Peter David's Blog, page 118

Comic Wars, Part 3

Originally published February 10, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1108 Long ago, in a industry far, far away… COMIC WARS Chapter 6: "Return of the Jepi" …As the Distributor Alliance witnessed the creation of the Death World and the imminent collapse of the direct market, there was—unbeknownst to anyone—something new waiting in the wings. The [...]

Not Intended to be a Factual Statement?

When Republican Senator Jon Kyl asserted that ninety percent of Planned Parenthood's activities centered around abortion, rather than the more accurate three percent, his office asserted that his statement was "not intended to be a factual statement." My question is: How did they say that with a straight face? Did they really think that would [...]

Comic Wars, Part 2

Originally published February 3, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1107 Long ago, in an industry far, far away… COMIC WARS Chapter 5: "The Empire Strikes Back Issues" …On the run from the machin- ations of the Comic Empire and its new weapon, The Death World, the Distributor Alliance has been Arguing in its secret base [...]

In Good "Company"

We went to see the extremely limited run of "Company" at Lincoln Center this afternoon. Talk about your once-in-a-lifetime casts: Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Anika Noni Rose, and Patti LuPone (showing that she can still stop a show when she belted out "Here's to the Ladies Who Lunch.") Considering the minimal amount [...]

Comic Wars, Part 1

Originally published January 27, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1106 Long ago, in an industry far, far away… COMIC WARS Chapter 4: "A New Wrinkle" …It was a dark time for the Distributor Alliance. One of their own had been seduced by The Dark Side and sold his business to The Comic Empire, giving them [...]

This Just In

Scientists in the Czech Republic believe that they have discovered a gay caveman. Supposedly, unlike other cavemen, he likes Geico because he believes the company's name is actually Guy Co. PAD

"I Just Can't Wait to be King"

Originally published January 20, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1105 A short week this week, what with the various holidays, the kids home, and such. So this column will be two short things: *** Upon recently taking 3-year-old Ariel to the re-release of The Lion King, it finally occurred to me who the young Simba [...]

Change of Venue

So apparently Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, will not be tried in civilian court but instead be handed over the military. Since he's a radical, allow me to put forth a radical idea. Stop arguing about where to try him. Just bring him to Ground Zero and release him. A [...]

FYI: A press release from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers

The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers is proud to announce the 2011 Scribe Award nominees for excellence in licensed tie-in writing — novels based on TV shows, movies, and games – and this year's Grandmaster, honoring career achievement in the field. This year's Grandmaster is Peter David, who has worked in television, film, books [...]

Well, THAT worked

The reason I was attending Wondercon was that Activision brought me out to promote "Spider-Man: Edge of Time." Since I was out here on their dime, I wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted to see me had to come to the panel. But I didn't want to be a prisoner of my hotel [...]