GOJIRA!
Still recovering from Alaska.
Man, what a travel marathon I’ve had the last few months! I’m glad I decided to skip Baltimore Comic Con this year -it might have killed me.
But here, have another Atomic Robo & The Dogs of War review.
I got a real kick out of this one from Blake Petit: “By Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener & Zack Finfrock
It’s 1938, and Nikola Tesla’s Atomic Robo is being dropped into Eastern theater of operations to aid with the invasion of Sicily. As he joins with the Allied soldiers in a firefight, he runs into a new Nazi weapon that may just be his first real challenge. I discovered Atomic Robo through Free Comic Book Day, and man, I’m glad I did. This book is pure crazy fun, the likes of which we just don’t see anymore. It’s old-school sci-fi. The good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, super-cool robots are beating the tar out of Nazis… seriously, if you don’t love this book you just need to turn in your American citizenship. There’s also a nifty back-up story set in the late 80s, featuring Robo fighting — man I love typing these words — a giant crab. This book is one of my few favorites. It’s everything that made me love comic books in the first place finally on the page again.
Rating: 4/5 –Blake M. Petit”
I’m still struggling to get back on track with Atomic Robo, but the Widget’s lack of regular summer activities in these weeks leading up to school is making that very difficult. Helping out immensely is her renewed friendship with a girl from her class last year. Her mom is a sweetheart and has let me leave the Widget in her care at Goss Park so I could go home and work while the kids play. Of course, this works out for her as well -when the kids have a playmate they don’t bother you as much. 
Yesterday we took the Widget and her friend hiking up Pack Monadnock. It’s not a long hike, (1.5 miles), but it’s all up hill -sometimes involving scrambling up big rocks and boulders. Since I have spent most of the summer sitting in airplanes, or behind convention booth tables the hike nearly collapsed my lungs. It was nice that the friends who came with us, who appear to be in really good shape, were also huffing and puffing when we reached the summit.
After the hike we took the kids to the Wilton Town Theater. As much as I pine for a more urban life, I really love Wilton, and especially the theater. For starters it is dirt cheap -$4 a ticket and another $4 for popcorn and a drink. And you cannot beat the atmosphere. The only thing I can compare it to is the Muppet Theater. On Saturdays they run a free movie in the afternoon.
So for the price of cheap popcorn, we enjoyed the original 1954 Godzilla movie. Despite the sub-titles she could barely follow, and being terrified of the big rubber atomic dinosaur, the Widget loved it.
In other news, I’ve been selected for Jury Duty. Need to figure out how to avoid that ASAP.
RANDOM SPLENDOR
Hey look, it’s Lindsay! What a cutie-pa-tootie.
If only Robo were alive back then . . .
I didn’t know my mother-in-law had a lawn to mow.
If I never visit another Deviant Art “portfolio” again, it will be too soon.
I think he’s got a purty mouth.
And now, LOL cats. Because I love them.
Brace yourselves . . .
Oh man, Marketing FAIL!
My thoughts exactly.
August 17th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Oddly my wife is hiking Pack Monadnock as I write this…
August 17th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
My wife just corrected me, she climbed MOUNT Monadnock today. Alone. And being the good hiker that she is she had her survival pack with her just in case.
August 17th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
My secret double life as a cold blooded killer/knitting enthusiast exposed!
Indifference cat is my new most favoristist LOLcat evers.
August 17th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
That’s one thing that I was bummed about when I moved out here — I never got the chance to go to the movies at the Wilton Town Theater. I never saw the Blue Lady at the Vale End Cemetery either. But I DID climb Pack — and even went up the fire tower at the end, and spoke to the Oracle of Temple — or the one-eyed fire watcher guy up there. Always felt safe about our woods never catching on fire after seeing Mr. Magoo is our “eyes in the hills”.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Lindsay -I’m partial to Civil Disobedience cat myself.
Ryan -I still need to visit Vale End. Regardless of not believing in ghosts per-say I still want to go look for her.
Sadly, Mr. Magoo was not in this weekend. but he was there last time we hiked the Pack.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Too…many..funny..pictures….brain..failing! Damn you Wegener! The Lawn mowing one had me crying.
Yeah you damn well better get outta jury duty. Just use the old George Carlin saying. Tell them you’d be a great juror because you can spot a guilty person *snap* just like that!
August 18th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Oh, PLEASE tell me that Breyer’s ad was never actually printed…! 8-o
August 19th, 2008 at 3:02 am
I think I just pooped out a small nugget laughing so hard at the Atheism poster. ‘Course being a recovering Catholic might have something to do with that…
FYI: To those who try in vain to find the Robo TPB. Heavyink.com still has copies. Get one while you still can people!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:56 am
JAB -Oh hell yes it did. Sadly.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Hey dude- lookie what i found this morning. too cool.
http://www.andrew3d.com/galleries/InProgress/AtomicRobo.html
August 19th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Unfortunately the last I heard Andrew was very ill. I don’t know if that Robo sculpt will ever be finished.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Major bummer about Andrew the sculptor of that cool looking, work-in-progress Robo sculpt. I hope he gets better soon.
Another positive review of Robo #1 Vol.2 on aint-it-cool-news today. I did my part in the talkbacks to spread the Robo love. Not doing it ’cause I know you, I’m as passionate as any other anonymous, non-former-rommmate fan and feel compelled to spread the good word.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Yeah, I can spell “roommate.” Guess my fingers stutter when I type.
August 23rd, 2008 at 3:03 am
OK, so what is the deal with Killer of Demons and Hexbreakers? Why have you been sitting on those projects and keeping them under wrap for so long? That’s just selfish and cruel. Are you selfish and cruel Scott? OK, silly question. Even still, release the damn books already. I WANT to throw more cash at you. Aren’t you dying for a nice, dirty “cash bath?” Amen…
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Scott is indeed selfish and cruel. But so darn lovable.
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
You’re right Tetsubo. Don’t forget “adorable” as well; especially with that creepy but cute braided, chin whisker thing he’s got attached to his face–haha.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Next time you see him, give him a hug. He *loves* that.
August 24th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Tetsubo:
I heard that about Scott. The more inappropriate, convention groping the better. I’m gonna hug the hell out of his nearly famous ass the next time I see him (beware!)
August 24th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Oh, yeah! He loves having his ass hugged most of all!
August 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Tetsubo:
I didn’t quite mean that last post literally. Not that I personally have a problem with those who prefer to hug his “nearly famous ass” than receive the usual autograph or clammy, convention handshake…
August 25th, 2008 at 7:32 am
But Scott will be *so* disappointed!
Go ahead, hug is ass!
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Alaska?! Dude, there has to be a better comic convention in Seattle somewhere, sometime. Where’s the love?
September 4th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Haha, yeah you guys have Emerald Con -its supposed to be really good too. But the West Coast destroys my profit margins.
I only went to San Diego for the Eisners and to try and sell Robo to Hollywood.