Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes Official Site is up.

As a kind of Moon Karma Zero Companion Piece to RoBlog's link to the latest on BatBoy, I give you courtesy of Peter (Hate, Icebox.com's Rock n Roll Dad, etc.) Bagge the first installement of the Weekly World News' Batboy comic strip.

Image was too large and slow, Now a link:
Batboy Comic

Ever notice how Batboy's been a boy in headlines alone for about a decade now? Isn't he kinda like more of a Bat Man now?

SUPERMAN AND SEINFELD TOGETHER AGAIN!
Courtesy of Jerry Seinfeld and Barry Levinson

from Comics Continuum:

Jerry Seinfeld and Superman have once again joined forces with American Express to create a webisode that chronicles the daily exploits and unique friendship between comedian and Kryptonian.

The four-minute webisode, entitled "A Uniform Used to Mean Something," co-written by Seinfeld and directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man), is a humorous glimpse into a day-in-the-life of pop culture's latest "odd couple."

Shot on location in New York City, the webisode follows Superman and Seinfeld through their day. The twosome discuss their views on reality television, visit a local diner under a reservation for Man of Steel, catch a cheeky Broadway show, and of course, Superman takes down a bad guy. "A Uniform Used to Mean Something" is the first webisode in a two-part series. The launch of the sequel, "Hindsight," will be announced soon.

More here.

Comin' at ya courtesy of Mr. Andrew West, the Ichi the Killer site and trailer.

ZOWIE COMICS!

My good friend Ocean Goh contributed a short comic for this large collection available through their site and at the Wizard World LA Con.

You can read the article from Comic Book Resources here. And check out the samples on both sites.

Behold, John Woo's Mighty Mouse. (couldn't get a bigger pic)
On Nickelodeon Films' development slate for this year.

A terribly designed 3D Mighty Mouse... ugh.

Also on the agenda? A Where's Waldo feature.

IDW's Zombie Comic Remains
by Steve (30 Days of Night) Niles and Kieron (Last of the Independents) Dwyer

“In this particular chapter of the story we’re focusing on what is happening in Reno Nevada and the relationship between a blackjack dealer and a stripper who had a one night stand and are now forced to survive together in a world - you guessed it- overrun by zombies,” Niles said. “We have these two lovely people; Tom the blackjack dealer who is at best working at half speed, not the brightest bulb, or as I like to say ‘not a reader’. Tori is a stripper/waitress who finally gives in to Tom’s awkward advances and because of this survives an earth-shattering radioactive accident.” More here. My favorite sample page is here.

The Quality of Writing in Mainstream Comics Circa 1993




My roommate has boxes and boxes of old comics upstairs at our house, and I was going through some today. I knew writing was bad back then, but generally could still enjoy much of it regardless when I was younger and didn't know better. Take for example The Amazing Spider-Man #374, written by David Michelinie. Thank God he's not a big name. Everyone in the entire issue, including Venom, all speak with a higher vocabulary than most Ivy League English professors.

Here is an excerpt from the opening pages, as EddieBrock/Venom is picking up heavy things in a concrete bunker far beneath an amusement park to bulk himself up:

EDDIE BROCK: Too heavy, c-can't lift it! But *hng* won't give up! Have to be at peak fitness! Our mission is too important! The prize agggh* too precious! HELP...ME! Yessss! Your alien strength... flowing to join mine! As it must! For together we will triumph!

(skipping ahead a couple pages, this is all really boring...)

VENOM: But... there's something ELSE now. The startling revelation that gave us cause to escape our recent confinement! Peter Parker-- The devil who is Spider-Man-- has recently found parents he once thought DEAD! And that is a reunion that cannot-- MUST not -- continue!

Pretty Shakespearean eh? Beauty monologue. This is the same plotline that gave us back Peter's parents from a Russian spy prison and in this very issue a parade clown single handedly fends off Venom to save a child... with a novelty water-spraying flower...

Let us be thankful, for what we have today.

Well, the Star Wars Rumor Train is nearing its destination and with that we have this article from AICN, claiming the title of the final chapter will be Star Wars: Episode III: The Creeping Fear.


