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Nontraditional Fathers and Sons

Fri ,26/02/2010
Talk back to me again, and you'll be riding high tide, you got that?

Talk back to me again, and you'll be riding high tide, you got that?

Today is my son’s birthday.  In honor of this, I’m going to write a little piece about some of my favorite father/son relationships.  However, as is my wont here at ManWithPez, none of these are what you’d consider traditional father/son relationships, ohhhhh no.  In fact,  only one pair is actually blood related.  Having said that, I think we’ll do without the typical rank structure I usually employ with these types of lists, and just jump in.  Who’s ready?  I know I am, and before I go on…Happy 7th, Alexander.  Daddy is very proud of you.  Fathers and sons after the jump. (more…)

Justice League Unlimited Casting Call!

Wed ,03/02/2010

jluIt’s still one of my favorite cartoons!  Justice League Unlimited seems, sometimes to make better fiction with the DC Universe’s characters than DC does.  Actually, it doesn’t seem that way…it is that way!  So, let’s have a look at some of the characters and who I would cast in some of the bigger roles.  Granted, I’m not going to cast them all, because that roster is huge!  I’m going for some of the key people.  So, JLU Casting Call after the jump! (more…)

Top Ten Fictional Butlers

Wed ,16/12/2009
Shifty eyed manservants!  No wonder they're always being accused of crimes!

Shifty eyed manservants! No wonder they're always being accused of crimes!

Butlers throughout fiction are know for their discretion, their reserve, and their work ethic.  Being good at all these thing doesn’t necessarily mean a good butler, since on the whole, it’s a butler that gives his master a comeuppance of some kind that most people seem to like.  The good thing about this list is that there are so many butlers in all forms of media that I can just keep writing about them if I like.  So, don’t be surprised if I’m quite lazy one day and produce a second part to this list when I can’t think of anything else to do.  Or rather, my manservant can’t come up with one.  (That’s my motto:  Blame the help!)  The best butlers after the jump! (more…)

A Word on Cloning (Spider-Men, That Is.)

Sat ,05/12/2009
Oh, like you wouldn't make out with yourself?

Oh, like you wouldn't make out with yourself?

Nerds the world over have united on one thing in recent years.  That the retcon pieceashit Brand New Day in Spider-Man over at Marvel Comics is the worst thing to happen since the Clone Saga.  Admittedly, I haven’t read much of Brand New Day.  Why?  Because it shits all over one of the best relationships in comics.  But, my real problem with the above statement is (sigh, I kinda hate to admit this) I LIKED the Clone Saga.  Find out why after the jump. (more…)