So Hey…
Mar 04I (Jeff) am looking for an artist to help me out with a 4-8 page sequential thing that I’m doing for the next issue of Grok. It might end up being the first glimpse of the Secret Comic Book Project thing that we’re working on at Alert Nerd, too – a little side story focusing on one of the minor characters from said thing that Matt and I really dig.
Hit me up at J.Stolarcyk(at)gmail(dot)com and we can talk more.
FOR JUSTICE
Mar 04So, JLA: Cry For Justice #7. What in blue fuck was that!?
In the first act of the Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem, the filmmakers do the inviolate – they kill a kid and his dog. We’re not attached to the kid or the dog – I couldn’t even tell you their names – so the act basically serves as a message to the audience that, for the next hour and thirty minutes, we will not be fucking around here. It is a moment full of declarative force and while it’s shocking, it’s also happening in a monster movie that is a response to a bowdlerized AvP as much as it is a sequel to it. It makes sense. It has an impact because it makes sense.
Did I just defend killing kids? Well, fictional killings and fictional kids, but I’m not going to write the whole idea off with a “NEVER!” There’s always at least one good use for even the worst idea. Angelina Jolie married Billy Bob Thornton.
Why do I bring this up? So that you know where my limits are when I tell you that the cheap and thoughtless killing off of Lian Harper is crass, insulting bullshit storytelling and that whatever member of DC’s Powers That Be who said “Yes, that’s an excellent idea!” should have one final, fleeting moment of humanity as they lie down in a casket filled with the rich and loamy soil of their homeland as the dawn approaches and stake themselves.
I mean, I guess that we should maybe be thankful that Doctor Light wasn’t involved. Right? I guess we should be thankful that Mirror Master didn’t do a line of coke off of her eight year old corpse, or that Superboy Prime didn’t squash her head like a grape or that Deathstroke the Terminator didn’t brainwash her with syringes full of mind control drugs or whatever. At least she didn’t grow up into some hateable melange legacy character called “Red Cheshire” who’d get ignominiously executed during a linewide “Crisis” event. At least it was just a bomb.
Fuck you, DC Comics. I don’t even like Roy Harper – NOBODY likes Roy Fucking Harper, for crying out loud, but you’ve just gotten rid of the one thing that makes him interesting that isn’t a crippling heroin addiction or a severe case of juvenile overcompensation. Congratulations.
Nerdly Advice – March 2, 2010
Mar 02Nerds have questions, but nerds have to appear authoritative or risk losing their nerdy cred.
That’s why, as a recurring feature on Alert Nerd, Jeff answers these conundrums anonymously. It’s like Savage Love as written by Detective Chimp. We call it Nerdly Advice.
Dear Nerdly Advice,
I met this guy at trivia night not too long ago, and I know him well enough that we’re Facebook friends. Which is to say, pretty much only superficially. He keeps trying to ask me out without actually asking me out – saying things like “Hey, come out to the bar tonight. I’ll buy you a comic book.” I really don’t have anything against him and I’m sure he’s a nice guy. Nominally, he’s only being social and friendly – it’s not overly CREEPY or anything – but how can I make him stop without looking like a bitch?
Conflicted In Central City
Hugo And His Magic Mirror
Mar 01Over at my personal blog, I posted a bit about the last ep of LOST, “The Lighthouse.” As part of our ongoing coverage of the most important and electrifying epic final season in television history, we’re reposting that right here in its entirety. On Thursday, Matt will be here with a reaction to the sixth hour of the Lostpocalypse, so stay tuned, or even better, subscribe to our posts!
You know what I love about a good Jack-centric episode of LOST?
“Is it that you hate Jack so much that you revel in any opportunity to see him damage his own life and the lives of others, especially when he and his myriad dysfunctions are the prime focus?”
Yes, Imaginary Reader I’m Having A Fake Conversation With. You got it in one.
Last night’s episode proved to be no exception. Spoilers Follow.
The Bin – 2/5/10
Feb 05
Back in the day, we used to just like stuff every week. We still like stuff, but now we mix in links, videos and other random claptrap. It’s like the Cold Stone Creamery of nerd-dom; we call it The Bin, and we’ve gotta have it.
