Author: Drew Creasman
Drew Creasman (or DC for short) is a writer and podcaster for POP CULTURE SPIN, BMF SPORTS, and the Colorado Rockies SBNation affiliate Purple Row. He also works independently as a singer-songwriter in the Boulder and Denver areas. Drew is "analytics curious" and constantly seeks to understand as many different possible ways of looking at and understanding sports whether it be diving deep into the newest available numbers or casting them all aside for a moment and relying solely on the eyes.
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 29 - X-Men (Bryan Singer)
It was the year 2000 and Bryan Singer’s X-Men saved us all. The earth had made three trips around the sun since Joel Schumacher almost destroyed comic book cinema with Batman and Robin . The...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 30 - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi)
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man had to work. Thankfully for the millions (and millions!) of comic-book lovers, it did. By the time the film was released in 2002, comic book adaptations had gone through a rebirth and...
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Bill Maher, Zach Galifianakis
44. Bill Maher Unlike most of the comedians on this list, Bill Maher is someone I don’t try to sell to friends. At this point, most Americans who are aware of any of these stand-ups...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 31 - Smallville: Season One
If you aren’t watching Supergirl on CBS, or following our coverage here at Pop Culture Spin (reviews of every episode!), you are missing out. The show is making a strong early case for future inclusions...
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Jay Mohr, Gabriel Iglesias
44: Jay Mohr Jay Mohr is a too often forgotten name in the history of stand-up comedy. Better remembered by some audiences as the original host of Last Comic Standing and the bad-guy agent in...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 32 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
With the exception of the Ninja Turtles movies, the back-end of this list is populated with films that deliver exceptional visuals but don’t quite hold up in other areas, making Hellboy II: The Golden Army...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 33 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 3
Ninjas. Turtles. Mutants. Is there really a need for anything else? For the first and only time on these rankings, I am combining two movies into one spot. I just couldn’t choose between them. The...
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Demetri Martin, Martin Lawrence
46. Demetri Martin I have a soft spot in my heart for Demetri Martin. He doesn’t have the large body of work that some of the others on this list do, but his unique style...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 34 - 300
Zach Snyder’s second consecutive appearance on this list comes in the form of the highly stylized, over-the-top, much-quoted Spartan epic, 300 . Its been parodied and ripped apart for historical inaccuracies so much over the...
Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Greg Giraldo, Denis Leary
Image via YouTube's "Greg Giraldo - Room For Dessert/Death by Chocolate/Lent/Snacks - Standup Comedy" Video. Ranking things is a fun, imperfect, exercise that forces us to think deeper about what we value and why. Understanding...