Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27, in May of 1939. He wasn’t quite the Batman we know today–he carried a gun, he had no backstory to speak of (it wouldn’t come until November)–but the seeds were there. It’s a significant moment in comics history and, thanks to animated and live action interpretations, in pop…
News & Things: Sin City TV
News DragonCon Co-Founder Ed Kramer, Charged with Child Molestation, Avoids Further Prison Time with Plea Deal Kramer to spend 34 months under house arrest; DragonCon officially cut all ties with Kramer earlier this year. PictureBox to Shut Down At the End of 2013 The independent comics publisher will cease publishing new material after December 2013…
Avril Lavigne fights a lobster, mourns tie-wearing dog (mumble mumble, lesbian content)
In her new song Rock N Roll Avril Lavigne revisits Sk8er Boi by way of Def Leopard and Joan Jett, and it’s… a pretty limp track, to be honest. It’s a pre-fab hit in waiting, with too-pat girl power exultations, and it’s going to curl up in darkest region of your brain for a month…
(late) Summer Reading
Summer reading lists usually come out in late spring, early summer. Just as you’re starting to dream of a cold drink on a hot afternoon (or consuming your body weight in liquid, while being submerged in liquid, as one does). This ain’t no ordinary summer reading list though, it’s specifically, a late summer reading list,…
