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Posted on 12/05/2005 4:06:56 AM PST by PatrickHenry
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On the other hand, non-breeders may be helpful to breeders by aiding them in producing more offspring. Worker bees don't breed but they gather.
Da Vinci had extensive training for the time. He worked 6 years as del Verrocchio's apprentice. So da Vinci did get both formal and informal training.
What do you do when you forget a memory-aiding device?
Heck, I'm 64 with a major in math and a degree in chemical engineering and I couldn't remember it. Concepts are fine but details are a no no.
Until Verrocchio became a real boy.
On the contrary, it is an easy matter to dismiss all phenomena as occuring "naturally." That does not make one's conclusions necessarily more reliable, true, or "scientific."
This whole "untestable assumptions" crap you (and other anti-E types) toss out willy-nilly to dismiss research you don't like just does not hold water when looked at objectively.
Change that to research they don't understand.
I sure that specific skills vary genetically, but I do not accept the concept of g. Any large population will have those factors that contribute to survival in that culture. We value counting and reading. It is circular to say that the factors we value define general intelligence.
All populations have exceptional individuals, by any standards. The frequency of these exceptional traits can shift rapidly if they become valuable to the population.
Oops, I think I misread your post. Friendly fire alert!
Sorry. :)
You'd soon shake yourself of that notion if you walked along some of the streets near my home. Either that or everyone else out there has the IQ of a fencepost. I'm not sure which prospect is more alarming. (anecdotal observations applying to population of many millions disclaimer, before Dr Stoch gets on to me)
Congratulations, the pair of you have come up with the first interesting and novel (to me) comments that have ever arisen as a result of creato homo obsession.
52! ~ 8.065 x 1067.
Of course that's only one deck, dealt one time.
CarolinaGuitarman: That is a very nice position, but it is not open to scientific investigation.
Indeed, that's just my point. You do not have to adhere to "creationism" or ID to believe in a God who created the universe and life, and you're right, this isn't open to scientific investigation. I might recommend the book Finding Darwin's God, by Kenneth Miller; he is a prominent biologist who is a Roman Catholic, who explains why evolution is compatible with Christian theology but why ID is bad theology and bad science.
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evolution works on populations, not individuals. There are examples of species with a high proportion of nonreproducing individuals. You can't simple deduce the correct answer to questions like this.
No, but the probability of getting a combination that I value is extremely low, which is why I would find it astonishing to get one.
Take a better analogy: A lottery machine containing 100 billion blue balls and just one red ball. The lottery machine randomly selects a ball. If the selected ball is red I would find that astonishing because the odds of that happening were so low (this is entirely valid astonisment, showing that retrospective astonishment is not always a fallacy)
An argument parallel to your above argument would be that my astonishment at getting a red ball is only due to my perception because I value red balls, and pointing out that the red ball had just as much chance of being selected as any particular blue ball. But it isn't the particular ball that astonishes me, it is the particular color of that ball.
Didn't Giordano Bruno get burnt at the stake for this?
In fairness RKS only ventured a hypothetical, and it was at least an interesting one. There would be a bizarre irony in the freedom to come out being bad for the homosexuality genes. Though I agree with you that I suspect it won't work like that. In evidence I cite that homosexuality hasn't died out in past human societies where it was openly practiced AFAIK.
I don't know a lot of openly gay people, but one of my former co-workers had been married and had children. It's possible that in a world without closets, fewer gay men would get married and have children. I wouldn't bet either way on the outcome.
The point of my card-shuffle post is not that our particular biosphere isn't unlikely, because it is. It's just that whatever biosphere gets produced will be equally unlikely. Ours is no more unlikely than any other. If you went back to 4 billion years ago and started the whole thing up all over again, you'd probably end up with a totally different mix of species, none of them exactly like what we have now. But this "shuffle of the cards" is ours. We're unique. Which is why -- contrary to the endlessly repeated claims of the creationists -- the evolutionary point of view places a higher value on humanity than one where we could be wiped out and started up again at the whim of a deity.
Behe also said that ID requires NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
Which is appropriate since it doesn't have any.
That's the kicker, what you value. What we all value, of course, is our present existence, our present form of life. If things had worked out a bit different, there could be another form of life here, valuing its outcome.
If the selected ball is red I would find that astonishing because the odds of that happening were so low (this is entirely valid astonisment, showing that retrospective astonishment is not always a fallacy)
I would be astonished, too. However, now think of that tank having a billion different colors in it and you didn't care which one was picked. Are you now astonished that the red one came up?
Are you changing the subject now? You made an unfounded assertion that a lot of research was based on "untestable assumptions." I pointed out that you were wrong, and now suddenly we're talking about phenomena "occuring naturally."
I personally lean toward the rare earth hypothesis. If you look at the history of mass extinctions on this planet it seems unlikely that any planet would undergo the history that led to primates.
There are lots of big brains around, but only one species with syntactical language.
Not if it were recessive.
One thing y'all may be overlooking is that relatively few homosexuals are exclusively homosexual. I've only known a few gay folks in my lifetime, and generally they were bisexual with a strong, though not exclusive, tendency toward attraction to members of their own sex.
Lots of gay men are married and have children. I imagine the same is true of women.
Not necessarily. It depends on the polarization of the light. In one direction left-hand predominates, in the other direction, right-handed.
We don't know if it's possible for right-hand life to exist in the universe; Our one example, Earth, is exclusively left-handed.
On that same note, if there IS a genetic component to homosexuality, the expression of it could be highly variable depending on the social environment that the individual was a part of. Present day expression, with the desire of gays to have pair bonding, is relatively new historically speaking. Trying to figure out in what way this genetic component (if it exists) was expressed in early Man is probably not possible.
May your nose never need to grow longer.
Moties, on the gripping hand, would be easier, right?
The research is readily admitted to be theoretical. In one of the articles, though, the scientist explicitly disagrees with the assesment that ID projects no data and makes no falsifiable claims.
Altogether now, "In the Navy..."
That was the thrust (arf arf) of one of my original replies to snowbelt, though not in so many words.
IIRC, the Persians of Alexander's time maintained a regiment composed solely of homosexual men and their lovers, the idea being that no man would want to appear cowardly in the presence of his significant other.
