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PEE YOUR PANTS GOOD

by Tom on January 6, 2010 at 12:00 am
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Iron Man 2, trailer, hospital, catheter, laptop, stroke, surprise

Maybe it's the lack of sleep, but this comic was WAY funnier in my head. I'm trying to play the fourth panel straight. Like peeing your pants at the sight of the Iron Man 2 trailer is a perfectly acceptable and normal reaction.

I think maybe I didn't make bed-ridden Tom look disheveled enough by the trailer watching experience. The world may never know.

Sorry to be so self-deprecating first thing in the morning. Nothing more endearing than a comedian who immediately apologizes for then over-explains his joke. This is what happens when you operate on 4 hours of sleep several days in a row.

I used to be much better on no sleep. In the past, I could sleep for 4 hours and be fine the next day. I think the problem in this situation is that the sleeping I'm getting is constantly being interrupted. It's as if waking up resets what counts as sleep. So instead of the 4 or 5 hours I know I'm getting, it feels more like the 30 minutes I got before my alarm went off and I was forced to start my day.

All these things will level out soon. I promise.

I also promise not to make EVERY post about being a new father and the demands of my time as a result of it.

In case you missed it last night, we made a very special announcement regarding The Triple Feature - the movie podcast I've been doing every Monday night for the last 3 years with Joe Dunn of Joe Loves Crappy Movies and Gordon McAlpin of Multiplex.

Last night we announced that next Monday's show - Monday, January 11, 2009 - will be our last.

I'm bummed about it, but I think it's the right thing to do. It's getting increasingly difficult for the three of us to schedule anything in advance of the show and now that I have two kids I'm hardly seeing ANY movies these days. I enjoy moderating the conversations between Gordon and Joe, but I also wish I could participate more.

Gordon has his reasons of wanting to end the show. Joe, too. What's important is that we aren't ending the show with any animosity for each other. It was just simply time to move on.

To be frank, I don't think any of us thought that it would last this long, but we've had a lot of fun doing it and appreciate the support of the listeners for the last three years.

At any rate, if you want more information about our reasons for closing up shop, visit The Triple Feature page on TalkShoe.com and download Monday's show. We hadn't recorded a show since November 30, so getting back together on Monday was a blast. I was laughing so hard I was crying at one point.

Of course, then again, it could have been the sleep deprivation.

Our final show will be next Monday at 9:00 PM CST. We're going to list our Top 10 movies for 2009 and we plan to go a little long. Please help us spread the word about the show so we can go out with a bang. It would be great if you guys could set aside some time to call in. We want to make it a party.

That's all for now. Not much else for me to talk about. I hope everyone is well and Happy Wednesday!

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DE-MYTH-IFIED

by Tom on January 19, 2007 at 12:00 am
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Pan's Labyrinth, fantasy, wind, dust, surprise, over dramatic

Sincere thanks to everyone who was patient waiting for this comic. It was supposed to be posted on Friday, but due to the fact that the triple A batteries in my wireless keyboard ran out and I didn't have any fresh ones in the house, it had to wait.

Pan's Labyrinth has been on my radar for what feels like months and this is the first time in a long while I can remember being excited about any movie that has opened in late January. Typically this is the studio dumping ground. You hardly ever see anything this inventive.

Of course, if you want to get technical, Pan's Labyrinth was already released last year (to make it an Oscar contender) and it's only now being released wide. I don't care. I've been starving for something of substance.

It's true that Cami originally shot down the notion that we would be going to Pan's Labyrinth. She wasn't interested - bottom line. I think she felt she "served her time" when she sat through nine hours of Lord of the Rings. Fantasy isn't really her bag.

But for whatever reason, I don't really think of Pan's Labyrinth as fantasy. Sure, it has fantasy elements. But I'm almost less interested in stories about fauns and faeries than I am about seeing Guilliermo del Toro's interpretation of them. I mean, Hellboy wasn't that great of a movie. But I think his attention to detail and design pushed it from a so-so movie into a visually rich and textured one. No small task for comic book fare.

At any rate, in order to put Pan's Labyrinth on the viewing docket, I had to pledge to Cami that I would see that new movie with Diane Keaton where she's still desperate to prove she's sexually viable - Because I Said So. Did anyone think of the implications of what Something's Gotta Give would wrought? Why do I want to see movies about horny people in their 60's? Or is that a double standard since I happen to enjoy the Grumpy/Grumpier Old Men movies? Then again... Ann Margret. RWWOR!

Thanks again for your patience waiting for the delayed comic. I appreciate it. See you here (on time) on Monday!

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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW

by Tom on March 5, 2003 at 12:00 am
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Road to Perdition, Max Allan Collins, Lone Wolf & Cub, Kozure Okami, Kazuo Koike, Kojima, Nathan Lane, gay, surprise

There's no reason on Earth to assume that Road to Perdition was indirectly based on a comic-book. Watching the film, you certainly don't get that feeling. None the less, it's the truth. It's just one of those little bits of trivia you whip out during polite conversation to prove just how "inside" you are when it comes to the behind-the-scene stuff. I'll be my left nut there wasn't a single person who watched this movie thinking "This looks like a comic book!" without some advance knowledge.

Of course, the term "comic book" tends to have negative connotations in this country. Chalk it up to the medium's seedier pulp noir days. In Japan, the stuff is a friggin' art form! All revered and stuff. They consider it actual literature. Now there's a country I wouldn't mind trading notes with.

I seriously don't understand why comic books are dismissed so readily in the states. Something about their perceived youthful demographic makes them like books-with-training-wheels to most adults. But that's simply not the case. There are tons of great stories being told with pretty pictures.

Let me ask you this: Why is it cool for someone over the age of... oh, let's say 25, to dis a comic book, but then turn around and read some trash "novel" by Danielle Steel? Why is it acceptable to look down your nose at TV shows like Smallville, but that black hole of stereotypical dreck My Big Fat Greek Life gets a prime time spot behind 60 Minutes? Why do some people look down their nose at a film like Daredevil, but insist on seeing Maid in Manhattan twelve times?

I'm sure some would argue that the production values of comic book properties eternally ties it to the realm of low-grade cheese. But that's less and less the case anymore.

Hmm... ran out of "rant power"... I guess all I'm saying is quit being such elitist snobs. Yeah. There you go.

In sad, sad, SAD news, I'm taking Cami to the airport this morning (VERY early - 4:00 AM - Yech!) so she can catch her flight to New York for a conference she's attending. I'll catch up with her on Saturday, but I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself for three days. Probably laundry. Best not to think about it.

If you're interested in participating in next week's guest strip marathon, there are still spots available, so drop me a line. Comic dimensions should be no wider than 525 pixels (to keep the site layout from going all wonky). Funniest stuff goes to the fore. Try to include the TH characters if you can.

I gotta go to bed. Long day ahead of me tomorrow. My job is like, 15 minutes from the airport, so once I drop Cami off, there's really no reason to go back home just to turn around and fight rush hour traffic. Oh, the things we do for those we love...

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THE MORE YOU KNOW…

by Tom on November 13, 2002 at 12:00 am
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Jared found Maximum Overdrive to be "very enjoyable"? Now does everyone understand why he takes the brunt of the violence in the strip?

Still, I gotta give him props on that rap. Most of mine went more like:

My name is Tom
and I'm here to say
I can get funky
almost every day!

See what I'm talkin' about? Ahhh, you kids don't know nuthin'! Why, I my day, we didn't rap about killing your Mom or smoking blunts! We rapped about sneakers and people who talk too much!

Word!

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