Monthly Archives: November 2008
Batman is Dead, Long Live Batman.
That is the before and after. After almost seventy years of continuous sequential mythology, Bruce Wayne is gone, killed in the final frames of Batman R.I.P. this week in comic book shops everywhere. But what sort of death is it? … Continue reading
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Thanos Turkey with Currs Stuffing and Fresh X-Babies Attack Sauce.
That was last year’s Vs. System Thanksgiving feast, live on the mothership. I was playing as the newly released Galactus, and my three wonderful children were running hordes of one-drop army dudes to swarm their father into submission. You can … Continue reading
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Going Rogue.
That amazing upgrade to the girl with the ultimate empathy powers was drawn by jollyjack, and it leads me to a major collision of mythological loyalty. Squirrel Girl, Longshot, or Rogue? When it comes to the best first turn play … Continue reading
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Killer Twilight Art.
Surfing around for more Twilight vampire baseball action, I stumbled upon Exena Designs. There is an entire set of gorgeous graphic design tribute pieces sitting there on flickr waiting for you to wiggle your teeth into, all bizarrely captioned and … Continue reading
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Pick a card, any card.
Those are original sketch cards by Jeff Victor. They were inserted randomly in the Marvel Masterpieces packs. They remind me so much of my day today. I have been teaching my elementary school Art students to design their own card … Continue reading
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The first day of the best music of the rest of your life.
Some moments last forever. I remember it like it was yesterday. We were driving north for a road trip, cutting across the state on the Sawgrass Expressway. The radio was on, and some sort of new sound took grip of … Continue reading
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Who is Gertrude Yorkes?
You tell me. What does that totem montage say to you about our freshly minted one-drop Runaways wonder-rare? Have you ever experienced her mythos in the comics? In seventy two hours I will have the card in my hands and … Continue reading
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Longshot loves Arsenic. He loves her a lot.
How blonde are you? That’s the flavor text of the Runaways’ one-drop Vs. System character, and she rocks Longshot’s world. The Mulletman is blonde as it gets. Gertrude Yorkes also give a wink and a nod to any weenie-loving Ratcatcher … Continue reading
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Twilight Review: Baseball with Bite.
Twilight was very entertaining, especially when they played superpowered vampire baseball. The movie is a cross between Stigmata and Beverly Hills 90201. The grainy MTV cinematography really works. The bedroom scene was exceedingly hot, and a perfect portrayal of young … Continue reading
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The Mulletman returns, and the third time really is the charm.
That’s the last original art Mulletman. I found it on the deviantart page of the dearly departed genius who penned it. Throwing preview protocol for a twisted hanging curve, it comes with the spoiled new Longshot card that was revealed on … Continue reading
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Twilight with Doop.
Tonight is the night. Twilight, in person. While we wait, we can groove on Doop. The big green jelly bean has a new version and it sucks my brainblood like a teenage vampire. Turn seven can’t-be-stunned 20 ATK X-Statix ecstasy … Continue reading
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