General Wesley Clark is supposedly about to declare candidacy for president.
I wouldn’t be surprised if you could clock with an egg timer how long before he starts getting asked about “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and the entire subject of gays in the military.
PAD
I will be appearing at New York is Book Country, an annual celebration of the publishing industry, this Sunday, September 21. Every year, 5th Avenue is shut down between 45th and 54th Street and is transformed into a street fair where every major publisher (and many of the minor ones, plus a number of retailers) show up to publicize their line. Many celebrities appear to promote their work (this year you’ll be able to get books autographed by such folks as Joel Grey and John Lithgow). And this year it’s an absolute haven for comic book fans. Appearing at various booths will be Neil Gaiman, Kyle Baker, Doug Moench, Ted Rall, Jim Lee, and many others.
I’ll be at the Midtown Comics booth at 49th and 5th from 2 to 3 PM. Stop by, buy stuff, get things signed.
PAD
“Jeff” writing as “Gummo12” wrote to inform me that Berke Breathed’s “Opus” will be returning to comics pages in November. More can be found at his website at http://www.berkebreathed.com.
I can’t say I’m surprised. This is a tough time for a cartoonist with political interests to remain silent.
PAD
Every time I see ads for “Underworld,” I keep thinking it’s for “Birds of Prey.” Am I the only one?
PAD
Rave reviews for “Fallen Angel #3” are up on silverbulletcomicbooks.com and Randy Lander’s section in thefourthrail.com. The reaction to the series is very gratifying.
PAD
Had a small belated party for Kathleen’s 40th birthday today. Webmaster Glenn Hauman and his wife Brandy (or is it Brandi, dammit, I always forget) came by, as did Del Rey editor Steve Saffel and his wife Dana. They gave this incredible gimmick for her I-Book that essentially turns her computer into a video phone. She used it tonight to talk via her computer to her parents down in Atlanta. I half expected to see a tram filled with tourists wearing Mickey Mouse ears and Goofy hats cruising slowly past us as a guide intoned, “And to your left we’re passing through the (echo effect) House of the Future. Yes, in the Future, people will park their hover cars, sit down in their living rooms and speak to their parents on video phones!”
So where are the dámņëd hover cars?
PAD
(Webmaster’s note: It’s Brandy. Brandi was her Tuckerization in New Frontier.)
Boy, talk about a jaw dropper. I mean, Johnny Cash wasn’t look any too good recently…which is not to say his death isn’t depressing, but it’s not a total shock. But John Ritter, taking ill right on the set of his series and dying shortly thereafter? What a crying shame. From all accounts an extremely nice guy, a thorough professional, in the midst of a career comeback…and boom.
Heck, I still remember him from the dramedy “Hooperman,” in which his character convinced a suicidal jumper not to jump by dropping a watermelon from the ledge, pointing at the smashed and pulped remains, and saying, “Is that really what you want to wind up looking like?”
bin Laden survives bombings, John Ritter drops dead. I’m reminded of the line from “The Princess Bride”: No one ever said life was fair. It’s jus fairer than death, that’s all.
PAD
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