Buck up, Man O' Steel. ol' son! Time to get back to that NEVER ENDING BATTLE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRl_WZ_mBY

Poppa's got himself a brand new logo:

My sister's sister-in-law is an art teacher at L.C.C.  Apparently they're having some kind of cultural day at school next Tuesday, and she asked me to come in and talk to her students about cartooning and such.  Her grade 5 and 6 students are apparently into Manga pretty big time, but she thinks a little general cartooning information wouldn't hurt. So I'm digging out my Winsor Mackay, Eisner, Kubert, McCloud, Stan Lee and John Buscema. These guys wrote the book (literally in some cases) on the comics art form. It may not be Manga, but it will certainly give them good foundations if any of them choose to pursue a career in cartooning.

Curiously, the idea of molding so many impressionable little minds gives me an odd sense of glee

Hooray.

 I'm now as healed as I'm gonna get, apparently. That stiffness of movement and the occasional sharp pains when I move my hand too quickly or (heaven forbid!) lean on my left hand?  Maybe they'll get better, maybe not. Gee, thanks Doc, that fills me with great  optimism!

So now it's job-hunting time. Anybody know somewhere that needs a slightly-used pencil-pusher?

I've been living off Nyquil and chicken soup for the last week, having caught the Abominable Snowcold that's been making the rounds like a demented Santa of Sick, so I'm a little late with this. I figure getting it out in the X-Mas/New Year limbo week still makes it count.

I'm a big hairy (no, literally) guy. I follow the big hairy guy code. I don't often ask for help, nor do I see much point in expressing my self overmuch. I'm also a bit of a loner by nature, which makes me a difficult friend to be around at times.

That though having been expressed, I would like to mention that I am grateful to have known many of you for the last decade or so. We may not encounter each other frequently, but I am glad of the opportunity to keep up with your lives and activities throughout the year by reading your livejournals. A better, more creative bunch of people I have yet to encounter. I wish only good things for all of you this coming year, and I hope that I can one day be of some small service to you.


-Best Wishes from the Doc!

I Am A: True Neutral Human Druid/Sorcerer (3rd/3rd Level)


Ability Scores:

Strength-18

Dexterity-18

Constitution-15

Intelligence-18

Wisdom-18

Charisma-16


Alignment:
True Neutral A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters exhibit a lack of conviction or bias rather than a commitment to neutrality. Such a character thinks of good as better than evil after all, he would rather have good neighbors and rulers than evil ones. Still, he's not personally committed to upholding good in any abstract or universal way. Some true neutral characters, on the other hand, commit themselves philosophically to neutrality. They see good, evil, law, and chaos as prejudices and dangerous extremes. They advocate the middle way of neutrality as the best, most balanced road in the long run. True neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you act naturally, without prejudice or compulsion. However, true neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it represents apathy, indifference, and a lack of conviction.


Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.


Primary Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.


Secondary Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.


Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus</a></b> (e-mail)

i  would like to meet the bare minimum necessary requirements to keep my job. I would like to show up anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour late, if I bother to show up at all. I want to waste other people's valuable time as I sit upon my lofty perch and glare at them with the contempt and apathy that they so very richly deserve. I want to make untold hundreds of people angry at me and reserve the right to ignore their complaints about my behavior. When the performance of my duties is most crucial, I want to let everybody down with a sneer on my lips.

I want to work for a company that regularly raises the price for its goods and services but makes no profit. I want to work for a company that is so poorly managed that they go crying to the government for handouts despite their massive overspending. I want to be part of the problem, not part of the solution. i want a job that does not rely upon positive performance reviews or good customer feedback to garner a pay increase. I prefer to carry my negative behavior as a standard for all the world to see, to use it as a bargaining chip when I ask, nay, DEMAND, a raise. Above all, I see no reason to improve my behavior after my various unreasonable demands are met. I want to be borderline criminal. I want to be unhelpful, unkempt, uncooperative and unreliable, but I want to make more money than teachers or nurses, despite the fact that my job requires far less skill.

Where the hell am I going to find a job like that?

I know! How about a City of Montreal Bus Driver?

   Once upon a time, I used to have the hots for Yuffie, but Rikku is quickly becoming my favorite Final Fantasy Femme.
Just thought I'd share.

