Top 5 Songs: The Best of the Notorious B.I.G.

Yay, it's Thursday!
Which means Friday's tomorrow, Yay!

Ha ha, ok. For today's post I figured I'd do a musical one, and touch on a genre I don't usually talk a lot about: Rap.

It's not that I don't care for rap; I do, just the classic old school to 90's rap. So I said, eh, what the hell and decided to write one about the Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G.
That and I'm currently stuck on newcomer singer Lorde and her song "Royals". At first I though she was pretentious after watching the music video a bit, but then the song became stuck in my head because it's so damn catchy.

Here's what I'm talking about:

Yep, you've just been Lorde-rolled:)

Actually this another song, a mash-up of her song "Love Club" and Biggie's song "Can I get witcha" called "Can I get witcha love club" has also been playing on my playlist non-stop. So yeah, Biggie's been on my mind lately.

Biggie was only in the rap came for a few years before his untimely death in March of '97, but he still left behind him a rich legacy of music that still endures and influences new and up and coming rappers today.

So, here's a Top 5 list of my all-time favorite Biggie Smalls rap songs.....


5). "Can I get witcha/Hypnotize"

Can I get witcha is a current favorite since I've been playing a mash-uped version of it, but it's also very funny, and straight up vintage Biggie.

Hypnotize is a favorite for the back beat more than anything. If you haven't already heard it, you have now:

4). "Dreams of fucking an R&B Bitch"

To me this truly a funny and twisted-ass song. It's basically Biggie rapping about all the R&B singers he'd like to bang, and there's a lot of them. Even poor young Raven Simone from the Cosby Show gets thrown in the fantasy mix. Here's a sample:

"As I sit back relax
Steam a blunt, sip a Becks
Think about the sexy singers that I wanna sex

I'd probably go to jail
For fuckin' Patti Labelle
Ooh Regina Belle, she'd probably do me swell
Jasmine Guy was fly
Mariah Carey's kinda scary
Wait a minute, what about my honey Mary?"
Ha ha, love it!

3). "Gimme the loot"

This is pretty much all about jacking some poor guy or girl of their jewelry or money or whatever they have on them. It's a pretty funny hypothetical situation that reads like Biggie's done this sort of thing before. Maybe more than a few time? ;)

2). "Big Poppa"

I was in 6th grade when I first heard this one. Yes lord, all of us white kids rapped the hell of out this at the time, and I was no different. It has an awesome back beat that is sampled from the song "Between the sheets" by the Isley Brothers, and of course Biggie's lyrics just kill it.

Here's a quick sample:

"(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
Throw your hands in the air, if youse a true player
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
To the honies gettin money playin niggaz like dummies
(I love it when you call me Big Pop-pa)
If you got a gun up in your waist please don't shoot up the place
Cause I see some ladies tonight who should be havin my baby"
Damn. If only I could lines like that and get away with it:)

1). "Ten Crack Commandments"

He says it from the very beginning that this is a manual on how to be a drug dealer, and he's not lying. Not that I've taken his advice, but if I did, and had some good connections and a healthy disrespect for the law, I could maybe see my career as a drug dealer lasting a bit....or all of a week;)

I love the fact that he samples a countdown by Chuck D of Public Enemy, because I really love that group, so anyone that samples or shows that kind of influence is cool by me. Plus it's just a good, funny song that's really real.


Hope you enjoyed the brief tour of my 5 favorites hits of Biggie's. Let me know what you think, and what you're top 5 are if you're a fan of his.

Have a good weekend people. I'm out this bitch 'til Monday......

Top 5: Comic Book Futures I'd actually like to see happen

Happy Hump Day!

Okay, so today's Top 5 list is all about the types of futures you see in comic books, Except for me, these are the futures you'd actually want to see happen to your favorite heroes. They may not always be super good, but they're also nowhere near as fucked up and tragic as the "Days of Future Past", or "Old Man Logan".

So with that in mind, here's my Top 5 comic futures that should happen......


5). Batman Beyond/LEGION

Set about 80 years in the future of the pre-NU52 reboot universe, Terry McGuinness has taken over the mantle of Batman from a very old, very retired Bruce Wayne. Terry is very much the opposite of Bruce, in that he's nowhere as obsessed with fighting crime like Bruce, has a girlfriend, and is just all-around more pleasant and positive to be around than say ol' sourpuss Bruce. Plus look at all the technology that rules that era. That's why I'd be all for this possible future coming true at some point in Bruce's future.

