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Spider-Man is Deservingly the Most Popular Superhero Right Now

One of the popular comic book websites did a list of the most popular superheroes and put Spider-Man as number three. Number two was Superman and number one was Batman. Needless to say, I highly disagree with that claim. Now some may claim that I am biased on this issue. I have made it clear that Spidey is my number one and that I am not really a fan of Superman or Batman, but in this I am being honest and looking at trends. Here is why I am saying that Spider-Man is the most popular superhero right now. First off, the Spider-Man based movies (Not the Spidey's villains' films that have just been bad) have been hugely successful. All ten of the Spidey films have been big hits, even my least favorite one Amazing Spider-Man 2. More recently they have had five insanely successful films in a row, with Spider-Man: No Way Home coming close to 2 billion dollars worldwide gross. The sequels films that are coming out this year and next are highly anticipated. Second, go out to a mall rig...
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Tales from Georgie and Armand’s Place: The Bounty Hunter

The following is the first Tales from Georgie and Armand’s Place story. It is a promotional piece of flash fiction that will always be available for free. If you're a fan of Georgie and Armand's Place, please share this as many people as possible to spread the joy. Tales from  Georgie and Armand’s Place: The Bounty Hunter By Ian Brazee-Cannon Based on Characters and Concept  Created by Bryan Hineser “I have a feeling today’s the day,” Rolin Lea’Vitt thought to himself as he scanned over the crowd of diverse beings hustling about. This was Lea’Vitt’s fourth day of staking out the Nona’He Mountain Lobby. The entrance area was an overwhelming wall of an extraordinary variety of hundreds of doors, each opening to its own world, lined in rows stretching up to dizzying heights. Stairways connected them all, leading down to the spacious, yet comforting lobby floor which was dominated by a mural of precious stones depicting a black and a red dragon resting on the top of a snow-cover...
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Just Some Stuff From Films That Bothers Me

  Just watched the 'Final Destination' films. While I did enjoy the mindless, brutal crazed methods of death in them, they used two concepts that truly bug me in films. The first one is the rules that there is no logical way for anyone to know. I think the worst example of this I have ever seen is from the movie 'Cool World', where somehow everyone knows these rules regarding the cartoons' interaction with the 'real' world characters. There is no logic at all as to where they world have learned those rules, since there has been almost no interaction between the two worlds. In the 'Final Destination' films, most of the rules we are given are 100% pure speculation from the characters. Pure assumption, but we are supposed to believe these are the real, solid rules. The suicide or killing someone to take you place in death have no evidence at all they would work. The second issue I have is how no one seems to be affected by the horrors they witness. We d...
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Identifying One's Own Kind

 I'm going to start this post with an apology to George Carlin. I love his comedy. He was a brilliant and funny guy. The issue at hand is his reasoning, as he wore only completely black outfits was because he didn't want to be a walking billboard. And I do agree with his reasoning and the truth of it. It was his way of expressing himself and I will always applaud that. I myself have no problem with being a walking billboard as long as it is for something I have a passion for. It is how I choose to express myself, having my interests on display for others to see. I personally believe that is actually a healthy thing to do and would encourage everyone to do that for whatever their passions are. Time to make your guesses as to my reasoning. Being as geeky as I am, I have lots of geeky T-shirts and wear them regularly and have found them to be great for getting fans of the same things I like, to interact with. Most of my shirts seem to catch people's attention and get a direct ...
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Value is in the Eye of the Beholder

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a collector and that I do not collector for value but for pleasure. Recently I joined a comic collecting page of Facebook. So far, the majority of the posts I have seen there have been people saying 'I just bought this for ($$$). Is it worth that price?' It is the kind of thinking I have never understood. The simple truth is, if you were willing to pay that amount for it, then it was worth it for you, and that is really all that is important. I do understand that as one builds their collection, they want good deals and are hunting for bargains. However, once you've paid the money that is you deciding if it is worth it, a good enough deal for you to spend that money on. Worrying that you might have spent more than needed if you would have done more looking, is not going to change the fact that for you it was worth it when you bought it. I have overlooked so many cool pieces because the price being asked, even if it was a f...
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The Impact of Star Wars On My Life

 Looking through my drive, I ran across a folder of articles I wrote years ago. I did sell a couple of them. There are a few good geeky ones that I am going to post here. So here we go with one written 19 years ago. Looking back, it is interesting to see just what the impact of Star Wars has been on my life. I was born in 1974 and would have only been two and a half when the first movie came out. In my mind there never was a time without Star Wars. Even to this day I sleep with a Star Wars pillowcase (Yes, I am thirty-one years old, married, have two kids and still sleep with a Star Wars pillowcase) and cannot think of a time when I have not. I still have that first pillowcase in fact, and I must have used it for at least a dozen years before it just got too worn out. It is just something that has always been there for me, even at times when I was not fully aware of it. As a child it was just there. I had the toys and saw the movies and watched the TV specials an...
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Good Reviews Really Do Help With Motivation

Originally I was thinking of writing a post about the show 'Stark Raving Mad'. A great short-lived show with an incredible cast. For whatever reason it has never had a video release and is not streaming anywhere. It turns out the only way I was able to find to watch it was YouTube videos. I highly recommend you find the show and check it out, as it is still brilliant comedy with Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris. Then today I learned that the site SFcrowsnest did a review of 'Open Mic Night at The Nexus', a collection of my short fiction. ( Open Mic Night At The Nexus by Ian Brazee-Cannon (book review). - SFcrowsnest ) "However, the tone is mostly light-hearted, gentle, playful, and not aggressive. I enjoyed the book and hope Mr. Brazee-Cannon keeps writing." -  Eamonn Murphy Good reviews are of course always a welcomed thing to received, especially when it is from a true stranger with no connection to you at all. It feels great to know there are people ou...
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