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TONY'S ONLINE TIPS
for Wednesday, November 22, 2006
This is how the DREADED DEADLINE DOOM rolls.
I'm writing this on Tuesday morning. Thanksgiving is two days away and I haven't done the shopping for it yet. Mid-Ohio-Con is three days away - I have to be on site the day before the opening of the event - and I haven't started my "Things To Do Before Mid-Ohio-Con" list. Today's column is the first of four things I must write before I leave for the convention.
The upstairs bathroom at Casa Isabella, located a matter of feet from my office, is being torn apart and renovated, a process which often involves an electric saw whose high-pitched whine can liquify one's internal organs. Oh, yeah, and there are also some family and financial matters which are demanding that portion of my brain which is still kind of functioning.
However, in keeping with my goal of providing you something of entertainment value in each and every TOT, I have a pair of COMICS IN THE COMICS sequences for you.
The FOXTROT strips from March 27 through April 1 represent a side-splitting story in which Jason Fox figures he can substitute for Aaron McGruder's going-on-hiatus BOONDOCKS with his own comic strip. Here's how that goes:
Kudos to Bill Amend for such a great sequence.
Running simultaneously with the FOXTROT story, Darby Conley's GET FUZZY presented Bucky Katt trying to create a new pop-culture hit by crossing comic strips with other entertainments. Here are the strips from March 28 through 31:
That's all for today, my friends.
Thanks for spending a part of your day with me. I'll be back tomorrow with a brief Thanksgiving message.
Tony Isabella
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THE "TONY" SCALE
ZERO: Burn your money before buying any comic receiving this rating. It doesn't *necessarily* mean there's absolutely nothing of value here - though it *could* - but whatever value it might possess shrinks into insignificance before its overall awfulness.
ONE: Buy something else. Maybe I found something which wasn't completely dreadful in the item, but not enough for me to recommend it when there are better comics available. I only want what's best for you, my children.
TWO: Basic judgment call. I found some value, but not enough to recommend it. My review should give you enough info to decide if you want to take a chance on it. Are you feeling lucky today, punk? Well, are you?
THREE: This denotes something I find perfectly respectable. There are better books out there, but I wouldn't regret buying this item. Based on my review, you should be able to determine if it's of interest to you. Let the Force guide you.
FOUR: I recommend anything earning this rating. Unless you don't like the genre, subject matter, or past work of the creators, I believe you'll enjoy this item. Isn't it uncanny how I can look right into your soul that way?
FIVE: Anything getting this rating is among the best comicdom has to offer. You should buy/read this, even if the genre/subject matter doesn't appeal to you. It's for your own good. Me, I live for comics and books this good...but not in a pathetic "Comic-Book Guy" sort of way.
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