The Blogger - who he is, and how he came to be

Every hero has an origin story. Parents murdered by a mugger. A radioactive spider bite. Gamma bomb. A baby in a basket, flung from the far reaches of space, along with - when you think about it - far too much irradiated material from said home planet

You know who else has an origin story? The mugger. The lazy exterminator who didn't do a good job on that radioactive lab gig. The dickhead who drove his car onto a bomb testing site. Those kryptonian douches who ignored Jor-el's warnings.  And me.

Also, this blog has its origins in every failed attempt I made at creating it before, in lost web addresses with better names, and in a conversation I had a while back about what I'd name my hypothetically owned comic shop.

"Park Row Comics" I arrogantly proclaimed! I wanted something that sounded mundane and rolled easily off the tongue, but also made an esoteric statement about my favorite superhero, esoterism being the preferred stock in nerd trade. Batman's parents were murdered in an alley of crime, properly known as Park Row.

Now, origins and intent are two entirely different things. Batman intended to rid Gotham of crime, but instead, he inspired others to don colorful outfits and wrest control away from a mob-friendly town. He inspired the clown. I think it was Shakespeare who said "the best laid good intentions of mice and Batmen oft times lead us straight to creating the Joker"?

So what is my intent here? To talk about all kinds of nerdy things. Comics, books, movies, tv shows, comic book movies and tv shows. To post my thoughts and opinions that I am certain the world cannot and should not live without. To eschew proper grammar.

Also, to force myself to write on a semi regular basis. To get back in the habit of doing so. To avoid work at times. To learn how to edit a simple blog and embed pictures and YouTube videos (because i seriously want to talk about movie trailers and how much i enjoy and respect them). And perhaps, if i'm lucky, somewhere down the line, develop a marketable skill. Because as of right now, I'm not being paid for my smartass remarks and pop culture references. And I call that a grave injustice.

As for content, you can expect reviews of various things (like I said, movies, trailers, comic books, TV shows (by episode or season, depending on how lazy i'm feeling). If a new movie is coming out in a franchise, you might get some reviews of its previous connected films in the days and weeks leading up to it. Sometimes, you might just catch me in a mood to discuss my favorite film of the 40's, or an in-depth retrospective on The Dark Knight Trilogy. You will definitely catch me discussing music (original scoring) a lot, as I'm very much into how that adds to both a movie, and even moreso lately, to trailers. Oh, and my scoring rhetoric on my reviews will be doled out on a scale of 10, and will have quarter point increments. Posts will vary in length. One thing I've always struggled with a bit, is expounding upon my reactions. I can't very well just post "Yeah, this movie is good" because that's boring as shit. So I'll try to go against my usual tendencies toward succinctness.

I hope that you like it. I hope that *I* like it. I hope I can keep it up and really put some effort into it. I will try, that much I promise you.

And you? You can only offer me something you fear I sorely lack...love.