So I was telling Terry Delegeane that I once heard a beatnik recite the following poem on the Beverly Hillbillies:
Blue cheesecakeTerry actually countered with his favorite TV beatnik poem, from Happy Days:
A silver spoon stuck in the sand
The seaweed barks at me
Little boyIf you know any TV beatnik poems, please don't hold back.
With your nose pressed against the window
There are no jelly donuts for you today
Only death.
Captain America of NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS says: BUY TEK JANSEN.
Damon Cole of EARTHLIGHT says: BUY TEK JANSEN.
Hell, buy them all. You don't need money, do you?
More on NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS, on sale tomorrow (along with EARTHLIGHT v2). And more. And MORE!
Marketing promotions normally enrage and embarrass me, but this is The Simpsons, for God's sake. I'm walking to Kwik-E-Mart tomorrow and I'm getting my blue Squishee and that's it.
More pix.
Still more.
Entertainment Weekly previews Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #1, due in comics shops July 11th. Longtime readers of this space will dimly remember that its lead story was written by me and someone else.
If you're the kind of person who's always two days late for everything, then I'm afraid you missed the MOCCA convention in New York this weekend -- but you can still come see me at a round-table discussion & signing at the Barnes & Noble in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, this Tuesday. Details:
Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
The participants:
Stuart Moore: signing EARTHLIGHT
June Kim: signing 12 DAYS
James L. Barry: signing WARRIORS: THE LOST WARRIOR
Melissa DeJesus: signing SOKORA REFUGEES
Becky Cloonan: signing EAST COAST RISING
I'm not sure if the store will have copies of EARTHLIGHT volume 2 (pictured above) yet, but I'll have an advance copy to show.
More details on the appearance and the location.
More details on EARTHLIGHT.
Draft Dick Cheney is counting down to what it calls "a very special anniversary."
"Making people laugh is the lowest form of comedy."
-- Michael O' Donoghue
"The best parody is the thing itself."
-- Andy Warhol
A discussion of hippies, from TEEN TITANS #15, May-June 1968:
AQUALAD: "I like to swing, but these cats are too much! Strictly weirdos!"This story and more like it are available in Showcase Presents: Teen Titans, Vol. 1.
ROBIN: "You betray your middle-class junior super-hero background! What's more weird and way-out than a kid who breathes water, or a speed demon in a crazy yellow suit, or a chick who flies -- ??"
KID FLASH: "You mean... us, BOY WONDER -- THE TITANS?"
WONDER GIRL: "He doesn't mean THE ROLLING STONES, mopehead! I think these hippie guys are groovy!"
