mindpollution.org header image

Entries from September 2008

interview: sam brown on ‘explodingdog’

September 29th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Another member of the Dumbrella webcomic collective, Sam Brown’s Explodingdog has carved out a unique niche for itself in the webcomic world. Relying on readers for title suggestions, Brown creates a piece of art that features a cast of stick figures, robots, dogs and whatever else Brown feels inspired to add to the mix. The [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: comics · interviews · webcomic interviews · webcomics

video: dashboard jesus (as sung by paul newman in ‘cool hand luke’)

September 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

When prompted to list my favorite films, “Cool Hand Luke” always comes to mind as one of my favorite three or four movies ever made. I can watch it over and over again and still find something new to love about the film each and every time I see it — and more often than [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: movies · video

moving on up… or is it down? where are we moving again?

September 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Updates will be sparse this weekend as Jessica and I move into the new apartment in Astoria, NY. It’s a decent place, and along with having a friend in the next building, I’m discovering a mess of other people I know who live in and around the area, too. Oh, and Christopher Walken was born [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: general

me vs. pirates vs. ninjas vs. monkeys vs. robots

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was paging through a catalog of upcoming comic book releases this week, and couldn’t help but notice the number of projects hitting shelves in the coming months with “Vs.” in their titles. I remember reading a few issues of Pirates vs. Ninjas for the novelty of it, and now it seems like every subsection [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: comics · movies · television

video: teleportation

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Great commercial… or GREATEST commercial? You be the judge.

[Read more →]

Tags: video

Links for Thursday, September 25th

September 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Evil League of Evil – …"The rumblings you've been hearing in the criminal underground since July indeed are true: At long last, we are seeking new applicants to the League. Aspirants to new heights of Evil should submit a video application that meets the terms below. * It should be no more than three minutes [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: links

[splash page] matt fraction on ‘invincible iron man’ in comics and film

September 25th, 2008 · No Comments

[NOTE: I recently discussed the relationship between Marvel's Invincible Iron Man series with that of the live-action "Iron Man" films with Invincible Iron Man writer, Matt Fraction. This is an excerpt of the article, which can be found in full over at Splash Page. - RM] During a recent discussion of the past, present and [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: comics · movies