So River's Edge is a pretty damn good movie. Crispin Glover is usually awesome in almost anything anyway so everyone should already be seeking out his movies. I want to see Rubin and Ed.
I was really into Batman as a kid. I guess I watched the show alot, until later on when I decided I didn't like it for some reason. Obviously it's an awesome show. Anyway, I had a shitload of Batman toys. I had the Batmobile. I had the Batwing. I had the fucking Batcave. And a huge amount of villains from the Toy Boz DC Superheros line. Yeah, not DC Super Powers. The Toy Biz ones were of a lower quality and had a more Batman focused cast of characters. I do remember distinctly having a Lex Luthor figure and thinking that it was Egghead from the 60s Batman series. I also had Bob the Goon, and had no idea who he was. Come on, I was 4. I wish I still had all of those toys. And all of the Robin Hood toys too.
I got an F in Basic Doc. Which was completely expected. But I got an A in Film History. So it sort of balances out to a C I guess. Not that it matters, but I guess if I do go back sometime in the future I'd like my GPA to not be horrid. Maybe I can get that class stricken from the record or something.
Apparently I'm going to a gathering of sorts on Friday. I don't honestly know how much of a gathering it's going to be, really, but it was implied that there would be more than 3 people there, so here's hoping.
I'm anticipating the first in a series of deaths in my family. I don't mean I expect someone to die, just that alot of people are getting close to the age when that kind of thing starts to happen. It kind of terrifies me, to think about death, whether it be the death of a person or death in general. It's just this terrible feeling that upon death a person ceases to exist. I don't mean on earth, I mean completely. I don't have faith in an afterlife, and the idea that someday I might not be able to think, I might not exist, just makes me feel horrible. It's a kind of sobering thought, that the earth and the universe will exist without me and it won't matter whatsoever. That I really don't matter in any grand scheme of things. It makes me really wish that I did believe in an afterlife, that I could have faith in something.
Don't tell mom the babysitter's dead, ok? She'll be really upset and won't let us do things like bet on who gets a job based on the flipping of a Mama Celeste pizza box. And she certainly won't let us say "shit" over and over again, to the horror of my 6th grade teacher. The little sister from that movie is pretty hot now. She also played Harley's sister on that one episode of Boy Meets World. Also, Pinsky/Joey the Rat is in that band Rilo Kiley.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Thursday, May 11, 2006
I'm so happy, oh so happy. Then again, I'm always sad.
There's something to be said for being linked to pictures of people and asked your opinion. That something is this:
It's not very enjoyable. Especially in cases where your opinion differs drastically from the person showing you the pictures.
Sometimes I'm just sitting around reading comics or watching tv or something and I start thinking about death. And it usually freaks me out a bunch. These are all Inopportune Times to Think About Death. It usually ends with me thinking "Well, I don't have to deal with it now, so fuck it." Which is an ok philosophy I guess. I guess it's also not.
Finished Essential Marvel Two-In-One. Good stuff. That's all I'll say about it.
I'm really jealous of comicbook creators who can just sit down and make a comic. And comic creators who can come up with a story and sit down and plot it out and then create dialogue. And comic creators who can create their own disctinctive style and stick with it. I don't think I'm very talented when it comes to those things, and it bothers me.
I'm gonna start taking other people's advice.
It's not very enjoyable. Especially in cases where your opinion differs drastically from the person showing you the pictures.
Sometimes I'm just sitting around reading comics or watching tv or something and I start thinking about death. And it usually freaks me out a bunch. These are all Inopportune Times to Think About Death. It usually ends with me thinking "Well, I don't have to deal with it now, so fuck it." Which is an ok philosophy I guess. I guess it's also not.
Finished Essential Marvel Two-In-One. Good stuff. That's all I'll say about it.
I'm really jealous of comicbook creators who can just sit down and make a comic. And comic creators who can come up with a story and sit down and plot it out and then create dialogue. And comic creators who can create their own disctinctive style and stick with it. I don't think I'm very talented when it comes to those things, and it bothers me.
I'm gonna start taking other people's advice.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
sneaker souls, they will remember stephan's name
So I got a pretty big stack of Free Comic Book Day stuff from Mike and read through it. Here are my reviews.
Funny Book: Oh man, funny book is cool. Fantagraphics is a great company and I really should buy way more of their stuff. Especially awesome was the stuff by Michael Kupperman. People always recommend Tales Designed to Thrizzle on every website and message board on the web and I never listened, mainly because of the title and because everyone was shoving it down my throat. But this stuff is fantastic, truly fantastic. I really am disappointed that I dismissed it so much. I kinda doubt that I would have been able to buy it from the comic shop I go to anyway. The stuff by Mark Martin was pretty funny, and Johnny R. was fantastic as always. I need more fantagraphics books!
