Catharsis Is Different For Everyone
No shirt, no shoes. Middle of the night in the hot summer Atlanta air. A half naked man dances triumphantly on the hood of his mother’s 1983 Lincoln. There are police all around trying to talk him down from the car. Most of them are smiling. They’ve had dealings with him before.
And there’s me, watching from my couch, feeling better about everything as I watch someone else have a very bad day.
Is it wrong that COPS always did this for me? Reminded me that my day’s problems were petty and minuscule in comparison with the man on the hood of that car?
I’m fully aware of why COPS was cancelled after 32 seasons, during a time of serious examples of police overreach and brutality in America. Often these episodes, especially when watched now, have a little extra sting to them that you might have missed your first time through in 1997.
I guess what I’m saying is try and picture your own personal severely inebriated man singing and dancing atop an old car in the middle of the night, and you too might find a better perspective on how your day went. Now on with the important stuff.
New Fred & Can up this week!
The “Gotta Get Mendoza” story continues in our little story arc. Many of you have heard me talk about the evil goose that lives near me on a podcast episode or two. This is all based a bit on that. If you’re not caught up, you can catch the entire thing at FredAndCan.com.
Comic Book Reccs!
I have been reading a LOT of comics in the last year. Basically binging on everything Marvel Unlimited and DC Infinite have to offer. (Both are apps for comic reading.) Also, Comixology is still pretty great with a low sub price and lots of indies. Anyway, here’s a chance for me to recommend a couple books I think are worth your time.
Immortal Hulk
Not even that big of a Hulk fan in comic form, but this series is such a cool combination of monster horror and fresh takes on the Hulk mythos, can’t recommend it enough. Plus lots of Alex Ross covers. Never a bad thing.
Harleen
Part of the DC Black Label, this quick mini-series gives us a new and fun origin story for Harlee Quinn. Written and drawn by Stjepan Å ejic, it had me hooked from the beginning to end.
I’ll have more to recommend soon!
Sometimes it’s on CORE
We had a really interesting discussion of the current state of World of Warcraft, low these 15 years on, on CORE this week. It’s not normally the show where this stuff get’s the most attention, but it went pretty deep with me Jon and Beau in our discussion. Big recommend to give that episode a listen. You can find CORE here, or wherever podcasts can be found.
Nerdtacular Followup
A LOT of you sent emails regarding my discussion of Nerdtacular and its potential return one day. Most are in favor of that idea of course, but many of you seemed to be pretty convinced that in-person events like this one might be a thing of the past. That covid 19 is just the first of many pathogens of its ilk to head our way and it will fundamentally change the way we gather.
I’m no expert on any of this, but I really hope that’s not the case. For now, I remain hopeful, and optimistic about the future. The alternative would make me have to watch more COPS so I can feel better about my problems. :)
See you next time!
I think you meant Immortal Hulk, not Eternal Hulk, and I really agree that it's a great book
I think a lot of companies and cons will embrace hybrid (which is great!), but I think the folks saying it'll never go back might have a bit of wishful thinking - It seems to me from folks who much prefer it online that in person. Online has it's benefits! But I think there is a lot to be said about doing stuff in person as well. I get why some folks my prefer to play board games on Table Top Simulator, and while I can enjoy it, I much prefer in person for that type of stuff.