Ryan Haupt

haupt

Name: Ryan Haupt

Bio: I write articles for these guys, generally about science and comics. I also do my own podcast called Science... sort of. Get it on iTunes! Go find my articles and comment, it's fun and guaranteed to make you smarter and more attractive to the opposite sex. If you're having trouble finding all the links to ALL the articles I've written I made a handy list here.

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I like books with a hidden complexity. There’s a phrase used in entertainment circles called the “elevator pitch” which refers…

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         I come from a military family. There was some slight pressure to join up after high school but…

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haupt's Recent Comments
April 3, 2012 3:55 pm I love Nightcrawler. However, did any of you consider that leaving out an obvious one fosters discussion? #CONSPIRACY #INCEPTION
April 3, 2012 10:22 am Blob bumps no one. I was trying to avoid going all Marvel and DC, besides Astro City is beyond awesome.
March 22, 2012 12:06 pm I read this and thought about pitching it as a post here then decided not to. As an archer, I just found it kind of annoying. Ellison's bow is a state of the art weapon, Renner's a is a prop; the bows look differently weights, almost certainly have different draw weights, etc. etc. I remember reading Kevin Smith's intro to his Green Arrow run, he said he actually tried to go shoot a few rounds and found that it was really really hard, but that shouldn't prevent him from telling good stories. So I doubt Renner's form will detract from my enjoyment of the movie. That being said the double arm guards is really annoying, you have to be doing something screwy to need one, let alone two. Then again I've never fired an arrow while falling off a building, so I'll let it slide too.
March 15, 2012 11:33 pm I appreciate the clarification and explanations. I admitted in the article that I was working from a limited understanding of the distinction and I did my best to be clear about how I was using it. I also didn't mean to insinuate that illegal or immoral activities were necessary to being a journalist, but there is an element of reporting things that the parties in the spotlight might not want exposed, which is how I was thinking of it in terms of the comic world. Regardless, I'm glad you provided your insight and perspective. And I'm equally glad you weren't a dick in the way you provided it. :-)
March 14, 2012 4:10 pm You are absolutely right, Jimski and Brothers pieces definitely qualify. Glad you pointed those out. Thanks!
February 23, 2012 2:58 pm I like the breakdown, probably should have used a format like that for the article. Good clarification.
February 23, 2012 2:57 pm 1) Love the idea of opening a wormhole just to point a radio telescope at it, that's good stuff. 2) The more advanced cars have gotten the less people can work on their own vehicle. I built model rockets as a kid, but I couldn't build a infant life-support system. Just a thought.
February 22, 2012 3:56 pm In the original Golden Age continuity their powers didn't come from yellow stars, all Kryptonians were just that hardcore, but with the updated explanation of a yellow sun it does make sense that they'd be searching yellow stars for planets first a foremost. Keeping those priorities straight!
February 22, 2012 3:55 pm I don't remember that at all, was it in Gaiman's Sandman books?