Originally published March 18, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1061
Maybe once a year or so, I indulge in a column that’s mostly self-promotion. So here’s your warning that the following is largely a commercial announcement. If you want, you can skip past it to another section that starts “Now this is interesting…”
Originally published March 11, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1060
What’s that you say?
You’re publishing a magazine that’s not burning up the sales charts? People aren’t talking about you? You want people to notice you, and you’ll do whatever it takes, no matter now sleazy… so long as you stay juuuust this side of a libel action?
My friends, the answer is simple: Controversy.
Continue Reading “What Peter wrote about what he didn’t write”
Kim Metzger offers the following thought:
“Will the tea partiers who have been elected refuse the health plan offered to members of congress?”
PAD
Originally published March 4, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1059
One line.
New York Newsday gave him one dámņ line. A one line obit to the man whose artistry and vision shaped a generation of comic fans and professionals.
And it had three errors.
It read: “Jack Kirby, 76, the artist who with writer Joe Simon created such comic book superheroes as “Spiderman” and “The Incredible Hulk,” died Sunday of heart failure in California.”
I’m here and ready to blog. Continues below the cutline.
About two hours before the crack of dawn tomorrow–barring a dramatic change in circumstances–I’m going to hop into a car and drive down to Washington, D.C. for the Comedy Central-sponsored political rally. I have no idea if anyone else on this board is planning to go, but if so, maybe I’ll see you there. For everyone else, it’s going to be broadcast on Comedy Central from Noon to 3.
PAD
UPDATE: I will be endeavoring to Live Blog from the rally. We’ll see if I can manage to make it work on Kath’s iPad.
Originally published February 25, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1058
It was easy when I was a kid. You didn’t trust anyone over the age of 30… the sole exception being Walter Cronkite (or, as his name was pronounced, Wal-ter Cron-kite).
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