The conversation between Mike Gold and myself:
MG: Actually, it’s probably a good thing that the numbers for Watchmen this past weekend weren’t so great.
GH: Okay, why? I mean, it’s not a flop, it’ll still make its money back, even if it’s no blockbuster.
MG: Exactly. If it was a blockbuster, they’d be more tempted to make a sequel.
GH: …point well made.
Boy, is this week’s episode going to make Mike Gold happy…
In this week’s episode airing on Cartoon Network at 8:00 PM titled "Mystery in Space!”, Aquaman joins Batman in a thrilling space adventure on Adam Strange’s home planet of Rann. There our heroes join forces to battle Gordanian General Kreegaar and his reptilian horde. It’s the power of justice and a good old fashioned fight that resurrects Aquaman’s heroism as he leads the team to on a mission to destroy the Eye of Zared!
And this week’s teaser gives you a first look at the villainous Equinox and introduces the Question. Take a look…
The numbers are in and WATCHMEN starts fast and ends at a jaunt, while David Faustino shares the future of his STAR-VING series, we predict what will be in your bag from the comic shop this week, PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP hits hardcover and Mike Gold reviews the Watchmen reviews.
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A happy birthday to the Occasional Superheroine and the President of Friends of Lulu herself, Valerie D’Orazio!
(No, we’re not telling you how old she is. She is timelessly and eternally young– in other words, younger than all the principals of ComicMix. And much cuter than Mike Gold.)
While we wait for Cloak and Dagger to come out, go read her current piece on the Doomsday scenario in comics distribution. And let her know we said hi.
We are back and barely unpacked from New York ComicCon 2009 and we brought you some surprises already starting with the coolest Comic iPhone app so far, plus DC revives The Doom Patrol yet again, Mike Gold talks comic economics plus The Five Cool Things in comic shops this week. Not enough? Then wait until you meet The Great Cat!
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* Personally, I don’t think this cartoon needs a caption. But Michael Cavna does, and he’s running a contest for it– the best one gets the original art. So Write a Caption, Win a Cartoon.
* "Mike Gold is not human." Yeah, we know. (BTW, KC, is your chronology off? I started in ’88 and you were already there, and I started the same week Dooley did.)
* Joystiq has early impressions on Batman: Arkham Asylum.
* I will pay cash if someone will slip this 
script onto Warren Ellis’s website. It’ll go along with his kids page.
* Superhero Game: Homespun Superheroes
Anything else? Consider this an open thread.
Stop worrying about Super Bowl and let’s deal with more pressing issues like why is LOST looking backwards? Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet) and Michael Emerson (Ben) give us their perspective. MAD Magazine is slowing down (and Mike Gold isn’t happy) – but on the bright side, TORCHWOOD hits NYCon and today we get music from WATCHMEN
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Battlestar Galactica‘s final ten episodes have begun and Baltar stops in to say farewell, Mike Gold tells us what to watch, DC has the best selling thing in the comic stores plus David & Maddie together again? Can it be true?
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Norman Mingo’s iconic image of Alfred E. Neuman was first used by Mad Magazine back in 1956 as comment upon the Eisenhower / Stevenson election or, more to the point, in parody of the typical Time magazine cover of its time. Mingo’s Alf is still in use to this day; as is the struggle between the donkey and elephant also depicted on that cover.
We’ve had presidents and presidential elections in comics since the staple was first applied to cheap newsprint. Recently we’ve had Lex Luthor as president in the DC universe, and Stephen Colbert running for the same job in the Marvel universe. The president is one of the most important of the American icons, perhaps even moreso than Alfred E. Neuman.
Tomorrow is Election Day, and you will be asked to pick from at least two clear and distinctive voices. Whichever candidate wins, his impact on our future will be immense. Your voice is needed. As an American citizen, voting is your highest obligation.
I don’t care who you vote for (well, actually, I do, but that’s not the point right now), as long as you make your voice heard. You might think your state is already committed to one candidate or another. History shows us you are wrong. You might think your one vote doesn’t matter. History shows us you are wrong.
Even if your candidate has no chance of winning, make your voice heard. For example, let’s say you are a Libertarian interested in voting for Bob Barr. You probably think he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning. You would probably be right. But if the Libertarian Party gets noticeable support at the polls, even 5% of the popular vote in your state, we will have taken a significant step towards freeing ourselves from the two party system that severely limits our choice and our future.
You might think all of the candidates are idiots; that none of them deserves your support. Fine. Make your voice heard. Vote for the person you think best represents your point of view, even if that’s a write-in. You might think Bun E. Carlos would be the best person for the job (he’s my #2 choice); fine. Make your voice heard.
Well, it’s been fun, people! Although we weekly columnists never got our own little tab in the ‘mix, we’ve always tried to entertain you, make you think, and just plain give you some good reading. Here are the final columns (mixed in with our other regular features) that have appeared this past week:
Mike Gold’s above-mentioned column was his penultimate. His final column will be tomorrow; it’s only fitting that our beloved editor-in-chief get in the last word! Goodbye, everyone!
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