Maximum Aardvark: Comics

A Shift In Priorities

2003-02-18T20:48:04-04:00

I was really excited last week about finally being able to begin Sandman, but I strangely haven't read any in the past several days. Then the UPS man came today with what will become my obsession for the next several weeks, my copy of the Baseball Prospectus 2003. 500 pages of team capsules and player profiles aren't going to read themselves, and my fantasy draft is only a few weeks away. Time to get cracking.

Baseball season is nearly here...

It's A Start

2003-02-12T10:20:55-04:00

I've finally reduced my reading queue enough to begin reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman, courtesy of the lovely Miss Amanda Bardo. She gave me the first volume with some trepidation, saying, "Just keep in mind that these are the first, and it took him awhile to find his voice" or something along those lines, basically urging me to not give up if I didn't take right to it. Turns out her fears were totally unfounded, as I'm two issues in and am already completely enraptured.

Superman Lives

2002-09-30T09:50:34-04:00

For the past several weeks, I've read way too much about the possibilities of the upcoming Superman movie. From the possibilies of an epic Batman vs. Superman saga to the horrendously bad JJ Adams script. So I finally went ahead and found the almost legendary Kevin Smith take on the Man of Steel. One word: awesome.

Naturally, I can't be sure if it's really Kevin Smith's version (this is the Internet, after all). However, from what I've read about it, it seems to fit. Check it out if you've got a few spare hours.

The Weekend

2002-07-22T15:16:12-04:00

I've had unusually small amounts of sleep for the past five days and not been home all that much, which explains my lack of blogginess. I've simply been unable to form coherent thoughts while sitting at a computer; perhaps this is a result of my denial of the loss of over six years worth of data. But I'm getting ahead of myself, as I will begin my full assault on the IBM DeathStar later in the week.

I suppose I should begin on Thursday, as I never really talked about how much fun I had at the Pat McGee show in Hoboken. It wasn't quite as great as the night before in Brooklyn, but seeing them play an entirely acoustic set is always a treat. We saw Alison sing backup on Shine, which nearly made me cry. That was followed by Ceamelodic, which nearly made me fall down. And Amy saw PMB for the first time with Hero, her favorite song, as an encore. She's surely hooked.

Friday saw the area hit by the worst storm since Floyd, causing Amanda to arrive an hour late. All was well however, and she and I went to The Mall to see Lilo and Stitch. While not the greatest Disney movie ever, it combined just the right amounts of cute and funny to take its place among my top movies of the summer. Amanda and I then spent the remainder of the evening playing hockey and perusing my high school yearbook.

Saturday was a beach day. Dan, Amanda and I drove to Seaside Heights for Waterworks, the boardwalk, and swimming (and burning, as the IR cameras made startingly clear at the Bronx Zoo yesterday). On our way home, we stopped in Red Bank for a visit to The Stash. I spent too much money on Loki's Tshirt and Quiver. Returning home, we showered and went back to The Mall for dinner and toys. Afterward, we watched Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (and six of the six billion deleted sequences) at home.

Original plans called for yesterday to be spent in the hallowed halls of the Museum of Natural History, but exhibit closures convinced us to patronize the Bronx Zoo instead. I hadn't been there since eighth grade, and forgot how incredibly huge it is. In the seven hours we spent there, we did not manage to complete it. A fun time was had by all, though, including Amy and Toni, who tagged along with us.

Dinner last night consisted of Italian Dressing Chicken, corn, and fries, followed by Yellow Cake with Chocolate Icing. Shortly afterward, Amanda had to be going. Sad, but not really, as school starts in about a month (ugh....) and we three shall be together again.

Professional Webcomics

2002-03-12T08:52:07-04:00

I picked up a subscription to Modern Tales over the break but didn't get to read anything while I was home. I'm doing some catching up now, and it looks like I just paid $20 to be completely distracted from everything I've got going on now. I subscribed for Kid Clango (from rstevens, writer of Diesel Sweeties), but I'm pretty intrigued by Bitten Apple, I'm completely engrossed in The Makeshift Miracle, and Wedlock, Near-Life Experience, and The New Adventures Of Death are all fixtures now. Comic addicts, join me.

I love my webcomics

2002-02-19T09:44:38-04:00

Just when I thought I was out of money, looks like I'll have to find $2 to get in on the ground floor of Modern Tales. I have a lot of respect for online artists, as they blaze a new trail often at great personal expense. Hope this works out.