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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Too funny

Stolen from Metafilter - GALACTICA SABOTAGE:



It's a scene-for-scene recreation of one of the greatest music videos of all time, the Beastie Boys' SABOTAGE, with all images coming fromt the TV show BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.

Here they are side-by-side:



I love the Internet.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Human Jumbotron!

Human Jumbotron:



Human Jumbotron.

You're welcome.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

I want one of these

Check it out:


And this:


(Sent in by alert reader Tom Hayes!)

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Friday, January 15, 2010

The Greatest Star Wars Clip EVER

Behold:



There's nothing left to add. I am without speech.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

If this guy was a superhero



What would his name be?

Leave your answers in the Comments Section please!

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Scanimation!

Here's an interesting video I ran across over at Metafilter... early computer animation via Scanimate:



It's amazing how far we've come with computers. You can do much more with your home computer than was dreamed of in 1980.

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Estonian Simpsons Intro Sequence Parody!

Behold:


It's just what I said it was. Oh and it's an advertisement for Estonian TV News.

You're welcome.

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Saturday, December 05, 2009

All your 1960s Marvel cartoon goodness in one place

I recently ran across this awesome post on The Retroist that includes gems like this:
Doc Bruce Banner,
Belted by gamma rays,
Turned into the Hulk.

Ain’t he unglamo-rays!

Wreckin’ the town
With the power of a bull,

Ain’t no monster clown
Who is as lovable.

As ever-lovin’ Hulk! HULK! HULK!




There's more, so go enjoy!

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Friday, December 04, 2009

Just plain awesome

CHECK THIS OUT:


(The sound isn't synchronized right, but still. What a spectacle!)

Thanks to Todd Sheffer for the link!

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Everything can be co-opted

It just goes to show you that any idea can be turned into a commercial. Remember THIS POST on the Comix Connection website about the college students who sailed a digital video camera to the edge of space? Well, Toshiba took that idea and made a commercial out of it:



It's pretty arresting visually, but I don't see them giving the students any credit for the idea...

(Oh and HERE'S a link to the making of the "Space Chair video...)

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

RAMONES - "Pet Sematary"

Let's get in that Halloween mood:



Well, they are all dead now except the parade of lame drummers. That's scary.

Oooh, just found this too... an extra-long trailer to one of my favorite movies of all time, 1978's DAWN OF THE DEAD:



It was quite an experience seeing this movie in the theater with my friends (and about ten other people total.) Our brains were sizzling for weeks afterward...

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Friday, September 18, 2009

To prevent forty-five of you from needing to send me this link

I give you...

THE DOOM-O-MATIC!



Thank you and good night.

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Thursday, September 03, 2009

MATTRESS DOMINOES!

World Record Attempt:



You're welcome!

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Indian Spider-man!

Not a hoax! Behold:



I got so lightheaded watching that I almost fell out of my chair! The kicker was when he went DOWN THE WALL.

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Sunday, July 05, 2009

The Japanese have the coolest toys

Or at least the biggest! Check this article out! Or maybe just watch this:



Too cool. My son Maxwell almost passed out when he saw this! Thanks for the link, Jeremy!

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Saturday, July 04, 2009

It doesn't get any more American than this

The Star Spangled Banner played on a Louisville Slugger:



Happy 233rd birthday, United States of America!

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Friday, June 26, 2009

R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett


Well what can I say? Certainly personal tragedies are more important to us than the deaths of celebrities. That being said, who can't help but feel a bit sad for the passing of a classic '70s icon, American beauty Farrah Fawcett? Like most young men of the mid-to-late 1970s, I was enamored of Farrah's classic wholesome beauty. Her iconic poster was pretty much everywhere back then. (Here's a neat story about that poster and the guys who produced it.) She became a symbol of that era, cemented by her single season (!) appearance on the TV show CHARLIE'S ANGELS. She WAS the '70s, and truly one of it's icons.



Anyway, I was saddened to hear of her struggle with cancer and of her passing yesterday. In memory, I give you this clip from the movie LOGAN'S RUN (1976):



Rest in peace, Farrah.

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Thursday, June 04, 2009

Han Solo, P.I.

Too funny:



You're welcome.

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

In these challenging economic times

It's nice to know that Ze Frank has a great money-saving tip:



Thanks, Ze Frank!

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE in 30 seconds

Behold:



You're welcome.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Is STAR TREK really that great?

Because I just watched this brief clip, and I'm just not seeing what all the hubbub is about...



