Mister Terrific #1

DC

Written by Eric Wallace; art by Gianluca Gugliotta (penciller), Wayne Faucher (inker), and Mike Atiyeh (colorist); cover by J. G. Jones

Sep 15, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

Mister Terrific (aka Michael Holt) is the third smartest man in the world, but towards the end of the old DC continuity a villain had reduced his intelligence in the final Justice Society of America issues to the point that he couldn't even read anymore. More

The Secret Circle

CW, Thursdays 9/8 Central

Sep 15, 2011 TV Web Exclusive

Why are all vampires, werewolves, witches, and warlocks so good looking? The CW's The Secret Circle, the latest in paranormal shows, does its part to keep the fantasy of aesthetically appealing supernatural genetics alive. More

Sep 15, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

This record compiles some classics from the influential Malian musician/bandleader Sorry Bamba, giving Western fans of West African music a nice retrospective of a perhaps lesser-known artist.  More

Demon Knights #1

DC

Written by Paul Cornell; Art by Diogenes Neves & Oclair Albert; Cover by Tony S. Daniels

Sep 15, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

Demon Knights is set in DC Universe's Dark Ages, with Jason Blood wrestling with a very angry demon (Etrigan) inside of his body. Vertigo's Madame Xanadu and the last Knight of the Round Table, Excalibur, make an appearance. More

Troop 142

Secret Acres

Mike Dawson

Sep 15, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

I think there are a lot of interpretations to Troop 142, an original graphic novel concerning Boy Scouts and adult chaperones up at a summer camp. It's a credit to the creator, Mike Dawson, that the book is so rich with genuine-feeling human interaction and characterization that it merits discussion as literature rather than pop entertainment. More

Sep 15, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

I was eight years old when Pocket Full of Kryptonite was released. More

Suicide Squad #1

DC

Written by Adam Glass; Art by Federico Dallocchio, Ransom Getty, and Scott Hanna

Sep 14, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

As I neared the end of Suicide Squad #1 from DC Comics' New 52 relaunch, the very last page raised the most important question of the issue: What have they done with Amanda Waller?!!?  More

Up All Night

(NBC, Wednesdays 8/7 Central - Premiere: Wednesday, September 14 at 10/9 Central)

Sep 14, 2011 TV Web Exclusive

Up All Night stars Will Arnett, Christina Applegate, and Maya Rudolph, is produced by Lorne Michaels, and was created by Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation writer Emily Spivey. So why does it fall so flat? More

Restless

Studio: (Sony Pictures Classics)

Sep 14, 2011 Cinema #37 – St. Vincent

Flannery O'Connor once said that the essence of her  characters was revealed when they faced their own death. Director Gus Van Sant of late has mined that notion repeatedly in his films, be it the assassination at the crux of the Harvey Milk biopic Milk, the doomed hikers in the impressionistic Gerry, or the massacred high school kids in the Columbine inspired Elephant. More