreadful’
If you’ve been watching any sort of television recently or have even just been clicking around online, you have probably heard of a series called ‘Penny Dreadful‘. Since the second last episode of the first season airs this evening, I wanted to do a short post as to why you should all be watching it….
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Neuroscience explains why this “Game of Thrones” character can only say one word
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/06/hodor-game-of-thrones-brain-speech Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, Hodor.
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Neil Gaiman: “I’m obviously pissed at Amazon”
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/11/neil_gaiman_im_obviously_pissed_at_amazon/ The novelist, children’s author and unofficial publishing industry spokesperson on the future of book culture
