Last night I had a ton o’ online fun, participating in a ZOOM call with the National Cartoonists Society. Mark Evanier’s pal Sergio Aragones, one of MAD Magazine’s usual gang of idiots, was on the call.
The meeting was scheduled for 90 minutes, and we went into overtime when Colleen Doran showed up. Colleen, who is one of my very favorite people, hosts her own ZOOM calls that I enjoy attending.
This is a rare occasion when I’m using something I first saw on Mark Evanier’s News from ME. It’s the Comic Book Burnings Project. You can scroll through the entire site within this embedded window.
A New York City street renamed in honor of Jack Kirby?
Joe Sinnott said Stan Lee struggled with the introduction of Black Panther in Fantastic Four #52. Was it because of the potential controversy resulting from having a black leading character in Marvel Comics? Nope, it was simply that Stan kept changing his mind about the character’s costume. Full face mask like Spider-Man, or a half-mask like Captain America? Short cape or no cape?
There is little to go on, regarding the influence that Jack’s stint at the Fleischer animation studio in New York had on his later work. But I can infer something from the fact that, besides Kirby, Carl Barks, Walt Kelly and Hank Ketcham all had animation studio experience.
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/in-his-own-words-jack-kirby-at-fleischers/
On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it.
I need it.
As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer.
My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a…
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) November 2, 2025
Trump says he’s “on it.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/trump-dilbert-scott-adams-cancer
Here’s Scott today, talking about his condition and situation.
On Sunday, Denro and I were at the Albany Comic Con. It’s a small, one-day show that’s devoted to comic books, which is a rarity these days. I bought this groovy FLAME ON! logo from comic book letterer Janice Chiang. It would make a good tattoo, not that I’d ever have any interest in getting one.
That’s all I have at the moment. I’ll think of something else to Prattle about later.
Oh, wait. There is one more thing. Something from a few days ago that returns every time I reset it on the CR-V. I suppose I should get an estimate on a new catalytic converter.
With Warner Bros. up for sale, will Disney make a grab to own Superman?
