Ok, so mostly comics...

Doomsday Clock

The Mr. Otto — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:13:41 +0000

Apparently the doomsday clock is now set at SIX minutes until midnight. I feel safer now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8460324.stm

Santa’s Be Sketchy

The Mr. Otto — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:40:19 +0000

http://sketchysantas.com/

The Mr. Otto — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:06:34 +0000

Dark Knight Returns Question #2 – Rest of Book 1.

How do the news reports change as more sightings of Batman surface?
What unique things does the artist do with onomatopoeia in this section?
How do the police react to Batman? Does he initially seem to be the caped crusader or the dark knight?
How does Batman feel about being old?
What does Batman’s choice of the seven working defenses (pg. 39) say about his character?
What detail on pg. 41 shows us that Gotham is really New York City?
How does the Joker change when he sees Batman on the News?
What does the televised debate on page 42 show about society?
Respond to Batman (pg.45) saying, “You’ve got rights. Lots of rights. Sometimes I count them just to make myself feel crazy. But right now you’ve got a piece of glass shoved into a major artery in your arm….I’m the only on the world who can get you to a hospital in time.”
Compare Batman’s view on Dent’s mental problems to the therapist on tv (47).
Why does Two Face target the twin towers for his plot? How does this compare to September 11^th?
Why does Batman save Two Face from falling to his death?
What two things does Batman see when he looks at Harvey Dent’s fixed face?
What do you think happens to Harvey Dent after this? What does Bruce Wayne want to have happen?

Dark Knight Returns Book 2 Name:

1) What is the author’s message concerning special interest groups?

2) How is the mayor of Gotham Portrayed?

3) What can we learn about “Robin’s” parents?

4) When and why does Batman break his one law (no killing)?

a) What does this say about the change in society?

5) What is “Robin’s” first attempt at fighting crime?

6) What does the female voiceover on page 69 add to the story?

7) What is going on in page 70?

8) Respond to Batman’s comments on page 76 “Rubber bullets.” “Honest”.

9) WHY? (page 77-78)

10) What is the author saying about TV?

a) Give examples to back your claim.

11) What two people are talking on page 84? How do you know?

12) What does the Joker do to convince the therapist to take him out of Arkham?

13) What does the voice over and TV broadcast on page 89 add to the novel’s themes?

14) How is the second fight with the mutant leader different?

a) How is this representative of Batman’s aging process?

15) Is the woman with the shaved head and Batman face paint a good or bad sign of things to come for Gotham?

Dark Knight Returns Book 3

Who is talking/thinking in the blue text boxes?
What does the author do to let us know what happened to the mutants?
1. What did happen to the mutants?
What types of information is added using the tv shaped panels?
How does the media react to Superman’s return?
What is going on with the USA military?
Despite being similar in age compare how Bruce and Clark seem when they meet.
What do the “batcopter” incidents reveal about Batman/Robin’s relationship?
Why does “Clark” think what Bruce is doing is wrong or at least a poor decision?
What is Wonder Woman’s (Selina’s) new profession?
What is Batman considering when he thinks (pg 136) “How many more will it take? How many more until I finally do it?”
What motive for stopping Batman does Superman reveal on page.139?
Robin’s internal monologue on pages 147-148 sound a lot like she’s being molested. How are the situations similar?
1. Why does she cry when the guy dies?
Does Batman kill the Joker? If not, how does he die?
What conflicts are left for the final chapter of this story?

The Dark Knight Returns Book 4

Batman usually is credited as winning due to his intelligence, planning, and physical prowess. To what does Batman credit his escapes?
What steps have “the Sons of Batman” taken that Batman never would?
What is Bruce meaning when he says, “I keep track…” page 168.
Besides meeting in the dump, what do the mutants and the Sons of Batman have in common?
What color text boxes does the artist use for different characters?
Why do the mutants help Batman?
1. What does this chance suggest about the group?
What internal conflict does Superman reveal during his struggle to find the sun?
What do the tv interviews reveal about society?
Why does Gordan run home to Sarah when she has been dead for years?
What happens when the TV station tries to comment on Superman?
How does Batman use Superman’s powers against him?
Ok, on a scale from 1 to 10 how funny is it that Robin aims a slingshot at Superman after he tears open the tank with his bear hands?
What does Batman mean when he says, “It’s way past time you learned what it means to be a man”?
Why doesn’t Bruce kill Clark?
1. Why didn’t I ask “Why doesn’t Batman kill Superman?”
What does Bruce do after his “Death?”

