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This is a video of a hot dog eating Batman:
Why is the hot dog eating Batman? I have no fucking idea, but maybe it has something to do with an earlier video of Batman eating a hot dog because as they say, “Revenge is a dish best served with mustard”:
The Spider-Man films are being rebooted this year and Marc Webb – director of the incredible (500) Days of Summer – is at the helm. With Raimi’s last note on the webslinger falling a bit flat, this promising new direction makes this film one I’m thoroughly anticipating.
On Monday, February 6, 2012, Sony Pictures held sneak previews for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man movie all around the world, including Los Angeles. That’s where I found myself and my Partner-in-Crime at the beginning of this week.
And yes, we were once again dressed like Pikachus.
Yesterday, I blogged about the Shaun of the Dead Legos so I thought I’d continue to geek out some more with three more geektastic things.
First, I present a collection of images of Batman and some of the best-known members of his Rouge Gallery as if they had been imagined by Dr. Seuss courtesy of Dr. FaustusAU. Next, artist Cliff Chiang’s concept art for an anime-inspired Japanese version of the Justice League (featuring Superman, Batman, Aquaman and the gang) that almost became a reality a few years back. And finally, one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in awhile–a reimagining of John Carpenter’s classic monster flick The Thing (which my fellow Offender Quentin blogged about recently) as a claymation epic starring Pingu the Penguin. Check them all out:
DR. SEUSS BATMAN:
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the lobby of the new Burbank offices of DC Comics with my fellow Offender Elaine, waiting to be called in to meet with DC co-publisher/comic book artist legend Jim Lee, when the following thought hit me: I can’t believe how awesome my job is.
The lobby of DC Comics' Burbank office.
Truthfully, I wasn’t a huge comics geek growing up, certainly not in the way my fellow Offenders Anderson and David were/are, but superheroes like Superman and Batman (both DC characters) meant a lot to me. Those characters stimulated my imagination and encouraged me to explore my creative side–I have no doubt they partially influenced me to choose the career path that I did (and my first professional Hollywood writing gig was for Superman). But as a child, I don’t think I could’ve ever imagined that I’d one day get to step inside the “home” of both superheroes, let alone spend time talking to one of the main creative forces behind those and other iconic comic characters. Yet, here I was and what an incredible feeling indeed.
And that’s a feeling I’ve had on numerous occasions since the announcement of our upcoming YOMYOMF Network premiering early next year as part of YouTube’s new channels program (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, read all about it here). As the person overseeing the creative content, it’s my job to make sure we’re finding and/or developing the programs that will ultimately grace our channel. As I wrote last week, this can be a scary and daunting task, but there’s one part of this job that’s been an absolute thrill: the opportunity to meet and interact with creative people I admire.
When you see the pictures above and below you may think I live in some kind of sicky sweet modern day Mayberry where, on Easter, a fire truck brings the Easter Bunny to the town egg hunt, the Cub Scouts put on fundraising pancake breakfasts, and where parents don’t think you’re a perv just because you, a stranger, take pictures of their kids when they come to your front door in costume.
And you’d be right.
Hopefully somebody somewhere has a crawl space full of corpses, but until they start stinking up the place, all I can offer you is some bafflingly innocent wholesomeness.
Bethany Sew-&-Sew is selling handmade superhero/otaku-inspired aprons for those of you geeks who like to cook. You can check them out and purchase them here (see a sampling below). And you’re welcome for making your upcoming holiday shopping a little easier.
SUPERMAN:
BATMAN:
You want to know where I got this idea? From my brain. Because my brain was thinking there isn’t nearly enough poetry here on YOMYOMF, let alone haikus. So I’ve decided to write up a set of haikus each week, followed by commentary about each.
Sometimes, there’s a theme. Sometimes, there isn’t. Just like life.
Have you ever noticed how you can cap off pretty much any statement not directly related to the concept of living with “Just like life” and come off that much more classy for it?
It’s amazing. And it doesn’t even necessarily have to make sense.
Just like life.
Catwoman photos
From new Batman released and
Internet jeers loud.
My fellow Offenders David and Jerome recently posted about their adventures at Comic Con (see here and here) so I figure I’ll jump on the geektastic bandwagon and post something appropriate. And what could be more geektastic than the trailer for next summer’s highly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises.
