I happen to be a skeptic about things like E.S.P. and talking to the dead and flying saucers and such. I've never believed in the paranormal, and this view was further solidified when I worked for a time on a TV show that welcomed many of the folks who were then most prominent in claiming […]
For ten years, comic fans in the New York area have been able to enjoy the almost-weekly radio show, 'Nuff Said, on which Ken Gale and either Ed Menje or Mercy Van Vlack have hosted the great, the near-great and even me. A pretty impressive roster of comic book and strip creators has graced their […]
On the recommendation of my pal Jerry Beck, I ordered the above two books and they both came today. Both are authorized biographies of actors who were linked to Superman during their careers. Bob Holiday played the Man of Steel in the unsuccessful Broadway musical, It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman. Noel Neill […]
Mike Esposito has been in comics since 1947, occasionally as a penciller but mainly as an inker. For much of his career, he was teamed with his best friend, Ross Andru, on books like Wonder Woman and Metal Men, but also found time to ink most of the other major New York artists and to […]
And here's another bit of irony in the Winnie the Pooh case. The lady suing Disney is supporting Michael Eisner in his current battle. […]
Cartoon Network is running Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol on December 10, which I guess means that NBC, which last year announced they'd be running it in prime-time but never did, won't be running it this year, either. The TiVo listing, like NBC's press release, erroneously lists June Foray in the voice cast. […]
Here's an Associated Press report, which I reprint in full… LOS ANGELES (AP) – The holders of the North American rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters have hired celebrity attorney Johnny Cochran to represent them in their 12-year legal fight with The Walt Disney Co. The heirs of Stephen Slesinger have alleged that Disney […]
Here's a treasure trove for those of you interested in cartoon voice work, past and present. Bob Bergen is one of the top practitioners of the art these days, carrying on several of Mel Blanc's characters (including the porcine one at right) and the great tradition set by Mel, Daws Butler, Paul Frees and folks […]
About 15 hours ago, I posted an item about a new 8-disc Abbott and Costello DVD set for under $25. Brent Seguine informs me that the Amazon listing is wrong; that it's eight movies crammed into two double-sided discs. That's still a bargain but it's not as grand. The current plan, which presumes this release […]
Not all that many years ago, comic book conventions were mostly Boys' Clubs. There were San Diego Cons where the only women on the premises seemed to be Mrs. Jack Kirby and maybe June Foray. June, by the way, will be a featured guest at the 2004 Comic Con International in S.D. and I'm going […]
Molly Ivins discusses Bush's version of "compassionate conservatism" from a Texas perspective. […]
Here's some nice DVD news. Next February, some company is coming out with Volume 1 of The Best of Abbott and Costello, which consists of eight discs featuring their first eight films for Universal Studios. The films in question are One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, In the Navy, Hold That Ghost, Keep 'em […]
If you don't think we're heading for the dirtiest political campaign in the history of mankind, take a look at this. It's a Shockwave video of a political spot on the Dennis Kucinich website. I liked some of the Kucinich speeches I heard a few months ago. Lately though, you get the feeling he knows […]
…to Ray Bradbury and his family on the passing of Marguerite McClure Bradbury. She and Ray were married on September 27, 1947 and he often said that he would not have had a career or a life without her. I only met her once but it was easy to see she was a remarkable, intelligent […]
This afternoon, I was in a Costco in Tustin, which is a city about ten minutes south of Disneyland. Don't ask why I was in a Costco in Tustin. I just was. Among my purchases was a new CD-Rom that Marvel has issued that reproduces about 100 key issues from the sixties. I'll review it […]