MICHAEL JACKSON DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST AT 50!!!
Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, dear lord, it’s a celebpocalypse of DEATH!
I’m rooting for the next death today to be either Liza Minelli or Joan Rivers.
Comics review to come sooner or later.
Artist Spotlight on: Dakt37!!!
Welcome to the ToG Blog’s Artist Spotlight! With me today is one very funny artist, Dakt37! If you don’t mind me asking, Daktie, what does your screen name mean?
thanks for having me! ::fonz snap:: well, “dakt” it actually a derivation of my real-life name! it’s a long story, but it’s basically “the katie” where “the” became “da” and “katie” became “kt”… and one day someone saw “da kt”, pronounced it as one syllable, and the nickname stuck 
that was over 5 years ago 
and 37 is just a number that haunts me for no apparent reason. i stuck it on so i could keep an eye on it 
Okay! Let’s jump right in. Tell the two or three people that read this thing who you are and where you’re located!
i’m a crack-producing, slash-promoting, canon-shattering fanart whore! 8DDD also a hack college freshman in nowheresville, midwest USA :3 my mind however is currently located somewhere between central city and destiny islands…
What would you say first inspired you to start drawing?
my older sister, definitely (~YTcyberpunk). also disney movies. in terms of the whole “fandom” thing though, the “static shock” cartoon was my first real obsession
Do you go to art school? Or is your talent just that, pure talent?
lol neither! i go to school for chemistry, and my doodling “talent” came from years or copying. i mean practice. yeah.
What is your favorite thing to draw?
in general or at the moment? in general, FANART 
especially the gay kind X3 and crossovers!! omg yes, LOVE the crossovers! mostly cartoons and comic books, with a little bit of amine thrown in. though recently i’ve been on a MASSIVE kingdom hearts kick… sora is just TOO ADORABLE DDD8
And your least favorite thing?
anything obligatory or on a deadline. when people are expecting things, i can never work up the motivation to get it done and/or it just refuses to come out right. but when a random urge hits me at the opportune moment? nuthin will stop me, baby
Obviously, you read comics, as a lot of your art is of DC-related things. Do you read any comics other than that? And who is your favorite comic character?
mostly just DC, with a little marvel (and manga, if you count that 
) i actually haven’t been keeping up with comics like at ALL recently since there’s no decent comic shop where my college campus is (
) but if i COULD, i’d be all over teen titans, flash rebirth, runaways, young avengers, and possibly batman (i heard they off’d my timmy?! DDD8< ). the only mangas i read consistently are ‘ouran high school host club’ and KH, but i’m fairly well-versed in naruto, FMA, chobits, and bleach as well. as for favourite characters, that’s easy. BART!!! well, pre-TT bart, anyway. YJ/impulse-era bart. yes. DO want 
also sora, if he counts. i have a thing for adorkably naive, pure-hearted hero-types.
Crack couple time! Name the crackiest couple you’ve ever drawn, or would draw if you didn’t fear for your sanity.
the CRACKiest? oh man, hmm…. well, there’s crack and then there’s crack. i mean, akuriku is pretty freaking cracktastic if you don’t take the AU into account, but i still loooooove that XD but in terms of complete WTF-ery, i’d have to say wiccan/bucky (marvel comics). i’ve never actually drawn it, but i did spend waaaaaay too much time contemplating it one day a while back XDDD time travel was involved 
If I begged you really, really hard (complete with puppy eyes and promises of Bart-like ficcage), would you draw me a picture of the best speedster of all time? You know who I mean. No, not Bart. Inertia! Please? If you have the time, that is.
that would depend on what’s in it for me ::eyebrow waggle:: like i said, i hate obligations and deadlines, so i won’t make any solid agreements because then it’s less likely to happen 
i did just remember that i have actually drawn him once before, in that “phone a friend” thing, so i certainly can’t say i’d NEVER draw him XD
i will say this though; a 100×100 and/or 50×50 headshot for icons is much more likely than a full pic, if that’s what you’re really looking for anyway… 
Quick, what music are you listening to?
have you ever seen that one really epic “princess tutu” amv? yeah. EPIC. [link] almost tricks you into thinking it might be a cool anime XDD
Okay, that’s all I’m going to force you to answer! Check down at the bottom of the page for the link to Dakt37’s Deviantart! Say goodnight, Daktie!
