My 6 Favorite Stand-Up Comedians Working Today
What do you do when you have to take a long drive on your own? Me personally, I listen to stand-up comedians to pass the time. They’re always good for a laugh, and there are a lot of great CDs out there to choose from. You’ve got the classics, like George Carlin, and new guys, like Aziz Ansari. There’s also the added benefit of their voices sounding like there’s someone else in the car. Oh, the crushing loneliness…
“Don’t you hate pants?”
Nah, it’s not really like that, I promise. But ever since I started buying comedy albums, I’ve taken on a new appreciation for today’s stand-up comics. I’ve also discovered some really great talent, and I thought I’d take this week to share. Maybe next week I’ll get back to talking about superheroes…although this group would make a pretty great superhero team. Join me after the jump for my six favorite stand-up comedians, plus a few honorable mentions! Read the rest of this entry
What Superheroes Are Called in Other Languages
Some of you may already know these, but they’re pretty neat. France and Hungary have a way with superheroes, it seems. All credit goes to the clearly awesome James Chapman. That guy knows coolness. And he’s got a ton of other translated character names back on his Tumblr!
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Cracked Talks Henchmen!
Everybody here reads Cracked, right? I love that site. Best way to get through the day.
They raise some good points. Personally, I think I’m down with the corporate job over the beachfront resort. I’ve never been much of a beach guy. Though if I was going to hench, I’d want a gig where I got my own costume and weaponry and cool stuff like that. It’s not about the money, it’s about love of the job.
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Big Day Today, So Here Are Some Apes Firing Machine Guns While Riding Horses
Big day today here in Henchman Land! No, my blog isn’t up for Awesomest Blog of the Year or anything like that. I’ve got some personal business today that could change everything! Or if it falls through, I might end up in a sadness spiral the likes of which only binging on ice cream and cartoons can cure. So wish me luck!
In other news, let’s start off this week with some Cinema Sins. They can always be counted on for a good time. Here we have Everything Wrong With Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve really enjoyed these Apes movies. I’ve never seen the original, and I think I was OK with Tim Burton’s remake, but these new ones have been really good. So Sin on, you crazy apes!
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 2/28/15
I hope everyone is having a good weekend out there in comic book blog land. Me personally, I’m perched on the edge of either potential triumph or devastating loss! But I can’t tell anyone about it yet. Maybe I can soon, but for now, you’re all going to be stuck here on the edge with me. Fortunately, we’ve got comics to read!
Like the ever-delightful Gotham Academy! Maps alone guarantees a Comic Book of the Week!
Sidekicks are the best
We’ve also got new issues of Darth Vader and SHIELD, in which Pavel Rasputin might become your new favorite Marvel sorcerer (though probably not). Amazing Spider-Man finally wraps up Spider-Verse, though not in the way I’d hoped. But at least [REDACTED] is still alive!
Oh! And swing on over to Word of the Nerd to check out my review of Spider-Gwen #1! I think it might be my favorite of the three Spider-lady comics that Marvel released in the past few months. Considering Ultimate Spider-Man is coming to an end, Spider-Gwen is going to be our best chance at playing around in a nifty alternate reality universe for awhile.
Comic Reviews: Amazing Spider-Man #15, Batman Eternal #47, Darth Vader #2, Gotham Academy #5 and SHIELD #3.
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