The Online World of Robert Frost

Ha ha. Pwnd! Travis.

These are the titles that interest me. You can review Diamond's full shipping list, here

DC COMICS

BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #3 (OF 3) $2.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL #2 $4.99

MARVEL COMICS

CABLE #23 $2.99
DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 03 X MARKS THE SPOT $19.99
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #896 $2.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23 $2.99
IRON MAN & ARMOR WARS GN TP $14.99
SIEGE #2 (OF 4) $3.99
SIEGE EMBEDDED #2 (OF 4) $3.99

COMICS

BOYS #39 (MR) $2.99
GI JOE ORIGINS #12 $3.99
LONE RANGER #20 $3.50
ZORRO #19 $3.50

Blair Butler recommends some of the best Batman books.

These are the titles that interest me. You can review the full shipping list at Diamond's website, here.

DC COMICS

BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #2 (OF 3) $2.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #861 $3.99
GREEN LANTERN #50 (BLACKEST NIGHT) (NOTE PRICE) $3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #6 (OF 7) $3.99
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41 CVR A $3.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #35 $2.99
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #4 (OF 6) $3.99
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 02 $19.99
WONDER WOMAN #40 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #6 (OF 6) $3.99
DAREDEVIL #504 $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #575 $2.99
IRON MAN I AM IRON MAN #1 (OF 2) $3.99
KICK ASS #8 (MR) $2.99
MS MARVEL #49 $2.99
NEW AVENGERS #61 SIEGE $3.99
SECRET WARRIORS VOL 02 GOD OF FEAR GOD OF WAR PREM HC $19.99
SIEGE STORMING ASGARD HEROES AND VILLAINS $3.99
THOR #606 $2.99
ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #1 (OF 4) $3.99
X-FORCE #23 XN $2.99
X-MEN LEGACY #232 XN $2.99

COMICS

GI JOE COBRA II #1 $3.99
SWORD #21 (MR) $2.99

Animated summary of the late night talk show brouhaha.

Another small week. Has DC stopped printing comics? These are the titles that interest me. You can review the full shipping list at Diamond's website, here.

DC COMICS

BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2 (OF 3) $2.99
POWER GIRL #8 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN AMERICA #602 $3.99
DARK AVENGERS #13 SIEGE $3.99
DARK WOLVERINE #82 SIEGE $2.99
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 $3.99
SPIDER-WOMAN #5 $2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #520 $2.99
WOLVERINE BLACK CAT CLAWS TP $12.99

On Monday, January 18, Americans commemorate civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., with a federal holiday. I thought this would be an apt time to describe my recent visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

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These are the titles that interest me. You can review Diamond's full shipping list at their site, here.

DC COMICS

BOOSTER GOLD #28 $3.99
CATWOMAN #83 (BLACKEST NIGHT) $2.99
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #28 $3.99
HUMAN TARGET CHANCE MEETINGS TP $14.99
SECRET SIX (BLACKEST NIGHT) #17 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

DARK X-MEN #3 (OF 5) $3.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #22 $2.99
MARVELS PROJECT #5 (OF 8) $3.99
NATION X #2 (OF 4) $3.99
X-MEN ORIGINS CYCLOPS $3.99

Seventy-five years ago today, Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. On July 8, 1954, music was forever changed when DJ Dewey Philips played "That's All Right (Mama)". Elvis went on to record over 700 songs and to make more than 30 movies. He was, and is, forever, the king of rock and roll.

My Top 10 Elvis Songs (today - tomorrow may be different)

10. How Great Thou Art
9. Suspicious Minds
8. Heartbreak Hotel
7. Jailhouse Rock
6. Viva Las Vegas
5. Are You Lonesome Tonight
4. In the Ghetto
3. That's All Right (Mama)
2. If I Can Dream
1. Can't Help Falling In Love

What are your favourites?

75 years ago - January 8th, 1935, Elvis Presley was born in a two room house in the town of Tupelo, Mississippi. This Christmas I got to visit the birthplace.

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Here's a crazy story. Ireland has passed a blasphemy law. It makes blasphemy a crime punishable by a fine of up to €25,000 (about $46K). The law defines blasphemy as "publishing or uttering matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby intentionally causing outrage among a substantial number of adherents of that religion, with some defences permitted."

Is it 2009 or 1359?

The rationale is likely to try to prevent incidents such as the one where a Danish newspaper published cartoons about Islam that were viewed as offensive by some Muslims. Some extremists even declared jihad on the artists and just this past week one tried to kill one of the cartoonists. There are movements by some Islamic nations to get similar international laws passed.

This is clearly a freedom of speech issue and no-one should be letting extremists intimidate them into censorship. In a free world anyone should be allowed to say that their god is sacred and anyone else should be allowed to say that that person's god is not sacred. Grow up people. Another person criticising your faith does not in any way affect the reality of your faith. Everyone's sacred cow is someone else's hamburger.

Remember, blasphemy is not hate speech. Blasphemy is speech that is contrary to the tenets of a religion. Someone speculating that Jesus might have been married is blasphemy to many. The people saying it have no hate for Jesus or those that follow him.

Anyway, a group of Irish atheists has decided to challenge the law by publishing a website with a collection of quotes from various people - historical figures, fictional characters, and even figures of various religions. Even Jesus has a quote on there (remember, he was accused of being blasphemous by the Jewish elders).

Click here to visit their site and add your own blasphemous comment.

Sense About Science has put out their annual pamphlet in which they debunk various comments celebrities have made about science over the past year. Download the PDF, here, or visit their site, here.