Canadian ominous cuteness, ursine style. ;)

Me doing a Daniel Johnston classic (to death?).

swanderful:

Krypto kills the Kryptonite Man in this page from “Whatever Happened to The Man of Tomorrow?”.  This Superman classic by Alan Moore and Curt Swan, with inks by George Perez for part one and Kurt Schaffenberger for part two, rewards deep knowledge of Superman comics so I am not sure if it’s as intense an emotional experience for those who, say, don’t have a passion for Silver Age and Bronze Age Superman (roughly 1954 through 1986) since this story depends on it to work on an emotional level.  Since DC Comics put its bullet in my heart at a young age, this story makes me (choke, sob) moves me greatly.

This page kills me in particular.  Curt Swan, besides being able to draw animals beautifully, was also able to use body language and facial expression to make Krypto a distinctive animal even though Swan’s illustration was still within the boundaries of what dogs can do.  (Very early Swan Krypto was inked to look more cartoony but that didn’t last long.)  It might not be as immediately obvious on this page — Krypto’s howl on panel 5 is an excellent example of dog character acting — but I have others coming up!

I heart Krypto.

 The scary part is how many of these old comics I used to own.  When I think of some of the ones I sold before I left Nova Scotia in 1978, I could just scream.

It’s true - glad I took a picture when I was there in 1999.

The ravens in the Tower of London, by the way, whose departure is said to forecast the fall of England, have had their wings clipped.  However, given that they have a budget and a stipend, they could just call a cab. :)

(1) Roy Wood and Wizzard, I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY (I also wish I could be Roy Wood’s beard-comb, but we can’t have everything…)

(2) Eartha Kitt or Buck, SANTA BABY (in general, accept no substitutes, but Buck’s, featuring the lovely Cub-ette Lisa Marr, is at least funny…on the other hand, at the risk of having to turn in my gaycard, Madonna, just no (in general))

(3) Pansy Division, HOMO CHRISTMAS

(4) Allen Ginsberg, COME BACK CHRISTMAS

(5) Shonen Knife, SPACE CHRISTMAS

(6) Fountains of Wayne, I WANT AN ALIEN FOR CHRISTMAS

(7) Pogues with Kirsty MacColl, FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

(8) Carolyn Marks, XMAS SONG

(9) Christmas, STUPID KIDS (what? The word Christmas is associated with the song ;) )

(10) the childhood version of JINGLE BELLS (you know it)

(1) You know, I don’t believe in YOUR marriage either.  I don’t know why you think you’re so special that I should - seems to me, if your unions need this special legal protection to make them different than mine, they may be weak.  Sounds like some kind of protectionism to me - not very American of you… ;)

(2) If you turn in your friends and family in Uganda, seems to me you’re far more nasty than any diseased caricature of homosexuality could ever be.  Do you have NO sense of history?  Do the words NAZI GERMANY mean nothing to you? And, for once, this is not overblown hyperbole…

(3) A couple of quotes, or, in one case, a paraphrase:

     (1) “If no-one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”  Billy Bragg

(2)  Anyone who speaks about change and revolution, but then does nothing to effect it, has a corpse in his mouth.  (1968, French Situationalists - Mr. Obama, I’m looking in your general direction, but there are many others meeting or, more accurately, FAILING to meet my gaze).

Me covering CANDY SAYS.

thesoundandthefurry:

Raymond Raposa of Castanets.

(via Castanets)

As though you needed more proof I have no dignity… :)