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Questions: Book 1 Part 1

The Mr. Otto — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:00 +0000

What clues to the story can you take from the cover?
What parts of the article “Truth to Power” could be foreshadowing?
What is Bruce doing at the start of Book 1?
Describe the state of Gotham.
What two things is Bruce thinking about when he is confronted by the guys with knifes? Why don’t the guys attack?
What is the new name of Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane? What does the change suggest about this society?
On page 15 how does the artist use paneling to show the split in Harvey Dent’s (Two Face’s) personality?
How does Bruce discover his fear of bats?
What makes Bruce sentimental/sad on pages 19-20?
How does Bruce react to Alfred pointing out his lack of mustache? Why?
Why does the movie Zorro mean something to Bruce? Why is the author’s choice of movie appropriate?
Who or what is the speaker on pages 25-26?
How does the weather parallel Bruce Wayne/Batman?
Why does Batman destroy the cab drivers money?

The Mr. Otto — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:25:02 +0000

For fun (not an assignment + do your work first)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/nerd-venn-diagram

Take the nerd, geek or dork test – http://www.okcupid.com/quizzy/take?id=9935030990046738815

For those wondering, here is the result of my test

Modern, Cool Nerd

78 % Nerd, 61% Geek, 22% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.

Nerds didn’t use to be cool, but in the 90′s that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn’t quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and “geek is chic.” The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!

Congratulations!

Blog Comments

The Mr. Otto — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:29:38 +0000

Today’s assignment:

Read at least 1/2 of the blogs by your classmates (that’s 7 blogs). The blogs can be found on the blog roll to the left.

Post comments on at least one of their blog entries. Comments should be either a question or a clarification (a point that adds on to one of the points brought up in the blog).

After people start commenting on your blog, you should respond with comments of your own.

Star Wars Won’t Die

The Mr. Otto — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:02:58 +0000

Sadly Neither Will Kanye West

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2041736/kanye_sith.jpg

Review a blog

The Mr. Otto — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:44:59 +0000

Read and review this blog: deadccgs.wordpress.com (copy and paste if clicking link doesn’t work.)

Answer the following questions for your review.

Audience

- Who is this blog’s specific audience?

- What parts of the blog show that the writer is writing for that specific audience?

- Does this blog have a general audience outside of its specific audience?

- What does the writer do to make this blog readable by a general audience?

Purpose

- Why was this blog written?

- Does the purpose match the audience’s needs/desires? How so or how not?

Format

- How long are the paragraphs?

- Does each paragraph have its own purpose/topic?

- Create an outline for the blog. Include what is in the introduction; list the topics and conclusion.

Design

- How visibly appealing is this blog entry?

- Does this blog cite the sources of its media?

- What type of links are included in this blog?

- How does the media/web content enhance the reading for the reader?

Grammar

- Comment on the blog’s sentence structure, grammar, word choice, and punctuation.

Feedback

- How could this blog be better? (You can’t say that it is perfect because Mr. Otto wrote it because nothing is perfect.)

Star Wars Spoof

The Mr. Otto — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:02:21 +0000

Lincoln shot first

I hate you, George Lucas.

PIMP MY BLOG

The Mr. Otto — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:14:36 +0000

Stolen from The Man Upstairs

Upgrade to a different color scheme/theme. Log in to wordpress.com, then click on My Dashboard if you don’t automatically go there. Click in the middle on Change Theme. Under Browse Themes, click on A-Z and look through the 76 options you have. When you find on e you like, you can click Preview to see what your blog will look like in this theme. When you’ve made your final selection, click Activate.

You may want to create a Gravatar, which is an Avatar of yourself. Many of you did this or started it last week. A free site to do this is www.madmenyourself.com . Once you have finished your avatar, save it into your folder on the DHS network.

To upload your avatar, go back to your website’s dashboard and scroll down to the Settings link on the bottom left. Click on General settings. On the right, you will see an option to upload an image of yourself on the right. Click on the browse button and go to your avatar in your file on the DHS network and upload it.

Go back to your website’s dashboard, click on the Theme or Manage Theme option, and click on Widgets. You can add widgets to your blog here by dragging them over from the center section to the right. If you want to add your avatar (called Gravatars by this program), drag it over. You can then edit the caption under your Gravatar by selecting the drop-down menu that is under the word Gravatar. You also have a few other options for that widget. Once finished, save it all and go up to the top center of the page and click on the Visit Site button to make sure it looks as you wished it to. Edit as needed.

You may wish to add other Widgets to your blog as well. Check them out and add as you like.