yeah. not much news here. next monday the disease/network split will leave for the factory. It will take about a month after that for it to be completed. I'm waiting on some new action figures to arrive, Star Fox ds, and Idlewild. I turn 28 in 27 days. wow. such an old man. I'll have my august movie picks up tommorow.

Clerks 2.

Wow. I can't believe how much better this movie was than the first one, and how quickly Kevin Smith got me laughing. And its back to the old Kevin Smith in case your wondering. It's crude, perverse, silly, and just plain wrong. Theres the obligatory pop culture references and a fight between trilogies,(lotr, and star wars). Jay and silent bob are back to their dancing, and there's even a dancing nun. It's nice to see Dante and Randall again, and I hope to see them in a few years time, plugging away with Clerks 3.

comics

o.k. week. i decided not to pick up new avengers this week so it's official im dropping that book just got boring. picked up loveless # 9 which is still pretty solid. also got civil war frontline # 4 which continues to put speedball through some torment. got to wonder whether marvel knows they are making him a better characther and if they still plan to kill him off. anyway, got to go to work. hope everyone is doing great!

Adventureland.

We went to Adventureland on Sunday and I think it's a pretty nice park out here in the middle of nowhere. One benefit that the six flags across the country could learn, is put up some trees! It was a very hot day but thanks to the parks trees and the raging rapids ride, this was not a hot day at all. Hey they even have a circus. Pretty fun little park if your driving near Des Moines.

trek poster. worries. hopes.

So. It doesn't get more official than a poster plastered all over StarTrek.com's website does it? 2008 looks to be when we can boldly go again. Is it enough time? It will be six years since Nemesis. Will six years be enough of a break for the fans to hunger for more trek? Let's hope so and let's hope Abrams and Paramount are up to the task. I'm both excited and sick. Have you ever seen a more pixelated official poster? Ever?

lady in the water.

Im odd when it comes to Shylaman. The films i think are his best, unbreakable, and now this one, most people think are his worst. I think Lady in the Water is leagues better than Signs or worse yet The Village. I think the only mistake with this film comes from Shylaman playing one of the main characthers. Otherwise it just feels right as a movie and Paul Giamitti, god i could watch that guy play any role. I mean any. He is truly amazing, and its a shame he doesnt have that oscar on his bedstand. Probably the first shylaman movie that kids could not be terrified through. In fact it reminds me alot of ghostbusters in tone. Without the comedy. Pretty good summer flick.

TMNT.

So next summer we get transformers and TMNT, spider man 3. Apple has the Turtles trailer up now. the cg looks better than I thought but does anyone else think they run like frogs not turtles. Humor seems to be intact though. Oh to be a geek in the new millenium. Were the children of the 80's the best ever or what. Now bring me some Silverhawks. Yeah not likely.

civil war continues

Civil War # 3 came out this week and I gotta say Mcniven was the absolutely best choice for this book. the eyes on these heroes are phenomenal. They potray so much emotion. Storyline is superb and the moment some fanboys have been waiting for years happens on the very last page. Nicely done.

Nova # 4 Wraps up the mini series which leads into Annhilation a six part story. great. Nova has become something of a powerful hero in all this. and more Drax. nice. B+

Comic-Con starts tommorow. Are you looking forward to comic, toy or hollywood news? It will start dropping tommorow.

heat.

so the heat is everywhere in this country today. 90 or higher. ouch. the air is cranked and i'm left to play with the old fat cat and the new energetic kitten. oh the joys of summer.

Meanwhile a Secret Agent is reporting of an influx in the desire for sunkist. oh the horror. Where is Cool Spot hiding these days? remember him. he even had his own videogame. its amazing how many lame mascots the 80's had. anybody remember the noid? yep. we were tortured our entire youth. Or are the kids of today missing out? Where have the mascots gone?

toying with the definition.

so the comic is doing really well and all the artists are very happy with the outcome. Im still saving for the disease/network split 7" and then what? I think your going to be surprised as I am with some of our 2007 announcements. Some of them aren't going to be quite physical, and some of them will be the start of a foundation of what we want lucky creature to be. And what is that exactly? Not a record label, not a comic book publisher, but something different entirely. I think the one thing that will make us what the creature is, will be this difference. We will release things when the need warrants. We will not stick to a mold, and we will not just be releasing things. We will be living them. And we hope you live some of it with us.
I'm toying with the idea, the definition of what my little hobby can be. Won't you come along for the ride?

Left Bank Gang By Jason

The Left Bank Gang by Jason, Fantagraphics. Imagine Hemingway, Joyce, Pound, and Fitgerald were cartoonists and not writers. Imagine they all were friends in Paris. Imagine they were all broke as cartoonists usually are. Now Imagine Hemingway decides the group needs to rob a bank. Now I'm trying to imagine why you arent at the comic shop buying this right now. Jason's work has never look more beautiful then when it's colored by Hubert, and even though I miss his silent panel days the concept of this book is bettered by having words. A+++++ Highly Recommended.