I threw in the LEGION because while it's in the 30-31st century, which we'll all never live to see, it's also a haven of technological advances. Flight rings, time-travel, personal force-fields. What's not to love about that future. Plus, not only are there other planets to go visit or re-locate to, but you're also more likely to have super powers. And really, at the end of the day, isn't that what we all want?

4). Kingdom Come

Okay so maybe it starts out bad, and the mid-west is left a radioactive wasteland. Ok, I guess that was bound to happen eventually. We'll just have to count on the east and west coasts to pick up the slack.
And yeah, outside of that wicked battle that was like Marvel's Civil War, only 10 years earlier and better, it might seem to be the pits. But I prefer to think of life and the future afterwards. Like saying during The Kingdom mini and tie-ins. it really wasn't a bad place to live once the superheroes that were left managed to all get on the same page again. I think it'd be nice. Plus, the KC future is where you really get to see the Superman vs. Batman battle we all wanted to see. Team Superman or Team Batman, make your pick, but that's a future for our beloved DC characters that I want to see.

3). Geoff Johns' futures for his run on Green Lantern

I know I know. "But Mr. Morbid, that's a NU52 book/future."  Yes, yes it is. And I'll tell you why I'd like to see Geoff Johns' wishful outcomes for all those characters he wrote.
It's simple: He gave them all happy endings.
And not just some half-ass happy endings, I mean real happy endings.
Hal and Carol finally get married and have a slew of kids and grand-kids, Kyle remains a White Lantern for a very long time until his death, hundreds of years in the future, new GL Simon Baz enjoys a nice career as GL and then becomes an ambassador of sorts for peace, John settles down and retires, Guy sorta retires and enjoys running his bar in space, and Sinestro becomes a GL again, as well as a teacher and keeper of the book of OA.
Seriously, tell me that future for those beloved characters doesn't suit you? That was the best things Johns has done for GL in long while, besides leaving the book.

2). Superman as President of the United States

This was Superman's possible future during the "Armageddon 2001" comic event from 1991. In this story, Waverider's still trying to figure out which hero goes bad, and turns into the evil dictator, Monarch. 

Basically Clark goes into politics to help out his good childhood friend Pete Ross while he runs for president. Pete gets killed by an assassin, and Clark's secret as Superman is revealed for all the world to see. It's then that things really go into high gear, as Superman's asked to run for president. He initially turns it down, but then reconsiders. he runs and wins, while Lex Luthor conspires against him. The matter of his being an alien is brought up, and it's ruled he's an American citizen since he once he was released from his space pod, he was "birthed" on American soil, thus making him an American citizen, not an alien. Weird logic, but it works for the story.

Superman as president rocks in this story! He single-handedly halts the production of nuclear weapons and acts to remove all of them from all countries. He solves the national debt issue with Aquaman's help, buy finding lost sunken gold treasure that magically pays off the debt, and he does what I think should be done in the real world of comics, he unites all super-hero teams into one huge Justice League. Yep, just like the JLU series. I've always wanted things to swing that way since the watching the cartoon. It just makes more sense to me, but then I might again, I might be weird.

Sure, Superman becomes the ultimate Big Brother-type figure considering his powers. But this is Superman we're talking about. he's careful not to become corrupted by all of this power, and he's uses his powers, both presidential and super, to help make the world a better place to live. Now isn't that something we could all use right now considering the current political climate?

1). Earth X

Okay, this is supposed to be a bad future for our beloved Marvel heroes, their own Kingdom Come to be exact. But I don't see it that way.

Sure the heroes become redundant since all of humanity gains powers, which should be a good thing as every superhero can retire, and have a good life.
Sure there are a few downsides, like not being able to have kids, and becoming mutated in appearance as well as powers, but hey! I think that's actually something I could personally deal with. The trade-off is super powers and basic immortality. How can you not love that? Okay, yeah, the part about looking like a freak and not being able to have kids will bum a lot of you out, especially those who are parents. I get that. But the flip side of that is no longer having to worry about std's or unwanted pregnancies. And sure you may get mutated into an animal or some bizarre-ass creature, but then so is everybody, so you won't be alone, and nobody should really judge appearances since we're looking like freaks anyways.

Plus, Earth X was a damn good story that ultimately shows what heaven and hell look like for the likes of the Avengers, Daredevil, and the rest of the MU.

And that my friends, is a future I'd love to see actually come to pass.

Ok, so, you guys know the drill. Let me know what you think, and your own comic futures you'd love to see happen and why in the comments section.

Have a good one people:)

"Oh you must of been a beautiful baby....."

What's up people?
So got my package of figures in yesterday, and fuck was I excited!
Here's them in all their plastic glory, Black Adam, Adam Strange, Beast Boy, and Dr. Fate:

Aren't they awesome-looking?

