Why the ^%$! am I still watching This?

My god. I’m Twenty Three years old, yet I’m still getting up at six in the morning to watch the Super Hero Squad Show. A show for Kids. I’ve thought about this quite a bit over the past few days. Why? I mean, why am i watching this?

Because it’s HILARIOUS, that’s why. For Marvel fans, if you can take yourself out of the seriousness of the comics, especially following the Fear Itself storyline, then SHS is just perfect. It’s the right amount of typical name dropping combined with characters we know and love. As an afficianado of Saturday morning cartoons, I have to say that SHS is just what younger kids need to get into marvel comics, and it’s just hat Older kids and adults need to take some of the edge off the otherwise serious storyline.

It still follows Marvel Storylines [Planet Hulk, etc] but it condenses them and adds the classic slapstick that most Cartoons are known for. The characters are mostly true to their comic iterations, save their more ‘quirky’ traits are magnified. Wolverine is all bark.. and mostly all bite [with a strange fear of his sideburns becoming animate objects] while Thor.. well, Thor talks like a High School Shakespeare play and just doesn’t quite understand the world around him.

I’m not ashamed to say that I watch it. Hell, any self respecting Marvel fan should..

Nerds, Unite!

So, once again, another year goes by and another convention that yours truly didn’t have the pleasure of attending.

New York Comic Con kicked off this Thursday at the Javits Center in NYC, kicking off with a day of informational panels, including discussions on how comics and Video Games can be used as effective outreach tools.

The other three days will include a wide range of topics including: Star Wars Collectibles, a DC talent search, as well as  a Bevy of Celebrities including Felicia Day, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes and the cast of the Syfy Series Haven.

Saturday night plays host to the masquerade, but the Cosplaying will be going on all weekend long no doubt. They’ll also be hosting a speed dating session during the convention:

Speed Dating at New York Comic Con – brought to you by Lightning Fast Speed Dating – will be the subject for a pilot for a new unscripted, reality television series.  A camera crew from a major cable network will be on-site at NYCC filming the sessions to produce a possitive show about pop culture fans looking for love.

More Cosplay Photos after the Jump