Year: 2005

Been working hëll bent for leather the past couple of weeks.

1) Finished the first draft of the novelization of the “Fantastic Four” film. Naturally I’m bound by confidentiality so I can’t discuss what the script is…but I can say what it isn’t, and that’s the rumored slapstick sitcom-ish treatment that had fans so up in arms. If I had to guess, I’m thinking Chiklis’ Ben Grimm is going to be the character everyone’s talking about.

2) Scripted “Soulsearchers #70.” Claypool is doing what they refer to as “Jump-On” month. It’s hard to expand reader base when readers think they have absolutely no idea of what’s gone before. So from the end of January through February, Claypool books such as “Soulsearchers” will be specifically geared toward filling in readers on what’s gone before (although the ongoing plots will still be moving forward.)

3) Finished the first draft of the screenplay for “Gene Roddenberry’s Starpoint Academy.” Granted there’s always a huuuuuge journey between the writing of a screenplay and the film actually winding up in a theater near you (or being made at all), but hey, the journey of a thousand miles is always shorter if you fly, or something like that.

4) Finished the script for “Fallen Angel #20” which is, at the moment, the last one slated. After that, your guess is as good as mine. Maybe better.

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When you think of the vast percentage of Americans who can’t be bothered to come out and vote…and that musicians develop an overwrought campaign called “Vote Or Die,” which really doesn’t mean much of anything, as opposed to the “Vote And Die” message being spread by Iraqi terrorists…

It’s just pretty dámņëd impressive, the Iraqis turning out to vote in their first election. Make no mistake, it’s still a horror show, we still shouldn’t be over there, Bush lied to America, and Bush’s List continues to grow. But at least Iraqis are braving all manner of risk to vote, as opposed to many Americans who are so cavalier about a right they never earned or had to fight for.

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With the Super Bowl coming up next week, I thought it’d be interesting to ask you four questions. Don’t bother posting the answers: These are only for your amusement and edification. Some folks will know a few of them. Some will know them all. But I’m guessing that, of the four, there’s only going to be one that absolutely everyone is going to be able to answer quickly and confidently. Here we go:

1) Which two teams played in last year’s Superbowl?

2) Who won?

3) What was the final score?

4) Which of Janet Jackson’s breasts was exposed, her right or her left?

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So Kathleen was reading Caroline a book yesterday, and on one page a beach scene was pictured. Seagulls were depicted fluttering around.

One of the things you do with picture books is, naturally, see if the child can name the things pictured. So Kathleen pointed at the seagulls and said, “What are these?”

“Birds,” Caroline said.

“Very good.”

Then Caroline took another look at the seagulls. Her eyes widened, and suddenly she started saying, “Mine? Mine? Mine mine mine?”

So now I’m wondering if letting her watch “Finding Nemo,” like, eighty seven times, wasn’t the world’s best idea.

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For those interested, Kath has pictures up of Caroline cavorting in the snow.

http://homepage.mac.com/kathodavid/PhotoAlbum20.html

For those not interested, you can go back and look at the Hulk cover some more.

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Years ago, as a gag for Marvel’s “What Th–?!” I created a female Wolverine clone called Wolverina.

Who knew that if I’d waited a few years and pitched it seriously and given her a more straightforward designation such as X-23, I’d’ve created the new hot character?

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You sitting down? I sure hope so because if you’re standing and typing, that’s just kinda weird.

Behold the finalized cover to Hulk #81: