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Previously in Zombie Palin: Zombies have attacked the White House, devouring John McCain and officially turning Sarah Palin into a member of the undead. Now, on the eve of her inauguration as President of the United States of America, Sarah shares her feelings with her loyal aide.
Previously in Zombie Palin: Zombies have eaten President John McCain and seemingly turned Sarah Palin into one of their own. Now President Palin meets with the White House physician to undergo an examination and find out if she truly is a member of the undead.
Previously in Zombie Palin: Zombies have attacked the White House, eating President John McCain and biting Vice President Sarah Palin in the arm (ruining her $13,000 jacket).
Previously in Zombie Palin: Recently inducted Vice President Sarah Palin and her aide discuss her first order of business as zombies break into the White House and attack President John McCain.
The is the first installment of our new weekly webcomic, Zombie Palin. This strip will run every Monday at 10AM EST. It’s plotted by Pete and myself, scripted by Pete, and arted by me. That’s right, I just said “arted.” Now enjoy the adventures of (soon to be) undead Sarah Palin.
Yeah, so last week I ran The Top 9 Reasons Why Comics Don’t Need to Be Saved - Part One, which consisted solely of reasons nine thru six. Why? Because I’m a dick.
And now, for your consideration, are the decidedly more irreverent Top 9 Reasons Why Comics Don’t Need to Be Saved reasons five thru one:
5. Newspaper comic strips are dying because fewer and fewer people want to read newspapers, not because they don’t want to read comics. Now they go and read this stuff on the Internet. They’re called “webcomics” and those are doing just fine.
4. Seriously, Hollywood wants to give comic books fellatio right now. In fact, they may have already finished the fellatio and moved onto the hardcore doggiestyle section of “Filmstriptease presents Cramming Comics vol 1.” Soon they’re going to be finishing off vol 1 with a spectacular facial (which could be as soon as Watchmen or as far away as the Avengers movie). It all depends on how long Hollywood can keep it up.
3. Single issues are really a niche product at this point and I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to change that. I’m part of that niche audience and I love the singles, but most people want a bigger chunk of story. If that’s the case, let the singles slowly fade away and bring on the graphic novels because…
2. Graphic novel sales continue to look hopeful. Bookstores are carrying graphic novels by the hoard and putting them up in huge floor displays all the time. I don’t think that would happen if there wasn’t some serious coin to be made. Guys whose names have been on the tip of my tongue for the majority of my natural life are slowly becoming adored literary idols for a new generation of readers. Fuck, I just saw Watchmen sitting on a shelf in Borders in their “Bestsellers” section when I went to buy the Iron Man DVD.
1. Comic book storytelling continues to improve. I see it every week when I read my Wednesday haul of new comics. And at the end of the day, it’s all about good content.
Next: The Top 9 Things That May Have Gone Wrong with Last Defenders - Part One
Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.
It’s the AudioShocker’s first birthday! To celebrate, the podcast hit the road and recorded live at Phantom of the Attic Comics on Craig Street in Pittsburgh, PA during New Comics Day on Wednesday, September 17. 2008. Joining Neal and Nick are guests Wayne Wise and Scott Hedlund. The crew talks about Dave Sim and Cerebus, Wonder Woman, the aging comic book fanbase, graphic novels vs. mini series, Drunk Duck, Strumhaus, Grey Legacy, and tons more comics topics.
We talk noodles, slap fights, Street Fighter, Vega, Dhalsim, Blanka, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter movie soundtrack, NaS, Craig Mack, Mariah Carey, E=MC2, Alice Smith, synesthesia, House, Ray Parker Jr and Raydio, TV is back but it’s not, NPR and PBS pledge drives, USA Today, Saturday Night Live, In Living Color, Lars and the Real Girl, Resident Evil Extinction, Ultra Violet, Eagle vs Shark, A Guy Thing, Alyssa Milano, Ralph Macchio, how frequently webcomics should update, Achewood, lateness in comics, comic book one-and-dones vs story arcs, Garfield, Heathcliff, User Friendly, Meet the Spartans, Frisky Dingo, and gangbusters more.
The boys are back with mucho media discussion. Trey Songz, Blue Magic, J.R. Writer, Jill Scott, The Heartbreak Kid, Grandma’s Boy, Avatar Book 3 Chapter 3, Paul Jenkins’ Sidekick, webcomics, Tales of the TMNT, licensed movie comic books, and so much more. Get on the train baby cause we’re riding deep into pop culture country.
The AudioShocker contains explicit language and themes. If you are not 18, GET OUT!
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