Portland Rocks the Rickshaws (and other assorted tales)

So - I’m skipping off the rest of the work day to get a massage with my ma and sister - and sitting inside Burgerville on Hawthorne and 12th, taking advantage of delicious food and free wi-fi.
And what to my wondering/wandering eyes should appear?
A 3 legged beast known to few (or many?) as the PDX [...]

Incognegro

I picked this book up at one of my scouting sessions at the local library - intrigued by the title and the concept of the storyline - taking something historically true and making a comic book out of it is a pretty common theme lately.

Incognegro takes place in the 1930’s, back in the Southern heyday [...]

Old-iana Jones

Or rather - Harrison Ford is old. And therefore, it’s rather frightening to watch him leap about like a monkey, take punches to the face, and swing around on vines. As I watched him (or his stunt double) performing these heroic feats, in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” I couldn’t help [...]

Whiteout: Comic Adventures in Antarctica

Just wanted to clear things up - this is not a blog about the ingenius correction fluid otherwise known as ”liquid paper“ created by a secretary Bette Nesmith Graham - mother of Monkees alumni Michael Nesmith.
Nope - this is about “Whiteout” the comic book written by Greg Rucka and artist Steve Leiber.

This series was originally suggested to [...]

Welcome to the “Dollhouse”

Some of ya’ll may have heard - but the talented Mr. Joss Whedon is helming a new series over at Fox called “Dollhouse” starring Eliza Dushku (of Buffy/Angel fame), Tahmoh Penikett (better known as Helo from BSG), Olivia Williams, and Amy Acker…to drop a few names.
It will be airing mid-season in 08-09, and the pilot [...]

Bring on The Filth

I picked this book up at the local Rockwood library branch on the idea that Grant Morrison is a pretty solid writer - with no other recommendation to urge me on but the few issues of “New X-Men,” Dan forced me to purchase and read. Not bad - not GREAT - but not bad.

Seeing as [...]

Flip Floppin’ with the Flag

You know it’s a slow news day when TIME Magazine devotes an entire article to whether or not Obama is wearing a flag pin on the lapel of his suit. I kid you not.
What’s next - how often the dude changes his underwear (and what that says about his patriotism)? Seriously - this is all [...]

Stop Whining

The Governator gives the automotive industry a one-two punch in the gut and tells those bitches, “Hey - Stop Whining!”

Just like in Kindergarten Cop.
What was most intriguing to me about this article, was the fact that there are actually proposed federal fuel efficiency regulations for 2015 and 2020 - pretty exciting stuff.
Not surprising - the [...]

Operation Chaos

This is why I refuse to even consider being a Republican. I was actually tempted to vote for a few Repub platforms I really enjoyed during the state elections this Spring…but shenanigans like this make me bitter and hostile towards any Republican candidate I might have considered.
Rush Limbaugh urges Republicans to “switch sides” and vote [...]

Girls on Film

This one goes out to all the ladies.

I just read a New York Times article, on the advice from another comic obsessed woman blogger, about the lack of good roles for women in Hollywood movies and Hollywood comic movies. I immediately got on board with the idea presented in the article. It’s something that I [...]