Thanks to Jason Resh for the link!

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Don't try this at home

Big Wheel stunt:



That's awesome.

(As always, beware of offensive/weird comments on YouTube.)

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Wolverine supports FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2009!

Behold:



Too cool.

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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT preview!

Check it out:



Veddy cool.

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Monday, April 06, 2009

The Wilhelm Scream

A compilation of Wilhelm Screams (possibly recorded by Purple People Eater's Sheb Wooley) used in many many films:



What is a "Wilhelm Scream"? CLICK HERE to find out.

Next time you're watching a movie at the theater, play the "Wilhelm Game". I'll throw my JujyFruits at you, but still.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Where The Wild Things Are!

Check out this trailer for the upcoming Where The Wild Things Are movie, based on the classic children's book by Maurice Sendak:



The movie, directed by Spike Jonze is set for release October 16th 2009.

Thanks for the heads-up everybody who sent a link!
(Strangely enough, I never read this book until I had my own kids, so it doesn't resonate with me as strong as it does with a LOT of you.)

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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, Captain Kirk!

Today is William Shatner's 78th birthday and this guy wants to declare March 22 "International Talk Like William Shatner Day". I'm all for that. I mean, we're talking about the guy who brought us so much joy from things like THIS:



A true classic. Happy Birthday, Bill!


Oh and I had to post this video again because it's so awesome.



Shatner and Joe Jackson doing Pulp's "Common People" to the 1970s Star Trek cartoon. Perfect.

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Monday, February 02, 2009

"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra"

Not incredibly action-packed or compelling, but here's the GI JOE movie trailer that aired during the Superbowl:



Heh.

Hat tip to Chris Yother for the link! Thanks!

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Sunday, February 01, 2009

Elvis Presley Painting With Cheese Puffs On Velvet

Behold:



You're welcome.

Except now I'm hungry.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

More '70s Sci-Fi goodness: QUARK!

Who doesn't love a sci-fi spoof penned by Buck Henry (GET SMART) starring Richard Benjamin about a space-going Garbage Scow and it's crew of misfits? Behold:


(More info on the series HERE via Wikipedia.)

HERE'S Part 1 of the pilot episode, with the other parts listed on YouTube.


And who can resist Betty 1 and Betty 2? Captain Quark is in love with the original Betty, has no interest in her clone even though he can't tell them apart!

Great fun and apparently available on DVD!

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

PRISONER opening

I just thought I'd pop in here real quick and put this up:


Just in case you never saw this show. It's well worth your time.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

It's the future 1980!

I found this YouTube video for the opening credits of the television show UFO:


It's awesome, isn't it? My sister and I watched it in reruns in the mid-1970s and I instantly had a crush on the purple-haired Moonbase Girls... that is, until I saw the submarine crew! Whoof!

Do you remember this small-screen gem?

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Monday, January 19, 2009

I forgot how awesome this opening song is

Behold, the SPACE: 1999 opening credits:


I used to love this show, as there really wasn't much SCI-FI on TV back in the '70s, plus I was in love with Catherine Schell's character Maya the shapeshifter...

the only hotter SF gals were from the submarine crew in the TV show UFO, but that's a story for another day.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Comix Connection on TV

In case you missed it, here's the video of Comix Connection on Channel 21 this Saturday, at the top of the hour:



Manager Joe, you're a star!

(Thanks to MegoSteve for setting everything up. Your WebFu is very very strong.)

UPDATE! Here's the somewhat different segment that Channel 21 ran at 11PM:



Except for the "Amazing Superman" gaffe, very cool! Good job Joe!

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Thursday, January 08, 2009

AAAAAaaaa the anticipation is killing me

The MINUTEMEN:


From WATCHMEN, naturally. This stuff is killing me. I can't wait for the movie.

(Thanks Jason Resh for the tip!)

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Microwave Jingle Bell

The title pretty much sums this up:



(Hat tip to Mike Bollinger for the link!)

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

This girls has more talent in her little finger

than I have in my entire body.

Behold the new face of Rock-N-Roll:



You're welcome.

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Sunday, December 07, 2008

Apparently elves have nothing to do with it

How they make CANDY CANES:



I love factory tours and "how it's made" stuff like this. Fascinating.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

William Shatner comments on Star Trek 9 movie trailer

Mike Bollinger sent me this:


HAW HAW HAW!

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

An a capella tribute to John Williams

Ned sent me this:



Crack me up.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

SUPERMAN - How it should have ended

Steve Leach sent me this:



Crack me up.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

New STAR TREK TRAILER!

