NPH. Jason Segel. Les Mis. Epic!

...Why haven't you downloaded the Dr. Horrible soundtrack on iTunes yet?

Want to read something funny? How about me trying to wrap my head around string theory physics, the fabric of the universe, and how it pertains to comics/speculative fiction?

Dr. Pol-Arity and the Legion of Science: Me and You and the Multiverse

Even if you're not a comic fan, there's some interesting discussion on the theory that there may be an exact copy of you out there in the universe. Geeky stuff, but fun to think about.

All of this stems from an episode of Radiolab, which is essential listening to anyone who's ever ended a sentence with a question mark.

I wrote a wrap-up of the summer's five comic book movies over......here. Really pleased with how it turned out.

I speak without hyperbole when I say that Wall-E is a perfect film.

It is without flaw. It is Pixar's finest film, and a superlative example of their signature brand of storytelling. Wall-E is a stunning showcase of modern animation, but more importantly, a reminder of where movie's began. This is Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, with a simple and effective understanding of the best tools in a screenwriter's kit, regardless of budget or technical ability. Never lazy and always inventive. It's the definition of movie magic. Impossibly clever, heart-felt, and dazzling. From script to pixel, it is a wonderful, wonderful movie.

I guested on a special edition podcast discussing the Incredible Hulk movie with the guys at iFanboy. It's really surreal being on the staff of a show that I've been listening to as a fan for close on two years. Remember, new geeky columns from yours (mostly) truly every Tuesday.

Check it out here.

Also, you should be on Twitter. Seriously. Such a better way to communicate.

This week I started a new weekly column about comics and related media for iFanboy.com. I'll be posting a new article every Tuesday. This first of which is up today. It focuses on comics as escapism, relating to Houdini and other escape artists.

The Escape Arts

Episode Four: "Spooky"

It's a haunting review show!

00:00 - A Crank Call
01:44 - Our First Flash Fiction Submission!
02:27 - Bessie Anne's Post-Apocalyptic Teashop
06:19 - The Orphanage
15:43 - Arkham Asylum
36:33 - Credits

The feed.

In this episode of Fuzzy Typewriter I throw down the gauntlet and call for some flash fiction. Then Dave slinks back out of the lagoon to discuss the future of storytelling in the digital age. You might say it's the Watchmen of Web 2.0 conversation shows.

"Point Oh"

00:00 - Intro
01:05 - A Triple Dog Dare
03:29 - Something Accampo This Way Comes
03:47 - Mixed Metaphors and the Meaning of Web 2.0
06:33 - Twitter
08:12 - YouTube
08:23 - Would you say...?
15:40 - Who is October St. James?
22:43 - LonelyGirl15
23:28 - Diablo Cody
24:35 - Scott Sigler
27:34 - The Future of Storytelling
32:15 - The Tandem Novel?
35:11 - Mutiny on the H.M.S. Fuzzy
36:21 - Wrap Up

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The convention coverage is up at iFanboy, and you can read my report about it here.

If you're pressed for time, my main contribution is at 42:49.

I'm about three feet behind the camera for this, iFanboy's interview with Stan "The Man" Lee, creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four...

What I choose to write and why

"The Mclovin' Fund" with Kristen Bell and Christopher Mintz-Plasse on FunnyOrDie.com

Just ordered tickets.

Set up a new blog on wordpress. Eventually it'll get it's own domain, but for now...

That's where I'll be posting the reviews and flash fictions. Hopefully some photography too.

The second half of my summer movie preview with Dave Accampo of Wormwood is live.

Popcorn part II

00:00 - intro
00:43 - The Happening
03:44 - Wall-E
06:49 - Wanted
11:10 - Dave's vile heart
11:36 - Hellboy II
14:51 - The Dark Knight
22:02 - Wormwood
23:35 - Exit with Artist in the Ambulance

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Broke out the ol' camera and I'm gonna hit the books to see if I can't build up my skill set. Less shadow-face in the future, hopefully. Did some topiary action on the vast brambles of beard I had going. Feels much better.



A couple more on Flickr, including some tongue-in-cheek T-shirt modeling I did for the guys at iFanboy.

An anonymous artist is collecting plastic bags and fashioning small dog/polar bear looking creatures, fastening them to subway grates, and then slinking off into the shadows. As the subway rushes by, air fills the bags, bringing the creatures to wriggling, billowing life. Potentially creepy as all get-out, but still a worthwhile curiosity, wouldn't you say?

EDIT: video of an Air Bear in action.

Aaaaaaaand we're back after nearly 5 months for Phase II!

Popcorn part I

Dave Accampo of the Wormwood podcast joins me for the season opener. And we're talking summer blockbusters.

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Fireside with Me!
02:08 - Hey, Dave!
02:48 - What's Wormwood?
04:15 - Iron Man
07:19 - Speed Racer
09:20 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
12:29 - The Incredible Hulk
17:45 - No really...The Incredible Hulk
21:25 - To Be Continued...

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I've submitted to iTunes, so we should be listed soon.