Posted in Comic Books, Film & Television, tagged Cloverfield, Godzilla, Marvel on January 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
So this Cloverfield thingie has a big ol’ Godzilla-type rampaging through New York. Sounds exciting and all, but the Keeper heard the real hook is the film’s use of the Blair Witch “Queasy Cam” that lends the proceedings a real YouTube feel!
What won’t those crazy kids think of next?
Well, here at the Fortress we’re just [...]
Posted in Comic Books, tagged Marvel, Mike Allred, Spider-Man, Sunday Pin-Up on January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spider-Man vs. The Sub-Mariner by Mike Allred
The above image is taken from the awesome Untold Tales of Spider-Man ‘96 annual, which featured Spidey’s disastrous date with Sue Storm!
Tsk, tsk … that Peter gets into so much trouble. He needs to find himself a good woman and settle down.
Posted in Music, tagged Foo Fighters, Friday Night Videos on January 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Sadly, the Keeper has yet to recover from the mysterious Internet flu that’s struck down numerous comics bloggers.
So since that #$%^ bug has thrown a monkey wrench in your humble host’s plans, this week’s Friday Night Video is … er … Monkey Wrench by the Fighters of the Foo!
To be frank, the band’s recent stuff [...]
Posted in Commentary, tagged Second Anniversary on January 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Well, today marks the Fortress of Fortitude’s second anniversary on the blogosphere.
Your friendly Fortress Keeper planned a big old state of the blog address, but sadly came down with a particularly nasty case of the flu.
So, instead …. um, happy anniversary to us.
Hooray.
Our sincere thanks, though, to everyone who has stopped by the Fortress. It’s [...]
Posted in Comic Books, tagged DC, Nick Cardy, Teen Titans on January 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Teen Titans by Nick Cardy
We’ve heard some people in the Blogoverse complain that Teen Titans: The Lost Annual is weird just for the sake of being weird.
Crack out some old issues of Brave & The Bold, people. That’s just the way the late, great Bob Haney rolled …
As much as we appreciate Jay Stephens [...]
