Aaron Cooper
I am a pop culture fanatic that enjoys waxing poetic on various entertainment subjects. I've written articles for SciFi Japan, Henshin Online, the now-defunct WellRed Press, and more. I've enjoyed promoting classic and not-so-classic films through Bay Area Film Events, with probably my proudest achievement being a producer and volunteer for the 2004 GodzillaFest in San Francisco. I currently live in Memphis, Tennessee with my wife andcdaughters while pursuing my day job in information technology and business continuity.
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Comic Book Binding: The Many Faces of Batman in Comic BindingFor your perusal, here is a sample of my personal Batman collections I'm looking to create bound volumes for. I post what issues I would use, but I'll also note other possibilities or combinations in similarly themed editions.
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Comic Book Binding - Creating a Unique Comic BindingIn what I hope to continue as a series on comic book binding, this round I wanted to discuss how comic binding can create unique volumes of never before reprinted material. The following volume was my first attempt at comic binding. -
Comic Book Binding - The Economics of Comic BindingThe inevitable question I'm always asked though is if binding comic books devalues them. I'd thought I'd compare the economics of why I bind comics (to a friend of mine that does not) using the first twenty issues of the most recent Green Lantern series. -
Nerd Vs. Geek Vs. Dork - the Psychology of The Big Bang TheoryI love the television show The Big Bang Theory and have been pondering what classification each character would be, distinguishing the differences between a nerd, a geek and a dork.
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Comic Book Binding - a New Way to Read Old ComicsComic binding is not necessarily a new idea but it means I can now have series or story arcs bound together and put them on the shelf right next to my mass produced trade paperbacks and graphic novels. -
Gigantor Live Action - the Tetsujin-28 MovieHow does one go wrong with a live action giant robot film? One would think this is money in the bank, yet let us count the ways a production of this nature spirals helplessly out of control.
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Son of Godilla - a Retro ReviewCertain films get very little respect, and not always for the correct reasons. I decided to take a fresh approach at lesser appreciated films and at least argue the merits of why they deserve another glance.
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Godzilla - Mothra - King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack - a Retro ReviewGMK is a milestone of the Godzilla series, featuring excellent direction, design, music, and a powerful rendering of these classic monsters, proving that something new and fresh can be done with a character over 50 years old.
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Godzilla Vs. Destroyah - a Retrospective ReviewGodzilla vs. Destroyah is a milestone film in the series as it brings the entire mythology full circle since its 1954 inception.
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Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah - a Retrospective ReviewGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah is a roller coaster of a story that asks you to check your logic at the door and immerse yourself into a movie experience!
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Godzilla 2000 - a Retrospective ReviewGodzilla 2000 may be considered a minor entry in the series but it accomplished what it needed and re-introduced the 'real' Godzilla to the world.
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Graphic Novel Review - Skrull Kill KrewI had picked up the trade paperback of Skrull Kill Krew a few months ago because I've been trying read anything I can with Grant Morrison's name attached to it.
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Sasuke - Japan's Greatest Sports Obstacle ChallengeSasuke is an intriguing sports game show developed in Japan, in which 100 competitors endure up to four stages of various obstacles that challenge the ultimate potential in human strength, speed, and stamina.
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Child's Play - Chucky's 20th Birthday Edition DVD ReviewYes, demonic doll Chucky is still alive and kicking 20 years after the first Child's Play was released to theaters. Finally MGM has graced the horror loving public with a definitive edition DVD after too long of bare bones editions.
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Six 'Scary' Aspects of Marriage and Child-RearingBefore you get up in arms at my title, let me be quick to explain that I actually love my wife and my children very much. I wouldn't change it for anything except for maybe these six elements!
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Live Music - the Best Concerts Ever SeenI recently realized I had seen 40 or 50 live acts throughout the years, but there have been just a few that always stick with me as highlights. I came up with a list of some of my very favorite shows of all time, in no particular order.
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Batman - Gotham Knight ReviewWhat better character to play with in terms of animated interpretations than Batman, a character that has endured various incarnations and versions throughout his 70 year history?
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Superman: Doomsday ReviewHaving separated myself from the comic book source material for a while now, I thought it would be interesting to see how Warner Bros. did with Superman: Doomsday and see if I could give this title an unbiased review.
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Power Rangers: Jungle Fury DVD ReviewThe Power Rangers franchise is 16 years old! There are really not a lot of kid's shows out there that can lay that type of claim for constant original programming, so I took a look at the first two volumes of Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.
