I guess by this point, it goes without saying that I am a huge nerd.
Ive been getting more and more excited about the 4th season of Battlestar Galactica, which kicks off tomorrow night. I mean, it is by far my favorite show on television. I have a few genre shows that I watch regularly and enjoy: Lost, Smallville, Pushing Daisies. Battlestar blows them all out of the water; its the only show to vie with The West Wing for my favorite show EVER.
But again, Im a huge nerd. Im SUPPOSED to love good SF. I mean, Im a trekkie. I love Star Wars. (Im getting to Firefly, I swear

But this show is GOOD, I mean unrelentingly good. Its the sort of thing that I feel compelled to spread the gospel on.
My wife has no interest in science fiction, beyond enjoying visual spectable from time to time. Her favorite movie is Love, Actually. Tonight, we watched Blade Runner the Directors Cut. On a scale of 1 to 10, she gave it a 3, and this movie is one of the true classics of the genre.
But I got her to watch Battlestar. And she loves it. Next to Oprah and Real Time with Bill Maher, which dont count because theyre about the real world, its her favorite TV show. (Pushing Daisies is probably next. Me too, in fact. We cant wait for it to come back.) I convinced her best friend to watch based on her recommendation (and my constant badgering). The three of us were watching the first season together, and I turned around to find the girls in tears, clutching each other.
It is a show with real resonance, with true drama. The beauty of really good science fiction is that it allows the creator to explore the issues of the day, the stuff that divides us, but leave those divisions at the door. Only in science fiction can the heroes use tactics like suicide bombings, the stereotypical tactic of the wild-eyed Muslim terrorist, and have an American audience open their mind to what it must feel like to walk in shoes that desperate. To cling that utterly to an ideology.
Unfortunately, SF is too often simply escapism. Hey, I write comics, I thrive on escapism, but any story that takes me to a new world
which I later recognize as my own
thats special. Its something to treasure. Star Trek managed it on its best days. The Twilight Zone was a huge success because of it
and Battlestar Galactica pulls it off routinely.
I cannot overstate how good this show is. Its better than anything youre currently watching, in my opinion. If you read my blog or journal, and youve never seen this show, you must. Rent the first season and watch it. Youll thank me.
Devious Comments
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Ink runs in my veins.
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Ink runs in my veins.
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Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)
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Ink runs in my veins.
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
Yeah, we'll definetely hook up!
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My hovercraft is full of eels.
I want to point out, just so there's no confusion, that the work you're seeing in my gallery is not my pencils. I WROTE the comic that the pages are from.
I'm a writer with a few creds to my name, most notably I did fill in issue of Blue Beetle for DC.
I'll try to get more examples of comics pages that I wrote up on here.
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Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
I love your work, and Dana is an incredible inker, you two go great together.
If you're going to the San Diego con this summer, let's talk shop!
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My hovercraft is full of eels.
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
Read your journal entry man...hang in there dude...someday
We realize our goals and dreams,
Someone sent you this greeting,
As an offer to your esteem,
A reminder to wish on a star,
For what you're reaching for is never far,
May this gesture bring you luck,
And offer hope when you feel stuck.
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~Community Love is Contagious~
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick; You will go far." -- Theodore Roosevelt
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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"The Son of God became the Son of Man so that the sons of men could become the sons of God."
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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~Chris
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R.I.P. Michael Turner
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