This actually looks pretty cool:



What do you think?

(ADDED 11/19: A couple of readers have pointed me to THIS SITE for a much better version of the trailer... unfortunately I can't embed it on the CC website, so I have to send you away from here to view it...)

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Sunday, November 02, 2008

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY

Of Comix Connection's huge Annual Halloween Sale! Both stores are open today from Noon until 5PM, so get in there and get your share of the bargains!

As a final Halloween treat, I give you this:



You're welcome.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

This is how I drink too



Remember, if cats had opposable thumbs, we'd all be dead.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

R.I.P. Neal Hefti

You probably know of his work from this:



Read more about him HERE.

(I was surprised to see that he did the score to one of the quirkiest movies I've ever seen, 1966's Lord Love a Duck starring Roddy McDowell, Tuesday Weld, and the ever-wonderful Ruth Gordon. Weird movie.)

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Mandalorian Dance

Nicky sent me this one (of course):



A better version found HERE!

Thanks Nicky, you strange, strange girl.

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Where does the Lone Ranger take his piece of junk car?



More info HERE!

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Saturday, October 04, 2008

It's debatable

MegoSteve sent me this:



Crack me up.

(As always, beware of YouTube comments sections. They let ANYONE post there.)

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Darth Vader's REAL voice

Strangely enough he has an accent not unlike those found on 21st Century Earth on a group of islands called the United Kingdom:



I remember when David Prowse (along with Jeremy Bulloch/Boba Fett) was a guest at Comix Connection-Camp Hill back in the '90s... David's voice was a bit deeper than that due to adding 20 years to it. Those were some fun times, lemme tell ya. To this day I still brag that BOBA FETT BOUGHT ME A GUINNESS! 'Nuff said.

(Thanks to Mike Bollinger for the link!)

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

NINJA CAT!

Enjoy:





Obviously I'm still feeling a bit lousy and am just phoning in the blog posts...

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Friday, September 12, 2008

Here's one I completely forgot about



Classic.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

Imperial Fleet Week in San Francisco!

I thought you all might like this:



That is some fancy editing skills! Very cool.

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Friday, August 22, 2008

DARK KNIGHT trailer - Kid's version!

Mike Bollinger sent me this:



Quite a hoot, eh?

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Saturday Cartoons

Too busy to post much here from the store today, so I thought I'd just offer up a couple of classic cartoons for you to peruse today. So park the kids or you big kids in front of the computer, and enjoy!

Felix the Cat - "Neptune Nonsense"



Popeye - "Parlez Vous Woo"



Superman - "Mechanical Monsters"



Green Lantern - "The Vanishing World"



Teen Titans - "Space Beast Roud-Up"



Space Ghost - "The Council of Doom"

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Saturday, August 02, 2008

PSA - Better Living With the B&J Supersquad

It's all about respect.



RESPECT!

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Friday, August 01, 2008

Dark Knight Trailer Meets 1966 Batman?

Oh yes... watch it for yourself! This is very well done!



And while I'm on the topic of the days of the Adam West Batman, it's been reported by Bill Hunt at DigitalBits.com as part of their post San Diego Comic-Con news that:

"We've heard from reliable sources that Adam West is now working on special features for the 1960s TV version of Batman. So it looks as if Fox and Warner may have finally made peace over the series' long-awaited DVD release. Fingers crossed."

Viva Bat-Mania!

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

TRON "Sweded"

OK, two things:

1) You have to have seen the movie TRON... (Saw it in 1982 with my buddies.)

2) You have to know what "Sweding" is... (Thanks again, creative genius Michael Gondry! - short definition here.)

You good? Now watch this:



Better version here.

There are lots of "Sweded" movies out there... let me know if you find anything cool.

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Monday, June 30, 2008

ORANGE ALERT! Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel to star in PRISONER remake!

Well, it looks like they picked some good ones to star in the remake of my FAVORITE TV SHOW EVER, The PRISONER! Behold:



CLICK HERE!

Caviezel, who shot to fame playing the role of the idealist private Witt in The Thin Red Line, has been cast in the Patrick McGoohan role as Number Six, the hero who finds himself trapped in a mysterious and surreal place known as The Village, with no memory of how he arrived.

McKellen, who is best known globally for playing Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, will take the role of Number Two, the sinister head of The Village.


WOOT! More info on The Prisoner HERE and HERE!

Be seeing you...

