May 02 2012

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.

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Apr 30 2012

Avengers Origins: Assemble! App (Countdown To The Avengers Movie)

Avengers Origins for iPad

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 »


Apr 16 2012

DC Comics for Kids C2E2 Panel (Video)

Tiny Titans - Welcome To The Treehouse

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.

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Apr 13 2012

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.)

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Jan 09 2012

Superman, not Superdad

Superman as Jimmy Olsen's dad

A SuperDAD, he is not

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 »


Nov 28 2011

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 »


Nov 23 2011

Bunch of Kid-Friendly Comics At Thwipster [DaddyDeals]

Super Dinosaur

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 »