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I’m going to get this out of the way right now.
If you enjoy Theater Hopper, please vote for us at Top Web Comics. The Top 150 comics list resets every month, so if we can get a lot of votes past the sleeping guard, we might be able to sneak into the Top 10 and tip more people off to the site.
I don’t have anything I can give you in return. No promotions. No gimmicks. Just consider it a favor to me. Thanks.
That said, I had a chance to see Finding Nemo on Friday and of course I loved it. In fact, much to Cami’s chargrin, I spent most of Saturday quoting from it!
Technologically speaking, it’s light years ahead of 1995’s Toy Story (check out those cascading water effects!) But I don’t think Nemo will ever supplant that movie, it’s sequel – Toy Story 2 – or Monsters, Inc. It’s sad to report that the movie just doesn’t carry the same emotional resonnance.
Don’t get me wrong. I loved every frame. But I think the barrier in this case is that, frankly, we’re dealing with fish here. And while they have great personalities and characters traits, they’re hard to empathize with because… well, because they’re fish.
A Bug’s Life suffers from the same disadvantage. There is only so much I can warm up to a bug.
I don’t mean to sound overly critical. Especially in light of the fact that I think Finding Nemo is still the best picture I’ve seen this year. Story-wise, it still runs circles around the competition.
I thought Ellen DeGeneres did a great job as Dory, the fish with the short attention span. Her character’s disposition was infectious and even though they used the short term memory gag countless times, it never got stale.
Obviously, if you haven’t seen Finding Nemo yet, you need to go. I know I’ll watch it a second time.
Let me sum up another way. How much fun did I have at Finding Nemo? I opted out of seeing The Italian Job because I didn’t want to harsh my buzz. It’s that good.
One last time: VOTE!
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Hey, guys. I’m back. But first, I gotta take care of some site business.
In case you didn’t see the ad in the upper right, I am currently running a sale on all t-shirts and baby doll tees. All clothing in the store is $9.99 until July 31. I’m trying to burn off some inventory to raise money for my trip to Wizard World Chicago on August 4 – 6.
Incidentally, if you order a t-shirt or baby doll tee during this period, you get a free 11 x 17" poster. It’s a pretty sweet deal, so order today!
I should probably also mention that I got the proofs for Theater Hopper: Year One back from the printer the other day. I poured over them and gave them my stamp of approval, so that means the books will go into production starting next week! We’re still on time for our end of July deadline, so those of you who pre-ordered a book will probably see your copy sometime in early August.
I gotta thank all of you again for helping me out with the pre-sale. With the proofs in my hands this week, it all became that much more real and it has me pretty psyched. You guys are gonna LOVE this book when you get it. Of course it’s never too late to still place an order if you haven’t already. Especially now that you know the books are on their way! Think about it!
I want to make sure you guys know about the current batch of sponsors we have on the site. Be sure to check out Aoi House for fun manga action, Dribble For Kids for great comic book-style sci-fi action, Monkey Pirate Zombie for, well… really cool comics, animation and games, and finally Brinkerhoff for some really wry commentary on relationships and what happens after they end.
I was going to say some stuff about the comic, but all those links made me really tired. I suppose I can say that I was very happy with the way this one turned out – both the art and the writing. Sometimes it’s fun just to do something simple, y’know?
Will Cami and I see Click this weekend? Most likely. She is, after all, an Adam Sandler junkie. Last night she tossed Big Daddy into the DVD player. To what end, I’m not sure. Maybe to remember what it’s like to watch an Adam Sandler movie? A little mental exercise. She fell asleep watching it, if that means anything.
Have a great weekend!
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