Don't do anything stupid with that..

If you're thinking of asking if I'm going to buy these, clearly you don't know me at all.
For more information on how DST is trying to salvage their The Spirit license that the movie so emphatically tried to sink*, click here.


* - By which I mean, the way in which they are suddenly making Minimates of the comic version of The Spirit instead of just the movie version.

Oh, look!

The Spirit, Superman, and Scott Pilgrim by Jon Morris!

These are currently on their merry way to me!
I could not be more excited!
Look at all these exclamation marks!!!
And, as a bonus, I'm responsible for one of my favorite artists checking out (and subsequently loving) SCOTT PILGRIM!
I am the champions, my friends!
Hit the link (up there) for Jon's commentary on the matter.
Also, we are now officially even for my mistakingly attributing something Corey Lewis said as something you said, Bryan Lee O'Malley!

You are probably right..

Frank Miller's The Spirit is now coming out on Christmas Day this year instead of in January.

Here we go..

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I've got a little more hope for it now (Any is more than none, right?), but this still seems way too Frank Miller-y and not nearly Will Eisner-y enough for my tastes.

Be sure that he's dead..

I think this newly released shot from the set of The Spirit sums up what Frank Miller is doing to the character perfectly.
Plenty more here.

Kick it wicked nice..

I don't mind telling you I have absolutely no confidence in Frank Miller.
I think Frank Miller's Will Eisner's The Spirit is going to be awful.
I will be absolutely delighted to be proven wrong and if it's not awful I will sing Miller's praises far and wide, but he does not get the benefit of the doubt and a "let's wait and see how it is before we start naysaying" attitude from me.
G.I. Joe gets the benefit of the doubt because that picture of Snake Eyes was awesome.
The pictures I've seen from the set of The Spirit fill me with nothing but dread.
How much dread? Sufficient dread to make me think the movie is going to be not only awful, but awfully ridiculous.
Prove me wrong, Frank.
Please.

I don't know that this is a very good example..

Why did I do that..

So here's the first poster(s) for Frank Miller's Will Eisner's The Spirit.
I actually like the image, but I'd also like to slap Frank Miller.
It's a dream of mine.
I get the feeling this movie is going to be the exact opposite of what I want it to be.
I guess we'll see.

You're gonna get your parade..

Even more Spirit-y goodness from Toy Fair 2008.
This should be available in a finer comic shoppe near you this June courtesy of Dark Horse. For more shots of this, plus pictures of The Spirit full-sized statue click here.

Runnin' wild and free..

5 Reasons Toy Fair 2008 Was Rad!


I wish I could tell you there was some kind of way I wasn't going to buy that Iron Man Happy Fun Playtime Dress-Up helmet set, but I don't want to lie to you.


It's Incredibly Well-Endowed, But Tragically Invisible Erection Action Aquaman!


Who couldn't use a Kurt Russell action figure?


Minimate Nova! Complete with severed head!


THE SPIRIT!
Best for last? I think so.

Let's do this thing.

I need to play some catch up with things I've intended to talk about, so I may have to do the quick and dirty version of some of these.


If that doesn't make you want to read The Spirit I don't know what will.


A quick little comic I did on a Post-It note about year ago. Click on it why don't you?


Rock 'n Roll Monster! (If you've seen the MST3K episode where they watch Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders then you know exactly how that should be read.)


Ah, happier times. Sigh.

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was the late, great Will Eisner's birthday.
I just did not want this to go unmentioned by me.
I'm sure plenty of other people were making note of it, but it's actually on my Simpsons' wall calendar, so there was no way I wasn't going to know.
I want this comic. In a frame. On my wall. A lot.