Back in my day, when I went through the ranks of Boy Scouts I earned quite a few merit badges along the way. As kids we’d toil for our badges even if the merits themselves didn’t keep up with the times. We always wondered why there were so many outdated badges you could earn like Beekeeping, Bookbinding and Signaling. Sure they were useful to know when you were arriving on the Mayflower, but times change. That’s why I’m glad I found the Boy Scout Store Spoof Merit Badges. If these were real badges, I’m sure I would have earned these over the years.

Flight 5 was released right in time for the Comic-Con and if you’ve not seen it yet check out the preview. Flight books are a great collection of stories wonderfully written and illustrated by some talented folks including: JP Ahonen, Graham Annable, Chris Appelhans, Bannister, Matthew Bernier, Scott Campbell, Svetlana Chmakova, Tony Cliff, Phil Craven, Michel Gagné, Kazu Kibuishi, Kness, Sonny Liew, Reagan Lodge, Made, John Martz, Sarah Mensinga, Ryan North, Richard Pose, Paul Rivoche, Dave Roman, Kean Soo and Joey Weiser.

I met up with Kazu again this year at the Comic-Con and he’s been busy (on Amulet 2), but is doing well. He’ll be heading over to Europe soon on business. (He’s got a lot of fans on the other side of the pond.) For you Flight fans, you can expect a Flight 6 sometime in the future. I asked him what else he was reading and he said that I should check out Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa. It’s got fantastic visual style as Pedrosa is a marvelous illustrator. I always enjoy good graphic novel recommendations and this one looks great! I think I need more bookshelves though.

Have any of you grabbed a copy of Flight, Daisy Kutter or another graphic novel you enjoyed and would like to recommend? (I know I’ll definitely be getting the Watchmen graphic novel shortly, as I do have a birthday coming up.)

It’s Barack Obama and the other guy in JibJab’s Election 2008 political video, Time for Some Campaignin’. I do enjoy JibJab’s animated, musical, political romps. You can vote Wiggum if you like.

MyLifeInaCube.com - If you’re one of the millions of lucky cube dwellers, like me, you might appreciate this comical little web comic. First Shane Johnson goes to work, then he draws little pictures about it. (Usually on scrap paper or napkins.) His doodles are lighthearted and silly. Perhaps you’ll enjoy his comics while you are in your very own cubicle farm. Now get back to work and finish that TPS report!

I went and saw the Kung Fu Panda movie over this past weekend and really enjoyed it. I don’t know if it was just the hilarity of Jack Black, the splendid and rich animation, or the action packed well written storyline - I think the movie rocked. The theater was half packed with kids and they were loving it too. Go see it if you haven’t already, I’m sure you’ll really enjoy it. If you’re lucky enough, you’ll learn some cool new Kung Fu moves you can use to impress your friends and family. Prepare for awesomeness.

It’s been awhile but it was worth the wait - so get ready for another wonderful story from It’s JerryTime! This time around we find Jerry taking the plane. Bad airlines can make you insane and I’m sure you can relate to Jerry’s dislike of air travel. He said that the last leg of his flight was like the Twilight Zone’s Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. (Capt. Kirk seeing men in fuzzy suits reminds me of Star Trek.)

Another musical toon, looped for your pleasure from those creative Weebl guys. If it rhymes with Simon Cowell you can be sure it’s in Owls. Like most of Weebls stuff, you can’t get it out of your head and you can’t fool owls.

See Mike Draw - It’s a site for “Mike [Jacobsen] to share his cartoons with the world” and he’s got some funny and twisted ones. I’ve been keeping up with his comic for quite awhile and highly recommend them to our mature readers. So if you want a laugh be sure to keep up with Mike and be sure to peruse his archives.

I’m pleased to announce that our good friend Gabe Swarr is part of a new site. It’s called Dumm Comics, which is a new independent website devoted to the entertaining comics of Gabe Swarr, Sean Szeles, Katie Rice, Luke Cormican, Ricky Garduno, and Fred Osmond. A new comic each day for you to enjoy! Gabe does Mondays, Sean does Tuesdays, Luke and Katie do Wednesdays, Ricky does Thursdays and Fred does Fridays! These guys are already 3 months ahead and there’s plenty more fun coming your way!

