Daily Archives: October 17, 2013

Today in Halloween: Do-It-Yourself beard

hallow beard cap

It took me a while to figure out what I liked about this Halloween mask.

Then I realized it:

It was a Halloween character that I could have – and did – duplicate even without a mask when I was a kid.

How?

watercolor paints

I used my tin of watercolor paints to paint a stubbly beard on my face.

Kids, I don’t recommend you try this at home, although the watercolors washed off with a little soap and effort and made for a pretty effective “stubbly” beard.

75th anniversary: Superman’s history in 2 minutes

superman 75th anniversary film shot 1

Well, this is kind of wonderful.

To mark the ongoing celebration of Superman’s 75th anniversary – it was 1938 when Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s superhero debuted – the people at DC Comics got DC animated universe mastermind Bruce Timm and “Man of Steel” director Zach Snyder to collaborate on a two-minute history of the character.

The look of Superman changes throughout, from the original design of the Man of Steel to the Fleischer animated shorts to faithful cartoon renditions of live-action Supermen like George Reeves and Christopher Reeve.

Some of the great characters and storylines – Bizarro, the death of Superman – are here too, as are many of the great artists.

superman 75th anniversary film family

And this just makes me smile.

See the video here at Entertainment Weekly.