Monthly Archives: June 2010

How to Be a Panelist

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 28, 2010

Went to Apollocon this weekend. Great time, as usual. Fun folks, pleasant environment, and a chance to connect with fans and friends. Bought a Transformers: Animated Grimlock and Blitzwing figure, and just had a solid weekend. This is a preview of How to Be a Panelist. Read the full post (1318 words, estimated 5:16 mins [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Blitzwing, Chutzpah, Diversion, Fantasy Writers, Funny That Way, Gaze, Great Time, Grimlock, Marvel Comics, Panelist, Panelists, Pet Peeve, Robots, Sci Fi, Slouch, Thoughtful Insights, Transformers, Tricky Proposition, Weird Thing, Witty Banter | 4 Comments

DC Doesn’t Stand for Diversity Comics

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 22, 2010

Been a while since I’ve blogged. Been busy, but I figured I’d drop by and share some thoughts. So recently Ian Sattler of DC Comics, when confronted with the possibility of racial insentitivity, was quoted as saying something along the lines of: “Well, I just don’t get it because it’s not our intention.” He also [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Aliens, Apparent Reason, Bp, Cold Blooded Murder, Dc Comics, Distraction, Diversity, Explosion, Heck, Intention, Justice League, Mayhem, Monsters, Random Direction, Reckless Endangerment, Red Herring, Robots, Sattler, Speeding Car, Tanker Truck | 27 Comments

Go Go Blue Beetle!

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 15, 2010

Hey, hey. How’s it going? So there’s talk of a Blue Beetle live-action TV series. I don’t know if it’ll happen, but I’m not sure I’m for it. I love the new Blue Beetle for so many reasons, and I just have a hard time imagining they’d do him justice. Especially since they’re apparently hoping [...]

Posted in Blog, Comic Books, Writing | Tagged Action Tv Series, Blood Sacrifices, Blue Beetle, Cutthroat World, Dc Comics, Dummies, Hard Time, Jaime Reyes, Live Action Tv, New Beetle, Obscurity, Sensible Human Beings, Smallville, Spider Man, Supporting Cast, Teen Angst, Those Guys, Villains, Wolverine, Wonder Woman | 8 Comments

The Dark Secrets of Scooby Doo Revealed

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: June 11, 2010

Netflix on Wii is just unbelievable. Seriously. There’s no other word for it. It’s like we’re living in the future and don’t even know it. Right now, I’m finishing up Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and after this, who knows? The world is at my fingertips, and it’s just something we take for granted. [...]