Fans of Japanese comics (or Manga) know that nothing is sacred: golf stories get as big a play as romance or giant robots saving Tokyo from disaster. So what better way to learn about the laws of the Universe than with The Manga Guide to Physics. And what better language to have it in than Japanese (the answer for us Americans is: English). (more…)

Adding the word ‘ninja’ before something is a guaranteed way to transform the mundane into the badass, and we’re pleased to see that the good folks over at Wolfire Games agree with us, being all set to launch the ninja-rabbit fighting game, Overgrowth. Also adding known-martial-arts-experts wolves, rats, cats and dogs to the bloody mix, they’ve just upped the first episode of an online comic to help stoke hype for the title – check it out here.

Most people will tell you that female comedians aren’t funny – any of them. Even comic greats, like John Belushi and Chevy Chase said women aren’t funny. Christopher Hitchens wrote an article about it for Vanity Fair. But we don’t think women aren’t funny. We think these women aren’t funny. In fact, they’re so unfunny, they almost make Dane Cook seem like a comic genius.  (more…)

Everyone goes ga-ga when they make the big screen version of  such comic books as Iron Man or Watchmen. But it seems  that pretty soon they are going to run out of A-list comic book characters to do movie adaptations. In anticipation of that clustersuck, here are my pick of comic books that should never be made into Hollywood movies:  (more…)

There are few absolute truths in the DC comic book universe. Superman can’t be around kryptonite, OA is the source of the Green Lanterns’ power, Wonder Woman hates most men, and Batman is Bruce Wayne. Everything else can be cured by a simple “crisis,” of varying levels of finality.

In the newest twist of comic book fate, a line has been crossed. When Doomsday killed Superman and Marvel killed off Captain America (Steve Rogers), I had trust and faith that everything would recover and those responsible would see the err of their ways. But in this newest turn, the unthinkable has been thought. Not only is Dr. Thomas Wayne alive, but he is really Simon Hurt – the leader of the Black Glove organization. As if that wasn’t enough of a WTF, he kills his son Bruce Wayne/Batman. And he is dead, like dead-dead, like no kryponian trance or Bat-droid or Skrull pretending to be Batman in some inter-universal conspiracy.

Writer Grant Morrison has been quoted as saying, “This is the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman. Batman will live on though, with another character filling his Batsuit.” Reading the subtext correctly, Bruce Wayne will be back – but not as Batman. The question is, what silly-ass vehicle will they use to bring him back.

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Anyone who follows gaming, Spiderman, Comic-con – or any variation of the previous three, knows of the impending release of the new Spiderman game. One of the only latest superhero games NOT to be released with an accompanying movie – Web of Shadows appears to be a decent attempt at combining superhero games with epics like Resident Evil.

The trailer is pimp, but I reserve the right to bash when the title is released.

Why do you always embarrass yourself at parties by telling lame jokes? As we learned from Full House they aren’t laughing with Joey (YOU), they are laughing at Joey (YOU).

If you want a quick lesson on how not to be a total flop on the comedy scale take a look at this amazing collection of the all-time greatest stand up clips.

Even if you don’t plan on busting out any of these jokes while standing around the keg at least you’ll get a chance to see old-school Jim Carrey killing it at the Comedy Shop.

Jenna Jameson is a renaissance woman, there’s no other way to describe her. In her thirty three years on this planet she went from being a humble stripper to the world’s most famous adult film star and from there she’s done everything from being a club owner, a cartoon, a TV star, and a New York Times best selling author. There is nothing this lady has not done. So what medium is the woman who brought adult entertainment into the mainstream going to conquer next? Comic books, Jenna Jameson is becoming a super heroine! (more…)