On this day (11/29/04) Enchantress (Annette) and The Mighty Thor (Jeremiah) welcomed their daughter Isabelle Kara Peterson into the world. She was born at approximately 7:34 p.m. (Central Time)
She has dark curly hair and blue eyes. She weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces, and is 20.5 inches long. Please help me in welcoming my Niece into the world!!!!

P.S. Both Mother and Baby are doing just fine! Annette is resting after her 18 hour labor...WELL DESERVED REST

With that season fastly approaching, I thought I'd ask everyone what they're favorite holiday films were.

In no particular order...

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

A Christmas Story

Scrooged ("Oh look Frank, it's a TOASTER!")

So...my question being...In never getting to see Troy (I've heard I didn't miss much, but eh)...who's waiting for Alexander?

Me...I'm sorry...I adore Colin Ferrell and his horribly dirty mouth. I saw him on tv today and they had to run the live show 1 minute ahead to bleep out every other word.

My thing with this movie is Angeline Jolie is 11 months older than Colin Ferrell and is supposed to be Olympia, Alexander's MOTHER?

Oook...suspension of belief and all that....yeahhhh....

Pay CLOSE ATTENTION to SSM #25. It's raising several eyebrows and critical remarks amongst my friends.

info found here.

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ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #72
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils & Cover by Mark Bagley

"Hobgoblin" Part 1 (of 5)
It’s the terrifying beginning of the Hobgoblin arc as Harry Osborn returns to Midtown High harboring a dark secret that will affect the lives of all those around him — especially Peter Parker. And where does father Norman fit into things?

February 2 :: 32 pages :: All Ages :: $2.25

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #517
Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Penciled by Mike Deodato & Mark Brooks
Cover by Gary Frank

"Skin Deep"
A tale so mighty it required two of Marvel’s most powerful pencilers to bring it to you! Featuring the astonishing duo of Mike Deodato and Mark Brooks penciling a tale penned by the sensational J. Michael Straczynski. When a former classmate of Peter Parker’s is caught in a horrific experiment, he blames Peter for the resulting transformation… But is Peter to blame? And how will Peter react when someone targets his personal life instead of Spider-Man’s life, for a change? Part 3 (of 4).

February 23 :: 32 pages :: Marvel PSR :: $2.25

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SPIDER-MAN: INDIA #4 (of 4)
Written by Jeevan J. Kang, Suresh Seetharaman, and Sharad Devarajan
Pencils & Cover by Jeevan J. Kang

When Pavitr Prabhakar donned the costume of Spider-Man, he didn’t realize the danger and tragedy that he’d have to face. Now Pavitr finds his whole life has led to one moment, one chance for Spider-Man to put things right and bring down the maniacal man-turned-monster known as…the Green Goblin! In this final issue of the first Spider-Man: India limited series, It’s a desperate fight to the finish with the fate of India hanging in the balance!

February 16 :: 32 pages :: Marvel PSR :: $2.99

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SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #25
Written by Samm Barnes
Penciled by Scot Eaton
Cover by Greg Land

"Sins Remembered: Sarah's Story"
The most talked about Spider-Man story of the year continues, as the offspring of Gwen Stacy puts the moves on Peter Parker! Part 3 (of 4).

February 16 :: 32 pages :: Marvel PSR :: $2.25

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SPIDER-MAN/HUMAN TORCH #2 (of 5)
Written by Dan Slott
Penciled by Ty Templeton
Cover by Paul Smith

"Catch You on the Flip-Side"
On a stupid dare, ol' web-head and hot-head trade places to see who's got it easier. Now the Human Torch has to track down Kraven the Hunter – while Spidey joins the rest of the Fantastic Four on a strange new cosmic adventure! Check out guest appearances by Crystal! The Vulture! And everyone's favorite high school sweetheart, Gwen Stacy — just the way you remember her. Part 2 (of 5).

February 9 :: 32 pages :: All Ages :: $2.99

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SPIDER-GIRL #83
Written by Tom DeFalco
Pencils & Cover by Ron Frenz

"Back In Black!"
As the Avengers and Fantastic Five form a joint task force to hunt for the New Venom, Spider-Girl takes matters into her own hands when she switches back into her black costume and goes after him alone. Featuring guest-stars galore! Part 2 (of 3).

February 2 :: 32 pages :: All Ages :: $2.99

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ARAÑA: THE HEART OF THE SPIDER #2
Written by Fiona Avery
Penciled by Roger Cruz
Cover by Mark Brooks

"A Tangled Web"
What seems like a routine collar turns out to be anything but when the corrupt judge Anya captured reveals a deadly new threat to the Spider Society. While Miguel tangles with an old enemy, a new nemesis arrives on the scene to challenge Anya, in the most unlikely of places! La Voz del Norte calls Araña a "modern, Latina role-model!"

February 23 :: 32 pages :: Marvel PSR :: $2.99

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Marvel Comics has released a description of the new Black Panther series, by Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr.

Here¹s how Marvel describes the book:

"The new series will create an adventure that is of epic proportions, returning to the origins of the Black Panther and his ancestral home of Wakanda, a fictional country in the heart of Africa. Wakanda has remained elusive to the modern world, despite its advancements in science and technology, as well as its vast resource of a precious fossil fuel, vibranium. Not only does Wakanda¹s independence block the total dominance of Africa by colonial powers, its cultural evolution has gone unchecked for centuries.

