| Heroes of a different sort
Parody Press Comics has announced the upcoming release of Hewoes #1, a comic book satire of NBC's popular superhero drama, Heroes. The title is written and illustrated by longtime comics veteran Bill Maus and will ship with two different covers, a "Good Hewoes" cover and a "Bad Hewoes" cover. "When cheerleader Klair Bendit discovers her weird flexibility powers playing Twister and her dad's secret project involving strangers from around the world, the fun begins," said Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Don Chin. "Bill Maus has a keen eye at poking fun at pop culture, and his art style on this book is much in the vein of the classic Mad Magazine satires, complete with grey tones and square word balloons." "Hewoes introduces readers to the enigmatic Pastrami brothers, Internet Weathergirl Sniki Sanders, constipated Japanese office worker Hewoe, and Mohinder Night Shalaman, who is trying to make sense of the whole thing while a berserk hairdresser named Styler is on the rampage!" said Maus, from his studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Why are all these bands touring again?
Was that a queasy feeling you had recently, when you authorized payment on a $300 ticket for this summer's Police reunion concert? What about that weird web of logic that made $249 for a three-day pass to the Coachella Festival next weekend seem an allowable expense, because you'd be seeing Rage Against the Machine, the radical-leftist punk-funk band that wrote timely songs challenging the domination of real-life power structures until 2000, when it ceased to exist? .
Pop Culture Forum
Who's the next celebrity to shave their head and enter rehab? I don't know. Britney Spears kind of took the cake on that one. What's your favorite thing about Fiesta? That the entire town gets to party, not just the younger kids. Did you care who was the father of Anna Nicole's baby? That whole thing is so ridiculous. I thought it was all stupid. But everybody said they all expected it, so someone cared. What was the deal with that Sanjaya kid on "American Idol"? He's adorable and that's why everyone loves him. It's not so much for his voice, but he's a heartthrob for teenage girls. He's an all-American good kid. What was the last movie you saw in theaters? "Disturbia." It's TAKS week, and since seniors aren't taking it, we have the choice between movies and bowling.
AOL Tries to Bring Home Advertisers
AOL hosted its premiere First Look line-up meeting today, announcing a roll out of new entertainment content starting this summer. AOL is hoping that by creating more content through their site they'll be able to create advertising niches for targeted consumers. Here's a preview of what to expect from the ISP/Web Goliath: First up is a Shrek The Third online video game. Ye Olde Shrek the Third Royal Tournament launches on April 26, three weeks before the movie hits theaters. The game, co-produced by AOL, Dreamworks Animation, and Mark Burnett Productions (of Survivor), will last six weeks. Each day, new challenges and areas will open up, with a total of 25 games to be released over the course of the Tournament. The final winner will win a family trip to Hollywood.
Ultimate Recipe Showdown will premiere in early 2008 on Food Network.
FOOD NETWORK (http://www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network and Web site that strives to be way more than cooking. The network is committed to exploring new and different ways to approach food - through pop culture, competition, adventure, and travel - while also expanding its repertoire of technique-based information. Food Network is distributed to more than 90 million U.S. households and averages more than seven million Web site users monthly. With headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville, Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, Africa, France, and the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean and Polynesia. The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP), which also owns and operates HGTV (http://www.hgtv.com), DIY Network (http://www.diynetwork.com), Great American Country (http://www.gactv.com) and FINE LIVING (http://www.fineliving.com), is the manager and general partner.
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