Spider-Man Gets Picked Off Base Many people were upset by the decision to advertise Spider-Man 2 on the bases of a baseball diamond, as it was an encroachment of commercialism on the purity of the game. The design was beautiful and subtle, in my humble opinion…so subtle one wonders how it could really have advertised…
Ricardo Montalban to get a theater
Quien es mas macho? Famed actor Ricardo Montalban will have a Hollywood theater named after him. It opens this weekend. William Shatner spoke on the occasion, and Sean Connery told him that he was the man now, dog.
Bad Buzz on Van Helsing
‘Van Helsing’: NBC’s First $200 Million Bust? Stephen Sommers is another one of those filmmakers, like the ID4/Godzilla/Day After Tomorrow/Stargate team of Devlin-Emmerich or Michael Bay of The Rock/Armageddon/Pearl Harbor, whose movies are aimed at an audience of kids with A.D.D. By that, I mean that the films are big on explosions, obvious and unconvincing…
Bad Buzz on Van Helsing
‘Van Helsing’: NBC’s First $200 Million Bust? Stephen Sommers is another one of those filmmakers, like the ID4/Godzilla/Day After Tomorrow/Stargate team of Devlin-Emmerich or Michael Bay of The Rock/Armageddon/Pearl Harbor, whose movies are aimed at an audience of kids with A.D.D. By that, I mean that the films are big on explosions, obvious and unconvincing…
I just love this ad!
Honda’s It Must Be Love
SSCA #4 ships in two weeks?
I’ve been anxiously awaiting Shooting Star Comics Anthology #4 because SSC graciously invited Phil Meadows and me to contribute an 8-page story. The result is “The Adventures of Melvin and Marvin Middler, Time Meddlers”, about two British brothers who try to make money using their time traveling rolltop desk. It begins with their bagging and…
You can find anything on the Internet!
Back in the late 1970s, you may remember, National Public Radio adapted the Star Wars movie as a radio play. I tuned in every day that it was on. One day, after it was over, there was a science fiction anthology show, and I heard a story called “Slow Glass.” In the years since I…
Des Moines Iowa Convention Appearance
I’ve received an invitation to attend the Iowa Comic Book Club’s Comic Book I Con on June 27th. Phil Hester and Ron Wagner are amongst the confirmed 2004 guests. If you can make it to Des Moines, swing by and I’ll sign some comics for ya! That’s right..comicS! I’ll have copies of both Job Wanted…
Red Son reviewed
Alexander Rose reviews Red Son on NRO. Thanks to Bill Wiist for the link.
The importance of Micah-gate
More fun with Micah! I don’t wish to become “All Micah, All the Time” but there is more to report. First off, someone tried to sell Micah Ian Wright’s Credibility on eBay. In addition, here’s a new twist to this whole mess: Wright is now even lying in his confession. He tried to backdate his…