What we all thought would never happen is going to happen. DC Comics announced today that they would be reprinting the classic tale of Superman teaming up with Mohammed Ali to take on the Scrubbs. The reprint will hit shelves in the fall of 2010 with two versions: deluxe hardcover edition and limited edition hardcover.
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This via Slashdot: “hackers” have broken the DRM on the Kindle’s proprietary e-book format.
Interesting. Yay, says the anti-DRM, pro-freedom-of-information part of me. Boo, says the book-writing part of me, who fears widespread piracy will further cripple an already challenged publishing industry.
Crawl back into your anti-deluvian …
When it comes to Avatar, there are mixed opinions. Some people dig the 3-D. Others think it’s an overused and underwhelming device. Some say the story has been sacrificed in favor of the visuals. All I can say is that I’ve never seen 3-D employed in this manner, and I was blown away by not just the scope and depth of Pandora, but in …
Today I went back Home. To PlayStation Home, that is.
The PlayStation 3′s online, avatar-based social networking community is filled with plenty of other player avatars, mini-games, shops, music, advertisements and video previews. I’ve only hung out in the virtual world a handful of times since the beta launched about one year ago …
Well, it appears that there will be a limited shipping schedule next week for comics. Which means most of us won’t be getting our fix for the week next week. I’m already planning a trip to pick up some trades on my to-read list to make up for the loss. However, for this week we’ve got some big issues to grab. Image United continues the …
We recently learned about the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson-based iPhone/iPod Touch app called iSamJackson, which lets you bask in the actor’s “charm and attitude.”
Until it’s released sometime this winter though, developer Heatwave Interactive unleashed a new preview on the official website that let you look at the app a little bit …
Presented to you without comment. That’s not true. I can’t wait for Kick-Ass!
(via io9)
After years of neglect it appears we now know what Apple is doing with the Apple TV: subscription TV services. According to the WSJ, Apple is in negotiations with CBS and Disney to stream their respective content over the Internet to the Apple TV. Yes, it appears as though Apple is gunning for cable and satellite TV providers. Tech …
It comes as no surprise that pictures and videos of the Nexus One keep trickling out. But the almighty Google has since pulled said videos and images of the device have been less than spectacular. We’ve known about the QR code, but nobody had the balls to share those images with the rest of the world. No one even bothered to capture …
As a movie, Sherlock Holmes is really only halfway there: A boneheaded action film smartly dressed up as an intellectual game of cat-and-mouse. A sophisticated chess match that is repeatedly interrupted by TNT detonations.
Don’t get me wrong: I had some fun here, mostly in the first half of the film. And it’s clear to me that …
He’s towered and cowered, been the head honcho and the hired help.
Morgan Freeman’s played characters at just about every end of the power spectrum, and someone over at I Watch Stuff! finally took the time to break down the official hierarchy. Behold:
You’ve got to give the man props: He’s probably going to be nominated …