1) Unbelievably rad video above is “The Golden Age of Video” by Ricardo Autobahn. It’s uber catchy and quite well done. Some great samples of some epic lines through film and television; double points for using “Lisa needs braces” and “I want to go to there.” You can check out more of Ricardo Autobahn’s work here. Thanks to my friend JP, for the heads up via Twitter.

2) I’ve been in a very Star-Warsy mood lately. I can’t really figure out why, but I think it probably has to do with seeing drunken Ewoks completely ruin a Halloween episode of the Today’s Show two weeks ago. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, you can watch the glorious, fuzzy shenanigans here. Once you get past Al Roker dressed up as Han Solo everything gets better…. particularly when one of the Ewok goes to town and starts humping his leg.

3) In crazy movie news this week, some Mathematicians claimed to have found a formula that is the secret to a hit movie sequel. Mad science! Just think, if this had been discovered earlier, we may have been spared the travesties that were Spiderman 3 and X-Men 3…… Two travesties that continued to go on and make over 1.3 billion dollars combined, worldwide. Something tells me that their formula involves tights.

4) Speaking of X-Men 3, the screenwriter of X2 had some ideas for X3 that never came to fruition. Super frustrating. I’ll never forget being so terribly disappointed at X3! I had some unforgettable times on that set, but that movie has still left a terrible taste in my mouth. Maybe that’s Brett Ratner’s mutant power! The ability to corrupt an incredible franchise and leave a bad taste in every geek’s mouth.

5) In related comic book movie news, IGN is reporting that Rachel McAdams is in talks to play the Black Cat in Spiderman 4! I’m excited that Black Cat is about to make an appearance in Spiderman. I love the Black Cat, a long standing childhood crush; however I also don’t believe that any human is designed to handle that much woman. She’s feisty, a thrillseeker and looks faker than anything you would see on any stripclub stage. B

BONUS ROUND: Fun embarassing story time, featuring me!

Several Halloweens ago, I hit the town and went clubhopping with a friend. Dressing up as AC Slater, no matter how unflattering the costume, will always open doors that otherwise may not be available to you. By the time Zeus and I hit up our third club, I spotted her. We had already past by the Chun-Li’s, the Cammy’s and the April O’Neils, but on the dance floor was a black leather, fur-trimmed, white haired beauty. Yes, Felicia Hardy (AKA the Black Cat) was in full on party mode in the middle of the bar. Next thing I knew, an intoxicated AC Slater was dancing with the Black Cat; a strange fanfic story (and fantasy come true) if there ever was one. The bar came to a close and Black Cat and I ended up on an impromptu date to a late night diner. I’m not sure where it was headed, but I think I failed to seal any deals that night somewhere between when she told me she was a nymphomaniac and the Moons Over My Hammy. No dreams were fulfilled that night and I’ve hated myself just a little bit ever since.

However hope is not lost! The good news is this: once Spiderman 4 comes out and Blackcat is on the screen, Halloween will be full of Blackcat costumes everywhere!!!!!!! Dreams never die people. Dreams. Never. Die.

1) Recently I’ve been seeing alot of classic comics which have been amalgamated with Marvel or DC characters. As it turns out they have all come from artist Ryan Dunlavey who has done quite a bit of work with Wizard and Toyfare magazines. I absolutely love the clever Kravenball piece above, however you can check out some more strips at Ryan’s blog here, including a brilliant X-Men/Peanuts strip and the He-Man/Garfield combo: Cringerfield. Solid gold.

2) Speaking of comic crossovers, MadAtoms, has posted an equally genius Mad Men/X-Men parody. I can’t wait to see part 2! Here’s hoping for a Harry/Beast crossover in part 2. Too obvious? Then how about a Magneto/Duck Phillips combo!

3) “Take this sucker to the dumpski! Cuz’ he’s been listenin’ to a Noam Chomsky.” Goooooo Joe! Conservative Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue! I could listen to 80’s cartoons characters debate abortion rights all evening, but user Geofferyg only gives you 2 minutes worth of comedy gold in the above video. Lucky for us he also has posted The Muppet Babies Discussing our Civil Liberties, and Lack of Social Awareness Megaman. Someone please give this man a prize.

