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It’s hard to believe it has been only 31 years since this gem fell off the map. Can we expect scenes this sublime, unmuddled by dialog or editing in the new Captain America movie? One can only hope.

ComiXology Crazy Sale

August 18th, 2010

Head on over to ComiXology they are have a great sale with many titles discounted up to 50% off! As mentioned on our last podcast, ComiXology is the comic reader for the iPad, as well as on the web. This is probably the closest thing to iTunes (or Kindle) for comics right now. Tons of [...]

Sci-Guy-Jim the next Hulk?

July 19th, 2010

Comics fans who are awaiting the big-screen debut of “The Avengers” are in a bit of a tizzy these days.  Last week, Marvel let it be known that the services of Ed Norton would no longer be necessary– they claimed a need for a “team player” in the role.  Currently, actor Mark Ruffalo’s name is being [...]

Entertainment Weekly was given the green light to debut the new Green Lantern costume on the cover of its Comic-Con issue.  If you haven’t seen the cover yet, you can take a look at it here. A couple of quick comments, and then I will turn the floor over to the loyal readers of this [...]

It is always easy to slam something new.  Change is tough.  And it is especially easy to rip something new when you either don’t care about it at all, or you care about it waaaay to much. With Wonder Woman, I guess I’m in neither group.  I’ll admit that I used to watch the TV [...]

Seventy-two years ago today, the superhero comic was born.  Action Comics #1 introduced the world to a guy named Superman.  Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster probably never dreamed that a little over seventy years later, collectors would be shelling out a million dollars for their little comic book. So here is my question for all [...]

Click the pic or here to see The Comics Alliance look at their 18 favorite panels with Batman. You will notice a large number of them involve punching.

Walking Dead Zombie School

June 10th, 2010

If you were to ask me; Jim, what is the number one sci-guy entertainment property that you are looking forward to? I would tell you to mind your own damn business. And then I would tell you The Walking Dead show on AMC. If you don’t know about The Walking Dead you should. Read more [...]

If you’ve been paying attention to tech or comics in the last six months you are probably familiar with the Marvel comics app on the iPad. This comic reader for apple’s tablet has made a splash in a lot of media outlets due to its fancy “guided view” as well as its on-line store for [...]

Time Warner let the cat out of the bag last week at an investor meeting:  a new animated series starring Green Lantern is coming to the Cartoon Network.  There is no official release date yet for the animated series, but we do know that the upcoming movie is set for a June 17, 2011 release. [...]

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