Posts Tagged ‘comic books’
Watch Animated Thor and Loki on Netflix (Avengers Movie Countdown)
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As we eagerly await the Avengers movie, you can watch animated versions of Thor and Loki on Netflix.
Avengers Origins: Assemble! App (Countdown To The Avengers Movie)
Avengers Origins: Assemble! is a universal App for your iPhone or iPad. We haven’t tried it yet but it sounds like fun. Read more »
DC Comics for Kids C2E2 Panel (Video)
Yes, Virginia, there are comic cons in places other than San Diego. (Maybe even in Virginia.) Here’s a video of the great Art Balthazar and Franco discussing their new DC Comics series Superman Family, which will replace Tiny Titans.
Obligatory President Obama Likes Comic Books Reference
The fact that President Obama likes comic books is well-known among the geeky. He keeps reminding people with photos like this one, where the Fan in Chief poses with Nichelle Nichols and rocks a Live Long and Prosper hand sign.
This news item from Bleeding Cool, a site for nerdy comic book related news and trenchant debate, speculates that perhaps someone will “smuggle a Miles Morales Spider-Man comic” to President Obama. The logic they use for said speculation is more convoluted than a comic book storyline. But that’s ok.
In case you don’t know who Miles Morales is or what the thwip he has to do with Spider-Man, here’s the deal. After the break, in case you really don’t want to have me spoil it for you. (Note: its not a big deal, but we try to accommodate all levels of nerdiness here.)
Superman, not Superdad
This was posted at the site SuperDickery.com under the headline Superman vs. Father’s Day, with the subtle subtitle Superman Is A Dick. Read more »
Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited Cyber Monday Code
For the most part I have avoided the siren songs of Black Friday, Puce Saturday, Silver Sunday and Cyber Monday shopping. (Two of those I made up. Guess which!) But a Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited Cyber Monday code showed up in my Inbox, that was a DaddyDeal I couldn’t resist. (See? If I call it a DaddyDeal, I’m still not participating in Cyber Monday. Ha! That’ll show ’em.) Read more »
Bunch of Kid-Friendly Comics At Thwipster [DaddyDeals]
The great wallet-emptier Thwipster has a bunch of kid-friendly comics on sale right now. Super Dinosaur, and many volumes of Tiny Titans. Here are the DaddyDeals. Read more »





