Archive for ‘February, 2009’
Last Week’s Comic Booty: THOR #600
by Johnny the Urban Land Pirate on February 19, 2009 at 2:00 amOkay, so I’m pretty sure I’ve read this comic 10 times in the past week. It’s that good. Thor #600 is action packed, entertaining, changes the status quo and not to mention GORGEOUS. Not only is this book a milestone (Marvel’s first 600th issue) it’s a bloody celebration of Thor and the Norse gods. This [...]
This movie is pretty spectacular. It might be my new favorite love story of all time. I love the concepts that are pulled together for this. Darren Aronofsky is proving to be increasingly impressive with each movie of his I see. The way he and the other filmmakers behind The Fountain examine and depict the nature [...]
Last Week’s Comic Booty
by Johnny the Urban Land Pirate on February 16, 2009 at 9:00 amThis week’s books made a pretty big pile, but there were only a handful that really got me pumped. So let’s get to it! Captain Britain and MI13 #10: I wrote a longer post on this book here, so check that out (and go by this book.) But let’s take a look at this issue [...]
At the Movies: Coraline in 3D
by Bob on Fire on February 15, 2009 at 10:00 amSo…I don’t think I’ll ever sleep again. It ain’t right, and it don’t make sense, but there it is. Neil Gaiman is disturbing to start with, but then you turn his ideas into a series of disturbing characters with buttons for eyes? Yea, I’m done. And that creepy, stalking hand? No thanks, man. Take it [...]
Sometimes when I’m cold… I wear you, my sock puppet. Our love keeps me warm.