I love this bit Sarah Silverman did on a recent episode of Real Time:
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Scud: The Disposable Assassin
The final four issues of Scud came out this year after a 10 year hiatus. That's a long time to wait for the end of a story. Fortunately it was a very satisfying ending, managing to wrap up a number of loose ends that barely seemed connected at first. Who knows what the story would have been had Schrab never decided to shelve Scud for so long, but I don't know if it could have been much better. Now the entire collection has come out in one volume.
Scud: The Disposable Assassin was just about the most badass thing I'd ever read when I picked up my first issue back in the mid-90's. The story takes place in a future so wild and lawless that robot assassins, or Scuds, can be purchased from vending machines (called "venting machines") for pocket change. The main character is one of these assassins.
During a violent battle with his target, Scud discovers a warning label on his back that says he'll self-destruct upon elimination of his target. Not wanting to die, Scud critically wounds the target, puts her in the hospital, and begins freelancing to pay the bills.
The adventure that follows takes Scud around the planet, into outer space, through multiple dimensions, to the center of Earth, and to Heaven itself. Yeah, it's epic. It's also hilarious.
Along the way Scud makes friends with a stuff-collector named Drywall, who has miles of storage space inside his body from which he can pull objects at will (though what exactly he pulls out isn't always predictable). He makes an arch nemesis in Voodoo Ben Franklin (apparently the original Ben Franklin, just more evil). And he falls in love with a mysterious robotophile named Sussudio.
If you like stories about zombie dinosaurs, werewolf astronauts, android mafias, things getting all explodey, robot-on-human love, endless amounts of senseless bloodletting and dismemberment, and cowboys, then Scud might be something you should check out.
Note about author Rob Schrab: during his time away from comics Schrab started a career as a writer and director of film and television. Some of his projects include co-creating Channel 101 with creative partner Dan Harmon, and producing the cult-hit television pilot Heat Vision And Jack, starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson. He currently works on The Sarah Silverman Program, among other things.
Scud: The Disposable Assassin was just about the most badass thing I'd ever read when I picked up my first issue back in the mid-90's. The story takes place in a future so wild and lawless that robot assassins, or Scuds, can be purchased from vending machines (called "venting machines") for pocket change. The main character is one of these assassins.
During a violent battle with his target, Scud discovers a warning label on his back that says he'll self-destruct upon elimination of his target. Not wanting to die, Scud critically wounds the target, puts her in the hospital, and begins freelancing to pay the bills.
The adventure that follows takes Scud around the planet, into outer space, through multiple dimensions, to the center of Earth, and to Heaven itself. Yeah, it's epic. It's also hilarious.
Along the way Scud makes friends with a stuff-collector named Drywall, who has miles of storage space inside his body from which he can pull objects at will (though what exactly he pulls out isn't always predictable). He makes an arch nemesis in Voodoo Ben Franklin (apparently the original Ben Franklin, just more evil). And he falls in love with a mysterious robotophile named Sussudio.
If you like stories about zombie dinosaurs, werewolf astronauts, android mafias, things getting all explodey, robot-on-human love, endless amounts of senseless bloodletting and dismemberment, and cowboys, then Scud might be something you should check out.
Note about author Rob Schrab: during his time away from comics Schrab started a career as a writer and director of film and television. Some of his projects include co-creating Channel 101 with creative partner Dan Harmon, and producing the cult-hit television pilot Heat Vision And Jack, starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson. He currently works on The Sarah Silverman Program, among other things.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Sarah Silverman Bitch Slaps Paris Hilton
I have no use for MTV and MTV has no use for me. I believe the channel lost any credibility long, long ago. But every so often they broadcast something worthwhile, even if it only lasts a minute.
Apparently the MTV Movie Awards aired recently, and apparently Sarah Silverman was the host of those awards. I'm a fan of Sarah Silverman even if her projects sometimes lack focus. Her sense of humor is sick and I completely relate to that.
Here'sThere was a clip of Sarah Silverman humiliating Paris Hilton during the awards show. Unfortunately, it was removed by Viacom (surprise, surprise) at the exact same moment that I posted. Fortunately, I was able to download the clip before they removed it. Take that, corporations!
Anyway, if you didn't see it here's a brief transcript:
SARAH: In a couple of days Paris Hilton is going to jail.
Audience erupts into enormous applause, surprising even Sarah. Cut to Paris Hilton in audience, glancing around uncomfortably.
SARAH: Wow. Wow. Thank you. The judge says that it's gonna be a "no frills thing", and that is ridiculous. She is totally gonna get special treatment. As a matter of fact, I heard that to make her feel, like, more comfortable in prison the guards are gonna paint the bars to look like penises...I think it's wrong too. I just worry that she's gonna break her teeth on those things.
Cut to Paris trying not run out of theater, screaming while audience goes nuts. To add insult to injury, cut to Jack Nicholson in audience, apparently even more stoned than usual from the sweet, narcotic mist of Paris' delusions of public adoration evaporating before our eyes.
Paris Hilton needed a good slice of humble pie...or in this case, needed to have hundreds of humble pies thrown in her face by a crowd of jeering audience members.
Apparently the MTV Movie Awards aired recently, and apparently Sarah Silverman was the host of those awards. I'm a fan of Sarah Silverman even if her projects sometimes lack focus. Her sense of humor is sick and I completely relate to that.
Anyway, if you didn't see it here's a brief transcript:
SARAH: In a couple of days Paris Hilton is going to jail.
Audience erupts into enormous applause, surprising even Sarah. Cut to Paris Hilton in audience, glancing around uncomfortably.
SARAH: Wow. Wow. Thank you. The judge says that it's gonna be a "no frills thing", and that is ridiculous. She is totally gonna get special treatment. As a matter of fact, I heard that to make her feel, like, more comfortable in prison the guards are gonna paint the bars to look like penises...I think it's wrong too. I just worry that she's gonna break her teeth on those things.
Cut to Paris trying not run out of theater, screaming while audience goes nuts. To add insult to injury, cut to Jack Nicholson in audience, apparently even more stoned than usual from the sweet, narcotic mist of Paris' delusions of public adoration evaporating before our eyes.
Paris Hilton needed a good slice of humble pie...or in this case, needed to have hundreds of humble pies thrown in her face by a crowd of jeering audience members.
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