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Today is the day of the big California recall election. If you’ve been watching the news, maybe you’ve heard about it.
I don’t know how much I can add to the cacophony of opinions on the matter, but I will say this: Only in California could a candidate like Arnold Schwarzenegger run for governor and be taken seriously. If he tried to pull something like that in, oh, Nebraska, they’d laugh him right back to Austria.
It’s a scary thought that Kindergarten Cop could be in charge of the 5th largest economy in the world. The decisions he makes in office could potentially affect us all.
I think Ah-nold has a pretty good shot at winning this thing. They say name-recognition is the largest deciding factor at the polls come Election Day. Whose name is more recognizable than Schwarzenegger? Well, if you can spell it, that is.
So what if the man has some skeletons in his closet. I think all of us can agree that a man who (as an actor) has performed scenes disposing enemies in some of the most gruesome ways captured on film might have a misogynist streak in him.
And don’t forget this is California we’re talking about. The state that insists on giving Robert Downey Jr. work no matter how many times he turns up stoned and passed out in the backyards of complete strangers. Arnold’s misadventures in groping look like me parking in a handicapped spot by comparison.
I’ll be monitoring the election tonight. You should too. It’ll be a fascinating and wholly terrifying examination of the democratic process.
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this fun fact that I found on the Internet Movie Database:
Did you know that the Mattel Toy Company started to make some Conan the Barbarian action figures, but after viewing the film, the executives realized that they couldn’t afford to be associated with a film with such graphic sex and violence. They gave their doll blonde hair, called him “He-man”, and thus created He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Who ended up with the better deal? The world may never know.
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My apologies if the artwork in today’s comic is somewhat lacking. I was a bit distracted last night. Y’know… watching history.
The way Tom looks in the first panel is a pretty accurate representation of how I feel this morning. I was pretty much glued to coverage all last night and it was exhausting. If I don’t see another hologram of will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, it’ll be too soon. Good work, relevant journalism!
I knew that today’s comic had to address this historic election in some way, but I was cautious not to have it lean one way or the other. That’s why Tom has his priorities straight. He’s more concerned with the new movies coming out this weekend!
Incidentally, it’s a tough decision. On the one hand, Madacascar 2 is soft on terror. But Role Models made a poor decision with it’s choice of running mate, Sean Williams Scott.
I kid, I kid…
Truth be told, I’ll probably see Role Models this weekend, but the trailers don’t look encouraging to me. I like Sean Williams Scott as an actor. You can tell he’s working hard and he does what he can. But the dude is a bad script magnet. I’ll be seeing this movie for one reason and one reason only – to nurture my man-crush on Paul Rudd.
Recently, though, I learned that Role Models was directed and partially written by David Wain. If you don’t recognize his name, you should. I know I’ve talked about MTV’s The State before and he was a member of that groundbreaking comedy group. Need another clue? He wrote and directed Wet, Hot American Summer. So there you go.
The only downside? The film has 5 other people credited with the script and typically script-by-committee movies are never good. Especially with comedies. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Not much else to talk about today, but I thought you guys might get a kick out of another completed sketch for the Donation Drive:
Today’s sketch was for a fan who mistakenly requested “a picture of the cast sitting around the coffee house with the usual funny signs in the background.” She had accidentally confused Theater Hopper with Questionable Content! Hey, I’m not complaining! I’ll take that comparison ANY day.
It was a slip of the tongue on her part and when I asked her about it, she admitted the gaffe and told me to draw whatever I wanted. I decided to have a little fun with it and do a sketch with Marten from QC and Tom just hanging out. I don’t draw other artist’s characters nearly enough. It was a fun little exercise. I should get off my can and draw more guest strips…
At any rate, that sketch will be dropped in the mail soon. I’m steadily gaining traction on completing more and more original art. I should have all of the sketch card requests completed soon. After that, I’ll be moving up to the 8 x 10" large scale drawings. Keep your eyes peeled for more in the future.
Have a great day, everyone!
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