Bongo Comics Free-For-All: You know, I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed this. The Comic Book Guy story was just silly and fun and had some decent one-liners about comics. The one page Radioactive Man story was fucking dumb, and so was the "Inside the Bongo Offices" thing. Pie Man was just out and out ridiculous but I could enjoy it for what it was. Finally, my favorite story, Nuclear Power Man and Iron Foot. Truly unreal to read and alot of fun. I mean, none of the stuff in here is going to set the world on fire and make anyone who didn't already LIKE Simpsons comics go out and buy them, but for what it was it was entertaining enough. Mostly, I liked the way the book was printed. Bright, vibrant colors on a kind of paper that isn't used enough in comics these days.
X-Men/Runaways: I don't think Marvel could have picked a better book to use for Free Comic Book Day. It was the kind of thing that tied into not only the popular X-Characters, but also the kid-friendly runaways in an original story that was enjoyable and made you wonder what the backstory was on the characters. Well, the backstory on the Runaways at least. The Franklin Richards story was both fluff and a total rip at the kids of today who just don't like to read. I kind of liked it. The Ultimate Spider-Man stuff in the back was a waste of paper. No kid picking up this as their first Marvel Comic is going to read that and be intruiged about Ultimate Spider-Man enough to go read the books. They should have included a smaple USM story or something, considering Spider-Man is their most popular character and all. Looking through the book just now, I notice that there was also a Marvel Adventures Avengers 3 page promo story. I read through it when I read the book, and I didn't remember it now, less than an hour later. That should show how interesting it really was. Giant-Girl has a nice ass though.
Mr.Jean: This was from France or something. I dunno. It was alright. Not something I would probably buy, but for free it was ok. That's the most I can really say about it.
Free Scott Pilgrim: Man this was awesome. I knew Scott Pilgrim was a fun book that everyone was really into, but I wasn't sure why. Now I know. The videogame references and the fight scene and just everything leading up to it were great, and the characters were really likeable. If all the other Scott Pilgrim stuff is like this, but with a story and build up and everything, it's probably a fantastic book. The manga style really works here too, for an original english language comic.
The Preposterous Voyages of IronHide Tom: Oh man did I enjoy this. I really want to find more stuff by Joel Priddy. I kind of remembered Onion Boy from last year's Free Comic Book Day, but now that I've read this it all came back to me. Joel Priddy is great, and this stuff was all great. Just that standard story of a kind of pirate/adventurer guy who just constantly gets shipwrecked and squanders all his riches is classic. The jokes and everything just really worked well. High quality stuff here.
Soulsearchers and Company/Deadbeats: I didn't read Deadbeats for the record. A vampire soap opera style comic doesn't appeal to me very much, and christ did you see how many word balloons there were?! It would take me forever to get through that, because it really doesn't appeal to me one but. Soulsearches on the other hand has much more appeal. This story worked well to introduce the characters and also showed off the writing style of the book. The concept really appeals to me and hey, who doesn't like Peter David's writing? I would like to start off on more of the ground floor if I were to read this book, but it is appealing.
Impact University: I don't know why Mike picked this up. The Peter David writing stuff in the back is kind of interesting, but really it's just a how-to book.
That's all! Really strongest recommendations for Scott Pilgrim, alot of the Fantagraphics stuff and certainly for IronHide Tom (well this was really the only IronHide Tom story thats ever been written, but it was good!). I also really kind of want to read Runaways now!
Enough about comics for now. I went to the flea market today, among other places. It's really the same old flea market it's always been, and I love it. I got a bunch of old junky trading cards for like $2, including Saved By the Bell: The College Years. They were very worth it. I wish I would have been able to look through some 25 cent comic bins, but I guess that'll have to wait for the next comic-con or something. I also got some Magic cards, cause the flea market is the cheapest possible place to get them.
At the Mall afterwards, Mike picked up a double pack of King Kong vs Godzilla and the Escape of Kong on DVD. We came back to my house and watched Escape of Kong and it was everything I hoped. Not quite as good as Vs Godzilla (which is both the best King Kong movie, AND the best Godzilla movie ever made at the same time) but it was really fun. The King Kong suit was absolutely atrocious, which was great. We also put together an ultimate mix of road music, including no less than 3 S-Club 7 songs. Great!
