So, spoiler warning, an ongoing, popular TV show has been revealed to have a forthcoming plot point where an act of stupefying terrorism is being engineered in order to unite mankind against the Other. This is a plot point from a seminal comic book, which borrowed it from a seminal TV show, both of which I will name after the cut. Is there an older origin of this story, and who else has been appropriating it recently? [more inside]
posted by blueshammer on Mar 12, 2007 - 40 answers

Is there an Incredibles toy I could buy somewhere for my son that is a reproduction of the "Octopus Robot" that Syndrome controls -- given that my son is apparently obsessed by this robot?
posted by Mr. Justice on Jun 8, 2006 - 9 answers

The Incredibles comes out on DVD on Tuesday, and there's nothing that will stop me from rushing out to acquire this jam-packed roller-coaster of a movie. But which version? [more inside]
posted by soyjoy on Mar 10, 2005 - 22 answers

Let the Languagehat Signal shine upon the clouds of Gotham. Or Metropolisburg. [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Dec 5, 2004 - 22 answers