"It's from this exiting culture that Hudlin begins to tell the rich history of the Black Panther and bring him into prominence within the Marvel universe. The first six issues will recreate the legacy of the character for Marvel fans - his family history, his enemies, and his strength. The second six issues will begin to integrate the character into the Marvel universe. By the end of the second story, the Black Panther will have impacted every major character in the Marvel Universe.

"When Marvel first created the Black Panther, there was excitement and real magic in the character for me," Hudlin said. "The Black Panther is a king of a powerful yet untapped country, a son avenging his father's death, and a man educated in the finest schools. I'm thrilled to be given the opportunity to bring back the character in a way that not only respects the original idea of Stan Lee, but also explores a side of his history that fans have never seen before."

"Reggie Hudlin¹s idea to bring back the Black Panther with a storyline that repositioned the character's role from that of a niche character to much larger role in the Marvel Universe was so fresh and exciting, we were all captivated with the idea," said Joe Quesada, editor-in chief. "In fact, we see the Black Panther taking on the same kind of prominence in the Marvel Universe as Spider-Man."

Saturday, the creator of the classic DC comics character THE FLASH passed away at age 88. His influence on comics will be missed. For full story click on link.

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Comics Continuum have a nice big list of tidbits so pop on over and see what's what.. with piccies too.. mmmm....

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Marvel Sues 2 Cos. Over Role-Playing Game

By ALEX VEIGA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Marvel Enterprises Inc. is suing two firms behind a computer superhero role-playing game it claims allows players to make virtual characters that are too similar to ``The Hulk,'' ``X-Men'' and other heroes in the comic book company's stable.

The lawsuit claims South Korea-based NCSoft Corp. and San Jose-based Cryptic Studios Inc. violated Marvel's trademark characters in their game ``City of Heroes.'' Marvel seeks unspecified damages and an injunction against the two companies to stop using its characters. The personal computer game enables players to design superheroes' look and abilities and then battle against other players' characters in a virtual city. Like similar so-called massively multiplayer role-playing games where thousands of players can be playing simultaneously at any given time, ``City of Heroes'' claims to offer a myriad of combinations so that no two players' characters are exactly the same.

But in its lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, Marvel argues that the game's character creation engine easily allows players to design characters that are virtual copies of its own superheros, including ``The Incredible Hulk.'' The company singles out a game feature for creating ``a gigantic, green, 'science-based tanker'-type hero that moves and behaves nearly identically'' to the ``Hulk.'' Players can also create a ``mutant-based'' hero powers and a costume nearly identical to Marvel's ``Wolverine,'' according to the suit. The New York-based company also took issue with the ability of players to go so far as to name their superhero creations after Marvel comic book characters.

Marvel claims the firms' are responsible because the game is played on servers operated by the companies, raising the question of whether a company is responsible for their customers' actions on its computer server. Marvel also claims the companies have disrupted its ``existing and future'' business prospects for licensing its characters in video games similar to ``City of Heroes.''

An e-mail sent to NCSoft seeking comment was not immediately returned after-hours Thursday. No number was listed for Cryptic Studios. The Marvel lawsuit appears to be the first to raise this question in the scope of an online game. But early copyright infringement lawsuits brought by recording companies against pioneer file-sharing service Napster successfully argued Napster was liable for its customers' sharing of music online because they could do so only by accessing the company's computer system.

The argument can still be made that ``City of Heroes'' is only empowering users to the same degree that an establishment like Kinkos enables customers to make paper copies of copyrighted material, said Fred von Lohmann, senior intellectual property attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. ``Is it a violation of copyright to make up a character in the virtual world or is that fair use?'' von Lohmann said. ``This is really untested ground in the courts.''

11/11/04 22:34

Although they have had the recent addition of Beak...YEAUCH!...sorry, just a little vomitty taste in my mouth. The book has been able to stay in my good graces nonetheless. It is consistently good month in and month out, and the most recent issue explores exactly how a trivial thing can alter the course of an entire reality.[spoiler] Their mission was to buy a cheese danish. You would have to read it for yourself, but in buying said danish, it averted an invasion from the Shi'ar!!!!! It was brilliantly written.[/spoiler]
The upcoming story somehow involves Khulan Goth. I hated this character's recent appearance in Avengers, so I hope this story arc can redeem that somehow. I keep my fingers crossed.

I don't know if I'm the only one on the face of the planet reading this book or not, but for all those who aren't, it is a non-Marvel MAX book that picks up where ALIAS left off. It doesn't quite have the same Noir feel to it that Alias did, but that's because the art changed from the very rough and gritty Michael Gaydos to the more colorful Mark Bagley. It has kind of lost it's hard hitting edge by switching over to a non MAX book, but really all it has lost is the gratuitous swearing. I think that in ALIAS, Bendis just wanted to see how many expletives he could fit per page, so it really didn't take away from the story at all when it became the Pulse. The story has been superb, and it is planted firmly in the roots of the Spider-verse, since Jessica Jones is now working at the Daily Bugle as a Columnist for a special "All super-hero" section of the paper. Her other coworkers that work on the column are Ben Urich and Kat Farell (a character from previous Marvel mini-series: Deadline.) It is a real pleasure to read, and I recommend it.