tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post116229945367717750..comments2024-01-01T05:14:46.672-05:00Comments on Double Articulation: On Halloween: Shrouded Skeletons and Friendly GhostsJim Roeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1162674727104452992006-11-04T16:12:00.000-05:002006-11-04T16:12:00.000-05:00I haven't seen it, nobody. But thanks for the tip...I haven't seen it, <B>nobody</B>. But thanks for the tip. I have a kind of allegery to Pixar animation because (and here's a shocking confession) I prefer animation the old fashioned way. Still, I was really impressed with <I>The Incredibles</I> after being dragged to it by some more comopolitan friends. I will check out <I>Monster House</I>, especially if it's implicitly a Scooby Doo riff. I know what you mean about the annoyance of the debunking, but Scooby and gang were faves. (I wanted to <I>be</I> Shaggy when I grew up, those "scooby Snacks" sure looked mighty tasty!)Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1162482805487195822006-11-02T10:53:00.000-05:002006-11-02T10:53:00.000-05:00Did you see Monster House, Jim? Explanations usual...Did you see Monster House, Jim? Explanations usually take the fun out of things (and there's nothing more boring than Scooby Doo's ritualistic debunking of anything mysterious) but in Monster House the revelation actually turned out to be scarier than the haunted house itself!<BR/><BR/>I found it a decent horror story in its own right that I wouldn't recommend for young kids (though it also might to be the funniest movie of 2006 outside of Over the Hedge), and it has some of the best voice-acting I've ever heard from kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1162421392952182732006-11-01T17:49:00.000-05:002006-11-01T17:49:00.000-05:00Hey, sean - I know, what gives?? First I'm on some...Hey, <B>sean</B> - I know, what gives?? First I'm on some kind of weird unexplained hiatus and now...? There must be some kind of horrible deadline hanging over my head--something really, REALLY awful--to have prompted this degree of procrastination and activity. <BR/><BR/>About this:<BR/><I>Call me a cynic, but I was always let down by a disconnect between the cover and the contents. Not just these horror stories, but all the old DC ones as well where Infantino would whip up a cool image and someone else would be forced to write a story to explain it. The explanation was never sufficient, it seemed to me, compared to the "secret" that was promised on the cover.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, me too. But for me, the worst thing was the bait and switch involving not cover/content but regular artist cover/fill-in artist interior. Here's a shocker: my baseline for this was those awful weeks when I'd come home clutching the latest Perez-covered issue of <I>The New Teen Titans</I> fresh from 7-11 or the Comic shop, only to discover (dis/cover?) a fill-in artist. Talk about disappointment. But there's an interesting reflection to be written about the "alternate universes" of those jarring cover-disconnects you mention...Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1162411007985745582006-11-01T14:56:00.000-05:002006-11-01T14:56:00.000-05:00Geez, Jim! I leave for a week and all of sudden, y...Geez, Jim! I leave for a week and all of sudden, you change the layout on me and start adding daily updates! What do you think this is: the internet or something? :)<BR/><BR/>On Halloween, though, I have to say that, while I was never very keen on the holiday in the first place, I do appreciate your explanation. The notion of "open secrets" does make sort of sense to me and, while it doesn't convince me that Halloween's a great holiday, I can better understand where some other people might feel differently. <BR/><BR/>Call me a cynic, but I was always let down by a disconnect between the cover and the contents. Not just these horror stories, but all the old DC ones as well where Infantino would whip up a cool image and someone else would be forced to write a story to explain it. The explanation was never sufficient, it seemed to me, compared to the "secret" that was promised on the cover. <BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, I can still wholly appreciate a high-quality piece of commercial art like this cover. Thanks for sharing it with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1162355635567774732006-10-31T23:33:00.000-05:002006-10-31T23:33:00.000-05:00Aw...shucks. Happy Halloween, plok!Aw...shucks. Happy Halloween, <B>plok</B>!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.com