ACCEPT ANTI-LIFE.
Dakt37’s Deviantart account of weirdness: http://dakt37.deviantart.com/
Hold onto something, folks!
Dark Reign: Young Avengers is coming next week!
Not a crossover, not a side project, actual issues of the Young Avengers. The first new issues in what, two years?
Feel free to scream with incoherant joy, ladies and gents.
Dark Reign: Young Avengers will be a five-issue miniseries running from May through September.
Looks like the estate of Jerry Siegel lost their lawsuit…
BECAUSE SUPERBOY IS BACK, BABY!
Uh, spoiler alert? Legion of Three Worlds made me so incredibly happy, I’ve yet to read this month’s Teen Titans, and the comic shop I went to was out of Runaways. I’m going to go squeal in glee with the rest of the Kon/Tim shippers for a while. More comicrant when I feel up to it.
Oh, wait! But isn’t Tim psychoish and slightly bald now? Also, I’m really looking forward to watching Cassie shit a brick when Kon gets back to the present.
Comics Review!
This week, although my wallet wept, I still picked up my comics. I’m beginning to think it may not be worth it.
Titans, what the hell happened? After the last arc, I knew there’d have to be a “cooldown” issue, but c’mon! It was 25 pages of blah! You’ve got until next month to shape up, or I’m dropping you. And could the hinting about where Jericho is hiding be any more blatant? Geez.
Gen 13, while I’m not expecting the awesomeness of the previous “15 Minutes” arc (the world having ended, and all), please try a little harder. Caitlin kissing Bobby, causing Sarah to take a hike, was not touched on at all. No one even wondered where she was all issue! The main focus seemed to be Eddie surviving the half-pike (or whatever it is) of death, finding out where the stoner skaters were getting their food (PEOPLE! The soup is made of PEOPLE!), and finally, the cliffhanger that was Eddie being pushed into the giant cooking vat. If he does die, I’ll be sad to see him go.
Booster Gold, stop where you are right this second! Michelle is not allowed to go emo over the fact that she’s not supposed to be alive! Knock it off with the depress-o-fest, or I’m bringing in the hoses! Though, at least we now know why Rip didn’t try that hard to save Ted. He knew that if Ted was still in the picture, Booster would never get married, and he would never be born. Because the gold is ever so gay for the blue, you see.
Green Arrow/Black Canary is starting to bug me. Since the departure of Mia and Connor, Ollie and Dinah have been riding the fast train to splitsville. I mean, I hope they work out whatever they’re going through, but I still think we may be seeing a quickie divorce in the near future.
Thank God for R.E.B.E.L.S.. Seriously. Brainiac on Brainiac snark is so wonderful, I can’t even tell you. This may become my favorite monthly series, even if it’s sort of turning into a sort of Legion of Superheroes of the past. Starhaven? Oh, pleeeeease tell me he’ll be off to Durla or Naltor next. And if anyone in DC is reading this blog, PUT LOBO IN R.E.B.E.L.S.! PUT LOBO IN R.E.B.E.L.S.! PUT LOBO IN R.E.B.E.L.S.!
In sadder news (to me, at least) Frank Quitely seems to be working on Batman now, if this week’s DC Nation is any indication. This is the man who made Apollo (of The Authority) hideously ugly. He will be drawing the batboys, and I do not like how his Robin looks almost as much as I don’t want to think of what he might be doing to Nightwing. God help us all.
It’s Been Two Days, but my Head is still Spinning
Okay, so. There is a fantabulous movie called Repo! The Genetic Opera, I may have mentioned it before. The cast is made of awesome. The movie is made of awesome. And the music is made of awesome laced with crack.
But that’s not what I’m here to talk about right now.
I’d originally picked up the movie because I am seriously in love with Sarah Brightman and her beautiful voice. And then, before she’d even shown up in the movie, I fell in love again. With another voice. A man’s voice.
If you’ve never heard of Terrance Zdunich, I pity the empty little life you’ve been living. His voice is like liquid ecstacy dipped in sex, then finely coated with every drug you’ve ever imagined. My soul floated out of my body for a few seconds, I’m pretty sure.
Shortly after viewing the movie, I sent him a message via Myspace, a website I abhor, which is how you can tell I’m in love, telling him how awesome I’d thought the movie was, and how awesome he is. You see, Terrance isn’t just the narrator of the film, he is also one of the creators, and drew all the art.
