" Blessed Be by Rick Altergott (April 2024)
We're in an America based on tabloid news, underground comix, 1970s trash culture, Jack Chick Tracts, Mad magazine, and what Fox News viewers likely think kids these days are up to. The geist is very 70s,…"
"I think it's in the spirit of those "I was a [Mail Order Bride or other shocking or interesting thing] articles and media like I Was a Teenage Werewolf.
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"Barkham Asylum
Stories from the Atlas Comic Library
An artist friend wasn't coming because he was going with his kids to a Star Wars showing, so I grabbed him:
MAD
Snoopy Beagle Scout Adventures (He's a huge Schulz fan)
"J. Jonah Jameson once published NOW magazine.
For four decades, NOW was Toronto's hip alt-press / music and happenings source / wannabe Village Voice weekly. It's hilarious to imagine J. Jonah Jameson publishing it.
It ultimately switched to a…"
"Videos of Penguicon and Free Comic Book Days: both events persevere in the post-pandemic, but they have yet to regain their past size. A related blog post is forthcoming. Meanwhile, enjoy some videos:
"The last one is ("The Kiss of Death"). The cover, too, is from Venus #19.
Yes-- came here to report it.
I also bought a copy of Rick Altergott's Blessed Be graphic novel at 20% discount.
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"The funny thing is, she has said that, as a younger girl, she just never used or heard that particular euphemism, so she was quite a bit older before she realized that her surname sounded funny to a lot of people."
"One of the free comics I picked up today was a reprint of Atlas stories-- I don't know if any are "Venus" tales. I will report back later and also foist by obligatory video on everyone.
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"I first became aware of her early in the "Garfunkel and Oates" days with Riki Lindholme-- I know they still play and compose music together, but they're more focused on other things. I wish their TV show as themselves had lasted more than one…"
"I've watched one Torcy Blane, Torchy Blane in Chinatown. It was passable as a B-flick from another era. I never felt much like I needed to see others, however. The character is very like the original Lois Lane, so it's difficult to believe that the…"
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Thanks for the info about Phantom of the Opera. I'll propose this to our music minister and see what he says!
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Hello! I hadn't relaized that you were the same person who had done the other timeline. That's cool.
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