I am crushing your head!

I so missed The Kids in the Hall! So it’s great to know they’re back together performing. You may recall that the show itself ended in 1995, but lived on in constant re-runs on Comedy Central. Their kind of humor is edgy and warped, but a whole lot of fun. (The show’s sketches were more reminiscent of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.) The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Enjoy some of their new (NSFW) skits and perhaps you’ll catch them on their new 2008 North American tour, titled “Live As We’ll Ever Be”.

Baracky! More YouTube wonderfulness with Barack Obama as Rocky Balboa. A well edited, animated Rocky parody for these fun political times. A political post to get you ready for the Pennsylvania primary. Get out there and vote!

The Adventures of Tigerboy and his Real Tiger Paws!

Got a bike? Want to ride fast and win races? Slap on some Tiger Paw Tires on your bike. They’re the ones with with the red stripe made by Uniroyal! Remember red stripes alone don’t make Tiger Paws. Real Tiger Paws say Tiger Paws right on the tire. So if you want to be like adventurous Tigerboy get these now defunct tires!
(*I can’t find any info on these anywhere, does anyone remember these bike tires?)

Hug those curves and your Red Stripe Tires!

Presenting Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People! SBCG4AP is a new episodic game series starring Strong Bad and the rest of the crew from the Homestar Runner cartoons and developed by Telltale Games (The same people who made that game “Rabbitdog and Bunnyman“). In each SBCG4AP episode, you take control of Strong Bad and interact with other characters in beloved locations such as Strong Bad’s basement, Bub’s Concession Stand and The Stick.

“Telltale has been rejecting my ideas for green text adventures for years,” laments thousandaire gadabout Strong Bad, “but we finally reached a compromise with this puffy 3D point-and-click-em-up adventure. They claim all the coding was done with green text, so I guess that’s pretty cool.”

The game was designed specifically for WiiWare, so it’ll be taking advantage of Wii Connect24 with some special features that will tie the episodes together and let you communicate with friends. (WiiWare are downloadable games you buy with Wii Points from the Wii Store directly on your Wii.) WiiWare as a service will start on May 12 with a few titles, but SBCG4AP will be released sometime in June.

First watch the video for this fun game. It’s similar to checkers as players move around playing pieces and attack their opponents. Each piece consists of a plastic ball mounted on a long springy thing, which you peg into holes in the board. You attack your opponents’ piece by pulling back on one of their own adjacent pieces and letting go, causing the plastic balls to collide. I guess it’s good that no pieces are blue…

No April Foolin’ - it’s true. Back in 1975 Mego created this board game. Would it have been as much fun if they called it Atom Smasher?

Since I enjoyed the first series of Bizarre New World, I decided to check out the sequel ‘Bizarre New World: Population Explosion’, from Ape Entertainment.

This well written, nicely drawn comic is delivered with confidence and charm by Skipper Martin, Christopher Provencher and Wes Dzioba. If you haven’t picked up the first series (3 issues) of this comic, may I suggest that you do. The main character and average guy Paul Krutcher, must learn to cope with his newly found ability of flight. While the first series dealt with a flying guy and the world around him, this double sized 4th issue shows us how he deals with a flying world around him.

The story is real and well grounded, even though it’s about flying people. The entire human race, flying about sounds a little wild and definitely a little difficult to control. But along with the chaos and craziness, a new kind of freedom is discovered. So if you’re ever gifted with the power of flight and are looking for guidance, don’t turn to TV heroes or even to another comic super man, look no further than Bizarre New World. It’s you’re guide into the world of real human flight.

Want more? Grab the comic at your local comic shop. And just wait, there’s a sequel in the works: ‘Dubious Miracles’, the next story in the Bizarre New World series.

Check out their website at: Bizarre New World