Claw–aw-heyuck!

Nightmare fuel from Jack Kirby – The Unpublished Archives.

“I can understand Archie wanting to have a wedding night after nearly seven decades of cold, poorly drawn showers” – Stephen Colbert

I was delighted to find this little gem on Comic Book Resources. Spawn and Spwan are the only two things that define the 90’s, so this is indeed a day of celebration.

My only complaint would be that they introduce Spawn Tazos for our British friends.

While watching Django this evening, J. asked me what my favourite Spaghetti Western is. Smart money is on The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, with some preferring Once Upon A Time In The West, and a few connoisseurs choosing The Great Silence. For me, it would probably be For A Few Dollars More. As much as I prefer the ones mentioned overall, the final duel in For A Few Dollars More is my favourite scene in a Spaghetti Western, enough to push the entire movie over the edge.

I was once rather dismissive of the internet. I was convinced that what you could read online was no replacement for the knowledge found in a bookstore or a library. While I still believe that to an extent, this compilation of clips from various Santo movies showing him driving his sports cars goes a long way toward swaying my opinion in favour of the internet.

We return to Archie Thursdays with a continuation of Archie’s rich matrimonial history in honour of his marriage proposal to Veronica in this week’s Archie #600. The story starts off, as these things usually do, with Jughead jonesing for one of Pop Tate’s burgers. He pleads with Archie for a loan, but is rebuffed when Archie reveals that he’s spent all of his allowance taking both Betty and Veronica out on the town.

To help straighten his pal out, and mooch some hamburger money, Jughead lays out Archie’s future with Betty if he continues down this road, one that the people protesting Archie’s marriage to Veronica probably never imagined.

Next, Jughead gives us a sneak preview of the current Proposal storyline, which is a slightly different perspective on Veronica’s take for the same event.

And that’s what you get when your best friend is Comics’ Greatest Misogynist.

According to The Shifter Archive Project, today marks the 8th anniversary of the unveiling of the world’s most cheerful public domain comic book character, Jenny Everywhere.

The most gratifying part of the Jenny Everywhere experience is watching artists discover and provide their own take on the character. I never would have imagined that eight years on, with very little in the way of promotion, people would still stumble across Jenny Everywhere and feel compelled to add to her story.

Jenny Everywhere sketch by Cameron Stewart.