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Aug 12 03: planet 24
Oh, I know, I should be commenting on the rash of Spontaneous Mob coverage in the media—there goes the neighborhood—or bitching about the weather, but I’d much rather give you all a chance to read something amusing and cool.
Therefore, I am pleased to present “Planet 24”, a 24-hour comic by Phil Foglio. Containing lizards, gods, taxicabs, poker, surfing & some nudity, so look out.
24-hour comics are the brainchild of comics visionary Scott McCloud. The rules are simple: create a 24-page comic, from scratch, in 24 contiguous hours. All writing, pencils, inks, lettering must be done within the allotted time. Many have done so since the birth of the concept, and the results have been wildly varied and often reflect the creeping sleep-deprivation inherent in the process.
Sometimes I consider attempting one of these myself. I mean, I can’t draw, but neither can Neil Gaiman, and he did the very cool “Being an Account of the Life and Death of the Emperor Heliogabolus.” Or he gave it the old college try, at any rate. In the end it was only 14 pages. And the sole scan available online is kind of hard to read. But it’s still cool. He can’t draw, but he can really write, and as a result it’s still compelling reading. Further caveat: it contains a good deal more perversion than Planet 24. Not for the faint of heart. But that’s hardly surprising, considering the life of Heliogabolus. In case you’re wondering, it’s pronounced “He’ll-Leo-GABBLE-us.” Says Neil.
Sorry, where was I? Right. Go read. For my part, I’m going to bed.