If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times…
Patton Oswalt is my hero.
Comedian, writer, nerd, genius…they’re all words I’d use to describe him. Inspirational? Not until now.
See, Mr. Oswalt was chosen to give the commencement speech at his former highschool for the graduating class of ‘08 (man, I feel old), and while it’s intended audience is teenagers on their way to adulthood, I think we all can grab something from it. So while it’s currently available on his website, I’d like to present it in full following the cut below.
Read and learn, kids. Read the rest of this entry »
No, this isn’t an imaginary universe, nor is that a bad photoshop.
Tokyopop, purveyors of fantastic contracts, are actually making a Ghostbusters Manga.
Granted, Manga is a japanese comic…and not a single thing related to this one-shot is japanese, and sure, this entire thing reeks of some marketing firms babbling about what ideas are hot with the kids these days (”HEY, KIDS LOVE THE 80’s!” “THEY ALSO LIKE DEM BIG EYED CARTOONS!”)…but really, is there a market that is foaming at the mouth for this?
Find out more about this possible soulless husk of a comic over at Newsarama.com.
This week brings a special episode of Derailed, recorded mere moments after taking in a preview screening of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
Check it out here!
I don’t know about you, but I sure love the idea of the government approving things based on badassness…
Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Is ‘Totally Badass’
As I’d imagine you’ve heard, George Carlin passed yesterday evening at the age of 71. While I’m sure that many sites will eulogize the man far better than I, I figured I should write something on the site here, even if it’s brief.
I’m sad to say that in the case of Carlin, my introduction to him was not via his standup, but rather his appearance in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure as Rufus. Once I did discover his standup, and later his books like Brain Droppings, my mind was blown.
A lot of people enjoy describing Carlin as like a deranged uncle, I like to look at him as the man who made vulgarity intelligent. There will never be another comedian as risk taking as he, nor as envelope pushing, but in his death, may we remember one thing from his life.
He stayed true to himself and his beliefs until his last breath, and if more people in this would could do the same, the world would be a much better place for it. Godspeed, George.
