Less than 24 hours left before Frank Henenlotter and Anthony Sneed grace Forbidden Planet with their presence. Here’s a sneak peek at the limited edition Basket Case and Bad Biology shirts… Hope to see you […]
Famous Monsters of Filmland issue number 70 is the first of hopefully manny “missing issue” releases. This baby is a monster kid’s dream come true, perfectly reproducing the look, content and flavor of classic FM […]
This past Sunday I had the pleasure of being a guest on my favorite cult movie podcast, Junk Food Dinner! I know I’ve been talking about them a lot lately, but they’re great guys and […]
I figured it’s time to start some reoccurring blog entries. So how about a tattoo tribute search, and who better to start with than everyone’s favorite merc with a mouth… Deadpool! So if you […]
My buddy Mark Freado over at Junk Food Dinner is now hosting a movie night in Bed-Stuy, along with Kevin Merryman, who also runs a radical blog called Cultural Atrocities. March 1st is a red letter […]
Been waiting for The Complete History Of Return Of The Living Dead to hit shelves since I heard about it at the last Monster Mania Convention I attended, which featured a pretty hefty amount of […]
Most good books get adapted into nearly every conceivable form these days. If there isn’t a movie there is probably a TV show. If either of those aren’t around chances are a comic book was […]
When I first heard about Fantagraphics’ Destroy All Movies The Complete Guide To Punks On Film I immediately knew this book was for me. Being a “punk” myself and a huge cult film nerd how […]
Right now as you read this Mike Carbo’s New York Comic Book Marketplace is going on. Make sure to stop by the Katz Comics booth and say hi to Forbidden Planet Transmissions Comic Guy Ruben […]
Looks like I’ll be searching through the couch cushions for change again next week. Here’s my projected pull list, I say projected cause I always end up buying more than I plan. 7 Billion Needles […]
I’ve been called a Luddite on more than one occasion. Having a healthy fear of technology is a good thing in my book. So you might understand why the fact that a computer whooping the […]
Last Halloween, I sewed an Outpost 31 patch on my wintercoat and made believe that I was R.J. MacReady from John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror masterpiece The Thing. The other guy is my buddy, James, […]
Getting ready to go to a friend’s Valentines Day gathering where we will be watching one of my all time favorite movies Psychos In Love. Check out the trailer, but watcher beware, especially if you […]
Monster movie fans rejoice, the next 8MM Movie Matinee event is going to pay tribute to everyone’s favorite big green brute… The Frankenstein Monster. Bucko Trading and Von Erickson Laboratories Present Franken-Fest 2011 A.D. (or… […]
Last week Mattel created quite a buzz with the release of their Barbie dolls based off of the 1980’s television show Dynasty. Honestly I barely remember the show but I’m guessing it has a pretty […]
Here it is. My first manga review. As the title probably gave away it’s for the first volume release of K-On. If you have no idea who or what K-On! is I highly suggest you […]
Fascinating. Science writer Lee Billings has been guest blogging for BoingBoing this week, dissecting NASA’s big Kepler news and exploring other exoplanetary pursuits. Have ya heard the one about Bill Murray at a Bears playoff […]
Italy’s best-selling comic and one of my personal favorites, Dylan Dog, has been adapted for the big screen once again! I mentioned this to a customer I was pushing Dark Horse’s DD collection on and it […]
Sweet Jeebus! Here’s a spectacular fan film based on the singularly amazing comic AXE COP. Kick Axe! Axe Cop: The Movie – Part 1 from Peter Muehlenberg on Vimeo.
J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor) is apparently shopping his adaptation of Unca Harlan’s “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Tictockman as a feature film. “Since this has apparently leaked onto several film-oriented websites, I […]
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