Meltzer on Buffy

Meltzer on Buffy

Mar 06

I hate to be a big ol’ bitchy fanboy, but this news pretty much insures a steaming pile of shit will squeeze out smack in the middle of Buffy Season Eight. I’ve just grown to dislike Meltzer’s writing so much…MEH!

(WARNING: Spoilers at the link.)

Why Not, Like, Sardie?

Why Not, Like, Sardie?

Mar 04

I don’t know what’s more disturbing about this link: the fact that Freddie Highmore maybe, possibly impregnated his Spiderwick Chronicles co-star (who, to add to the ick factor, plays HIS SISTER) or the fact that the fans couldn’t come up with a better couple nickname.

Frarah?

Linkishness

Linkishness

Mar 04

Jeff over at Conditional Axe “celebrates” Gambit Week:

Now, there’s a truism that gets bandied around about no character being a bad character, but for all of that talk, I still look at Gambit and scratch my head.

Us too, Jeff.

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I have mixed feelings about the new geek blog on the block, io9, but I do genuinely appreciate their coverage of ALL corners of sci-fi, especially artwork and literary stuff (even though my own “history” with literary sci-fi is shamefully inadequate). Here’s their latest book review, of John Varley’s latest novel, Rolling Thunder. Sounds like a fun read. More of this and fewer random lists, please!

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Via The Beat, an absolutely genius bit of nonsense:

I knew it!

I knew it!

Feb 28

I always knew there was something suspicious going on – it might also explain why Hammerman turned to the church. Penance!

I’d put this in sidebar video, but I can never figure out how to change it.

Incredible! from kwest on Vimeo.

A Dump of Some Comics Links

A Dump of Some Comics Links

Feb 28

Heidi MacDonald has a great post up dissecting Dave Sim.

Via io9 (cause I can’t open the original link at work due to dang Websense blockage), the secret inspiration for some of comics’ latest masterworks.

So it looks like Diamond is getting into the remaindered book selling biz. I point this out only because I dream of the day when I can walk into a Barnes & Noble and find decent trades for dirt cheap alongside the bestsellers from six months ago.

Funnybook Babylon and David Uzumeri have part three in their excellent series dissecting Grant Morrison’s work and applying it to the DC universe at large. That’s probably a shitty description, but it’s a freaking great series. Must read.

(Deep dark confession: I’ve never read Cerberus OR Bone.)