Apparently you can kill elephants in South Africa again. As it turns out, the population has EXPLODED since the government banned the slaughter of these creatures in 1995, and the overpopulation is out of control. Who could’ve guessed that would happen?

Expectedly, the brains of animal rights activists everywhere shot out of their ears at this news. They are condemning the proclamation from the South African government, even though it has been made clear that elephant culls are to be used only when an elephant outbreak is endangering the surrounding landscape and human inhabitants and there are no other means of solving the issue.

But I fully support the culling of elephants in South Africa, and that is because of the great Animal Conspiracy (see Tim Bedore). Malicious carp are flying into the heads of fishermen everywhere. Beavers are chasing down innocent picnickers in parks across the world. Bears and squirrels are uniting to destroy us. There is a secret war being waged against us by the animal kingdom, and the only thing worse than a giant gray mammal that can crush your frail human body is  a lot of giant gray mammals that can crush your frail human body. They must be brought down.

I wonder what elephant steaks taste like.

Celebrities can be horrible role models, especially for teens that are very impressionable. Some may argue that celebrities never signed up to be role models; however they pursued a profession where their entire lives are in the spotlight. The crazier you are, the more coverage you get. Whether they signed up to be someone’s role model or not, celebrities are looked up to and emulated by many young people, and this is not good.            

One thing that many celebrities do best is promoting bad behavior. You cannot walk by a magazine stand without seeing a cover with a picture of a celebrity whose life has gone down the drain due to bad behavior. They are either drunk all the time even in public, being promiscuous, or insulting other groups of people, usually the minority. There are so many photos in magazines like “People” where celebrities are coming out of a nightclub completely intoxicated. This is not good for our youngsters. I know plenty of young people who think the only way to have a good time is to drink on the weekends and get trashed. Where are they getting this idea? One place is definitely celebrities. Teens are just trying to follow their lifestyle because they think celebs are cool. (more…)

Hieeeee! This is getting crazy! Famous blogger Perez Hilton posted a Superhero drawing I did of him on his website! Whoot! And gave me credit and posted a link to my very own indie comic site, www.sosuperduper.com! Whoa! Check it out:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-02-26-we-love-the-ladies-yes-you

I was also recently on local cable access show OUT Spoken a week ago and that video just made it onto Youtube! It’s not everyday you get interviewed by a drag queen about your indie comic book!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMbdAU5eJMQ

And finally my first paid writing assignment for a major magazine just hit the stands! I write a little humorous, very light, kinda cheesy piece in the March issue of Instinct magazine. It’s in the “Fluffer” section and it’s on the awesomeness that is the Hawaii Chair!

Sometimes I can’t believe my amazing luck!

Posted at Shotgun Reviews 22Feb08:

Hart Fisher/Gerard Way part 1
and 23Feb08, with comments from those involved:

Hart Fisher/Gerard Way part 2

Posted on Lying in the Gutters 25Feb08:

FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS

And you thought the Steven Colbert/John Stewart/Conan O�Brien fight over who made Mike Huckabee was ridiculous and clearly could not happen in real life?

Enjoy Hart Fisher on how he made �My Chemical Romance” and �Umbrella Academy’s” Gerard Way. How he first published Way. And how Way is denying his work on Fisher�s books and will be punished by embarrassing exposures as a result!

I read those comics. You know, if I was Way, I�d deny it, too.

You know, no one remembers his work for the DC Paradox Press �Big Book Of…” series.

When asked about the doubling up without credit, Rich replied that he’d “have to read” an article in order to note it. Funny, the Shotgun articles come up as 1 and 2 if you Google “Hart Fisher and Gerard Way.”

Don’t worry, Rich, you’re not the only one reading:

Rolling Stone got in on it, too.

They at least linked to us.

Update 1: Rich really didn’t read the previously posted articles, and took offense to the tongue-in-cheek nature of this post. Never did ShotgunReviews mean to imply Rich lied about not reading the articles; he apparently just didn’t go into the story quite as much as Shotgun did.

Update 2: Pulp Secret decided to get in on the act, Jealous that Rich and Rolling Stone were getting all the attention:

25 February 2008

Remember, you read the story here first. Before Hart goes to Rolling Stone, TMZ, LA Weekly, Spin, & MTV with his story. It’s going to get dirty.
-Jeaux Janovsky, Pulp Secret Keeper

Someone posted with a time stamp of February 26, 7:43 am, correcting them of their claim, pointing out that the story, in fact, was HERE first. As of 5:50 pm February 26, Pulp Secret has not corrected the statement. Google is your friend, people.

DISCLAIMER (angry creators, please read)

[[WARNING! THIS COLUMN MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS!]]

“Come on, everybody! There’s got to be an abandoned playing card factory around here somewhere.” Joker leading his half of the prisoners of the penal planet, Salvation Run #3 of 8.

Still on the catch up, this is the column for the books published on 01/09… I’m still more than one month behind… I must start the column with a short remembrance for French penciller and colorist Stephane Peru, who passed away… he was only 27 years old. He deserved more time to make his mark…. but he was apparently as good a person as he was an artist (and he was pretty damn good).
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This freakin’ fantastic painting of beloved doofus Homer Simpson, as if by classical artist Rembrandt, is beyond terrific! LOVE IT! Check out this and other wonderfully creative artwork at www.limpfish.com.

The Obama camp sure doesn’t seem happy with the fact that Hillary and company have dredged up this photo.

Our take? If the man wants to cosplay Captain Nemo from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, then that’s his private business.

This video is soooo adorable and cute that I almost exploded on the sheer sweetness of it all!

So, how hard will Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon take it? Kimmel and Affleck may be a love for all time . . .

or

Heh heh . . .

The All-Star Companion Vol.3
From: TwoMorrows Publishing, edited by Roy Thomas

As recounted in previous reviews in our Best Shots @ Newsarama column, I really enjoy the “Companion” series by TwoMorrows. Each volume comes complete with great (occasionally recently discovered art), yards of anecdotes, and miles of history. A highlight of the effort includes as many attempts to get primary-source interviews as possible. Frequently, they go that one better, getting the actual writers and artists involved to write their own remembrances. Thomas, in particular, is all over this volume; really, who else would you want to discuss the evolution of the Young All-Stars title?

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By John Stvan

On February 20th, Shots in the Dark found, tied up, and guerrilla interrogated a current Forum Ninja (see: Moderator) from Bungie.net. Moderating a bunch of rabid Halo fans is no small feat, and he told us of the ups and downs of one of the largest gaming communities around. To protect his identity, we shall simply call him by his tag of Yoozel.

Shots in the Dark: Yoozel is an interesting name. Does it come from anywhere or anything?

Yoozel: It’s a mystery really… there is some truth out there about it… but all I’m willing to say is that it came from an artist I went to school with and she’ll get mad props always. Not to mention it was an inside joke back in the day….

SitD: Has that always been your gamer name?

Yoozel: Well… in the Bungie realm of things, yes. Over the years I have assumed countless identities to game under… but I was never really into competitive online play until Xbox Live came out.

SitD: Nice shameless Microsoft plug! Have to make the bucks somehow, right?

Yoozel: Will moderate for 401K and benefits!!

SitD: You’ve been a part of Bungie.net for how long?

Yoozel: I’ve been apart of Bungie.net for almost 5 years now. Still going strong and continually pissing a lot of people off. And despite public opinion it’s not over until my liver explodes or the Webmaster gives up!

SitD: Are you telling me that the fans, the forum community, cause you to drink?

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