Daily Archives: October 15, 2011

DC reboot part four

Justice League Dark appears to be hybrid of a traditional superhero comic and a more-adult Vertigo title. For those not familiar with Vertigo, its DC’s imprint which caters to nontraditional comic buyers, namely Goth kids who love Sandman, vampires and … Continue reading

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Italian #12: John Capelletti

Franco Harris is usually the more logical choice with football, especially with his Super Bowl titles during the Steelers’ dominance. However, I went with this former Heisman winner because of a cheesy, made-for-TV movie I saw a couple times as … Continue reading

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Italian #11: Manu Ginobli

Since I kicked off with a baseball Italian, I’m going to keep pressing on with sports as I try to catch up, being behind by a few of my one-Italian-a-day goal. It’s a shame that the NBA 2011-12 season will … Continue reading

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Italian #10: Joe Girardi

Bear with me on this gentleman, maybe Jeremy can help out via Comments because he’s into baseball, I’m a casual fan at best. Joe was selected as a favor to my friend Helen but he has morphed into a good … Continue reading

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Roger Daltrey

Most of you who’ve known me for 20-plus years will getting treatment for whiplash; you got it from the double-take you did after reading the headline. Let me repeat, yes, I went to see Roger Daltrey of the Who. My … Continue reading

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