2008 July | Alert Nerd

Hey, you know what The Day The Earth Stood Still needed?

Jul 03

More death and destruction. Yeah, that’s it.

*sigh*

Teaser trailer is online now.

Posted by Chris 3

Dear Kidrobot…

Jul 03

If I randomly pick four out of 25 Adult Swim series 1 blind boxes, and get four… FOUR! 4!4!4! Squidbillies, you can kiss my 30-something, disposable income ass.

Also, nobody thinks Assy Mcgee is funny (at least, not in the “adult” part of Adult Swim.)

Seriously, here’s the first series; Mad Scientist and Robot Chicken (Robot Chicken), two members of Dethklok, Killface (Frisky Dingo), Birdgirl and Avenger (Harvey Birdman), Carl and Ignignokt/Err in super-bullet mode (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Orel (Morel Orel), Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend (Venture Brothers), Assy Mcgee (that show I don’t care about), and Lil, Early, and Granny (Squidbillies).

What do you notice? That’s right. There are some key characters you’d expect, but aren’t there (Birdman? One of the ATHF? A single Venture?) And also, that’s a LOT of stupid Squidbillies.

Thank Saturday Morning Jesus some of the artists in the office liked them, or I would have felt it was a wash-out. I do wonder however what the two mystery figures are (no sign of them yet on ebay.)

Posted by Chris 184

Four-Color Critiques #6: The Bestest Batman

Jul 03

We’re coming up on Bat-Fever, Volume 47 or something, in which every cereal box, soft drink product, and medical waste disposal container features the familiar Batman logo, so as to underscore the summertime release of a feature film featuring the aforementioned Batman.

Me? I’ve got low-grade Bat-Fever all the time, since as I may have mentioned before, Batman is My Favorite.

But who’s my favorite Batman? Up until a few weeks ago, that answer would have been easy: Frank Miller’s Batman, as depicted in The Dark Knight Returns. Easy answer, but I gotta keep it real.

Based on visuals alone? Jim Aparo, followed closely by Norm Breyfogle.

Now, I’m not so sure. I finally got off my duff and read the legendary Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers run of Batman, and I think maybe the EngleRogers (does that work, like a “Brangelina” kinda thing? Maybe yes?) version of the Caped Crusader is now my favorite.

Because frankly, Batman’s been depressing as hell for a really long time, and EngleRogers’ Batman is actually (gasp) FUN.

Posted by Matt 0

Mid-Week Treat: Lookwell

Jul 02

‘Round these parts, everyone’s taking bets on exactly when LA will completely shut down for the holiday weekend. Will it be today at 4? Tomorrow at noon? Did it already happen?!

Some of you are still stuck behind your desks, though, trying valiantly to squeeze in one last business-related call before CAA activates its automated “frak you and call back later” outgoing message. This is for you.

A pal introduced me to Lookwell a while back. It’s a failed early ’90s pilot from Conan O’Brien and Robert Smigel, starring Adam West. I hadn’t watched it for a bit, but my bro was just discussing the general genius of Adam West the other day and all of a sudden I flashed on it and blurted out, “HAVE YOU SEEN LOOKWELL?! YOU MUST!” Now, these days, I kind of try to avoid “you must read/see/listen to”-type statements, just because they’re kind of annoying and have a tendency to sprout forth from the know-it-all mouths of us geeks on a way-too-regular basis. But in this case, I feel that it’s OK, because Lookwell is totally hilarious. Personally, I think it’s way funnier than Heat Vision and Jack.

My favorite parts are all of Lookwell’s “undercover” disguises and Jason, the sole skeptical acting student. Jason, incidentally, is played by actor and indie filmmaker Todd Field (yes, the Todd Field who made In the Bedroom and Little Children). Somehow, that makes him even more awesome.

Anyway, without further ado…Lookwell! And don’t worry about CAA getting back to you — I’m pretty sure they’ll still be here after July 4.

“Perhaps if you watched a little more television, you’d be better at your job.”