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So, yeah… this is where I normally write about how busy I’ve been since the last few updates. How about we just pretend like I’ve done all that and made all sorts of excuses for not updating the site, and get right back to normal, eh?

Here’s a quick roundup of some of the pieces I’ve authored for MTV.com blogs recently:

Changing The End Of ‘Watchmen’: The Great Debate [MTV Splash Page] – At the risk of losing any ounce of comics cred I might have earned over the last few years, I decided to take the fanboy-unfriendly side of a debate that had been raging in the MTV office for a while now. Yes, it’s true — we actually do argue about this type of stuff on occasion. When the latest “Watchmen” trailer hit the ‘Net, we decided that it was time to take the debate public. Even though I love the book, I’ve been keeping an eye out for pitchfork-wielding “Watchmen” loyalists ever since.

How Would Comic Book Characters Like Iron Man, Hulk And X-Men Vote? Their Writers Respond! [MTV Splash Page] – As some of you might remember, I polled a few online comic creators I’m friendly with during the US Presidential Election to find out who their webcomic characters would vote for. The post really blew up, and while I’m not sure whether the idea for the poll began as a webcomic thing or a print comics thing, I ended up doing the same for creators of various print comics, too. It was a fairly short-notice feature, so I can’t thank the creators enough who took the time to respond. To be honest, I was surprised (quite pleasantly, in fact) to hear from Warren Ellis, as I didn’t expect to receive a response to my message, and both Peter David and Matt Fraction provided some great responses that really pulled everything together. Heck, I’m proud of the fact that this was the only place you could find the Spider Jerusalem endorsement — which made it all worthwhile.

Chris Morgan Writing Screenplay For ‘Wanted 2,’ Hints At Sequel Going ‘Global’ [MTV Splash Page] – You’ll recall that I spoke to screenwriter Chris Morgan a while back about his work on the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the “Gears of War” videogame. My conversation with Chris covered a lot of topics, and one of the other subjects we discussed was whether he was writing a screenplay for “Wanted 2,” the sequel to his adaptation of Mark Millar and JG Jones’ ultraviolent graphic novel, Wanted. Chris is a great guy. I can’t say that enough, either.

Kevin Smith’s ‘Batman: Cacophony’ Comic Book Debuts [MTV Splash Page] – As I wrote in this little post, I’m really fond of the villain named “Onomatopoeia” that writer/filmmaker Kevin Smith introduced in his run on Green Arrow, so I’ll admit being very excited about this new miniseries.

‘Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe’: Fatalities, Translations And Comics’ Classic Match-Ups [MTV Splash Page] – One of my most significant distractions over the last few weeks has been time spent gaming on my newly repaired Playstation 3. All of my “free” time has pretty much been tied up with either marathon sessions of “Resistance 2” or, thanks to MTV’s Multiplayer Blog, the pre-release review copy I was given of “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.” The Multiplayer crew has been pretty swamped lately, so I was asked if I could spend some time playing “MK vs DC” and write up a comics-fan assessment of the game. The things I do for a paycheck, eh? (By the way, here’s a video of all of the “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe” fatalities — just in case you’re curious.)

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