Seeing Red
Beth and I went and saw the movie RED (Retired & Extremely Dangerous)this weekend based on the graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully...
Random Thoughts of Pop Culture Manliness
I've got a lot of stuff piled up here on my desk that I've been meaning to mention and talk about. Among those things are notes, Post-Its and...
For Old Times Sake
I know exactly what I was doing August 11, 1969, at 2:00 PM. I was reading Captain America #119. How do I know that? I know that because I wrote...
Annually—A Once A Year Treat!
Let me ask you something: do you miss comic book Annuals from The Silver Age of Comics? I do.I'm not talking "old guy rant" here. I'm talking...
Take The Oath – The Blood Oath
Vampires. It's always been hard to get me interested in anything to do with vampires. For what seems to be forever, vampires have always been...
Five Rounds At The Flying Fist Ranch
Round One: I've watched the ABC TV show Lost faithfully for all six seasons. I've watched it in real time and that says a lot...
Beau Smith: Knuckle Dragging Sophisticate
am no longer a hayseed from the hills of West Virginia. I am now an official sophisticated, urbane, highbrow of high society. I'm a regular...
Time To Collect That Comic Book I.O.U.
In the present market of comic books, the collected trade paperbacks are not only (finally) being produced in record numbers, but they are also...
Eduardo Barreto: When A Friend Is Family
Not every truly talented comic book artist grabs headlines in the comic book news circle. It usually runs in five year cycles of "Current Hot...
There's A Mouse In The House Of Ideas
Disney buys Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Who would've ever thought this would happen? Yes, I know that this is now counted...