Canis Lupus, just as a mammalian example. There is an extreme example in the social insects. (Order Hymenoptera?) I didn't mean it to be serious proposition, just a conceit. I suspect the premise is flawed, that a gene or group of genes is responsible for inflexible, lifelong preference for one's same sex is unlikely. Probably it is just a "wild type" being acted on by unusual environmental factors. Even if were true, there is no reason to suppose that it would have an appreciable effect on gene frequency, necessarily. Then there is the question of why some societies, like The Greeks and Romans, didn't make the same rigid distinctions we do. It was useful in their societies to redirect the sexual drives of males, in certain circumstances, to boys, and then back to females for procreation. Some say that they had no heterosexuals and homosexuals, but I would argue that that pattern in society masked those who were different in the sense that they primarily responded to visual stimuli from same sex secondary sexual characteristics. My objection to public policy that allows same sex marriage is that it furthers the view that sex is primarily for pleasure rather than procreation. The declining birth rates of advanced Western societies should be of concern to us. (The Death of The West) Earlier Western societies did a better job of integrating homosexuality into their cultures than we do, to wit, the Castrati. Even though it was strictly banned by the Church, it was accepted as a part of high culture with a wink and a nod by the elite.
That'd be the Carolina Panthers cheer leading squad.
These articles always fail to address the elephant in the room: Evolution has never adequately defended itself against the empirical evidence of punctuated equilibrium. If evolution as an explanation of the origins of life can't hold water, then how can one put the same burden of proof on any other theory.
Hey! As an 18 year veteran of the (U.S.) Navy and Navy Reserve I was ever only aware of one homosexual incident at any of my duty stations. Of course it sucked that the two involved were in my department and I shared a 40-man berthing space with them...
I don't see what all the commotion is about. It really is quite simple. I do not understand how something works, cannot explain it with my present accumulation of experience and knowledge, therefore it is unexplainable and irriduceable. It is in fact, therefore, the will of the creator, ie, intelligent (more than me) design.
Sorry, I was aware of your Navy service, and I just couldn't resist.
How can you expect evolution to adequately explain the origins of life when it's not even part of the theory? Your beef is with abiogenisis not with evolution.
Do you discount germ theory because it doesn't encompass how "germs" originated?
Multiple times - yes, and, theoretically, multiple times - no.
It's a miracle!
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Way cheaper than his art book, too! ;)
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I also review the fascinating biography, The Incredible Herb Trimpe.
Finally, I rave about the DC series Gotham Central. An underrated gem.
It's 30 minutes of well-rehearsed comic goodness and it can be found HERE.
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Sticky Monsters by John Ken Mortensen
(I mistakenly refer to it as "Sticky Nonsense" on the podcast, but it's actually titled Sticky Monsters.)
COMICS READ in 2013: 807
Total comics and GNs read in 2015: 1222
BEST of 2015:
Stray Bullets: Sunshine And Roses #1-6 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer/artist: David Lapham
The perfect comic.
Savage Sword of Criminal (Image, 2015) *****
Writer: Ed Brubaker/Artist: Sean Phillips
This loving homage to Marvel's B&W magazine line in the 1970s is glorious. Phillips slips in and out of his usual Criminal art style (which is the main story set in the 70s) to the more psychedelic, Spanish/Filipino-styled barbarian artwork we saw in Conan and even the Warren B&W titles. Phillips even apes a Joe Jusko-style cover. This is a fucking masterpiece.
Herbie Archives Vols. 1-3 (Dark Horse, 2008-09) *****
- originally published in Forbidden Worlds #73, 94, 110, 114, 116; Unknown Worlds #20; Herbie #1-23 (American Comics Group, 1958-1967)
Writer: Shane O'Shea/Artist: Ogden Whitney
Quite possibly the most extraordinary, bizarre, sad, desperate, loveable, strange comic I've ever read. An obese autistic child, who is bullied by his overbearing father and kids at school, fantasises that he is an omnipotent superhero who can travel anywhere in the universe, have amazing unreal adventures and is friends with everyone from the US President to the Queen and historical figures, who he visits whenever he travels back in time. Herbie uses the power of lollipops to achieve his fantastical aims as he loses himself deep in a fantasy world where he is loved and respected, unlike the real world. Well, that's MY interpretation of this crazy comic and I'm sticking to it!
Minimum Wage: So Many Bad Decisions #1-6 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer/artist: Bob Fingerman
It's back and I am sooooooooooooooooo happy! Even if I DIDN'T win that damn competition Bob was running.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #4-8 (Marvel, 2015) *****
Writer: Ryan North/Artist: Erica Henderson
The unexpected best comic Marvel is producing this year.
Solo #5 (DC, 2005) *****
Writer/artist: Darwyn Cooke
I can't get enough of Cooke's retro art. And he's not a bad writer either. So this special devoted to Cooke was a joy to read. Maybe he should try his hand at some Marvel characters one day.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 (listen to my podcast about it HERE)
2000AD (Rebellion) *****
Writers/artists: various
And Then Emily Was Gone #0 (Comix Tribe) *****
Emily writer: John Lees/Artists: Iain Laurie (interior); Ryan Stegman (cover)
Oxymoron writer: Tyler James/Artist: Alex Cormack
Hard Time: 50 To Life & Hard Time: Sixteen (DC, 2004, 2012) *****
- originally published in Hard Time #1-12 (DC, 2004-05)
Writers: Steve Gerber & Mary Skrenes (uncredited)/Artist: Brian Hurtt
This certainly wasn't the last series Steve Gerber wrote before his untimely death in 2008, but it's arguably his finest work (Howard The Duck, notwithstanding).
Ethan, 15, is sentenced to 50 years' jail for a high school prank gone horribly wrong. He quickly makes plenty of enemies, including the Aryan Brotherhood and an insane fundamentalist Christian inmate. But Ethan has a secret – a powerful entity that lives within him that comes alive at night to do his violent bidding. This intense cross between TV's Oz and DC's own Johnny Thunder works incredibly well, mainly due to Gerber's funny, powerful dialogue. Thankfully, he doesn't write in that exhausting purple prose he used at Marvel in the 1970s. The writing here is more subtle, nuanced and, dare I say it, realistic. Hurtt's artwork is great (as always). This is a hidden gem of a series that deserves more consideration from fans and critics. It's tragic that Gerber was still peaking as a writer before he passed away. He deserves to be remembered for more than just a talking duck.
Sticky Monsters (Square Peg, 2012) *****
Writer/Artist: John Ken Mortensen
Post-it notes seem so innocent, but not in the hands of this Danish artist, who creates tiny horrific images torn from the nightmares of Maurice Sendak and HP Lovecraft.
