Peter David's Blog, page 107

I've been trying to figure out why Michele Bachman looks familiar to me

I'd see pictures of her and there was just something about her that I could swear I've seen before. And it's finally come to me. I've seen a number of productions of "Man of La Mancha" (not counting the ones I've actually been in). And one year I saw it at Goodspeed Opera House in [...]

BID Mailbag

Originally published September 1, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1137 People are always sending me interesting stuff to run in BID. However, an odd confluence of events resulted in several entertaining things landing at the same time. So what the heck. I'll share 'em all with you. First is the following piece received from John [...]

"Oblivion"

When I first saw "Cowboys and Aliens" being advertised, I thought, "Been there, done that." Specifically in "Oblivion" and its sequel for Full Moon. Apparently Shout!Factory agreed; they re-released the original on DVD with a redesigned cover. I knew nothing about it until Kath pointed it out to me in the latest copy of "Entertainment [...]

SDCC, Belated Day 4

My quietest day insofar as convention programming is involved. I only have a single signing at the Marvel booth, from 2-3. I go down to the UPS store in the Marriott and ship a bunch of swag back home. I walk out, heading back to the elevators to go upstairs and am walking straight toward [...]

Place your bets

Do you think the country will default? Personally, I do not. I think what it keeps coming back to is that the debt ceiling has been raised repeatedly in the past (including over a dozen times during the Reagan years) Suddenly making an issue of it simply stinks too highly of partisan politics, and most [...]

San Diego Comic-Con 1995

Originally published August 25, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1136 Varied and sundry thoughts from the San Diego Comic Con: My time signing at the Marvel booth was very educational. Much of my time was spent watching fans dart past me to get to John Romita Jr. or Dan Jurgens. It was particularly uncomfortable on [...]

SDCC, Day Three

Okay. Today was pretty interesting. Had the Activision panel promoting "Spider-Man: Edge of Time." Not only did I get to reconnect with Scott Porter ("Friday Night Lights," "The Good Wife," voice acting in the next X-Men game and costarring in the upcoming "Hart of Dixie"), whom I first met six years ago at Dragon*Con when [...]

SDCC, Day 2

Came in too late at night and too tired to post last night. Kicked off the day with the Black Panel overseen by Michael Davis. A year or so ago I was on the Gay Panel which led some people in the audience to assume I was gay. I find myself wondering if people in [...]

SDCC – Day One

Actual day one, as opposed to the unofficial day one on Wednesday. Managed to get my hands on this year's limited edition "My Little Pony" for Caroline. Thank God, because she kept asking whether I'd gotten it yet. Every year I get her the pony from Hasbro, which frequently have a superhero theme, and when [...]

Politics and Comics

Originally published August 18, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1135 Ah, the first stirring of a Presidential election, when fear is in the air and a young man's fancy turns to pointless issues and repressions. Ah to be a liberal now that the stink is here. There's been discussion in the past over the notion [...]