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"Stop copying me!"
Stop it!
"Stop it!"
The thing that comes immediately to mind in looking at that list is that, Lobo aside, Marvel got such the better end of the deal. Their DC-derivative characters have proven to be very successful (Squadron Supreme, Imperial Guard, Moon Knight) and become important parts of the Marvel Universe mythology.DC's Marvel-rip offs are mostly very obscure characters with little real importance to the overall DCU.
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It's actually pretty interesting how many of them have been answered in the last 13 years.
#1 - The Origin Of Wolverine: Answered.
#2 - The Origin Of Cable: Answered.
#3 - The Face Of Darkhawk: Answered, looked like a pretty boy in Runaways.
#4 - The Origin Of Ghost Rider: Answered.
#5 - The Fate Of The X-Men: Answered, then re-confusalized.
#6 - The Face Of Doctor Doom: This was a mystery once?
#7 - The Sixth Member Of The Infinity Watch: No idea what that even means.
#8 - The Secret Of Spider-Man's Parents: Answered (lamely).
#9 - The Origin Of Nightcrawler: Answered (lamely).
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Will YouTube be sued into "oblivion"? Loud-mouth billionaire Mark Cuban thinks so.
YouTube, based in San Mateo, California, specializes in serving up short videos created by everyday people. Its popularity, with more than 100 million video showings daily, has spurred speculation the firm will be sold or taken public.But YouTube has also come under scrutiny because users often post copyrighted material, including music videos produced by well-established artists.
YouTube company representatives were not immediately available to respond to Cuban's comments.
Cuban said "anyone who buys that (YouTube) is a moron" because of potential lawsuits from copyright violations.
"There is a reason they haven't yet gone public, they haven't sold. It's because they are going to be toasted," said Cuban, who has sold start-ups to Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) and CompuServe.
YouTube, which has nearly one-third of the U.S. Web video audience, three times that of Google Inc., or twice that of News Corp's MySpace, has been working on signing licensing deals with music companies and TV networks to ensure they are paid when users view their content.
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Over at CBR, someone raises a reasonable question:
[Superman II] was on HBO the other day and I watched the scene where after he gets his powers back he goes back to that bar and beats up the guy that beat him up. The last time I saw this movie was like a million years ago, so I totally didn't remember that. But this time I was like 'wtf?' Superman is out getting revenge on this guy? Is that something that most people feel was out of character or do most ppl not even stop to think about it?
Thinking back on it... it does seem a little petty, doesn't it?
I remember being mildly annoyed by that at the time.While I enjoyed seeing Clark getting his revenge on the bully, it seemed kind of like "cheating" for him to use his powers to do it. Kind of like, if you got your ass kicked, coming back with a gun or running the guy over in your car.
USA! USA! USA!
I think Superman going back to the diner and teaching that bully a lesson was awesome and I loved it! IMO there was nothing inherently shifty or dirty about his actions. Clark got his ass whipped earlier when he was at a disadvantage and came back and whupped ass when he had the advantage - that's the American way. I hate when Supes is portrayed as a goodie-too-shoes.
Someone needs to stop all the jerk truckers out there... if not Superman, then who? You? Don't make me laugh.
Did Superman pick on someone weaker than him?Yes.
He kinda does it every day. He goes out there and he stops bad men from doing bad things. They shoot bullets at him, but what does he care? He's Superman. He's stronger than they are, but it's okay, because they're bad guys and need to be stopped.
Trucker was a jerk. Jerk needed to be stopped. Best way to stop him? Teach him not to go around picking on people that are minding their own business.
Superman will always do things to people weaker than him. What makes it okay is that these aren't nice people. He's not picking on anyone just because he's stronger, he's doing it because someone needs to, and he's available and capable.
And lastly, the bottom line in this controversy...
The bottom line is, Superman DID NOT ATTACK FIRST. All he did was go back disguised as Clark and make a smart aleck comment. The trucker then threw a friggin punch. What's worse, he threw the first punch the first time too (maybe it was an elbow).Had Clark gone back and the guy had been apologetic, then there would have been no problem. Nothing about that scene was petty, the trucker a bully, and bullies should be dealt with just as criminals are. (Not to the same degree, obviously the punishment should be in proportion to the offense)
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CBR has all the details in a new column.
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Suck on that, Kawamori!
p.s. The Japanese fans hate it as well, they are calling for a ban of Kawamori from all future TF developments
Stop lying to us, Takara!!!!
You bought Twincast... and you're complaining about Starscream's color???Yeah. At least HIS box didn't try and claim Blaster was inside.
Damn... life is hard sometimes.
I'm so torn. I preordered this guy immediately following the announcement. I love the mold and the jet-mode looks amazing, even in the different colors. The thing I can't get over is the blue in his chest -- why not make it red???? WHY?So, now I have to decide if I hold out for a better color scheme and potentially miss him.
Argh.
Though, given the response perhaps I could hold out and pick him up on the cheap since it seems that not a lot of people are interested. Choices, choices. I'm leaning towards cancelling.
Umm...
I can't wait to hold him in my arms and take him to bed.
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Know the warning signs, parents!
6. Does your son use Quake?Quake is an online virtual reality used by hackers. It is a popular meeting place and training ground, where they discuss hacking and train in the use of various firearms. Many hackers develop anti-social tendencies due to the use of this virtual world, and it may cause erratic behaviour at home and at school.
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9. Has your son radically changed his appearance?
If your son has undergone a sudden change in his style of dress, you may have a hacker on your hands. Hackers tend to dress in bright, day-glo colors. They may wear baggy pants, bright colored shirts and spiky hair dyed in bright colors to match their clothes. They may take to carrying "glow-sticks" and some wear pacifiers around their necks. (I have no idea why they do this)
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Apaprently it's a lot less complex than we thought.
Marmaduke's habit of skulking about in the attic is not appreciated by his sleepy owners, who implore him to stop as he peers down at them through a small window they installed in their ceiling specifically for this strip.
