File this one under the It Took 'Em Long Enough category - DC Comics has announced that they will be publishing, through their Wildstorm imprint, a Ratchet and Clank comic starting this September. After being teased by the random pic of the manga that's been available in Japan for years, the States will soon be [...]
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Meet The Silver Surfer!
"Super Hero Squad" has quickly become a Must Watch show in our household, and after Falcon, Silver Surfer just might be The Kid's™ favorite character. I haven't shown her this bio clip yet, for fear that it will bogart all my computer time for the next week.
From Princesses To...Superheroes?
Being the father of a daughter and having a mild concern over the Princess/Fairy Role Model issue that's sure to raise its subversive little head soon, I'm not sure how I missed this excellent and fascinating NYT essay from a couple months ago mulling over the appeal of superheroes to girls.
In the end, that is [...]
Spider-Man Never Had It This Good Again
This TV ad I think goes a long way in saying how deeply imbedded in kid culture superhero comics were as far along as the late 70s and how far off-track they've gotten. In fact, I would go as far as saying superhero comics don't matter much to kids anymore at all, which, I would [...]
Breaking News - Paul Levitz Replacement Named!
It's being speculated what with all the DC shenanigans exploding the internet into crystal shards over the last couple hours that current (and much-maligned) President and Publisher Paul Levitz will be stepping down.
I'm here to tell you that the rumors are true, and I, your humble Nerd Dad, am going to replace him as President [...]
An Animated Jason Short?
Neat!
Clip #1 from Shhh!, the short film from Animidas on Vimeo.
Osamu Tezuka DVD
This looks a really, really neat new release from Kino Video: a DVD collection of Osamu Tezuka's short films. The incredibly naive me didn't even know the guy did any shorts -- what the hell was I thinking? Makes perfect sense.
After first also naively pshawing Tezuka's work as overrated, I've come to really dig on [...]
BONE Returns!
Yeah, you may have already heard this -- we're a little slow here on the draw at Nerd Dads.
But anyways, amidst all the routine comics hubbub at San Diego by Marvel and DC about books/characters I'm having an exceptionally hard time caring about these days, there was some nice news from the Jeff Smith [...]
