Peter David's Blog, page 150

Cowboy Pete Preview

Cowboy Pete will be waiting until the conclusion of the current "River Song" episode before discussing the new incarnation of "Doctor Who," but in the meantime, here's a brilliant tribute to Matt Smith's predecessor which I first saw over on Bleeding Cool. Enjoy. (Warning)–sung profanity at one point, if that makes a difference [...:]

Things to Come

Originally published January 15, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #1000
(As a bold experiment here at BID, we have decided to withhold the column intended for the 1000th issue of CBG and instead go straight to the column for the 2000th issue of CBG–which, by our rough calculation, will see print some time in the [...:]

Open Question to Trey Parker and Matt Stone

So what did Kyle actually say?
See, in watching the 201st episode of "South Park," I just figured the over-the-top use of bleeping out dialogue, up to and including Kyle's lengthy "I learned something today" speech, was a brilliant meta-commentary by the "South Park" creators on the nature of censorship run amok. Turns out, no, [...:]

The Wikipedia Deletionists, Round 2

Remember the Deletionists? The ones who go around targeting random Wikipedia entries and declare that the subjects of those pages aren't important enough to warrant inclusion in Wikipedia? They targeted actor Kristian Ayre, declaring that she wasn't notable because she'd only been a supporting cast member of a TV series ("Space Cases") that [...:]

Ask the Self-Proclaimed Experts

Originally published January 8, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #999
It would seem that the pages of Comics Buyer's Guide Price Guide will be carrying a new column–or rather, a revival of an old one from Comic Collector–called Ask the Experts, in which fans will be invited to write in questions that will be answered [...:]

Since people want to seem to talk about it

And I don't want it to take over the other thread:
Yes. A "Young Justice" animated series has been announced. I look forward to watching it.
Discuss.
PAD

Startling Contrasts

What I found most buoying at C2E2 was the number of young fans in attendance. Babies in strollers, sure, but there were also quite a few youngsters who were genuine comic book enthusiasts. At a time when young readers seem in short supply–when kids wear Spider-Man shoes and shirts and backpacks but would [...:]

Comic Creators: Submitted for Your Consideration

X-Factor #39. Jamie Madrox absorbs his child. One of the most talked about single-issues of the previous year. Ignored for the Eisners. Harvey nominations are due end of this week.
Just sayin'.
PAD

Disney Heroines Roundtable

Originally published January 1, 1993, in Comics Buyer's Guide #998


Art by Richard Howell. Characters TM and © 1992, 2010 Walt Disney Productions

(Transcript of the Disney Heroine Round Table, 1992 Edition, held in King Stefan's Banquet Hall at Disney World on Dec. 1, 1992, Snow White moderating.)
Snow: Well, this is all tremendously exciting. Every decade [...:]

BID Radio Edition: 1992 The Year in Comics

Presenting a special "Radio Edition" of But I Digress. Originally broadcast December 25, 1992 on the Destinies – The Voice of Science Fiction radio show, WUSB 90.1 FM in Stony Brook, NY. Special thanks to Howard Margolin for making this file available.

But I Digress Radio Edition December 1992




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