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Thor's a clone.
The one in Civil War #4?
The one that kills Goliath?
He's a clone.
Tony Stark made him.
Reed helped.
But... what should we call him? We've got to call him something. Can't call him "Thor". And fandom loves giving clever-ish nicknames to things (ID4, anyone?).
Comic-dom seems to be settling on "Clor". Which rolls off the tongue like a lead weight.
Me, I think we should call him "Thorgery."
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Dear God... I actually remember this float. From the 1987 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...
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The X-Axis takes a look back at the X-Men's early days via a review on the new book X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, by Jeff Parker and former Swipe of the Week star, Roger Cruz.
It's an interesting look at the changing role the school has played in the X-Men mythos over the years.
The school was little more than a token cover for their headquarters during the sixties. The only time the X-Men are ever shown doing something school-related (unless you count their training sessions in the Danger Room) is when they graduate with their high school diplomas - in issue #7. After that, it became a book about students, hanging out at jazz clubs, listening to beat poetry, and meeting men who built suits of exploding cobalt armour. The idea of the X-Men running a school doesn't become a big part of the mythos until the New Mutants turn up in 1983.
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Because being a comic book fan wasn't already embarrassing enough... Marvel teams up with the soap opera Guiding Light.
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Marvel.com wants to know who'd win: Thor or Jesus?
Its a toughie. Thor may be superstrong, invulnerable and can chuck lightning...but Jesus is the soul of the party with his ability to transmute water into wine and food multiplication powers. Plus he is darned handy with a hammer himself considering he is a qualified carpenter.
Who's side are YOU on? Ah, the side that takes itself too seriously:
JESUS THE CHRIST!God and Jesus are real entities - where as Asgard is purely a fiction. That being said let's just say the two hypothetically met in the 616 universe of Marvel Comics.
He wouldn't defeat Thor, for they would have no reason to fight. Thor, would quickly come to see that Jesus is both wise and loving, and he would offer to follow Jesus. Jesus would teach him the word of God, and eventually Thor would go on to preach the gospel to both peoples of Midgard and Asgard...showing to everyone that is God our father, and that Jesus is the son of man. Our brother and sheppard.
It would technically be a draw, because they would both win each other as friends, for that is the way of Jesus. Jesus will always prevail.
No, I don't see where you're going with this... Jesus likes Jello?
Jesus turned water into wine,Thor, what are you going to do with that Gelatin Hammer?
See where I'm going with this one
Someone's going to hell...
Jesus is so powerful how came he got nailed to a cross & died? that count as a super power.maybe jesus is just into a little S & M and in which case would mind if thor hit him around a bit.
A call for objectivity:
The idea is that they ARE FIGHTING and who would win.... if we were talking about any other superhero vs any superhero it would come down to a list of powers and capabilities.... But what can Jesus do? compared to Thor.Look at things objectively....
Does this count as objective?
After His ressurection, He became part of the Holy Trinity, sharing the same power as God our Father, the Creator of the Universe.In Marvel Comics 616 terms...Jesus Christ would have -
The presence of Infinity
The knowledge of the Watchers
The power of the Beyonder
The awareness of the Living Tribunal
And the connection to life and death of the Phoenix ForceIf in a hypothetically impossible scenario they did battle - it would be a relatively short fight, and let's just leave it at that.
So, apparently, they should actually be asking who would win between Jesus and the Beyonder... It would be a fairer fight.
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Then someone gets schooled:
That's why it's called a suggested manufacturer's price. The maufacturer suggests what it should cost but they can sell it for whatever they want. (the suggested price keeps the competition close though.)
Schooled with a capital "C". For Capitalism:
And here you are incorrect. Now, often it makes good business sense to adhere to MSRPs and cover prices, but there is no law requiring adhering to them. In fact, if the companies applied any pressure to us to stick to the cover prices either lower OR higher, they would be running the risk of a government investigation. I don't remember the exact details, but several years ago the record industry got in trouble over what was called "MAP" or minimum advertised price. When a new item came out, the record companies told retailers of ALL sizes that they could not advertise below a certain price. A consumer group found out of this practice and filed a class action lawsuit which resulted in fines from the federal government and a lawsuit settlement that cost the companies hundreds of millions in reimbursements. (My numbers may be a tad off, there, I'm going from memory)As a rule, the controls and laws regarding pricing in this country exist to protect the consumer from either gouging or collusion. If every retaile in the country sat down in a room and said "We're charing $25 for Astonishing X-Men #17 variant", that would be collusion, and illegal. Gouging is only invoked, generally, in the case of raising prices on necessary items in a time of crisis. Now, you can TRY to argue in court that a comic is a necessity, but you aren't likely to get far.
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Tonight we'll find out if the American version of "The Office" jumped the shark by marrying Sam and Dian-... I mean, by having Jim and Pam kiss.
But, more subtly, the base-line mood of David Brent's workplace—resignation mingled with self-loathing—is unrecognizably alien to our (well, my) sensibility. In the American office, passivity mingles with rueful hopefulness: An American always believes there's something to look forward to. A Brit does not, and finds humor in that hopelessness. What truths, I wondered, might Le Bureau and Stromberg reveal about the French and German professional milieus?
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Newsarama has a thread having some fun with Sue's letter to Reed in Civil War #4.
You guys are fascists, and you are soaked in blood. I'm very, very ashamed, and I'm leaving you to join the opposing team and fight against you.But before I go, I'll make you a nice dinner and bang you one more time...
Hugs & Kisses,
Sue
And this exchange:
Dear Reed,I faked it.
XXX
Sue
Dear Sue,It's all good.
I'll just clone ya'!
Laterz
-Reed
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It's also very, very subjective.
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SPOILERS.
Cat's out of the bag about who dies in Marvel's Civil War #4.
Over at Millarworld they are discussing it (with spoilers) here.