Civil War frontline # 3 Alas Poor Speedball. She-Hulk. Great use of c-listers. B+

convergence 2006 photos.

his world/her world # 6 out now.

So our free zine his world her world # 6 is out now. this issue has partial color covers. each of the copies is unique!
look for it in all the usual places in Iowa City! and remember it's free!

convergence 2006. wow!

O.k. I just got back from Convergence in Bloomington Minnesota, and gotta say this may be my favorite convention ever. but first a word about pirates, especially Mr. Johnny Depp

Went to see the sequel on friday night and it is really quite amazing how much better this second film is than the first one. All the actors have more to do here and Johnny Depp is still amazing as Captain Jack Sparrow. Well this was great start to my geek weekend, on with the show.

Got up at 3am on saturday and drove to the Sheraton South arriving at 8am. COuldnt register for the con till 9 so i wandered around unable to participate in anything but free to get a lay of the hotel. This is a pretty big con with alot of the panels in one tower of the room and the other side parties and consuites.

Started the day off by hitting the dealer room, got a firefly shirt for me and a Dharma logo shirt for Jess who opted out of this geek fest. Checked out the art auction which had some neat pieces but mostly out of my price range. Also bid on a few items in the silent auction, didnt win any. :<
Went to my first panel at 1100 We call it acting with my two favorite Klingons Robert O rReilly and J.G. Hertzler. I've seen these guys before in boston at a Slanted Fedora show, and they are pretty funny, and easily two of the nicest actors I've ever sat through a panel with. Good thing too because I went to see them on three different panels throughout the weekend, plus watched them rap, yes rap, at the masqeurade.
Some other panels I went to, were a lost one, battlestar galactica, star trek, serenity, dead fandoms, and a few more. The con excels at treating you well as the consuite always had food of some sort and soda. There was also a separate room, for espresso drinks which came in handy in the morning or late at night.

The Masquerade was by far filled with some of the most talented costumers, and entertainers I've seen, and I've seen alot. As I was laughing through pimp my ride, the british edition, I think I had an overwhelming sense of, I guess you could say joy. I don't think I stopped smiling the rest of the evening. And why should I? There was the most well decorated, fully liqoured stock room parties in convention history. I was so drunk in say 1 hour that I even watched an episode of doctor whom to sober up. Favorite room parties were Wonka's Night Out, Bacon, Galactic Geisha's house of Tea, House of Toast, and The Terran Empire. All great, all different and all filling me with either food, or spirits. Luke Ski perfomed his usual hilarious comedy-fanboy rap rock and was enetertaining as always. What's great about this con is it had so much going on that things I would normally spend alot of my time at a convention at that I barely entered here. A great film room in CInema Rex, which I didnt find time for, and Anime room, and a whole 22nd floor for gaming. I didnt even realize I barely watched any sci-fi until I was driving home. That's a pretty great con, to keep me entertained for 48 hours, minus six for sleep. I'll definetly be back next year. This time well armed for all you partiers.

Lucky Creature Attacks in our hands!

Hey Lucky Creature Attacks arrived today, and is ready for your praise. So order a copy and get your lucky creature on. We are really proud of this project and hope it will be your favorite creature yet.
Order it here Thank you.

happy fourth links.

hey everyone. happy fourth of july. some important links for ya.
our message boards/forums are back up. you can post whatever nonsense you want there. talk about our releases, talk about your drinking problem, your band or anything you want to really. You can find the forums HERE

Another important link for ya is Jessica's zine machine which is located in the University of Iowa Libary and contains some really cool zines from all over the country. check it out at zinemachine.org

cool? alright. lets see some nonsense posted on the forums.

wii dated?

So various reports have been coming in for a while and more and more of them point to a Wii Launch date on November 6th. It's a monday, which would suck for me because I have to be at work every monday morning, so no waiting in lines in the cold for me, I guess, unless of course there is a midnight sale. This would put the little machine that could, launcing a week before the monster that is the overpriced 600 dollar PS3. If i can warn everyone don't buy a PS3 on launch. Sony is trying to screw you. They will drop the price of this system before any amazing games hit. They basically know that at $600 they will still sell out of their limited supply before Christmas, because we are crazy enough to pay that much. Buy a 200 Wii for now, and maybe a 360 if you need the graphics thing, and then wait about a year for the PS3 to drop in price if you must have it. Do not give in to $600 dollars. You could pay for alot of other goodness with that kind of money.
I guess were all in the thick of summer. I'm going to go sit in front of the air conditioner.