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  • $3.99 for a Red Hulk? No thanks…

    The economy is bad and I will admit right now I just don’t have the money to spend on comic books like I used to. So one thing that I have been noticing is a recent jump of new comic book prices. Comics that were once $2.99 are now jumping up to $3.99 right along with the economic downfall. Pretty lame for all of us weekly comic junkies. Note that they have not added any additonal pages to the comics (maybe more ads) they have just upped the price of alot of monthly titles and from what I understand this will soon be the common price for a comic book. Let’s be realistic-it takes about ten to fifteen minutes to read a comic book. So even at $2.99 a peice I STILL thought it was a bit steep. So today I went to the comic shop to buy stuff that i missed last week. I ended up leaving with one comic, a $2.99 issue of the latest Daredevil. I browsed alot and saw a few titles I would have normally picked up but not for $3.99 an issue.

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    At $3.99 an issue I better NOT be gettin’ any RED in my HULK title! (more…)

  • GREATEST comic book themed music videos ever!! Entombed praises Wolverine!!

    Wow, this is harder than i thought finding comic book inspired music videos!! I am not going to give up easily though even if Nickelback actually does make the cut. Well anyway here’s an interesting one by the Swedish metal band “Entombed” called “Wolverine Blues”. I think judging by this video it is safe to say they are huge fans!! Check it out and make sure to check back for our official review for “The Watchmen” movie.

  • GREATEST comic book themed music videos ever!!

    So i was thinking after doing the still on-running “Greatest Horror Music Videos Ever” what the best comic themed music videos are? How many are out there that could i even find? Ten of them for a top ten list? Would I be forced to post that one song and video by Nickelback from the Spider-man movie?!! The curiosity got the best of me and the challenge begins…The Greatest Comic Book Themed music videos of ALL-TIME will be posted here!!! Wonder no more as i begin to compile them ALL here. The first one up? Well Prince of course with, ah…..um….well…yeah…The Bat Dance….well folks i sure hope it gets better than this!! enjoy it in all it’s glory:

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  • THE BEST HORROR MUSIC VIDEO EVER?!! Don’t FORGET THE RAMONES!!!

    No the contest is not over!! Or at least the compilation of rad or terrible horror themed music videos. So today i want everyone to remember The RAMONES and their awesome song and video for “Pet Cemetery” they made for the movie in the 80’s. Have a an amazing saturday every one!!

  • Have you seen my missing Dick?

    Fans of legendary science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick may already know that a functioning android of Dick was created in 2005 by robotics wiz David Hanson for a sum of $25,000. This robot looked like Dick, had most of his novels and characteristics downloaded into it’s brain and could carry on conversations as though it was the real thing! What many don’t know (or may have forgotten by now) is that the android’s head mysteriously vanished on a flight in 2006! To this day, the head of the sci-fi writer-futurist (who often advocated freedom and compassion for robots), is out there somewhere. Today I suggest we all take a good look around us and keep our eyes peeled for any bearded sentient robot heads.

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    Here is one of the few videos out there of Robot Philip K. Dick in action:

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  • Watchmen is out today, remember the cartoon?

    Hype up time.  It is on the tip of everyone’s tounge, The Watchmen is finally a full length motion picutre.  Much like other comic seires before it, The Watchmen was first explored at a television show (not many people know this).  Spiderman, X-men, even Batman were all television programs before making it to the big screen.  Do you guys remember The Watchmen Saturday morning cartoon show?

    It was one of my favorites!

  • what does w.a.s.p. and richard moll have in common? the dungeonmaster thats what!!

    Have you seen the 1985 movie “DUNGEONMASTER”? No? What is wrong with you!!! We watched it at the first Bad Movie Night we had and um….it’s probably the coolest movie ever made. Check out this scene where our hero goes to metal world for one of his 7 deadly challenges and battles WASP! oH yeah and Richard Moll from NIGHT COURT is the Devil!! how rad is that?!! Go hunt this flick down now!!! You will not regret it!!

  • BAD MOVIE NIGHT ON PURPOSE!

    This last weekend we all got together to watch some of the most awful terds ever filmed! Yes it was officially Bad Movie Night at my pad and we rocked it hard with some truely terrible cinema. Here’s what was on the menu with a few highlights to give you an idea exactly what we were up against:

    1. First up was the mega clunker sci-fi shit-fest from 1990 called “THE GUYVER”.

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  • The Never-boring Neverending Story Video

    I have to thank our local weekly paper’s music blog  (The Portland Mercury’s End Hits) for reminding me of this gem from my childhood.  I probably watched The Neverending Story about one zillion times when I was a kid.  The adventures of Atreyu (not the lame band) and Artax (and later Falcor) really boostered my imagination as a kid.  And, I think this video helped out.  It’s the guy from Kajagoogoo.  I always thought that big turtle guy looked like E.T.

  • TREAT YOUR DAMN MOTHER RIGHT ALREADY!!

    From the mouth of one of the coolest people to ever exist comes this rad song!! If this doesn’t make you wanna respect your mom then nothing ever will! Check out this performance and original rap super-hit “Treat Your Mother Right” by the one and only Mr. T!!