Peter David's Blog, page 151

Random Thought for the Day

The worst gig in the world for someone doing their civic duty:
Juror on a case where the defense attorney is Perry Mason.
Why? Because you're wasting your time. The case is never going to get to the jury since some asshole always breaks down and confesses to the crime. So if you're sitting [...:]

Yesterday's Reading Went Very Well, I thought

Several hundred people showed up at the Best Buy for the Coheed & Cambria Q&A and musical set. I did a reading from the novel as what was, effectively, the opening act. I have to admit, I was worried that about thirty seconds in they'd start shouting, "Bring on the band!" But [...:]

Appearance tonight with Coheed and Cambria

Progressive rock group Coheed and Cambria will be doing a live appearance at the Best Buy in Union Square in NYC to promote the release of their new album & novel package, "Year of the Black Rainbow." Since I co-wrote the novel, I will be there as well and will do a reading from [...:]

Reviewing Aladdin

Originally published December 25, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #997
It seems that Disney keeps upping the stakes with every animated release. The animation crews look at the success of the previous film and must bite their fingers nervously, because they don't want to be the ones who blow the current roll that the features [...:]

Truth, Justice, and Sticker Fun

Originally published December 18, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #996
There's definitely something wrong with me.
I'm missing the boat. I'm out of the loop. I'm just not with it.
Why? Because I've gone beyond the saturation point with the marketing surrounding the death of Superman. I am now solidly repulsed by it.
I just received a kit [...:]

Has Anyone Done This?

I heard an oldies song on the radio called "I'm Your Puppet."  Has anyone done a video of it using "Smile Time" from "Angel" as the source material?  Because it seems perfect.  I could see it in my head.
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The BID Poll Results, Part 2

Originally published December 11, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #995
And so we continue rolling with the first official But I Digress state-of-things-to-come poll.
For those who might be joining us for the first time, I'll quickly recap: Moved by Time magazine's survey of Americans and their anticipations for the next century, BID ran (admittedly, somewhat [...:]

The BID Poll Results, Part 1

Originally published December 4, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #994
Douglas Kass, the author of the notorious Barrons article that set off a firestorm of negative publicity for Marvel–even though it was loaded with misinformation–was one of the earliest respondents to the "Future of Comics" survey. On his poll, he jotted down the question, "Are [...:]

Hey, Did You Know the Word "Gullible" isn't in the Dictionary?

Honest to God, the gullibility quotient this year for fans is through the roof.  I look around the Internet or get emails from people raging over obviously bogus announcements or see them lambasting various creators over things they were alleged to have said and obviously didn't.    It's as if April Fool's Day was invented for [...:]

Cowboy Pete Votes to Stay On the Island

As the series barrels towards its final six episodes and inevitable denouement, the stakes have been made abundantly clear.  Gone are all the notions that the show is "about" some massive scientific experiment gone wrong that was perpetrated by the Dharma Initiative.  Indeed, I can't remember off hand the last time the group was mentioned [...:]