Have some comics journalism (NO REALLY!)
Jul 15Those bemoaning the lack of serious, investigative journalism in the comics industry should read Van Jensen’s piece for this week’s edition of PW Comics Week, the Publishers Weekly comics-centric e-mail newsletter. It covers the situation at Platinum, and it’s a great piece of reporting.
The Lonesome Cowboy Wears Jams
Jul 14When the Takashi Murakami show hit LA last year, one of the most common reactions while touring the premises went something like this:
“Parental advisory? Whaaaaaat? All these little animals and flowers are so cute and pop art-y and HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT NEVER MIND.”
That moment right there is when most folks rounded the corner and spotted The Lonesome Cowboy, a gigantic statue who is very talented in a way I can’t really describe without blushing (don’t worry, you’ll be able to figure it out in a second). Anyway, the exhibit just wrapped up a stint in Brooklyn, and Heidi MacDonald attended and posted a nice essay with some very insightful points, but I have to admit that before I even read said essay, I laughed for 10 minutes over the little outfit she gave Mr. Cowboy. I just love that. He is digging the tasteful hibiscus-themed pattern — you can tell.
As for the answer to Heidi’s final question, I think the cowboy looks fucking elated. Wouldn’t you be? I mean, if you could do that?
Batman vs. ABBA
Jul 14If you’re reading this site, chances are you realize that a certain big blockbuster film starring a certain crusader what is caped opens on Friday.
You may not realize, however, that it is not the only movie releasing to theaters. In a stunning bit of counterprogramming, the ABBA musical adaptation Mamma Mia also hits screens on Friday.
There’s no question that The Dark Knight will trounce all competition and reign supreme over the July 18-20 frame…or is there???
A Perfect Sentence on Shark-Man
Jul 12“You hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth in the seventh game of the World Series to win the game for your team while eating Steak Diane and drinking Waikato Draught (the world’s best “regular†beer) or perhaps Wisconsin Belgian Red (the world’s best “specialty†beer) and as you round the bases, you happen to have sex with 1990-era Sherilyn Fenn and then you trip over the autobiography of Jesus as you round second base and then at third base your base coach tells you that you’re the first-born love child of Bill Gates and he wants to leave his entire fortune to you. That’s what reading three issues of Shark-Man is like. Only reading three issues of Shark-Man is even better.”
(Courtesy of Greg Burgas in his weekly review column for July 10 at Comics Should Be Good)
"Really? Yeah, really!"
Jul 11Holy crap, I think I’ve fallen off the reality show wagon hard. I just discovered I Survived a Japanese Game Show.
A whackload of Americans perform crazy Japanese game show stunts on a show called majide (j-youth slang for “really?” – the host and audience yells the tag phrase, “majide… hai, majide!” Literally, “Really? Yeah, really!” complete with odd hand motion and letter-M gang sign) The only downside is all the typical reality show, behind-the-scenes crap. It’s only a matter of time before someone says “I’m not here to make friends” ruins it all.
Why couldn’t we just have a show, exactly like this, without that shit. Most of it is coming from the site producers, and then played up in post anyhow. It’s not real.
But the hanging out in Japan… oh, and the picking up stuffed bears as a giant human claw machine game… that’s fucking real!
Also, watching the Japanese audience’s t-shirts is a drinking game waiting to happen. “I heart Guam!” “Oh Happy Day!” Every one of them a winner.
