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Comment on Sherlock: A Study in Pink by Resa Haile

Resa Haile — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:13:13 +0000

“[S]aid,” not “saud.” Oh, for an edit button.

Comment on Sherlock: A Study in Pink by Resa Haile

Resa Haile — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:09:37 +0000

I was going to write (and probably will write, at some point) a blog post with some points in common with this. “The game is afoot” is a Hamlet reference, and there is no reason, to me, that a modern Sherlock Holmes couldn’t be familiar with Hamlet. There were quite a few years between Shakespeare and the Victorian Sherlock, after all. I hold out hope it may be saud on *Elementary.* The amount of fuss about “Elementary, my dear Watson” lately is absurd. We can reference any old movie and have Sherlock Holmes saying and doing all kinds of things never done in the books, but name a show *Elementary* and there will be a blizzard of posts on how Holmes never said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Not in the books, no (although both appear separately; “elementary” appears eight times, I believe–I did a post with all the quotes), but in previous adaptations, going back at least to 1929 and including Rathbone, so it’s just as fair game as any other reference. And there’s no proof he didn’t say it in cases in the despatch-box.

Ahem. But I would like to know: Is there anywhere I can read your Sherlocking posts now that Sherlocking is gone?

I wonder if there

Comment on Guest blog at Silkworms Ink! by squeezegutalley

squeezegutalley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:19:52 +0000

Wow, thanks! I feel bad now that I haven’t posted anything for such a long time…

But I hope to get Squeezegut Alley back up on its feet in April. I have some quite exciting jazz-related news! Stay tuned and, once again, thanks for such a lovely compliment!

Comment on Guest blog at Silkworms Ink! by bluage

bluage — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:43:24 +0000

I’m gonna keep this very, very simple: your blog is e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t. You writing is clean as Miles Davis’ horn, descriptive in a luciously minimal way, and brimming with nostalgic warmth that is obviously deeply felt. Keep it up. I’ll be back, Jack. Count on it.

Comment on Remembering Jeremy Brett by squeezegutalley

squeezegutalley — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:03:58 +0000

Thank you for your kind comment! He leaves a great legacy, though. For instance, this week I am introducing a class of undergraduates to his performance as Holmes. I’m sure they’ll love it.

Comment on Remembering Jeremy Brett by buddy2blogger

buddy2blogger — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:08:21 +0000

Superb article about Jeremy Brett, one of the best Holmes ever!

Wish he had enjoyed good health. He would have completed the canon AND lived to enjoy his well-deserved success and recognition.

Comment on The Batman Adventures: Rendering the Comic Page by anthony baldwin

anthony baldwin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:58:01 +0000

You’re certainly welcome, sorry about the typos. In connection with ‘Batman the animated series’. The ‘Be Batman’s Boss’ contest was advertised on the ‘Fox Network’. During the weekday afternoon hours, when kids generally get out of school. As well as in select DC comics for kids at that time. It was a standard postcard entry contest. Only I sent in more than I ought to have by over 100. In retrospect, it was a bad example to set for others & it should have disqualified me. But I happen to have drawn Batman characters as rendered in that series on each postcard in color. So, that may have been taken into consideration. I’m not sure what the folks at Fox thought about that. But at DC they were impressed. Which may be why I was depicted as a comic penciler in the issue. There were about 5 newspapers that covered the story. They interviewed me & included my picture. Both before I left & while I was there. It’s embarrassing now to read the articles. The perspective of a pre-pubescent teen wannabe is not always the proudest of moments. Disney called me to go talk talk with them. About what I’m not sure, as I wasn’t interested then. The day I was at the DC building I was chaperoned by a man in a Batman costume, in the style of ‘The Batman Adventures’. DC President/Publisher Paul Levitz had me fill out a questionnaire about new proposed (but fictitious) company policies to see what a kid would think. Scott Hanna let me ink part of a panel in an upcoming ‘Robin’ comic. I got to see some of the upcoming ‘Batman: Knightfall’ material. And also spent a lot of that day with Editor Scott Peterson, meeting staff & looking through archives. Unfortunately I couldn’t comprehend the depth of some of their work & writing at the time, being as I was only 11. They took me to Six Flags in New Jersey, Planet Hollywood & to see Tommy on Broadway. When I returned to California, over a dozen boxes of Batman & DC merchandise arrived. Scott Peterson met me at the San DIego Comic Con where we bypassed all the entry lines. They would sent a few holiday cards after that. Kids at school read that I’d recieved X-amount in prizes & misconstrued it, asking me for money. The mid 90′s saw a slump in comics & my peers felt comics to be strictly kids stuff. Remember the films ‘Batman Forever’ & ‘Batman & Robin’… It wasn’t like it has been the last decade & now with kids & teens. It’s nice to have existed for a few seconds within what would become such a memorable part of Batman history. Many regard that incarnation of Batman with high esteem. The art deco style, noir scripts, Mark Hamill’s Joker, Harley Quinn’s introduction. It was an integral part of re-establishing several characters & introducing them to a wider audience. Like in the 1970′s when Denny O’Neil & Neil Adams rescued them from the modus operandi of the 50′s/60′s. And not for the sake of an overly eager ‘reboot’ fad. It resonates past mere nostalgia because they transcended the saturday morning formula. And I got to be part of it for an issue. p.s. Sorry about the novella here.

Comment on The Batman Adventures: Rendering the Comic Page by squeezegutalley

squeezegutalley — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:08:49 +0000

Hi Anthony! That’s absolutely fascinating – thank you so much for commenting. I’d love to know more about the competition. How were you selected? It must be a real thrill to now that you’ve been immortalised in a Batman comic!

Comment on The Batman Adventures: Rendering the Comic Page by anthony baldwin

anthony baldwin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:13:14 +0000

Hello,
I’m writing in regards to the 09-26-11 post. I merely wish to say that it was an insightful critique. As to how I came to be depicted in an issue of the Batman Adventures series. I was the winner of a 1993 ‘Fox Kids’ contest. I was flown to New York to visit with the folks who worked on that title. I was a surprise to find that someone had taken interest in that particular issue. Thank you-

Comment on Chico and Rita by Mark Hobin

Mark Hobin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:27:34 +0000

It’s nice to see that this film is finally getting some distribution in the U.S. after its Best Animated Feature nomination at the Academy Awards.