Archive for the ‘General Geekery’ Category

Bitch, you run in heels.

February 10, 2010

I love Wonder Woman. She’s a bad ass motherfucker who isn’t afraid to beat the fuck out of you. She a dynamic force of love, justice, and ass kicking. However, she baffles me at the same time.

One, she has an invisible jet. Much like Aquaman and his stupid giant seahorses, Princess Diana flies around in an airplane she can’t see, yet can run without an issue. In certain episodes of Super Friends, the plane turns some parts of her invisible as well. That’s kind of bad ass, but I wouldn’t be able to fly it since I’d probably mistake the toilet for the captain’s chair.

But, Wonder Woman can fucking fly by herself. Yes, she’s such a bad ass that she can goddamn fly without the use of said jet. I don’t know about you, but if I could fly, I wouldn’t bother with a fucking airplane. Bitch, stop being modest. Oh, and also? Start being real. You seriously wear heels when fighting crime. I can barely walk down to my car in heels without fear of falling the fuck over, much less kicking someone in the face. Maybe that’s why she’s such a badass. Or maybe she’s just stupid. I don’t know, but I still love her.

-Lauren

Big Apple Comic Con 2009

February 9, 2010

Well, where do I begin.

I originally wanted to go since Willem Dafoe was a guest. However, he cancelled, so I was thinking of skipping it. That was until they announced William Shatner as the guest of honor…And I needed to be there. My Dad is a die-hard Shatner fan, so I wanted to get him an autograph. So I convinced my boyfriend we needed to go, so we went with two of my friends. 

We left Baltimore at around..7, got to New York around 9:30, got to the con by 11. On Saturday. We made excellent time if you ask me. However, it wasn’t good enough. Whomever coordinated the guests decided they would have their main goddamn guest attraction only sign from 10-11am, on Saturday, the busiest day of any convention. The peak times at a con are usually n the afternoon, so why not maximize people’s money (since you had to pay for an autograph) and get him then. No where on the website did they have times for when he was signing, and every ninny working the con didn’t know either. Not only was I profoundly disappointed, I was pissed off.

 Big Apple, for me, has a history of being the worst con ever IMO. I went in 08 and hated it. It was held in what seemed like a crowded attic with no air flow. However, I decided to give it a second chance since I don’t hate Wizard World Cons. I should have followed my gut instinct and said fuck it from the get go, but what can you do? The con itself was mostly a media con, although there were some good dealers as well, but I rarely buy actual comics at comic cons. We left after a few hours, and enjoyed the rest of New York.

Would I go back? Maybe.

-Lauren

SNOWMAGEDDON 2010

February 7, 2010

So I would like to take a break from comics for a second to give a shout out to all of those who are currently living through SNOWMAGEDDON 2010. I live in Maryland, and we got hit with around 24-30 inches of snow. I haven’t seen this much snow since the 90’s. Tuesday and next weekend we’re supposed to get more! Oh well, I can deal. Here are some pictures of my amazing dog Spencer enjoying the snow:

He is a 2 year old Samoyed, and he is amazing.

And now I will leave you all with something comic book-ish, just to keep up appearences!

-Lauren

Turkey & comics?

February 7, 2010

I’m in Turkey now, for my semester abroad.

I’m going to try to find a Turkish comic book store. Wiki says there are comics. We shall see. That is all for now.

~Han

Justice Society on Smallville

February 5, 2010

This is honestly the first Smallville episode (or movie, whatever) that I have ever seen. I am NOT a Superman fan, but I respect the fact that Superman was the first superhero and had a huge impact on modern comics. However, he’s too “perfect” and is annoying and I don’t like him.

But I love the Justice Society, so I was intrigued.

It was well, almost a let down? I’m not sure how else to describe it. I couldn’t follow it very well since I’m not familiar with the Smallville canon, but I was still excited to see Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and the Star Spangled Kid on T.V, and I was especially excited to see The Flash and the Green Lantern. Yet the last two got very little air time, since I guess they both knew this shit was whack. Who knows, but whatever, it was better than nothing.

BUT, the worst part? The goddamn Batman voice Hawkman was using. Fuck you Christian Bale, look what you’ve done to our superhero’s. They all sound like they need a fucking throat drop and smoke 7 packs a day. That’s fucking stupid. The director should have really stepped in and said “NO BATMAN VOICE.” Jesus fuck, it was obnoxious.

I then turned the T.V off a half hour before it ended because I started to fall asleep. Better luck next time, I guess.

-Lauren

How to start a morning right

February 4, 2010

Jealous yet, bitches?

I happen to have a whole bunch of these wonderful Toon Tumblers, and I hope to get more later this year at various cons. They are excellent glasses, very durable, and my friends get a kick out of them when I bust them out. You can order them from here: http://www.toontumblers.com/ 🙂

-Lauren

Wolverine

February 3, 2010

So last year I went and saw Wolverine in theaters. Now, the last X-Men movie didn’t exactly leave a bad taste in my mouth, and Hugh Jackman is a pretty sexy mofo, plus, Ryan Reynolds was in it, and I would hit that with the might of Thor. So I was kind of excited for it.

Then the movie started.

Hugh Jackman looks like he can’t take this shit seriously anymore. Afterall, he now does Broadway, a true tough guy calling, so he doesn’t need that pansy ass Wolverine. Seriously he wasn’t even trying. The rest of the cast was also not trying as well, but they were still doing a better job then all of those asshats in Twilight. Plus, I couldn’t keep up with all the mutants they were introducing. The ones at the very begining aside from Deadpool? No fucking idea who they were. They all died within like 10 minutes so it’s not like I could even care about them. It was however cool seeing Emma Frost on-screen, although not what I really expected.

