This summer I’ve been reading Jack Kirby’s Fourth World magna-opus and it is some of the most brilliant pop comics you could ever imagine. Superman of course shows up all over doing all kinds of nutty things, but my favorite Jack Superman is in this issue of Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth, where Kamandi comes across this strange cave drawing…
Happy Birthday King
Here’s me pulling a Bourne after the showing last week. I’m going to be gone for a little bit. But don’t miss me. And don’t bother trying to find me, either.
Huge thanks to everyone who wrote me with ideas and responses, both here and privately. I am amazed that so many people thought so much about it. And that people liked it. Lots to think about, too. Still, for something like this, the boots stay on.
Here’s some other lingering things I didn’t get time to post with all the craziness of the last couple weeks:
Here’s an interview with Joe Shuster’s sister Jean we did for ALTER EGO magazine. Jean is awesome. This is the first published interview she’s ever done. We’re very very proud of how it turned out, mostly due to editor Roy Thomas. When he sent me an email I almost barfed — he is a legend and used to write one of my all-time favorite comics, The Invaders. Anyway, Jean’s is a voice that has never been heard in this story so I’m honored that she agreed to tell it to me. You can order it here as the magazine or as a pdf.
Also: Here’s an iMix I made for some of the songs that got incorporated into the film thematically and otherwise as I sat at this &*^%& computer. Me and my sister used to make fun of iMixes when they came out — I think Jennifer Garner had one called “Work-Out!” with Biggie on it. So feel free to make fun of mine, just me with the trying.
Also also: an article and embarassing picture here.
One last thing: LOTS of requests for DVDs — LS will hopefully someday maybe be available like that but definitely not now, so I can’t send you one, even for money. Lots of reasons why. I so much appreciate the enthusiasm though. Just hold tight — this is just the start. Until then watch Stargate:Atlantis (I did every night while finishing production – sad).
My biggest fear before last week was that it was just too weird. I said here before that I had no interest in doing another calm, collected talking heads documentary — I love those, don’t get me wrong — it just wasn’t the story I wanted to tell. For one, I wanted to tell the truth — and it is not a clean and pretty story. So many people like to paint Jerry and Joe just like Superman, as these clean-cut romanticized heroes of the imagination. They are those, but they were also just men. At times, very strange ones. They created something radically different instead of toeing the line. So I think this is the only way to understand them. So while I was scared the movie was just too bizarre or dark, I’m glad that no one seemed to mind (or notice). Which tells me either it wasn’t that strange to begin with, or it’s something we can all empathize with..
-Brad
