Alan Moore Is Angry and Belinda Carlisle Is Still Crushworthy

With Watchmen finally hitting theaters on Friday, my latest comic book movie column for AMCTV.com explores the many reasons why Alan Moore hates the movies based on his work. Fingers crossed Watchmen changes Hollywood's track record of turning Moore's brilliant comics into unwatchable garbage. Early reviews seem to range from "this movie will change your life" to "meh," which is never a great sign.

Meanwhile, over at AOL's Asylum, you can check out my gallery of crushes from the '80s. Find out what Mia Sara and Kirk Cameron's girlfriend from Growing Pains have been up to. (Also check out the UK version of my piece, which tosses in Samantha Fox for good measure. Hey, naughty girls need love too.) I also put together a fun gallery of lesser-known Saturday Night Live Cast members from the '80s and '90s. Any excuse to work in a Danitra Vance reference.

New AMC columns

The Highs and Lows of Politics In Comic Book Movies

(An enterprising geek comments that I should have included V For Vendetta. Eh, I suppose. Does anyone even remember that movie? It was supposed to make this big statement, and then...nothing. The V masks turn up at Scientology protests, but that's about it. And Alan Moore hates it. Anyway, I discuss the terrible straight-to-video Captain America movie from the '90s in this column, the one starring J.D. Salinger's kid as the Star Spangled Avenger and Ned Beatty as his intrepid sidekick.)

Could Wanted's Mark Millar Become the Next Frank Miller?

For the record, I'm a fan of Millar, even though he shoots off his mouth a bit too much. His run on Ultimates is great, and Kick-Ass is a lot of fun so far. Marvel 1985 was a bit of a letdown, despite the fantastic art. Still, he needs to cool it with the Superman movie talk. It ain't gonna happen, Mark.