A little something for everyone this week, even if, surprisingly, none of it is overtly dinosaur-themed. I mean, what with the Jurassic-fever that seems to be sweeping the nation. Still, we’ve got some solid superhero books, a bloody retro satire, and a generations-spanning murder mystery. There’s also some monster action in Scott Snyder’s collected The Wake—violent, flesh-eating […]
I wasted an hour of my life last Monday evening watching the premiere episode of a reality television show called Splash, in which a group of has-been actors and other assorted “celebrities”—like comedian Louie Anderson, Baywatch’s Nicole Eggert, and retired basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—compete in platform and springboard diving.
Depending on your age and your tolerance for old horror movies, you may or may not be aware of The Creature from the Black Lagoon, a 1954 black-and-white film made quickly and cheaply during the first fad for 3D movies.