How does it feel to kill - actually kill - a super hero from the one of the Big Two, Mark? Not something that many people get to do.
not to rag on you personally, but i'm surprised that people are that surprised about most of these spoilers.many of these plot points seem to have been telegraphed from a mile away.
Mini-Me was a clone. and he rocked.Midget Clones. good.
all other clones. bad.
And Newsarama goofs on it (with spoilers) after the jump...
Newsarama goofs on it here, with a not-long-for-this-world thread titled "OMG! bill foster Goliath passes on??"
The punchline's in the first post:
"seconds at dinner? but hes 40 feet tall!! HE HAS TO EAT, HES A GROWING BOY!"
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The Smoking Gun looks at complaints lodged over vanity license plates.
I find the following NYS custom plate that I saw on I-87 last week offensive as it spells out "blow me" when viewed in a rear view mirror. This was on a green SUV. Can this plate be recalled before others are offended too? Did the sreening process miss this plate?3M WOJ8
Thank you for investigating this matter.
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Does the PCS preview editorial on the Civil War #4 death give away too much?
U-Decide!
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The Byrne board discusses one of the great comic mysteries of the 80s, "Who was the Hobgoblin?"
Byrne weighs in:
other writers stepped in to destroy the mystery as quickly as they could. And to do it as badly as they could, too!I can't count the number of times this has happened to me, having left a storyline with a question mark at the end, deliberately, only to have some hack come in later and answer the question. Of all the lazy writing we get in comics, this is the laziest.
Then someone reposts PAD's take on it all:
Basically, here's what happened:There was a Spider-Man writer's summit, and it was decided there (since Roger was no longer connected with the books) that the HG would be Ned. DeFalco started doing a series of stories building up to that revelation.
But then DeFalco and editor Jim Owsley had a falling out and DeFalco departed the books. Owsley then sat me down and said, "The HG is going to be the Foreigner, and you're going to write the story in which that's revealed."
I said, "The hell he is, and the hell I will. It makes no sense. He's Ned."
Owsley said, "Well, here's the problem. Too many fans think Ned is the Hobgoblin. In order to close that door, I wrote this Spidey/Wolverine one shot and Ned gets killed by terrorists."
I nearly had a stroke. I said, "But...you CAN'T! Ned's the Hobgoblin."
Owsley said, "If you don't want the Foreigner to be the Hobgoblin, you come up with something else."
So I re-read Tom's run, looking for an out. There wasn't one. Tom had been too thorough. It was obvious why all the fans were figuring out it was Ned; there was no one else it could possibly be. I went out to lunch with Owsley, totally flummoxed about what to do. I said, "Wait...who kills Ned in the one-shot?"
"Terrorists," said Owsley. "The death isn't shown. Peter just finds the body."
And that's when it hit me.
I said, "I've got it. Ned will be the Hobgoblin. It won't be terrorists who killed him; it'll be the Foreigner's men. And we'll reveal it four months later. And for those four months, all those fans who were convinced Ned is the HG will be convinced that Ned is the one person who couldn't POSSIBLY be the HG, because who would be stupid enough to knock off the main villain months before revealing his identity? It's never been done. And no one could ever do it again."
And Owsley went for it.
And that's the God's honest truth of how it happened.
PAD
And then someone posts without reading the thread. Because the mystery was already solved. Like, twice:
In my mind it is still a mystery and probably always will be.The best mysteries never need an answer--I wish more editors would appreciate that.
Three pages in and no ones asked Byrne what "question marks" and what "hacks" he was referring to...
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Someone hates John Hughes 80s movies. Maybe.
Truth is they don't seem to remember them that well. Which, if you're constructing an argument against them, is kind of important.
I have now saved you all from the miserable fate of having to actually watch Breakfast Club to find out what it was all about, except for the ending. At the end, these five totally different people with totally separate social lives, who are supposedly high school students, agree that the day is not a beautiful and transcendant moment, but rather a complete change in all their lives. Yeah. That makes sense. Just misbehave on the same day the prom queen has detention and you will totally get to be her boyfriend. Does anyone actually identify solidly as Prom Queen, Jock, Stoner, Geek, or Psycho, with a capital letter, in high school?
Not actually what happened. They all acknowledge in the film that things will not change with them come Monday, and, really, the point of the film is just that they realize they have more in common than they thought.
I don’t remember the distasteful Ferris Bueller’s Day Off that well, other than that the normally charming Matthew Broderick plays a guy who is totally horrible to his friends and destroys his friend’s father’s Ferrari. This is supposed to be good because in John Hughes Teen World, anyone who has something – girlfriend, boyfriend, car, etc. – deserves to lose it.
Which is false. Cameron destroys his dad's car to force them to confront their own issues. But why bother bringing in facts, when you have your own world view you need to bend reality to?
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The Marvel Boards are debating who is the weakest superhero of all. Or, rather, "THE WEAKEST SUPERHERO U CAN THINK OF".
If you can get through all the bad spelling, it looks like people are not fans of Jubille, Angel, and, strangely enough... Howard the Duck.
But the best part is when the guy shows up who apparently hasn't read a Spider-Man book in the last two years:
WELLL...REALLY, SPIDEY'S ONLY POWER IS TO CLIMB WALLS, SPIDER SENSE, AND SUPERHUMAN ABILITESSPIDEY CANT REALLY SHOOT WEBS....DOESNT ANYONE REMEBER THAT HE USES CATROGES
Yell at us some more, Yelling-Man!
THE MOVIE GOT IT ALL WRONG BECUZ IN SPIDEY 1...THEY SHOWED U WEB INSIDE THE VEINS....SPIDEY IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A PRESSING DEVICE WRAPPED AROUND HIS HAND THAT SHOOTS THIS FAKE BUT REALISTIC WEB
I think Yelling-Man might be the weakest superhero I can think of.
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Daily Scans blogs the comic-y goodness that is "Weston Page".
It's the story of Crest Jones. And his journey into super-adulthood. It's a mature comic, where maturity is defined by such adult themes as saying "shit" and and adults who "sleep, together."
