I am so stupidly excited about Watchmen. I don’t think a movie can ever match the brilliance of the book, but when I saw this at Fulltimecasual.com I just had to post it here too.

The above photo is from Neil Creek, who can be found on Twitter here. The bush fires still raging in Victoria are a horrible tragedy, but I find this photo just so surreal. Click through to the TwitPic page to see the explanation.

Note: I’m about to go all Comic Book Guy nerdy here, but most should still be able to appreciate the post.

I make no secret of it: I am a massive Batman fan. I am also, a huge fan of the Blue Beetle, both the original two and relative newcomer, the new Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes.

The new Blue Beetle was, until its cancellation this month, one of the best things DC comics had going for it. The characters were fun and original and it wasn’t caught up in its own bullshit, despite originally spinning out of the Crisis of Too Many Cooks.

Anyhoo, a driving force in the creation of the new Blue Beetle was John Rogers, who’s also behind the new show Leverage, which I suggest you all check out. The point of this post is that I just read Rogers post on his blog regarding the Batman: The Brave and the Bold cartoon:

And for those of you who have written in: I am indeed gratified by the unexpectedly large role Jaime Reyes as Blue Beetle has played in the new kid-friendly Batman animated hit. Or, less subtly, I am gratified by the role a character whose book has just been canceled is playing on the hit animated show starring another character who’s just been killed off.

Synergy: You’re Doing It Wrong.

Rogers’ blog is great for anyone who’s a fan of his writing, especially anyone interested in writing for television, as he provides great insight to his writing process, so, you know, go check it out.

This was originally posted on the daily webcomic/thingy, Maternal Fakocity, which I do with my friend Chris. There have been many that I’m proud of but for the sheer geek value alone, I am absolutely in love with his latest effort:

Sydney Zombie Lurch

Originally uploaded by dreadfuldan

Can’t yet find a full body shot of my Zombie outfit for the Sydney Zombie Lurch 2008, but here’s a close up until I can get some more