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Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!

Here are my favorite comic book covers for the week of August 9, 2018. These were my favorites… Champions #23 (cover art by R.B. Silva) Fantastic Four #1 (cover art by Esad Ribic) Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #50 (cover art by Tomeu Morey, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona) Old Man Logan #45 (cover art by Mike Deodato Jr.) Plastic Man #3 (cover art by Zander Cannon, Alex Ross) Sideways #7 (cover art by Kenneth Rocafort) The Sandman Universe #1 (cover art by June Chung, Jae Lee) Which were your favorites? And Our Theme Search Continues… Our search for a new-look blog continues.  To be perfectly honest, I hated yesterday’s theme.  “Rosalie” (Monday’s theme) remains my favorite.  But we’re not done yet!  Two more features followed by a few write-ins and THEN we decide.  In the meantime, mull over “Verity”. Nope, forget “Verity”.  Every time I activate it, it keeps defaulting to yesterday’s theme.  Let’s move on to “Bari”. Nope!  It just keeps defaulting back to yesterday’s shit theme.  Okay!  Time to bring in the professional!

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August 8, 2018: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!

These were my favorites… Champions #23 (cover art by R.B. Silva) Fantastic Four #1 (cover art by Esad Ribic) Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #50 (cover art by Tomeu Morey, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona) Old Man Logan #45 (cover art by Mike Deodato Jr.) Plastic Man #3 (cover art by Zander Cannon, Alex…

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This Poll-Happy Place!

The results of our are in and the people have spoken (note: I assume the 211 votes were cast by actual people and not pets who took advantage of unattended computers and laptops)!

Christian Bale came out on top with almost 43% of the vote.
Michael Keaton and Adam West tied for third in a strong showing.
Not much love for George Clooney, and hardly any at all for Val Kilmer.
Alas, Ben Affleck commanded less than 10% of the vote.  Maybe he’ll do better in our Daredevil poll.

And… A New Blog Theme To Judge

Our search for a new blog theme continues.  It would seem that this latest layout, “Rosalie”, is the clear winner so far – although some have complained about the mobile version and the rather sparse borders.  Today, we move on to our fourth contender: “Mina Olen”.  Thoughts?

Polls, Polls, Polls

Also, another poll!  With news out of the entertainment world that the song Hey There Delilah will (finally) be turned into a t.v. series, executives are falling all over themselves in search of the next song to t.v. deal.

Help them out.  Which of these songs should be turned into a t.v. series next?

Take Our Poll
Lastly…

Finally, wanted to bring a few things to your attention:

THIS truly awesome interview with the amazing Kathleen Turner from the e-zine Vulture: The actress on righting Elizabeth Taylor’s wrongs, Donald Trump’s “gross” handshake, and the co-star she slapped. By David Marchese

 

 

 

 

This video profile of the best pizza I’ve ever had

The incredible artwork of Alex Andreev such as IT shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fantastic Four are finally returning to comics tomorrow!

 

Finally, please be on the look-out for this individual.  Thanks to Jenny Blood for the tip!

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August 7, 2018: This Poll-Happy Place!

The results of our are in and the people have spoken (note: I assume the 211 votes were cast by actual people and not pets who took advantage of unattended computers and laptops)!

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Christian Bale came out on top with almost 43% of the vote.

Michael Keaton and Adam West tied for third in an strong showing.

Not much love for George Clooney, and hardly any at all for Val Kilmer.

Alas, Ben Affleck commanded less than 10% of the vote.  Maybe he’ll do better in our Daredevil poll.

Our search for a new blog theme continues.  It would seem that this latest layout, “Rosalie”, is the clear winner so far – although some have complained about the mobile version and the rather sparse borders.  Today, we move on to our fourth contender: “Mina Olen”.  Thoughts?

Also, another poll!  With news out of the entertainment world that the song Hey There Delilah will (finally) be turned into a t.v. series, executives are falling all over themselves in search of the next song to t.v. deal.

Help them out.  Which of these songs should be turned into a t.v. series next?

Take Our Poll

Finally, wanted to bring a few things to your attention:

THIS truly awesome interview with the amazing Kathleen Turner

This video profile of the best pizza I’ve ever had

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The incredible artwork of Alex Andreev (picture, IT, featured above)

The Fantastic Four are finally returning to comics tomorrow!

Finally, please be on the look-out for this individual.  Thanks to Jenny Blood for the tip!

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Who Was the Best Batman? You Decide!

So yesterday, on Twitter, I posted my rundown of the Best Modern Day Batman.  It went something like this:

#6. Val Kilmer

#5. Ben Affleck

#4. George Clooney

#3. Michael Keaton

#2. Adam West

#1. Christian Bale

My reasoning was as follows: Bale demonstrated the most dramatic range, but West was the most likable.  Keaton broke new ground in his portrayal, yet Clooney delivered an underappreciated performance in the worst Batman movie ever made.  Affleck tries too hard while Kilmer tried not at all.

The internet weighed in with love for West, Keaton, even Clooney.  But a sign of support was shown for voice-actor Kevin Conroy.

A New Poll For You

Today, I leave it to you, dear readers.  YOU have the final say.  Who is The Best Modern Day Batman?

Take Our Poll
More Themes…

Our search for a new WordPress theme continues.  The response to yesterday’s theme, “2016”, was better than the previous day’s, “Text Book” – yet it was not without its detractors.  Some felt the black type on white background hard on the eyes.  Still, others bumped on the space-wasting border surrounding the screen and the unwieldy font.  Ultimately, I can do something about the color palette and fonts.  The borders, not so much.

And so, on we go to candidate Number 3: “Rosalie”.  Thoughts?

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August 6, 2018: Who Was the Best Batman? You Decide!

