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This one's for The Christian Voice. You know those folks who can't read a simple label, or do their research. Regarding the release of the Black Canary Barbie, based on the female role model and super-heroine who has been gracing the pages of various DC Comics since 1947, this is what a spokesperson from Christian Voice had to say: "Barbie has always been on the tarty side and this is

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Slade in Flame ~ Though largely a British phenomenon, some of you may remember Slade as the band whose songs Quiet Riot frequently covered when they had their fifteen minutes of fame. Slade had a brief moment here in the States after that, but back in the 1970s, they were one of the major forces in the UK glam rock movement. Notably they inspired Kiss, Cheap Trick, the Ramones and some say

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Countdown to Wednesday ~ The title of this documentary references the day that comic books are released every week, and invariably the day consumers pick them up. As with any documentary on this subject, I fear that my fellows in the field and hobby will be humiliated. It’s just like when a new Star Wars or “Star Trek” movie comes out and people get in line early to see it – the media always

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Oh my God. The Watchmen preview is now online at Apple.com. If the movie is half as good as this trailer makes it look - this is going to be better than any of us could have possibly hoped... See it here. Wow.

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The Oscar ~ This 1966 film was notorious in my teenage years. It was known as one of the worst movies ever made, and it was also the main reason my favorite author, Harlan Ellison, had so much contempt for Hollywood, as it was co-written by him. The really bad part was that it very rarely aired on TV. The one time it did, it was so boring I fell asleep before it had barely begun. Luckily (or

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While the rest of the pop culture universe is going insane hand over fist over cameraphone to get pics of Brangelina’s new twins, me, I’m still thinking about Madonna. I have a love/hate relationship with the woman I fondly call Muh. I’m not mean; I won’t call her 'Madge' like TMZ. I think she’s a wonderful performer and entertainer, possibly one of the most savvy businesswomen around and

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It’s true. The vampires are out of the closet, in more ways than one, and they’re coming to HBO – in "True Blood." After a blood substitute has been manufactured and distributed, vampires, no longer having to feed on humans, reveal themselves to the world. It turns out they are everywhere and now want to assimilate into society. "True Blood," the new series from HBO is the work of

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You're probably expecting a review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army that reflects on the differences between the film and the comics. Well, surprise, I can't do it. I have a confession to make. I've only read two Hellboy comic books in my entire life, and those I read because they also included Starman, one of my favorite characters, so I didn't pay all that much attention to that Hellboy guy

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Star Trek, back to basics and back to the beginning by J.J. Abrams of "Lost" and Cloverfield - coming for Christmas. Obviously this Jason Stratham vehicle (pun intended) was put into production thinking Speed Racer would be a success, and anyway wasn't it about time for a Death Race 2000 remake? Speaking of remakes, I'm not sure what to make of this. Did this near-perfect classic even

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The Ruins ~ Adapted by Scott B. Smith from his own novel, for a change, at this is supposedly a horror flick that might have some of the same bite as its book. The previews for The Ruins gave me the willies just seeing less than a minute of it, and as I watched the DVD I hoped I hadn’t seen it all. Well, I hadn’t seen it all, but I did guess most of it. And my original thoughts on the writing

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Don't forget, tomorrow (July 11th) is Cow Appreciation Day. Dress like a cow and get free Chick-Fil-A!

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This is a bold venture from DC Comics and Warner Brothers, an anime version of Batman from six of Japan’s greatest animators telling six interlocking stories that occur between Batman Begins and the upcoming The Dark Knight. Written by Americans and animated by the Japanese, it is to Batman franchise what The Animatrix was to The Matrix trilogy. The first tale, animator Shoujirou Nishimi’s

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Larry Harmon 1925-2008

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The Incredible Hulk ~ I’m a bit puzzled over the rave reviews for this flick. I mean this isn’t a terrible film, but it’s not a great film either. I do wonder however if the rumored extra 70 minutes would improve or wreck the flick. I think critics are just thankful it was more Iron Man than Spider-Man 3, and most of all that it wasn’t Ang Lee’s Hulk (even though I liked his interpretation).

