First Ringo, now this… One of the greats of the comic world passed away last Friday, finally succumbing to complications after a long battle with cancer. Newsarama reports it better here. Fandom is losing a great talent, and an incredible imagination. Thanks for all the sweet books and covers Mr. Turner.
Archive for ‘June, 2008’
I bought the Smurfs Season 1, Volume 1 on DVD. And it’s the best decision I have ever made.
Wednesday’s Reads
by Johnny the Urban Land Pirate on June 28, 2008 at 11:59 amFirst off: Holy crap. Marvel released a whoppin’ 22 books this week. I mean, ouch. That’s a total of over 70 bucks! Come on Marvel, we can spread the wealth a bit? New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers: The Initiative, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Hulk, Uncanny X-Men and X-Men: Legacy all in one week? [...]
Saw the following movies: Get Smart, The Love Guru, and The Promotion. Also Wristcutters on DVD. Get Smart was a lot better than I expected it to be. All the actors were pretty on top of their game, especially Alan Arkin. That man is a genius actor. GENIUS. The Love Guru wan’t as good as [...]
WHAT THE HELL! Is it a thing I never knew that Russians are scared of Spaniards? Good grief. GOOD FREAKIN’ GRIEF. What a disappointing match…I don’t even care who wins the final now. Not really. 2:30 EST, on ABC. Go Spain!
I’m going to miss today’s Euro2008 match cos I’ll be at work…so all I have to do is keep myself from learning the outcome of the game until the 2 a.m. replay. Operation “Fingers in Ears” is go! (Go Russia!)