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shadowkatThe news keeps pissing me off. I need to stay away from it for a while - and stop sneaking peaks at it from time to time. There's apparently a lot of protests planned today in NYC, and a lot happened on the 27th. I'm no where near them - I live in largely residential area, with lots of trees outside my window and I work at the tip of the Financial District a stone's throw from Battery Park and the Ferries. The protests are in Midtown and the upper West and East Sides of Manhattan, where the tourists and the rich live.
Some sad news, just learned legendary comic book writer Peter David died at the age of 68. While writing a series of Spike comics for IDW, he coined or gave the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series character of Spike, his last name. William Pratt - it was a two-pronged inside joke. Prat means fool in British, and it is also the real name of screen legend Boris Karloff - William Pratt, who was a British Gentleman known for playing monsters. The television creators of the series loved the idea so much they kept it. But David is actually best known for his award winning runs writing for Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, X-men, and various others.
"David’s first work was in prose and journalism, before snagging a job in Marvel’s sales department in the 1980s. There, he managed to impress editors, and his first published comic book work was in 1985’s The Spectacular Spider-Man #103. From there, he wrote the classic “The Death of Jean DeWolff” storyline in Spectacular Spider-Man, before moving over to his signature work on The Incredible Hulk.
David’s run on the title lasted 12 years and defined the Green Goliath for an entire generation of fans, bringing depth and pathos to the Hulk in a way that hadn’t been seen before. He also added signature storylines, like fleshing out abuse from Bruce Banner’s father, something that gave a realistic grounding to the Hulk’s rage, introducing a smart hulk, and the grey Joe Fixit version of the character.
Other Marvel work included X-Factor and Spider-Man 2099, before he moved over to DC Comics in the ’90s. There, he took on Aquaman, giving the character a hook hand and bringing his humor and grounded take to the king of the seven seas. He also wrote Star Trek for DC while the license was there, and along with Ron Marz, was responsible for DC vs. Marvel, as well as lauded runs on Supergirl and Teen Titans.
Since then, David has written nearly every character in the DC and Marvel pantheon, as well as other comics, novels, and works throughout multiple publishers. Some highlights include the Dark Tower comics for Marvel, co-writing Stan Lee’s autobiography Amazing Fantastic Incredible, and a run on Star Trek novels, mostly focusing on the villain Q."
He died of various long-running health issues, and complications resulting from kidney disease.
In addition, as many may already know, Loretta Swift dies at 87. Best known for the role of Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan from M*A*S*H. She was in the pilot of Cagney and Lacey, but they wouldn't let her out of her MASH contract, so the part was replaced by Sharon Glass.
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Found on FB, not sure if it will post or not.
If you can't see it? It's an ad in the want ads of a paper, that states,
"I am quite sure most of you have seen the large green dragon that is flying over northest OKC for the better part of a week?
I am looking for someone to:
* Lure the dragon away from OKC to a more rural area.
* Force said dragon to land in the rural area
* Slay said dragon in whatever way you see fit.
No pay, slaying a dragon is its own reward. Please note that I am not talking about the red dragon that frequents the area from time to time. He and I have an agreement."
Helen Gilbert of Unitarian Universalist Society: Nooo don't hurt the green dragon.
Me: Better yet? Can we convince the green dragon to fly over the White House and/or Marlago Bay instead? (With the caveat that the military refuse to kill it. Hands off the dragon, folks.)
Off to bed. I meant to write reviews, but I don't feel like it. Here's another picture instead. Hopefully it will post, no promises.
Some sad news, just learned legendary comic book writer Peter David died at the age of 68. While writing a series of Spike comics for IDW, he coined or gave the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series character of Spike, his last name. William Pratt - it was a two-pronged inside joke. Prat means fool in British, and it is also the real name of screen legend Boris Karloff - William Pratt, who was a British Gentleman known for playing monsters. The television creators of the series loved the idea so much they kept it. But David is actually best known for his award winning runs writing for Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, X-Factor, X-men, and various others.
"David’s first work was in prose and journalism, before snagging a job in Marvel’s sales department in the 1980s. There, he managed to impress editors, and his first published comic book work was in 1985’s The Spectacular Spider-Man #103. From there, he wrote the classic “The Death of Jean DeWolff” storyline in Spectacular Spider-Man, before moving over to his signature work on The Incredible Hulk.
David’s run on the title lasted 12 years and defined the Green Goliath for an entire generation of fans, bringing depth and pathos to the Hulk in a way that hadn’t been seen before. He also added signature storylines, like fleshing out abuse from Bruce Banner’s father, something that gave a realistic grounding to the Hulk’s rage, introducing a smart hulk, and the grey Joe Fixit version of the character.
Other Marvel work included X-Factor and Spider-Man 2099, before he moved over to DC Comics in the ’90s. There, he took on Aquaman, giving the character a hook hand and bringing his humor and grounded take to the king of the seven seas. He also wrote Star Trek for DC while the license was there, and along with Ron Marz, was responsible for DC vs. Marvel, as well as lauded runs on Supergirl and Teen Titans.
Since then, David has written nearly every character in the DC and Marvel pantheon, as well as other comics, novels, and works throughout multiple publishers. Some highlights include the Dark Tower comics for Marvel, co-writing Stan Lee’s autobiography Amazing Fantastic Incredible, and a run on Star Trek novels, mostly focusing on the villain Q."
He died of various long-running health issues, and complications resulting from kidney disease.
In addition, as many may already know, Loretta Swift dies at 87. Best known for the role of Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan from M*A*S*H. She was in the pilot of Cagney and Lacey, but they wouldn't let her out of her MASH contract, so the part was replaced by Sharon Glass.
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Found on FB, not sure if it will post or not.
If you can't see it? It's an ad in the want ads of a paper, that states,
"I am quite sure most of you have seen the large green dragon that is flying over northest OKC for the better part of a week?
I am looking for someone to:
* Lure the dragon away from OKC to a more rural area.
* Force said dragon to land in the rural area
* Slay said dragon in whatever way you see fit.
No pay, slaying a dragon is its own reward. Please note that I am not talking about the red dragon that frequents the area from time to time. He and I have an agreement."
Helen Gilbert of Unitarian Universalist Society: Nooo don't hurt the green dragon.
Me: Better yet? Can we convince the green dragon to fly over the White House and/or Marlago Bay instead? (With the caveat that the military refuse to kill it. Hands off the dragon, folks.)
Off to bed. I meant to write reviews, but I don't feel like it. Here's another picture instead. Hopefully it will post, no promises.
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Date: 2025-06-01 07:30 am (UTC)