Drunk History is Back For Some Reason
It’s Wednesday, it’s the end of September, and Comedy Central has brought back Drunk History for some reason. It’s an all-time classic show, and there’s a new episode to watch on YouTube. In this episode, Lisa Gilroy tells the story of Frances Perkins and the New Deal.
Fun episode. Fun watch. And maybe we all learned something in the process.
While typing up this post, I took a look at the Comedy Central YouTube page…they haven’t posted anything in a year. The last thing they posted was a Beavis and Butthead thing. And then, suddenly, two weeks ago, they returned with a Drunk History episode about Madonna. And now this episode.
Maybe this is what the world needs right now…
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 9/26/26
My car is freaking out in all sorts of weird ways and I’m not sure what the heck is going on. All I did was change the battery in my key fob. I don’t need this stress! Thankfully, we’ve got new Absolute comics this week to enjoy!
Comic Book of the Week goes to Absolute Batman #24 because I liked its energy just a bit more than Absolute Wonder Woman. But how can we complain when we get both in a single week?
Meanwhile, if you enjoy reading my comic book reviews, may I request you take a peek at my own comic book Kickstarter? I review comics every week, and sometimes I put my money where my mouth is and make my own comics! Cover Bard #1 has passed the 50% mark on Kickstarter so we’re looking pretty good if you’d like to snag your own copy to see if I have what it takes to actually write instead of just review comics. Much appreciated!
Comic Reviews: Absolute Batman #24, Absolute Wonder Woman #24 and Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2.
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As I’ve mentioned plenty of times before, I love watching movie trailers. And they’re fun to share on this blog, just in case you good readers haven’t heard of these movies before. I’m bringing knowledge to the masses!
First up is Wildwood, an insanely impressive stop-motion animation film that I really, really hope excels at the box office.
This thing looks amazing. It looks beyond amazing. It looks like the kind of art that just doesn’t exist in the world anymore. And, fun story, the Laika film studio is owned and operated by a dude named Travis Knight, who is the son of the owner of Nike, so the family is loaded. And Knight uses that wealth to prop up his independent stop-motion animation studio. So a good billionaire, for once! Guy also directed Masters of the Universe this past summer, which I loved.
Wildwood comes to theaters on Oct. 23.
Next up, let’s talk about How to Rob a Bank.
This one looks pretty neat. Looks like the kind of movie we could all use these days. And maybe it’ll actually be educational. But the most we can hope is that it’ll be fun to watch.
How to Rob a Bank comes to theaters on Nov. 13.
Finally, we got a brand new trailer for the film Ray Gunn, another animated flick.
Also neat! So many neat movies on this list. Ray Gunn is the passion project of Brad Bird, the guy behind The Incredibles and The Iron Giant. I never saw his Tomorrowland movie (which isn’t mentioned in this trailer), but I still have faith in Bird. I bet this one will be really fun!
Ray Gunn comes to theaters on Dec. 4 and then goes immediately to Netflix on Dec. 18.
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The Cover Bard Kickstarter is Live!
The time has come for my latest comic book project to hit Kickstarter! As longtime readers of my blog may know, I want to write comic books myself, and I’ve got a couple of projects already in the world. You can check them out on the My Comics tab of this blog.
But the important project for today is Cover Bard #1, the first issue of my original fantasy comic! The Kickstarter for Cover Bard is now live and you can go and order yourself a copy for only $7 + shipping.
Cover Bard is the story of Langley Stoll, an ordinary dude who dreams of being a rockstar bard, but rather than pursue that dream, he busies himself playing cover songs down at the local tavern. When he’s offered the chance to go to the big city to possibly meet his musical idol, Langley jumps at the chance…too bad he’s being scammed.
This comic is semi-autobiographical, in that it’s going to explore the idea of standing in your own way when wanting to achieve your dreams. I’ve wanted to be a fiction writer since I was at least a teenager, but I’ve never done much to make it happen. Now I’m on the wrong side of 40 and am no closer than I was 30 years ago. Cover Bard will explore what’s stopping Langley from pursuing his dreams of being a professional musician.
This first issue is 22 pages long, with artwork by Luke Beatrice and lettering by Marina Leon. Overall, I’m planning probably 5 issues to tell the full story. If this first Kickstarter is a success, I’ll move on to making more issues!
Also, my writing partner Kristi McDowell is part of the same Kickstarter with her solo project, The Yearbook Club. Check out her comic too!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 9/19/26
I was off from work this week and I spent the whole time on a nice staycation at home. Got some cleaning done. Read some comics. Played a lot of video games. And mostly just didn’t work. So it’s a good week for Wonder Woman and Absolute Green Arrow.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Daredevil #7 for a really fun, really energetic issue.
Meanwhile, I took this week off from work to play the new Wolverine video game and I’m very much enjoying it! Haters gonna hate and chase those hate algorithms, but this is a very enjoyable, straight forward Wolverine brawler game. So I’m quite pleased. I’m also working on a second playthrough of Star Wars: Zero Company, which remains fun. And I’m currently working my way through the fourth season of Reacher, which is also enjoyable. So good times for me!
Also, it’s time once again for me to put my money where my mouth is. I review comics week in and week out, and I’m once again making one of my own. Check out my profile on Cover Bard, my new first issue, which will be coming to Kickstarter on Monday! If you enjoy my reviews and want to see me put up or shut up on writing comics, this is a good opportunity and I would appreciate your support!
Comic Reviews: Absolute Green Arrow #5, Avengers Armageddon #4, Daredevil #7, Wonder Woman #37 and Uncanny X-Men #35.
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