No plans beyond writing, reading, watching baseball (Rockies vs. Yankees all weekend! Could it get better than my two favorite teams going at it?), and sleeping
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It's gotten really tropical here all of a sudden too, and I'm remembering why every summer I curse the cruel, cruel sun and its agonizing rays. :(
The background "friendship" between Hitman and Superman that Chris mentions is a really fascinating issue of the Hitman comic!
The author, Garth Ennis, is notorious for DESPISING traditional spandex superheroes. He's the max in GRIM and GRITTY, and when any caped character appears in his books, it's to be mocked mercilessly and written as a total moron, even (maybe especially) Batman. So when he runs into Superman, you'd expect him to be at his most caustic. But instead it's this wonderful issue, you can see scans of the key moments here!
Okay, proselytizing mode off, I just love sharing stories about Superman. :)
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I've been meaning to ask -- did you ever send that music mix that you mentioned? If you did, it may have gone astray. If you didn't ... never mind!
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The background "friendship" between Hitman and Superman that Chris mentions is a really fascinating issue of the Hitman comic!
The author, Garth Ennis, is notorious for DESPISING traditional spandex superheroes. He's the max in GRIM and GRITTY, and when any caped character appears in his books, it's to be mocked mercilessly and written as a total moron, even (maybe especially) Batman. So when he runs into Superman, you'd expect him to be at his most caustic. But instead it's this wonderful issue, you can see scans of the key moments here!
Okay, proselytizing mode off, I just love sharing stories about Superman. :)
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