Year: 2010

A lot of people are expressing outrage over the prospect of DC using other writers to utilize Alan Moore’s characters in order to produce sequels.

On the other hand, Alan Moore used characters created by Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, J.M. Barrie, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll–not to mention thinly veiled proxies of the entire Charlton line–to produce his own various sequels which were highly praised and supported by those selfsame fans.

It should also be noted that there have been plenty of sequels to classic works of literature. If the sequel to “Gone With the Wind” was lousy, it didn’t diminish the value or worth of the original one iota.

Just sayin’.

PAD

Because politicians are scared of their constituents, and they won’t want to risk the wrath of the very same homophobes who want to strike down gay marriage at every opportunity. Any Congressman who supports overturning “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is going to believe he’s risking his career on an issue that he probably doesn’t feel all that strongly about and that will gain him absolutely nothing by supporting.

That’s why.

PAD

People keep asking me about “Young Justice League,” a new animated series that Bleeding Cool News caught wind of that’s apparently evocative of “Young Justice.”

You know as much as I know about it. Some of you may know more. No, I’m not scheduled to write for it, no, I haven’t been approached, yes, if they did, I’d leap at it ’cause I loved working with those characters.

End of statement.

PAD

From their website:

Heroes 4 Haiti is a grassroots movement of artists seeking to raise money for organizations helping victims of the recent Haitian earthquake. Heroes 4 Haiti is not an organization, it’s a collective response to human tragedy. We’re asking everyone to donate a little bit of their talent, money or time towards helping those in need.

Find out more here.

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

PAD