Thursday, June 5, 2003

The Latest on Peter Paul

Peter Paul was the main business-type person behind Stan Lee Media, a short-lived company built around the work of Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee. When the company came crashing down, stock fraud was charged, indictments were handed down against Paul and several associates, and Peter fled to Brazil where he was arrested — at least for a while — and is still reportedly fighting extradition. (In the interest of Full Disclosure, I should note that I briefly worked for Peter and Stan Lee Media, and I always want to emphasize that Stan himself has never been charged or accused in relation to any of the alleged lawbreaking.)

From Brazil, Paul has made a series of charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton, offering to trade proof for immunity from prosecution. No one has taken him up on these offers, perhaps because he is represented by Larry Klayman of the activist group, Judicial Watch. Mr. Klayman seems to be trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for charging that he has solid proof of government (usually, Clinton-related but sometimes Bush-connected) wrongdoing and then getting tossed out of court. I can't find it at the moment but there's a website that itemizes Larry Klayman charges that have floundered for lack of evidence. It's pretty big.

One of Klayman's latest unfounded charges — spinning off info supposedly supplied by Peter Paul — almost derailed a nominee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Here's the whole story.

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Comic Artist Website of the Day

We have two for you today, both featuring the outstanding work of Colleen Doran. Go visit her official website and then, when you're done there, go see the website for A Distant Soil, which is a superb comic she's been doing, lo these many years. As you'll see in both places, the lady knows how to draw.

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I Am Unaltered

Just fixed a great typo in the previous message. It previously thanked Sean Kelly for altering me.

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Pierce Rice, R.I.P.

The Washington Post has an obituary (about halfway down the page) for Pierce Rice, who drew for Timely (Marvel) Comics and Harvey and I suppose other companies. I'm afraid I don't know much about Mr. Rice's work. Thanks to Sean Kelly for alerting me.

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Liar, Liar

Molly Ivins discusses some of the factually-challenged statements of the Bush Administration. My friends who thought that "I did not have sex with that woman" was reason enough to remove Mr. Clinton are tap-dancing madly to explain why it doesn't matter when George W. and Dick and Ari say things that they have to know aren't so.

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