Ellen DeGeneres Becomes a Comic Book Hero

She is a talk show host, she’s an “American Idol” judge, and now Ellen DeGeneres is a comic book hero. You may have known for years that Ellen is a loyal advocate of animal rights. She has supported the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, the Farm Sanctuary, Heifer International, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She helped in getting California’s Proposition 2, which prohibited abusive confinement of farm animals, passed in 2008. DeGeneres is now being featured in the Bluewater Productions’ comic book series, Female Force. The comic book talks about … Continue reading

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

You don’t have to be a fan of the Marvel Comics characters to enjoy this sequel to 2005’s Fantastic Four. The sequel features the return of Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba as Sue Storm (Invisible Girl), Chris Evans as Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm (The Thing). The Rise of the Silver Surfer also sees the return of Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom, the villain from the first film that was last seen being loaded onto a cargo ship and sent back to his home country. This film benefits greatly … Continue reading

Marvelous News for Disney?

Is it any surprise with the mega success of Spiderman and the NBC series Heroes and not to mention Disney’s previous success with The Incredibles that they are getting into the Super Hero business? Stan Lee, the mastermind and creator behind Spiderman the X-Men and other famous super heroes for Marvel and more has teamed up with the House of Mouse through his POW! Entertainment. What Does Disney Get out of the Deal? The first look deal will give Disney a wide variety of entertainment options. POW! Entertainment will develop ideas, characters and more for every aspect of the industry … Continue reading

Super Heroes

I decided to take my oldest son out the other day for a mommy and son dinner and shopping date. My son is 5 years old going on 15 by the way. I thought it a good opportunity while we were in the car listening to his latest favorite song, “Love is a Verb” by DC Talk, to share with him how awesome God is. With great emphasis, I decided to ask my son, “Did you know that Jesus is so awesome and powerful—more powerful than all the super heroes out there?!” My son responded matter-of-factly as if I was … Continue reading