Six Degrees of Michael Cera

Lately I’m noticing that Michael Cera is connected in a lot of ways to exciting developments in movies that are connected to exciting books (not coincidentally for teens).  And the people that he’s connected to are also exciting.  And the best part is that all of these developments have some kind of creative and funny [...]

Reads for a “Dark Knight”

If you’re like me, you’ve already seen Chris Nolan’s masterful The Dark Knight. And if you’re anything like me, you need more Batman. And more Batman. And even more Batman until you’ve stopped sleeping, started talking in a low-pitched, gravelly voice, and committed yourself to being a hero of the shadows.
Well, rest [...]

Free Comic Book Day 2008 – Saturday May 3rd, 2008

 
 
“Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.”
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From manga to horror, superhero comics to those wacky teens from Riverdale, Free Comic Book Day has what you need!  What a great [...]

Meet the Pros at the ‘Con.

It’s that time of year again, the time when all fanboys, gamers, and fluent Klingon speakers emerge from the long, cold winter of no crossover storylines and Christmas releases of bad sci-fi movies. Yes, that’s right true believers, it’s COMICON TIME!!
The 2008 Pittsburgh Comicon runs from April 25-27 at the ExpoMart in Monroeville. The list [...]