PeterDavid.net temporarily offline
Yes, I know it’s offline, as is BobGreenberger.com. I’ve got my webmaster hat on and I’m trying to resolve the problem ASAP. UPDATE: Servers restored.
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You will be assimilated
Wired has started a new blog called Danger Room which, according to founder Noah Shachtman, will cover "what’s next in national security." No word about the coming Sentinel projects, or the looming human/mutant war… but they will be there. (Via BoingBoing.)
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Clark Kent sells Kellogg’s Smacks
Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks, back when it was still legal to use the word "sugar" on a cereal box. Hat tip to Michael Pinto.
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Phantom to aid Uganda’s children
From the watchful eyes at Monitor Duty: Proceeds from Moonstone’s The Phantom #17, 18, and #19 will be going to the Invisible Children charity to help create safe havens for children in Uganda, where they can be fed and protected from exploitation. This three issue self-contained storyline will be penciled by Silvestre Szilagi and colored…
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George Takei responds to Tim Hardaway
George Takei, recently seen on Heroes but always thought of as Mr. Sulu, recorded this reply to recent homophobic comments made by former NBA all-star Tim Hardaway, as aired on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA20dKc3kK8 You go, George.
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Chick Tract Fetches Big Bucks
The 1966 Jack Chick propaganda pamphlet "Somebody Goofed" has fetched $309 on eBay. The seller describes it thusly: "This is an early edition of this tract that begins with the pair witnessing the death of an old man who had a heart attack on the street. The newer editions show them observing a teenager (‘Bobby’)…
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Photos from Angouleme
Andi Watson has some nice photos to accompany his convention report from the Angouleme International Comics Festival. An excerpt: "I spent most of my time holed up in Salon Editeurs with publishers great and small. There was a separate manga tent way over on the other side of town that I never made it to….
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Familiar Faces?
It’s indicative of how the Comics Convention™ (Now with 50% More Media Tie-Ins!) has developed into some sort of über-monster when the promotions for the convention feature supposedly familiar faces and the average years-long con-goer can only recognize one: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-IqdLji47S8 Let’s hope bigger does mean better in this instance. Some of us would settle for…