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WALL-E ~ “Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class,” Wall-E (pronounced Wally) for short, is a love story and a tale of courage. Writer/director Andrew Stanton originally visualized this Disney/Pixar flick as “What if mankind evacuated Earth and forgot to turn off the last remaining robot?” The story expands from there. Left behind to clean up mankind’s ecological mess while the human race

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Wanted ~ Wanted, the comic book mini-series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, is about super-villains, superheroes, global conquest, brainwashing, parallel universes and secret conspiracies. Wanted, the movie, is about a fraternity of assassins and secret conspiracies. Hmmm, just like the Superboy comics and the “Smallville” TV series. The names are the same and the characters seem familiar, but

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One of the major reasons to go to the Walt Disney World Resort, and perhaps the only reason to go to Pleasure Island is... The Adventurers Club. Many people are unaware of this wonderful themed nightclub at Pleasure Island but those hip to it know it's the place to be every night of their WDW visit. Outfitted like a 1930s club for adventurers this is an interactive experience with various

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Here is just a sampling of some of the movies being featured this month for “Asian Images in Film” on TCM. Mr. Wu ~ This is a silent 1927 vehicle for Lon Chaney in which he plays two roles, the title one, old Wu and young Wu. Surrounded by Asian extras, Chaney and Louise Dresser, as his daughter, are Americans playing Chinese aristocrats. Legend has it that Chaney was so convincing that he

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From Aspen Comics’ Vince Hernanadez: Hello all, Unfortunately it's with great sadness that I must inform everyone that Michael Turner tragically passed away last night, June 27th at approximately 10:42 pm in Santa Monica, Ca. Turner had been dealing with recent health complications arisen in the past few weeks. More details concerning Turner's passing, and services, will be given shortly.

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Having been a writer and hanging around writers for quite some time now I realize there are folks who talk the talk and those who walk the walk. It’s rare to find someone who does both. Author Kim Richards is one of those folks. When she talks about writing, she’s not only serious, she’s passionate. And that passion comes through in her writing. Her words are alive. Her words are alive,

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The following is a recent interview with Death Masks author Kim Richards on the Eternal Press blog: EP: When did you seriously sit down, and say to yourself, I’m going to write a novel? Kim Richards: I’ve been writing in one form or another most of my life. After my first marriage broke up, I decided I wanted to take writing seriously. Then I found out how much I still needed to learn so I

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Here's an excerpt from Kim Richards' Death Masks: “Shhh. Please listen.” Her words dropped to a trembling whisper. “What’s wrong?” “I’m scared.” Bill hesitated a moment, thinking she might go on. “Bill?” She sounded so small and vulnerable. He immediately wanted to reach out through the phone and pull her close. He longed to make whatever it was better. “I’m here, Hon. What

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Kim Richards is a friend, and although we've never met in person, I consider her as dear a friend as one could know through this wild magic known as the intranets. She's been wonderful support for me as a writer and hopefully we've both been able to learn from each other in our time in The Writers Chatroom. When she asked me to be part of her virtual book tour for Death Masks, I jumped at the

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If you’re like me and like chilling in the shallow end of the television ghetto with the reality shows and the cartoons – you’re going to love this. “Total Drama Island” is an import from Canada made last year by Teletoon. Twenty-two animated teens split into two teams at Camp Wawanakwa and compete until the losing team has to vote someone off – to walk down the Dock of Shame to the Boat of

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Jumper ~ You know that old meme question that asks, “If you could have any super power, what would it be?” Most folks say flying. Some guys with a mind toward visiting the girls locker room will say invisibility. Comic book geeks will have a variety of answers, most popular being able to wield a Green Lantern Power Ring. But people of another type – folks always on the run, or want to escape

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