Delusional (AdHouse Books, 2013) *****
Writer/Artist: Farel Dalrymple
Assorted bibs and bobs from my favourite alternative artist. Delightfully unsettling.
Totentanz (self-published, 2012-15) *****
Writer/artist: Marcel Ruijters
Wytches Vol. 1 (Image, 2015) *****
- originally published in Wytches #1-6 (Image, 2015)
Writer: Scott Snyder/Artist: Jock
Freaks #1-2 (Monster Comics, 1992) *****
Writer: Jim Woodring/Artist: F. Solano Lopez
A pitch-perfect adaptation of Tod Browning's classic horror film. Beautifully illustrated by Lopez. Just about perfect.
Starve #1-3 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer: Brian Wood/Artist ;Danijel Zezelj
Cooking and comics – what a tasty fucking combination.
Airboy #1-4 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer: James Robinson/Artist: Greg Hinkle
The greatest comic revival EVER. The greatest meta comic ever. This is arguably the best comic of the decade!
The Sixth Gun Vol. 8: Hell And High Water (Oni Press, 2015) *****
- originally published in The Sixth Gun #42-47 (Oni Press, 2015)
Writer: Cullen Bunn/Artist: Brian Hurtt
Dark Corridor #1-3 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer/Artist: Rich Tommaso
Fucking brilliant film noir-style comics from the creator of The Horror Of Collier County. I'm so glad I picked up this title.
The Twilight Children #1 (Vertigo, 2015) *****
Writer: Gilbert Hernandez/Artist: Darwyn Cooke
$4.99 for the first issue? Fuck me! Good thing this is just about the best new comic I've read in 2015. Gilbert rises above his usual overrated, mediocre self to deliver a strong script and Darwyn is fucking ON SONG. But damn! $4.99 an issue? Yeah...you guessed it, I'll wait for the trade.
The Fade Out #9-10 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer: Ed Brubaker/Artist: Sean Phillips
Now things are getting good.
Astro City #28 (Vertigo, 2015) *****
Writer: Kurt Busiek/Artists: Gary Chaloner & Wade Von Grawbdger (interior); Alex Ross (cover)
Chaloner rules!
Pope Hats #3-4 by Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books, 2012-15) *****
Mort Grim by Doug Fraser (AdHouse Books, 2005) *****
UR by Eric Haven (AdHouse Books, 2014) *****
Saga Vol. 5 (Image, 2015) *****
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan/Artist: Fiona Staples
New MGMT #1/Mind MGMT #36 (Dark Horse, 2015) *****
Writer/Artist: Matt Kindt
Very sad to see this great series come to an end. Also, this ends my hard-copy single issue relationship with Dark Horse. Mind MGMT was the only comic I still bought from this company (the rest I get free from the company as digital copies).
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (Top Shelf, 2015 ) *****
Writers: Hunter S. Thompson (novel); Troy Little (adaptation)/Artist: Troy Little
The Bus by Paul Kirchner (Futura, 1987) *****
I loved this strip when I first read it in Heavy Metal in the early 80s. Earlier this year, I bought the latest Heavy Metal and found they were reprinting The Bus again. Not surprisingly, it's easily the best thing in the mag. Kirchner's surrealist take on the everyman experience enduring the daily bus commute was always entertaining. This strip collection is hard to find (as is the more recent reprinting). I'd given up on finding a copy till a friend randomly sent me a link to a website filled with The Bus strips. Inspired, I went straight to eBay and found this original edition of the book for only $13. Score!
The Collector #21 (Bill G. Wilson, 1970) -**
Writers/artists: various
I bought a bunch of comics fanzines from the 1970s/early 80s for a buck each at Elizabeth's in January. I've slowly worked my way through all of them and I will write my bloggy thoughts on them down the road.
But I do want to list a few here, because some zines ACTUALLY featured comic strips and I think that makes them count as comics.
The Collector's editor and publisher Bill G. Wilson wrote and drew Hyperman, a sub-standard, three-pager featuring his hero posing against black backdrops, confronting a generic bald villain and knocking him out. I don't know how, but Wilson managed to "write" and "draw" an eight-panel strip where every single panel bears no logical relationship to the panel that precedes it. What's even more incredible, he somehow managed to get industry veteran Don Newton to ink this abortion. Maybe 'cos Newton started out as a contributor to RBCC in the 60s, he felt a sense of obligation to a new generation, perhaps.
Reagan's Raiders #2 (Solson Publications, 1986) -**
Writer: Monroe Arnold, David George & Rich Buckler/Artists: Keith royster, Rich Buckler & Scott Gladfelter
Godawful political superhero "satire".
Showcase Presents All-Star Comics (DC, 2014) ****
- originally published in All-Star #58-74, DC Special #29, Adventure Comics #461-466 (DC, 1976-79)
Writers: Paul Levitz & friends/Artists: Joe Staton, Wallace Wood & friends
My New Year's Resolution was to read a DC Showcase or Marvel Essentials book a month and I kicked off with this Showcase volume.
I loved this Justice Society of America series when I was a kid – when I first saw it, Joe Staton was drawing the series and I dug his artwork a lot. Years later, I tracked down earlier issues and marvelled at some of Wally Wood's finest mainstream work. Even though I have most of the original colour comics, I bought this cheap trade to collect the JSA's final stories after All-Star folded and they were relegated to Adventure Comics. Those issues are now prohibitively priced (I have no idea why), so this was a very cheap way of completing my collection. As is the case with all 1970s DC and Marvel comics, the writing is overblown and full of clichés (e.g. Power Girl is an aggressive, unpleasant feminist while Wildcat is an out-of-touch, ageing male chauvinist pig). But I love that Superman (who is the original 1940s Superman of Earth Two and, therefore, the FIRST superhero) is regarded as the father of all superheroes – a man who can arrive at a site filled with warring costumed do-gooders and stop them fighting just by his presence alone. It's fantastic imagery that got me hooked on the JSA for life. If nothing else, pick up this volume to appreciate Wood's input. He was the inker on All-Star #58-62, then he main artist on All-Star #63-65 (he even co-wrote #65 with Paul Levitz). His final two issues on the series see the JSA take on Vandal Savage in the era of King Arthur, and they're magnificent.