4) Youtube has a really cool ad online right now for the Spanish sustainable energy company, Acciona. I highly recommend check the video out here. After watching the video, you can read more about it on Techcrunch.

5) and finally ……. Dinosaur Condoms.

1) Ridiculously cute Master of the Universe (He-Man) art can be found at Stephane Imbert’s Deviant Art site here. All of your favourite characters are there, including Chibi-Roboto, Chibi-Stinkor and Chibi-Snout Spout!

2) Who said super villains can’t be funny? Dr. Doom has recently taken up standup comedy. Some people should just stick to their day jobs… such as time travel, dictatorships and global domination.

3) Fancy Fast Food appears to be a new site that takes fast food, deconstructs it and creates gourmet meals with the pieces. You can check out their edible monstrosities at Fancyfastfood.com. I am intrigued and terrified, luckily recipes are included if I ever get too curious.

4) Any geek worth their weight in geek-trivia will tell you that the X-Men are more of a soap opera than anything else. Essentially, X-Men has always been like Days of Our Lives or General Hospital, but with super powers and the occasional time traveler. How convoluted are their relationships? Who has slept with whom? I really couldn’t tell you!

Luckily someone with a lot of time on their hand has drawn us a map. Check out the X-Men Universe Relationship Map here.

5) I love sneakers. I used to love Dungeons & Dragons. A design your own Dungeon & Dragons sneaker contest?? This is definitely no peanut butter & chocolate pairing…….

6) This is special …..

The Greatest Fan Film of All Time

I don’t want to say too much, but clear your night. The above video is a flash animation that features everyone from the Turtles to the Justice League to the X-Men to the Power Rangers. It is also 45 minutes long and well worth the time!
(via Bamkapow!)

Edit: Apparently his name is Melvin

So I was sitting here last night eating my Mexican cereal and I was reminded of some other famous bipedal elephant heroes, such as Snout Spout, Elaroo, Max Rebo, Hooter and Joseph Merrick. Now most of these names I’m sure many of you have heard of, however I would bet not many of you have heard of…… The Power Pachyderms!!!!

Power Pachyderms was a magical Marvel one-off comic that combined all that was great about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the X-Men and Dumbo. Much like the TMNT it was hazardous material combining with innocent animals that formed these fierce fighting four. If I recall a circus train went off route and was in the blast radius of a gamma bomb (like the Hulk). The elephants on board then gave birth to four mutant bipedal elephants who were shunned from the elephant community (like Dumbo!) Oh yeah, these mutant elephants also had super powers. Are you with me so far?

Our four heroes then go their separate ways to find themselves and then eventually meet meet up as adults again. Mammoth could turn into organic steel much like Colossus, Rumbo was a short stocky elephant with retractable adamantium tusks, Trunklops could shoot lasers out of his trunk and Electralux, while named after a vacuum, was actually a Jean Grey/Elektra amalgam.

Electralux and Rumbo are the first to meet as adults, and the “enlightened” Perfect Masters inform them that Mammoth and Trunklops are still alive. Obviously they all meet again, but really I’m not sure where to go from here with my synopsis; I have read it hundreds of times, and I understand it less each time.

- They turn a boat into their headquarters in the middle of New York
- Their first villain, Clarinetto appears (Magneto, if Magneto lead a marching band)
- Electralux falls into radioactive goop and turns into Rogue Elephant (a Dark Phoenix parody)
- ……. and I believe the conclusion is that they discover being a super hero is a dangerous profession and quit

Oh yeah, did I mention Clarinetto leads a squad of super villains called the “New Musicians?” Oh, well he did. Naturally this villain team is composed of a young Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson and Madonna.

There isn’t much more to say except to cap things off the “Perfect Masters” end up being the Three Stooges.

Honestly, I forget why I even started writing this post. Half way through this post I felt like I was ruining a really good childhood memory and I think I need a drink now. As a kid, this was a hysterical and a very clever parody of everything that I loved about X-Men and Turtles; however, even as a kid I knew it had flaws. As an adult reliving this comic, it’s probably terrible. Next time I’m at home I’ll find this comic and read it in all of it’s glory. In the mean time I will leave you with this:

Thanks Rumbo....