And I finally, finally have a Dr. Fate figure! yay!

Ok, so I wanted to try something new, so today I'm posting baby pictures of some popular DC heroes and villains.

Try to figure out who's who as we flip through the pictures of the ol' photo album....

Here's a baby Joker! (Ok, he's not a baby, but he is around 5 or 6 I think here)

Here comes baby Superman all ready for take off!

There's baby Uncle Sam already on the look out for Tax Day. That little stinker;)

What's the matter baby Wonder Woman? NU52 reboot got ya' down? I hear ya' kid, me too.

Well look who's taking swimming lessons, it's baby Aquaman! Kinda redundant right?

Egads! It's baby Demon with a face only his mother and Jack Kirby could love, could it be the anti-Christ we've all been warned off?

And finally, look at this cute stinker. It's baby Blue Devil! And oh look, his ears are already pierced and rocking bling. Whoa!

Maybe later we'll see who else is in the photo album, but until then,
This is Mr. Morbid signing off.....

The Spectre and Mr. Castle

What's up people?
Enjoy your weekend?

Today should be a good one. Why? I finally will receive the 4 figures I bought online,
Black Adam, Adam Strange, Beast Boy, and Dr. Fate.

All for only 75$ Which is a  hell of a deal, considering online, the Dr. Fate figure I bought is about that and more for just him!

What was that? You don't care?
Fine, fuck you. Now go read today's skit that's over 200 posts in the making....

The End

Yeah, apparently the Spectre's a big Punisher fan. And why wouldn't he be? After all, he's doing his job, except in his own name, not God's. Funny how that works huh? You'd think maybe the Spectre could retire and put Frank in his place. Could work......

And yes, that's a cut-out of the Punisher's shirt the Spectre's wearing. Hey, he's a really big fan!

By the way, this is the 420th post, so feel free to make all the weed 4:20 jokes you want. I know already have:)

Top 5: Favorite Comic Reboots of all time

TGIT!!!!!!!!


Ok, you folks know what time it is. Time for another mystery post about topic I give a shit enough about to well, post.

Today's topic should be a fun romp inspiring endless debates. And with a topic like this, why wouldn't it?
Basically I bitch enough(and with good cause more and more everyday) about DC's NU52 reboot. I don't like it and it feel it wasn't really necessary. Sure sales spiked at first due to consumer curiosity. And well yes initially that helped the business, those numbers quickly leveled off, and have stayed right around the same numbers of sales as pre-reboot sales.

But what about the reboots in the past that not only were successful, but also dreadfully needed?
Well, here's my attempt and picking out the best creative reboots of all time, and why.

Feel more than free to agree or disagree with me afterwards.

5). Grant Morrison's reboot of the X-Men:

Ah Grant Morrison. He pops up again later on this list. But it's not hard to figure out why. The man can write his superheroes, and he writes them very well, and always with one foot in the Silver Age.

Grant came along in a very timely opportunity. The first ever X-Men movie was just coming out, and the leather costumes became all the rage for a couple of years.

Well Grant decided he wanted to change things up from the usual incestuous mix of members and storylines that continued to pervade the characters as a default setting ever since Chris Claremont left.

Grant felt it time for a change, both in the X-Men's look, mentality, and mission statement.
Soon, Xavier's school for gifted youngsters actually looked and felt just like a school again when it opened its doors to a huge amount of new students. Who knew that concept could work again? Well Morrison did.
He even decided the Marvel Universe had too many mutants, and did something about it long before Bendis had the Scarlet Witch do it, by having new and weirdly modified sentinels wipe out most of Genosha Island.
And it all happened before the X-Men could stop it.

After that, Morrison finally resolved the long-standing love triangle of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine, by killing of Jean(again) and making a new couple out of an unlikely pair of Emma Frost and Cyclops. Shocking and blasphemous to most when it all happened, commonly accepted now.

He made Magneto a villain again in of the most cleverest turns for that character, introduced new allies and foes, and dared to give us a new bad future for the X-Men. What's not to like?

Unfortunately Marvel, because after Morrison's 3-year run was over, the only contribution that was allowed to last, was the White Queen and Cyclops knocking boots. Everything else, from Magneto's heel turn and death, Xorn, and even the leather costumes were all gone and/or revamped in a years' time.

Horrible really.