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Phonographantasmascope!

Behold:



You're welcome.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

GNAR WARS!

Behold:



May the Force assist your grinds!

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Friday, June 13, 2008

For the person who has everything

Get them a remote-controlled steam-powered centipede, of course:



Enjoy your weekend!

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Mad Magazine TV Special Unaired Animated Pilot from 1974!

I can't remember where I found this gem:



From the YouTube description:

This was an idea for a potential animated series or series of television specials. When brought to the network executives it was deemed to "Adult" to be shown on television, thus it never made it past this stage.


Very cool.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Grafitti/animation!

Artist Curt Potteiger sent this along... it's pretty incredible:



I would assume that took months to paint and film. Amazing.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Does a boomerang thrown in space return to its pitcher?

Yes:



From The New Scientist:

The boomerang behaved no differently than on Earth, flying back to Doi after he threw it. "It flew just like on Earth, and I was really surprised and impressed," Doi told his wife in a chat from space, according to Japan's Mainichi Daily News.

CLICK HERE for the entire article.

Remember that this would not happen in airless space... a boomerang needs air and the aerodynamic forces to do what it does.

You're welcome.

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Monday, May 05, 2008

DARK KNIGHT goodness

Here's the "old" trailer for the upcoming DARK KNIGHT movie:



Even better, the DARK KNIGHT trailer done in LEGO™s, (sent in by MegoSteve):



Wasn't that awesome?

OK, for those of you who haven't seen it, HERE'S the NEW trailer of the upcoming DARK KNIGHT movie! Thanks to all of you who sent this along!

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

That's the Spirit!

Wait. That's the Spirit?

You tell me:



So what do you think?

Many thanks to all of you who sent me this link! Keep those cards and letters coming!

(Who's the Spirit? Shame on you! CLICK HERE to learn some comic history.)

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Have I mentioned lately



That's right! There are just a few short days until Free Comic Book Day! Come celebrate this nationwide event at Comix Connection and get your hands on some ABSOLUTELY FREE comic books! All day Saturday, May 3rd from 10AM until 9PM, both Comix Connection stores in York and Mechanicsburg will be celebrating Free Comic Book Day... and of course we are also running one of our fabulous sales:

* ALL BACK ISSUES IN THE BINS ARE $1.00 EACH!
* ALL OLDER BACK ISSUES ON THE BACK WALLS ARE 25% OFF!

* ALL GRAPHIC NOVELS AND BOOKS ARE 20% OFF!
* ALL STATUES AND TOYS ARE 20% OFF!

* ALL GAMES AND GAMING ITEMS ARE 20% OFF!

ONE DAY ONLY! SATURDAY, MAY 3rd!

EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT THREE FREE COMIC BOOKS from the following list of titles. QUANTITIES ON SOME TITLES ARE LIMITED, so come early to see a wider selection of books!

* ARCHIE'S PAL JUGHEAD
* BONGO COMICS FREE-FOR-ALL! (Simpsons)
* HELLBOY/B.P.R.D
* ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1
* PROJECT SUPERPOWERS
* TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED
* BROKEN TRINITY PREVIEW
* X-MEN
* THE STRANDED/DAN DARE
* SHONEN JUMP MAGAZINE SAMPLER
* APE ENTERTAINMENT'S CARTOON-APALOOZA #1
* ARCANA STUDIO PRESENTS
* SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1
* WORLDS OF ASPEN #3
* SALEM: QUEEN OF THORNS
* DEL REY & DABEL BROTHERS PREVIEW
* TINY TITANS #1
* DRAFTED
* GEGIKA: A DRAWN+QUARTERLY MANGA SAMPLER
* GRAPHIC CLASSICS
* I.G.N.A.T.Z.: INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVELS AT THEIR ZENITH #1
* DISNEY'S GYRO GEARLOOSE
* E.C. COMICS SAMPLER
* LOVE AND CAPES #7
* MARVEL ADVENTURES: IRON MAN
* MAINTENANCE #1
* IMAGINARY #1
* ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS
* AMELIA RULES! COMICS AND STORIES
* THE MOTH: GREATEST HITS
* KIDS LOVE COMICS! COMIC BOOK DINER
* NASCAR HEROES: ALL-STARS SPECIAL
* OWLY AND FRIENDS
* VIPER COMICS PRESENTS: KID HOUDINI AND THE SILVER DOLLAR MISFITS
* GUMBYS COLORING COMIC BOOK SPECIAL #1
* WIZARD HOW TO DRAW SAMPLER
* MAXIMUM RIDE VOLUME 1

Also available to the first 200 people at each store will be this super-cool IRON MAN HeroClix game piece:


and also one of these cool STAR WARS Collectible Miniatures Games figures:


Make your plans TODAY!

