Internet Hubris #2: the un-Mighty Mini-Con — UPDATED
We picked this one up from Johanna this morning, and it's a little more kicking someone when they're down, but...hey whoever said we were nice? It seems Rick Olney's Mighty Mini-Con, slated to be...
Internet Hubris #1: My Blog ! MY choice!
We try to stay out of endless internet blog feuds, because if we didn't, we'd have no time for things like eating and sleeping, but once in a while one comes along that is...
Kibbles, Bits 9/19 matey
ITEM! Kingdom Come: Superman supplants Jesus as icon for rappers returning from retirement wilderness, or in Jay-Z's case, retirement wonderland.
ITEM! Colleen Doran plans to turn long out of print GN into webcomic:
A...
Linkage 9/18
Joe Illidge looks at HEROES and wonders about the racial message the program is sending.
Busy, busy Mike Catron has video from the opening of the "Masters of american Comics" exhibit at the Jewish Museum....
Thong Girl invades Tennessee mayor’s office
In Gallatin, TN It's Thong-Girl to the rescue:
Imagine Gallatin being taken over by dastardly villains determined to wipe out country music and a scantily clad crime-fighting superhero named Thong Girl coming to save the...
Comics and their cachet
A poorly formatted Art Spiegelman interview nonetheless captures the spirit of the times:
Q: How has the world of comics changed since you entered?
A: Well, I would say while America has been going into...
“Male cheerleading coach jumps at chance to change stereotypes”
We just can't improve on the Express Times' own headline as one brave man combined gymnastics and a Spider-man costume to pave the way for tolerance and find happiness as a male cheerleader:
Brian Kovacs,...
‘Untitled Mike Judge Comedy’
This is a bit far afield for us, but here on Cartoon Friday, we're giving Mike Judge a pass because he's definitely part of the Cartoon Mafia. Judge is the autuer behind Beavis and...
Total a**hole attends comic-con
We debated on whether to link to this gem, found while Technorati surfing for the Baltimore con, or not, since the writer is obviously an attention seeking jerk, but we wanted to remind everyone...
End Times: T-shirts for stalkers
This came across our MySpace linkage, a site called Comic Stalkers which sells t-shirts for the REAL fans.
Quote:
In here, you will find shirts proclaiming your love for David Mack, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael...
Dragon*Con Bodice wrap-up
The other big fandom event this weekend was DragonCon down in Atlanta, and this show just gets nuttier and nuttier every year, apparently, and has beome a haven for admirers of the bodice treatment....
A home for Rocky
The Rocky statue, a timeless artwork that references man's struggle for dignity, the triumph of the underdog, and beauty of the Everlast logo, has been struggling to find a place to be exhibited, having...
