Peter David's Blog, page 144

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

Originally published May 28, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1019
My Day on "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"
By Michelle Weizel
4th Grade
Mrs. Rosetti
April 29, 1993
For "Take Your Daughter to Work Day," my dad took me to where he works with the American Justice Alliance. That is where my dad works because my dad is a [...:]

So to make a short story long

Nearly three weeks ago, for no discernible reason, I started developing pain in my right hip. I was fine once I started walking or if I was sitting or lying down; but the transition from sitting to standing was agonizing. (And if that doesn't seem a problem, then keep track of the [...:]

Conventional Days

Originally published May 21, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1018
I am shortly (if I have not already left when you've read this) off to Romania to observe/help-where-I-can with the filming of Trancers IV and Trancers V.
Therefore, in my endeavor to thrill and entertain folks on a consistent basis, I'm going to be writing the [...:]

What has been going on in Casa David

by Kathleen David
As some of you know Peter had surgery on Friday to relieve a rather serious back problem that was progressively getting worse. He got through it as well as expected all things considered. He is resting comfortably at home now working on getting better. His time on the internet is rather limited but [...:]

Stranger than Fiction

Originally published May 14, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1017
Several years back, I wrote a four-issue run on Web of Spider-Man about a group called the "Cult of Love." A grief-stricken Betty Leeds was easy pickings for the mind-manipulating group, and the story focused on Spider-Man's attempts to get her out of the Cult's [...:]

What'cha Wanna Know?

It's been a while since I've thrown the site over to questions, so: Anything you want to ask about?
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Barf Bag Hand Puppets, Part 3

Originally published May 7, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1016
Previous installments:  Part 1 – Part 2

In the past two weeks I've been juggling a young adult novel, a screenplay, income taxes, and my daughter's Bat-Mitzvah. With all those balls in the air, I've got my butt in a sling, which means—yes, that's right—a quick [...:]

"Toy Story 4: Woody Hex"

You don't need me to tell you how brilliant "Toy Story 3″ was, so I'll just move right onto my scenario for "Toy Story 4″:
Sid from the original "Toy Story" shows up (all grown up and totally psychotic since the toy-attack incident from the first film) and destroys all of Woody's toy friends, leaving Woody's [...:]

Planet of the Apes

Originally published April 30, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1015
"Tragic failures become moral sins only if one should have known better from the outset."
The above quote is from The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond, a fascinating book on humanity—where we've been and where we are, in all likelihood, going to wind up.
I finished reading [...:]

Five Reasons to check out "The Karate Kid"

1) Jaden Smith clearly actually KNOWS martial arts, and it shows, with the climactic championship square off way more convincing than the original.
2) His character, Dre, is taught by Jackie Chan, who IS martial arts.
3) Dre's (Smith's character) romance with a young Chinese violinist is utterly charming.
4) Michelle Yeoh, the greatest [...:]