See you THIS SATURDAY!

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Lex Luthor Loves Superman PB!

Jason R. sent this along:



Too funny.

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Cool video time

Jared, Jason R. and a few other people sent me this a while back, and it's finally grown on me. One of the reasons that I was not so enamored of it was that I wasn't watching a lot of TV shows during the time when most of these logos were running. Anyway, behold:



Can you name all the shows/companies these logos are spoofing?
HERE's a link to the wiki on this video to help get you started.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

I got nuttin'...

... except this DANCING WALRUS:



You're welcome!

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Friday, April 11, 2008

This is how a master does it

I thought this was pretty amazing (possibly not safe for the kiddies, depending on your standards). Pablo Picasso shows us how it's done:



He makes it look effortless, but he knows where to put the paint only after years and years of practice.

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Thor, God of Metal

Behold:



You're welcome.

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Sunday, April 06, 2008

This was pretty cool!

Unsold SciFi and Fantasy TV Pilots:



Includes Doctor Strange!

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

STAR WARS according to a three-year-old

Behold:



You're welcome.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Musical Interlude: BENT FABRIC - "Jukebox"

I thought this was a pretty cool animated music video:



Here's a cleaner, higher-quality version without the added sound effects!

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Human Tetris!



You're welcome.

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Greatest Movie Of All Time?

Quite possibly. Behold:

ITALIAN SPIDERMAN!




Thank you MegoSteve. I think.

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Drive-In Saturday

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

REED! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Today all I have to offer is this clip from the incredibly craptacular 1994 FANTASTIC FOUR movie... behold the agony of Ben Grimm - this man, this MONSTER:



You're welcome.


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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

If you live in York

You've heard this:



The New York Wire Company has a steam-powered organ that blasts an unearthly sound that resonates for miles.

It's part of what I like about Christmas in York, PA...

Merry Christmas, everyone and thanks for making us Central Pennsylvania's Ultra-Hip Pop-Culture Mecca.

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Monday, December 24, 2007

That Festive Holiday Spirit

is incomplete without this gem from The Ramones:



Merry Christmas, I Don't Want to Fight Tonight!

This one's pretty fun too, but the video is lackluster, so just listen to the lyrics, all you singles out there!



Happy Holidays!

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Baby It's Cold Outside



A great song for a cold winter night... give it a listen.

Thanks to amthcaictm!

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Four music videos

No comics today, just four music videos I like right now:

Holy Hail, COOL TOWN ROCK:



I WILL:

Click Here

PARIS BLUES:



and

The Hives TICK TICK:

Click here

That is all.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Alan Moore on The Simpsons!

OK, last week's episode is probably the most comic book-nerdy episode of the Simpsons ever... behold:



Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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Monday, November 12, 2007

BUCKAROO BANZAI RETURNS!


I saw this story on ICV2 today: THE RETURN OF BUCKAROO BANZAI!, or at least a new prequel comic by the original creators of the greatest movie ever made: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE EIGHT DIMENSION!

HERE'S more info from the publisher, MOONSTONE.

And I just had to post the original trailer:



I am a proud Blue Blaze Irregular, codename "Caddy" Wahl. I'll be buying the comic. Believe it.

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

OK, this just cracked me up Part 739

Behold:



You're welcome.

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

GAMBIT The Origin trailer

York manager Jared's friend from Florida Adam Smith recently shot a short film about Gambit... behold:



Pretty darn cool if you ask me! Thanks for letting me put this up here, Adam!

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

I know what I'm making my super-hero costume out of.

d3o!



What is d3o?

d3o technology is a specially engineered material with intelligent molecules that flow with you as you move but on shock lock together to absorb impact energy.

Ooooooh, comic-booky! Imagine walking into a biker bar fully clad in this material and shouting "HEY, I JUST KNOCKED OVER ALL THE BIKES IN THE PARKING LOT... WANNA FIGHT?" and then just letting them pummel you. Good fun!

More info on the miracle material d3o HERE at the company website.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

OK, this just cracked me up

Here it is! Absolute PROOF that Greedo fired first:



You're welcome. I hope that puts things to rest once and for all.

