Got a bit of ground to cover this week, so let’s get right to it, shall we?
1. Luke Ski, Eskimo Spy
I got introduced to this by my friend John a few days ago and I’m amazed I had never found this before. Luke Ski is a parodist singer in the same vein as Weird Al and Dr. Demento. Indeed, the good Doctor hosts Luke’s website which is full of various geek-rock song parodies.
Personally, given that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is my favorite show EVER and that I perform in a Rocky Horror cast as a Floorwalker (loud guy who yells at the screen, ala MST3K), I’m now kicking myself for not trying to combine the two in some way. Luke Ski has done so with a wonderful little song to the tune of Science Fiction Double Feature.
And before anyone questions the relevance of my discussing this in a comic book column, rest assured there’s plenty of favorites relating to comics, including the Peter Parker rap, House Party at Arkham Asylum and It’s A Fanboy Christmas along with all the songs about Star Trek, Star Wars and even a song about Al Bundy from Married with Children to the tune of Eminem’s My Name Is. So all manner of subject matter is covered, in order for you to get your geek on.
It’s all at Lukeski.com
2. Matt Gardner, Eskimo Spy
I’ve mentioned him before, but someone needs to hire this guy to write something somewhere. Forgive the cheap animation (it’s Flash, for crying out loud!) and this is some of the best superheroic satire anywhere.
Here is a complete list of all of Matt’s comic related work, so far. Including his latest comic – a tribute to the Countdown to Infinite Crisis.
Justice League: Countdown, Part One
And my favorite: Marvel Villains ASSEMBLE!
3. A New Way to Look To The Stars
Because I think my non-comic reading friends (yes, I do have some) are getting sick of me clogging up my personal journal with my writings here, I’ve decided to follow the example of Dani from Fangirl Ramblings and start LJ-casting my column. So those of you who wish instant updates on my latest writing linked right off of your Livejournal Friends page, head on over to this site here and add it to your friends list.
That’s it for this week. I’ve got some shopping to do this weekend when I’m not selling everyone else their presents, so we’ll have to make this short and sweet.
Tune in next week. Same Matt time. Same Matt website.
