The magic of blue
Since I did the supevillain quiz, I figured I’d do another quiz I’ve seen a lot of lately. This one has been showing up at […]
May 2007
No one stops the Juggernaut!
Everyone loves taking these silly personality tests on the Web. Here’s my latest result, which asks “Which Supervillain are You?”I sure wish they would explain […]
CHiPs: Coming to Disco
Yes, it’s coming. The world has been waiting for a long time. As I write this, there’s some guy in a Chinese factory carefully inspecting […]
Church sketches
At church, I often doodle during the sermons. That’s probably not a good thing. Still, it’s something that comes naturally too me, so I don’t […]
The Star Wars alphabet
People have probably pointed this out before, but it just dawned on me a little while ago: How could machines and robots in the “Star […]
Rethinking D6
Back in the 1980s, West End Games created the “D6 system,”a role-playing game system that utilized a standard mechanic that could be transferred from game […]
Free comics and Liberty Girl for all
I’m a week late in letting you know, but we had a great time at 2007’s Free Comic Book Day.There are two comic book stores in […]
TV only works when it fits my schedule
Originally posted at Pop Quiz, Hotshot! on May 11, 2007 A fellow Pop Quiz, Hotshot! staffer’s recent column on ‘Lost’ has reminded me of a […]
Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Hanna-Barbera’s adventure cartoon line had a lot in common with Red Star Mystery magazine. A ways down in my blog is a full description of […]
The dominance of detectives
Black Mask, a pulp that started in 1920, as an action magazine, including westerns and masked heroes. It eventually went pretty much all-Detective stories, all […]