Details are still sketchy, but the writer of such
Marvel comics as this little
gem won’t be at Marvel for long. His last issue
for the forseeable future ships this fall. His
current assignment is on the adjectiveless
X-Men title. He’s also written for
Avengers, Exiles, Uncanny
X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, War
Machine, and probably a few others I don’t
recall at the moment.
Quicksilver
Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver, part one of The Baroque Cycle, runs a scant 927 pages. Part 2, The Confusion is already available, so you can take both with you to the beach or cottage!
Judging from Quicksilver, these books, even more than Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, form a coherent whole. My review must be read with the understanding that nearly 2000 pages remain, and the story, at present, is incomplete.
Free Comic Day Tomorrow
Many comic book shops are participating in Free Comic Book Day tomorrow. It’s simple; show up, and get free comics. Note that the comics are free to customers, but not to retailers. Knowing that, I tend to feel obligated to buy something from them while I’m there to help recoup the costs.
Movie Review – “Spider-Man 2”
Does anyone who reads this site actually need an
introduction to this article? I’ve tried to keep the
review spoiler-free, but there are comments that will
spoil things for some people, especially if they can
recognize certain comic book moments based on the
issue numbers they happened in.
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Nerd Reality TV!
No question, Reality TV now dominates the small screen, with its wildly unreal premises and cheap budgets. The very real fear exits that high-budget genre shows will be pushed out, and the boob tube will leave nerds with nothing to watch.
Ah, but have no fear. We’re a lucrative market, many of us watch such quasi-reality nerd shows such as Junk Yard Wars, and consequently, various networks will be introducing geek-friendly reality television this autumn!
Weekly Comics Discussion
This week’s list includes new issues of Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four.
Wired Interviews Will Smith on
daniel_yokomiso writes, Will Smith talks about his part on “I, Robot” and his own interests on technology. An interesting quote about the movie:
WIRED: Are science fiction fans going to like this adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic?
SMITH: This movie has a twist at the end that is the science fiction fan’s wet dream. Like in all Asimov’s stories, the robots do something that seems to go against one of the Three Laws of Robotics, and then you figure out: No, it fits into the logical paradigm of the laws. What I love about I, Robot is how the concept of “human logic” is almost an oxymoron. Very interesting. Does anyone have a link to the original article?
It’s Official: “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”
CNN has the full details. Apparently Rowling released the news on her website, though it took some digging to find.
According to the author, the title refers to neither Harry or Voldemort. Speculations? My guess is Hagred (the only half blood I can think of).
Catwoman: Her Sister’s Keeper
With Hollywood poised to pull an I, Robot on one of DC’s most-beloved villains, it’s perhaps time to review what many fans consider to be the definitive take on Selina Kyle.
Video Game Impressions – “Midway Arcade Classics”
My impressions of the Mega Man Anniversary
Collection will wait until I’ve unlocked the two
Power Battle games. I like what I’ve seen so far,
though.
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