Month: January 2009

He feels betrayed and wounded because Marvel has Barack Obama encountering Spider-Man, asserting that plot elements were swiped from Savage Dragon. He states on Comicon.com:

I hear that they’re even doing a story similar to the one I did four years back, where an image-altering villain disguises himself as the President (in my story the Impostor replaced President Bush and took his place for a speech–in theirs the Chameleon, the shape-shifting villain, is going to spoil a speech being given by President-Elect Obama). The whole mess just feels really underhanded. I feel betrayed and, frankly, ripped off and in the real world–the one outside our funnybook bubble–Marvel will spin themselves as these great innovators who came up with this terrific publicity stunt–instead of the thieves they are.

I can totally sympathize. I remember some years back when I had a storyline in which the Hulk had to face the dilemma of giving a friend a blood transfusion in the hopes that it would cure him of AIDS. Imagine my chagrin when, a year or so later, The Savage Dragon had to face the dilemma of giving a friend a blood transfusion in the hopes that it would cure him of AIDS.

Boy, was I pìššëd øff.

PAD

It’s not enough that the valiant pilot who is becoming known throughout New York as “Sully” (since it’s easier to remember than his full last name) landed what was effectively nothing more than a minivan with wings smoothly on the Hudson. What really blows me away is that he walked the length of the sinking plane TWICE to make sure that every single passenger was out.

Meanwhile, the question that no one seems to be asking

Were the geese who flew into the plane, in fact, terrorist geese? Trained by Osama bin Laden? Kind of like “Day of the Dolphin” but with poultry?

I expect a congressional investigation into this fowl business immediately.

PAD

Kathleen here posting on Peter’s site.

Patrick McGoohan has passed away at the age of 80.

obit here

The Prisoner is a series that has shaped my life in ways that I can’t even imagine. For years I thought the image of the Rover and other odd visuals was just a bizarre dream that I had as a child until my parents informed me that no, that was a TV series that I saw when I was child.

He was describe by a friend of mine who worked with him as an actor’s actor and I have to agree.

I always enjoyed his performances and I am sadden at his passing.

Keith DeCandido pointed this out on his website. A review of the bestselling title “The Secret.” It’s a must read.

Amazon Secret Review

PAD

Seriously.

The woman who couldn’t cite any specific newspapers she reads said the following in a recent interview:

Palin, who has long criticized media coverage of her campaign performance, also said she is interested to see if reporters are equally tough on Caroline Kennedy as she pursues the appointment to the likely-vacant Senate seat in New York.

“I’ve been interested to see how Caroline Kennedy will be handled, and if she will be handled with kid gloves or if she will be under such a microscope,” she said.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how that plays out and I think that as we watch that we will perhaps be able to prove that there is a class issue here, also that was such a factor in the scrutiny of my candidacy versus, say, the scrutiny of what her candidacy may be,” she also said.

Well, I’m here in New York, and I can tell you that Caroline Kennedy’s getting hammered. An interview with the New York Times is coming across as much of a fiasco as Palin’s with Katie Couric, with Kennedy saying “You know” 138 times. Verbal tics are one thing, but this is ridiculous. Her poll numbers are in free fall after an initially positive response.

In short, the supposedly liberal-biased, class-ridden media is treating Caroline Kennedy the exact same way that Palin was treated.

If Palin actually read any newspapers, she’d know that.

Could they stop doing interviews with her now?

PAD

Bill mentioned this elsewhere, and I did know about it. I figure I might as well post a link here. “Tigerheart” got a rave review in Aintitcoolnews. I thought that was, well…cool.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39684

Also my interview at “The Stack” is up in several parts on “Youtube,” if you have an hour or so to kill.

PAD

COMIC BOOK CLUB
A Live Weekly Talk Show about Comic Books

Hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben

Tuesday, January 6th @ 8:00 PM

Featuring:
Peter David (Fallen Angel, She-Hulk, X-Factor)

Tickets: $5
Online: ThePIT-NYC.com
Phone: 1-800-838-3006
Questions? 212-563-7488

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Between 6th and 7th Aves.