A Sad Day in Bedrock

As you might have seen, Joe Barbera, one half of the animation team of Hanna and Barbera, has passed away at ripe old age of 95.  

I grew up with the Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Scooby Doo.  I discovered the DC Universe through the adventures of the SuperFriends.  I watched reruns of everything they produced in the 60s, from Space Ghost to the Jetsons.  And I watched their original award-wnning creations, Tom and Jerry, wreak mayhem without a word.  

Some of these shows stand the test of time.  Others don't.   But almost all are beloved, and have inspired generations (even if I doubt that Barbera ever quite got Harvey Birdman, Attorney, or Space Ghost  Coast to Coast).  

Rest in peace, Joe.

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Your Daily Dark Tower Comic Book Update

Two articles today in USA Today on the upcoming comic, a feature and a someone redundant Q&A with Mr. King.

The long and short of it is that much of the miniseries will be a retelling of the flashback in Wizard and Glass, that King is highly involved, and that he prefers Batman to Superman.

I suspect that as the publication date nears, there will be a lot of coverage. Thus, more to come...

Dini on Barbera

Did you know that Paul Dini has an LJ blog? (Well, I can say three of you know, looking at his friends list.) He's known as kingofbreakfast and he doesn't post all the time, but seems to have some interesting stuff to say.

And today, he says this about Joe Barbera. A nice little tribute, I'd say.

(And yes, I am having a slow day at work. Why do you ask?)