NYC Comicon – Venture Bros. panel
I haven’t been to a Comic con before, but there was a Venture Bros. panel, so I decided to go with Milky and Darth Dross this weekend. While I am still recovering from geek overload, I do not regret...
View ArticleWatchmen: New and Improved
As a fan of the comics, and of Zack Snyder’s previous 300 and Dawn of the Dead, I decided to go to a midnight showing of Watchmen last night. And let me get this out of the way- I’m no purist, and I...
View ArticleRemembering Brandon Lee: The Crow
Before Heath Ledger’s little pill misadventure prior to his stunning performance as The Joker made it to screen, another actor playing a white-faced smiling avenger in a breakthrough role died before...
View ArticleHeart Transplant
Heart Transplant by Andrew Vachss My rating: 5 of 5 stars Once again Andrew Vachss has broken our conception of what can be achieved with the graphic novel format. Teaming with artist Frank Caruso and...
View ArticleScreaming for Avengers: Two Confessions
I have a confession to make. I never read comic books as a kid. The earliest I remember was picking up an issue of Star Brand for 35 cents in junior high, trying to get into it, and failing. I always...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight Rises
I was in a cranky mood when we went to see this. I was in Editing Mode. Is it a horrible movie? Hardly. Is it a great movie? Definitely not. I think Christopher Nolan did great things with The Dark...
View ArticleOrson Scott Card and Superman
I was going to post about food today, but this is too good not to re-blog and share. From author Ed Kurtz. Orson Scott Card and Superman. Tagged: Comic Books, Ed Kurtz, Gay, Humor, Orson Scott Card,...
View ArticleVodka O’Clock with Amber Unmasked
Vodka O’Clock with Amber Unmasked Amber Unmasked – that east coast avenger who champions the down and the dirty and the nerdy, was gracious enough to interview me about all things geekalicious- books,...
View ArticleComic Fusion Superhero Weekend
This Sunday I joined Duane Swierczynski, author of the Charlie Hardy novels, The Wheelman, and several comics including Birds of Prey, at the Comic Fusion Superhero Weekend benefit for SAFE in...
View ArticleNo Sleep Till Brooklyn Book Festival
Just mailed out the swag from the book giveaway–did you miss out because you don’t get The Plucking News? Sign up here and you won’t miss the next one. In other news, my story collection from Down...
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