SPQR Blues part L

[spqrblues]

Release the backlog! Three Daily Angsts are trying hard to get inked. In the meantime, here's the whole of Blues #50, a brief interlude in between chapters. I'm grumpy about how my drawing is going lately, but I have over 9000 drawings to get done, so no more time to waste. My New Year's resolution: complete all 9000+ by the end of 2006! Whoo!

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Re: Did Someone Say There's Bonus Bear?!??

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

I can see it now: "Chapter 2: Felix and Mus go to the Baths." "Chapter 3: Felix goes swimming (again)." "Chapter 4: Felix takes off his tunic in the middle of the forum for no particular reason." "Chapter 5: "Live Nude Bears."

Weirdly enough, yesterday evening I was speaking with a clerk at a small indie bookshop, asking if they would consider carrying the minicomic alongsize their many zines of varying degrees of homespun handcrafted-ness. He said they'd consider it but remarked that they tend to prefer zines on politics, sex, sexual/gender politics, sex and politics, politics and sex, and erotica. I wonder how they'd feel about 2000-year-old politics? I think it's pretty relevant, myself....

Re: Did Someone Say There's Bonus Bear?!??

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

This is how sitcoms get created. "Hey, let's do a serious show about how a law office works. We can showcase great social issues and newsworthy events." "Great, but why don't we make it about an ad agency instead?" "Sure, everybody needs to buy things." "Plus we can have some product placements from real companies which will help subsidize the cost of the episodes." "And give our audience something they recognize." "Social issues are real downers. If people wanted to see that, they can tune in PBS." "So we need lots of young people in the cast to make our demographics." "Beautiful, young people." "And plenty of sexual tension." "Right -- plenty of casual sex and drinking." "And clothes -- these are supposed to be trendy people." "But it'll all still be your idea."

On the other hand, the Romans felt it was okay to give the people what they wanted. Bread and circuses.

Pox populi? (grin)

Dr. Phil