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Nice try Mallett, but you have miles to go before you get to Pastis levels.

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It's the cover artwork for Jim Lee's new book, ICONS: The DC Comics & WildStorm Art of Jim Lee. I always enjoy Lee's artwork; especially his pencils, which I find have more depth and texture then when his work has been inked and colored. But when did Batman become the focal point of the DC Big Three? When an artist is representing the DC Trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, Superman

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If it wasn't for Heather to keep me in check, I imagine there would be a room in our house like this: What I find interesting about this guy who sent in these photos showcasing his comic book and comic-related collection is that he got back into comics in 1989 after reading The Dark Knight Returns - which was the same book (and year read) that brought me back to comics.

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I think this dude is taking superhero movies even more seriously than comic book fans take superhero movies. Do you think NBC screened Jay Leno's studio audience for his first night back to the Tonight Show to make sure there weren't any Conan sympathizers planning on causing a disruption? I do. And I expect NBC will continue to do it for a few weeks. Someone recently said that I remind

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Any parent will immediately understand the genius of this product. �It's a cereal bowl mounted on gimbals so you can swing and twist it any way you want and the stuff inside won't spill out. I'm almost tempted to buy a bunch for our house.�

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When doctors endorsed cigarettes

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I was familiar with Seth Grahame-Smith's first novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but was never much interested in it. Zombies, frankly, just aren't my thing. While vampires are for me on the verge of being as clich�d and worn-out as zombies are, Abraham Lincoln is another story. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is in bookstores this Tuesday.

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"Cha-Ching! - Zoe shouted that when Heather leaned in and gave me a kiss in the kitchen. I'm not sure what else to say. Not sure if there is anything else I can say.

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Nintendo bring the ego in recent interview WSJ: Microsoft is working on controller-free gaming technology and Sony is developing a motion controller. Both are slated for later this year. Are you worried? Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime: We do not fear any competitor.And I would agree with Fils-Aime's claim that Nintendo does not need to fear any competitor. Thanks to the

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Three days after Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman, snatched a $1 million price tag at auction, a issue of Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, sold for $1,075,500 at auction. The million dollar sale for Action Comics #1 had been the first time a comic book had sold for more than 6 figures and held the record for the highest amount paid for a comic until the

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As part of their 31 Days of Oscar, Turner Classic Movies will be airing The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance this evening. The film, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, is one of my particular favorites. Obviously, what always draws me into this film is the extraordinary performances by Wayne and Stewart as characters with very different ideas on how order should be

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CubeDudes�a Flicker set of characters from movies, comics, and pop-culture in general that have been re-created using LEGO pieces. They are pretty amazing.

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold video game drops this fall. I think the game would be outrageously popular in our house - especially considering that you can play as Aquaman.

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The most nauseating food concoction idea ever comes to us via the Fifth Third Ballpark in Grand Rapids, MI which is polling its fans on what new food item should be added to the menu in 2010. "Twinkie Cheese Dog - This dog can survive any disaster and it might cause a few of its own. Simple - a hot dog laid in a Twinkie covered in cheese. Yum"The Pink Panther sounds fairly disgusting also.

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Heather mocks the frequency at which I re-post Pearls Before Swine strips in my own blog, but I don['t care. The strip is genius.

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If I marry a boy witch, I'm going to move into a giant pumpkin with him. Zoe, demonstrating that she is considering all options for the future.

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Earlier this week Senator Dick Durbin (and by association, me) made fun of Washington D.C.'s total freak-out over snow. I still think they over-react to the appearance of snow, but this wonderful time lapsed video of their self-titled Snowmageddon does help explain some of their reactions to this latest snow storm. A lot of snow comes down in this video. However, the video also illustrates

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I can't remember reading any comics draw by Andy Kuhn since I enjoyed The Annotated Mantooth years and years ago. But Kuhn is one of the artists contributing to the Comic Twart blog and he is the artist whose work I am digging the most week in and week out. This week he turns in a great version of the Black Beetle. I wonder what he is working on now? I'd love to grab some comics he has worked

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The Chicago Sun-Times has a great quote from Illinois Senator Dick Durbin regarding all the snow in the nation's capital. "I never could get over how people in this town reacted to snow," he said. "I am convinced that infants born in Washington, D.C., are taken from the arms of their loving mothers right when they are born into a room where someone shows a film of a snowstorm with shrieking and

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This is the best basketball shot I've seen in a long time.

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I think Tim Ryan is the voice of the Olympics for me - at least the alpine events at the Olympics I know he's done plenty of sports announcing, but if I'm in a room and hear his voice I immediately think "downhill racing." What did pairs figure skaters skate to before the late 1960s? I only ask because it seemed like every couple I saw or overheard the music for last night was skating to a

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Someone finally clues us in on what happened after Jack traded his cow for some beans.

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That's like crazy late! - Ian's reaction to the idea of a kid sleeping until 8:30 in the morning

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