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Comic books excel at giving geeks fantasies. Mostly involving superpowers. And almost as often involving hot chicks with superpowers. The cinema industry has been using attraction for ages when it comes to movies, so, when comic book movies started becoming mainstream, it was only natural they’d tap into that fantasy pool when it comes to [...]

Posted on June 5th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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div {text-align:justify}    Well, with the upcoming Watchmen, Zack Snyder is doing his second panel by panel adaptation of a comic book. 300 was a visual marvel, it was like watching extensions of the comic itself, not something born of it, but adapted for the big screen. From the look of the trailer, Watchmen will [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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I’ve been away for a while. Did me good. Got my head clear. Nothing like some days at the beach, wind in the hair, water on my feet, and lots of pretty girls to look at. Anyway, managed to finish reading Watchmen today. Must admit my built up expectations from all the praise going around [...]

Posted on August 24th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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