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Sorry. Kind of a crazy week. Anyway, XF #201 came out this week, plus, as always, other books.

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Why is it that “Barry Ween, Boy Genius” is not a series on “Adult Swim?” How is it remotely possible that no one at Cartoon Network has read Judd Winick’s masterwork about a foul mouthed kid genius and realized it would be the perfect complement to “The Venture Brothers” and “The Boondocks?” Get with the programming, Adult Swim.

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Originally published July 24, 1992, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #975

Time to start assaulting the dreaded BID mail bag.
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They should get sponsors for the State of the Union to help pay down the deficit.

“The State of the Union…brought to you by Veridian Dynamics. We don’t care…so that you have to.”

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Crap. Well, there goes the title of my autobiography.

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Since Peter will be away from the keyboard until very late tonight, I will be doing the state of the union address this evening.

So join us here for commentary and commentating.

Kath the Wife

Short update: I have to pick Peter up from the train station so I will be AFTK for a short time. I ask that everyone behaves while I am gone. Y’all know the rules.

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Sean Chen and I will be signing at Jim Hanley’s Universe today at 4 West 33rd Street (just after 5th Avenue) from 5 to 7 pm.

Be there or be ….Ya know somewhere else that is less interesting.

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Not only is she the first pro bowler to be featured in a Marvel Comic book, but she can add to her resume being the first woman to win a PBA title, having won the Tournament of Champions yesterday in Vegas. The result is a big honkin’ trophy, a two year exemption on the PBA tour meaning she’s back on the tour next year, and a $40,000 payday.

And all I could think was, Oy, she’s got $40,000 and she’s in Vegas. This could end badly.

Seriously, this happened in Vegas, but it’s not staying there. It’s a new world and she’s the first citizen in it. So for those of you whose first exposure to her was in the pages of “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” see what can happen? (Actually, now that I think about it, Stephen Colbert showed up in FNSM before he turned up in any other Marvel Comic. I sure can pick ‘em.)

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Originally published July 17, 1992, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #974

Well, it was better than Alien 3.

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That allegedly fans of Conan O’Brien, who was dubbed “Coco” by Tom Hanks, have been deluging NBC with boxes of Cocoa Puffs in protest.

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Originally published June 19, 1992, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #970

(Historical Note: I had related the following story to Dave Sim, creator of Cerebus. Dave told me that I should run it in my column. For reasons that utterly elude me, I told him I would do so only if he wrote in and asked. To my surprise, he did.)

Ooooookay, Dave. But only because you asked so nicely, you fan boy, you.

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…except that this transcends the concept of ‘Too much time on his hands’ and raises it to a whole new level.

Sean Chen and I will be doing a store signing at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan next Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM. We’ll be promoting “I Am Iron Man #1.”

Don’t say I didn’t give you a heads up.

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At some point, Barry Manilow morphed into Martin Short. Seriously: Slap a spikey-haired wig on Short, and he’s a dead ringer for Manilow. Am I the only one who noticed this?

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This should clear it right up.

See this film.

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Why was the Human Target called the Human Target?

Because the Human Walmart didn’t make any sense.

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I can’t wait for the very first review that dismisses it as a rip-off of “Avatar.”

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On “The Tonight Show,” Conan just announced that he’s put a rolling suitcase with the show’s logo up on eBay. Only a half dozen or so were made. Out of curiosity I checked to see if this was legit. Not only was he serious, but I watched the bid price go from $1800 to $8200 in–no exaggeration–thirty seconds flat. God only knows what it’s up to by now. Check it out for yourself.

Rich Johnston makes observations at Bleeding Cool about my having a bit of fun regarding Shatterstar. I suppose if you accept the subtext Rich suggests, I come across as kind of juvenile. To which I would say, well, yeah, I write comic books for a living and my office is crowded with action figures. I am kind of juvenile. My friends choose to find it charming. At least they say they do. Anyway, check it here.