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If you’ll excuse me, I don’t have a lot of commentary ready this morning. I had kind of a rough night, so I’m not really in the right mindset to talk about film. I’ll be back later to let you know what’s going on.
In the meantime, if you want to vote for Theater Hopper at buzzComix, there’s a fun reward sketch to view for your trouble. I get a kick out of it. I think it puts a fun spin on the mythology of The Ring. Enjoy!
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I’ve actually read a few advance reviews of Supper Happy Pony Town and they’ve been pretty good. Have you seen the logo for the film? That’s an indicator of quality if there ever was one!
Today’s comic was born partly out of a real conversation Cami and I had about A History of Violence. I suggested that we see the movie this weekend. I had heard good things, read several encouraging reviews, did my research and was intrigued about the plot that puts Viggo Mortensen’s character and his family in the spotlight after he commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. What follows is a meditation about violence and it’s implications. The argument between violence being hard-wired into our brains or if it is an action we can choose to overcome. Some pretty heady stuff and all great questions.
I make this suggestion to her and there is a furrowing of the brow. Her face pulls back into the corners as if to make some kind of sour-milk expression. She is not interested. "I don’t think I want to see that movie," she says. I can tell by her response that it is the movie’s title she is reacting negatively to. That the movie has the word "violence" implicates to her that it is some kind of Rambo-esque kill-a-thon with an obscene body count and not the reflective piece of economic film making that it is.
I encouraged her to read the reviews that were out there, but I know she’s a busy person and probably didn’t have time. At one point I considered putting my foot down and saying "No arguments. We’re going. It’s art and it’s good for your soul." In the very least I thought I could turn in some karma points for seeing Heaven Can Wait with her.
But, since I’m sharing facets of my personal life with you, I don’t see the harm in sharing the fact that my schedule and Cami’s schedule pretty much prevented us from seeing each other for more than 20 minutes at a time on any given day. She has night classes. I have night classes. Truman is stuck in his crate wondering what the hell is going on.
Instead of sitting in a darkened movie theater watching David Cronenberg’s latest opus, I think we’re going to stay home and enjoy each other’s company. A relaxed atmosphere where I’m not flexing my artistic preferences on her.
Although, now that I think about it, this would be a good opportunity to have her sit and watch Citizen Kane with me. Can you BELIEVE she hasn’t seen it yet?!
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May22
GUEST STRIP – EDDIE BOWLEY
May 22nd, 2006 |- Comics »
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Today’s guest strip comes to us from a very clever chap from across the pond – Eddie Bowley, the creator of Edd Egg. I don’t want to spoil too much of what Eddie is doing here, but I strongly encourage you to go to the effort of "decoding" his guest strip. It not only tackles the "controversy" surrounding The Da Vinci Code in a very clever way, but it also makes me wish I had thought of the joke first!
Eddie did an excellent job of capturing Tom’s stentorian sermons, so I was doubly impressed by the effectiveness of this comic. I just love reading the comics from people who really seem to "get" the characters. It makes me feel like when I’m writing them, things are less random. People understand who they are – their likes and dislikes.
Or, as Eddie’s comic implies, perhaps Eddie is a genius and my attempts at character development are highly transparent to him!
In either case, be sure to check out Edd Egg and come back here on Wednesday for more guest strip goodness!
Side note: There is a good chance that Cami and I are in Cannes, France as you read this. Part of our vacation tour takes us to Nice, France and we found out that Cannes is only a half hour to an hour away. So we’re going to try and get a train ticket to Cannes and wander around for the day. The film festival is going on right now, so if we see any celebrities, we’ll take pictures and post them here. We’re hoping to get into one of the movies playing at the festival for bragging rights. But I don’t know how likely that is! So what, really? We’ll be in Cannes during the festival! That’s a big score for a movie buff such as myself!
At any rate, thanks for checking in with us! See you here on Wednesday!
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You have to be practical about these things, people. You’re just NOT going to be able to fit cardboard leggings into a closed cardboard suitcase armor. You’re just NOT, okay? Trust me, I’ve tried.
You can get the gauntlets in there. You can get the sleeves and the helmet. But if you want leggings, you’re S.O.L.
Okay, fine. I just wanted to draw another comic with Tom in his underwear. Are you happy?!
I know I promised you guys a review of Iron Man 2, but, well… as you can see… that hasn’t happened yet. There are a couple of reasons why.
First, you guys have been leaving GREAT comments after each of the blogs since Monday. I’ve been reading and I want to participate. But I also don’t want what you guys are saying to color too much of my opinion surrounding the movie.
Second, it’s almost been a week since I’ve seen the film and my memory is shot these days. That’s because I can only retain about 30 seconds of information before I’m dealing with some sort of crisis involving crayons or stained furniture.
To combat this, I’m thinking about seeing Iron Man 2 again this evening. Cami’s cool with it once the kids are asleep. She doesn’t feel a need to see the movie a second time, but I do.
Another reason I want to see Iron Man 2 again is just so I can sit back and appreciate it a little bit more. Maybe let my eye wander and soak in a few of the details. Or – since I know where the action is going be on screen – train my eye to those areas in anticipation so I can download as much information as possible.
Dialogue? Oh, yeah. I guess I’ll listen more closely to some of that, too.
In the meantime, I have several links to keep you busy. A couple of these are a little old and I feel terrible about not informing you sooner.
First things first, I sat in for a round of discussion with The F.I.L.M. Army crew on May 1 to discuss the bumper crop of Summer movies. I had a great time with these guys and they really knew their stuff. Talking with them reminded me of the good times we had recording The Triple Feature. Each of us were pulling weird references out of nowhere and laughing our heads off about it. I’d love to record another show with them in the future. I think they left an offer on the table. I’ll have to take them up on it sometime.
Second, the guys over at TGT Webcomics did an interview with me while I was attending C2E2 last month and recently posted it to their site. I think I did a pretty good job of answering Kurt “VertigoX” Sasso’s questions. But watching the video, one quote kept ringing in my head…
“Suck in the gut, guys – We’re the Ghostbusters?…”
Yeah, I gotta start working out.
THIRDLY, did you know that my good buddy Zach Miller has started producing new Joe and Monkey comics again? Better git while the gittin’s good. Zach is like Haley’s Comet. He comes around once every 76 years. But every time he makes an appearance, he puts on quite a show! Welcome Zach back to webcomics with your patronage, won’t you?
So that’s my good karma for today. I appreciate everyone coming back and checking out the new comic (ON TIME, I might add… *sigh*). I’m bringing the story line to it’s zenith. You should see it wrapping up around this time next week. Until then, more Iron Man goodness to sink your teeth into.
Thanks again for reading the comic and – if you’re so inclined – don’t be afraid to spread the word using those handy social media buttons to the right of the comic. It doesn’t have to be today’s comic. It can be ANY COMIC IN THE ARCHIVE! Pick out a favorite and share it with someone today! Every little bit helps.
Have a great weekend!
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