Month of MARVEL: Day 4

Luke Cage

Sweet Christmas! It's Marvel's grooviest heavyweight, Luke Cage!

I thought I heard they were making a Luke Cage movie too. I'm thinking they'll probably go for a different look for the movie :) Although if they did go with this look, I'd definately go watch it!

Month of MARVEL: Day 3

Namor the Sub-Mariner

Today brings everybody's favorite temperamental sub-mariner, Namor! You gotta love the Hermes-like ankle wings...

Hey, weren't they making a movie of this guy?

Month of MARVEL: Day 2

Iron Man

I guess Iron Man has received a lot more attention now due to the movie, and good for him! Here he is in his more classic look.

Most of these Marvel guys this month will be in their classic duds. The classic looks are simpler, usually more recognisable, and they make for better translations to a Simpson-y style.

Month of MARVEL: Day 1

Captain America

One of the great things about Marvel Comics is the great variety of interesting and distinctly cool looking characters. Each one of them have their own personality and appeal. As a kid I had so much fun following the adventures of the Marvel heroes. Big, small...dark, bright,...blue, green, or invisible - the Marvel Universe is a cool place to visit.

Anyway, to celebrate Marvel, Springfield Punx will feature a different Marvel character every day this month! Who better to start with than Cap himself?!

Tune in tomorrow and see who's next!

Spidey Movies

Spider-man, Black Suit Spider-man, J. Jonah Jameson

My take:

Spider-man 1 - good

Spider-man 2 - awesome

Spider-man 3 - ugh, what happened? And the trailer looked so amazing too!

Anyway, I thought J.K. Simmons as Jameson was a bright spot through all 3 movies, and his appearance on the Simpsons (as shown here) was a real treat.

And I wanted to add - Kudos to the movie folks for keeping Spidey's suit the classic look! You could have gone in some bizarre "re-imagined" direction, but you kept to the comic book design while still making it modern and cool looking. Just wanted to say thanks for that.

P.S. MARVEL FANS, BE BACK HERE ON OCT 1!

Face Off!

Jarome Iginla

Some of you may not give a rip about hockey, but here in Canada it's a pretty big deal. When the Stanley Cup is awarded and the season ends, many of us are left wandering aimless for a few days without a game to get hyped for.

I myself never cared much for hockey until a friend invited me over to watch some Flames playoff games in 2004. The Calgary Flames eventually lost out to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final round, but they were good times. I had so much fun that I just kinda kept watching, and haven't really stopped.

Sorry to all the other teams, but the Flames were just at the right place at the right time, and that's the bandwagon I jumped on. I'll be watching my favorite player, captain Jarome Iginla who'll lead his team again this year and we'll see how it goes.

Anyway, the NHL pre-season has just begun and people are starting to talk about hockey again. You can sense the buzz.

Will Superman Return?

Superman (movie), Lex Luthor (movie)

So was Superman Returns as a false start for the franchise? I donno. I thought it had some interesting elements and some cool moments. In retrospect, I'm not sure how I feel about the kid though. Did they paint the franchise into a corner?

I don't really have a problem with Brandon Routh, I like him. Hopefully they'll let him throw some punches if he's around for another film.

If they did decide to re-reboot the series I think I could live with that, as long as they find the right director who can do as good a job with Supes as Chris Nolan has with Batman. But you don't need to rush it, WB.