If the character's name is "Crest", why is the comic called "Weston Page", you might ask? Well, Daily Scans explains:
After a run-in with the EPA brothers, Crest, who has been posessed by the spirits of three dead cops (Westley, Stone and Page) and now calls himself "Westone Page"
Now, don't you feel stupid for asking?
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Apparently, Hulk Hogan's teenage son was driving his dad's Lamborghini when it caught fire, utterly destroying it.
Dude.
We know how our dad would have reacted if we had pulled a stunt like this when we were teenagers and he was driving a beat up old Chevy. We can only imagine what's going to happen to the boy considering that it was a REALLYFUCKINGEXPENSIVE Italian sports car and his dad can whip 'im with the LEG DROP OF DOOM!! ZOM!G!!1!!!! Whatcha gonna do, boy? WHATCHA GONNA DO??? Those 24-inch pythons are comin' for you!!!!!
It would totally rule it if the boy got home and the Hulkster started wailing on him, only to have his she-beast of a daughter appear from under the living room sofa with a steel chair and just brain him! I can just hear JR screaming, "OHMYGOD!!! IT'S BROOKE HOGAN AND SHE JUST HIT HOGAN WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!" Yeah!!!!
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A link on the Bendis boards to a story about a Sudanese man who was caught having sex with a goat and was subsequently forced to marry it turns into an opportunity for geek humor.
This is a slipery slope that will lead to traditional marriage.And so we learn the secret origin of Wood God.
Is it Mark Millar? He licks'em you know.
We've really gotta stop picking on Mark Millar. But this time we didn't start it. Really.
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Tom Hanks apparently ain't the nice guy that everyone makes him out to be. A forthcoming biography on Hanks quotes some court papers filed by his now-deceased ex-wife who alleged some nastiness on Hanks's part, but more interestingly, the biographer:
reveals that Hanks' kid brother, Jim, played a Forrest Gump-type character in a little-known soft-core sex flick two years before Tom created the role that won him an Oscar. In "Buford's Beach Bunnies," Jim invented the "now-famous jerky run associated with Forrest Gump" and, like Gump, showed a shy politeness toward women by calling them "ma'am," the author says.
A little known fact about the movie Forrest Gump is that much like how footage of JFK was digitally manipulated to show Forrest meeting him, Robert Zemeckis originally had Forrest getting a nice, sloppy blowjob from Linda Lovelace. Unfortunately, that scene ended up on the cutting room floor after Zemeckis had enough of Forrest going "whu- whu- whu- whu-" over and over again.
Swear to God.
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Whitney is divorcing Bobby. You know, we didn't hold out much hope for this union when it first happened, but when Bobby successfully turned Whitney into a crack ho and she ran her career into the ground, we figured they were together for good.
Well, apparently all it takes is one BET video slut to break up a good thing.
TMZ is also reporting that infamous "Video Vixen" (a.k.a. "slut") Karrine "Superhead" Steffans is one of the main reasons for the divorce. Bobby Brown has been seen with Karrine pretty often lately. He's been staying at her house and Karrine allegedly pays for Bobby's pre-paid cell phone. Man, what a drag. Going from being a famous multi-millionaire married to another famous multi-millionaire to a divorced loser riding a used vacuum cleaner and mooching money to keep your cell phone working.
(We know, we know. Too much Hollywood celebrity news and not enough comic book/geek snark. But we don't control the flow of information, friends. It controls us.)
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That's Brooke Shields. And that's totally a scratch, not a pick.
She is not an animal!
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Over at MillarWorld, some philistine dared to question the greatness that is Jack freakin' Kirby:
I don't get why Jack Kirby is the "King." Now don't get me wrong, he was a really solid artist, but comparing him to Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Bill Everett and a lot of the other artists at the time... I don't really see how he's BETTER than those guys.
Oh dear. Now you've gone and done it. Within the comics industry, there are two things you don't question: the virginity of Wonder Woman and the awesomeness that is Jack Kirby.
If you don't understand why Kirby is KING...you might as well burn all your comics now.Kirby is above this kind of comic book exchange of opinion.
Infact if you cannot appreciate his contributions, his pure talent and raw energy you might as well stop reading comics now.
Kirby isn;t a discussion about style, he is the reason comics are cool. the reason peopl take notice of these images on paper.
I think its pretty pathetic any one can call themselves a comic fan and not get it.
You want to have a meta-discussion about style and what is art sure, but Kirby quite frankly is way beyond that.
Jack Kirby also saves babies from burning buildings, parts raging rivers using only his mind, and cures loathsome diseases in his spare time. And he had a remarkable singing voice.
And a 12-inch schlong.
(Oh, and incidentally? The word "meta-discussion" DOESN'T FUCKING EXIST IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE! Ahh, I feel better.)
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Two hundred and twenty. Two hundred and freakin' twenty. That's how many spam comments we had to delete off the the Lint Trap the other day. Most of them were attached to this post. Don't know why. Something about the suck-ass Wolverine attracts the spam bots.
Or were they? Is that what they want us to think??? Because I tell ya, I can believe "batman logo", "united states postal service", "Jessica Simpson Have [sic] Implants" and "mortgage calculator" are all true fans of the ol' Trap. I want to believe. So very, very badly.
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It was the headbutt heard 'round the world.
During the World Cup Championship match between France and Italy back in July, star French player Zinedine Zidane was ejected from the game (effectively ending his career in disgrace because he was planning to retire after the match anyway) after he DAMN NEAR LOST HIS MIND and headbutted Italian player Marco Materazzi. Afterward, many asked what prompted the billygoat impression, but Zidane and Materazzi would only say that words were exchanged, never divulging the details of what could have been so horribly offensive as to warrant a reaction that Zidane had to know who earn him an ejection from his final game, which was taking place in his sport's biggest stage, no less. Was it a racial slur? A yo' momma joke gone bad? A "You think this letter on my forehead stands for France" type of crack?
