By the 10s: Four Color Comics, Part 14!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
I Can't Wait to See This Movie!
Wasn't Dakota Fanning like, ten years old last year? Damn, I'm a dirty old man!
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I Present to You; HILLBILLY QVC!!!!
Have you ever gone around to yard sales in crappy neighborhoods late afternoon on a Sunday when most of the people are packin' it in, and they leave a box on their front lawn full of the most undesirable crap that they don't feel is even worth dragging back into the trailer, and they put a big "FREE" sign on it? Well, if you drive by on Monday morning and that box is gone, I'm pretty sure this guy took it and is selling your soiled pillow with the funny smell on "Bargain Barn"; a QVC-type show that was on public access in Oklahoma in the mid-nineties. Oh, and that pillow will be OK if you just run it through the warsh.
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Funny Story...
Last weekend I took the family out to Portland to do some shopping and enjoy the very Spring-like weather. After a trip to Toys R Us, we dropped in at Pizza Hut for some lunch. My youngest son had picked out a 3-pak of Ironman Superhero Squad figures, and brought them into the restaurant to play with. I was examining the figures which comprised of Crimson Dynamo, Ironman in his iconic "Avengers #4" armor (my personal favorite), and the dreaded Titanium Man.
Our waiter was at our table at the time where I noticed something humorous about Titanium Man's armor. So, holding the figure, I leaned over the table and not-so-quitely whispered to my son; "Look - he's wearing a skirt!". And at that point, we both started giggling like a couple of school girls.
Then, out of nowhere, my wife gives me a sharp elbow jab in the ribs and very angrily inquires; "what the Hell is the matter with you?!?" Confused and in pain, I reply; "What are you talking about?!? Why did you jab me so hard?!?" She appeared dumbstruck; now twitching, she said; "What could have possibly possessed you to say such a thing?!? Now, I was beginning to become upset; there have been times in the past when my wife has chastised me for making innocent, light-hearted fun of one of the kid's cartoons or toys or something, and now I realized that she was having a severe over-reaction to my critique of Titanium Man's girlie armored skirt. I replied in a very self-rightous tone; "Are you kidding me?!? It's just a toy, and Will even thought it was funny - you need to step off!"
"I'm not talking about the toy" she said. "The waiter heard you, and he's wearing an apron! He thought you were making fun of him!" Oh crap in a hat. "He didn't hear me - I was whispering" I said. Exasperated, she replys; "YOU CAN'T WHISPER! YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE WHISPERING, BUT YOU'RE NOT! EVERYONE CAN ALWAYS HEAR YOU; I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THIS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS!!!"
And you know what? I think she was right. As the meal wore on, our waiter was avoiding our table, and when he did finaly come back, he would NOT make any eye contact with me whatsoever. Now I felt bad - I didn't want to embarass him by making a big deal about it, but I didn't want him thinking that I'm some kind of douchebag doing my best to raise my son in the ways of douchebaggery. Finally, he came back to give us our check, and I explained the situation and apologized. He insisted that he didn't hear me, but I think he did. So that's my story; 100% true, no $hit. Oh, and he was bringing the food when I made the comment, so no, he didn't spit on it. And I didn't get a refill on my Coke.
Our waiter was at our table at the time where I noticed something humorous about Titanium Man's armor. So, holding the figure, I leaned over the table and not-so-quitely whispered to my son; "Look - he's wearing a skirt!". And at that point, we both started giggling like a couple of school girls.
Then, out of nowhere, my wife gives me a sharp elbow jab in the ribs and very angrily inquires; "what the Hell is the matter with you?!?" Confused and in pain, I reply; "What are you talking about?!? Why did you jab me so hard?!?" She appeared dumbstruck; now twitching, she said; "What could have possibly possessed you to say such a thing?!? Now, I was beginning to become upset; there have been times in the past when my wife has chastised me for making innocent, light-hearted fun of one of the kid's cartoons or toys or something, and now I realized that she was having a severe over-reaction to my critique of Titanium Man's girlie armored skirt. I replied in a very self-rightous tone; "Are you kidding me?!? It's just a toy, and Will even thought it was funny - you need to step off!"
"I'm not talking about the toy" she said. "The waiter heard you, and he's wearing an apron! He thought you were making fun of him!" Oh crap in a hat. "He didn't hear me - I was whispering" I said. Exasperated, she replys; "YOU CAN'T WHISPER! YOU ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE WHISPERING, BUT YOU'RE NOT! EVERYONE CAN ALWAYS HEAR YOU; I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THIS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS!!!"
