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The Top 9 Superhero Vehicles

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nick marino
on August 29, 2008
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9. Fantomex’s E.V.A.

8. Captain America’s Motorcycle

7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Turtle Van

6. Avengers’ Quinjet

5. X-Men’s Blackbird

4. Batman’s Batmobile

3. Fantastic Four’s Fantasticar

2. Wonder Woman’s Invisible Plane

1. Silver Surfer’s Board

Next: The Top 9 Comic Book Superpowers!

Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.

The Top 9 Best Live-Action Superhero Movies (Note: You Will Disagree With This)

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nick marino
on June 20, 2008
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Here, in painstakingly particular (and genius) order, are the Top 9 Best Live-Action Superhero Movies of all-time:

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
8. Blade (1998)
7. Batman: The Movie (1966)
6. X2 (2005)
5. Batman Returns (1992)
4. Iron Man (2008)
3. Batman (1989)
2. X-Men (2000)
1. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

I know what you must be thinking. “Nick,” you’re saying to yourself, “You are completely out of your @#$%ing mind.” But go back and reread the list. The effect should sound something like, “Wait… this list is actually quite brilliant.”

So here’s the thing: I KNOW that people out there will disagree with me. If you think there’s a better Top 9 Best Live-Action Superhero Movies, then post your version in the comments.

However, if you don’t post your own version of this Top 9, I will consider my list as unchallenged and therefore the definitive list of Best Live-Action Superhero Movies by default.

Next: The Top 9 Best B-Movies!

Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is a better number. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.

ComicShocker Week 20 2008

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on May 14, 2008
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Wonder Woman #20. I’ve been waiting for this. Aaron Lopresti on THE superheroine. It’s pretty good. Not mind blowing. But decent.

My biggest praises? The art and the character of Etta Candy. My most egregious criticisms? The dialogue that doesn’t flow well (most everything except for Etta) and the seeming disconnect between Wonder Woman’s Beowulf adventure and Diana’s encounter with an unfriendly foe.

On another note, I’m sure it’s been addressed, but Etta Candy is definitely modeled after Wonder Woman writer Gail Simone. At the very least, it’s a physical likeness. I’ve never met Gail so I can’t speak for the personality.

And on a TOTALLY unrelated note, today I just learned that there are approximately 30 free issues of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vol. 4 on Wowio. I know I’m a little bit late on this but who cares?! We’re talking about free comic books here.

The deal with Wowio is that you have to confirm your location, which can be a bit bizarre. You can do it with a credit card / debit card. You can do it with a non-anonymous email address (whatever the hell that is). Or you can send them a scan of your photo ID.

DAMN! All we want to do is download free books Wowio. Why make it so weird???

ComicShocker Week 17 2008

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on April 30, 2008
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I went to my first comic book convention this past weekend. I’ve been reading comic books regularly since the age of four (well, you know, as regularly as you can read comics at four…) yet I’ve never really been a part of communal fandom. I got into the online comic book message board thing a bit in the past few years, but I wouldn’t even really consider myself a true part of that either.

So attending a comic book convention for the first time after reading comics for over 20 years was interesting. It just wasn’t what I expected. Ever been to a trade show or a business convention? It’s just like that except the attendees wear tights instead of suits. The booths and the salesmen are all still there, from retailers that go straight to the consumer all the way through to niche businesses geared especially towards the convention-going small press comic book creator.

And I wasn’t even at one of the huge conventions. I was at the Pittsburgh Comicon, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year under some extremely unusual circumstances. I enjoyed myself in the sense that nothing went wrong. But I feel so disconnected from the convention culture. I love comics for the craft, for the stories, for the characters, and for the sweeping metaphors. I suspect, however, that if I really want to make the comic book industry my career field of choice, I need to learn to love comicons too.

As for Reads You Need, may I recommend Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45. It felt like autumn today here in the Steel City, and this comic book made me feel like October arrived early. This eerie tale is a solid example of why I’ve read more consecutive issues of Tales of the TMNT on a month-to-month basis than any other comic book series. Coming in a close second is Dynamo 5 #12, which finally pays off a plot tangent about the character Myriad that was introduced way back in issue #7.

Before I go, I should let everyone know that Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3 Chapters 14 and 15 are online. I’ve watched both of them (a two-parter called “The Boiling Rock”) and I thoroughly the episodes. Chapter 14 is mostly setup — and Chapter 15 is doubly good when it really brings the plot home. If you’re trying to find these episodes, here are links to Chapter 14 and Chapter 15. Enjoy (and check out the video description on Chapter 15 for more).