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July 15, 2004
A Few Birds I Missed.
Yeah, yeah, it just keeps going.
-- Holy Mother of Christ does the movie adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events looks absolutely unforgiveable. I listen to audiobooks while I draw, and this book got a turn a few months ago. Despite being "young adult fiction," it was pretty entertaining, if only because of how gleefully and unapologetically dire everything was. Looks like it's been transformed into some lame Jim Carrey vehicle, on account the trailer's about 98% Jim Carrey doing the only bits Jim Carrey knows how to do. Namely, flailing around like a pants-fouling spastic and making dinosaur noises. Jesus, I won't even BitTorrent this one, I'd probably still want my money back.
-- Dear webcomic authors: Ease up on the smirking soapbox characters. Please. As a personal favor to me.
In case you were never informed, it's not fun to read comics where the obvious self-insertion character is never wrong, always has the perfect devastating comeback for any reproach, and functions as a font of irrefutable knowledge for the rest of the cast, who spend most of the strip lamenting the error of their ways once bathed in the light of The Smirker's golden, immaculate wisdom. Ayn Rand couldn't get away with that shit, and neither can you.
I understand the temptation. Really, I do. And it probably doesn't hurt to haul out the bullhorn every now and then, just for variety. But it's more important to remember that you're probably writing your comic for other people as much as you're writing it for yourself, and the less your audience rolls its eyes and groans, the better. Then again, being pat and predictable might give you a better chance at making it into the newspaper funnies, so what the hell do I know.
-- Horseflesh, beer, and seawater-flavored ice cream. Oh those wacky Japanese-ers. Whatever, s'gotta be better than those buttered popcorn jellybeans. OH HEY WOW MY FAVORITE FLAVOR MOUTHFUL OF GASOLINE.
-- Also, via Eric Millikin, Dubya flipping off protestors. AHAHAHA. Looks like Baby Bush is starting to crack under the pressure! Vote Kerry, folks. It'll be worth it just to watch this warmonger's accelerating mental collapse.
Posted by Spike at July 15, 2004 09:27 AM
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