So, one of the many things premiering at San Diego Comic-Con: the trailer for Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.

The first four minutes of Green Lantern: First Flight, the animated feature coming to DVD:

Been hearing some phenomenal reviews about the new indie film, "Moon" (Rotten Tomatoes gives it 90%), starring Sam Rockwell and directed by Duncan Jones (who also happens to be David Bowie's son).



"It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive.

Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. Finally, he will leave the isolation of "Sarang," the moon base that has been his home for so long, and he will finally have someone to talk to beyond "Gerty," the base's well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer.

Suddenly, Sam's health starts to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of focus lead to an almost fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While recuperating back at the base (with no memory of how he got there), Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago."

Has anyone seen this yet?

I love the art style:



More info is here.

Blair talks about Jason Aaron's new Punisher MAX series with art by Steve Dillon and DC's foray into serialized newsprint with Wednesday Comics.

( First shot of Scarlett Johansen as Natasha Romanoff, aka The Black Widow from Iron Man 2 )
Source: Entertainment Weekly

flummoxicated's nifty skull skirt is worthy of comment. That is all!

From one of my favorite Hamlets and born of an email thread: Gertrude's recognition that the chalice is actually poisoned and choosing to drink from it to save her son, from Olivier's Hamlet.


Note in particular the following times: 6:50-7:00, 7:16-7:30, 7:35-7:48, 7:53-8:12, 8:26-8:45.

I prefer this interpretation of the character because it gives her a little more nobility and conscience.

Trailer for the New Zealand themed fairy tale, "Under the Mountain", starring Sam Neill, based on the book by Maurice Gee.

"When teenage twins Rachel and Theo Matheson investigate the creepy old house next door, they discover the Wilberforces - shape-shifting creatures that lurk beneath Auckland's ring of extinct volcanoes. Guided by the mysterious Mr Jones and with the help of their older cousin Ricky, the twins must rekindle the unique powers they once shared if they are to destroy this ancient evil - before it destroys them."

Scribble on everything.
[Especially nifty, Nimbus cloud wall decal, and The Periodic Table of Typography].

Note from Joss Whedon about the unaired episode of Dollhouse Season 1, "Epitaph One", which will run at San Diego Comic Con, and will also be available on the DVD:



And a clip from the episode, which is spoilery unless you've seen all of Season 1:

Some very cool innovations, both in storytelling and gameplay (thank you, Gears of War):

"Blair Butler goes big this week with the very big debut edition of DC’s Wednesday Comics. Plus, dig new issues of Green Lantern, Batman, No Hero, Existence 2.0, North 40, Batman and Robin, I Am Legion, and B.P.R.D 1947."

Variety reports that we have a Hal "Highball" Jordan, and his name is Ryan Reynolds.

The other two actors in contention for the role were Justin Timberlake (are you fucking kidding me?) and Bradley Cooper (from The Hangover).

This means a Deadpool movie is on hold, which is a bummer, but that's a reasonable price in my estimation for a Ryan Reynolds GL film.

So I've been sitting at the laptop typing up the background story for my D&D character in the upcoming game, and good gravy, I've written it in the form of a story. It's almost certainly unwise to post such things in first draft form, but since it entertained me, and it's game fiction, I figured what the hell. It's a weekend, no one's going to read it anyway.

The character is a warforged warlord with two personalities of conflicting alignments. I'm sure my fellow players will appreciate the chaos that's bound to ensue from time to time.

"Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

Otherwise, I'm just sitting here moving the laundry along, listening to "The Robot vs Aztec Mummy". Tomorrow, arkhamrefugee is going to prime the stairs to the basement, so we're trying to get everything we need done down there before then. I inserted Warren Ellis' "No Hero" into his brain earlier this evening, and he scowled at me with disdain afterward and called me a fucker, which is the only sensible response to that situation.

Speaking of comics, I heard today that the Luna Brothers are going to ,a href="http://www.lunabrothers.com/main.php">conclude "The Sword" with issue #24</a>. I've enjoyed the series and I'm curious to see how it ends.

Chess Match audition and Webb Wilder Saturday. Woo hoo!

Variety has an interesting article about the results of the recent lawsuit of the heirs of Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) and Warners Bros.

The short version: The Siegels cannot sue Warner Bros. for money from "Superman Returns", however they can sue DC Comics, who made $13.6 million for the rights to the film. Warner Bros. claims that a new Superman film isn't under development right now, and the soonest they could get one released would be 2012. The judge then informed all parties that the Siegel family and the estate of Joe Shuster will own the entire original copyright of Superman in 2013, and neither DC Comic nor Warner Bros will be able to do anything with Superman at that point without their approval.

"The Court pointedly ruled that if Warner Bros. does not start production on another Superman film by 2011, the Siegels will be able to sue to recover their damages."

In other news, as of July 3rd, Brandon Routh's Superman contract is now lapsed.

What to expect from Deathly Hallows from the New York Press Conference for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

( Cut for spoilers. )

After a seven-year absence, the Mechwarrior franchise is coming back to the PC (and being introduced to the XBox 360) under the direction of Jordan Weisman.



More info is here.