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 (Marvel, 2009) & Marvel Essential: The Fantastic FourVol. 1 (Marvel, 2008) *****
- originally published in The Fantastic Four #1-20 & Annual#1 (Marvel, 1961-63)
Writer: Stan Lee/Artists: Jack Kirby & friends
This is kinda weird. Without a doubt, this is a classic superhero comic told by the industry's two biggest legends. But there's no doubt that re-reading them 54 years later does reveal some...shortcomings to the title. Lee focuses so much on dumb intra-quartet bickering that it wears thin pretty quick. Invisible Girl is depicted as truly feeble and worthless. The team's origin is just so fucking dumb. Did NO-ONE notice that a scientist, his girlfriend and her 16yo brother were stealing a space ship to 'beat the Commies" to outer space. Isn't that a criminal offence?
Surprisingly, Kirby's art comes across as quite primitive (compared to what he went on to produce in the mid-to-late 60s), not helped by some shoddy inking by the likes of Dick Ayers and Sol Brodsky (the one exception comes in FF #13 when the inking is handled by Steve Ditko, who does a "Wally Wood" and stamps his own inimitable style to Kirby's pencils).
And while I should appreciate the relative diversity of super-villains on display in these first 21 issues (as opposed to, say, Fawcett's Captain Marvel, which featured Dr Sivana practically every issue), there's still waaaaaay too much Sub-Mariner and Doctor Doom in these early issues.
That said, I KNOW that these were revolutionary stories back in 1961, so I need to look at them from that perspective rather than my jaded 2015 perspective.
And y'know, if I do that, these stories fucking rock.
Herbie Archives Vols. 1-3 (Dark Horse, 2008-09) *****
- originally published in Forbidden Worlds #73, 94, 110, 114, 116; Unknown Worlds #20; Herbie #1-23 (American Comics Group, 1958-1967)
Writer: Shane O'Shea/Artist: Ogden Whitney
Quite possibly the most extraordinary, bizarre, sad, desperate, loveable, strange comic I've ever read. An obese autistic child, who is bullied by his overbearing father and kids at school, fantasises that he is an omnipotent superhero who can travel anywhere in the universe, have amazing unreal adventures and is friends with everyone from the US President to the Queen and historical figures, who he visits whenever he travels back in time. Herbie uses the power of lollipops to achieve his fantastical aims as he loses himself deep in a fantasy world where he is loved and respected, unlike the real world. Well, that's MY interpretation of this crazy comic and I'm sticking to it!
Vampirella Crimson Chronicles Maximum Vol. 1 (Harris, 2008) **½
- originally published in Vampirella #1-2, 8-9, 11-37 (Warren, 1969-74)
Writers/artists: various (interior); Jim Silke (cover)
I'm not sure why I bought this B&W collection...probably 'cos it was selling cheap on Lone Star. I went into reading this book with some trepidation as I always considered Vampirella a badly written T&A horror series. It certainly kicks off that way with the goofy introduction stories written by Forrest J. Ackerman. But once Archie Goodwin comes on board, the storyline kicks into gear and the quality of writing improves dramatically with the alien bloodsucker Vampi battling the evil Cult Of Chaos, whose members worship a demonic bible known as the Crimson Chronicles. Vampi is aided by a drunken magician called Pendragon and is pursued by relentless vampire killers Conrad and Adam Van Helsing. Goodwin's strong scripts are brought to life by Jose Gonzalez' exquisite artwork. His splash panels of our scantily clad heroine each issue are beautiful and he gives the supporting cast real character. Goodwin ties in Vampi with the Dracula mythology, then turns it on its head by having a newly-brought-back-to-life Drac repent for his past sins and try to be good. It's an interesting journey as he tries to mend his evil ways, but keeps failing. Goodwin's departure from the strip sees the quality of storytelling plummet, particularly the run of Flaxman Loew, who dumps the Van Helsings and reduces Pendragon to a drunken bum cracking bad puns. Even Vampirella's ongoing struggle not to kill people for their blood – which gave her a noble, tragic quality – is summarily dismissed by Loew, who has Vampi killing bad guys willy-nilly. It's a complete destruction of Goodwin's carefully laid foundations and helps leave a sour note as this collection comes to an end. Only the artwork of Gonzales (and later Jose Ortiz) salvages something from the godawful scripts. Goodwin's return to the helm in the final few pages gives hope that Vampirella was set to return to its former glory. But as it's unlikely I'll never pick up Volume 2, I guess that will have to remain a mystery to me.
Seven Soldiers Of Victory Vols. 1&2 (DC, 2011) ****¼
- originally published in Seven Soldiers Of Victory #0-1, Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Guardian #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Klarion The Witch Boy #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer #1-4, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #1-4 (DC, 2005-06)
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artists: various
After the clusterfuck that was The Multiversity, I'd lost faith in the magician. But reading this earlier, sweeping series starring a bunch of C-listers and reimagined B-listers made me a Morrison believer again. Sure, the tale is convoluted, confusing in parts and resolved in a way that I didn't quite understand (with too many rabbits pulled out of too many arses for my liking), but damn! I enjoyed the ride.
Some of the miniseries were fantastic in their own right, particularly Klarion (creepily illustrated by Frazer Irving) and Frankenstein (strong, visceral artwork by Doug Mahnke). Other series didn't do quite so well, but only the unnecessary reimagining of Mister Miracle failed to impress me.
All in all, a fine effort by Mr Morrison and friends, showing he can juggle multiple characters and complicated story arcs without disappearing up his own sphincter.
Hard Time: 50 To Life & Hard Time: Sixteen (DC, 2004, 2012) *****
- originally published in Hard Time #1-12 (DC, 2004-05)
Writers: Steve Gerber & Mary Skrenes (uncredited)/Artist: Brian Hurtt
This certainly wasn't the last series Steve Gerber wrote before his untimely death in 2008, but it's arguably his finest work (Howard The Duck, notwithstanding).
Ethan, 15, is sentenced to 50 years' jail for a high school prank gone horribly wrong. He quickly makes plenty of enemies, including the Aryan Brotherhood and an insane fundamentalist Christian inmate. But Ethan has a secret – a powerful entity that lives within him that comes alive at night to do his violent bidding. This intense cross between TV's Oz and DC's own Johnny Thunder works incredibly well, mainly due to Gerber's funny, powerful dialogue. Thankfully, he doesn't write in that exhausting purple prose he used at Marvel in the 1970s. The writing here is more subtle, nuanced and, dare I say it, realistic. Hurtt's artwork is great (as always). This is a hidden gem of a series that deserves more consideration from fans and critics. It's tragic that Gerber was still peaking as a writer before he passed away. He deserves to be remembered for more than just a talking duck.
