In celebration of Halloween, I wanted to give props to manga master Osamu Tezuka. Vertical Inc. is publishing Tezuka's classic BLACK JACK series and to celebrate Halloween, The Beat has posted the complete "Terratoid Cystoma" story from Volume 1.

CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE STORY BY CLICKING HERE.

Earthworm Jim is now available for purchase and download on the Nintendo Wii virtual console. It's the Genesis version, so while it's not the best looking Earthworm Jim (that would be the SNES version)... it more than makes up for it with extra vocals and a bonus level.

To this day, I regard Earthworm Jim as the best US-developed videogame character. The world and it's universe were original, hysterical, and beautifully designed. Even the characters' names encapsulate the inventive humor that makes the game a classic. Enemies include Psycrow, Professor Monkey-For-A-Head, Evil The Cat, and Bob The Killer Goldfish. Most importantly, you have to save Princess What's-Her-Name.

Few games exude as much personality. It's for shame than none of Earthworm Jim's sequels lived up to the personality of the original. Earthworm Jim is really hard and the level designs can be infuriating... but the polished design of the world and characters had me coming back to play more. After all these years I haven't beaten the game. But I love playing Earthworm Jim to experience one of the greatest video game universes created.

Much like we had done with the making of our Tequila Vinyl figure, Wired Magazine has decided to let internet readers into the step-by-step process of an interview from conception to publication. In and of itself it's a wonderful concept. But when the interviewee is the fascinating Charlie Kaufman it's absolute magic.

I found tons of kernels of inspiration from the complete audio interview. I love Mr. Kaufman's honesty, analysis and commitment to his craft. I MUST watch his Directorial debut "Synecdoche, New York" ASAP.

CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO MP3 FILES OF THE COMPLETE 2.5 HOUR CHARLIE KAUFMAN CONVERSATION.

CLICK HERE FOR SUMMARY OF MAKING OF WIRED'S CHARLIE KAUFMAN'S PUBLISHED INTERVIEW.

Jerry's sporting a homemade Tequila mask given to him by the good guys at the Lucha Libre Bar (in Paris). What in the world is Gobi thinking? There appears to be a very devious twinkle to his eyes!

Welcome back to LA! Now it's back to work on all things Muttpop. There were a few cool things waiting for his return...

The solicitation for Kozik Dr. Destruction has been sent to your favorite retailer. That means it's time to pester your retailer to order your copy of Kozik's interpretation of our destructive Doctor. To celebrate, here's a nice view of the piece from a variety of angles.