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Nic Cage is on Fire

May 24, 2006 by Dave

The trailer to Ghost Rider is up. It’s a pretty risky property to tackle. The effects in the trailer look good, but can a good movie really come out of Constantine meets Torque? And can Nic Cage really play a 20-something motorcycle daredevil? Only time will tell.

Filed Under: Comics, Movies

IGN lists the 'Top 25' X-Men

May 21, 2006 by The Bored Gamer

A pretty decent list of what IGN says are the top 25 X-men. I definitely don’t agree with some of the listing ( Jean Grey is #6?!? What crack are they smokin’? She’s the freakin’ Phoenix for crying out loud… *ahem* excuse the fanboy-ism ), but overall , definitely an interesting read. IGN lists the […]

Filed Under: Comics

Critical-Hits pwns Infinite Crisis

May 11, 2006 by Dave

Watch as we ramble our way through DC’s mega-crossover event, years in the making. We assume that you’ve read Infinite Crisis, so beware of spoilers if that matters to you. Our reviewers are: Bartoneus: Buys primarily Marvel. “The Civil War open was 3x more refined then the entire run of Infinite Crisis. That’s right, that […]

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Reviews

Official proof that I have no life

May 10, 2006 by Dave

I’m working on editing down our next installment of “Critical hits pwns…” where we get into it about Infinite Crisis. In the meantime, if you’re a comics fan, I scanned the two page spread near the end of the series that showcases all the heroes that will be featured in the weekly series 52 and […]

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Free Comic Book Day!

May 5, 2006 by Dave

Free comic book day is tomorrow, Saturday May 6. What is it you ask? It’s free comic books. Free free free!

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"I prescribe ninja stars!"

April 25, 2006 by DarthCthulhu

Check out this awesome series of comics starring Doctor McNinja, the Ninja dentist! It’s hysterically funny.

Filed Under: Comics, Web Meme

Hulk Smash Golf!

April 24, 2006 by Dave

Watch The Incredible Hulk’s trials to find a job after becoming an out of work superhero, on google video. There’s a bunch of other Hulk videos on Google Video with varying degrees of quality. And you can read HULK’S DIARY THAT IS ON THE INTERNET.

Filed Under: Comics, YouTube Tuesday

Secret War Re-Enactment Society

April 19, 2006 by Dave

I know it’s probably already made the rounds, but if you like comics or like making fun of comic book geeks, and even if you don’t have a clue what Secret Wars was, check out this video if only for a badly dressed Hulk playing frisbee.

Filed Under: Comics, YouTube Tuesday

Some disgusting comic news from teh boingboing

March 19, 2006 by spankleberry

Marvel Comics: stealing our language Marvel Comics is continuing in its bid to steal the word “super-hero” from the public domain and put it in a lock-box to which it will control the key. Marvel and DC comics jointly filed a trademark on the word “super-hero.” They use this mark to legally harass indie comic […]

Filed Under: Comics, News

The Moon Knight Returns!

March 14, 2006 by Bartoneus

There is a great preview of the upcoming Moon Knight comic launch on Newsarama, including a great peak at the first few pages of the opening issue, which makes it look like this will be a comic worth picking up.  This comic rides on the recent trend of novelists and authors moonlighting as comic book […]

Filed Under: Comics, News

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