Letters to Myself

Panels Out Of Context #16

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:13 -0400

From Fantastic Four Giant Sized Adventures. Written by Paul Tobin and penciled, inked, colored, and presumably lettered by Dustin Weaver. Marvel, 2009.

Panels Out Of Context #15

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:01 -0400

From Sentry #3. Written by Paul Jenkins, drawn by John Romita Jr, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Dean White and lettered by Rus Wooton. Marvel, 2006.

Happy Us

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:33:00 -0400

Today's our eighteenth wedding anniversary, amazingly enough. I gave Lisa a card and chocolate and origami flowers (tulips, possibly) and the best gift of all, a nap. It's a good day. Hope yours is too.

Panels Out Of Context #14

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:51:33 -0400

From Incredible Hulk #271. Written by Bill Mantlo, drawn & inked by Sal Buscema, colored by Bill Sharen, and lettered by Jim Novak. Marvel, 1982.

Actual context: the Hulk is saying this to a talking raccoon. Oh, early '80's.

Planning Ahead

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Hey, got a rejection: mumbly-joe something days from Abyss & Apex, sent to them some time in February. I think. So.

Vacation has been going well, in general. Actually answered a few work emails that needed answering. Subscribed to Marvel's Digital Comics program and read a few things, including Modok's 11. Just generally lazed about the house.

Well, okay, I did do one productive thing: moved several bookshelves about, moving them out of our bedroom into the hall and other rooms. One's now in my office, blocking the closet door. This might cause trouble in a few months, 'cuz that's where we keep the Christmas wrapping paper. I can hear the conversation already: "Sorry son, Christmas is cancelled this year! Yes, I'm afraid so. Don't cry. Why? Couldn't wrap your gifts, so I took 'em all back! Why are you crying? No, I can't go buy more paper, don't talk crazy! And stop crying!" Yeah, that won't go well. I'll probably have to move it; cheaper than a pony.

Panels Out Of Context #13

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:23:04 -0400

From Captain America and the Falcon #205. Written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inked by John Verpoorten, colored by Michele Wolfman, and lettered by Jim Novak. Marvel, 1977.

Don't rub it in, dude.

Well, This Looks Interesting

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:18:05 -0400

I actually lost count of how many geek hot buttons there are in that trailer. Nazis, samurai, dragons, zeppelins, explosions, cute girls in lingerie armed with machine guns, etc. The cumulative effect is pretty impressive.

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Today's the last day of exams. Tomorrow I'm on vacation for almost two and a half weeks. Whether this'll result in more posts here remains to be seen. I might go for more trivia and errata.

Panels Out Of Context #12

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:51:40 -0400

From Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (Scott Pilgrim #6). Written and drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Oni Press, 2010.

But now, just for the movie. Three more weeks, plus babysitter availability.

Family Time

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:44:13 -0400

Just spent a half hour taking screen shots of the SHIELD helicarrier (thank you, YouTube), so's we can make a model version for The Boy and his Super Hero Squad out of a shoebox, plastic cups, and possibly toilet paper rolls.

It's true: being a Dad really is the best gig ever.

Now Back To Me

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:04:00 -0400

Isiah Mustafa speaks about libraries:

I can't argue with a word he says. Also, I hope he does get the chance to play Luke Cage. Also also, this is a most excellent homage:

Panels Out Of Context #11

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

From Incredible Hulk #610. Written by Greg Pak, drawn by Paul Pelletier, inked by Danny Miki & Crimelab Studios, colored by Frank D'Armata, and lettered by Simon Bowland. Marvel, 2010.

I Am Legion

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:39:47 -0400

A textual analysis of some of my works by the site "I Write Like..."

"Start Spreading the News," at Michigan Avenue Review:

I write like
H. G. Wells

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

"No Mosquito is A God," at Lone Star Stories:

I write like
Chuck Palahniuk

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Erin and the Dinosaurs, at Abyss & Apex:

I write like
James Joyce

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Twelvepenny Weather, at Albedo One:

I write like
Vladimir Nabokov

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

With the Dawn, at Strange Horizons:

I write like
Dan Brown

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

And this blog, specifically the entry where I talk about Andy:

I write like
Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

What does this prove? Nothing, except that I'm not dead. Hi!

Panels Out Of Context #10

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:46:49 -0400

From Marvel Feature #2, reprinted in Essential Defenders, Vol. One. Written by Roy Thomas, drawn by Ross Andru, inked by Sal Buscema, lettered by Sam Rosen, and recolored by me. Marvel, 1972.

No, I'm good.

The First Three Rows Will Get Wet

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

This made me laugh entirely too hard:

With thanks to @kmeisner.

For The Record

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:32:17 -0400

Although I have a Facebook account, I don't actually spend any time on it. If you friend me, I'm happy to friend you back, for all the good it will do you. I won't ever actually update on it, and I won't read your updates. But I'm happy to friend you. What do I care? However, I won't play the games, accept or give the gifts, or participate in anything that might result in some sort of app installation. I've got a nice little corner of the Internet -- here -- and that's where I spend my time. LJ updates point back here, and Twitter doesn't count. It's the cocktail party of the Internet.

(For best effect, I should probably post this on Facebook. But I'm not going to, as I don't use it.)

Reading: Had been White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion and Wolverine: Weapon X, two graphic novels I got at rock bottom prices from Barnes & Noble. Now it's Essential Defenders Vol. One.