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Hey, guys! In terms of hated genres of music, modern pop is probably most hated. The clear second, though, is country. At least once a month, whether it be on the Web or in real life, I hear people say vile, vile things about it. Their hatred of country music goes deep. I'm a fan of both modern...

A part of me wants to head-desk at this, but then I remember that any semblance of "family" in ABC Family was abandoned long ago. At least they're changing their name to reflect this, and making no bones about their move to steer toward over-dramatized soap opera type programming. (As a...

And that, my friend, is exactly what many people fail to realize about Callahan, and, to an even larger extent, disabled people in general. He didn't ignore his disability, by any means, and it was a part of his identity, but it wasn't who he was. John Callahan was a great cartoonist, not a...

John Callahan, the creator of the Nicktoon Pelswick, passed away yesterday at age 59, after complications from surgery. He had a wit sharp enough to pierce the heavens, and was a great cartoonist and musician. ....he also happened to be paraplegic, introducing physically disabled characters to...

Great article, chdr! You hit the nail on the head here, at least in my opinion. Animation is any still image altered to give the illusion of movement, and that includes, as you said, James Cameron's Avatar.As to why he refuses to call it an animated film, well, that's because of the "kiddie...

Hey, guys! So, I've done a lot of thinking lately about the nature of shared universes/continuity, particularly when writing for mainstream comics. I've always aspired to write anything that'd support me as a career. But, in terms of what I'd prefer to write, comics and animation have always...

Tommy Wiseau, you have officially been eviscerated. This fiasco was ALL worth it for this. BEST. TGWTG. VIDEO. EVER. By far. So snide and leering. Tomato

Could we wait a burger-flippin' second over here? Now, regardless of my opinion on this thread's titular sandwich (which can be summed up in the words "This sandwich will probably kill you, but at least you'll die while digesting delicious melted cheese."), I had to pop in to say this: as a...

And with that, Ed, you perfectly hit the nail on the head, in regards to the problem I have with Morrison's work. As a poet myself, I've won awards for symbolism and metaphor. Morrison is masterful at it, no question. Where this becomes a pretentious wad of candy-floss, though, is when the...

Well, I completely ignored your advice and read the spoiler. I don't think it ruined it for me, so much as explained a whole lot. Which becomes especially interesting when you think about In conclusion, my head hurts and I need a gallon-sized bottle of Asprin. I look forward to trying to wrap...

Really, it's time to ask if CN can ever GET a Spongebob-sized hit in the foreseeable future. They've done a spectacular job bottleneck-ing an already waning audience. The fact is that it's going to take a while for CN's name not to be treated by a large chunk of its potential audience as...

I'm back! ....well, OK, I never really LEFT, but you get the idea. I've been busy, and life kind of caught up with me, I've been doing a lot on Twitter, as well as on a collaborative animation and comics blog called The Scratch Pad, along with fellow TZ members QBComics, Mr. Freeze...

Is anyone up for a three-year-old thread bump? :D Looking for something a bit dense and, for lack of a better word, literary to read on a long car trip to Indiana, I decided to pick this up from the local library. One and a half trades later, I honestly feel like it's been a mixed bag. When...

It's like Fred Phelps knows EXACTLY what to do to completely push my temper off of a cliff. Comics, to me, have always been about accepting people, letting people who may have had crappy lives, and may have been bad people, turn over a new leaf and fly up, up, and away into SOME sort of quest to...

I'm a bee, I'm a bee, I'm a bee! Wow. I've seen accusations of "selling out" before, but this, THIS is selling out. When you can mash three songs into one video without even batting an eye, with literally NOTHING to do with each other, and no message or even entertainment value, and still make...