Further proof that I was born to play Rorschach in the upcoming Watchmen movie. This is a shot of me in character as Burgler Sam Sam the Mugger during the shooting of “Mug,” a video project by my friend and Hoppervideo.net auteur Rob Parrish.

I’ve got experience playing guys who wearing stocking masks. Why wouldn’t I get the part of Rorschach?

Shortly after this picture was taken, Arlington’s finest arrived in three squad cars demanding to know why a guy in a stocking mask was standing in the middle of Glebe Road videotaping passing cars (actually, only pretending to videotape passing cars, but they couldn’t know that). Rob explained the project, and the cops were cool about it. “I’m all for free speech,” said the officer who spoke to us. “Besides, a real terrorist wouldn’t walk around in a stocking mask.”

I have to say, we’ve got a pretty good police force here. They’re on the ball, but not in your face. The only time I’ve seen them freaking out was on 9-11. And considering that one of the hijacked planes crashed in their jurisdiction, that’s pretty understandable.

Why haven’t I reviewed the new Spider-Man movie yet? Because I’ve been waiting for Krantoor the Munificent to come to town. He’s visiting from his island fortress, and we’re going to see Spidey sometime during the next few days. We’ll write a joint review in spite of the fact that we’re the last sentient entities on the planet to see the damn thing.

In the meantime, read this article I wrote for the Baltimore City Paper about Dan Poole’s 1992 Spider-Man movie, The Green Goblin’s Last Stand. Poole made his movie without Marvel’s permission, and it’s become a cult classic among comic fans.

BTW, I pointed Slashdot to my article, and it sparked quite a lively discussion on their message board. (Scroll down to read the reactions.)

Have you heard of this, that UPN is doing a superhero series called “Legacy”? Here’s a review of the pilot from aintitcoolnews… they say there are spoilers, but how can you spoil something that’s on UPN? -Xtos “Pre-spoiled to avoid any spoilage after purchase”

No, I hadn’t heard. Thanks, Professor! By the way, after we screened the new director’s cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I compared my internal chronometer with a clock back at my house. You were right–only two hours passed in the outside world, while we aged about three years. Next time that director cuts something, I hope it’s his own throat.