Though I can hardly believe it, 2009 is practically over. Which means it’s time for me to once again look over the books I read and see what’s on The Dropping Block. Before I look at the titles themselves, my overall impression is to note that there are fewer comics listed here than previously. Also […]
Of all the movies being remade by Hollywood right now, I’m surprised that “Robin and the 7 Hoods” hasn’t been. In this economy and era of Ponzie Schemes it would be a big hit with people.
In the last few weeks I’ve grown quite attached to the tv show Pawn Stars. It’s a fun show with colorful characters, retail “funâ€, and a dash of facts. At some point in each episode, after having an item’s authenticity proven, the pawn shop’s co-owner Rick will say some variation of, “I really want this.â€Â […]
After reading through the just released second volume of Alan Moore’s “The Saga of Swamp Thing” I naturally felt inclined to reread some of Walt Kelly’s Pogo. I have one tattered barely held together copy of a Simon & Schuster reprint book from the 70s that my dad gave me, The Impollutable Pogo. I enjoyed […]
This holiday weekend I saw two movies that got me thinking about audience reactions. One movie had a much more subdued reaction than I was expecting while the second seemed to be built around and for audience participation. The movies were the Coen Brothers’ new movie “A Serious Man†and the second Twilight film “New […]
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