Irredeemable Vols. 3-10 (BOOM!, 2009-12) ****¾
- originally published in Irredeemable #9-37, Irredeemable Special #1, Incorruptible #25-26 (BOOM!, 2009-12)
Writer: Mark Waid/Artists: Diego Barreto, Peter Krause & friends
Murder Me Dead hardcover (El Capitan, 2002) ****¾
- originally published in Murder Me Dead #1-9 (El Capitan, 2000-01)
Writer/artist: David Lapham
Avengers/Invaders #1-12 (Marvel/Dynamite, 2008-09) ***¼
Writers: Alex Ross & Jim Kruger/Artists: Steve Sadowski & friends (interiors)/Alex Ross (covers)
Beautiful covers are the major highlight of this quirky series that sees a displaced Invaders visit the modern Marvel Universe post-Civil War. There's everyone here from the Red Skull to Ultron to evil SHIELD LMDs to modern Sub-Mariner duking it out with junior Sub-Mariner. Ultimately, it leads to nothing except the unnecessary revival of Toro, but at least it's fun and pretty to look at.
Doom Patrol #1-22 (DC, 2009-11) ***¼
Doom Patrol: Writer: Keith Giffen/Artists: Matthew Clark & friends
Metal Men: Writers: Keith Giffen & JMDeMatteis/Artist: Kevin Maguire
Giffen's attempt to repair the damage from John Byrne's previous incarnation partially succeeds. It takes a while but this series was coming together...until The New 52 initiative killed it.
Much more fun was the Metal Men back-up feature in #1-7. The old Justice League (of 80s fame) team seem to be really enjoying their reunion.
JLA/JSA Secret Files & Origins #1 (DC, 2003) ***½
100.-120. JSA #41-58 (DC, 2002-04); Hawkman #23-25 (DC, 2004) ****
Writers: David Goyer & Geoff Johns/Artists: Leonard Kirk & friends
This is the oldest comics I had in my collection in the sense that I'd never got around to reading them. I mean, 13 years is a long time. Not sure how I drifted away from JSA. I think I got sidetracked with life and the issues started piling up. After a while I had 20+ comics sitting there and I'd lost interest in the series. When a personal crisis hit in late 2003/early 2004 I made a decision at that time to cut waaaaay back on my standing order at Kings Comics. JSA was an easy cut at that point. Four years later, the JSA got rebooted, then a few years after they were retconned out of existence by the New 52. These decade-old comics gathering dust in my spare room seemed even less relevant than before.
However, in my attempt to reach my 200-comics goal, I decided to tackle them...and I'm glad I did. This was always a fun series with characters I really liked (I was a sucker for JSA in the 70s, Infinity Inc. and All-Star Squadron back in the 80s, too). The culmination of this run is the Black Reign storyline in both JSA and Hawkman, which leads to a big showdown between the JSA (and Hawkman) against Black Adam and his team of reformed super-villains and conflicted superheroes (including Atom Smasher) after they've violently liberated the African nation of Kahndaq (which is Black Adam's homeland). Should heroes kill if it serves the greater need? The assassination of Kobra is an effective shock moment. This is a pretty powerful question and Johns (who was handling both books solo at this stage) is pretty much at his peak as a writer. Great stuff.
The Goon #30-39 (Dark Horse, 2008-12) ****
Writer/Artist: Eric Powell (except #35 where the writer is Evan Dorkin)
I'm not sure why I gave up on this series – it's really very good. Funny, dark, violent and brilliantly drawn by Powell. Maybe it's because the guy took FOUR YEARS to put out 10 issues. Yeah, maybe that's it. Ya lazy fuck, Powell!
Powers #4-11 (Icon, 2010-12) ****
Powers Bureau #1-12 (Icon, 2013-14) ****½
Powers #1-5 (Icon, 2015- ) ****
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis/Artist: Mike Avon Oeming
Pretty cool catching up on five years of Powers in one hit. If you don't read Bendis' back matter, then you can rip through an issue pretty quick. The feeling I got by the end of these issues is that not only being a copy the WORST JOB in Chicago. But being a cop alongside powers detectives Pilgrim, Sunshine and Walker is the WORST JOB in the world. You are almost guaranteed of getting bitchily insulted by Pilgrim or Sunshine or winding up as dead collateral damage when some super-powered guy attacks Walker. Sucks to be a cop in Bendis' world.
Also the three main protagonists have all spied, betrayed and lied to each other in the 25 issues I've read, so I can't work out why they're all still friends. Maybe Powers isn't meant to be read in one massive 25-issue hit 'cos the plot flaws become too obvious.
That said, this is easily one of the best cop/crime/superhero series on the racks right now – and it has been for at least five years.
Essential Godzilla Vol. 1 (Marvel, 2006) ***
- originally published in Godzilla #1-24 (Marvel, 1977-79)
Writer: Doug Moench/Artists: Herb Trimpe & friends
Listen to podcast HERE.
Toho Productions' gave Marvel a two-year run with Godzilla and it was bizarre.
Godzilla emerges from an iceberg in Alaska and goes on a rampage. He's evil for the first three issues, attacking Seattle and San Francisco. But that quickly grows boring, so they make him a sorta good guy (like the Hulk).
Even though he kills thousands of people (even in Marvel's PG world, there's no way he couldn't have wiped out oodles of folk in those cities he destroyed.
Dr Takiguchi, his niece Tamara and annoying grandson Rob create a giant Shogun Warrior-style robot to fight Godzilla.
After that, Godzilla fights alien monsters, battles rustlers, gets shrunk and fights New York sewer rats, then is sent back in time to fight dinosaurs.
Along the way, Godzilla tangles with SHIELD, The Champions, The FF, The Avengers and Devil Dinosaur. It's weirdly stupid, kinda boring and ends with Godzilla getting written out of Marvel continuity.
At least it means there's no more Rob, because he's truly annoying.
Satellite Sam #1-15 & Satellite Sam Tijuana Bible (Image, 2013-15) ****
Writer: Matt Fraction/Artist: Howard Chaykin
An odd topic for Mr Fraction to tackle: the early days of TV. Still, this debauched crime noir tale builds to a satisfying climax after a slow start in the first three issues. Chaykin has the time of his life drawing near-naked women in sexy early 1950s lingerie. Really, the series is a cross between Mad Men and Chaykin's own Black Kiss. Perversely entertaining.