Here's a classic to round it all out:
Funny Book: Oh man, funny book is cool. Fantagraphics is a great company and I really should buy way more of their stuff. Especially awesome was the stuff by Michael Kupperman. People always recommend Tales Designed to Thrizzle on every website and message board on the web and I never listened, mainly because of the title and because everyone was shoving it down my throat. But this stuff is fantastic, truly fantastic. I really am disappointed that I dismissed it so much. I kinda doubt that I would have been able to buy it from the comic shop I go to anyway. The stuff by Mark Martin was pretty funny, and Johnny R. was fantastic as always. I need more fantagraphics books!
Bongo Comics Free-For-All: You know, I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed this. The Comic Book Guy story was just silly and fun and had some decent one-liners about comics. The one page Radioactive Man story was fucking dumb, and so was the "Inside the Bongo Offices" thing. Pie Man was just out and out ridiculous but I could enjoy it for what it was. Finally, my favorite story, Nuclear Power Man and Iron Foot. Truly unreal to read and alot of fun. I mean, none of the stuff in here is going to set the world on fire and make anyone who didn't already LIKE Simpsons comics go out and buy them, but for what it was it was entertaining enough. Mostly, I liked the way the book was printed. Bright, vibrant colors on a kind of paper that isn't used enough in comics these days.
X-Men/Runaways: I don't think Marvel could have picked a better book to use for Free Comic Book Day. It was the kind of thing that tied into not only the popular X-Characters, but also the kid-friendly runaways in an original story that was enjoyable and made you wonder what the backstory was on the characters. Well, the backstory on the Runaways at least. The Franklin Richards story was both fluff and a total rip at the kids of today who just don't like to read. I kind of liked it. The Ultimate Spider-Man stuff in the back was a waste of paper. No kid picking up this as their first Marvel Comic is going to read that and be intruiged about Ultimate Spider-Man enough to go read the books. They should have included a smaple USM story or something, considering Spider-Man is their most popular character and all. Looking through the book just now, I notice that there was also a Marvel Adventures Avengers 3 page promo story. I read through it when I read the book, and I didn't remember it now, less than an hour later. That should show how interesting it really was. Giant-Girl has a nice ass though.
Mr.Jean: This was from France or something. I dunno. It was alright. Not something I would probably buy, but for free it was ok. That's the most I can really say about it.
Free Scott Pilgrim: Man this was awesome. I knew Scott Pilgrim was a fun book that everyone was really into, but I wasn't sure why. Now I know. The videogame references and the fight scene and just everything leading up to it were great, and the characters were really likeable. If all the other Scott Pilgrim stuff is like this, but with a story and build up and everything, it's probably a fantastic book. The manga style really works here too, for an original english language comic.
The Preposterous Voyages of IronHide Tom: Oh man did I enjoy this. I really want to find more stuff by Joel Priddy. I kind of remembered Onion Boy from last year's Free Comic Book Day, but now that I've read this it all came back to me. Joel Priddy is great, and this stuff was all great. Just that standard story of a kind of pirate/adventurer guy who just constantly gets shipwrecked and squanders all his riches is classic. The jokes and everything just really worked well. High quality stuff here.
Soulsearchers and Company/Deadbeats: I didn't read Deadbeats for the record. A vampire soap opera style comic doesn't appeal to me very much, and christ did you see how many word balloons there were?! It would take me forever to get through that, because it really doesn't appeal to me one but. Soulsearches on the other hand has much more appeal. This story worked well to introduce the characters and also showed off the writing style of the book. The concept really appeals to me and hey, who doesn't like Peter David's writing? I would like to start off on more of the ground floor if I were to read this book, but it is appealing.
Impact University: I don't know why Mike picked this up. The Peter David writing stuff in the back is kind of interesting, but really it's just a how-to book.
That's all! Really strongest recommendations for Scott Pilgrim, alot of the Fantagraphics stuff and certainly for IronHide Tom (well this was really the only IronHide Tom story thats ever been written, but it was good!). I also really kind of want to read Runaways now!
Enough about comics for now. I went to the flea market today, among other places. It's really the same old flea market it's always been, and I love it. I got a bunch of old junky trading cards for like $2, including Saved By the Bell: The College Years. They were very worth it. I wish I would have been able to look through some 25 cent comic bins, but I guess that'll have to wait for the next comic-con or something. I also got some Magic cards, cause the flea market is the cheapest possible place to get them.