Oh, and lets not forget Deadpool. I’m  certain Deadpool can talk, and you can’t see his face. I’m not sure who that ugly bastard was during the last fight scene, but he was not Deadpool. I’m certain thats what Edward and Bella’s (from Twilight) love child would look like though, and I’m not happy about that.

-Lauren

Batman drives a Lexus

January 31, 2010

So the new Lexus 2010 TV spot features a rather familiar looking logo floating in the sky, with a very “cat” like lady driving a very nice Lexus GX. Personally I doubt anyone in Gotham would drive a Lexus (especially when Bruce Wayne could afford much more exotic cars), but to each their own:

Batman himself has also had a long history with the infamous clown:

Seriously if the Batmobile were speeding up behind me, I would get the fuck out of the way.

Other Batman commercials:

I don’t think Batman would ever eat Taco Bell. I don’t think he would be able to get out of that suit before it was filled to the brim with shit.

If Batman were smart, he wouldn’t use goddamn On Star which can track where the fuck you are. Asshole.

Do you want to know the real reason why Robin died? Because this fat ass motherfucker pulled over for a Diet Coke.

-Lauren

I hate Twilight more than Aquaman

January 30, 2010

Tonight my man and I decided we wanted to do something nice and funny, and go to the movies. In my area we have a $3 movie theater. They get all of the first run movies about 3 months later, and the ticket prices are mad cheap. Well, all they had was Twilight New Moon, so we saw it. We have seen Twilight and we got a kick out of it because it was really unintentionally funny, so what the hell.

I don’t like vampires to begin with, but they aren’t the worst things ever. I enjoy True Blood and Dracula so I’m not totally anti-vamp. I just hate the fucking vampire kids who used to hang around Hot Topic when I worked there. But I digress! Twilight, which is essentially about fucking forest fairies who don’t eat humans and glitter in the sunlight, is the worst piece of shit ever. The author is a fucking joke. Even Aquaman could write better than her and he’s a piece of shit too. The series teaches girls who are too fucking dumb to think for themselves that having an abusive boyfriend is O.K so long as he’s beautiful. It’s also honky dory to string along a guy who’s clearly nicer and better for you, because he’s not as beautiful. Oh and you’re only valid as a human (har har) so long as you have a beautiful boyfriend who fucking glitters in the sun.

New Moon the movie is gawd awful. Twilight was at least funny. It takes itself way too seriously, and everyone in the movie looks like they’d rather be getting fucked by a horse then actually trying to act. Kristin Stewart, who plays the brain dead protagonist, looks bored and blinks her eyes too fucking much. She can’t act, plain and simple. She’s not even pretty. The guy who plays Edward, whom I lovingly call ‘Foot Face’, honest to God looks like he’s in physical pain through the whole movie. I thought he was going to hurl on Kristin Stewart when Edward was dumping her in the woods. Her reaction to being dumped by the worlds most beautiful Foot Face? Why, she blinked, blinked some more, and then blinked. Eventually she tripped on a tree branch, fell on her knee, and then passed out. The last time I fell on my knee I bitched about it for 5 seconds and then got over it.

So in this movie there’s also CGI wolves. The CGI is fucking terrible. Now, if you can make me believe that Optimus Prime is real, then you can make me believe that these fucking wolves could fuck up someones life. And I don’t want to hear that “not in the budget” bullshit. This series has made millions of dollars off of 14 year old girls. Trust me, they have the money, but it’s clear even the fucking director doesn’t give a fuck. I can’t take anyone in the cast seriously as an actor, either. Everytime I see one of them in something non Twilight related, I laugh at them. I understand needing to collect a fucking paycheck, but this is too much. None of the characters have any chemistry between them. None. Not even Kristin Stewart and Foot Face. They look like they would rather be vomiting spiders than kissing each other.

Do you know the one good thing about this movie? It’s an effective form of birth control. My vagina shriveled up into itself and shot itself in the face. If I ever wind up having a kid, and I come home one day when they’re 12 or 13, only to find them enjoying this piece of shit or something just as stupid, I will beat my kids with a dolphin. I know I liked dumb shit as a kid, but at least Sailor Moon taught me to be a good friend and only fall for guys who get kidnapped by space witches.

-Lauren

Justice League: Cry For Justice

January 29, 2010

Is awesome. I just started reading moderns within the last year, and picked this up since it has my secret fictional boyfriend Hal Jordan in it. While I don’t know the back story to all the characters, it’s still easy to follow, and a great stand-alone series outside of the Blackest Night universe. The art however, is beautiful.

The series deals with the current JL dealing with, and seeking revenge on the deaths of their friends (Batman, for example). It’s a great story with a lot of angst, but not in that annoying 15-year-old Hot Topic kid kind of way. The relationships are pretty clear-cut, with Green Lantern and Green Arrow sticking by each other, while Supergirl and Captain Marvel’s relationship is just starting…but ultimately goes awry.

As I said earlier, the art is awesome. I’m a big fan of good art, and that’s what ultimately draws me into a new series. Mauro Cascioli is the artist, and he’s the shit. I’ll stop kissing this guys ass, but seriously, look at this shit right here:

That’s awesome.

The hardback GN will be out later this year if you’ve skipped out on the series thus far, but I urge you to check out the GN. It’s a good read, I promise.

-Lauren