Recommended Reading
Peter Sanderson is a wise scholar of comic books. Over at IGN FilmForce, he files this report on this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego. […]
Author: Mark Evanier
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Superman's Pal, Jack Kirby
I want to get away from politics and back to things like comics here, so I'm going to link to Bill Sherman's review of the new reprint volume, Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby. (I'm linking to the version posted at Blogcritics instead of at Bill's own site because there seems to be something wrong […]
For Those Of You Keeping Score…
Here's the up-to-the-minute list of folks who are running for governor of California. More to come. […]
A Question About Arnold
Here's a question that I'd like to hear put to prominent Republicans who are backing Arnold S. for governor. This is not intended as a "gotcha" question or an attempt to provoke a slap-fight or anything. I promise you, I'm genuinely interested in hearing a civil, honest answer to this… We have here a candidate […]
Another Prediction
Okay, I was wrong about Arnold running…but so were some of his closest aides, too. Still, I'll wade in here and make another prediction: It doesn't matter who the governor is after all the sturm und drang is over. Whoever it is is going to solve California's most immediate ills by at least trying to […]
Recommended Reading
I always thought the whole Missile Defense Program was pie-in-the-sky doubletalk. I've been amazed how many otherwise rational people get angry when you say that and accuse you of wanting to have Koreans fire a missile into downtown Seattle or wherever. That it will probably never work is one of those silly technicalities that shouldn't […]
Recommended Reading
Here's a helluva good speech by the guy who got the most votes in the last presidential election. And if he'd had speeches this good, he might even have gotten the job. […]
Recall Thoughts
For whatever it's worth, I think Gray Davis's chances went from slim to just about none yesterday — as much because of Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante entering the race as Arnold Schwarzenegger. This may come down to a horse race between the two people whose last names are the most difficult to spell. If this […]
Dave Thomas on Hope
The fine writer-director Vince Waldron writes and directs my attention to this article in which Dave Thomas, who played Bob Hope on all those wonderful episodes of SCTV, talks about getting inside the man. (As Vince notes in his e-mail to me, the article is wrong to call Thomas a "founding member" of Second City […]
And the Winner Is…
So far, in the California governor mess, the big winner looks to be Jay Leno. Last night, with Arnold announcing his candidacy, The Tonight Show got a 6.9 rating. This is more than Late Show with David Letterman (3.1) and Nightline (3.0) combined. Not only that but we'll probably see Jay and his program exploit […]
Arnold's Running
Amazing. I was 90% sure he wouldn't. But I guess in politics, there's always that 10%. What amazes me after a fast sweep of the political boards is that some Republicans think this is good news for them. Arnold staying out would have been good news for them because it would have made Riordan the […]
Another Gubernatorial Candidate
What we need in Sacramento is a good comic book dealer! Barry Short of 21st Century Comics is trying to get on the ballot. I know Barry and he'd make a much better governor than some people I could name. […]
The Gay Bishop
As you've probably heard, he passed the approval process. If you want to see how ridiculous the charges against him were, here is a copy of the investigation into them. Thanks to Steve Meyer for sending the link. […]
Quick Comment
I'm dueling with deadlines today so I don't have time to write a lot of outraged comments about this. A comic book store proprietor in Texas was found guilty and sentenced to 180 days in jail, a year probation, and a $4,000 fine. His crime? Selling an adult comic book to an adult. The dynamic […]
At Last!
A candidate for governor that all Californians can agree upon! […]