Peter David's Blog, page 131

Wow

Every so often, America surprises me. Bristol Palin came in third. And considering she said tonight that she wanted to win–not because she felt she was the best–but because she wanted to upset all the people who "hate me and hate my mother"–I think that said it all.
Still waiting to see if my [...]

Marvel Mart

Originally published April 29, 1994, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1067
I love it when Oh So? provides me grist for my column. It's almost like getting a freebie.
I very much appreciate the impassioned response of Bob Matson of Comics Unlimited in regards to the Capital Punishment issue, and further the justifiable concern over the impending doom [...]

Is a Class Action Suit Against the TSA Possible?

I find myself wondering whether the grope-tastic actions of the TSA constitutes an illegal search in violation of the 14th Amendment and leaves them open to be sued on that basis by passengers who feel that the current procedures are too intrusive.
The simple act of wanting to take an airplane does not make one a [...]

Political Correctness and other topics

Originally published April 22, 1994, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1066
This 'n that…
Score one for political correctness. New York newspapers reported a school that was planning to stage a production of the musical Peter Pan. The production was halted because of complaints from Native Americans. Why? Because the lyrics to the "Ughawug" song were [...]

Policitical Correctness and other topics

Originally published April 22, 1994, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1066
This 'n that…
Score one for political correctness. New York newspapers reported a school that was planning to stage a production of the musical Peter Pan. The production was halted because of complaints from Native Americans. Why? Because the lyrics to the "Ughawug" song were [...]

Dancing With the GOP

Ages ago, when this season of my guilty pleasure, "Dancing With the Stars," started up, I expressed irritation that all the media push was ignoring Jennifer Grey. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," I declared, and thus far since then I've been proven right. She has been the top score-getter practically every week. [...]

Friends of Ellison, Part 2

Originally published April 15, 1994, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1065
Previous installment: Part 1
For those who came in late:
Back in January, this column discussed the existence of a slam group created specifically to attack noted essayist and fiction writer Harlan Ellison. Originally the group called itself "Enemies of Ellison" and—hiding behind an anonymous flier—announced its intentions [...]

Cowboy Pete, That's Who

A lot of people have been asking me to discuss the most recent series of "Doctor Who," and since it's available on DVD so that anyone can see it, I figure now is as good a time as any. I'll try to keep spoilers to a minimum.

It may be that not since the departure [...]

Erie-at-the-switchboard

Originally published March 25, 1994, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1062
There are some people who do their job extremely well. Their ability to do that job effects hundreds, even thousands of people every day. And when they die, their passing prompts outpourings of grief from those many hundreds and thousands of people. There are memorial services, [...]

The Gift of Me Update–Spider-Man Vault

You're gonna love this
It turns out, for reasons that I can only guess at, that Running Press–the publisher of the Spider-Man Vault–has released it exclusively to…get this…Costco stores (so yes, Tom Galloway was right). Not that it's on their website, because that would be too easy.
My guess is that they're holding national bookstore distribution [...]