Well, apparently Materazzi said he thought Zidane had a cute sister.
Materazzi said it was mention of Zidane's sister which prompted the butt from the France midfielder which left Italy's opponents down to 10 men before their defeat on penalties."I did not provoke him, I responded verbally to a provocation," Materazzi told the daily Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday.
"We both spoke and I wasn't the first. I held his shirt but don't you think it is a provocation to say that 'if you want my shirt I will give it you afterwards'?
"I replied to Zidane that I would prefer his sister, that is true. I brought up his sister and that wasn't a nice thing, that is true."
Seriously. That's all it was.
And now FIFA's getting involved, trying to get these two to kiss and make up.
Hey Zidane! Your mother's a hoo-er!!!! *Runs and hides*
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ZOM!G!!!1!!! ComicsBloc posters speculate on what the hell is going on with Tony Stark. Why is he acting like such a dickhead in Civil War? Why does he seem . . . a little different in that Mighty Avengers preview? And dude, why is he nekkid all the time in New Avengers?
Well, they have no answers for the last question (our supposition: Because he likes to jack it to Maria Hill's image on the vidscreen when he's talking to her), but as for the other two? Two words: Hank Pym.
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And so do we. Obsessively and maniacally, in fact. Via BitTorrent.
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Does this mean Pam Anderson, thirty years from now, will look exactly the same, perfectly preserved through a lifetime of plastic surgery and collagen injections? Dare to dream.
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John Byrne has given up the good fight against . . . emoticons.
I've fought the good fight for as long as I've been online. Here in the Forum, we've made pretty good headway ----- but out in the real world, a whole generation has grown up that is incapable of reading context into the printed word without little signs and signals to tell them how to think. The English language survived for a few hundred years without accent marks or umlauts or any of those appendages other languages seem to need -- but the InterNet has made it impossible for people to tell "I'm gonna moider that guy!" is a joke without :-) orafter it. So I give up. Emoticons. Use 'em if you got 'em. From now on, I'm going to. :-P
This is a crying damn shame. We live in a world that has emoticons, and those emoticons have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Joe Quesada? John Byrne has a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You have the luxury of not knowing what he knows. That saying Hispanic women with blonde hair look like hookers in the total absence of an emoticon, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that his existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want John Byrne on that wall, you need John Byrne on that wall.
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Slate.com's graphic novelization of the 9/11 Report.
And YMB's rememberance thread.
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Pat Lee's super bad ass Dreamwave Comics site.
WARNING: Pat Lee is often shirtless.
SOMETIMES WE SHARE SOMETHING WITH OTHERS WE FEEL NO ONE ELSE COULD EVER COME CLOSE TO THE IMAGERY OUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER PORTRAYS. A PAINTED PICTURE? YES... TORN AND RIPPED TO SHREDS BY IT'S OWN CREATOR. I'VE GIVEN SO MUCH IN LIFE, AND ASK MYSELF OFTEN ECSPECIALLY IN RELATIONSHIPS... WHEN AM I EVER GOING TO GET ANYTHING IN RETURN. IT'S INTERESTING HOW I JUST KEEP ON BUMPING INTO PEOPLE THAT SEEM TO LEAVE SWIFTLY OUT OF MY LIFE AND GENTLY FALL INTO SOMEONE ELSES ARMS. WE THINK IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH THE OTHER, THAT THEY BECOME SUCH GREAT MEMORIES, AND THAT IT SLOWLY BUILDS UP TO SOMETHING SO STRONG...CALLED LOVE. MY DREAMS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED, MY HEART TORN APART. LEAVING NOTHING BUT INNER PAIN AND MEMORIES I KEEP LOCKED DEEP DOWN MY MIND. I WISH SOMETIMES THAT THE RAIN CAN WASH AWAY ALL OF WHAT IS LEFT OF MY PAST MEMORIES, PAIN AND SUFFERING... ALL I WANT, IS SOMEONE REAL....
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Balitmore Comic-Con starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday.
Newsarama has an interview with con promoter, Marc Nathan.
YMB will be there, will you?
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A poster over at CBR has chronicled Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson's relationship pre-Infinite Crisis and now wonders:
With all this in mind, just what is the history of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson's relationship NOW? What's canonical, and what isn't?
Here's hoping Devin Grayson's novel "Inheritance" is.
Batman was standing so close behind him that Nightwing couldn't turn around without bumping into him. Batman had learned years ago that it was the only way to keep him still.
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The DC boards wonder, "If YOU were a superhero, would you KILL?"
Some say "no":
No. It's a moral code I acquired by reading the Silver Age Superman of all things.And when Byrne had Superman kill the pocket universe Kryptonians he lost me as a fan forever. It was an absolute contradiction and profaning of the Superman I grew up with.
There's an additional problem to the idea of killing the "really" bad guys like Hitler or Boothe -- something always goes wrong. There are always unintended consequences.
I don't believe in the death penalty here on "earth" either.
Some say "yes":
Definitely. Within a matter of days after getting my powers I would go from superhero to vigilante to super villain. Not only would I kill those that the law cant reach but I'd probably get in "pre-emptive strike" mode and kill those whom, in my view, are capable of commiting great crimes and would kill them beforehand just to be safe. Lets just say that I know for a fact that if many of us had super powers its very likely we'd turn into killers and the like, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
These are the kind of hard decisions we must all make at some point in our lives.
(Not really.)
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Steven Grant takes on the "Cyclical Comic Book Boom" theory.
The cyclical theory is popular with a lot of people in comics mainly because it takes the onus off them: the fault lies not in ourselves, but in our stars. It suggests that whatever we do, our efforts are nothing to the ebb and flow of time. People happy to wallow in the status quo often use it as an excuse to putter along - to "stay the course" - without considering that perhaps their problems lie in the kind of material they're producing. Because, obviously, if the audience will come back on their own there's no need to try to build one, or to try to figure out what an audience might want.
