Look you’ve seen this movie before or a variation of it. It’s another one of those cutesy romantic Adam Sandler comedies. Not to spoil anything, but it’s just like all of his other cutesy romantic comedies except that this time he plays an overgrown baby that TWO superhot girls fall in love with. The ads encourage guys to tell their girls that it’s a date movie as if it would be a subversive act, but this IS a date movie.

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I’ve been very quiet about the upcoming X-Men: First Class film, but the last few weeks have brought such a flurry of activity I think it’s time to weigh in. The official trailer for the movie hit yesterday on the “X-Men Movies” Facebook page, and multiple sets of photos (some legitimate, some not, and some selected by director Matthew Vaughn himself) were released in the weeks prior. If you visit this site at all regularly, you’ve seen that I’m a huge fan of all things X-Men. I focus primarily on the source material in the monthly comics, but over the years I’ve enjoyed the cartoons and films that have been part of the franchise over the years. I’m very forgiving of the changes to characters and continuity, so long as they serve to make a better story. Unfortunately, the films have declined with each iteration, and like many I’m hoping for First Class to change that trend.

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After another great year here at My Latest Distraction, we were able to get everyone together and talk about what we liked most in 2010. Lady Gaga and Inception and zombies were clearly favorites for some, but there’s really a little bit of everything in here.

It seems like the distant past already, but here’s MLD’s Best of 2010 along with a personal note from each of us. Categories include: music, movies, comic books, food, sports and pants!

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As the conclusion to DC’s year long series Brightest Day looms near, issue #19 opens just seconds after the stunning finale of issue #18 with the Deadman confronting the White Ring over its horrific actions. With the Hawkman and Hawkwoman subplot out of the way, the book’s focus turns to the “Aquawar” that’s about to break out between Aquaman’s forces and those led by Siren and Black Manta. A conflict which is capped off with a violent nod to the past.

Spoilers ahead…

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It didn’t take long, but after a heartbreaking closure of their King of Prussia Plaza storefront and a move to a mall kiosk, Comics and More will be moving into a new location. The kiosk officially shut down on Monday, January 31st, after operating for less than 3 weeks. On Tuesday, February 15th, Comics and More will open its new doors in the King of Prussia Mall’s Court with its first new comic book day scheduled for Wednesday, February 16th.

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