Real Life Super Villains and Heroes...Kinda

Ever wonder why crazy people can't put on costumes and go out and fight crime?
You know...like Batman.
It seems like everyone you hear about that dresses up as a comic book character picks a super villain.

Case in point:

Gunman Dressed As The Joker Shot By Police
A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says.
Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, a suspect in the stabbing of a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis, was killed hours after the attack when officers attempted to stop the minivan he was driving, according to court documents filed Wednesday that first disclosed the weekend shooting.
full story here
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/12/national/main4863064.shtml

But on a better note, we may have a real life "Spider-Man":

Paraplegic Man Suffers Spider Bite, Walks Again
He has been confined to a wheelchair for 20 years. Now a paraplegic man is walking again, and his doctors call it a miracle. CBS13 went to Manteca to find out how a spider bite helped get him back on his feet.
http://cbs13.com/local/Paraplegic.Man.Suffers.2.958151.html

But even this story doesnt have a happy ending.....

The story of a paraplegic who man is walking for the first time in 20 years, has taken a new twist.
David Blancarte, the Modesto man possibly being considered as a medical marvel after he was able to walk following a spider bite, is in jail.
http://cbs13.com/watercooler/Paraplegic.Man.Suffers.2.960606.html

::sigh::

To quote Bonnie Tyler:

"Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need..."

Argent - DC Comics

 Argent is a DC Comics female superhero.
Her first appearance was in the second series of the Teen Titans comics in issue #1.
She remained a regular member of that team until the events of Graduation Day when Nightwing disbanded the Titans.
Her powers are...well imagine a Green Lantern without needing the ring, and the creations aren't green, they're silver.
Argent made an appearance in Season 5 of the Teen Titans cartoon.
In the cartoon, Argent fired crimson energy beams which kinda blows the whole "Argent" thing but hey.

Comic Book Blogs

Normally I don't do this, but I ran across several comic book related blogs today I really wanted to bring to everyones attention.
Some are funny, some are informative, some are both.
So yes this post is mainly just links.
Okay...it IS just links.
But GOOD links!

http://absorbascon.blogspot.com/
http://againwiththecomics.blogspot.com/
http://batfatty.livejournal.com/
http://bearcity.blogspot.com/
http://www.readaboutcomics.com/
http://comicsatemybrain.blogspot.com/
http://doctor-k100.blogspot.com/

.....Enjoy!

The Spirit (2008)

The Spirit, also known as Will Eisner's The Spirit, is an upcoming 2008 American film adaptation based on the newspaper strip of the same name created by Will Eisner. Batfilm, OddLot, and Lionsgate are set to produce. Frank Miller wrote and directed the film, which stars Gabriel Macht as The Spirit and Samuel L. Jackson as his nemesis, The Octopus. Filming began in October 2007, with release scheduled for Christmas Day, 2008.

I saw the trailer for this last night and really liked it. Of course it looks like Sin City, but I liked that too.
Only two things bother me, the Spirit is all in black, not blue and they show the Octopus.

Of course they mention Gabriel Macht and Samuel L. Jackson, but the film has a fairly large amount of female talent.....
Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss, Eva Mendes as Sand Saref, Sarah Paulson as Dr. Ellen Dolan, Jaime King as Lorelei Rox, Paz Vega as Plaster of Paris and Meeghan Holaway as Holly.

You know I always wondered if Daredevils female "entanglements" weren't inspired by The Spirit......

No decision on another Batman and more news....

No decision on another Batman

Following the massive global success of 'The Dark Knight' and many casting rumours, one of the makers of the blockbuster has commented on whether there will be another 'Batman' film.
The Hollywood Reporter says that 'The Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan is currently on holidays and no decision will be made until his return.
http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0828/thedarknight.html


Christian Bale will not face charges over alleged assault
Dark Knight star to avoid charges after Crown Prosecution Service finds 'insufficient evidence' to lead to prospect of conviction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/aug/14/christian.bale

Morgan Freeman: His darkest night
There was something strange about the way Morgan Freeman ended up in hospital this week, and it wasn't just the revelation that the Oscar-winning actor, a motor-racing fanatic with a fleet of expensive supercars, had sustained a selection of "serious" injuries by crashing a beaten-up 1997 Nissan Maxima.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/news/morgan-freeman-his-darkest-night-888291.html

Watchmen, part 7

Another movie poster for the Watchmen, this one featuring Nite Owl.
I hope they get to use these posters......

Doomsday for Watchmen?

Doomsday for Watchmen?

Who will watch Watchmen? Nobody, if 20th Century Fox gets its way.

After a major court victory, the studio has announced a bid to block the release of Warner Bros.' anticipated adaptation of the seminal graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
Fox originally tried to develop the project more than a decade ago, but didn't manage to get the film off the drawing board. The studio claims Warners never properly acquired the rights to Watchmen, and, in a major twist, instead of seeking a share of the would-be blockbuster's box-office gross, Fox is seeking to kill the flick entirely before it unspools in theaters March 6.

Cue the agonized cries of fanboys everywhere.

A federal judge in Los Angeles agreed with Fox lawyers that there's enough evidence to keep the lawsuit going forward—and keep the film's release in limbo.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b24472_doomsday_watchmen.html