http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com Dr. Hot Read Tue, 06 May 2008 18:29:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for some good drama? Dying to see real super-heroics? Check out your local sports section next time you're jonesing for a good yarn. If you're into seedy adult comics like The Boys and The Ultimates, just check out what Roger Clemens has been up to lately. Already dogged by steroid ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/05/06/read-the-sports-page/ Let me start with an admission: I never really Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise. I had a co-worker/roommate (hey, Jodie!) who LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Moore and his work on that book; she had the Katchoo in the bathtub statue and everything! Me, I came too late to the game and never ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/04/11/is-there-an-echo-echo-echo-in-here/ So, last weekend was Easter, and it's taken me a bit of time to get my pics back, but I thought you'd want to check this out: So my girlfriend's family does something called "Egg Wars" every year at Easter; everyone in the family decorates an egg, then you go around ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/04/03/one-hell-of-a-good-egg/ Hey, it's been a while. I'm still recovering from my St. Patrick's Day reunion with college friends in Philadelphia (it's been 10 years since I've seen many of them), but there's a ton of things that have been on my mind, so in no particular order, here's a pick-up truck full ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/03/20/37-12-things-ive-been-meaning-to-blog-you%e2%80%a6/ I don't ever want to know what it feels like to have a diminutive, one-armed psychopath pull out one of my eyes with a painfully sharp instrument. However, for some reason, writer Jason Aaron decided to put me through that very scenario in the most recent issue (#15) of his DC/Vertigo ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/03/07/peel-open-your-head-pour-in-some-scalped/ Big Jim Gibbons (whose own blog you can read right here) suggested I blog on this timely topic: Thursday Morning Quarterback, which seems even more appropriate this week with the announced retirement of Green Bay Packers signal-caller Brett Favre, one of the best football players to ever play the ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/03/06/how-to-be-a-thursday-quarterback/ So, my all-time favorite band in the whole universe put out their first studio album in a few years earlier this week: The Black Crowes released "War Paint" on Tuesday, and it's been playing in my car stereo non-stop ever since. (Yeah, I know I'm old when I still buy CDs; ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/03/06/put-on-your-war-paint/ BEFORE WE GET STARTED… So you're probably thinking, "What the hell's up with that stupid title, Serwin?" Well, the purpose of my blog is to start some word of mouth on a cool comic, movie, TV show or whatever that I want to get the word out on, and hopefully turn ... http://hotread.wizarduniverse.com/2008/02/29/%e2%80%98turok-son-of-stone%e2%80%99-rock-solid-%e2%80%99toon/