Yes we already do to bad it always has to turn into a ***** MJ bashing thread

Well, as I've said before, Robert Culp is dead.

Heavy Sigh, seriously though, I can't believe I just committed a faux pas on a message board. A message board for goodness sake.

And once again, Finn had to straighten me out, first on the subject on adventure games, and now on the rules of the raven.

I'm really sorry for putting you through so much trouble, Finn.

Had we had this one slinked down somewhere down the list of topics all the response the action in question would likely have generated was a silent merge. But this edict has been in place, what, less than a week, and people are already ignoring it?

Sometimes I wonder if it's me who expects too much from this board.


But like I said, as long as you (all) take it as a learning experience, there's no need to roll in ashes.




Oh, and rest in peace, Mr. Culp.

But nash your teeth in dispair!

Oh and Winston Churchill died March 2nd, his grandfather will be missed!

Well, it wasn't exactly that I was ignoring it, I just had no idea it existed. I haven't been on the Raven for a long while, and haven't been aware of the change of rules. Once again, I apologize, and I know this doesn't excuse my behavior, but I hope it explains it.

Just so I don't change the topic on this board, let me also take the opportunity to say, Rest In Peace to Peter Graves.

That's not really an excuse if this thread is relatively high on the forum (like it is now and was as well when this little mishap took place) and one should be able to see it quite easily when checking out the Open Discussion section.

Unless, of course, one's eyes are just fixed onto the "New Thread" button... at which point I don't have to point who's got the joke on himself, have I?

I'm ashamed to say that this is exactly what happened. I promise I'll try not to be so rash the next time around.

For those who know comics will be sad to hear of the passing of Dick Giordano. A true legend.

Dick Giordano, Dead at 77
 

D.C. Comics great Dick Giordano (1932 - 2010), who began working at the company in the late '60s as an editor, but whose popularity hit its stride when he inked Neal Adams' run of Batman and the classic Green Lantern/Green Arrow team-up series of the '70s. Giordano also inked the very first Marvel/DC inter-company crossover Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man in 1978 and inked Adams on the even more unconventional one-shot Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.

During the '70s, Giordano worked with Neal Adams at Continuity Studios to nurture many young artists, then returned to DC in 1980 to help bring forth a new wave of creativity for the company. Giordano was highly responsible for bringing the characters from Charlton Comics, where he was formerly editor-in-chief, over to DC Comics, which ultimately led to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons creating the Watchmen mini-series. As an artist, he was also involved in the '80s event Crisis on Infinite Earths and inked John Byrne's pencils when he was hired by DC to reinvent Superman with The Man of Steel. Giordano's monthly editorial column "Meanwhile..." ran in most DC Comics during the the '80s as well.

Giordano semi-retired in 1993 but appeared from time to time, whether it was part of the launch of the short-lived Future Comics with David Michelinie and Bob Layton or drawing issues of The Phantom.

Giordano succumbed to pneumonia on March 27, presumably complications from the leukemia, COPD and emphysema from which he had been suffering.

Come on...that's just needlessly antagonistic, and you know it. And it's off-topic to boot.

And now non-existent.




Also, a warning.

John Forsythe passed away at age 92. John can be best remembered for his roles as the voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels, Blake Carrington in Dynasty, and Bill Murray's boss Lew Hayward in Scrooged.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/...ex.html?hpt=P1

"I don't mind you shooting at me, Frank, but take it easy on the Bacardi!"

Dennis Hopper is dead at age 74

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2643363/

Rest in Peace

Always liked Dennis. Indian Runner was one of his more inspired roles, Blue Velvet my favrotie, and any zombie movie was better with him in it!

Shouldn't we put Gary Coleman here also? Only 42, makes me feel old!

That's 3 celebrity deaths in a row again. A few days ago Art Linkletter, yesterday Gary Coleman, and today Dennis. :(

Eh, Dennis had his fun, he had my fun he had your fun...he had more fun. 5 Marriages! Get off the drugs son!

Poor Gary Coleman...

