D and I read about this guy in our local newspaper a few weeks ago, and now the story’s gone national: Yup. Welcome to PDX. The title of this post is, of course, sarcastic. Allow me to educate those of…
Month: April 2010
Friday Flash Fiction: “Wrong Number”
Yes, I have seen Avatar, but this idea was around long before James Cameron started dreaming about giant blue cat people. Read “Wrong Number” at 512 Words or Fewer
Not so much with the Frenzy
Yeah, so I’m not going to finish Script Frenzy this month. I made a bunch of notes and wrote a couple of decent scenes, but most of April was taken up with preparations for the DASH puzzle hunt. That was…
SnoutCast #13: “AfterDASH”
Yes, this week’s episode title is a TV in-joke. Also, a few upcoming events we failed to mention: the PDX Browncoats‘ scavenger hunt in Portland on May 2nd; BAPHL 1 in Boston on May 8th; and Puzzle Pursuit in San…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares
I picked up a free reprint copy of Invincible Iron Man #1 a few weeks ago at a local game store (D was dropping off flyers for GameStorm). The female clerk on duty recommended it, saying that she normally doesn’t…
Nathan Fillion on Surgery, Lightsabers, and Being Cool
Annoying pre-roll ads, and why two parts for only seven minutes of video? Hulu sucks. But in this case, the payoff is worth it: You’re welcome.
Friday Flash Fiction: “Wait For It”
With apologies to my wife, The Richter Scales, Will Smith, Bernie Hou, and Ferdinand Feghoot. Read “Wait For It” at 512 Words or Fewer Curtis:
#protip of the day
Do not engage in public debate with a professional stand-up comedian. You will lose. As shown here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-20-2010/bernie-goldberg-fires-back For those of you still unclear on the concept, John Rogers (“Mr. Leverage“) explains: I still have a lot of gut instinct…
Comic Book Report: The Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity
And now for something completely different. Well, not entirely. Mike Carey riffs on Harry Potter, Fables (Bill Willingham wrote the introduction to this collection), and real-world fandom, telling the high-concept story of a young man who has the same name…
Comic Book Report: Alias Vol. 1
Comics legend Brian Michael Bendis does noir. This was the first title published under Marvel’s “R-rated” MAX imprint, and the very first word of the book is “FUCK!” Which sets the tone pretty well–the heroine is a world-weary private detective…