James Wortman The Buy Pile: Black Hats Edition
Creating the ultimate marketing ploy-within-a-marketing ploy scenario, DC’s “New 52” has unleashed “Villains Month,” in which the most evil antagonists in the DC Universe take over all of the publisher’s…
Honest Trailers Team Skewers ‘Iron Man 3’
This Honest Trailer for Iron Man 3 is harsh, but it’s pretty spot-on if we’re being honest with ourselves. Also, the name “Osama bin Kingsley” made me shoot pineapple juice…
Drinking Pumpkins
Everyone’s got their own signifier that fall has unofficially begun. For some, it’s the beginning of the school year. For others, it’s the start of the football season In my…
1989 'Batman' Trading Cards Unwrapped!
While rummaging through the pockets of my suitcase this weekend, I came across a sealed pack of 1989 Batman Topps trading cards, commemorating a magical time in pop culture when…
Why Ben Affleck as Batman Isn’t the Worst Thing Ever
Well, that escalated quickly, didn’t it? Mere moments after Variety reported that Ben Affleck would be donning the cape and cowl for an as-yet-unnamed 2015 Superman/Batman team-up flick, the Internet…
Getting Punchy (with Mike Tyson)
Since I’ve been living in a bubble for the past two weeks with a couple of big work-related projects, I’ve pretty much fallen behind when it comes to nerdy stuff…
Dark Horse Unearths Classic Origins with ‘The Star Wars’ Miniseries
Let’s face it: The Star Wars Expanded Universe is kind of a mess. From clones to contrivances to storylines that only resemble coherence if you squint just right, there’s little…
‘Dark World’ Trailer a Sight for ‘Thor’ Eyes
It might not necessarily get the pre-release attentionthis summer’s Iron Man 3 received, but Thor: The Dark World is already shaping up to be the superior Marvel Studios offering in…
The Buy Pile for Aug. 7, 2013
Happy Wednesday, Wortmaniacs! How’s your week going? Oh, wow. That bad, huh? Well, if it makes you feel any better, there’s a slew of new comics that just hit the…
Are ‘Star Wars’ TV Shows Headed to ABC?
It was a long, long time ago that rumors began circulating about a Star Wars TV series, but the televised adventures in George Lucas’ galaxy are finally beginning to materialize,…