Outer Space. The Ocean. Antarctica. Virginity. Man has been trying to conquer them for centuries. Sometimes we’ve achieved modest success, sometimes colossal failure. But we keep trying. Well, most of us. Obviously I’m referring to Sheldon Cooper as the exception, the one man on the…
The idea of what would become The Paranormals popped into my head one evening back in 2003 while laying on my floor, staring up at the ceiling. I’d completed my first attempt at writing in a comic-book format about a year before with my preview…
My DVD of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits trumpets on its cover, rather poignantly, the following critical endorsement: “*** – Roger Ebert.” While I’m glad Mr. Ebert — a hero of mine and my single most valued guide through the world and history of cinema —…
Every great comic book hero has a rogues gallery of villains, a group of nefarious counterparts acting in direct conflict with him or her. Whether the gallant hero is attempting to save the doomed police commissioner or desperately trying to win a date with his…
Recently while watching an action-packed movie on DVD, I shocked my husband by telling him what was going to happen in the following scene. “The Magical Ethnic Character is going to give the Hero a pep talk and then the Hero will go on to…
The chronicles of Geekdom are littered with clichés, to be sure. From living-in-mom’s-basement to sinus conditions, our bum rap seemingly has no bounds. So to set the record straight: no, I’ve never been given a swirly. No, I don’t have excessive ear hair, flop sweat,…
The Transition from the Physical to the Digital Age On the Home Entertainment front, a uniquely interesting transition has taken place in this past almost-too-fast-moving decade. The movement is this; the viewing experience of today’s enlightened media consumer has undergone a fundamental shift as a…
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I’m going to go ahead and do it anyway, laying it all out there for all the world to see. Ready? I once saw Spider-man. He jumped from my parents’ bedroom into mine. It was Christmas morning and I…
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