*cough* cough*




Yeah, I get the same feeling. I hate to turn this blog into one of a million other star wars fan rumor blog shit-fuck shit fucks but I just thought I'd point out how sickeningly similar that title is to an old 60s B-movie that was, of course, on MST3K; The Creeping Terror. A sound clip of which was my first answering machine message ever.

Those wacky Japanese...

CHICHIREN
Power Ranger Porn

MARS HAD WATER!

The US space agency has announced that its robotic Mars rover Opportunity is parked on what was once the shore of a salty Martian sea. There is multiple evidence that the surface of Mars was awash with liquid water at some time in its past.

More here.

A little late in putting this up, but check out the
THREE HEADED FROG!



From BBC:
Children in a nursery were shocked when they spotted a three-headed frog hopping in their garden. The creature - which has six legs - has stunned a BBC wildlife expert who said it could be an early warning of environmental problems.

I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on Friday. I'm still awestruck, dumbstruck and struck upside the head at how impossibly fucking good this movie is. RUN to see it. DRIVE however many hours you need to to get to a theater that is playing it. It is the most surreal screwed up, beautiful happy relationship, acid trip type movie I can think of.

Michelle and I both felt like going to see it again immediately after watching it the first time.

I sincerely think its Charlie Kaufman's very best yet. Jim Carrey's too. And I hated Titanic and most of her other movies I'm not into, despite quality, so Kate Winslet's best too. Just see it.

Trailer.

I CANNOT wait to see this movie.



Jim Jarmusch's COFFEE AND CIGARETTES

from IMDB:
Short stories from Jim Jarmusch that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

Starring:

Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Jack White, Meg White, Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, Steven Wright, Cate Blanchett (in what looks to be a double role), Iggy Pop, and for fans of rap there's RZA and GZA. (RZA who you might remember for producing the first Kill Bill soundtrack.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB ANDREWS!

If you don't already know, Kill Bill Vol. 1 action figures.

Fore the time being I work here:

Pork & Beans

Artist of the Day
JENNA HAZE



Jenna Haze is the first actress in this genre to be recognized for our artist of the day. A relative newcomer to the scene of adult films, this Orange County CA native has already starred in almost 200 films. No matter how slutty or cheesy the role calls for she always brings a sense of nymphomaniacal realism to the absurdity of it all. Plus she's really hot. I haven't seen her recent work, but this site was linked to me by Stephen, and reminded me of her greatness, and I feel in the absence of other artists of the day over the past month that she deserved the title. You can see clips of her works here. (Thank you Google)

Also MJ's "Thriller" in Lego Format

HEY, FULL VIDEO OF THE TRAMPOLINE BEAR!

If you don't already know....Tatu anime.

Channel 101

A bizarre funny place where pilot crap projects are made for our apparent entertainment. I don't know what the fuck this site is about, but it seems to have promise. Apparenlty "Kicked in the Nuts" is number one, involving...you guessed it; kicking guys in the nuts.

Groping in Japanese Subways

The Weirdest thing about it...groping etiquette

JOSS WHEDON'S FIREFLY MOVIE GREENLIT!



From Variety:
"Universal Pictures has greenlit "Serenity,'' the feature film based on Joss Whedon's Fox TV series "Firefly,'' which was canceled in late 2002 after just 11 episodes. Deals are in place for Whedon to direct and for the original cast of the TV show to reprise their roles."

After seeing the DVD ... awesome show.

Onimush 3: Kickass game intro. Trust me, even non-game players will like it. (Screenshot above from Onimusha 2 though)

Thank you Fox News, you're so insiteful!

How to Reduce Chances of Being a Terror Victim

Here are some hi-lights:

7. Spend as little time at the airport as possible; avoid heavily glassed areas.
14. Never stay in a hotel with an underground parking garage and never park in such a garage -- terrorists love car bombs.
18. Never take the first taxicab in line; hail a moving cab instead.
26. Do not live or work in a highly urban area that most likely would be a terrorist's target, such as New York City, Washington, D.C., or San Francisco.

These Teeth were in Matt Fraction's Pocket

* NEW HELLBOY TRAILER *