#TheDailySpin: The adventures of being a comic book writer

Speaking of comic books, there are bound to be countless Batmans and Spidermans roaming the streets come Halloween, but in the name of all that in scary, Google+ is offering a way to spook-up those profile pictures. It’s also a way for the social network to promote its photo editing tools, as well as itself.

If that doesn’t work, Google+, you can always try the tollbooth. It’s a surprising hit with advertisers.

For hits of another kind, plenty were thrown in a Starbucks where coffee wasn’t the only thing brewing. A turf war between the notorious Hells Angels and rival motorcycle gang the Vagos stemming from a feud last year at one of the café’s Santa Cruz locations has spurred what’s being called the worst California biker feud in a decade.