(Found via Metafilter)

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

OK, Josh Middlteton is just plain amazing


I was rooting through my bookmarks the other day when I realized I hadn't popped in over at Josh Middleton's place in a while. Well, I forgot just how astonishingly good his work is. Go poke around over there and see all the magnificent works in progress... simply amazing. And if you have time, watch this:



That is too too cool. Probably due to the fact that I am in no way artistically talented, I love watching the creative process involved with comic art. It's a constant source of amazement for me to see ideas come out of a mind and become fully formed on paper. I love it. Keep it up Josh! (More Middleton goodness HERE.)

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Friday, September 14, 2007

The IRON MAN movie is looking COMPLETELY AWESOME!

I've never been a huge fan of Iron Man from Marvel Comics and was pretty ambivalent about the upcoming film... until they showed us this trailer at the Diamond Retailer Summit in Baltimore on Monday:



Holy mackerel, that almost made me faint! Very very cool!

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008, which as you all know is right before FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008!

(Oh, and HERE'S a link to better quality video... enjoy!)

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Friday, September 07, 2007

My NEW latest favorite music video

This one tells a story (not a good one) in ultra-cool comic-booky form! If you like the Marvel comic book CRIMINAL by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, you'll love this.

Behold:

Bogdan Irkük (BULGARI) - Curare



(And for a much larger and sharper version without YouTube yuckiness, click HERE!

Of course you know what Curare is, don't you?

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

My current favorite music video

Is this one by DANIELSON. I find this video incredibly creative. I just love the (all done-in-one-take) low-budget, high school play-feel of this video for the song "Did I Step On Your Trumpet?". Check it out:



While at Rutgers University,
(Daniel Smith) submitted the album as his final thesis (and received an 'A' grade) and performed, joined by his siblings, at the senior art show. Smith then sent the album out to several indie labels but only received a response from Tooth & Nail in California, who picked up the album and released it in 1994.

More info HERE and their MySpace page is HERE.

Oh, and here's where Daniel got the title of the song:

The song is called “Did I Step On Your Trumpet” and it is inspired by the time I got accused, by Billy, of stepping on his trumpet when he got up to go get a drink of water. It was 6th grade band practice and Billy had a special silver trumpet that was passed down through his family. When he got back the entire bell of the trumpet was completely crushed flat. He yelled at me in front of the entire band and I denied it immediately. I really do not know if I stepped on it or not. I feel like I may have.

So if you accidently offended someone, politely say, “I’m sorry, did I step on your trumpet?“

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Sunday, August 26, 2007

Remember these ads?



Pretty accurate on the predictions. Hard to believe they were from fourteen years ago, isn't it? I think I was online with my SCREAMING 1440K modem in 1993. Seems like a whole 'nother world.

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Even dogs can have superpowers!

This one can sing:



You're welcome.

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Monday, July 30, 2007

A very strong woman, possibly super-powered

Check out what this Amazon can do:



She's just like a super-hero!

I can barely fold paper, let alone roll up a frying pan.

Found via MetaFilter

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

What's your superpower?

Apparently my friend Steve's is that he can play PAC-MAN on a world-championship level.

Behold:



Steve sez:

My best run at Pac-Man CE on Xbox Live Arcade, currently #1 in the U.S. and #3 in the world on the All Time 5:00 Championship Mode leaderboard. I didn't die once, but I think it's still possible to improve... I missed a few 3200 point ghosts and made a couple of minor mistakes.


I am in awe.

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Friday, July 20, 2007

Batman Legends!



OK, I realize this is another fan-made "trailer", but it looks GREAT! Very very cool. Wouldn't it be neat if there was a TV series called "Batman Legends" that would retell classic comic book stories like this? I'd watch.

Hat-tip to Mike B.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

A Cool Video by the band zZz

Just thought I'd put this up here:



From the antville website:

Grip is a video clip for the band zZz. Grip is a one take, top shot videoclip with professional trampoline gymnasts simulating typical video effects. The video has been recorded live as part of the opening 'Nederclips' at the Stedelijk museum 'S-Hertogenbosch SM'S (Curated by Bart Rutten).

It also might help to be familiar with MACs and IPODs to get some of the references. I really liked the guy painting the "taskbar" at the bottom...

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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC: After Hours

Ned sent me these hilarious videos from YouTube. I guess they started out as parodies of MAC vs. PC commercials, but they seem to have taken on a life of their own...

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC: After Hours (Part 1):



Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC: After Hours (Part 2):




Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC: After Hours (Part 3):




Too too funny.

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