03/07/2009 by admin.

I am looking forward to ‘Blackest Night’ which, considering the squib that was some of DC’s other big events were is saying something!

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02/07/2009 by admin.

Three reviews today:Dark Reign: Made Men #3

Dark Reign : M.o.d.o.k. #2

Astonishing Tales One Shot: The Thing

Dark Reign: Made Men #3

Now, so far I’m pretty sure that Jack O Lantern was dead - first he was shot by The Punisher in Civil War, then his body was possessed by Satan in Ghost Rider.

That aside (brain switched off) this isn’t a bad little one shot. The art is ok and the writing is good. Some Marvel writers seem to be happier with the 5 page format than others. I would like to see a bit more of this Jack (I never thought I’d say that!) - especially with/against The Hood!

Dark Reign: M.o.d.o.k. #2

M.o.d.o.k. at his high school reunion, bullies and going to the toilet!
Cartoony style art and an interesting idea - I wouldn’t go out of your way to buy this, probably for the younger generation though!

Astonishing Tales One Shot: The Thing

I was a little dissapointed to see this listed originally - I thought the one shots should be used to further little known or used characters to test the waters.

What I read on the other hand was not a Thing story, really, more a short story on forgiveness and closing the loop on a little knoown villian. Ben Grimm is only a listening post for what is happening.

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01/07/2009 by admin.

And after last weeks image - I added the enforcer of the monks!

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30/06/2009 by admin.

From Japan Probe

Apparently a bird dropped a seed into a junkyard25 years ago and a Japanese hackberry tree began to grow there, eventually lifting an old car into the air. Branches of the tree grew through holes in old car doors, lifting those as well. Workers at the junkyard have built a small fence around the tree, and are protecting it as it continues to grow.

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29/06/2009 by Lee_game.

Great pay-per-view, one off if not the best event so far this year

CM Punk is well on his way to becoming the top heel on smackdown, which is a good move for him, I was a punk fan in the past(Kristy loves the punk)but his become a bit boring as off late, this cocky I’m better then you side to his character is great, good solid match, both Jeff & Punk come out looking good

Rey vs Jericho is a match off the year contender, these guys are on top off there games, some great spots and the crowed pop big, good clean end as well

Randy vs HHH was OK, looks like there setting up a Orton vs Ted DiBiase match for summer slam, apart from that same old story HHH makes Orton look weak

Tag team match was just to make sure there two top boys had gold, missed opportunity with legacy(but they have plans for DiBiase)hopefully Edge & Jericho breath some life into the tag team division

hopefully Night off champion’s will be as good

Lee

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29/06/2009 by admin.

Yes, yes, I forgot to do the predictions, we all did!

Obviously WWE did such a sterling job of promoting it that we forgot all about it!

I have some comments though judging from the results and what I say this morning before I went to work….

• ‘The Bash’ - Possibly the worst PPV name ever? Discuss?
• Tommy Dreamer wins/retains the ECW Title: We’ve all got a soft spot for Tommy, but really? Christian or Swagger should have taken the gold here!
• Rey Mysterio Vs Chris Jericho:  The right result, although I remember Rey losing his mask in WCW, no one else in WWE does! I saw this match and it could have gone on another 10 minutes!
• Tag Team Titles: Could the tag titles mean something now? With Edge & Jericho, Legacy/Priceless, The Colons, Cryme Tyme and some others, we could get some fun matches!
• Michelle McCool as Womens champ: Why not scrap one of the womens titles as there isn’t enough depth to support two titles!?
• John Cena defeats the Miz: Hopefully The Miz will bounce back as I thought he should have got a cheap win here!
• Dolph Ziggler Vs Khali: This is how The Miz should have won - I remember when Kane was a legitimate main eventer!
• Three Stages of Hell: Orton retains, but don’t worry, Triple H killed his heat at the end. We need a change of program at the top of Raw - Triple H, Batista, Cena and HBK are the only main eventers. No-one is being built up as a threat - unlike Smackdown! - Rey Mysterio, Jericho, Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, John Morrison - A good mix of old and new! Even the second tier - Kane, Ziggler, Khali, Shelton Benjiman, R-Truth & Mike Knox could step up - and the Undertaker is due back soon!
• CM Punks gradual heel turn: This is a great turn, and I’m looking forward to Punk having a long reign as champ - if done well, then when Hardy gets the title from him, the crowd could go nuts!

Click the comments below to add your thoughts!

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29/06/2009 by admin.

Now i’m confused…..

Form UncannyXMen.net

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28/06/2009 by admin.

From Dialog - Click for the full post!

Woods Quad Robot Sculpture Draws Attention, Provokes Thought

“Goldie is a figurative work, so people relate to it,” says Craig Wedderspoon, associate professor of art, who teaches sculpture. “People see in it a reflection of the human condition. They imagine Goldie in different scenarios. It’s a nice break from the perils and stresses of academic life.”

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27/06/2009 by admin.

The country would have been divided into 12 regions, each governed by cabinet ministers with wide powers, aided by senior military officers, chief constables and judges and based in bunkers. Other senior figures would have retreated to a central government shelter under the Cotswolds. The plans all assumed that the confrontation would be with the Soviet Union. Among the possible scenarios spelled out in the autumn of 1968 was escalating tension following a Soviet moon landing and troop movements in eastern Europe…

The book apparently formed the basis for regular exercises every two years by senior civil servants, with daily internal briefings, the organisation of national preparedness schemes including the stockpiling of food and building materials for shelters and, as the threat grew more imminent, the removal of art treasures from London to Scotland and the emptying of hospitals of all but the most acutely ill.

David Young, a former Ministry of Defence civil servant who took part in the mock exercises, told the programme: “R-hour would be the final release of nuclear weapons. There may have been an earlier tactical use … but R-hour was [when] everything that’s left goes. That’s not an easy decision to participate in. Even though you know it is just an exercise, it makes you think.”

Young said ministers were not encouraged to take part in the exercises: “They would be disinclined to play by the rules. Some of them quite liked talking, so you’d get behind time and there would be a fear that if they showed a reluctance to do what the military believed was necessary, that this would weaken deterrence…”

“My favourite measure, the one which always aroused a lot of debate … was the introduction of censorship for private correspondence. You can imagine that was something that ministers would only agree to right at the very end when it was clear that war was inevitable.”

War Book reveals how Britain planned to cope with nuclear attack (via Futurismic)

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26/06/2009 by admin.

Via Topless Robot, there’s a guy in Lemoore, California who loved Transformers so much, he built an 18-foot-tall version of Bumblebee out of his yellow Volkswagen Beetle.

The statue, which weighs 1,200 pounds, even has what looks to be a PVC-pipe gun. Simply stunning, even if it stands almost as bow-legged as Tony Danza.

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