Jon, that sounds like Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas".
oops, x-post with Theo.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
'Shindig'
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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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 17, 2006 9:25:05 am PDT #9844 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
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2006 2:35:19 pm PDT #9845 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Hayden - Oct 17, 2006 5:34:33 pm PDT #9846 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That guy has a heart?
DavidS - Oct 17, 2006 6:47:18 pm PDT #9847 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That guy has a heart?
Harsh!
I've met Dan and he's a nice guy.
Hayden - Oct 17, 2006 7:03:44 pm PDT #9848 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Oh, I like his work, but it's not exactly a warm celebration of the human spirit.
sfmarty - Oct 25, 2006 3:11:05 am PDT #9849 of 10000
Who? moi??
Found this. I suppose everyone else found it long ago, but ...
I thinkit is a promo for Angel, not the pilot. It is almost 6 minutes long. Ahhh, Quinn.
Strega - Oct 25, 2006 6:46:47 am PDT #9850 of 10000
Planetary #26 is out today.
...Eeee.
P.M. Marc - Oct 25, 2006 7:24:48 am PDT #9851 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oooo!
Hey, well!
I may have to go pick up my damn pulls in that case.
Strega - Oct 25, 2006 7:44:30 am PDT #9852 of 10000
There's a bunch of other stuff this month I wanted to pick up, but I've been delaying going so I could get everything at once. So now I'm just.... "I don't think I can wait till the weekend. Maybe I'll swing by the shop after work. Or... could I leave work early? I came in late, though. Er, so I might as well leave early, because I'm all screwed up anyway. Yeah, that sounds convincing. Ooo, maybe I could go RIGHT NOW. ...except I have a meeting at 1. Damn it."
I want my stories. Wah.
Strega - Oct 25, 2006 2:03:55 pm PDT #9853 of 10000
I got my stories.
And I didn't even get everything I was looking for, and spent $40. Oh well, it had been a while. But I picked up a copy of Angel: Masks because... well, because it had the most adorable picture of the Angel-puppet holding a jack-o-lantern on the cover. And the art looked unusually good for an Angel comic. It turns out to be 4 short stories. Capsule reviews:
The first one features puppet-Angel, and probably overdoes the "stupid ___" joke, but I understand why it's hard to resist. The art's quite good.
The second one features Illyria, and is okay, I guess. Eh.
The third one is set in season 1, and features Cordy, and is freaking gorgeous. Clearly using a lot of photo reference (there's one panel that is recognizably a still from the show) but the inking and colors are lovely in their own right.
The fourth one tells you how Lindsey met Eve. And is actually rather funny. This is the only one I wished was longer, because the premise was brilliant. Naturally, the art is... well, it's fine, really, as long as you don't mind the fact that Lindsey and Eve look nothing at all like Lindsey and Eve.
It's 48 pages, and $7.50, and I won't exactly recommend it because, honestly, the stories are all meh, but it is definitely pretty.
As for Planetary: [no real spoilers, but just to avoid taunting them what don't wanna be taunted]: Fun! It was a little anti-climactic, but mostly in a "Oh, so it's --- of course!" way. And that actually is addressed directly in something Snow says at the end, which I'm sure is Ellis speaking to the fanboys. I think all the delays kind of helped and hurt equally. And I kinda love the implications of the ending.