Peter David's Blog, page 119

Random Thoughts

Originally published January 13, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1104 This & that: So there were the two women at the health spa in a small East Coast state. And one of them was describing to the other about how she worked for this guy, Jim Shooter, and how he had this deal in the [...]

Spider-Man: Edge of Time

I didn't know the press release was going to go out before Wonder Con, but apparently it did. So: The next Spider-Man game from Activision will be "Spider-Man: Edge of Time" which will feature the Amazing Spider-Man teaming up on a decades-spanning adventure with Spider-Man 2099. And yes, I wrote the script. I'm out at [...]

Vote for Coheed and Cambria!

We're soliciting your vote for Coheed and Cambria. Go here to enter your ballot. It's very close, but we can put it over the edge. Voting closes at midnight tonight. MTV's Musical March Madness has arrived at the regional finals, where the eight remaining bands will go through one more rigorous contest in an effort [...]

The Return of Bay Watch

Last year, when Jason Bay was brought onto the Met and hailed as one of the great hopes for the injury-plagued team, I began Bay Watch as people were invited to predict how long until–not if, but until–Bay wound up on the DL. The answer, as it turned out, was July 27, after sustaining a [...]

I bet someone here knows this

There's a military slang referring to someone's location. And it's a number. The phrase would be like "We need a twenty on the General," or something like that. Anyone know off hand for sure what the number is and whether that would be a correct example of its usage? PAD

Finally

Obama is addressing the nation right now about what's going on in Libya. About time. Might as well live blog it below the cut line. PAD 7:32: Red tie. Good. Red is a strong color. It shows you want to win. 7:32: I love how he says, "TAH-li-BAHN." 7:35: Other countries have had people rising [...]

The Most Awards 1995

Originally published January 6, 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1103 It's that time again. Continuing a long-standing tradition that's been around ever since I first did it last year, BID herewith presents its list of Most Awards. Named after Donny Most, the Most Awards are a tribute to passing oddities, curious happenings, and passing fancies [...]

If you've got some free time this weekend…

Go check out "Paul." A self-proclaimed love letter to Spielberg (who even has a cameo), it chronicles the adventures of two nerds played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, doing for alien encounter films what they've done for zombie flicks and cop movies. On a road trip following the San Diego Comic Con, they wind [...]

Too Much of a Good Thing

Originally published January 1995, in Comics Buyer's Guide 1995 Annual Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? If so, it would seem Marvel Comics has managed it. It used to be that Marvel had a shipping strategy somewhat akin to what is found in an average shopping mall. Shopping malls generally [...]

I Think K'Daffy has been Replaced by an Imposter

You know how, when you watch "Mission Impossible" (the original series) there's this absurd aspect to the rubber masks they would wear. That somehow they would pull on these rubber masks and then the camera would cut away and then cut back and magically the "mask" was an undetectable human face. And of course you [...]