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Very pretty.

I was showing someone at work how to use Google (seriously) and I put in my name. Lo and behold, there I was. Truth is, I remember thinking when I wrote this that I might have been harsher than I needed to be. I was in a firestorm of rage over the book and I was just throwing it at everyone involved. On the other hand, I'm reading this kid's blog, and he obviously can write, which brings me back to the question of why he seemed to be trying too hard to write in a style that obviously didn't suit him in this case.

Today was the first time. And believe me, I've been looking. *sigh* I need a hobby.

Made by Palmer Chocolates, better known as "the makers of chocolate bunnies children don't like." If hatred was covered in chocolate, it would taste like the Peanut Butter Big Mo'. The caramel, on the other hand, is actually not bad.

Holy crap! Someone I gave a bad review to is bitching about it on his blog! I've arrived!

Happy birthday. Make sure you do something stupid.

What he said. While I'm sorry not to be getting the Des 'n' Emperor Mike show this week, it's seriously cool to be reading more from drq and DW.

Hiya Mike, I was just thinking, I'd love to see (maybe it's already here and I just haven't seen it), a listing of articles, reviews, what have you, organized by author. Sometimes I'll want to read something I know so-and-so wrote, but I can't remember exactly where it was.

Is there a quote of the year award? If so, we have a winner. Appreciated, sir, but I can't take credit. I'm hardly the first person to notice the similarities between the two.

Yeah, it's a total rehash. A fun one, one that I really enjoyed, but a rehash nonetheless.

Ah, Well, it's no Texas Vibrator Massacre, that's for sure.

Well... that's specific. That's Lovecraft, right? (I haven't read a lot.)

The end is nigh.

As always, great job by everyone. Sir Dubs, are you sure you've just started doing this?

Dude, badly dubbed Arnold wandering around Manhattan, trying to act and failing quite spectacularly at it, is teh awesome.

Thank you, Mike. I can't imagine the amount of work you put in here, and it culminates in a website that never fails to entertain, has the best forum on the web, and some of the most entertaining podcasts around. And on a purely personal level, it's given me the opportunity to exercise my creative muscles in an environemnt where feedback is plentiful and criticism is always constructive. It's a hell of a community here, and it wouldn't happen without all your work.

I honestly think the first BTTF is Zemeckis' best film, largely for all the reasons why Mike has it as his favorite. My favorite, on the other hand, is Who Framed Roger Rabbit? That was the most fun I could remember having in a movie theater up to that point.

Godiva, Peanut M&Ms, and non-green gummi bears? Done and done. Oh, and the mention of Pimp Pooh? Literally shot Diet Pepsi out my nose.

Finally saw this! I imagine this is what getting punched in the balls with awesome would feel like. I was worried that the "all-star" voice cast would distract, but everyone was really suited to their role.

[backpedal] Okay, this is the portion of our program where I begin to realize that thinking something, even thinking it really hard, does not necessarily mean that it winds up on the page. No, The Twelve is not as good as Watchmen. I realize that's what I said, but stop paying attention to what I say. Just stop it. I do think that it has the potential to be the big, timeless, classic story that Marvel's been forever unable to come up with, assuming that the rest of the series builds. Think about it; 1984-6 gave us Swamp Thing, Watchmen, Dark Knight, (very, very argubly) Crisis, and... well... Secret Wars. One of these things is not like the others, kids. Marvel seriously missed the boat at a time when creativity and innovation were exploding in the comics field. Maybe I'm just pulling for them, but Marvel needs this. And when I read this, I see potential that I don't often see at Marvel. We're only three issues in, and it has plenty of time to derail completely, and it also has time to take off. I'm really looking forward to following this. So when I say "the next Watchmen", what I mean to say is the next major classic storyline. (Oh, God, no, I'm not putting JMS on the same level as Alan Moore.) [/backpedal]

How awesome is that? So awesome.

Mark Gruenwald's Squadron Supreme? I love that story.

The best Wolverine story ever is the mini-series by Chris Claremont, and Frank Miller. 'Nuff said. You're not going to get an argument from me on that score, but I haven't read Millar's story. Someone recently told me "Have you read The Twelve? It's the new Watchmen!" That was the most ludicrous thing I ever heard, until I actually read it and realized he might not be wrong. Someone someday is going to write the Wolverine story that blows Claremont/Miller away. It'll happen. The Twelve is one of my current favorites but its no Watchmen. The themes are similar, but its not THAT good. I'll reserve judgement until after it's done. It's excellent, but no, it's not quite up to that standard so far.

You know, I see that title, and it just conjures images of an 80s detective series where a guy solves bank robberies and hypnosis schemes with the help of a talking helicopter or something.

The best Wolverine story ever is the mini-series by Chris Claremont, and Frank Miller. 'Nuff said. You're not going to get an argument from me on that score, but I haven't read Millar's story. Someone recently told me "Have you read The Twelve? It's the new Watchmen!" That was the most ludicrous thing I ever heard, until I actually read it and realized he might not be wrong. Someone someday is going to write the Wolverine story that blows Claremont/Miller away. It'll happen.