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Brief Comicbook Review: "Dion Floyd's 'Immortal Kiss,'" Nos. 1 and 2

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 A colleague of mine at work peeped me to this, since he’s boyz with Dion Floyd. (Neat rhyme, huh? 🙂 )

Plot: Two detectives get caught up in a vampire civil war when a vamp decides to be a serial killer.

Verdict: Too many missed punctuation marks marred the reading for this former copyeditor, but this is a very STRONG effort. The artwork shows potential, and Floyd and Co. definitely are on the way to mastering the rhythm of comicbook dialogue and narrative. Like “Law and Order” and miss “Buffy”? Then pick up the two issues I checked out.

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Blackface Is Back…..Again

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First, some history.

Now, moving on to film:

Remember the 1980s comedy “Soul Man,” where the lead character colors himself Black—as in, actor C. Thomas Howell performing in Blackface?

Well, here’s something fun to do in 2008: find Robert Downey Jr. in this promotional photo for the new comedy film, “Tropic Thunder”:

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I don’t even know what to say. 🙂 Here, read an EW article on whatever’s going on there. This one might help as well. (APRIL 4th UPDATE: Here’s another.)

Since Downey has “gone there,” I hope he’s at least as good as Billy Crystal’s Sammy Davis Jr.

Is This The Way To Win?

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Is it time to stop singing yet and start……? Two different views from The Root as to what Obama should do.

The Gandhian in me wants to go here (my huge crush on Melissa Harris-Lacewell pushed to the side 🙂 ), but I don’t want Obama to metaphorically end up like Fannie Lou Hamer getting her ass beaten in jail or James Zwerg—*and* lose! Doesn’t make that much sense. I mean, is the purpose of this “movement” to win (the second Root view I saw) or to make a point?

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No wonder Samantha Power was so upset. She knew she was in a street fight, so she did more than block the blows. Maybe when Obama figures out how to negotiate the reality he’s in, next time he won’t be so quick to throw a valued intellect overboard.

And here’s a not-too-unrelated thought: If Obama’s not strong enough to have Power’s back, how will he summon the courage to defend or promote any of our interests, especially after the support (Black)progressives have (blindly?) given him?