Category Archives: Things I Like

Super-Bowl Commercials

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

I love me some Super-Bowl, and I love me some Super-Bowl commercials. Here’s one that promises to be among the best of the bunch, and proves once again that Nerds Rule!

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You Don’t Mess Around With Jim

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

One of the Things I Love the most are pop songs featuring super-hero references. And one of the all-time best is “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” by Jim Croce, which goes a little like this in the chorus: They … Continue reading →

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Stan the Man and the NHL

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

With many thanks to Myro for pointing it out, this is most definitely a Thing I Like: Stan Lee is giving each NHL team a super hero! It’s an interesting idea, and though frankly Stan’s later career has been a … Continue reading →

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“Antique” shopping

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

I was sent to the antique stores to see if I could find any appropriate furnishings for the new house, and this is what I came back with: Never send a geek to do a man’s job, that’s my motto. … Continue reading →

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RP: The underappreciated role of the comics colorist

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Take a look at this panel from Marvel’s “World War Hulk”, showing Iron Man in one of his innumerable armor variations (featuring such fan favorites as “Arctic Armor”, “Space Armor”, “Going To Get the Paper Armor”, and more!)” punching Hulk … Continue reading →

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Conan gets animated

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Not the big muscly Conan, but the tall pale one with shocking red hair. He sat down with some of the Warner Animation guys to talk about bad super-hero designs and to get Bruce Timm — Bruce Effing Timm! — … Continue reading →

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Marvel Digital

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

I just signed up for Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited — does anyone else use that? How has your experience with it been? I’m looking forward to catching up on some of the comics I’ve missed over the last ten years, … Continue reading →

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Bad superhero names

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

With thanks to reader PCFDPGrey for passing it along, I thought you might enjoy this list of “Top 20 Worst Superhero Names“. A sample, which for my money HAS to be number 1: It’s a pretty funny list, but I … Continue reading →

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First look at Green Lantern

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Courtesy of buddy John, some footage from the upcoming “Green Lantern” movie. What do you think?

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Comic TWART minimalism

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

I am sure I’ve done “Comic TWART” in my Saturday “Things I Like” segment before, but this is “Minimalist Week” and I absolutely love everything they’ve done. It’s well worth a few minutes of your weekend browsing time to check … Continue reading →

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