Peter David's Blog, page 157

Random Thought for the Day

Why is it that "Barry Ween, Boy Genius" is not a series on "Adult Swim?" How is it remotely possible that no one at Cartoon Network has read Judd Winick's masterwork about a foul mouthed kid genius and realized it would be the perfect complement to "The Venture Brothers" and "The Boondocks?" Get [...:]

BID Mailbag – Alien 3

Originally published July 24, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #975
Time to start assaulting the dreaded BID mail bag.

First, old business: I'd like to thank the folks who volunteered to send me copies of the episodes of that I missed, and particularly "Andy Mangels," who got the dupes out to me in… well… a flash. [...:]

Random Thought for the Day

They should get sponsors for the State of the Union to help pay down the deficit.
"The State of the Union…brought to you by Veridian Dynamics. We don't care…so that you have to."
PAD

I, PAD

Crap. Well, there goes the title of my autobiography.
PAD

State of the Union from Kathleen's POV

Since Peter will be away from the keyboard until very late tonight, I will be doing the state of the union address this evening.
So join us here for commentary and commentating.
Kath the Wife

Reminder

Sean Chen and I will be signing at Jim Hanley's Universe today at 4 West 33rd Street (just after 5th Avenue) from 5 to 7 pm.
Be there or be ….Ya know somewhere else that is less interesting.
PAD

Congrats to Kelly Kulick

Not only is she the first pro bowler to be featured in a Marvel Comic book, but she can add to her resume being the first woman to win a PBA title, having won the Tournament of Champions yesterday in Vegas. The result is a big honkin' trophy, a two year exemption on the [...:]

'Batman Returns' Reviewed

Originally published July 17, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #974
Well, it was better than Alien 3.
Because of my commitment to attending the Atlanta Fantasy Fair, I wouldn't even have been able to see Batman Returns had not the AFF guest mavin Anne Valentine (with a name like that, you know she's gotta be a sweetheart) [...:]

Has Anyone Else Heard About This?

That allegedly fans of Conan O'Brien, who was dubbed "Coco" by Tom Hanks, have been deluging NBC with boxes of Cocoa Puffs in protest.
PAD

Back to the Drawing Board

Originally published June 19, 1992, in Comics Buyer's Guide #970

(Historical Note: I had related the following story to Dave Sim, creator of Cerebus. Dave told me that I should run it in my column. For reasons that utterly elude me, I told him I would do so only if he wrote in and asked. [...:]