July looks to be a good month for Big John Beatty.

The first issue of the two issue story in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtes is out now. Big John provided the inks over Rick Remender's pencils to Steve Murphy's story and Scott Cohn kicked in some beautiful tone work to top it all off!

I'd NEVER bought an issue of TMNT before and had it not been for the really nice job these guys did I would have let this issue sit as well. Heck, their work together is so nice, I'd have bought it even if Big J wasn't my buddy and I wasn't a fan of Rick's work. Check it out and you'll become a fan too!

And if the issue of Tales of TMNT wasn't enough, John has started his weekly blog. This time out he talks about Southern Comfort... and it ain't what you're thinking.

Finally, the Big B has started accepting commissions again. He took a few before Heroes Con and really enjoyed doing them. Click HERE if you're interested in a commission.

Like I said, July looks to be a good month for Beatty... I wonder what August has in store...

Comics Continuim has coverage of MTV's Total Request Live behind-the-scenes look at Sin City. Brittany Murphy, who plays Shelly, hosted and was joined by Sin City creator and film co-director Frank Miller, director Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. For full details click HERE.

What makes this story even cooler is that Miller came on board as co-director! And the cast they've assembled is unreal. Bruce Willis is Hartigan. Jessica Alba is Nancy Callahan. Michael Clarke Duncan is Manute. Josh Harnett is Dwight. Mickey Rourke is Marv. Bennico Del Torro, Michael Madsen, Clive Owen, and Nick Stahl also appear.

I stopped watching MTV years ago, but if they continue to provide coverage of Sin City, they've just earned back a viewer!

Walter Mosley's eighth Easy Rawlins novel is now available and I'm putting in my order!

I've read, and enjoyed all of the Easy Rawlins' stories and Little Scarlet, set during the Watts riots of 1965, looks to be a welcome addition to the series. Easy, an unlicensed PI, along with his best friend, the cold-blooded killer called Mouse, find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation which could land Easy in jail or dead.

Devil in a Blue Dress is the only film adaptation of an Easy Rawlins' novel, and although it didn't set the box office on fire, it's definitely worth a look. Denzel Washington plays Easy Rawlins, but the movie is OWNED by Don Cheadle as Mouse. Jennifer Beals, looking as pretty as ever, also co-stars in this excellent film by Carl Franklin.

Yeah, I think I'll order the book tonight and pull the dvd off the shelf. It's time I spent a little time taking things Easy.

Dim the the lights. A legend has died. Marlon Brando passed on today.

Arguably the greatest actor who ever lived, none can argue that he influenced a generation. And I'm not just talking about actors such as James Dean, Robert DeNiro, or Johnny Depp. Brando literally influenced a generation of kids who wanted to rebel... and Brando continued to rebel throughout his life.

If all you know about Marlon Brando was that he played Superman's father or was pretty strange when interviewed by Larry King. If you only know Brando from impressionists doing their take on Brando as Vito Corleone from The Godfather then you owe it to yourself to check him out.

Yeah, he was cool in Apocalypse Now... and you may have heard how strange he was in The Island of Dr. Moreau [both on and off the set]...

...but if you want to see Brando at his best then check out On the Waterfront... A Streetcar Named Desire... Guys and Dolls [he could do it all!]...One Eyed Jacks [which he also directed]... Mutiny on the Bounty... and of course... The Godfather.

Marlon Brando was indeed the man. Our prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.

Now I think I'll dim the lights and put on a classic Brando movie...

Brock Lesnar, touted as The Next Big Thing in the WWE, a legitimate National Champion in college and a 3 time Champ in the Pros has walked away from his multi-million dollar contract to try out for the NFL.

And while Brock is big enough, strong enough, and even fast enough to make it in the NFL, he has an uphill battle to get picked up since he hasn't played in nine years and the last time was on a high school team.

Still ya have to admire a person willing to turn down millions of dollars to persue a dream.

Two out of three ain't bad... and that's just what I'm hoping for.

See, I didn't care for Blade, but really, really liked Blade 2. Blade 3 aka Blade Trinity will be released later this year and I'm hoping that it will be as fun as Blade 2.

Wesley Snipes is back and that's a plus. This time around they've added two new supporting character's. Abigail and Hannibal King. Both of them look pretty interesting and I'm sure that the studio is thinking spin-off .

Check out the just opened Blade Trinity site and let me know what you think.

You just know I love SciFi's 4th of July Twilight Zone Marathon. No matter how many times I've seen some of the episodes... they're like old friends whose stories you've heard before but love to hear again.

I always recommend "To Serve Man" [1PM and 11PM] and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" [believe it or not, it doesn't look like they're showing this classic episode], but you might also want to check out "Will the Real Martian Stand Up?" [8:30 PM] or "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" [Midnight].

The cool thing is that the marathon runs from 9AM on July 4th to 6PM, July 5th. So even if you just tune in for a bit here and there you'll probably catch something fun.

Mike Tyson has earned over $300 million and is bankrupt.

I guess I shouldn't feel bad for him, but I do. Tyson should have been on top of the world at this point in career... if he was even fighting. When he was in his prime nobody and I mean nobody could beat him. He was on track to break Marciano's record of wins without a defeat.

And then Don King came into his life. And we know what happened after that.

The sad thing is, Tyson is suing Don King for $100 million... but it looks like he'll settle for a lot less... a whole lot less.

And I'll bet you that after it's all said and done, Tyson will end up fighting for Don King again.

Only in America... only in America.