Still haven't seen From Hell either
Noticed over at Rich Johnston's Lying In the Gutters column over at Comic Book Resources -- no, I've no idea what I was doing there either, haven't bought a comic in ages, didn't even pick up the Planetary/Batman book when I was at Dreamhaven a few days back -- but the quote:
He's the President of the United States. He can do whatever the fuck he likes. Isn't that what the job's all about? Doesn't it say that in, oh, the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence or one of those other pieces of ass-wipe that he means to read if he ever finishes The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Alan Moore, ladies and gentlemen, from a piece in Arthur Magazine. If you look ve-e-e-ry closely at those posters for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, you might notice his name in the small print. Along with a note from him thanking the producers for their money, and disclaiming anything whatsoever to do with the film.
Okay, I made that last bit up. It's possible no one told him they were making a film, to avoid precisely that reaction.
In highly unrelated news, Kyle Baker (if you haven't read Why I Hate Saturn, you're no friend of mine) is doing a Plastic Man ongoing series. And Phil Foglio (there have to be some XXXenophile fans around here, knowing you lot) did a week+sunday worth of strips of the web comic Sluggy Freelance back in June, in his signature style. Well, except the characters are clothed. Mostly.
I'm joking. The characters in Buck Godot were clothed, all right? Except for the brothel employees, come to think of it. . .
Tying those last two together, I think Phil did a Plastic Man limited series a few years back, but it's probably more like a decade at this point.
Funny, the things you remember.
Well, the things I remember.
Except for the being funny part.
Update: An actual Alan Moore quote about the film, from this week's LITG column:
The film has got nothing to do with my work, it has a coincidental title to a book I've done and they've given me a huge wedge of money. No problem with that.
Which if frighteningly close to how I figured he'd feel about the thing. Hey, ho, funny old life.
Except for the being funny part.
Comments
I did like the book version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Not sure if I can bear going to see the flick... especially since I know exactly how those ignorant bastards are going to pronounce "Quatermain," and will state for the record that there is only one R in the name and it is not in the first syllable.
Posted by: hanne | July 13, 2003 9:44 AM
And there is nothing wrong with Phil Foglio. When you're really drunk, anyway.
Posted by: hanne | July 13, 2003 9:46 AM
You do realize, Miss Hanne, that at some point I'll have to get you liquored up and give you a stack of Phil Foglio comics, to observe the results.
Purely for science, you understand.
Posted by: Aaron | July 14, 2003 11:36 AM
Be warned: it involves a great deal of giggling.
Posted by: hanne | July 16, 2003 9:14 AM
I think we could all do with more giggling in our lives, love.
And, from a review I saw, you were right about the pronunciation of "Quatermain" in the film. Luckily, that seems to be the least of its problems.
Ok, maybe "luckily" isn't the right word there. . .
Posted by: Aaron | July 22, 2003 1:53 PM