The Rocketeer: Cargo Of Doom #1-4 (IDW, 2012) ***½
Writer: Mark Waid/Artist: Chris Samnee
The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #1-4 (IDW, 2013) ***
Writer: Roger Langridge/Artists: J. Bone (interior); Roger Langridge (#1 subscription cover); Walter Simonson (#2-4 regular cover)
The Rocketeer & The Spirit: Pulp Friction #1-4 (IDW/DC, 2013) ***
Writer: Mark Waid/Artists: Paul Smith (#1 interior); Loston Wallace & Bob Wiacek (#2 interior); J. Bone (#3-4 interior); Paul Smith (#1-2 cover); J. Bone (#3-4 cover)
I love The Rocketeer but these miniseries are only fair-to-middling – the first series is the best and the team-up with The Spirit is the least satisfying.
Invincible Vol. 1: Family Matters (Image, 2003) ***½
Invincible Vol. 2: Eight Is Enough (Image, 2004) ***½
Invincible Vol. 3: Perfect Strangers (Image, 2004) ***
Invincible Vol. 4: Head Of The Class (Image, 2005) ***½
- originally published in Invincible #1-19 & Image Summer Special #1 (Image, 2003-04)
Writer: Robert Kirkman/Artists: Cory Walker (#1-7), Ryan Ottley (#8-19) + friends
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE ORIGINAL COMICS OF THIS SERIES ARE WORTH?!!! Issue one alone is $1500 MINT! I had Invincible #1-25 and I sold the lot in 2005 for THIRTY DOLLARS on eBay!!! AAAAARRRRRGHHHHHH!
I stopped buying Invincible and sold my collection at the same time that I quit The Walking Dead (and yes, I sold the first 25 issues of TWD on eBay for a pittance, too). I'd had enough of the torture porn that Kirkman had turned both titles into – while I could sorta understand why he did in a zombie comic, I just couldn't appreciate him taking the torture porn route in what was, essentially, a light-hearted superhero tale. To be honest, I started going off Invincible around #8 when Invincible's dad Omni-Man was revealed to be a mass-murdering psycho from another planet. It wasn't hard to quit the series when I did the same with TWD. Having just read the Wikipedia entry on Invincible, I'm glad I did, because Kirkman has taken the series into some truly dark territory. Still...a few years back i saw the first four volumes of Invincible for sale cheap on eBay. On a whim I bought them (along with the first two volumes of TWD...don't ask). I didn't know what to expect when I reread the first 19 issues. I will say that I still hate the dark road that Kirkman took the series in #8 when Omni-Man slaughters the Guardians Of The Globe. But much of the comic is endearing and Invincible is such a likeable teenager...well, he is at this stage anyway.
I won't buy any further volumes, but I'm glad I reread it – Invincible was once a very enjoyable comic book.
And how did I forget to include the epic Teen Titans arc that I read in September? I even did a podcast about it. :P
Direct download: KYE44.mp3
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Mon, 11 January 2016
HELEN and I did this podcast last month, so technically it's from 2015 and therefore a year old. Or not.
In this edition, we relate tales of terror culled from years of long drives in the Australian outback. We've had a few unsettling experiences.
Forgive the sudden conclusion. Listening back, I realised the last six minutes was just waffle about the dangers of driving at dusk in the outback when the kangaroos emerge (which happened to us again that very evening, funnily enough). But it wasn't particularly spooky conversation, so I cut it out.
Direct download: TFTR03.mp3
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Wed, 18 November 2015
IN WHICH I get UFC 193 thoughts and predictions from Harley Wonderland, Mark Mercedes, Josh "The Axe" Shooter and Mr Juicy. Yes, the cream of Sydney's IWA and Melbourne's MCW told me who they thought would win the main event between women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and her opponent Holly Holm. Guess which wrestler tipped the upset?
I was there live in Melbourne's Etihad Stadium to see history being made and I wrap up this short podcast (like 12 minutes) with quick thoughts on the show and the main event while rushing to catch my bus to the airport.
It's slightly late UFC wrap-up fun.
Direct download: wwcbd38.mp3
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Sun, 8 November 2015
A VERY short podcast in which I discuss my comics pull for November 5. Plus I reveal my new philosophy when it comes to buying "floppies" (single issues) over "trades" (TPBs).
Times are tough, my friends.
The podcast can be found HERE.
Direct download: KYE43.mp3
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Thu, 8 October 2015
Kirby Your Enthusiasm, ep. 42: "Essential" and "Godzilla" aren't two words you normally see in the same sentence
THIS podcast was supposed to be rambling reviews of Essential Godzilla Vol. 1 (Marvel, 2006), plus a bit at the end about Image's freaky series, Wytches. However, the second part of the podcast fucked up and now it's just about Godzilla. Sorry about that, but I can't be arsed re-recording it.
Ah well...let me just say here that Wytches is scary as hell and well worth your time picking up the first volume. It does for witches what The Walking Dead did for zombies. Seriously, freaky as fuck.
Anyways, enjoy this "on the road" edition of KYE, co-starring the Hotbody Helen. Cheers.
Podcast is 21 minutes long and can be found HERE.
Direct download: KYE42.mp3
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Fri, 4 September 2015
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Oh...and I couldn't readily find any to quote during the podcast, but below are a few of the "lovable" insults the Titans throw at each other in the comics. Great writing, Marv. CLAP CLAP CLAP
Changeling to Cyborg: "Shut up, rusthead."
Speedy to Kid Flash: "Whoa there, fleet-feet."
Speaking of poor writing, here are two more inexplicablly bad plotting elements by writer Marv Wolfman that I forgot to include in the podcast.
* In issue 29, Terra tells Changeling that she's not a Teen Titan and "second, I'm not becoming one." The next issue, they are in her apartment and she reveals her new outfit, saying "So tell me, bozo, am I Titans' material or what?" Wow, that was a sudden change of heart on her part. I mean, we find out later THE REAL REASON why she wants to join the team, but why does she pretend she doesn't want to join in #29? I put it down to Marv being a talentless hack.
In issue 30, The Brotherhood Of Evil defeat the Titans, then inexplicably let them live, with Phobia saying they have no desire to kill them. When they clash again an issue later, Warp tells the Titans that the Brotherhood have no qualms killing them. Er...slightly contradictory there.
I could find other obnoxious elements, but I think I cover most of the reasons why "The Judas Contract" is an overrated turd in the podcast. :)
Direct download: KYE41.mp3
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Wed, 8 July 2015
The top three Aussie wrestlers going today: Jonah Rock, Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls.
