I didn’t think there was a chance in hell I’d be picking up AvX Versus, the all-fighting tie-in to Avengers Vs X-Men, but this preview convinced me to give it a shot. I has no goal other than being fun. Event comics should be fun, like a summer blockbuster.
Live long and prosper, Barack
I can’t think of a better picture to post today. Here is the President of the United States and Nichelle Nichols who played Uhura on Star Trek: TOS. I wrote about Uhura here.
MY HEAD ESPLODE.
The only thing more disappointing than Bruce Springsteen releasing his single as an iTunes exclusive? The single itself. C’mon, Boss. This sounds like you wrote it in five minutes. We know you can do better.
Foster The People - Torches
I generally pick up a record expecting that I’ll like the album tracks more than the single, even if I like the single, so when I lay out ten bucks for a CD and the only track that sticks with me is the one I already knew, I find that pretty disappointing. “Torches” is a decent debut album, and Foster The People is a pretty decent band. I’m just a little bummed out that “Pumped Up Kicks,” their insanely catchy breakout single, is the only thing I really got out of the deal.
Grade: B-
Switched on E Street Radio just in time to hear one of the most awesome renditions of Prove It All Night I’ve every heard. (Saginaw, MI 9/3/78)
DC today announced they will be cancelling six of the new 52 - OMAC, Men of War, Mr. Terrific, Static Shock, Black Hawks and Hawk and Dove with their eighth issues.
Earlier today they announced the six series that will replace those books, which were some of the lowest selling books of the…
Alright! I win the New 52 Death Pool! Thanks, OMAC and Blackhawks! Sorry to hear about Static Shock. I wish they’d just tried a new creative team first before cancelling the book. I’d have been happy to give it another shot.
I made Breaking Bad valentines because I couldn’t find any that expressed my love for my friends and the show.
TOO GOOD
