Watchmensch is a parody of Watchmen (duh) where the protagonists aren't heroes, they're Jewish lawyers determined to wrest control from comic book creators. It's the one adaptation Alan Moore would actually approve of. Not because Moore is an anti-Semite, but because he has a long-standing feud with DC comics over just this ... [Read More]

Amazing Spider-Man #592 ended with what's gotta be the most disturbing cliffhanger ever: Peter Parker walking in on Aunt May having sex with J. Jonah Jameson (spider sense, what spider sense?). No not that J. Jonah Jameson. Although that would be pretty sensational as my photoshopping shows. It was actually J.J.'s ... [Read More]

It sounds like a bad Yakov Smirnoff joke: "In Russia, army blows itself up!" But that's exactly what they're doing. For years now the Russian army has been using inflatable jets, tanks, and trucks as decoys (video below). Not only are these dummies indistinguishable from the real thing at a distance, "They can reproduce a ... [Read More]

Parents are crying foul over an iPhone app called Baby Shaker. The aptly named game challenges (ab)users to "See how long you can endure his or her adorable cries before you just have to find a way to quiet the baby down!" And the only way to silence these little angels (god willing) is to vigorously shake them until ... [Read More]

A new study out of Britain claims alcohol consumption does not impair men's abilty to judge attractiveness or age. Researcher Dr. Vincent "Buzzkill" Egan of the University of Leicester goes on to say, "Our findings seem to fly in the face of the commonly-held 'beer goggles' notion. If people regret liaisons next day, ... [Read More]

When I first heard Josh Weinstein & Bill Oakley, the creators of Mission Hill, were teaming up again to do Sit Down, Shut Up I thought it would be a similarly off-beat comedy (i.e., good). But after watching last night's pilot episode, I felt like Obi-Wan at the end of Star Wars: Episode III when he yells "You were the ... [Read More]

Star Trek: Countdown is the official prequel comic to the Star Trek reboot, but is it really required reading? The 4-issue miniseries takes place during the Next Generation era and tells the origin of the retcon monster Nero. Nero is a Romulan miner who forges an uneasy alliance with Ambassador Spock when they both come ... [Read More]