I've been listening to a really fantastic history podcast, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. The most recent episode is Ghosts of the Ostfront II. It is the second part of a show that deals with what the Russians refer to as The Great Patriotic War, the ... Continue Reading
The night an F-4G Wild Weasel fired a missile at a B-52G
This illustration depicts aircraft B-52G 0248. Although the image is too small to read clearly, the nose art shows the nickname "In Harms [sic] Way." Back in 1991, on the first night of Operation Desert Storm, an F-4G Wild Weasel fired an AGM-88 HARM ... Continue Reading
Brian Bolland and his Chicago Real Estate lawyer
This morning I found yet another email from comic book artist Brian Bolland concerning the whole issue surrounding my blog post over two months ago about a sketch he did at the 2007 New York City Comic-Con. The email basically contradicts everything he ... Continue Reading
Brian Bolland threatened me with legal action
This morning I found an email in my inbox from Christopher M. Caira, an attorney claiming to represent comic book artist Brian Bolland. The return email address, along with his signature, shows that he is from the Chicago law firm Klafter & Burke. ... Continue Reading
Brian Bolland rips off fan for $150
A guy goes to the recent New York City Comic-Con and commissions comic book artist Brian Bolland to do an old-school Batwoman sketch. Brian Bolland charged the guy $150 dollars for this sketch. The actual sketch only measures four by three ... Continue Reading
Walmart is selling Nazi skull t-shirts
I stopped at Walmart today after work. I had to pick up a few things. As I was walking past the men's clothing area, something caught my eye. I noticed something weird over at a wall of t-shirts. One of the t-shirts had a design on it that looked ... Continue Reading