Originally published July 21, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1131
I cannot recall the last time I was as impressed by something as I was with Disney’s Pocahontas.
I admit, I wasn’t entirely certain what to expect when I first embarked entered the world of Pocahontas. But I never expected to be faced with such a remarkable accomplishment. Disney has every right to be proud of itself, to pat itself on the back, to take a deep bow as flowers are thrown upon it and words of praise justly heaped.
Originally published July 14, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1130
When you consider a movie, one thing that should be factored in is: What were the movie makers trying to produce? It’s pointless to criticize Terminator, for instance, because it’s not Citizen Kane. James Cameron wasn’t trying to be Orson Welles (although Ed Wood was trying, but let’s not get into that.)
So upon viewing Batman Forever, you must consider: What were they trying to put up on the screen? A film of daring, singular viewpoint? A dark, foreboding, ground-breaking endeavor that would redefine and reshape the way comic books are portrayed?
No. Hëll, no.
Originally published July 7, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1129
The delayed (last installment was in #1125) wrapping of my Space Cases journal (Space Cases being the series pilot created by Bill Mumy and me for Nickelodeon.)
Originally published June 30, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1128
We’re cracking open the letter vault here at But I Digress; let’s see what we’ve got:
(Letters may be edited for length, but no meanings will be changed or distorted, such as: “Peter, The Incredible Hulk is the best example of lousy comics” becoming “Peter, The Incredible Hulk is the best example of… comics”.)
Originally published June 23, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1127
It must be getting fairly frustrating for Marvel. With its sole big screen release being the much-maligned Howard the Duck, it seems that everyone else is able to turn their characters (Superman, Batman, TimeCop, the Rocketeer, the Mask, the Crow, Swamp Thing, Tank Girl) into big screen stories with far greater ease and frequency. The results, both critical and financial, have been mixed—but that’s going to happen with any genre.
Now another company can be added to the roster of those who have beaten Marvel to the punch, when it comes to producing a successful screen translation of one of its characters: Harvey Comics, with the advent of Casper.
And I’ll tell you: The film is, for my money, one of the best comic book adaptations, bar none.
Originally published June 16, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1126
I’m taking a break from the Space Cases journal to comment on some recent happenings in our little industry—and deal with some other items that have come to my attention. Hey, kids: Let’s see how many people I can really get annoyed in the course of one column.
Originally published June 9, 1995, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1125
Continuing my journal of the making of Space Cases, a TV pilot for Nickelodeon, the kids’ television network.
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