But you’ve already seen the teaser trailer, you say? OK, sure, but have you seen the version of the trailer from our old friends at Taiwan’s Next Media Animation? ‘Cause let’s just say it reveals a good deal more of the plot and not only does the film speak to the issues of the day (the economic downturn hits Bruce Wayne/Batman hard), but it’s also quite…weird–in the way that only the wacky folks at NMA can be. So check it out and have a Happy Hump Day:
Thanks to Offender David, I was finally able to go to Comic-Con this year. Armed with my camera and Pikachu mask, I documented the whole thing (as you’ll see in my pictures below), trying to think of something to write about. Sure, it would be easy to arm the tired-and-true (really, really true – hehe) jokes about virgins and funny smells and let loose.
And the fact of the matter was that I was about to. Until I stated noticing a peculiar phenomenon regarding cosplayers.
Cosplayers, if you don’t know, is short for “costume players,” people who dress up as characters from a TV show, comic, or movie, just to name a few kinds of media. These types are most plentiful at conventions like Anime Expo, Wondercon, and – of course – Comic-Con.
It almost goes without saying that for most of these devoted fans, part – if not most – of the reason for dressing up is to show to the world how much you loved the person or thing you’re representing.
This is what I’d always thought and all joking aside, I’ve always had immense respect for anyone creating a costume from scratch and parading in it in a public space, where ‘normal’ people would probably deride you. But I thought that was the extent of it all.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Tonight, the eighth and final movie in the Harry Potter series will be released. I’ve been reading these books since about 2000 A.D. and so seeing this story close on the big screen is sure to evoke tears.
By the way, SPOILERS from any book before Deathly Hallows.
I remember waking up early in the morning to read Goblet of Fire, waiting for an important character to die to find that it was only Cedric.
I still recall slamming Order of the Phoenix shut in much anger after discovering that the first important character Rowling did kill was the badass Sirius Black. I fuckin’ bawled.
I’ll never forget Snape killing Dumbledore in Half-Blood Prince and a two-hour phone conversation with my friend Linda about how Snape actually wasn’t bad.
And Deathly Hallows? Well, I broke up with someone because she was reading it faster than I was so let’s not talk about it much.
What I Learned on YOMYOMF This Week is a capsule of the week’s blogs with sarcastic commentary from Yours Truly (that’s me!). If you’ve been busy and missed out on a couple of our daily gems, this is a perfect way to catch up.
But seriously – what was more important than reading YOMYOMF?
This week, what have we got? This is what we’ve got! Overzealous tongues; cities that remind me of placentas; and peeing in public – all the matters that you need answered urgently, in one fell swoop.
Gangster, yes?
“If you’re a child of the ’80s like me, you’ll wish that these cereal boxes designed by Ian Glaubinger were real. But alas, they are just another beautiful and unattainable dream:”
The important thing to ask yourself is whether or not you can eat them after midnight.
“His tongue was a juicer. I don’t know what it was in my face, but somehow he believed that I must like it Saint Bernard sloppy. It was like his entire tongue entered my mouth, salivated for what seemed like eternity, and exited, leaving at least 3 tablespoons worth of spit in the cup space behind my bottom front teeth.”
This description is reminding me of Japanese tentacle porn.
Which I definitely have never watched.
But it is fucking gross.
So last week, Warner Bros. officially confirmed that Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are on board for director Chris Nolan’s third and final installment in his Batman franchise. However, early speculation that they would be playing villains Talia al Ghul and Alberto Falcone, respectively, have turned out to be false (unless Nolan pulls a switcheroo).
But this latest news made me think of the villains and other criminal element in Gotham City (home of the Dark Knight). Now, unless you’re a sociopath like the Joker who finds pleasure in his confrontations with the Bat, it’s gotta be tough to operate on the other side of the law in a city where you’re always looking over your shoulder in case a psycho in a bat suit shows up to break your legs when all you want to do is steal a few jewels to feed your family. So here are 5 bits of advice that will help you survive if you decide to pursue the criminal life in Gotham City.
1) COMMIT YOUR CRIMES IN THE DAYTIME
By now, any criminal has to have figured out that Batman only comes out at night. He is the Dark Knight after all and, let’s be honest, a dude in a rubber bat suit running around in broad daylight isn’t going to strike terror in anyone except maybe the S&M transvestite hookers working the day shift on Hollywood Blvd who are afraid they now have new competition for their business. Yet, time and time again, the criminals in Gotham City insist on committing their crimes at night and, time and time again, they end up getting their asses kicked by the Bat. That’s like walking into the lion’s cage at the zoo wearing a suit made out of raw meat during the lion’s feeding time. If you’re going to walk into the lion’s cage at all, at least do it when the lion is out for its veterinarian check-up. It’s just common sense, people.
