He'd join if they rename it the Royal Some Elizabethan Nobleman Or Other Because Poor People Can't Write Poetry Company.

You're the Dock Ellis of video games!

Yes, but how often do people yell "DAVID!" at Goldblum's character this time around? I have at least one friend named David who will be very interested in the answer.

Jacobi's an anti-Stradfordian of long standing, so he at least was right at home.

One of the first thoughts I have when starting up Pyschonauts again is, "Man, this would make an awesome Saturday morning cartoon, hideous character designs aside."

Space blessings upon the anniversary of your expulsion from the womb!

I've put XCOM 2 on hold for a while. There's nothing really wrong with it, but I've had a rough week and it just wasn't fun enough to make me feel better. The constantly escalating tension, the rising stakes, the feeling of always being under the gun; all of these are fine in a vacuum, but right now it's not what I…

It's not very hard to imagine wanting to punch the New York Post in the face at any time, though.

Hm, I don't think any of those are in the pile I have. I'm most looking forward to the Detective Comics entry, whose cover shows Batman posing on a rooftop with the Riddler at his side instead of Robin. There's no way it could be as awesome as I'm imagining such a scenario being, but I'm so glad it exists.

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" or fight!

But he's such a divisive candidate, there's a risk that he might end up splitting the vote.

Right, Nate Grey, a kid from the Age of Apocalypse storyline who got shunted into the main universe at the end. He got older, started going around shirtless and calling himself a "mutant shaman." Got imprisoned by Norman Osborn during Dark Reign. Hung around with the New Mutants for a while. More or less disappeared…

Why does Ross, the largest Friend, not simply eat the other five?

Funnily, enough, I'm making my way through a stack of Futures End one-shots right now (that's probably what got me thinking about it), and I enjoy how little they have to do with each other or the main event at all. It's just a dozen different responses to "come up with a crazy-ass future story for your characters."…

Yep. Comics represent one of the few arms of the publishing industry that's actually growing from year to year, and that's exciting. So many more publishers and creators and genres and stories can make themselves known. It's fantastic.

Oh yeah, Spider-Man: Reign, the book that dared to ask "What if The Dark Knight Returns was about Spider-Man, despite that not being a good idea in any way?"

I've played that, via the Sonic Genesis Collection for PS3. Mighty odd, that game, mighty odd.

I'm slowly returning to my stationary-bike regimen after it being unavailable for a month or so, and my legs are wussing out on me. I've had to lower the ride level and cut every session short so far. It's irritating, but it'll get better with time. These things generally do.

Space blessings upon the anniversary of your expulsion from the womb!

I've got two persistent fears that are driving some heavy anxiety this week. I'm expecting a result from last week's job interview, but employers don't send rejection letters anymore, they just ignore you. So I'm dreading nothing happening. On top of that, I continue to be paranoid that my bedbugs will return from the…