Did I mention Malcolm McDowell voices Mad Mod? The funky mod organ underscore? The Escher and Warhol refs? The Invisibles vibe?
Who was the real power? The Captain? or Tenille?
Xander ,'Showtime'
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
DavidS - Sep 27, 2003 8:53:44 pm PDT #1071 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jon B. - Sep 27, 2003 9:10:57 pm PDT #1072 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Adds Teen Titans to TiVo to-do list.
Tom Scola - Sep 28, 2003 3:31:03 am PDT #1073 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I think I'll make an extra copy and send it to Chynna of Blue Monday.
I also want to make a plug for Chynna's current comic book series, Scooter Girl. It's my favorite comic right now.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2003 10:05:33 am PDT #1074 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Thanks for the heads up, Hec. That sounds fab.
eta And sure enough, it was. Not sure if I'd watch it every week as the heroes, except for Raven (every superhero team should have it's own Wednesday Addams), didn't do much for me. But damn that was fun. Loved the Picasso reference, too.
Tom Scola - Sep 29, 2003 2:14:01 am PDT #1075 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
DavidS - Sep 29, 2003 10:23:49 am PDT #1076 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fantagraphics to reprint entire 50 year run of Peanuts.Excellent. I've been hoping they would, because Schulz needs to have his reputation rescued from his long slide through mediocrity. Peanuts was one of the all-time great (and radical) strips for it's first 10-15 years.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2003 10:48:29 am PDT #1077 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Not sure if I'd watch it every week as the heroes, except for Raven (every superhero team should have it's own Wednesday Addams)...
Teen Titans got me back into reading DC Comics in the 80s, largely because of how mysterious and intriguing the Raven character was. I recall loving it when the Brotherhood of Evil chased her all over New York, caused her to hallucinate about her inner fears, and then found out much to their dismay that her Daddy issues included him waking up and manifesting through her.
§ ita § - Sep 29, 2003 10:54:22 am PDT #1078 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Teen Titans rocked, in the Perez days -- Tara/Geoforce was great, and also Cyborg.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2003 11:21:55 am PDT #1079 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I also have more appreciation for the soap-operatic musical beds subplots now that I've had years of Dawson's Creek cast rumors to open my eyes about such things. Not quite so unbelievable as I once thought them to be.
victor infante - Sep 29, 2003 12:32:38 pm PDT #1080 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Teen Titans rocked, in the Perez days -- Tara/Geoforce was great, and also Cyborg.
I've seen precisely half an episode of the TT cartoon, and I gotta admit, I wasn't into it. Will give it another try sooner or later, I'm sure.
I loved the Titans in the Wolfman/Perez days. One of the best runs on a super-hero comic ever. The recent run, while it had its moments, kind of sucked. Everytime I read it, I kept thinking about the old book's lead in: "They are the best there are," how these kids were supposed to be hot shit because they were trained by the likes of Batman, the Flash, et al. The recent version made them kind of inept, and it REALLY grated.
The version just launched, with the new Robin, the new Wondergirl, Superboy and Impulse, along with Cyborg acting a lot like Cyborg, Starfire, Changeling (I refuse to call him Beast Boy) and, soon, Raven, has been very promising. Hoping to goodness it doesn't start sucking.