IN WHICH Lord Mark Williamson and Dann Lennard discuss the passing of Dusty Rhodes and talk passionately about the greatness of the American Dream, and the joys of being bribed with SCOTCH, and then we get into the meat of the podcast: THE TOP 200 AUSSIE WRESTLERS FOR 2015, including our Top 20 Best Wrestlers and the FIVE WORST WRESTLERS (who inexplicably get listed as No. 196-200...even though there are clearly more than 200 wrestlers in this country. Don't question us. This is how we ROLL, sports fans.)
What this Top 200 is ALL about, sports fans...
DISCLAIMER: If you are NOT listed in our Top 200 it's for THREE reasons:
1. We forgot about you or weren't aware you existed. Sorry.
2. You're severely injured, retired or dead. Sorry.
3. You're so fucking shit you don't even deserve a mention. Get over yourselves.
And now, without much further ado...here it is.
1.-2. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
3. Jonah Rock
4. "Jag" Hartley Jackson
5. KrackerJak
6. Adam Brooks
7. Tyson Gibbs
8. Buddy Murphy
9. Australian Suicide
10. Carlo Cannon
11. Elliott Sexton
12. Mr Juicy
13. Shazza McKenzie
14. Damian Slater
15. Davis Storm
16. Dowie James
17. AJ Istria
18. Chris Vice
19. Chris Basso
20. Ethan Hughz
21. Robbie Eagles
22. Mick Moretti
23. Kijimuna
24. Ladybeard
25. Marcius Pitt
26. KC Cassidy
27. Jesse McKay
28. Emma
29. Matt "Grimm" Basso
30. Alex Kingston
31. Mike Burr
32. Jay Andrews
33. Josh Shooter
34. Rufio
35. Kellyanne English
36. Kellie Skater
37. Mikey Broderick
38. Nick Armstrong
39. Enforcer
41. Robby Heart
42. Mad Dog McCrea
43. Havok
44. Chris Trance
We love his "workrate" in and out (and in and out and in and out...) of the ring. Good stuff, fella!
45. The Warship
46. Dean Draven
47. Brodie Marshall
48. Kelso Kahoniz
49. Brad Smyth
50. Vixsin
The only person on this list who let me kiss her gash. That earns Vixsin a top 50 spot right there!
51. Gladiator Apollo
52. Pat Graham
53. Sean Kustom
54. "Gorgeous" Greg Graham
55. Joey Graham
56. Madison Eagles
57. Hayden Zenith
58. Bishop Sommers
59. Ryan Eagles
60. Demi Bennett
61. Wayne "The Maniac" Mattei
62. Bee Boy
63. Alex Titan
64. Slade Mercer
65. Marvel
66. Anarchy
67. Savannah Summers
68. Link Barnett
69. Wreckin' Ball Wilson
70. Cletus
71.-72. World's Friendliest Tag Team (Lochy&TD)
73. Daniel Swagger
74. Mickey Jackson
75. Matt Bailey
76. Chet Jacobs
77. Jarrad Slate
78. Hughsey
79. Dean Brady
80. Gabriel Wolfe
81. Jake Nova
82. Siren Monroe
83. Luke Knight
84. Mr Exclusive
85. Johnny Lukas
86. Braithe Priest
87. Crofty
88. Whatever the fuck Lightning Luke calls himself nowadays
89. Tre
90. Australian Wolverine
91. Michelle K. Hasluck
92. Blue Oni
93. "Pitbull" Craig Cole
94. Chris Trio
95. Harley Wonderland
96. Gavin McGavin
97. "Mad" Mike Massive
98. Syd Parker
99. Jay Taylor
100. Benny Factor
101. Alberto Bravo
102. Matt Rogers
103. Corruption
104. Green S.M.A.S.H
105. Massive Q
106. Koi Bombora
107. Brian "Heat" Seeker
108. Super Cyclone/Josh Haze
109. "The Don" Michael Morleone
110. Mikey Lord
111. Keegan
112. Scotty Ryan
113. Jagger Stevens
114. The Choff
115. Karlos Aries
116. BJ Blade
117. Dan Moore
118. Liam Mendel
119. MANtis
120. Storm
121. "The Crazy Croatian" John E. Radic
122. Cadman
123. Eddie Jones
124. Bai Long
125. Battle Toad
Not THE Toad, obviously.
126. Trikki
127. Jade Diamond
128. Mike Boomer
129. Felix Young
130. Blair Alexis
131. Anthony Dangerfield
132. Ricky Rembrandt
133. Emanuelle
134. Rip Rielly
135. Dan Steel
136. Tome Filip
137. Mat Diamond
138. Sara Jay
For her ring outfit alone. :P
139. Mark Kage
140. Kyote
141. Kobra Jones
142. Spaceman Dacey
143. Aaron O'Malley
144. Bohdi McKenzie
145. His Royal Tenis
146. Kaha Edmonds
147. Tower Of Power
148. Lucas Gold
149. Savage Ultra Lion
150. Zach Archer
151. Beau Sayer
152. Cousin Ali
153. Fury
154. Jordan Bishop
156. Samoan Warrior
157. Big Fudge
158.-159. The Floozies
Two chicks with real potential who are getting some good training up at Newcastle Pro. Big things ahead of them (no pun intended).
160. Zac Douglas
161. Cody Swift
162. Vinnie Vain
163. InstaGraham
164. "Birdman" Phil Picasso
For going above and beyond when he was tarred and feathered after a recent IWA bout.
165. Diego Del Fuego
166. Lynx Lewis Jr
167. Renegade
168. Tarlee
169. Tukahe
170. Hudson Kai
171. David Nero
172. Rachel Rose
173. Jack O'Lantern
174. Diablo
175. Combat Wombat
The best name in Aussie wrestling by far.
176. Kira Sommers
Leather chaps! Holy mother of God! Yes!
177. Rhys Youngblood
178. Chris Hermes
179. JT Robinson
180. Randall
181. "Superstar" Bill Dundee
He may be 102 years old but he could still out-work 95% of the wrestlers in this country. Fact.
182. The Cure I
183. The Cure II
Disappointingly, neither of them are doing a Goth gimmick.
184. Rainbro
185. Psykotic
A giant of a man (not literally) who has worked every single wrestler, commentator, journalist and fan in this country. Well played, sir, well played.
186. Achilles
187. Bruza
No, for the last time, I DON'T want to be your Facebook friend!
