• Remember How VHS ‘Destroyed’ the Movie & TV Business?

    In the wake of  news reports across the variety of media that declare the film industry in Los Angeles is at the lowest point it has been in 16 years; and as the "pirates" of the Pirate Bay are declared guilty for illegal file sharing … er, copyright infringement … I am reminded of the…

  • My Problem With Watchmen (and I’m a fan)

    Like many this weekend, I headed to my local theater for the 2.5 hr comic book movie extravaganza that was Warner Bros' 'Watchmen.' I’ve talked about this book before, where I basically said that Watchmen is our Rosetta stone for outsiders to understand the comic book medium and why it attracts so many of us…

  • Why “Watchmen” Is Serious, People

    You’ve seen the billboards, web videos, advertisements, commercials, book displays. But you’ve not read the work itself. So you’re wondering: What is the fuss is all about over “Watchmen.” Some SILLY COMIC BOOK. So let me pull back the domino mask on why Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel holds such significance to comic-book…