Author: Tony M.

“Wonton Soup”

“Wonton Soup” Johnny Boyo could have had it all. Women. Money. Fame. As one of the premiere chefs in the galaxy, Johnny’s culinary skills could have made him a star. So with everything he ever dreamed of his for the taking, why would Johnny leave it all behind to become a space trucker? Not even […]

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Calvin and Hobbes Movie

Publicity shy Bill Watterson,  the creator of Calvin and Hobbes,  will have a movie made about him. This documentary will explore the world of Calvin and Hobbes and the seclusive artist, but the film will be void of Bill, the film will focus on the effect the strip had on people. This should be an […]

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Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball was an eccentric Walt Disney animation artist who had a passion for trains, so much so that he bought himself a real one with tracks and all. He is the man responsible for fleshing out famous Disney icons for the company, heralded by Disney himself as a true genius. Cartoon Brew, home site […]

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Futurama on Comedy Channel

COMEDY CENTRAL will begin to air all 72 existing episodes of “Futurama” along with four “Futurama” DVD movies, including “Bender’s Big Score,” “Bender’s Game,” “The Beast with a Billion Backs” and “Into the Wild Green Yonder.” “Bender’s Big Score,” released on DVD this year, will air in First Quarter of 2008. “Futurama” focuses on the […]

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TUROK: SON OF STONE DVD

The legend is born with DVD debut February 5th. A great warrior in a lost land is about to find his destiny when TUROK: SON OF STONE charges onto DVD for the first time February 5th from Genius Products and Classic Media. Presented by The Weinstein Company, this Gold Key Production draws on the original […]

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Build a Snow Globe

The Johnson family of cleaning products  that keeps your house clean all year round has the coolest weird site where you can create your own snow globe. They would not want you to break a real one, you might make a mess and use some of their products. You can shake it all you want without […]

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Knol is no Knoll

According to Wikipedia a Knol is a project planned by Google for user-generated articles on topics ranging from “scientific concepts, to medical information, from geographical and historical, to entertainment, from product information, to how-to-fix-it instructions.” It was announced on December 13, 2007. Knol pages are “meant to be the first thing someone who searches for […]

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Ray Harryhausen Comics

  Bluewater Productions has expanded the RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS comic line with nine new titles for 2008. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of some of the Harryhausen classic films, Sony DVD is releasing IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA and EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS. Bluewater will release comics inspired by these classics as […]

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Popeye Vol. 2: “Well Blow Me Down!”

Popeye Vol. 2: “Well Blow Me Down!” Popeye has always been a sympathetic comic strip character since he was created. His first inception in comic strip form was crude, but so were many characters of that time. When he graced early animation, he took on a whole new life. His icon longevity is now reduced […]

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Babe Ruth’s The Mexican

  Babe Ruth When it comes to anomalies in music, Babe Ruth, is no stranger to this category. Their success, and I use that word very loosely, “The Mexican” their main song did not exactly eat up the charts in the early 70’s. The Mexican is the story of the Alamo coupled with Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack […]

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Wimpy Kid is not so wimpy after all. A few months ago we did a little feature on Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, author and illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer. Diary of a Wimpy Kid […]

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Inside Woody Allen

Inside Woody Allen How can you turn mundane into a popular comic strip, and how many newspaper strips are based on a real life Hollywood actor. Stumped? Inside Woody Allen, was first published in 1976 and ran until 1984. This would be the longevity of Allen’s geek popularity on pop culture. For eight years newspapers […]

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