It’s always cool to find new t-shirts and you’ll find plenty of them if you’re into movies at Last Exit to Nowhere. Rather than blatant movie tie-ins, the shirts are all clever nods at many classic (or maybe cult-classic) films. See if you can spot all of the movies without reading the shirt descriptions.
Now the bad. Since they’re in the UK, buying and getting one shirt to the U.S. would cost about $40. So, I don’t think I’ll be getting an Amity Island shirt anytime soon.
The Wonder Twins guard the Hall of Justice while the SuperFriends are having an important meeting. When Gleek is kidnapped by Gorilla Grodd and Giganta, he is replaced with an evil robot Gleek that is determined to destroy the SuperFriends.
The other day I ran across a CD of music from the Incredible Hulk TV Series from 1977. It’s got the classic intro and the unforgettable end credit theme (the Lonely Man theme). However, tucked away as track 18, could be quite possibly the greatest song I’ve heard in quite some time. I’m referring to the Disco Version of the Hulk Theme and Lonely Man Theme. So, get out your roller skates and bell-bottom pants and enjoy.
Occasional Superheroine has a great post detailing the Seven Deadly Sins of the Comic Book Industry. I have to say, I agree with every point (especially #1 and #3). It’s a quick glance at the many problems the industry is facing. In turn, that reflects the books that are being put out. While I love all of the references and re-appearances in some of DC’s titles lately, this would have been the perfect time for a revised Who’s Who in the DC Universe series. As a kid in 1985, this was the series that pulled me into DC and I can’t help but think that a similar series would do the same and serve as a reminder/refresher for old and returning fans.
As a side note, on #4, I think it’s my responsibility to monitor what Carter is/will read, but a nice warning or reference would be nice and should be included.
1. Hey, I enjoy delving into the rich histories of the larger comic book companies’ output as much as the next fan. But please don’t assume I do. Don’t assume I can differentiate between Chemo & the Anti-Monitor at the “big reveal” of “Sinestro Corps” #1. Don’t assume that when I see Elektra turn into a Skrull it will automatically ring any bells. Don’t assume that I care. Assume I am a first-time reader. Because I might be. Because without some more first-time readers — or readers that have come back to the hobby after ten, fifteen years — you can’t grow your readership. Don’t give me a weak book like “Countdown” where its only claim to fame is that it digs out obscure characters and puts them in wacky situations. Please do include recaps at the beginning of each issue — especially if the book is a tie-in to another event.
I’m not a Guitar Hero player. Partly because I don’t have a console to play it on and mostly because I don’t need anything else to distract me from the 100 other things that I need/want to do daily. Having said that, it looks like an incredibly fun game that plays right to my high-school, heavy metal days. If you’ve watched the video, you’ve seen the insanity that is the song “Through the Fire and the Flames byDragonForce. It’s got to be humanly impossible to do that on a video-game guitar. News I’ve read says the song/level is only a bonus, so it’s not part of the game play path of the full game.