The rescuers are en route!

But will they find Jibidy before it's too late?

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Summer movie madness!

I know, we're like two-three weeks into the summer movie season, but it's not too late for me to let you know what you need to see, and what movies should cause you to run fleeing from the cineplex.

Let's start with the already outs:

• Spider-Man 3: I loved a lot about this movie. Was it too melodramatic? Yeah. Was there way to much shoved into it? Absolutely. But I think most of it was necessary - and I think it ultimately works - maybe more than it should
• Shrek 3: Saw this last night. I think it might be better than 2 - slightly less pop culture references and a little more straight comedy. Once again, the supporting cast shines (Gingerbread Man's life flashing before his eyes might be the best scene of the series so far). Another at least worth watching.

Let's see how they compare to everything else I've seen this year:

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Hot Fuzz
3. Grindhouse
4. 300
5. Black Snake Moan
6. The Host
7. Spider-Man 3
8. Zodiac
9. Shrek 3
10. Ghost Rider

Now onto the must sees for the summer:

• Pirates 3: surprise! I'm telling you to go see a pirate movie. No explanation needed, thinks this landlocked scalawag. (this friday!)
• Knocked Up: According to friend's who've already seen it, it's like Nine Months, but funny. (June 1)
• Transformers: These will not be the Autobots and the Decepticons of your childhood, but Michael "boom boom" Bay sure knows how to blow stuff up, and that will work to his advantage for once. (July 4)
• Fantastic Four 2: It'll be better than the original, I promise. Plus the villain is a big purple cloud! (June 15)
• Harry Potter and the something of the something: Unlike the rest of the nerd world, I have no idea what's going to happen in this movie. (July 13)
• Stardust: Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) directs this Neil Gaiman story. And DeNiro's a pirate. (Aug 10)
• Superbad: My prediction for comedy fo the summer. Starring Michael Cera! (George Michael from Arrested Development (Aug 17)

Probably sees:

• Oceans 13: Loved the first, hated the second. Maybe Clooney and co. can get there groove back. (June 8)
• Live Free or Die Hard: Bruce Willis must save New Hampshire in this pg-13 outing. That probably means no "yippie kay yay" for you. (June 27)
• Ratatouille: the new Pixar outing, from the creator of the Incredibles. (June 29)
• Bourne Ultimatum: Opposite of Oceans, I hated the first but loved the second. Hopefully the third is even better. (Aug 3)

Run!

• I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry: Don't be fooled by the trailer! Jessica Biel in her underwear is not worth suffering through Adam Sandler and Kevin James pretending to be a gay couple. (July 20)
• The Simpsons: Remember when they were relevant? (July 27)
• Rush Hour 3: Vinnie Jones joins the cast. Will he say 'I'm the Juggernaut bitch?' If so, I'm in. (Aug 10)
• Good Luck Chuck: Dane Cook tries not to have sex with Jessica Alba. What you saw the trailer and it looked pretty funny? Sigh. Yeah, me to. I'll probably go. But no Chuck and Larry! (Aug 24)
• Others: Hostel 2, DOA: Dead or Alive, Nancy Drew, License to Wed, I'm sure there are plenty others.

You should be able to see trailers for any of these at: http://www.apple.com/trailers/

What every mother would want on her special day!

This week in Jibidy we see what Bob and Marlo have been up to (the answer - not much):

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Happy Mother's Day!

A trifecta of Jibidys

In honor of Spidey 3, and because I found no easy way to make them stand-alone issues, I present three new installments of everyone's favorite Lego pirate:

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Be forewarned - there's a body count! (Of well, one, at least)

Spidey Sense Tingling

In anticipation of seeing Spidey 3 today, here's the current ranking of movies for the year:

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Hot Fuzz
3. Grindhouse
4. 300
5. Black Snake Moan
6. The Host
7. Zodiac
8. Ghost Rider

That's where they went!

With all these new additions to the cast, who could forget the original crew?

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My day in weblinks

Lunch at California Tortilla: http://californiatortilla.com
-I had a free salad coupon!

NFL Draft on ESPN: http://espn.go.com/
-The Steelers will sack Brady Quinn many times in the future.

Putt Putt @ Upton Hill: http://www.nvrpa.org/uptonhill.html
-Four holes-in-one and still +4 for the day? That's a shame.

Margaritas and dinner w/Erin @ Mango Mike's: http://www.mangomikes.com/Pages/m2pg.html
-I need to figure out how to make black bean hummus.

Evening art viewing @Artomatic: http://www.artomatic.org/
-two really cool artists to check out: Chris Bishop (http://www.chrisbishop.com/) and Steve Strawn (www.splutphoto.com)

Relaxing with some St. George Beer: http://www.stgeorgebrewingco.com/

All in all, not a bad day.

New Jibidy sometime this week

In the meantime, here's a cute picture of me as a little kid:

Who, or what, is Billy Fang?

I had some server issues earlier, but everything is back and humming along - so here are two more issues:

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Jibidy 65

One more piece to the puzzle

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He is Risen

I went out of town for a few days to see the family - new Jibidy should be up by tomorrow night.

It's that time of the year again

You know what the easter bunny is doing the other 364 days a year? Kicking Ass!

The Easter Bunny Hates You

Not an April Fool - More Jibidy

This week on Captain Jibidy - Team Super Pirate does some group bonding and we check in with the good captain:

Issue 61 - Happy Hours
Issue 62 -La La Land

Plus! Some issues from the vault:

Issue 18: PETA Just Called (First appearance of Percy the Drunk Parrot)
Issue 24: Taller Tales (First appaearance of the Klepto Yeti)

My new fave picture

Kristen Bell gets her copy of Captain America #25 signed by Ed Brubaker:

Weird Internet Video Roundup

Evolution of a Beard - this guy took a picture of himself every few hours for weeks while he grew a better beard than mine.

Mario Done in Legos - two of my favorite things! But is that a flute? And since when were there guys with swords in Mario?

Super Kim - another Mario mod video, but with everyone's favorite North Korean dictator. Ignore and Continue!

No time to talk

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Enjoy!

Is it true that there's a point on a man's head where if you shoot it, it will blow up?

Sorry, no new Jibidy until later this weekend - instead I was lucky enough to see an early screening of Hot Fuzz - the new movie from the makers of Shaun of the Dead - it even included some Q and A with the creators - Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost!

Highlights:

--Seeing Die Hard on the big screen beforehand
--Edgar Wright: "I guess you could say he beat the living daylights out of Timothy Dalton. I'm not going to pretend I just made that joke up"
--Giant nerd after getting a dvd autographed: "Do you have the plastic bag ready? Sweet ass!"

Like there was a chance I wasn't going to post this

Pirates 3 Trailer - here

In related news, I have now seen six films this year. Time to update the list:

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. 300
3. Black Snake Moan
4. The Host (Gwoemul)
5. Zodiac
6. Ghost Rider

As promised

Another brand spanking issue of Jibidy:

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I was also reminded that yesterday was St Patrick's day (being on a self-imposed booze exile, I missed it) - I did a Irish episode a few years back:

Captain Jibidy isn't Irish

Another classic Jibidy!

The first appearance of Jake Venture:

Issue Nine: Jumping off Point

Look for a new issue tonight!