I'M BACK

I've been bogged down with prep work for the launch of forcesofgood.com and haven't posted. I'm sorry and I'll try to do better.

And look, a picture of my favorite actor, Chewbacca.

"I'M RICK JAMES, BITCH!"

On the heels of the announcement that comedian Dave Chappelle is developing a bio-pic, funk-meister Rick James has passed away at age 56.

For a guy who suffered from a stroke at age 49, spent time in jail for sexual assault and had a history of violence and drug abuse, 56 years old isn't a bad run.

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

First off, I sincerely apologize about the infrequency of these postings as of late. I've been a bit busy with what's coming up.

On October 1st, 2004, www.forcesofgood.com will go live. An online-magazine dedicated to pop culture, forcesofgood.com will feature interviews, articles, reviews and a bullpen of regular talented columists all with a love for the kind of stuff you didn't learn in school. Some of the first interviews will include adult film star Tera Patrick, comedian Patton Oswalt, UFO abduction expert Dr. David Jacobs, former MST3K host Michael J. Nelson as well as a number of comic book creators including Mark Waid, Jeph Loeb, Geoff Johns, Walter Simonson, Matt Wagner and Mike Allred.

I hope to get to blog postings a bit more frequently. If you or anyone you know would be interested in being a contributing writer, please send an email to forcesofgood@hotmail.com for submission information.

www.forcesofgood.com
"we like pop culture"

NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF AT DC COMICS

Comic book guru, Ryan H. Jackson writes in with his new DC Comics creative teams:

Superman: by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark

Classic Superman as the solo hero, co-starring the real characters that matter: Ma and Pa Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Lois, Perry. Brubaker can get to the heart of this character and Lark’s art harkens back to the Golden Age of the hero. Primary colors dominate the color scheme.

Batman & Robin: by Paul Dini, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Read Batman: The Long Halloween. Watch the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. ‘Nuff said.

Wonder Woman: by Gail Simone and Michael Turner

Female action with the king of the female form.

The Flash: by Darwyn Cooke (co-plotted and scripted by Brad Meltzer)
Read DC: The New Frontier; this guy is amazing!

Action Comics: by Geoff Johns and Ed McGuinness

This is Superman’s family book - It stars Superman in big adventures with anyone Johns and McGuinness want to use from the entire DCU. This is a playground for two of the best in the business. Big stories, big art, big casts.

Detective Comics Starring: by Greg Rucka and Frank Miller (covers by Alex Maleev)

This is a 32-page comic split into three stories, Rucka plots, Miller scripts, Miller art; Dark Knights co-stars Batman and someone from the Bat-universe like the 70s Marvel Team-Ups, i.e. Batman and Huntress, Batman and Catwoman, Batman and the Birds of Prey, Batman and the Question. Nightwing stars Nightwing in Gotham (forget Bludhaven, even though it worked for his own title.) And, GCPD starring the excellent cast of characters from Gotham Central. These stories, although separate, all tie in together in sort of a Rashomon sort of storytelling technique.

Adventure Comics: by Brian K. Vaughn/Brian Michael Bendis and Alan Davis/Mark Bagley

Another 32-page comic with two features: Aquaman by Vaughn and Davis and Green Arrow by Bendis and Bagley. Who better to write the wise-ass Ollie Queen than Bendis??

The Brave and the Bold: by Geoff Johns and Bryan Hitch (covers by Brian Bolland)

This takes the place of JLA/Justice League of America but serves the same purpose . . . mostly. It has a rotating cast of Justice League members that are needed for whatever specific threat faces the world for any given story arc. Once a year this book crosses over with Justice Society for two 64- page Annuals.

Justice Society: by Grant Morrison and Bruce Timm (covers by Dave Johnson)
Mind blowing stories + retro-art = Superb Comics! Crosses over once a year with The Brave and the Bold for the second of two 64-page Annuals. If you don’t think Morrison’s stories work with animation style art, check out Vertigo’s Sea Guy.

New Gods: by Mark Millar and Jim Lee
Millar free to run wild in Kirby’s Fourth World throwing in as much crazy sh*t as possible. Picture Lee’s Darkseid duking it out with Orion and Mister Miracle.

Teen Titans: by Brian Michael Bendis and Ivan Reis
Bendis knows teenagers; check out Reis’s work on Action Comics - stunning!

Mystery in Space starring the Green Lantern Corps: by Warren Ellis and Dave Gibbons
Green Lantern . . . all of them! Hal, Kyle, Guy, Killowog, the Guardians, the Manhunters and even Sinestro, in any form that Ellis wants to take it. Quarterly back-up stories featuring the Legion of Super-heroes. Gibbons is the definitive Green Lantern artist - and yes, I am including Gil Kane in my decision!

Strange Adventures: by Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart/Mike Mignola (covers by Matt Wagner)
32-page comic with two features: Martian Manhunter by Stewart and Swamp Thing by Mignola

Weird War Tales: by Brian Azzerello/Eduardo Risso; by Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips
Sgt. Rock and Easy Company by Azzerello and Risso; The Unknown Soldier by Brubaker and Phillips.

DC: Infinite Universes: by Alan Moore and Neal Adams (covers by Alex Ross)


Whatever they want, whenever they want, in any damn format they want. Preferably in DC’s Tabloid size format like the Alex Ross/Paul Dini books.

AND LO THERE SHALL BE A LOGO

Kids, start saving for the t-shirts and clear out a space in your "bookmarks"


More news later today.


Let's see that logo one more time.





And for the hell of it, a monkey.

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS

Sorry I haven't been posting as often lately. I've been hard at work at forcesofgood central working on some details all about the big announcement this week.

BUT....

Check out Roger Petersen's comic fill ins at www.thedailycomic.com

Thank you for emailing me. For those who don't know, the new Star Wars film is called "Revenge of the Sith"

I've had three strange people randomly email me this week telling em I look like David Brent (Ricky Gervais) from the BBC show, "The Office"



Hellboy comes out on dvd tomorrow. Watch it, it's fun.

DAMNED DIRTY APES!

I'm officially creeped out.

According to Yahoo news, a young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its hind legs only — aping humans — after a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said Wednesday.

IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO, YOU PANSIES?

Robert Rodriguez is hard at work adapting Frank Miller's noir opus SIN CITY to film (or at least digital video) with an all-star cast including: Jessica Alba, Maria Bello, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Marley Shelton, Nick Stahl, Elijah Wood and Bruce Willis.

Here's a first look from DAILY VARIETY.

SCREENPLAY TITLE REVEALED

Hopefully this will whet your appetites:


THE RETURN OF JAKE MARSHALL, THE ATOMIC MAN

WHY ISN'T THIS ON THE FUNNY PAGES?

Good bud and talented artiste, Captain Rog Petersen alerted me to the daily cartoon THE GIRLYBIRD GETS THE WORM by his friend and extremely talented Philadelphia Renaissance man Mitchell Landsman over at his site, www.thedailycomic.com

I've read quite a few of them, and as always, Mitch's cartoons always make me laugh.

THERE IS NO FIGHT CLUB VIDEO GAME

The first thing about Fight Club is that there is no FIGHT CLUB Game.

The second thing about Fight Club is that there is no FIGHT CLUB Game.

The third thing about Fight Club is that there is no FIGHT CLUB Game.

Any questions?

Apparently coming October 2004