188. Niki Nitro
189. Tommy Hellfire
190. Hunter S. Hayes
A guy with no charisma and moderate in-ring talent assumes the surname and persona of a legend that NO-ONE UNDER THE AGE OF FORTY will know. And you STILL have no charisma, mate.
191. Big Bad Nick
192. Masked Mauler
193. Jack Bonza
PWA Sydney's heavyweight champion. A very good worker and a great heel. Also doing very good things at Newcastle Pro as both a worker and trainer. Wait...why is he at No. 193?
194. Adam Hoffman
Another very good worker and part of the most dominant faction in Sydney wrestling, The Four Nations. Hang on...this doesn't seem right Adam being at No. 194...
195. Concrete Davidson
Hands down the best gimmick in Aussie wrestling. Dann is always entertained by Concrete's 19th century strongman shtick. And he's a nice guy to boot..............WTF? How is he at No. 195?
How is any of these guys THIS LOW in our list? Shit....it's almost as if someone BRIBED us with scotch to put these three talented performers so low as a RIB. And we did.
Because we are WHORES FOR SCOTCH.
196. Kandi Luv
197. Big T
198. Shane Saw
199. Whiskey Sixx
200. Andrew "Shark" Carter
Just a quick comment about No. 200. I was loathe to put an AAW "wrestler" in the list as I don't regard AAW as anything other than a vanity backyard group funded by
But Shark finally did enough this year to earn a guernsey by
1. Changing his name legally to "Shark"
2. Telling bemused interstate wrestlers that he'll only wrestle over here for $500 "because I'm worth it". BWAH-hahahahhahaha; AND
3. For being part of the WORST Aussie feud of this century: an agonisingly dull, worked shoot with a doofus called Joey Angel. Terrible stuff.
Quality ring attire, whether it be the shortest of shorty shorts...
...or leather chaps will get you into our Top 200.
Congrats to the first-ever AAW backyarder to score a guernsey in our list. Say hi to the Shittest of Shit Kents: No. 200 Andrew "Shark" Carter. CLAP...CLAP...CLAP...
Direct download: wwcbd37.mp3
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Fri, 12 June 2015
IN WHICH I talk about comics zines, including some classic ones from the 1970s and early 80s that I picked up for a buck apiece at Elizabeth's Bookshop on Pitt Street, Sydney.
I then segue into a review of the more notorious mid-90s comics zine/magazine Subliminal Tattoos, published by the infamous Robet Dupree (aka "KOOL Man"). Lots of sleazy commentary for your aural enjoyment.
Direct download: KYE40.mp3
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Conceived and designed the experiments: BG MF LF ASW CR JIF. Performed the experiments: BG MF LF ASW CR KCS JIF. Analyzed the data: BG MF LF ASW CR KCS JIF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KCS. Wrote the paper: JIF.


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MiniWeb HTTP server
MiniWeb is an embeddable, cross-platform, small-footprint HTTP server implementation, implementing basic GET and POST requests as well as request handling dynamic content generating. It works on x86 (Windows/Linux), ARM, MIPS and any posix platforms, either embedded or standalone.629 weekly downloads
Apache Mobile Filter
The fastest and easiest way to detect mobile devices230 weekly downloads
OpenLink Virtuoso (Open-Source Edition)
Virtuoso is a scalable cross-platform server that combines Relational, Graph, and Document Data Management with Web Application Server and Web Services Platform functionality.183 weekly downloads
mod_auth_sspi - Apache 2.x SSPI authentication module which let Apache 2.x users authenticate against Win32 domains.167 weekly downloads
Open Source PKI solutions165 weekly downloads
ModSecurity is a web application firewall that can work either embedded or as a reverse proxy. It provides protection from a range of attacks against web applications and allows for HTTP traffic monitoring, logging and real-time analysis.121 weekly downloads
Free-SA is report generating tool for web, proxy and mail log files57 weekly downloads
MiniShare - Minimal HTTP Server
A minimal web server with a simple GUI meant for fast and simple file sharing. Aims to be powerful yet easy to use.100 weekly downloads
Kerberos Module For Apache
Mod_auth_kerb is a module that provides Kerberos user authentication to the Apache web server. It allows to retrieve the username/password pair, and also supports full Kerberos authentication (also known as Negotiate or SPNEGO based authentication).87 weekly downloads
axTLS Embedded SSL
axTLS is a TLSv1 SSL library designed specifically for embedded devices, with a highly configurable interface for small memory footprints.65 weekly downloads
High-performance multithreaded web server28 weekly downloads
State Threads Library
The State Threads Library is a small application library which provides a foundation for writing fast and highly scalable Internet applications (such as web servers, proxy servers, mail transfer agents, and so on) on UNIX-like platforms.41 weekly downloads
mod_qos is a quality of service module for the Apache Web Server. It implements control mechanisms that can provide different priority to different requests and controls server access based on available resources.104 weekly downloads
WebDAV CGI
WebDAV CGI brings your file service to the Web. WebDAV CGI adds a modern Web interface and WebDAV to file systems like AFS, NFS, CIFS/SMB, EXT, GFS, and so on. It preserves existing file permissions by using a included setuid/setgid wrapper.34 weekly downloads
Embedded C/C++ Web Server47 weekly downloads
mod_gzip is an Internet Content Acceleration module for the popular Apache Web Server. It compresses the contents delivered to the client. There is no need to install any additional software on the client!10 weekly downloads
Simple HTTPD
ATTENTION: project moved to http://code.google.com/p/mongoose57 weekly downloads
Squid HTTP Proxy Developments
Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for Web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. This site hosts developer-derivates from the official version found at http://www.squid-cache.org20 weekly downloads
mod_auth_mysql is an Apache module that allows authentication using user and group data stored in MySQL databases. Originally by Vivek Khera for Apache1, now also includes a version for Apache 2.52 weekly downloads
HTTP Client C API
Highly portable API written in C that implements the client side of the HTTP 1.1 Protocol as Defined in RFC 2616,2617. Can be easily ported to any platform that supports standard C calls and Berkeley sockets.43 weekly downloads
Boa is a single-tasking HTTP server. That means that unlike traditional web servers, it does not fork for each incoming connection, nor does it fork many copies of itself to handle multiple connections.14 weekly downloads
distcache, Distributed session caching
Distributed session caching tools and APIs, primarily for SSL/TLS servers though perhaps useful for other (non-SSL/TLS) circumstances. Also includes a self-contained network abstraction library (libnal), and the sslswamp SSL/TLS benchmark/test utility.36 weekly downloads