Hey Kids!! Remember those boring old college classes, struggling to stay awake while you read Crime and Punishment? Now, thanks to Batman, you can!!

http://againwiththecomics.blogspot.com/2007/08/batman-by-dostoyevsky.html

So I made about 120 bags of candy, carved a pumpkin, and set up some decorations around the door. Not as extensive an effort as some people's, but enough to get into the Hallowe'eney spirit. I  like to see little kids dressed as Tigger, or Superman, or Spidey, or a princess, or whatnot. It's fun, even though I gave up the ol' Trick or Treating long ago, and the spectacle is worth the expense of the candy, in my opinion.

So what the hell? Half of the kids that showed up at the door tonight were teenagers, and I'm talking well into their middle teens. I've got nothing against giving them candy except that they're not even wearing fucking costumes! They show up at my door in sweatshirts and jeans and hold up their garbage bag like I owe them or something. Here are your future tax collectors folks. Hey kid, lotta fucking thought went into that outfit, huh?  At the very least, go to the Dollar store and pick up a mask, you pimply faced little cretins. I made the effort, why don't you? Fucking don't come over to my house and open  your schoolbag so I can put some candy next to your homework, you little shit. And show some respect. At least say "Trick or Treat" or "Happy Hallowe'en" in either official language, not "You got 'nee candy?"  If you're taking your little brother or sister around, sure, I'll give you some candy too. But if you're flying solo, or with a gang of your buddies and not a single one of you you can be bothered to make a minimum effort, do everyone a favor: stay home and play video games or jabber on your cellphone, or better yet, do some homework.  Maybe your academic results can make up for your various  and obvious social deficiencies. Let the younger kids whose minds have not yet become as jaded and socially maladjusted as your own have some fun. Inconsiderate little fucking shits like you take the joy out of the holiday.

At the risk of being the Scrooge of Hallowe'en, I put everybody on notice that next year there will be a sign on the door:

 SORRY, NO COSTUME, NO CANDY!!

Sandman7 Made Me Do It!

IF YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never liked each other, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my list, so let me know with whom I am friends! JUST HIT REPLY.



1.Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. Whats your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Finished reading:
Plastic Man Archives #2 & 4
Thunder Agents Archives#4
All Star Archives # 7,8 &9

I have commented previously on the Plastic Man and Thunder Agents Archives. As for the All Star Archives, I have to admit, the art in # 7 and some of # 8 is kind of crude, even by 1940's standards.  Later on, in # 8, Joe Kubert, Alex Toth and Irwin Hasen step in to handle some of the chapters so the artwork improves markedly.
Some gripes:

• Wonder Woman does absolutely nothing for most of #7 and #8. Basically, the six other members go tackle the various menaces created by the main villain, and she dutifully waits for them to return.
• The stories in #7 & 8 are basically written by formula. The heroes split up, each fighting one aspect of the problem, and come together in the end. They act like a team in name only. Thankfully, the formula changes somewhat when Black Canary shows up. Sometimes two heroes team up, sometimes Wonder Woman actually participates in an adventure. The best stories are in the latter half of # 8 and all of #9.
  
• Johhny Thunder. Wow, I've never read much of his solo adventures but how did this guy breathe without mechanical help? To be fair this guy gets absolutely no respect in the pages of JSA. If his solo adventures are light-hearted, here the writer makes him look like a complete stupid asshole. Too bad, cause he's a pretty nice guy with a big heart. In one adventure, he even saves the team when they go nuts after Brainwave manipulates their dreams. What thanks does he get? In #9 he's a member for one adventure, and in the next one the JSA inducts Black Canary into the team with no explanation as to Johnny's absence or why he was replaced.

Highlights from #8 & 9 include: the only appearance of Superman and Batman with the team, the multiple appearances and eventual induction of Black Canary, the first appearance of Per Degaton, The formation of the Injustice Society. The Fairyland issue, in which, lo and behold, Wonder Woman does stuff!

SUCK MY THUNDER!
-THE DOC

    Okay, first things first. Character Contest is still waiting for you pencil jockeys to send in your  drawings. I really would like to post some prettty pictures here, soon. Help a super-brother out. Informal rules and Character Idol hopefuls can be found  in the June  15,16, and 18 posts of this LiveJournal Page.