Sunday, May 25, 2003

Question Answered!

Bryan Dawkins writes with what seems to be the solution to the query that Steve Thompson had earlier. It's Breakfast With Les and Bess, a 1985 TV-Movie starring Dick Van Dyke and Cloris Leachman. Mystery solved!

• Posted at 4:15 PM · LINK

Comic Artist Website of the Day

Once upon a time — back when new artists rarely turned up in the pages of Marvel Comics — a kid named "Barry Smith" abruptly drew an issue of X-Men. And not too well, I might add — though in hindsight, it looks a lot better today than it did then. He was a Kirby imitator at first. Then as Marvel gave him other gigs, he began branching out from Kirby, attempting designs and fascinating perspectives and styles of storytelling. In record time, he seems to have found an individual artistic identity and developed a style so original and fully-formed that others would soon be imitating him. This occurred not long after he'd gone from being Barry Smith to being Barry Windsor-Smith, and you can see some of his recent and splendid work at his website. Do this now.

• Posted at 2:58 PM · LINK

Attention, Mike Peters!

Clear your damned voice mail so I can leave you a message!

• Posted at 11:28 AM · LINK