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Over at ComicBloc a poster has had an "idea" for a story involving Batman butler, Alfred Pennyworth:
While watching Batman Forever I concentrated on the character of Alfred Pennyworth, and an entirely new storyline occured to me, perhaps an end to the batman legend and myth if told correctly. What if Batman's caretaker from an infant Alfred Pennyworth is a brainwasher of the United States, commissioned by the British Secret Service? Using an iconic image of a superhero who relies mainly on detective work, which was born in Britain (so the story goes). His mission is to subconciousley condition the public masses of America into the ultimate objective of the entire British Commonwealthoverly dramatic so far, but i have a subconcious idea of my own to brainwash everyone who experiences the story to understand that it is a conspiracy theory that Bruce Wayne unravels because he is Batman. A total mind**** for anyone who feels optionless and completely guided throughout their whole life - suddenly they realise they are who they are because of who they are not because of anyone else. And they Realise people like Batman exist.
Ok sorry I had to post that on the internet, you guys were the first people I found who I think would appreciate this.
Reactions are mixed:
I hate to sound like a jerk... but are you f***ing high?
And, by "mixed", I mean universally the same:
If I read that in a comic, I'd probably quit reading Batman altogether. It really is the dumbest thing I've ever read, and I've read some d@mn stupid things.
So, what does thie teach us? That's right... never watch Batman Forever.
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(Edited 9/6/06 5:20 p.m. Eastern)
Between his bold proclamation regarding comics' first billionaire and now this, Mark Millar is going to supplant John Byrne as the internet's resident comics buffoon, oh, by about 5 p.m. (Oh, lookit the time . . . .)
Tweaking the dialogue on Ultimates 12 before it leaves for the printer tomorrow (38 whopping pages), but nipped out for a much-needed haircut and a break. While down at the shops, I saw a black guy with DS. Amazing, as this is something my friends and I had queried for years. Is DS genetically localized to Caucasians.Yes, I'm now about to waste 20 mins phoning a couple of my pals to say so, but now me appetite has been whet and I'm curious if there are any Chinese or Indian Downs Syndrome people out there. Given that Scotland is almost entirely white my chances of seeing one here are slim, but I'm certainly on the look out now.
MM
That's just embarassing. Better hope your hotshot Hollywood friends don't see this, Mark.
After -- AFTER, mind you -- talking about "Orientals" and kids with Downs' Syndrome as if they were circus sideshow freaks, a moderator writes:
How about a banning for the first out-of-line comment?
Ummmm, what? Horse? Barn door?
But Millar JUST. DOESN'T. GET. IT.
PS This is the best thread in quite some time.
But at least two people who post there have some sense about them:
I figure if you ever become a really big time celebrity, it's threads like this that will cause your downfall.What the fuck is wrong with you, dude?
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If you can, please send some help to comic creator Lea Hernandez.
As Gail Simone has posted on a few sites:
Early this morning, the Texas home of award-winning writer/artist Lea Hernandez, my friend and co-creator of the graphic novel Killer Princesses, caught fire and burned. Half her house is now gone, and the rest is smoke-damaged. In addition, she lost at least six of her family’s beloved pets, two dogs and four cats. If you knew Lea, you’d know how devastating that is....
Lea has two (wonderful, amazing) special needs children and right now they need a place to stay and some clothes to wear. More than that, they need some help, and fast, in the form of donations to her paypal account. Lea’s a proud person so I’m going to ask FOR her. This is important, and a great chance to do a wonderful thing for a creator who has consistently enriched this industry we all love so much. Please, take a moment and send WHATEVER YOU CAN to Lea’s paypal account and help make this time a little bit less painful for someone who would do the same for you if the positions were reversed.
...
Read what Lea had to post on a neighbor’s computer while wearing her pajamas at: Livejournal.com/users/divalea
Donate (PLEASE) to her paypal account at: mojocatshoes@yahoo.com
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John Byrne comments on the passing of TV's Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.
Okay, time for me to rain on this parade. I didn't know he had kids. YOUNG kids. This alters the mix considerably. This makes him an ASSHOLE. Cops and firemen, to name but two, place their lives on the line every day to protect others. There was nothing Steve Irwin was doing that he could not have done -- as did, say, David Attenborough -- without putting his life at risk.This takes this from tragedy to stupidity, and, worse, irresponsibility.
Not sure which is more suprising, Byrne's callousness or that some of his board members actually stand up to him over this:
A ray's sting, while quite painful, is rarely fatal. In a complete fluke, the animal's tail managed to creep below his rib-cage and pierce his heart. It seems a little much to call Irwin an a-hole considering the circumstances which took his life were more a result of extraordinary bad luck than any particular daredeviltry on his part.
No, it's Byrne's callousness...
I border on being GLAD this asshole is dead!
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It takes all of three posts before Newsaramians are arguing with each other.
One poster complains:
Lucky they didn't try calling it the Superhero Initiative, otherwise DC and Marvel would have chased after them, after all, DC and Marvel own the word superhero, thanks to Congress selling America's language to the fastest bidder.
Another points out:
You're actually angry about something that didn't happen.
Original poster repies with a Wikipedia link!
Looks like it did actually.
Oh, snap! A Wikipedia link! Oh Noes! But wait...
No, none of that says that they own the word "superhero", merely that they have the trademark on it for certain trade uses. And Marvel and DC chasing after the former-ACTOR for the name? That's something that didn't happen.
Double-Oh Noes!
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Superfrankenstein is a great blog to check out, if you don't already. Mark Waid has recently joined Tom Peyer, Stuart Moore, and Jamie Delano. It's blogtastic!
And the ongoing battles between Peyer and some anonymous troll named "spysmasher" are quite fun.
At 8/28/2006 4:53 PM, spysmasher said... Corporate profits, it goes without saying, are evil. The stockholders who get the money are NOT nice, normal folks; they are evil profiteers! At least in SF's twisted liberal world, that is. Another VERY revealing post.
