Monthly Archives: July 2009

Musings

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 31, 2009
I don’t like being considered “funny”.  Because funny is so damned subjective.  Anyway, my stories are stories first, comedy second.  I’m not trying to be wacky or goofy or madcap.  I’m just writing offbeat fantasy that appeals to me.  Personally, I think it’s some truly original stuff, and, if I don’t mind indulging my own ego [...]
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Now with Exotic Animal Sidekick!

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 29, 2009
The trailers for the new G.I. Joe movie look pretty cool.  Oh, I know it’s easy to look down on this sort of absurd, over-the-top adventure flick.  But damn it, I’m not going to do that.  Fun action-adventure flicks are not automatically stupid.  A good adventure film takes just as much care and skill to [...]
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Fan Service

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 24, 2009
As a long time, on again, off again comic book fan, it’s no secret that I’ve had my ups and downs with the storytelling medium I used to consider my favorite.  Comic books are going through a crisis, and it’s one from which they may never escape.  Like a black hole of sucking doom, this [...]
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Branded

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 23, 2009
G-Force is a movie about superspy guinea pigs who thwart a plan to take over the world with robots. No part of that sentence is not cool. Too bad the previews tend to resort to such uninspired elements as breakdancing guinea pigs and Trace Morgan doing his generic “I’m a funny black guy” act.  Robin [...]
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