I’ve been a superhero enthusiast for years, but the first books I actually bought were a couple trades of Amanda Conner’s run on Power Girl. I’ve already discussed the absurdity of PeeGee’s costume, and others have done it at greater length and much better. But, despite her signature window to her triple e-cup soul, Power Girl was intelligent, independent and [...]

Try as you might, you can’t escape your past. Even the post powerful of beings can’t avoid a sordid history of events. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts; they all have their “demons.” And their demons tend to be worse than those from the normal folks. Now that Aidan (Sam Witwer) has jumped back into his old drinking habits, he’s becoming so blood-drunk [...]

More movies and music for you to buy this Tuesday! And one for Friday as well! Oh snap! Extra awesomeness! That calls for extra exclamation points!!!!! DVD/Blu-ray New Releases for February 21st, 2012 J. Edgar. Starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Naomi Watts, and Armie Hammer. Trailer Tower Heist. Starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, and Matthew Broderick. Trailer The Way. Starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Trailer [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I lied. I was going to review Superman…but, that meant I would have to go back and read all those issues. I really didn’t want to do that. But, don’t worry, I’m still going to complain about something! There have been some great moments in comics. Also, there have been some great plot devices to [...]

“Somebody I Used To Know” is this big and growing hit. You know it. Even if you’ve never “heard” it, it’s always been there. It lives deep within your soul as some innate wisdom, like the kind that make you understand being sad is not the same being happy. Making Mirrors was released in Australia in July and has been [...]

Climate change is happening.  In fact, it’s been happening for millions of years.  But over the past 150 or so years, humans have exponentially increased greenhouse gas emissions which continue to alter climate patterns across the globe.  While many people – including 97-98% of all climate scientists and every national academy of sciences on the planet – believe this to [...]

I’ve been waiting for what seemed like forever, but the demo for Mass Effect 3 has arrived. It would be intensely cruel of me not to share my thoughts and impressions. Read on and dream of once again bending the known universe to your will through Commander Sheperd’s biotic aptitude and penchant for shooting aliens without prejudice. The menu screen [...]

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day and all your romantic dreams came true. Without further ado, here are The Cool Ship’s five favorite videos of the week.   5. Epic Rap Battles of History: Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros. Epic Rap Battles basically does the same thing in every video, but the hype man gets me every time. [...]

There are many parts that have to come together in order for a game to be great. There needs to be a compelling story, good graphics, fun gameplay, etc… In most games though there is that little something extra that makes the game truly awesome, a cool main protagonist. Having a compelling and interesting main character is what gives a [...]

I love Rachel Maddow. I really do. She does a wonderful show that I listen to (via Stitcher) everyday and am always entertained, informed and enlightened. But sometimes, the poor woman just doesn’t get it. Lately she’s been trying to figure out the metamorphosis of Pro-Life theory among Republicans. More and more Republicans are aligning themselves with a pro-life agenda [...]

Sometimes when you live a busy lifestyle on the road you have to improvise. In my case, living between three corners of the state of Ohio– a 9-hour triangle driving– I’m on the road a lot. Which is why, this week, I’m writing my article from my car on my iPhone. In Mitt Romney’s case this means that taking everything [...]

Once upon a time, there was a an excellent MLB pitcher named Curt Schilling. He loved to play games. All kinds. Video games, board games, card games, he loved to play them all. He loved MMO games like Everquest and World of Warcraft. In fact, he credited video games with keeping him on the straight and narrow in regards to [...]

First off, let me just get something out of the way: The word “pining,” used ever so deftly in this article’s title, reminds me of a Monty Python sketch. ”Pining for the fjords?!” (around 1:35) Also, “Beaut-e-full plumage.” Yeah, that one was just a freebie. Now, back to our regularly scheduled Geekery. I finally succumbed to the temptation of one of the fastest [...]

A long time ago (not really) in a galaxy far, far away (not really) I had never seen Star Wars (really). Whenever the deal-breaker question of whether or not I liked the movies was asked, I could just say that I had never seen them. It kept me from telling a guy I hated them, and I could avoid sitting [...]

I love science fiction and its goofy cousin, science fantasy. I love Ghostbusters. I love Babylon5. I loved Star Wars, until Phantom Menace. I love Starship Troopers (the book). I love Star Fox. I love Halo. I love books like The Lost Fleet. I love Mass Effect. I love Starship Troopers (The movie). I love Star Craft. And I love [...]

Conspiracy theories are popular things. The one claiming that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare, for example, hasn’t been laid to rest since it was first proposed a hundred and fifty years ago. The Shakespeare experts have debunked all the theories by now, yet those theories persist in rearing their ugly heads now and again. Some theories are better than others, while [...]

We are absolutely spoiled rotten by the modern video game industry. Big game publishers can saturate any major or niche market with a smorgasbord of titles with little to no consequence to their total revenue. Less than 30 years ago, a major game publisher tried this same method with disastrous results, causing the video game industry crash of 1983. I [...]

This week, I hope to be an early adopter of yet another video game system. The Playstation Vita, or PS Vita for short, will be launching to 1st edition buyers today. The handheld system marks Sony’s first real 2nd generation handheld (Sorry, PSPGo, but you never really counted for anything). What does this mean for the gaming industry? Probably not [...]

As I’m sure most of us know, from either experience or just common knowledge, addiction can be an all-consuming life destroyer. Even if you’re a supernatural being, and especially if you’re a supernatural being trying to act human. In that instance, it’s even more harrowing. Aidan’s (Sam Witwer) falling back into his old life and falling hard, no thanks to [...]

As you probably don’t know, I am a young lady betrothed to a swell fella’. (Unless you’re one of my friends reading this because I paid you to.) But, as you probably do know, I am a geek. Mike is a geek, too. It’s all very sweet and matchy-matchy. Seriously, we’re adorable. Like a puppy and a baby panda splitting [...]