At 8/28/2006 5:56 PM, Tom Peyer said... Spysmasher, I think I deserve comments that are typed with both hands, so please stop fingering your grandmother.
At 8/28/2006 6:56 PM, Spysmasher said... Oh, are you talking to me again? What happened to the "ignore the troll" routine? It's quite amusing how you try to throw 5th grade-level insults and dirt at me, instead of simply replying to my posts with FACTS. But of course, you can't DO that, since your deranged worldview is not BASED on facts!What IS it based on? What else? HATING BUSH! But that's justified after all. We were living in a PERFECT, UTOPIAN world before HE came along. And if a Democrat becomes President, we will immediately RETURN to that utopia! In your deranged mind, at least.
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I'm totally abusing my power to pimp my friends.
Louie, Duncan, and Matt are The London Broil Show. A comedy/juggling act that combines both comedy and juggling.
They just finished a run at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Next up is the Carolina Renaissance Festival in, surprisingly enough, North Carolina weekends in October and November. Please to be giving them your love and support.
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Comic book writer and illustrator Frank Miller discusses his upbringing and newfound belief in patriotism and the U.S. flag in an essay for the NPR (National Public Radio) series This I Believe airing on Morning Edition, Monday, September 11. Inspired by newsman Edward R. Murrow’s 1950’s radio program of the same name, This I Believe features Americans from all walks of life expressing their core beliefs and values in short, personal essays.. . . .
After never fully believing in patriotism and the U.S. flag, Miller discusses how the events of 9/11 shaped his newfound belief in patriotism and the flag. In discussing 9/11, Miller says, “I draw and write comic books. One thing my job involves is making up bad guys. Imagining human villainy in all its forms. Now the real thing had showed up. The real thing murdered my neighbors. In my city. In my country.” Miller adds, “Patriotism, I now believe, isn’t some sentimental, old, conceit. It’s self-preservation. I believe patriotism is central to a nation’s survival.”
Click the CBR link for more details, if you're interested.
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"I have the knack of being some place when s#!t is going down," Russell said."If you are getting mugged, you better hope Stevie is around."
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Fanboys and the girls who love 'em can sure get . . . icky.
Case in point: Over at the Bendis boards, there's a (presumably) female poster who uses a photo of herself (one assumes) clad in a chain mail bikini in her sig. Photos of a female in a bikini? Comic book message board? Den of lions? Hamburger jumpsuit? Anyone? Anyone?
And sure 'nuff, the creepiness is out in full force. In the thread linked to above, said bikini-clad woman makes a post lamenting how her boyfriend is lusting after Emma Frost. Some random dude takes that as his cue:
Well you should Dump him and date me cause I'm Obsessed with you.( yes in the creepy Stalker way )
Hey guy, look over there! It's a WOMAN!!! And she DESPERATELY wants to have cyber-sex with you! BECAUSE YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!
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Won't someone think of the children?
Don't read the text in the image if you don't want the identity of the killer to be spoiled for you.
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Stories of comic creators acting crazy don't die, they multiply.
A guy on Millarworld re-posted a comment that supposedly originally appeared on the Newsarama boards by someone who professes to work in Hollywood who . . . has a few choice words to share about Mark Millar's crazy theories about the future of comics and BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS comics creators will be making by 2013-2025.
It's really long, but it's worth re-posting in its entirety here along with Millar's response, so it's after the jump.
"Mikecosta" says:
The problem with Millar (aside from his chronic tardiness and barely-concealed disdain for both his audience and Superhero comics in general) is the fact that he's an idiot who speaks out of his depth and profoundly distorts what information he does have to suit his own goals - whether it's to create a false rumor about Eminem starring in "Wanted," or pontificating on how Hollywood is going to be the motivator for the collapse and ruination of American comics.As someone who has worked in the upper-echelons of Hollywood for his entire professional career, I can say that Millar speaks as one totally out of touch as to the economic realities of the industry, and the current level and direction of the town's attention. As someone who has been reading and paying attention to comics even longer than that, I can say that Millar is utterly misrepresenting both the fortunes and intentions of his peers. And as a rational and intelligent human being, I can say that even aside from all that specialized knowledge, his argument is poorly defended and holds no validity.
There is an unfortunate, yet widely popular belief in comics that the movie business is just like comic book industry only cooler, with more money, bigger exposure, and hotter chicks. Even though this could not be farther from the truth, it's understandable why people think this; it benefits Hollywood to appeal to our demographic with an intentionally rose-colored, geeky view of who they are and what they produce, and it benefits creators like Joe Q and Mark Millar to sound even more awesome and cool since they're get attention from such an exclusive and powerful club.
The fact is that Hollywood is nothing like comic books, and this is a major reason why, despite the money at stake (which is often considerably less than reported) people who want to work, or have been working, in comics can find the movie business to be incredibly inhospitable and difficult to find success in. One of the key differences is transparency and access. Consider this: Joe Quesada must be among the 5 most powerful people in comics. He's certainly one of the most currently visible and influential. And yet anyone from anywhere, regardless of their professional standing or "connections," may meet him, shake his hand, have a conversation with him, maybe even hang out with him at a bar during convention season. Could you imagine Stephen Spielberg or Tom Cruise putting themselves in that position? The very idea is absurd; the Hollywood gatekeepers are too impenetrable.
This translates into very real consequences on a professional level as well. For instance; as we all know, Marvel's biggest crossover in perhaps 20 years is occurring right now. Yet, it's common knowledge (and also painfully evident in the execution) that this event had it's first genus at a retreat a little less than a year ago. It started off as an idea thrown around by a few writers and editors, and those same creators are bringing it to you now, with the inclusion of a few artists. There is almost no interface whatsoever between fan and creator, between creator and publisher. Personalities, visions and projects remain nearly intact from beginning to end, even in the most massive projects conceivable.
