Sunday, March 29, 2009

After 40 Years King Tut Takes on Batman Again!

Well, briefly, anyway.

Seems the new Batman animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold decided to sneak a dozen of the original Batman TV show villains into an episode.

Here's a great link to a news story and guide to the episode

And here's the clip with the big breakout scene:



The show has gotten my interest with a deliberately retro approach to the character. He looks like his '60s counterpart: yellow oval around the bat logo, big thick build, square jar with chin cleft, and brighter colors overall. The character is more easygoing and friendly too, someone who likes working with others. It's a gutsy move to make with all the Dark Knight angst and melodrama being in full vogue.

I've already read complaints about this approach from purists, but I think WB is right to remember that even though "comic books aren't just for kids anymore," neither should they be just for adults and adolescents.

Here's a great rundown of (nearly) every Bat-villain. They did leave out John Astin's Riddler, but overall, an amazing job.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

And Now, a Word From icanhascheezburger.com

funny pictures of cats with captions
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

World's Biggest Model Railroad



And I mean BIGGEST! Still wish I knew the scale...

Go, Spiderman!

A Bangkok firefighter dresses up as Spiderman to save an autistic boy from falling off a ledge!

An unusual disguise has helped a Bangkok fireman rescue an eight-year-old boy who had climbed on to a third-floor window ledge, Thai police say.

The firefighter dressed up as the comic book superhero Spider-Man in order to coax the boy, who is autistic, from his dangerous perch.

Police said teachers had alerted the fire station after the boy began crying and climbed out of a classroom window.

It was reportedly his first day at the special needs school.

Efforts by the teachers to persuade the pupil to come back inside had failed.

But a remark by his mother about his passion for comic superheroes prompted fireman Somchai Yoosabai to rush back to the station, where he kept a Spider-Man costume in his locker.

The sight of Mr Somchai dressed as Spider-Man and holding a glass of juice for him, brought a big smile to the boy's face, and he promptly threw himself into the arms of his "superhero", police said.

Mr Somchai normally uses the costume to liven up fire drills in schools.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day Before Yesterday!

And remember, there's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Joke's Over


Man dressed like The Joker slain by police in park

FRONT ROYAL, Va. – A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says.

Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, a suspect in the stabbing of a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis, was killed hours after the attack when officers attempted to stop the minivan he was driving, according to court documents filed Wednesday that first disclosed the weekend shooting.

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According to the FBI affidavit filed in federal court in Montowski's case, Lanum was dressed in The Joker outfit at the time of an argument early Sunday with his Fort Eustis suite mate, Spc. Mitchell Stone. Montowski told the FBI that Lanum idolized the character.

Stone told emergency workers that Lanum stabbed him and used a stun gun on him, authorities said, adding he was taken to a hospital for serious injuries and later released.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Too Funny Not To Post



Caveat: You have to know the Watchmen Comic to find this funny.

Sunday, March 01, 2009

An Ode to Trader Joe's