Archive for March, 2009
The other day I smelled bacon in the office. The scent was intoxicating, and immediately pulled me over to the kitchenette area place thingy. There I found a coworker removing their freshly heated bacon from the microwave. There were only a couple measly strips, and they were quite obviously not for me. I was reduced [...]
Ok, so today’s strip is another bit taken from real life. David and I went into an Irish pub close to his place thinking we’d have a quick drink, play some darts, just kind of hang out. Instead we walked into a bad night club scene. The atmosphere, like the setup of the bar, the [...]
It’s a companion to the obligatory Watchmen comic. It’s important to understand the impact and subsequent importance of Alan Moore’s Watchmen. Superheros were never as interesting or developed before this template for superhuman emotion came out. For the first time you see the stereotypical John Wayne character not only being human but being human in [...]
I’m surprised to find that Noah has not yet rambled about this. It’s probably due to fatigue. Watchmen is filled with problems, but I’ll not list them here. I’m going to keep this concise and simply point on the main reason this movie fails. To truly understand what is happening from scene to scene, you really need [...]




