In FF #13, when asked by Valeria Richards how he can be sure that he will not die in the face of certain death at the hands of cosmic forces, this is Dr. Doom’s response:
He will not die because he is DOOM, Destroyer of Worlds. This kind of confidence is what I’m bringing into the new year.
Ah, the holidays. There’s plenty of fuel for rage during this season like skyrocketing prices, crowded malls and traffic. Jesus Christ, the traffic. For some of us, there’s also the matter of the year ending and the sudden realization that life is as shitty as life was at the end of last year. Let’s not forget about the Apocalypse coming in a few months. That’s a lot of fuel for rage and misery and depression and more rage. But once you find yourself among family, friends and food, it all goes away. Rage goes away. There is only love.
Whatever god you pray to and no matter how crappy your year has been, just know that it will all be better if you are not alone. Nobody should be alone on Christmas or New Year’s. So go eat a sinful amount of food. Go be with your family, including your annoying relatives. Go dick around with your friends, even those questionable ones from the Internet. It’s time to put the rage away. Let love loose and linger.
I don’t believe I’ve ever been completely starstruck until I went to Comicx Hub’s signing event a couple of days ago. Mico Suayan and Gerry Alanguilan were there. As much as I admire Suayan’s work, it was Mr. Alanguilan who almost made me cream my pants. He’s a living legend in both American and Filipino comics so it’s an honor to finally meet him even I was too awestruck to actually talk to the guy.
My Comicx Hub signing event haul: Superman: Birthright and Where Bold Stars Go to Die (both signed by Gerry Alanguilan) and an Ultimate Fallout #4 freebie.
I keep missing out on Comicx Hub‘s special promos and warehouse events and I think it’s time I get a piece of that action. I’m planning to not miss the country’s largest online shopping website for comics, toys and collectibles’ first ever signing event featuring two of the country’s most well known comic book artists, Mico Suayan and Gerry Alanguilan.
Almost 2 years ago (I think), I met a bunch of mofos from the Internet. Next thing I knew, I was single-handedly cheering them on during their very first gig as The Strangeness. And by “cheering them on” I mean “screaming YOU SUCK! at them to hurt their feelings for no apparent reason whatsoever”. And now, not shockingly because they’re awesome, they’re about to launch their first ever EP called “Jesus Camp”.
The launch party is tomorrow, October 14th, at Route 196 in Katipunan. Drop by if you want to experience total eargasm. Or if you just want to heckle The Strangeness. I know I will.
