You may not know this if you don't live in Texas (and if the voting numbers here are anything to go by, maybe not even then), but the state recently had its primary elections for the governor's race. The winning Republican candidate was incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, and the Democratic nod went to former Houston mayor Bill White.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but some sharpie at the local TV station noticed something that went right over my head. Like, you might say, a speeding bullet.
Do you see it yet? White and Perry. Perry and White.
Perry.
White.
Holy crap!
Even more amazingly they decided to do a story about it, featuring both Dragon's Lair Comics and my own regular shop, Austin Books and Comics (where there's a party going on right now THAT I'M MISSING. See what I do for you? It's because I give and I give. I'm a giver.) They even interviewed Austin Books' own Brandon Zuern, raconteur, gadabout and the guy who introduced me to the wonder that is the film, A Boy and His Dog.
The news story is a little doofy and the definition of "slow news day," but I don't care because while it's ostensibly an election story, it's really all about Perry White. Check it out:
Honestly — and given the name for this blog, you might've guessed this by now — it's nice to see my favorite comic book newspaper editor get some much-deserved attention. And why shouldn't he? Perry White is a stalwart of the DCU, not to mention Metropolis. Tirelessly covering events in a town where it's always a good news day, often uncovering the scoops himself, and probably one of the few people to figure out Superman's secret identity (oh, c'mon, OF COURSE he knows), Perry is the consumate newsman and a bedrock of that great metropolitan newspaper known as the Daily Planet.
Yay for Perry White!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Perry White for governor!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
MOOOOON ... child?!
Generally speaking, I don't think anyone cares what I'm having for lunch.
So when I'm updating my status on Facebook (clicky-clicky over on the right if you want to be Internet pals), I crib film quotes on a regular basis. Usually they're taken from pop culture icons, obscure B-movies or geek movie touchstones. And normally at least one or two people know what the hell I'm talking about and play along.
Now that I've set the scene, I should tell you the movie I was talking about this time was The Neverending Story.
There was some brief back-and-forth online, and then it was picked up again yesterday at the comic book shop.
"Hey," my friend asked when I walked in, "was the princess' name really 'Moonchild'? Where'd you get that from?"
Yup, I said, that was actually her name; I couldn't remember when I'd figured that out, but it was one of those things rattling around in my melon, like AT-ATs and the Penny Plunderer.
But the seed was planted. Was that her name? Did Wikipedia and IMDb lie to me? They've been know to do it before, the dirty bastards. I've always thought it was Moonchild, but maybe I'd just told myself that for so long that I believed it. And really, "Moonchild?" Even coming from a kid it seems a little silly-pants.
So what do you think? Take a look at this clip and tell me — what the heck is Bastian screaming into the night?
And while we're at it — what kind of name is Bastian?!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Countdown to Christmas: Ho ho ho!
No joke, this is my favorite scene from any Christmas movie EVER. It's a great movie and retelling of the Christmas Carol story, but Bill Murray's speech toward the end just kills me every time. It's Niagra Falls, Frankie angel. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you know the sentiment is sincere.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Godspeed, Captain
I was saddened by the news this morning that Dom DeLuise died last night at the age of 75.
DeLuise was a fantastic comedic actor, especially when he was paired with longtime pal Burt Reynolds, and no where was this more apparent than in the road-race classic, The Cannonball Run. Playing a character with a split personality, DeLuise would go from spineless sidekick to Captain Chaos, a courageous superhero who appeared whenever the need arose. Chaos would often taking on whole gangs singlehandedly while crying out "Daan dan DANNNN!!", swooping down like happy-go-lucky vengeance itself.
It was just one hilarious bit in a fun and funny movie, but it was memorable and I'd be lying if I said it didn't inspire me to randomly leap on people shouting out the Captain's battle-cry.
Here's a clip from Cannonball Run, but I'd really recommend just renting the movie to truly soak in the glory:
- Thanks to Johnny Bacardi for being one of the first to mention the news.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
The only verdict ... is vengeance!
So I had something in mind for a post today but it turned out that, with Doomsian shrewdness, I'd managed to deviously lay the groundwork to screw myself three days in the future!
Y'see, I've been thinking about selling some of my individual issues and replacing them with trades. But since I'm not always "organized" I've got "stacks" of comics squirreled away throughout the "house" (... wait ...). Anyway, I locked up the cats, dragged out a few boxes and started putting things in some kind of order.
Which means I don't know where anything is anymore. Including the comic I was going to post about. Honest!
Hey, how about some kinetic typography based on V for Vendetta instead?
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