Some news:  If you did not see our special Don Illustrated/Matt written edition of Addanac City mosey on over here.  Thanks and welcome to everyone from Addanac that came over and checked out our stuff–especially those of you who commented.

I imagine if I had my own cult of followers, that acted exactly like me, I’d get irritated pretty quick.  I’m kind of a snarky jerk.   Thus concludes our cultist series.  We have another multiparter coming up for you guys in another week or two.

Firstly, the reviews are in.  Darren over at The Movie Blog reviewed us, check it out here! Thanks again Darren for pouring through the Archives and taking the time.

On to the Blog:

“They say the nicest things about you when die. Your popularity goes straight up when you die. They say the greatest things that can be said. They’ll even make stuff up if they have to.  ‘Well, he was a real asshole but he meant well.’  ‘He was a well meaning asshole.’” -George Carlin

“Francisco Franco is still dead.” -Chevy Chase

Day 5, Michael Jackson is still dead.  There’s no amount of one gloved clapping that’s going to change this.  Yet all weekend long we’re still hearing breaking news about it.  And when I say it, I mean the most famous corpse currently above ground.  If you really liked Michael, I understand, no one likes to see one of their favorite entertainers go.  My major annoyance here is with the media and how they’re grinding one last scandal from his bones.  They’re so trained that the Pavlovian Response to Michael Jackson having a heart attack under the care of his personal cardiologist (something a rich person prone to heart attacks might have) was to stand in front of the LA coroner’s office waiting for the dirt.  Worst of all is the tone of these reports.  The somber ‘We’re going to miss Michael attitude.  This death is a grave loss to humanity’ (pun intended).  These same reporters a year or two ago were reporting about how he looked like Captain Crunch in his zany outfits in court, while painting him as a child molester with a thick coat of subtext.

I’m no saint, you’ve seen my David Carradine Comic and you’ve just read this one.  I made fun of MJ while he was alive, and even though he’s dead, and I really enjoy Thriller, I don’t plan on either of those stopping me from poking a little fun.  My attitude hasn’t changed, he’s a very talented very weird guy.  I liked Axl Rose in the 80s and 90s too, that doesn’t mean I want to party with his ass.

I actually wasn’t going to do this comic because I thought too many people would be tackling this subject.  Two things changed my mind, everyone I knew either let me know they knew what Monday’s comic was about or were giving me MJ comic ideas.  I’ve never gotten emails and calls about potential comics before, thanks guys especially Chris and Travis for your input.  Secondly when I got home from work on Friday my local news let me know they were going to continue their MJ coverage for the next hour and would be reporting back live from the LA coroner’s office.

And if you miss him, here’s the sincerest tribute you’ll find on the web.  If it’s your first day on the internet and you haven’t seen the original it’s here.