Let us remember Dennis Hopper for the awe inspiring role that earned him 3 Oscars and countless amounts of praise.....

I'll always remember him as the crazed photographer in Apocalypse Now.

Dennis Hopper was a classic.

Some of my personal favorites for him are Speed, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet (he was a real bad ass), Rumble Fish, and his little part in True Romance.

Slowly beginning to realize that the good ole' actors are gonna start to die off...
I'm definitely gonna shed tears when Jack Nicholson and Sean Connery finally leave us.

Well, it seems that Betty White is the last surviving Golden Girl.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2706265/


Rest in peace Ms. McClanahan

R.I.P. Harvey Pekar
 

After decades of success which ranged from one of the medium's earliest self-publishing triumphs to a mainstream crossover that would defy all expectations for the phrase "comic book movie," one of the comics greatest stories has come to an end as The Cleveland Leader has confirmed that writer Harvey Pekar died this morning at the age of 70.

A lifelong resident of Cleveland, Ohio, Pekar turned the true tales of his life "from off the streets" of that city into one of the most celebrated and notable comics projects in the history of the artform. Starting in 1976 as a collaboration between the writer and underground cartoonist R. Crumb, Pekar's "American Splendor" title chronicled its heroes life as a file clerk at Cleveland's VA hospital and his interests from jazz music to literature. Originally a modest one-man operation published by Pekar and illustrated by a rotating cast of comics talents including Gary Dumm and Spain Rodriguez, "American Splendor" caught national attention in the '80s when Pekar became a frequent guest on NBC's "Late Night With David Letterman" often running opposite the popular "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment before his outspoken criticisms of NBC owner General Electric briefly ended the relationship.

More importantly, "American Splendor" brought Pekar to the attention of his third wife Joyce Brabner who also become one of his most important collaborators. In 1994 when Pekar was diagnosed with lymphoma, Brabner pushed him to turn the story of his treatment into a graphic novel as both a form of creativity and of therapy. The resulting "Our Cancer Year" won the prestigious Harvey Award in 1995 which along with a 1987 win of the National Book Award for "American Splendor" helped carry Pekar's reputation for keenly observed autobiography to new audiences both within and outside the comics community.

The "American Splendor" title continued over the years in a variety of formats and for a variety of publishers including Dark Horse and DC's Vertigo imprint and in 2003 was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film directed by by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini and starring Paul Giamatti and Hope Davis as well as Pekar and Brabner in real life segments.

Pekar retired from file clerking around that time, but continued to be a force in comics up through his death. No longer spinning out smaller stories meant for comic books, Pekar's later work took on a broader introspective tone as graphic novels like "The Quitter" with artist Dean Haspiel and multiple non-autobio comics including an adaptation of Stud Terkel's "Working." This past year, the writer found a new generation of young cartoonists to work with at Smith Magazine under the heading "The Pekar Project" where a rotating cast of artists would work with Pekar to delve into his life as a cultural figure as well as his interests in music and art.

Pekar passed away early this morning, being found by Brabner just before 1:00 AM Cleveland time. He is survived by his wife and their daughter Danielle.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=27123

I actually saw American Splendor for the first time two weeks ago. While it was a little hard to get into, by the end of it I really appreciated Pekar as a bizzare and original American artist.

R.I.P

Steinbrenner dies at 80
 

The Yankees say owner George Steinbrenner has died. He was 80.

Spokesman Howard Rubenstein said he died Tuesday morning. He had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died at about 6:30 a.m, a person close to the owner told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not disclosed those details.

Steinbrenner, who celebrated his birthday July 4, had been in fragile health for several years.

Flags were immediately lowered to half-staff at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees' spring training complex. The Yankees says many employees there were in tears.

The death comes two days after the team's beloved public-address announcer Bob Sheppard died at 99.


http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/g...tack?GT1=39002

George Steinbrenner Dead At Age 80
 

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/m...ory?id=5375561



*Edit, wow, me and Webley were on that at like the same time!