4). Kurt Busiek and George Perez's reboot of The Avengers:

I remember this time period pretty well. The Jim Lee/Rob Liefield experiment didn't work out near as good as both Lee/Liefield and Marvel thought it would. Fan outrage, internal bickering, and poor sales, along with the looming and very real threat of bankruptcy all conspired together to make sure the "Image" makeover of Marvel's popular characters was a bust. Even to this day, almost two decades after it happened, and it still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Marvel fans everywhere.

So what happened to make things right again?
Namely Kurt Busiek and George Perez.

Basically it took two old pro's and their old-school mentality to come in and save the day, along with other writers and artists that were likewise supposed to redeem the failed Image founder experiment. It it worked. The Avengers finally became the flagship title for Marvel after many years of settling to for the #2 or #3 spot thanks to the X-Men.


Busiek and Perez worked their magic, bringing back old friends and foes, while creating/introducing new ones, all the while the story mattered, in turn making the Avengers matter again.
In other words, the Avengers were rightfully returned to their former glory they seemed to lose after 1992 with the conclusion of the Operation: Galactic Storm story-line.

From 1997-2001, Kurt Busiek(Perez left around '99) steered The Avengers back and track, quickly helping to erase the stench of the failed Heroes Reborn, and make the Avengers bad-ass again. I shudder to think if not for them, what would the Avengers look like without them.

3). Grant Morrison's JLA Run:

I told you the man was on here twice. 1997 for DC was starting to look like Marvel's 1996, until Morrison stepped on the scene, and behind the helm of DC's premier franchise book. Well, at least it was during and after Morrison's run.







Morrison brought back not only fun, but serious threats and the big guns: Superman, Batman, Flash, WW, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter. Yep, for first time in a long time, the original big guns(even if in name only since Wally and Kyle took over from their predecessors)
All it took was the big guns returning and Morrison's fertile imagination to return the JLA to its former glory, both sales- and popularity-wise.

With stories heavily influenced by the Silver Age and Jack Kirby, Morrison(and under-rated artist Howard Porter) took the readers and the JLA on a wild and crazy-ass ride through colorful and inventive enemies like Darkseid(and a taste of Final Crisis) the CSA, The Lex Luthor-led Injustice League, an invasion from the 5th dimension, and a seemingly impossible battle against an old war god. Only Morrison could write the stories he did, and put such a nice and shiny coat of paint on a fixer-upper like the JLA was at the time.

Trust me, to truly get the most out that run, you had to be there when it all happened. Fortunately I can say that, because I was there. And still love what he did to this day.


2). Chris Claremont's X-Men Run:

Sure it seems silly to say now, but without Chris Claremont, there'd probably be no X-Men. Or at least nowhere near what they look like now. Maybe there'd be no Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, or even a Wolverine without Claremont's influence. Thankfully we'll never have to know. And that alone, speaks volume for just how important Claremont is and was to the X-Men. I won't go into detail about all he did for the franchise, because most of you already know, or should know by know. I'll simply sums up by saying you should all thank your God that Chris Claremont was allowed to do what he did to a franchise that was never really that popular until he took it over. Yes, even papas Stan Lee and Jack Kirby never made the X-Men as popular as it is now. Think about that one for a minute or two.

1). DC's CRISIS On Infinite Earths:

It wasn't the first revamp, but it was truly the first REBOOT. It was one of a kind for its time, a true successful comic event in an era before comic events were ever heard of.

Crisis revamped the DCU in 1985-86, and in doing so, set a dangerous and seemingly irresistible precedent that DC loves to repeat every few years. Case in point the latest reboot.

Thanks to Marv Wolfman(and numerous other writers and editors) and George Perez, and legendary comic event occurred, seemingly riding itself of the numerous multiple earths that had sprang up over the years. The powers that be wanted a cleaned up, streamlined continuity for their cash cows to play in, and Wolfman and Perez obliged them creating a 12-issue mega epic that will forever go down in history for what it accomplished and for the numerous deaths it caused. The original Flash, the original Supergirl, and countless golden age duplicates of the current bronze age heroes all died, with only Barry Allen ever really coming back.

All in all, Crisis has become so influential, it's repeatedly ripped off and/or lampooned. But one can never, or should never, forget what real first even brought about the current all-consuming wave of endless comic events, because the CRISIS started it all.

Here's some other famous reboots/revamps that didn't make the list, but are no less important to know:


-Frank Miller's run on Daredevil
-Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams' run on Batman and GL/Green Arrow
-Warren Ellis singlehandedly saving the Wildstorm imprint with his new take on Stormwatch, which led to the Authority and Planetary.
-Walt Simonson's run on Thor
-Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing

There's a lot more I'm sure, but you get the gist. Feel free to comment on what you think, and what reboot/revamp you like and why.

Have a good weekend people:)