Webcomics news

1. Back in the '90s (the halcyon days of indie comic publishing), the_resa gave us the amazing comic book Wandering Star. For those of you who missed it when it was originally published or collected, it will be brought back into existence online starting in January! And better yet (for those of us who still treasure the original comics), this will be followed by the return of Darklight! And, of course, there's her already-existing webcomic, Yet Untitled.

2. In closer-to-home webcomic news, one of Elayna's best friends from school is now a webcomic artist! Hooray for the next generation!

Amazon mid-week deals: Sports Night, PS3 Games, TV DVDs, Jenny and Johnny!

For the next couple of hours, the Gold Box Deal will net you the only truly classic show Aaron Sorkin has ever done*, Sports Night: The 10th Anniversary Edition, for $27.99 (60% off)!

The Video Game Deal of the Day will get you a Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal on assorted PS3 hits. Games here include Uncharted, InFamous, Little Big Planet, both Ratchet and Clank Future games, Killzone 2, both Resistance games, MAG, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, and the God of War Collection. Note that the same link still has some previous deals (the WoW with free Burning Crusade, the Buy 1, get 40% off, and more) linked on the side.

In DVDs, Season 2 of Castle is going for $19.99 (57% off), and the final (and underrated) season of Scrubs is going for $9.99 (67% off). Other good deals include season 2 of the very under-appreciated Samantha Who? for $11.49 (52% off), any season of Alias for $15.49-$15.99, and either season of Popular (aka Glee 1.0, minus the music) for $12.99.

In music, I'm Having Fun Now, from Jenny and Johnny, is on sale for $3.99. Naturally, I nabbed it when it was first released (I mean, Jenny Lewis! Like I'd wait for a sale), but this is a nice price.


*Sorry, WW folks. I love John Spencer too, but the show just wasn't as good.

The most overused line in cinema

That would be, "you look like shit."

Needless to say, probably not safe for work.

Dear folks at The Scientist and GQ:

Regarding this article, I've got two words for you:

Brian May.

Love,

yendi

Sigh

The advantage to having drop-kicked DC/Marvel to the curb years ago is that I don't always catch every bit of awfulness that's been perpetrated over the last five years.

The drawback is that sometimes, I'll learn about something monumentally stupid, like, oh, Doc Samson's dissociative identity disorder-driven heel turn and eventual redemptive suicide, and I find myself despairing of the fact that there's not yet an app for remotely kicking Joe Quesada in the nads.

Seriously, the DC and Marvel Universes, like Gotham City in 1989, need an enema. And then writers and editors who recognize that good storytelling can take place without being driven by ZOMG EVENTS which, in the long run, even up having no impact anyway.