Lead And Pomegranate Are Good For A Healthy Lifestyle

~ Created by Tom Banwell

First, credit for the title belongs to Ubisoft and the team behind Assassin’s Creed 2.

The reason for the title is because after I returned from my residency at Seton Hill University, I came down with one of the worst colds I’ve had in a while. I’m still recovering, but I’m no longer feel like Clive Barker wrote the latest Hellraiser story in my throat or coughing so hard I could type with my forehead.

But that means I’m behind on everything. There are new things I want to tell you about and update things that were already planned.

New Stuff

• I will be starting a new feature on my Facebook Fan Page: Real Scrolls V: Skyrim. I will be writing weekly entries about a Skyrim character, but it won’t be in the typical high fantasy voice. I’m going to have some fun with the character’s voice, but it will depend on what kind of character I’ll be playing. All this week on my Page, I’ll have polls so You can decide the character. So come by, Like my Page, and join in something that I’m sure will be a fun time.
• I know I will be at three events this year: In Your Write Mind (June), Necon 33 (July), and Anthology 2013 (November). I will be updating my Appearances page with all the details as I get them. I may be presenting at IYWM and I may be on panels at Anthology again. So make sure you keep an eye out on any news. Who knows, I might be part of a signing or book release too. The year is still young.

Updates

• Many things have delayed the start Doctor Who Anniversary posts on my Screen Burn™ column at Inveterate Media Junkies. I wanted to have the First Doctor post up by the end of the January, unfortunately the cold put the kibosh on that. But it is coming and starting next Monday (February 4th) I will be my tweeting of the Second Doctor’s episodes on my Screen Burn™ Twitter account (@ScreenBurnIMJ). If you are a Doctor Who fan, make sure to follow me there for a fun time and to know first any news about the first post.

That’s it for now. But before you go, enjoy this awesome song and incredibly goofy video.

IMJ Capsule Reviews™ for the Week of 10.17.12!

IMJ Capsule Reviews™ – All New Comic Book Reviews for the Week of 10.17.12!.

• I review It and the Atomics #3 and Star Wars: Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets #1
• Jose reviews Marvel Point One #1 and Justice League #13
• Tom reviews Marvel Zombies Halloween and Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities and the Orm of Loch Ness #1
• Ian reviews Catwoman #13, Venom #26, Ex Sanguine #1, and Legion of Super-Heroes #13

 

Doctor Who’s 50th Celebration — IMJNation Style

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Not nearly as viral as Gangnam Style…yet!

This week will see the start of new series premiere reviews over on my Screen Burn™ column at Inveterate Media Junkies. Keep an eye out for those from now till the middle of October when premiere month comes to a close. And make sure to follow my Screen Burn™ twitter account: @ScreenBurnIMJ for live tweets of all the premieres and the returning shows I’ve waited all summer for.

But there is a second reason to start doing this now. As soon as the fall premieres are over, I will be starting a massive Doctor Who 50th Celebration in addition to my normal columns on Screen Burn™. My goal is watch all 50 years of Doctor Who, one Doctor at a time. For the first eight, I’ll watch one storyline a day (The Unearthly Child, The Mind Robber, Destiny of the Daleks, etc.) Doing so will, with the exception of the Tom Baker years, let me watch one Doctor’s set of shows a month. When I get to the current series, I’ll watch 1 or 2 episodes a day (I’m considering two-part episodes, like Aliens in London and World War 3, as one episode) which will still give me a Doctor a month.

After each I go through all the shows of one Doctor, I’ll write about him and how each has added to the mythos of the Whoverse. I will also be live tweeting as I watch all of these shows on the Screen Burn™ twitter account.

So be ready for October 22nd and the start of a long journey with The Doctor.

P.s. For those not fans of Doctor Who, don’t worry. I will still be doing month Screen Burn™ posts about everything else on TV.

IMJ Capsule Reviews™ for the Week of 9.5.12

IMJ Capsule Reviews™ – All New Comic Book Reviews for the Week of 9.5.12!.

This week’s review are up at InveterateMediaJunkies.com! This week:

• I check out Harvest #2, The Phantom Stranger #0, and Transformer: Regeneration #83.
• Ian reviews Green Arrow #0, Venom #23 & #24, and The First X-Men #1 & #2.
• Jose takes on Dark Avengers #180 and Amazing Spider-Man #692 & #693.
• Tom enlightens us on Animal Man #0, Thief of Thieves #8, and Sweet Tooth #37.

Check them out and come back next week for more reviews!

New SCREEN BURN Column LIVE! Law & Order: SVU Gets the Burn Treatment

The latest SCREEN BURN™ column is live over at InveterateMediaJunkies.com. I’m taking on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit that used Real-Life Superheroes. Here is a taste of what there is:

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit recently aired “Street Revenge”– an episode revolving around “Real-Life” Superheroes. With the comic book angle in plain view, Ian asked me to take a look at it. As IMJ’s resident TV Pundit, how could I refuse? Plus I was interested in seeing what the mainstream media thought of us Geeks nowadays.

 

It had been a while since I watched SVU… Mainly because it started to feel like somebody was beating a dead horse every week. After all, how many permutations of the various perversions can you portray on prime time television before someone finally screams, “Gee, Aren’t you guys done yet!?” Now that I think about it, I wouldn’t be surprised if SVU eventually got around to airing an episode where someone actually enjoyed beating a dead horse– as long as bestiality was involved.

For the rest, head on over to IMJNation.com. Leave a comment and check out the rest of the site while you are there!