Ol’ Venom’s got eyeballs in his eyeballs, gah!

Although I am indeed digging the “New Ways to Die” jazz in Amazing Spider-man, this whole Venom thing is bugging me out man! I really hope it’s because Mac “Scorpion” Gargan is holding onto the zany symbiote at the moment.

Venom with eyes is so…not scary I guess! I wanna say disturbing, but the reason I like the “no-eyes” is the disturbing factor. You shouldn’t know where Venom is looking!

A McFarlane Spidey book featuring Venom is one of the first comics I ever bought (aside from Superman vs He-man), so I do wish the best for our pal here.

Just one more Venom gripe. He’s black with blue highlights (like Wolverine’s wicked hair), not blue with black shadow!!! Weez!

The video game I’ve been working on for the past year and change gets released today. Twelve-year-old Steven would be pretty damn pleased.

I was very excited to stop by an arcade yesterday and see a new little fighting game by the name of Streetfighter 4.

Unfortunately, I have to say that I’m pretty mixed in the feelings department about the game. Why, why, WWWWHHHYYY did they have to make it 3D??? The game itself plays just like its 2D counterparts, but has a kinda-sorta cell shaded style that well…is lifeless.

Capcom always to me was the place to go for awesome 2D fighters. I’ll go to Virtua Fighter or blech…even Tekken if I gotta have 3D fighting action.  I can certainly understand if this was a Street Fighter EX kinda thing, but to call it Street Fighter 4 is crazy!

It was still a pretty fun game though. It plays solid, but it hurts just thinking of the fresh, crisp 2D fighters they could have had instead of this 3D nugget of poo.

Our Mom walked 60km for the Weekend To End Breast Cancer this yesterday and today. Her goal was $2000 in donations, and as of a couple months ago she was only halfway there with very little options still available. When she came to town for a visit, I asked her how the drive was going, worrying that it was going to be a bit of a letdown. She told me she had acquired a sponsor for the walk and had more than doubled her goal. She had convinced her sponsor to participate by pointing out that most of their success is due to breasts, and they should consider giving a little back to the cause.

Mom, I’ve never been more proud to be your son.

Two of my best friends are getting married today. I remember hanging out with Kevin at Cut and Paste as he inquired about that crafty cutie as if it were yesterday.

Best wishes, K+K!

I’ve been meaning to host a Brucesploitation double bill for quite some time now. The major obstacle has been narrowing it down and deciding which films to show. The Clones of Bruce Lee made the cut straight away, due partly to its meta qualities and also because it’s packed with an all-star roster of Bruce Lee imitators. Like a Brucesploitation sampler plate.

That leaves the other slot. Who’s it going to go to? Soul Brothers of Kung Fu? Enter The Fat Dragon? Bruce Lee Vs. Gay Power? Considering the clip seen above, I think it’s safe to say that, despite it’s tame title, Dragon Lives Again fits the bill.

It probably goes against the comic blog credo, but I don’t really keep a close eye on developments in the medium. I enjoy finding out about projects the same way one finds a forgotten twenty in a winter coat pocket. Discovering that Dave Cooper was supposed to draw a Donjon album, but didn’t, is more like finding that twenty’s tattered, moth-eaten remains.

Link courtesy of Journalista! Thanks for ruining my day, Dirk. Hope you enjoy your fucking vacation.

Illustration by Dave Cooper, heartbreaker.