MySpace HoTrain update

I just got an MtySpace message from a spammer which started with the paragraph "I don't check my MySpace anymore because of all the spam.: Then it asked me to go to its website of naked pictures. Brilliant.

I wonder if any moron thought "Hey! This can't be spam! She said she doesn't like spam. Her website must be real. And she must really like me!" I hope he enjoys the virus on his computer.

Oh, and the message was from a "Mirabelle" and she said in message that her name was Amber. I guess Mirabelle is just her stage name.

Seriously, spammers, just give me 1% of what you make. I'll think up much better tricks that this.  

My thoughts on the whole "Dumbledore is gay" thing.

If you haven't heard the story behind it yet. read here:

My two cents:

Making a major character in your novels gay as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" doesn't really work if you have to explain to readers months after the last book in the series ends that he actually was gay.

I mean, I guess it didn't really come up in the series, but as far as I got in the books there was no indication as to Dumbledore's sexuality at all. Not that the opportunity presented itself, but still.

I support broadening people's minds on this subject, but this wasn't as big a weapon for gay rights that J.K. Rowling might think it is.  

New Guiding Lines columns up.

It's been a choppy few weeks for the Broken Frontier site, but it's back up.

Last week, I covered Marvel Zombies 2 #1, Pictures of You, Death of the New Gods #1, Suburban Glamour #1, Highwaymen #5, Jelly Fist, The Sword #1, and Conan #45.

This week, I cover Blue Beetle #20, She-Hulk 2 #22, Gotham Underground #1, Crawl Space: XXXombies #1, The Authority: Prime #1, Velocity: Pilot Season #1, and Foolkiller #1.

Check them out, please!

 

New Star Trek Blog Post

Here is a new blog post comparing the cast of the new Star Trek movie with the ones from the original TV show.

 

By the way, all the posts that used to be here about the weekly new releases have moved over there as well. So if you were interested in them, that's where they are.

New Guiding Lines column up

Theres a new Guiding Lines column up at Broken Frontier. This week, I cover Wonder Woman #13, Fantastic Four #550, Green Arrow.Black Canary #1, Clockwork Girl #1, King Lear, Brawl #1, and Deadlander #1.  

Review of The Black Diamond Detective Agency

PopMatters has published my review of the Eddie Campbell graphic novel. Click here to read it!

New Guiding Lines column up.

A new Guiding Lines column was published on Tuesday. This week I cover Omega the Unknown #1, Howard the Duck #1, The Vinyl Underground #1, Beowulf #1, and the All-New Atom #16. Click to check it out!