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I'd put Haruki Murakami with John Constantine. I think he'd kick ass with that character.

Consider yourself forgotten!!!!!

John Francis Moore got DOOMed in the year 2099. 'less that's a different writer that you're talking 'bout.

Yep. This week's House was pretty good. They're all pretty good. Maybe we should get a second opinion?

Now for a column called Haphazard Rare Random Ideas.

WWE should put out a comic staring an unknown "kid" character trying to break into pro wrestling. The guys could be less violent versions of their characters backstage, too. Do it along the lines of a sport manga. Could be huge.

Or not. To paraphrase the late, great George Carlin: I have a lot of great ideas - problem is, most of them suck.

House has sucked pretty hard this semester-- but hey, this last episode was the best all year. It was like "The Zeppo." Wilson's the best character, though, so there you go.

Ever notice that the Ant-Man figure from Marvel Legends, sans helmet, looks just like Wilson?

I've been so bummed that Marvel hasn't collected Doom 2099. I'd hoped that the Spider-Man and X-Men 2099 TPBs would have started a trend, but no such luck.

"Part of what makes wrestling great to watch is the knowledge that it is acting and appreciating those performances."

Hear, hear!

(though I'm not sure why they're calling it an 'exclusive' preview since those images were in the e-mail I got, too, and have since run on numerous other sites, comic and wrestling in focus. That I didn't run the item is merely that I didn't want to... See the above random thought for more details on that...)

Because I had that story and ran it before anyone sent out any press releases.

I've always thought WWE should make a Hurricane comic. Not necessarily tied to wrestling at all, just the Hurricane in his everyday superhero life. As has been discussed before, the crossover audience for comics and wrestling is pretty large, so I think it would sell well...at first, anyway, if for no other reason than curiosity. I don't think it would last more than a couple issues without a quality story though.

Man, I hope you don't get paid to write this stuff... I generally enjoy the CSBG articles, but all your stuff makes amateurs look like pros.

"December 30th comics skip week"

As I understand it, Blackest Night #6 comes out that week. True?

If so, that will get a lot of people into the store that week.

"New Splash Page by Tim and I..."

Correct usage is Tim and me.

As I understand it, Blackest Night #6 comes out that week. True?

DC is doing a retailer deal where retailers can sell Blackest Night #6, but only Blackest Night #6 (from DC, at least) that week.

News Flash! Rich Johnston breaks arm patting himself on the back!

Correct usage is Tim and me.

Why are you doing a Splash Page with Tim? Usually Chad does those with Tim.

"Part of what makes wrestling great to watch is the knowledge that it is acting and appreciating those performances."

I don't get this defense of professional wrestling. It is overflowing with absolutely ATROCIOUS acting. All the emotions are transparent and superficial. It's below soap opera level. If you like watching people fight acrobatically, just say so. You don't have to pretend that there's an intellectual quality to it.

I don't get this defense of professional wrestling. It is overflowing with absolutely ATROCIOUS acting. All the emotions are transparent and superficial. It's below soap opera level. If you like watching people fight acrobatically, just say so. You don't have to pretend that there's an intellectual quality to it.

If the acting was in anyway shape or form good, movies starring wrestlers wouldn't be shite 99% of the time.

Also, if part of the fun of pro wrestling is appreciating the performances, why do they go to such efforts to pretend it's all real?

Alan, Chad's from CANADA.

Me and him are gonna write some real good Splash Pages, though.

As for novelists and their comics...

Vladimir Nabokov should have written the Outsiders.
Cormac McCarthy should write Wolverine Origins.
Jane Austen should have written Youngblood Strikefile.

I would give up several organs right now if it meant we could have a Vonnegut Superman. Alas, alack.

I save my grammer skills for pieces of writing more important than 'random thoughts.'

And I'll save a defence of wrestling for another time when I can outline my thoughts in a larger and more detailed fashion. Next week: an all-wrestling random thoughts! Just what everyone wants!

"Chad's from CANADA" ?!?!?!!!!!
HOLY God in HEAVEN!!!!!!!

So, am I!!!!!! I really hope we're NOT related!!!!
heh - little Canuck humour there.

How about Mark Twain writing Howard the Duck? Think about it.

S E Hinton writing Runaways? Or is that too obvious?

Jerry Spinelli could write a Stargirl series.

Oh wait, got a another one... JK Rowling could do The Books of Magic!

Phillip Dick on Booster Gold.

JD Salinger on Deathlok.
What, apparently he loved Terminator 4! http://www.theonion.com/content/news/new_terminator_movie_brings_j_d

Oh, I like your novelists thought. Here are some of mine:

1. Salman Rushdie: Astonishing X-Men. After all, Rushdie's Booker prize-winning novel, Midnight's Children, was about* a generation of mutants, all born at the same time (a good 15 years before Rising Stars) and how they were eventually persecuted by their country. He's stated that a comics publisher has approached him about writing superheroes...

2. Philip Pullman: Fantastic Four. It's all about exploring new and uncharted realities.

3. Neal Stephenson: Iron Man. I'd just love to give Neal a chance to SHOW the kind of funky gadgetry he comes up with, by means of a talented artist, perhaps Ladronn.

Dan Brown: Secret Wars
John Updike: Ultimate Avengers - that Wanda/Pietro thing would be right up his alley
Christopher Moore: Top Ten

Last I heard, John Francis Moore was off in Hollywood writing there...him and Chaykin were partners on a bunch of stuff, though Chaykin's back in comics land now.

Danielle Steel: Kick-Ass.

@Scavenger, I was looking at the info for the Flash TV show and was surprised to see Chaykin as the writer for most of the episodes.

I too wondered where John Francis Moore was as I really enjoyed Chronos and X-Force.

Id have the Guy who writes the John Rain books do Punisher or secret six
Haruki Murakami Id have do Dazzler

Cormac McCarthy: Jonah Hex
Terry Pratchett: Dr. Strange
Dennis Lahane: Batman

Last I heard, John Francis Moore was off in Hollywood writing there...him and Chaykin were partners on a bunch of stuff, though Chaykin's back in comics land now.

J.F Moore has had comics since they stopped doing that though, hasn't he?

He had some stuff out at the start of this decade at least, and that was either just before or after Chaykin came back.