And you know what? I think she was right. As the meal wore on, our waiter was avoiding our table, and when he did finaly come back, he would NOT make any eye contact with me whatsoever. Now I felt bad - I didn't want to embarass him by making a big deal about it, but I didn't want him thinking that I'm some kind of douchebag doing my best to raise my son in the ways of douchebaggery. Finally, he came back to give us our check, and I explained the situation and apologized. He insisted that he didn't hear me, but I think he did. So that's my story; 100% true, no $hit. Oh, and he was bringing the food when I made the comment, so no, he didn't spit on it. And I didn't get a refill on my Coke.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Corey Haim; 1971 - 2010
Looks like we lost another one today. Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said. No obvious cause of death until an autopsy can be performed, but his battle with drug addiction was no secret, so I wouldn't be surprised. A sad ending to a life with so much promise; dead at 38.
If The Power Rangers Knocked up The 1970's Live-Action Spiderman TV Show, The Kid Would Probably Look Alot Like This....
This thing is pure genius in it's sheer absurdity! I've known about this 70's Japanese show for awhile, but have never seen any clips until now. Let's run through the checklist, shall we?
1.) Japanese Spiderman? Check.
2.) Voice-activated Spider-Mobile controlled by wristwatch? Check.
3.) Uncanny ability to run in an extremely silly manner? Check.
4.) Awkward wrestling scene with Thing-like rock person who can grow into a giant? Check.
5.) Morphin' Giant Spider-Man Robot to fight previously mentioned giant rock person? Check.
2.) Voice-activated Spider-Mobile controlled by wristwatch? Check.
3.) Uncanny ability to run in an extremely silly manner? Check.
4.) Awkward wrestling scene with Thing-like rock person who can grow into a giant? Check.
5.) Morphin' Giant Spider-Man Robot to fight previously mentioned giant rock person? Check.
GET SPIKED!
Chicago-Based Spike Press consists of one, very talented individual; Illustrator & designer John Solimine. From his biography;
"After cutting his teeth on screenprinted posters, John has gone on to work for such clients as American Express, The Chicago Tribune, and Nike, while earning recognition from Communication Arts and Print Magazine."
I wish I had more wall space to display some of his awesome posters! Great work, John!
"After cutting his teeth on screenprinted posters, John has gone on to work for such clients as American Express, The Chicago Tribune, and Nike, while earning recognition from Communication Arts and Print Magazine."
I wish I had more wall space to display some of his awesome posters! Great work, John!
This Had My Wife & I Rolling on The Floor....
And I was walking around all night screaming; "IMA FIRIN' MAH LASAH!!" in my loudest baritone, and scaring the poop out of the dog.
To The Batmobile!
I was at Toys R Us last weekend loking for the new DC Mego figures (which they didn't have), and I found the Hot Wheels Superfriends Batmobile. It's a little larger than the standard Hot Wheels car, and I really dig the blue paint job and other details, but I felt that the $8.99 price tag was a bit extreme. $4.99 would be waaay more reasonable, but I was bummed about the Mego's and didn't want to leave empty-handed. They also had the 1:50 Batcycle from the TV show, but $40 was more than I was willing to plunk down, especially considering that I scored the 1:50 Batmobile for $15 at TRU just last November.
Sorry to be a Bummer....
I was listening to this song this morning, and as a father it really struck me as the most beautiful and tragic song I think I've ever heard.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
30 AWESOME Motorcycles!
NowThat'sNifty has compiled a list of the thirty most unusual motorcycles, and if you're a bike-lover like me, you'll be drooling on your keyboard! I especially like the one that looks like it came right out of Tron!
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The Creation of a Book Cover
As a Graphic Designer, I absolutely love to watch other designers work and see how they handle a project from start to finish.
Lauren from Orbit books sez, "I thought you guys might like my latest behind the scenes design project, while designing the latest cover in a Victorian/Steampunk book series, I left the video screen-capture on...for like 6 hours (never knew how much I checked email until I had to edit them out of there) - we condensed the rest down to just under 2 minutes, and voila."
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John Krasinski as Captain America?
SuperheroHype reports that The Office's John Krasinski is now the front runner for the role of Captain America; The First Avenger. I don't think I'm seein' it. Don't get me wrong, I love Krasinski as Jim; the doofy, yet dedicated cubicle drone on the show, but I don't really see him as the sentinel of liberty. But then again, I said the same thing about Michael Keaton as Batman; "What the?!? Mr. Mom is gonna play Batman? That movie's gonna blow!!!" So yes, dear readers; I have been wrong before, so we'll see what happens!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Cult Classic
A truly disturbing film from the director of Dracula. This is a must see movie, people!
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Pop Culture Figures as Hindu Gods & Buddhas'
Tibetan artist Gade has created this great collection of artworks featuring Marvel & Japanese superheroes and other pop-culture figures depicted as Buddhas' and Hindu Gods. Hulk is my favorite. Amazing work!
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Via Dinosaurs&Robots
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