Batman vs Joker / Samurai vs Demon Ninja

Samurai Batman, 7th sitting

Ninja Joker, 7th sitting

Batman's katana, 7th sitting

This photo is from my perspective looking down at my leg. In the reflection on the sword, their eyes are flipped so to you the viewer they're upsidedown but to me they're right and everything else is flipped. More excellent work from Ugly Bill.

No cute robots on the new Battlestar Galactica

About the new series, David Eick said "Alas, there will be no Muffit."
Daggit or Muffit - Brown, furry alien pet robot on the sci-fi adventure BATTLESTAR GALACTICA/NBC/1978-80. Muffit was fashioned after a small creature known as a Daggit (a cross between a bear and dog) owned by Boxey (Noah Hathaway) a resident of the planet Caprica. When a sneak attack of Cylon warrior robots killed Boxey's mother and his pet Daggit (which he called Muffit), Boxey's father, Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch) fled with his son to the safety of the starcruiser Battlestar Galactica whose Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) led a fleet of 220 spacecraft in search of a shining star known as Earth. During the journey, a medical team of bioengineers, under the direction of Dr. Wilkin, made a mechanical replica of Boxey's original Daggit. Muffit-II was covered with brown furry material, and had a silver mussel, metal joints and yellow glass eyeballs. In reality, Muffitt was animated by a four-year-old chimpanzee named Evolution (Evie for short) who was encased inside the Daggit robot shell. Muffit was created by special effects wizard John Dykstra of Star Wars fame, who also built the spacecraft and coordinated the aerial fight scenes for the series. I still have one of these Daggit/Muffit toys. I never had a stuffed Daggit but it looks cool. Granted I was pretty young, I never remember the name "Muffit" it was always "Daggit" to me.

Forty-Seven Ronin

Art by Hisashi OtsukaThis is a painting of two men fighting in front of a painting of the Forty-Seven Ronin. The title of 'ronin' was an insult then, and is now being used as an insult to Japanese students without careers. The Japanese word 'samurai' means 'one who serves,' and serving was a respected expectation. 'Ronin' translates to 'wave.' They're called 'wave men' because with no one to serve they've no connection to a place nor direction in life.

The Forty-Seven Ronin really should be called something else, since they weren't really ronin. Their master was dead and they thought it unjust, so they pretended to be ronin while they schemed and plotted revenge. After many months they met and attacked the home of the man who was responsible for their lord's death. They killed him, then gave themselves over to the authorities who ordered them to end their own lives, which they did. But their graves are still visited today by Japanese tourists who, like their ancestors, respect the Forty-Seven Ronin for their loyalty.

However, the Forty-Seven Ronin were also criminals. I should back this up with some resources, but from the conglomeration of all I've read, they were acting on plans for a premeditated murder for many months, if not an entire year. Ah, well, it seems humanity has a fondness for criminals and rebels, perhaps because we all see ourselves as opressed and only those brave few actually do something.

Ali G is definitely still gangsta

Who Is Ali G?
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Ali G

cartoon network: STILL GANGSTA

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