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Dining in Memphis, Tennessee: Locating a Monte Cristo SandwichI suddenly found myself with a craving and have been on the hunt for a local Monte Cristo sandwich!
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Life in Memphis - Getting to KnoxvilleLet me tell you about my first business trip when I moved to Tennessee. My Memphis employer had sent me out on my first off-site assignment. I had spent the day getting to Knoxville with my supervisor.
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Livingin Memphis - Dining In...Arkansas?My buddies got the brilliant idea to go on a road trip from downtown Memphis, across the Mississippi River into West Memphis, Arkansas for the cheapest of the cheap all-you-can-eat pizza buffets I have ever been dealt!
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From the Mind of Warren Ellis - Red & Tokyo Storm WarningA brief look at two stories from one mind, that of comic author and pulp culture icon Warren Ellis (of Planetary fame).
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Wordsmithing - an Attempt to Get Creative Terms in the English LexiconI'm still trying to figure out how to get some of my personally made-up words into the lexicon, such as nightsticked, motard and touron!
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Big Hair Ball - 80's Hard Rock & Heavy Metal RevisitedLike you needed it, here's a short list of 80's hair band glam rock heavy metal power ballads no mix tape should be without!
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What to Watch: Classic and Neo-Classic Television on DVDHere's some of the best TV I've ever watched, not including newest favorites like Lost, just some classic or lesser known stuff.
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What to Watch: Suggestions for a Psychotronic Film Festival in the Comfort of Your HomeIt's been fun to take a look at films that I just love. For your perusal, a list of some of the most off-the-wall, off-beat and off-the-hook films to ever grace my home theater.
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Beer - A Celebration of Fine Brews and MixesA list of the finest beers and beer mixers that have ever graced my palette, and a few that haven't ... yet.
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Creature Features Live at the Grand Lake Theater October 28th and 29th, 2009Bay Area Film Events presents Creature Features Live, a recreation of the classic television series, presented in all its ghoulish gory at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, California on October 28th and 29th, 2009.
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Wisdom - Rudiments of WisdomOnce in a while I get a naughty hankering for a Marvel Max title and since Rudiments of Wisdom was written by Paul Cornell of recent Doctor Who fame, I was curious what sort of resurrection he'd give to this character.
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Global Frequency: Planet Ablaze & Detonation RadioI completely ignored Global Frequency during its monthly run. Was I in for a surprise! I ended up discovering a great premise executed almost flawlessly.
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Graphic Novel Review - Swamp Thing Earth to Earth and ReunionIn recent years that the entire run of Swamp Thing as written by Alan Moore has made its way into affordable, collected editions. Was the final part of the run as strong as the beginning?
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Graphic Novel Review - the James Bond Comic Strips from Titan BooksAppearing in the Daily Express in the U.K., a James Bond comic strip was produced and Titan Books has seen fit to reprint several of these strips by storyline.
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Graphic Novel Review - League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 2All my expectations were blown away by Alan Moore in his first League of Extraordinary Gentleman series, but after the lackluster attempt by others to put it on celluloid, I approached the second volume of this comic series with trepidation.
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Graphic Bovel Review - EmpireIf you like your comic books to be styled after the Golden or Silver Age, you'll do yourself a favor by steering clear of Empire. However, it does take a bold, dramatic approach to comic book superhero storytelling in which evil wins.
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British Comics: Science Fiction Goodness You May Have MissedFor the past couple of years, I became interested in knowing what was available outside the standard superhero fare of most American comics. Wanting action and adventure, I discovered many wonderful reprints of British sci-fi comics!
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Judge Dredd - an Appreciation for the Man Who is the LawWhen a character has been around for nearly 30 years, I figured it was high time to see what the fuss is all about, so I've been scoping out some Judge Dredd titles the past few years.
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Planetary - Crossing Worlds Trade PaperbackWith the long-awaited final issue of Warren Ellis' and John Cassaday's acclaimed run on Planetary, let's take a look at one of the odder collections put together by DC Comics: the Planetary - Crossing Worlds trade paperback.
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Graphic Novel Review - Absolute WatchmenNow that Zach Snyder's big screen adaptation is behind us, how does the source material hold up in its greatest form?
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Graphic Novel Review - Transformers - the Marvel U.K. YearsComic books based on the Transformers franchise have been a fan staple for decades. For years, Marvel U.K. published a whole slew of first-run stories. How do they hold up?