So yesterday, on twitter, I posted my rundown of the Best Modern Day Batman.  It went something like this: #6. Val Kilmer #5. Ben Affleck #4. George Clooney #3. Michael Keaton #2. Adam West #1. Christian Bale My reasoning was as follows: Bale demonstrated the most dramatic range, but West was the most likable.  Keaton broke new ground in his portrayal, yet Clooney delivered an under appreciated performance in the worst Batman movie ever made.  Affleck tries too hard while Kilmer tried not at all. The internet weighed in with love for West, Keaton, even Clooney.  But a significant of support was shown for voice-actor Kevin Conroy. Today, I leave it to you, dear readers.  YOU have the final say.  Who is The Best Modern Day Batman? Our search for a new wordpress theme continues.  The response to yesterday’s theme, “2016”, was better than the previous day’s, “Text Book” – yet it was not without its detractors.  Some felt the black type on white background hard on the eyes.  Still others bumped on the space-wasting border surrounding the screen and the unwieldy font.  Ultimately, I can do something about the color palette and fonts.  The borders, not so much. And so, …

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August 6, 2018: Who Was the Best Batman? You Decide!

So yesterday, on twitter, I posted my rundown of the Best Modern Day Batman.  It went something like this:

#6. Val Kilmer

#5. Ben Affleck

#4. George Clooney

#3. Michael Keaton

#2. Adam West

#1. Christian Bale

My reasoning was as follows: Bale demonstrated the most dramatic range, but West was the most likable.  Keaton broke new ground in his portrayal, yet Clooney delivered an under appreciated performance in the worst Batman movie ever made.  Affleck tries too hard while Kilmer tried not at all.

The internet weighed in with love for West, Keaton, even Clooney.  But a significant of support was shown for voice-actor Kevin Conroy.

Today, I leave it to you, dear readers.  YOU have the final say.  Who is The Best Modern Day Batman?

Take Our Poll

Our search for a new wordpress theme continues.  The response to yesterday’s theme, “2016”, was better than the previous day’s, “Text Book” – yet it was not without its detractors.  Some felt the black type on white background hard on the eyes.  Still others bumped on the space-wasting border surrounding the screen and the unwieldy font.  Ultimately, I can do something about the color palette and fonts.  The borders, not so much.

And so, on we go to candidate Number 3: “Rosalie”.  Thoughts?

August 5, 2018: We’re getting a new in-canon series! Not a reboot!

Yes, it’s true!  Patrick Stewart made the announcement last night:

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Yes, you read right.  An all-new in-canon Star Trek series that looks forward by rewarding the existing fanbase while also welcoming new fans to the fold. A brilliant decision by CBS.  Why, you would almost think they’ve been reading this blog!

This is fantastic news for fans of Trek but also probably the best news  to hit Stargate fandom in years.  Why?  Because the decision makers at MGM can’t help but take notice – of the overwhelmingly positive response to this news, the excitement it has engendered, and, eventually, the success of a series that pays respect to the past while boldly going into the future.  It’s a win-win, the best case scenario we’ve been promoting all along.  And all it’s taken to be proven right was another franchise to do it first.

Now, it’s Stargate‘s turn and the path to success couldn’t be clearer.  It’s second and goal on the 1 yard line.  Just hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch for the winning touchdown and then celebrate your Super Bowl victory.  It doesn’t get much easier than that.

Ultimately, you can either be the hero who brings back Stargate for all fans – or, that  executive who launched New Coke, green lit a Stargate reboot, or called the pass play that cost Seattle the Super Bowl.

I am cautiously optimistic.

Anyhoo, in other matters, yesterday readers got a look at the first candidate of wordpress themes I’m considering for this blog.  Response to “TextBook” was – mixed.  On the one hand, we love the cleaner layout and color scheme; but, on the other hand, that header is freakin’ huge, the related section runs flush to one side, and there’s a little too much space to either side of the entry texts.  Also, some preferred the original design that saw each day’s entry laid out on a single scroll-worthy page.

Today, we move on to our second candidate, “2016”.  Let’s hear your thoughts!

August 4, 2018: New Look Blog! 2 Guys Don’t Win the Lottery!

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, recent upgrades to wordpress have made managing my existing background theme more challenging.  I’m no longer able to control the size of the photos I post, and the classic easy-to-navigate features have been “improved” to a more, uh,  counter-intuitive alternative.  As a result, after many years, I am changing things up here.  After going through 288 possibilities, I have finally narrowed this blog’s new look down to five candidates.

Over the next five days, I will feature a different one.  Then, on Saturday, I’ll put it to a vote and YOU will decide this blog’s new look!  Exciting?  You bet it’s not!  But democracy isn’t sexy.

Today’s theme: Option #1 – Textbook!

As expected, I did not receive the expected news I’ve been expecting going on three weeks.  Stay tuned for more updates as they remain unavailable!

Today, I leave you with the first thrilling episode of: 2 Guys Don’t Win the Lotto!

August 3, 2018: Sujiko Incorporated!

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Holy smokes, this dog is in demand!  Our rescue pug, Suji, is 13 and busier than ever.  First up, she’ll be judging her alma mater’s (The Pacific Pug Rescue’s) upcoming calendar contest, selecting winners and dispensing tips to aspiring pug models.

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Info here: https://www.givinggrid.com/pacificpugs

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Suji will also be profiled in an upcoming magazine article in Japan.

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Finally, she will also be featured in an upcoming senior dog rescue pop-up at a major Japanese department store.

Her popularity continues to grow (but slowly, so go give her instagram account a boost)!  My plans is to do one more series, retire early, and then live off Suji’s lucrative modeling and spokes pug deals!

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