Penny Royalty commented on Hancock Isn't The First Superhero Screw-Up, at 1:08 AM on Jul 11 Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow was a major fuckup for many, many years--was a junkie for a while, managed to have a genocidal supervillain as his baby's mama, etc. Jewel/Jessica Jones, maybe? more » [io9]

Penny Royalty commented on Do You Remember The Box Set?, at 12:35 PM on Jul 8 (And Chris, you're absolutely right about Madonna. more »

Penny Royalty commented on Do You Remember The Box Set?, at 12:34 PM on Jul 8 I think part of the problem may be that there really aren't many major artists left who haven't gotten their boxed set yet. more »

Penny Royalty commented on Watchmen Shouldn't Be A Movie, at 3:14 AM on Jun 28 Here's the gist of the problem: you can probably make a faithful film that follows the plot of Watchmen, but the interesting part of Watchmen is not its plot. You could also probably make a totally faithful film about a young teacher and a middle-aged ad salesman wandering around Dublin on a June day in 1904, and it wouldn't really be Ulysses, you know? more » [io9]

Penny Royalty commented on Things That Look 100% Awesome, Part II, at 7:54 PM on Apr 7 This is really really really good news! more »

Penny Royalty commented on Kirsten Ketsjer Is A Rock Band, Not A Person In A Rock Band, at 11:04 AM on Mar 13 Their album that came out last year, "Fffooo K Tsssch" (note: I may be spelling it wrong), is just terrific. more »

Penny Royalty commented on "Fact" Puts On Its Dancing Shoes (But Still Picks LCD Soundsystem), at 1:00 PM on Dec 13, 2007 Er... more »