Compare this now with "Civil War's" chief analogue in showbiz, the big tent-poll blockbuster. In movies, this kind of project that takes years to come together, with dozens of false-starts, talent-attachments and dropouts, long periods of inactivity, eventually employing a half-a-dozen writers to over-rule each other on subsequent drafts. And this is before it's even greenlit. Then you deal with and hundreds of pages of notes and memos from faceless execs, directors hired and fired, stars with unreasonable demands, and even more writers hired for a polish and for on-set rewrites. Then a different set of compromises in post. Then another set in distribution.
If you are a writer who is used to being a phonecall away from your editor, to whom the worst thing that could possibly happen is an edict that they may have to change a few of your lines without your consent, or that you may not use the character you wanted for a crossover, that's a rather drastic change to make, and certainly not a pleasant one. Sure, there are good people in Hollywood (I myself am fortunate enough to work for one of them) but on the whole it is not a good town. This town will kick you and ____ you in the ass, ESPECIALLY if you're a writer. You not only surrender control of your work when you write out here, but you surrender control of your work's entire destiny - there's a better than 80% chance that what you write will never see the light of day, even after it's purchased. Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Martin Scorsese, every major name you can think of has got twice as many movies that they haven't been allowed to make as those they've had. If guys like that have trouble getting a project off the ground, what chance does an unknown have?
I don't imagine there are very many full comic book scripts that Grant Morrison has taken the time to write that have never been taken through production and published. This is one of our greatest writers. Yet, he wrote "Sleepless Knights" quite a while ago. It's been in development at Dreamworks for years, and only a very lucky break is ever going to get it out. Chances are, we'll never see it. Warren Ellis's "Global Frequency" pilot at least made it to production, but it wasn't picked up, just like three-quarters of the pilots out there. Ellis is currently at work writing another pilot himself. Does anyone really expect to ever see it?
That's the reality of Hollywood. Being a professional writer here is not easy, nor is it pleasant - believe me I am one, and I work with others all day. A motion picture production company or studio, even a "cool" one like Focus Features or the Weinstein company, is not the Marvel bullpen by any stretch of the imagination. Personal relationships, while at a premium to do business, are sullied and warped by fear and greed. The number of people looking to write out here is greater than in comics by at least a factor of 10. And unlike the smaller, more personable world of comics, this industry is vast - the people you have to hustle for work are most often no better than strangers. And trust me, unless your name is Ron Bass, Richard Kelly, Allen Loeb, Akiva Goldsmith, David Koepp or David Benioff, you have to hustle. People may want BKV to write the "Ex Machina" movie, but that doesn't mean that Marty Scorsese is asking for him to write his next picture, the way he is John Logan or William Monahan.
And further damning to Mark's thesis is the fact that, indeed, Brian Vaughn IS writing "Ex Machina." Warren Ellis IS writing a new pilot. Bendis, Morrison, all these guys have been paid for screenwriting. And yet... they aren't leaving comics. Mostly for the reasons I've above enumerated, I'd guess. Hell, Geoff Johns actually worked in movies before he left them to write comics. Mostly, certainly, because he has a deep love of the medium and it was his dream. But also, possibly, because he had several scripts purchased or optioned (including one pilot) and none of them went anywhere. Writers like their work to be seen. If you work in comics, it will be. If you work in Hollywood, probably not. Joe Mad left his dream job in video games for this very reason.
So why should we think that, in the next few years, things will suddenly change? Trust me, Hollywood is only going to get tougher. Marc may imagine himself some sort of soothsayer for the comic industry, but he's illiterate to the writing on the wall for movies. While comics are in an upswing, Hollywood is in desperate, dire straights. People over here are getting antsy. Box office receipts are down and not recovering. Huge-budget sure-things are underperforming. At least two of the big five agencies are constantly rumored to be on the verge of collapse. This is not the land of plenty, out happily poaching writing talent that the vast majority of people in this country have never read. Just because a production company uses a chunk of change from it's discretionary fund to pay a comic book writer more money than he's ever seen to option his book does not mean for a second that creator is now an in-demand screenwriter. John Cassaday has signed a deal to direct a movie. Fine. Sam Keith directed a movie a few years ago too. Ever see it? The only comic book creator of any stature to achieve what could reasonably be considered a modicum of success and exposure here in the industry is Frank Miller, and even he had to wait nearly 20 years from Robocop 2 until now. The 2000AD analogy is not quite apropos here.
So let's not get hysterical, Mark. Hollywood does not want you so bad that they'll make all your dreams come true, if only you stop writing comics. You can stop scaring the kids with your wishful thinking now.
Millar responds:
Wow. No idea who that Mike Costa guy is (even if he IS from the upper echelons of hollywood ) but I think his first paragraph or two pretty much sets up his agenda. He's also completely missing the point, comparing newbies breaking into Hollywood, newbies breaking into comics and comic guys breaking into Hollywood. He says it's difficult for us to set up a meeting with Scorcese or whomever, but the point of my article is that it's not. Not for comic guys right now. I've never had a movie out in my life and have had some meetings with some of the biggest names in the biz. I'm going out in October and have meetings with two of the most famous directors on the planet. All based on the fact they want comic guys.I don't know who this guy is or what he's worked on, but comparing comic guys working in Hollywood 20 years ago to now is just out of touch. They're in big trouble, yes, but they splash a LOT more cash around than my own industry and the fact they're so keen to court a new talent pool (comic guys) is a sign of them desperate for something new to reinvigorate themselves. Again, the analogy with DC and 2000AD holds up well. The comic stuff has had some success in Hwood for the last 5 years and they're hoping that going directly to the source material is going to be a boon for them. And that doesn't come from Mark Millar, former writer of Swamp Thing and blinking Hollywood newbie, that's from the top guy at CAA. And they're kinda well connected.
MM
You know what I hear? I hear that all the novel publishers are coming after the lawyers next, what with the success of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Hell, even hacks like Lisa Scottoline publish well-selling novels. You know what this means? No more Supreme Court by 2030. Armageddon is upon us. The Executive Branch will reign supreme. Prepare your immigration papers now.
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