At the Mall afterwards, Mike picked up a double pack of King Kong vs Godzilla and the Escape of Kong on DVD. We came back to my house and watched Escape of Kong and it was everything I hoped. Not quite as good as Vs Godzilla (which is both the best King Kong movie, AND the best Godzilla movie ever made at the same time) but it was really fun. The King Kong suit was absolutely atrocious, which was great. We also put together an ultimate mix of road music, including no less than 3 S-Club 7 songs. Great!
Here's a classic to round it all out:
Thursday, May 04, 2006
They were trying to cause riots. For fun.
I for some stupid reason feel like reading as much 90s X-Men as I possibly can. I think at some point I want to just go and buy as much of the run from like mid 89 to 95 and read through them all. It's some kind of self-torture thing, I don't know. I know all those stories are just absolute trash, filled with Cable and Stryfe and Exodus and the Legacy virus and all that complete shit. I'm just curious, God help me.
I'd also like to read through the Walt Simonson run of Thor, which I've heard is unbelievably good. It's available in trades, but I've heard that the issues show up in cheap dollar bins at conventions alot. I dunno I'll have to look for them or something. I need to start reading older comics.
Thats all. I only felt like talking about comics.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
You're making me feel like I've never been born.
This is ridiculous. I can't make a single ounce of headway on my final exam because I just don't have the discipline necessary. At least not until I go into the final panic and do everything in a stream of consciousness.
Anyway, I have a strong desire to read Animal Man and The Filth again, to just look for the meanings and thematic elements in each issue. Especially in The Filth. Animal Man is kind of overt in its main themes and symbolism but The Filth is a little more obscure. Aside from that it's probaly one of the strangest things I've ever read.
Essential Marvel Two-in-One is unbelievably cool. It's just fun 70's Marvel stories. Yeah, it does kind of get a little worse once Steve Gerber leaves the book (what comic wouldn't though, honestly?), but it's still pretty fun stuff. If I can read an issue where Thing teams up with Luke Cage to take on "Braggadoom, the Mountain that Walks like a Man", then it's generally a good comic. The actual printing of the book is kind of annoying though. I guess after reading Showcase Presents Green Lantern and Superman, I expect a little more out of my 500 page black and white reprints. The paper quality on Two-in-One is pretty low, even compared to other Essentials that I own, and the ink is layed on very heavily. It doesnt take anything away from the artwork or the delicate lines or anything, it just smells really terrible. It smells like old newspapers that have been dipped in newspaper ink or something. It's hard to sit and read more than 2 or 3 issues in a sitting because of this. Other than those problems, it's pretty fun stuff. It's certainly no Animal Man or even Seaguy (how much is?), but its fun.
Everyone on Earth should listen to the following albums and enjoy them to their greatest ability:
So can anyone tell me why The Passion of Joan of Arc was a significant film? Cause I missed that day in class, and don't have a clue what the deal with it was.
Anyway, I have a strong desire to read Animal Man and The Filth again, to just look for the meanings and thematic elements in each issue. Especially in The Filth. Animal Man is kind of overt in its main themes and symbolism but The Filth is a little more obscure. Aside from that it's probaly one of the strangest things I've ever read.
Essential Marvel Two-in-One is unbelievably cool. It's just fun 70's Marvel stories. Yeah, it does kind of get a little worse once Steve Gerber leaves the book (what comic wouldn't though, honestly?), but it's still pretty fun stuff. If I can read an issue where Thing teams up with Luke Cage to take on "Braggadoom, the Mountain that Walks like a Man", then it's generally a good comic. The actual printing of the book is kind of annoying though. I guess after reading Showcase Presents Green Lantern and Superman, I expect a little more out of my 500 page black and white reprints. The paper quality on Two-in-One is pretty low, even compared to other Essentials that I own, and the ink is layed on very heavily. It doesnt take anything away from the artwork or the delicate lines or anything, it just smells really terrible. It smells like old newspapers that have been dipped in newspaper ink or something. It's hard to sit and read more than 2 or 3 issues in a sitting because of this. Other than those problems, it's pretty fun stuff. It's certainly no Animal Man or even Seaguy (how much is?), but its fun.
Everyone on Earth should listen to the following albums and enjoy them to their greatest ability:
- Andrew Bird - and the Mysterious Production of Eggs
- Islands - Return to the Sea
- The Weather Machines - The Sound of Pseudoscience
- Busdriver - Fear of a Black Tangent
So can anyone tell me why The Passion of Joan of Arc was a significant film? Cause I missed that day in class, and don't have a clue what the deal with it was.
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