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Berkeley Breathed QUITS 'Opus' strip, wants McCain gone too!
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Breathed told LAT: "30 years of cartooning to end. I’m destroying the village to save it. Opus would inevitably become a ranting mouthpiece in the coming wicked days, and I respect the other parts of him too much to see that happen." The 5-year-old Sunday comic will end just before the presidential election. Breathed called on John McCain to quit.More… (Comics & Animation)
'Truthiness' Could Swing Colbert Into Marvel White House
blog.wired.com — Here's the good news: Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel Universe. And, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the unhinged television superstar is gaining serious momentum.More… (Comics & Animation)
Concerned About The Economic Meltdown?: A Flowchart
phdcomics.com — Should you be concerned? Find out in this handy decision chart! More… (Comics & Animation)
XKCD: Fiction Rule of Thumb
xkcd.com — Fiction Rule of ThumbMore… (Comics & Animation)
Kenneth Branagh Wants To Direct Thor!? Umm How About Nooo...
hecklerspray.com — When you think of films about disabled medical students who touch magical hammers and become crime-fighting Norse gods, the first name that springs to mind is obviously Kenneth Branagh. Marvel is currently in talks with Kenneth Branagh about their new Thor movie. In short, Kenneth Branagh wants to direct Thor.More… (Comics & Animation)
Spider-Man & Stephen Colbert Team Up
marvel.com — Marvel is proud to reveal that Spider-Man and acclaimed television personality Stephen Colbert will join forces in an all new eight-page story featured in the extra-sized AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573!More… (Comics & Animation)
The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs
comicsreporter.com — The Comics Reporter presents a eclectic, intriguing list of 50 excellent comic book titles, a must for all comic fans.More… (Comics & Animation)
South Park + Free Speech = a Bad Day for Religion
theedger.org — While attacking faiths like Scientology and Christianity might stir up some controversy, poking fun at Islam is like pissing on a bee hive. Maybe this is why Parker and Stone have stayed away from attacking it a lot. They perpetually portray Jesus, but only once portray Mohamed. Portraying Mohamed, of course, is not allowed in the Muslim faith, More… (Comics & Animation)
Spidey and Colbert Team Up, Save Earth
blog.wired.com — Marvel Comics already gave postmodern comedian Stephen Colbert Captain America's shield. So why not a shot at saving the world with the help of his friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?More… (Comics & Animation)
The 10 Least Terrifying Justice League Villains
toplessrobot.com — For being one of the foremost super-teams in comics, the Justice League has never really had much in the way of classic villains. What individual characters the Justice League does have in its rogues gallery aren’t much to speak of—and some are just downright not scary at all. Like the following ten, for example.More… (Comics & Animation)
5 Insane Devices From Kids Cartoons (That Actually Exist)
cracked.com — Some people watch Wile E Coyote strap himself to a giant rocket and say, 'Why?' Inventors watch the same thing and say, 'Why not?' This is a tribute to the brave dreamers and engineers who are working hard to bring to market the kind of products previously only found in cartoons and ACME catalogs. More… (Comics & Animation)
Speed dating ..
livelyivy.com — .. may not be what you think it is ..More… (Comics & Animation)
Alan Moore: Hollywood, I spit venom on your 'Watchmen' movie
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Moore tells LAT that modern filmmaking, "spoon-feeds us, which has the effect of watering down our collective cultural imagination. The 'Watchmen' film sounds like more regurgitated worms. I for one am sick of worms." He also rues the effect of Hollywood's siren call on the contemporary comics scene.More… (Comics & Animation)
The 10 Newspaper Comic Strips that Need to F**king End
toplessrobot.com — So, Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse ended not that long ago. Well, not “ended” ended. In an example of true comic strip insanity, she’s opted not to simply retire the strip from papers, but to send the strip into reruns that are interspersed with new strips created in the style of the old strips. In the wake of the long-awaited...More… (Comics & Animation)
William Shatner reveals new comics venture, stiffs reporter
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Los Angeles Times spoke to Capt. Kirk about JJ Abrams' "Star Trek" remake ("I am very happy for Leonard..."); his new comics venture with Blue Water Prods. in stores March '09; what keeps him in the limelight ("Look at at Lance Armstrong and Brett Favre, these guys that keep coming back."); and forgetting his wallet ("Will you buy me coffee?”).More… (Comics & Animation)
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