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New Computer  Ordered the new computer on Saturday. The new iMac could be here by the end of the week. Everyone in our house is very excited. posted by Brendan | 1:25 PM | permanent link
Kid Quote of the Week I'm playing my invisible game: "Slacker" - Zoe, making the best of a situation when the batteries ran down in her digital camera. Labels: Kid Quote of the Week posted by Brendan | 4:00 PM | permanent link
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich Why the Interwebs were created. So people could share this:  (via) posted by Brendan | 4:52 PM | permanent link
Watchmen 2: Electric Boogaloo Today parts of the Intertubes are all aflutter about the rumor that DC is seriously considering publishing some sequel or prequel books based on Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbon's monumental Watchmen novel. Most comic book fans shudder at the thought. It would be like making Citizen Kane 2. It's a sentiment that I share.  My problem with that argument is that with DK2, you had the same creative talent taking on the characters and settings that they crafted the first time around. Miller wrote and drew the first series. He was back to play in the same sandbox in 2001. There is no way in hell Alan Moore would touch a project like this, let alone even acknowledge its existence. His hatred of DC is legendary and well documented. And I would expect Dave Gibbons to fall in line behind Alan Moore – though not for the same reasons. So without Moore and Gibbons DC will have different talent coming in to play with a landmark piece of comic literature. I don’t see that going well. Memories of the dismal Scarlet come to mind. DC would serve themselves best to leave well enough alone. Watchmen has become their biggest selling graphic novel because of Moore’s and Gibbon’s perfect creative synergy in a standalone piece of literature that has not been diluted with spin-offs and sequels. The books remains powerful for its superb storytelling technique, provocative themes, and memorable characters. Hopefully DC will leave it that way. posted by Brendan | 7:29 PM | permanent link
SMILE Trailer Raina Telgemeier is a fantastically talented artist best known for her work on the Baby-sitter Club comic adaptations. Her new book, out now, is called SMILE and is auto-biographical in nature. The book is a memoir of her teen years, which start our badly when she trips and seriously damages her two front teeth. I've been ready nothing but great things about the books leading up to its release, and today I saw this trailer for the book. All said, it looks like a fun and interesting read. I hope to find a copy of it sometime soon. Labels: Comics posted by Brendan | 1:11 PM | permanent link Quest vs Venture The battle we've all been waiting for.  posted by Brendan | 12:58 PM | permanent link
5 Things I Think By birth, my Grandpa is already Ian's Great-Grandpa. But I think serving ice cream AND pop at the same time makes my Grandpa Great to Ian. Heather gave me a subscription to their "Now Playing" guide for my birthday last November. I received the first issue a few weeks back. I knew the monthly magazine was mainly a guide to all the programming on the channel, but I guess I was expecting a little more editorial than what is actually published. Overall it's a disappointment. Labels: 5 Things I Think posted by Brendan | 6:29 PM | permanent link
Funnies for the Morning I didn't get to read yesterday's Pearl Before Swine until this morning. It's not as funny as this one, but Pastis still works the pun for everything he can. I love it.  Labels: comic strips, Funny posted by Brendan | 9:14 AM | permanent link |
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