I thought it was because she went into politics. Apparently Barbara’s backstory between that and The Killing Joke had more to it.
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I shouldn’t be this messed up this far out.
I was tired a bit this week, had to go out one day, and long story short I didn’t get to make a Jake & Leon comic this week despite having an idea in my notebook. I still need to get into a work schedule…and then stay away long enough to see it through. At least I’m getting better on the first part. I think the weather change is hurting me on the last part because my dad’s having sleep issues as well. Maybe it’s the house? [EDIT: There’s also my allergies. I used to love Spring.]
Over at The Clutter Reports this week I dissected a video on beating your media backlog. His focus was on gaming but he does give tips for other media as well, so it’s still useful to someone.
If I can stay away we have the next installment of the Chapter By Chapter examination of How To Completely Lose Your Mind as well as more Free Comic Book Day and Comics Giveaway Day books to look at. I do have some more digital options but I was at the comic store last week learning that the comic pricing site I was using might not be reliable (so now I have to play that game again), and he had some free comic leftovers, so those reviews will still go for another couple of weeks before getting back to the old stuff. The rest we’ll have to see what happens during the week. Have a great week, everyone!
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Sorry, folks. I didn’t have time to watch anything to make sure it works for Saturday Night Showcase. I have a bunch of possibles thanks to YouTube partnering with big name companies, and I’ve been able to find some fan productions and independent works that sound good (and I’ve been lax on those lately) but haven’t had a chance to actually watch. Save your popcorn for next week because I’m going to try to have something.
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Remember the lame discourse around the new hot game Pragmata? One critic claimed men can’t connect to a child the same way women do, lacking a parental instinct. Another said gamers shouldn’t be relating to the game or the support character Diana, the android little girl, because of some rather insulting interpretations of gamers. That’s ignoring the pedo accusations. Well, here’s another example of why they’re idiots. Geeks & Gamers is reporting on a Reddit thread by a man who saw aspect of his late daughter, who died at an early age from illness, in the little girl. Sounds like the character mattered to him and he could relate to the player character rather well.
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Since I started doing this article series I’ve learned fascinating origins of songs that I never knew the origins of. Country songs with ties to Norse mythology, bouncy tunes based on European musicals and operas. Backstories that took the sting out of what the subject seemed to be. I learned what “answer songs” are. It’s become one my most personally interesting features to do because I learn such unusual trivia while making it.
This turned out to not be one of those songs.
“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” exists because co-writer Paul Vance saw his two year old in her bathing suit and somehow thought of a teenage(?) girl being too shy to come out in one. Two year olds don’t seem to be that shy. If anything I’ve seen parents trying to get their toddlers to NOT run around in underwear because the toddler is comfortable. Teenage girls, however, are just starting changes in their bodies and with that comes a bit of self-consciousness in many.
Vance and co-writer Lee Pockriss shopped the song around, getting turned down until offering it to Brian Hyland, himself sixteen at the time of release, which ended up as the single from his 1960 fittingly titled album The Bashful Blond. The novelty song, at a time when those actually got played on the radio during normal programming, went on to be a big hit for Hyland, had numerous covers, and had some guy claim to be the writer up to his death. So while there’s no amazing backstory, there’s still plenty to talk about, and it starts with the song’s story itself.
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Of course I went with the homage cover by the comic’s artists. Do you not know me?
Marvel & Disney: What If…? Donald Duck Became Iron Man
Marvel Worldwide (July, 2025)
(what happened to Marvel Comics?)
“Iron Duck Is Born!”
PLOT: Steve Behling
SCRIPT: Luca Barbieri
ARTIST: Donald Soffritti
COLORIST: Lucio Ruvidotti
LETTERER: Laura Tartaglia
EDITOR: Mark Paniccia
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