I attended three comic book panels today two Marvel and one DC nbsp Panels public relations they bring together writers artists and editors connected by some sort of umbrella project like a big event or a product line such as the X-Men line which contains about 10 distinct titles within i

The world of comic books today is dominated by ldquo The Big 2 rdquo Marvel Comics and DC Here rsquo s a thumbnail on each nbsp nbsp Marvel Main heroes ndash nbsp Spiderman nbsp Iron Man nbsp The X-Men Wolverine The Incredible Hulk Captain America The Avengers Thor nbsp Puni

Cambridge MA I was inspired by Fr Jim Martin rsquo s excellent piece on the deep anti-semitism of the Society of Saint Piux X SSPX and looked for myself at the website of SSPX to see what else might be found there The essay to which Fr Martin refers ldquo The Mystery of the Jews rdquo is no

I will be blogging for America this weekend from the New York City Comicon a scifi comic book jamboree happening this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center nbsp On the agenda -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the 70th anniversary of Marvel Comics nbsp Jedi Lightsaber fights movie previews and man

President Obama gave two big speeches yesterday one at the National Prayer Breakfast and one at the Energy Department At the Prayer Breakfast Obama discussed his commitment to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives At the Energy Department he discussed his economic stimulus bill Both speeches w

More than a century ago we let nature take its course We skated when the ice was thick enough--on a lake a pond a river--or possibly a human made rink Two to three inches was more than enough Then we put electricity to work and created artificial rinks indoors and outdoors Ice skating became