There are certain comics that are really just meant to be looked at, and Brendan McCarthy’s Spider-Man: Fever is one of them. McCarthy makes images that lunge for whatever part of the brain feels the tremor of the uncanny. His most spectacular pages elicit a giggle, then a slow stare, and then (if you’re really lucky) nightmares. The …
Updated Nook Software Features Web Browser and Games
Barnes & Noble Nook, you take the lead in e-book readers this round. Amazon, we’re awaiting your counterpoint software update.
The Nook’s version 1.3 software update, available today, brings the following new features to Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader:
– Improved page turn speed.
– Updated home screen featuring new Web, …
Review: ADD At The Losers, And Feeling Fine (B)
A friend forwarded me a review of The Losers by the Hollywood Reporter, and I was a little startled to read the opening sentiments: “The Losers is a cartoonish nonstop action movie in which characters zip around the world, breaking, entering and blowing things up without any pretense to logic,” it begins. “It’s a world devoid of …
New episode of Stargate Universe airs on Syfy at 9 p.m.
The Daily Dose
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the Web:
It was certainly nice while it lasted: Hulu could start rolling out its subscription service as early as May 24, however insiders told the LA Times that the site will continue to provide the five most recent episodes of popular networks shows for …
V EP 8: “We Can’t Win” Still Much Ado About An Alien Nothing
Sorry about the late post, this week has been busy. That, and I’m nearly out of synonyms for terrible.
Let’s recap a bit: During this week’s episode We Can’t Win (well, that seems oddly prophetic), we open with an out of place make out session between broadcast weenie Chad Decker and alien queen Anna. (Chalk that up on the list of …
HTC HD2 Review: If Only It Was Running WP7
There’s only so much I can say about a Windows Mobile device without wanting to gnaw my own foot off. The software is horrendous and the only people I ever encounter that have one are Microsoft employees or the PR folk who represent them. But the HTC HD2 for T-Mobile is different enough – screen size aside – that it warrants a smidgen …
Fans Curse Drew Brees onto Cover of Madden NFL 11
Say hello to the next victim of the Madden Curse. It’s real!
Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints beat out Minnesota’s Jared Allen and Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne to “win” a spot on the first ever fan-selected Madden NFL cover. He’ll appear on Madden NFL 11 boxes everywhere when the game comes out August …
Techland Visits Roger Ebert’s Film Festival; Tune In To the Webcast!
I know some of my colleagues have had choice words for Roger Ebert this week – mainly over his refusal to even consider the possibility that video games might be their own art form.
But if we can take a step back from the video game debate, I’d love to talk for a moment about Ebert the film lover. There’s some exciting news …
Captivate 2010: Dead Rising 2 Doubles the Undead Destruction
Capcom’s throwing another hapless dude into a modern American zombie horde later this year and they’re finally talking about what the experience will be like.
The game’s story focuses on Chuck Green, an extreme sports type of guy who’s trapped in a Las Vegas-style town with his daughter when a zombie outbreak hits. DR2 sports …
Exclusive: Alcott’s Little Women & Werewolves 1868 Rejection Letter
At first, it’s tough not to dispel Del Ray’s upcoming Little Women & Werewolves ($14, Amazon) as just another literary mash-up. After all, there are almost too many monster-infused titles to separate the good from the groan-worthy.
Author Seth Grahame-Smith sent publishers into a frenzy over his Austen mash-up Pride & Prejudice & …
Panel of the Week 4/21/10
It was a week for the throwback. Rereleased books, classic writers, and relaunched franchises were the order of the Wednesday. Today we examine forbidden love, father-son day, destined spears, and vampires of the new world, all here on Panel of the Week.
Magdalena #1
I was pleasantly surprised by this relaunch of Magdalena. I was …