Archie Comics Featured on Tonight's "Cake Wars"
I just finished watching "Cake Wars" on Food Network. It was a special episode celebrating the comic book company's 75th anniversary. It featured Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater as a special judge....
View ArticleSarah Palin to Star in Courtroom TV Program
People is reporting that Sarah Palin has been recruited to star in her own TV courtroom program:The onetime vice presidential candidate has been tapped to preside over a planned reality court show that...
View ArticleStill Too Much to Digest! Mega-Review of Multiple Archie Comic Book Digests!...
Life continues to be busy, which means that I'm yet again behind on my comic book reading! I have a pile of comic book digests next to my computer so decided to steal a page from last month.I'm talking...
View ArticleWhat is the Funhouse?
I've written several times about Charlton Neo, which is a resurrection of the classic Charlton Comics lines; as well as Pix-C Web Comics, which features public domain characters from Charlton Comics as...
View Article"Xavier"
I learned recently of a short story by the British Council Arts. It's called "Xavier." Here is how they describe it:Nicolas notices his 11-year-old son pays a lot of attention to slightly older...
View ArticleDes Moines Neighborhood Under Attack from Rafter of Wild Turkeys
Residents of Des Moines, IA, are seeking shelter following reports that wild turkeys are attacking vehicles:Dottie Bauer told KCCI on Friday that two wild turkeys attacked her car around noon near East...
View Article"My Cat From Hell" Meets "Pit Bulls & Paroles" This Weekend!
Are you a fan of Animal Planet's "My Cat from Hell?" How about "Pit Bulls & Parolees?" Good news! Not only do new episodes of each program premier this Saturday, but it looks like the reality...
View ArticleMet Blaze: The Misfits' New Trans Lead Singer!
I'm such a terrible "Jem & the Holograms" fan. My copy of JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #12 has been lying beside my bed for weeks. I finally read my copy last night and I am so very psyched!!!First off,...
View ArticleMelissa Joan Hart Hints at Possible "Sabrina" and/or "Clarissa" Reunions
Melissa Joan Hart was on a talk show called "FABLife" recently. She was asked about old sitcoms like "Full House" and "Boy Meets World" that have recently experienced successful reboots. One of the...
View ArticleHave You Milked Your Hens Today?
Perhaps you were watching WKBT out of La Crosse, WI, yesterday. Or maybe you just saw this video. But the morning crew played a trick on one of their own yesterday for April Fools Day.Keep in mind that...
View ArticleMeet Weapon II (AKA the Wolverine-Squirrel)!! // Plus Squirrel Girl & Howard...
Back in October, I shared a story about an upcoming crossover event between Squirrel Girl and Howard the Duck. This week, that two-part crossover began in UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #6.I have to say that...
View Article7 Years Ago Today: Iowa Supreme Court Struck Down Our DOMA Law!
Seven years ago today, the Iowa Supreme Court declared Iowa's DOMA law to be unconstitutional. This effectively made Iowa the third marriage equality state -- given that California's citizens had just...
View ArticlePowerpuff Yourself!
Ever wondered what I would look like if I was a Powerpuff Girl? Who hasn't, right?I was on Facebook this weekend and saw this program where you can do and design yourself to look like a Powerpuff Girl,...
View ArticleDoes "The Flash" Promote Psychological Torture of Prisoners via Extended...
Because of work and other obligations, I don't get to watch as much television as I used to. Because of this, I've been terribly slow with getting to watch CW's "The Flash," starring Grant Gustin. I...
View ArticleArchie Gets Outfoxed by a Cat in BETTY & VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #242
I just finished reading BETTY AND VERONICA COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #242, which features the latest chapter of the "Many Loves of Archie Andrews." This is an ambitious 10-part series of short stories...
View ArticleSame-Sex Couples & Adoption News: 04/06/16
Adoption and same-sex parenting has been in the news recently.First the good: Mississippi just became the last state to bar same-sex couples from adopting children:Mississippi was the last state to...
View ArticleRepublican Congressman Indirectly Admits that Voter ID Laws Target Democratic...
A Republican Congressman from Wisconsin named Rep. Glenn Grothman was being interviewed last night during the Wisconsin primary. Rep. Grothman was asked why he thinks that Ted Cruz or Donald will win...
View Article#WhatDidReggieDo
I read through ARCHIE #7 last night. This continued from the previous issue where Reggie spilled the beans and told Mr. Lodge that Archie was the one who accidentally destroyed his mansion back in...
View ArticleSuperwoman = Lois Lane?
I haven't read any DC Comics comic books in many years. I got tired of the reboots, so quit trying to keep up back in the 1990s even though some titles have looked interesting. There is some new thing...
View ArticleRemembering Bill Sackter
I went to Bill Sackter's 103rd birthday yesterday at Uptown Bill's Coffee Shop. Sackter was a mentally disabled man who was institutionalized in Minnesota until he was 44-years-old. He was eventually...
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