Meaningless Awards of the Week- 8/15/07
Line of the Week- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23, by Peter David
J. Jonah Jameson: “I hate that F.N. Spider-Man.”
I’m not really in a blogging mood right now, but I still wanted to bring that line to everyone’s attention. Peter David’s run on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has in my humble opionion been a trememndous success, especially considering all the crap he’s been forced to put up with over two years: The Other, Iron Spider, the unmasking, the black costume, etc. David has made the most of an unfortunate situation by telling two years worth of incredibly fun and witty Spidey tales. And really, that’s the way Spider-Man should always be written.
Thanks to Peter David, for putting out yet another smart, funny and damn entertaining run on a comic series.
I think PAD has done an amazing job on his run considering how much editoral control there has been.. he took every event thrown at him and made the best out of it.
That takes massive talent. I was a bit let down with this issue but I still love PAD.
Who the fuck is PAD?
Peter (Allen) David… and you call yourself a comic blogger.
You’re right – he calls himself a comic blogger, not an insufferable geek.
Why not just call him PD? Or does knowing his middle name make it a better acronym?
If it was just PD, people might confuse Peter David with the police department.
I was joking, jeez.
I’ve just seen him been called PAD on hundreds of posts… it’s just become something I do without knowing it now because of it. Peter David seems to encourage it.
But now I’ve confused him with a lily pad, and a launch pad, and a drawing pad …
I’m just giving you a hard time, Crimson. But Doom DeLuise on the other hand is genuinely pissed off.
I’ve often seen PAD used as a shortcut for Peter David. Like JMS isntead of J. Michale Stracynski. Except people probably use that one because no one can spell Stracynski (although I always seem to have trouble with the “Michael” part).
Then I apologize to DeLuise… I was just kidding.
Peter David seems to enjoy it though. He named his own message board “Writing PAD” because of it.
Don’t worry, Crimson, Jimbo doesn’t realize how cranky he sounds. That’s what happens once you hit the big 5-0.
I was also kidding about Doom DeLuise being pissed off. Sorry.
That’s alright then. Your blog is the only one I log onto everyday to check… wanted to make sure I didn’t piss you off with a harmless (and unfunny) joke.
Out of interest Fin Fang, will you be following … Peter … David… to She Hulk?
That’s awesome. Glad it’s worth checking every day!
I most certainly will be, Crimson. If there’s anyone that can follow Dan Slott, it’s good ol’ PAD.