Our friends over at CollegeHumor got a bunch of illustration, done by Caldwell Tanner, of comic book characters hanging out in college. This will be your chance to see characters like Thor being drunk of his ass, Superman being the crying bitch that he is, and Aquaman pretty much being a joke (oh wait, that always happens). Check after the jump to get some chuckles and see a variety of characters in college situations that fits with the character and see if you can name them all as well (ya know, just to prove how much of a nerd you are).

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Hey Comic-book fans, memba Mage? The series by Matt Wagner about a present day (well, present for the 80’s) young man who wields a magical baseball bat and learns, in some ambiguous way that his bat is Excalibur and that he is a  modern day incarnation of King Arthur? Yes, No? Eh, it was one of those  kick-ass series that time forgot. Of course, I remember it fondly and it’s one of those lesser-known comics that I always thought would make a great live-action movie or Television series. Apparently, I’m not the only one that thinks so, because Watchmen film producer Llyod Levin has just acquired the film rights to Mage. Variety says that Levin has taken the rights to the first 15 issue story arc, called The Hero Discovered. Levin plans to finance the development and production of the film, and then take the project to a studio for distribution. A tactic that basically mirrors that of Kick-Ass, from a financing perspective.

Personally I cannot wait for this. It’s by far one of my favorite comics of all time. Though, just because the property has been optioned off and gears are in motion to make a film I have to be cautiously optimistic. There is potential for a great comic-book film here, but it’s all dependent on what directing, writing and acting talent Levin brings to the project. With Levin’s credit to  Watchmen and with it being the most truest interpretation of a comic (maybe a little to true to form) in history I’m fairly confident that Mage will be handled right.

For those not familiar here is an overview of the comic:

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Alan Moore. Simply put, genius. After all, he did create some incredible works of art, i.e. comics. He is the mastermind/creator of Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell, just to name a few. John Doran, who works for a British music newspaper dubbed The Stool Pigeon, had the opportunity to sit down with Moore and speak about the works that made him an international star in the comic industry as well as his choice to distance himself from the multitude of film adaptations. After the jump, you can read a few excerpts from the interview or catch it in its entirety here.

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Jackass, Dan DiDio who is the SVP-Executive Editor of DC Comics is apparently on a mission to realize not only a sequel series but also several prequels to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchmen comic. Say what? Ya, the fucker wants to udderly milk (see what I did there?) the hell out of DC’s highest regarded graphic novel. Rich Johnston at bleeding cool has the the full story and has some good sources who apparently can back up the speculation that DiDio is sounding out people who might be willing to take on the task.

Now this DiDio douchbag is a not a dumb business man (Fucking Suits) because he knows despite a fan petition to shit on such a concept us nerds will buy anything and sales for new Watchmen would be beyond massive. For you none Watchmen purists out there we should address why this practically the sign of the apocalypse. There has been no sequel, no prequel, character spin off or anything else remotely connected to the Watchmen universe (except for that Watchmen: The End is Nigh video game) because there is no need for it. It be like coming out with a sequel to the bible and other than god writing it himself it would be blasphemy. Such as the case with a potential sequel/prequel to Watchmen. Unless Alan Moore himself put his hands on, which he won’t, a Watchmen continuation would be the equivalent of getting face raped. DiDio is praying that some young, up and coming writer might bite at the concept because he knows sure as shit that no veteran writer would dare tackle Alan Moores pride and glory. Even if Alan Moore were to surprise us and come out to play with new Watchmen material it just shouldn’t be done. Ya, its fun to speculate on ‘What if?” but Watchmen is a stand alone piece that just dare not be fucked with. Dan Didio and other capitalist butt holes like him need to just leave well enough alone.

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There’s only one thing I envy more then Dr. Manhattans big, blue…eh…head? (come on, all you guys wish you had one!) I want to have a Watchmen wedding cake (well, really I want a grooms cake of Castle Grayskull) but the watchmen cake is pretty cool too. The top layer, the Comedian Button, which represents the Comedian character as showing people what they really are, with a smile, is carrot cake with Philadelphia filling. The middle tier, Rorschach’s mask, which constantly morphs in the movie/comic books, is a lemon drizzle cake with butter icing. The bottom tier, the Doomsday clock, is shown here close to the final minute…of catastrophic destruction, is Belgian chocolate. What an interesting way to portray your true feelings about getting married! Just think about it…constant morphing (life itself), catastrophic destruction (marriage itself), and then the creepy smiley face with blood on it…is there a murder being plotted? I don’t know…but the symbolism behind the cake probably means that the marriage is not destined to last. Just my opinion. Check out some more pics of the seperate tiers after the jump.

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