And two days ago, he wrote back.
Sigh. Oh, Terrance Zdunich, you sexy, sexy man. You will some day be mine. Some day.
10 Things You Never Want to Hear Over the Phone
10: Someone barfing.
Because ew, how grotty is that?
9. Sex.
And again, ew, how grotty is that?
8. Off-key, drunken singing.
Mainly because it means that your friends are off having fun without you.
7. The almighty dial tone.
Picked up a second too late.
6. “Hello?” “Oops. *click*”
God, at least be nice enough to tell me you’ve got the wrong number or something.
5. A murder.
Because that makes you a party to murder, when the police check phone records.
4. Lindsay Lohan.
Because that would mean that you are on the phone with Lindsay Lohan, and how grotty would that be?
3. A concert.
They always come out all distorted and feedback-y. Also, I think that’s illegal or something.
2. A member of your family talking to their shrink.
Especially if they’re talking about you. Say no to butt-dialing!
1. A member of your family trying to seduce someone.
Especially if said member of your family is over 40. Or under 18. I repeat, say no to butt-dialing!!!
Comic update to come when I damn well feel like it. I promise.
Wikipedia: Full of LoLs
I picked up a copy of the May 09 DC Previews at my local comic shop (Tate’s Comics and Games on University), just to see what was coming later this year, and as I was scanning the Johnny DC titles (I <3 Tiny Titans!), I noticed that the new Cartoon Network Action Pack featured a Ben 10: Alien Force story with a character called Ship.
A bit back, I came up with a character concept for an android being from an alien world called SHIP: a Synthetic Humanoid Interactive Persobot, that was the living computer on board an alien space ship. Immediately, I went to my old buddy Wikipedia to find out if this Ship was anything like my SHIP.
As it turns out, their Ship and my SHIP are nothing alike, so I decided to read some of the main character biographies, just to see if Alien Force was an interesting enough show. I mean, I’d caught an episode or two, but it’s not like I watch it week to week. And then I found this little gem:
“Throughout the Alien Force series, Kevin has developed romantic feelings for Ben, which has more than once been evidenced, although he is very reluctant to openly admit them which could be due to the fact that he is very self-conscious and concerned that it will never work out between them for obvious (if not too obvious) reasons, his checkered past, his lifestyle, as well as just being the pretty much opposite of him.”
I did a double take, then started laughing my head off. Ben 10 slash had honestly never occured to me before, but if it’s canon, I think I can hop aboard this bandwagon. Obviously, the article had originally said “Gwen”, Ben’s cousin, but some slasher came and flipped the names. Thank you, nameless Wiki editor, for bringing laughter to my day.
To see the artice yourself, before someone gets wind of it and fixes the “problem”, please visit Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_Ben_10#Kevin_Levin
Scans_Daily has been suspended from Livejournal
I know, what a shock to be hearing from me two days in a row, right? But I’m here for a good reason.
Scans_daily has been suspended from Livejournal, because someone at a comics company thought, “Oh shi-! People are getting to read comic exerpts for free! Now they won’t go buy the comic!”
…uh, hello? Between myself and several of my friends, we’ve probably spent a collective decade and a grand or two hunting down comic books we’d originally seen on scans_daily. It’s how I originally got into Runaways, New Xmen, and most of the other Marvel stuff I read. Get it right, folks.
Scans_daily can still be found at Insane Journal (minus tags and such), and several mirror copies of the community have apparently been saved.
And now, a small Blue Beetle Geekout Rant
HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE! HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE! HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE!
Back in Booster Gold #10, the Black Beetle said that he was Jaime Reyes’ greatest enemy, that Jaime’d taken someone away from him. Hector watched Nadia get killed while a Jaime hologram (that had just went into standbye) stood by and did nothing. Later, he goes off and like, flees the country or something, and changes his name to Joshua (he’d really said Djo-Zha, but airport clerks are idiots), which is the same name that Jon Carter had called the Black Beetle in Booster Gold #10. And the DEO, who had been investigating the scene, noticed that one of the aliens was minus his scarab, which the Black Beetle obviously had. Sooo in conclusion…
HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE! HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE! HECTOR IS THE BLACK BEETLE!
