05.21.2010

In my day, nerds were just shoved into lockers, dumpsters, and the like. Well the times, they are a changin‘. Four teens are now facing charges after forcing a disabled boy down and tattooing his ass with the word ‘poop dick’, adding an illustration of a penis beneath it. The 14-year-old victim was often ridiculed at school because he once wore a Spider Man baseball cap. Since then he was often the target of  mockery, which led up to the recent unpleasant incident.

Once cornered at a private home nearby, the bullies threatened to bash him if he tried to escape and insisted that “he was going to get tattooed whether he liked it or not“. They also promised that he’d no longer be teased at school if he agreed to get tattooed. Police later raided the home at which the inking was done and  found the tattooing equipment. The teens have been charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a minor and tattooing without a license.

01.15.2009

Watching the news last night, there was a segment about the new issue of Spider Man featuring ‘Bamsies. Way to fly off the inaugural coattails, Marvel!

The view of Midtown Comics recalled memories of Disney World as the line wrapped out the door and down the block and people waited in the cold for a copy of the issue when it went on sale yesterday.

I was avidly envisioning Spider Man taking on Obama and was in utter suspense as to who the victor might be. Obama has the commanding presence and booming voice, but how would that go up against a Spidy web, I pondered…

Then I received further information that Obama actually justs makes a cameo in the comic and is not donned in super villain attire, to my disappointment.

Despite the obvious let down, people can sign up for a special second printing by Marvel Comics of the Spider-Man Obama issue.

$@bs

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