Queen was the first rock band I really got into. If there’s some sadness coming through in this, it’s my own. Lego Freddie has appeared in the comic before.
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Things must be serious! This is the first time anyone’s ever bit it in the comic.
I originally wanted to call this story “Dragon Attack” (like the Queen song) but I didn’t want to give away the surprise monsters in the title. So I went with the more confusing “Blank Attack.” Anyway, yes, this was meant to illustrate whatever Freddie Mercury was singing about in “Dragon Attack.”
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While preparing this year’s Christmas comic, I realized it was way too long and would work better as three comics. So, what that means is you’ll get daily comics for Dec. 23, 24 and 25 – sort of like a shorter version of the Advent Calendar I did a few years back! After that it’s back to “Bootlegs.” I hope I don’t confuse anyone too much by sticking four unrelated comics in the middle of it.
Now, onto another matter… I was glancing over at the site for fellow webcomic “12 Men Died Making This Strip,” of which I’ve always been supportive, and came across this post from the author, Tim. In it, he has the nerve to blast me and my comic on several points! See his points and my rebuttals below:
– Me and my 100% authentic reproduction of Connor MacLeod’s katana from the Highlander franchise say otherwise. If you are speaking purely of words and wit, I ask this – Of the two of us in this feud who studied writing in college, who is actually doing it for a living? (The fact that the writing is contained to soulless corporate press releases shall not enter into it!)
– I merely know how to whore myself out properly. My LEGO brothers and sisters understand me. And Reddit is purely a hit-generating machine, MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! (Note: If you are from Reddit and reading this, Hi, I love you!)
As I sit here listening to Queen. Tim, I know you could never lie and say you aren’t a complete Queen junkie, lest the enraged spirit of Freddie Mercury descend shrieking and drag your betraying carcass into a temporal plane where you will be eternally subjected to nothing but Hot Space.
– There are many shades of perpetual smile: happy smile, conniving smile, uncomfortable smile, etc. That classic LEGO smile has more expressions than you ever dreamed possible.
Not to mention, “12 Men Died” isn’t even alive at the moment, limited to random pictures of squirrels and stick figures while you go about your George Lucasian task of remastering all 12 of your previous strips.
To you, Sir, I toss back at you this image of your own creation to sum up my feelings on the matter:
Suck on that. And Merry Christmas.
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Time dilation, part of the theory of relativity, truly spooks me. As good ol’ Wikipedia describes it, “time dilation is an observed difference of elapsed time between two events as measured by observers either moving relative to each other or differently situated from gravitational masses.” From a space travel perspective, it means that time will pass more slowly for an astronaut the closer they get to the speed of light, compared to a person who is planetbound and therefore more stationary. Time will SEEM to pass normally from the viewpoint of each person, but the astronaut could return home to find that generations have passed. Creepy stuff, and it’s even been demonstrated using atomic clocks on airplanes (compared to clocks back on the ground). Also, Queen wrote an awesome song about it called “’39.”
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The first rock band I was ever obsessed with was Queen, and they remain one of my top favorites. In high school, my group of friends were Queen acolytes, and we were steeped in both the music and the lore. This was after Freddie had died, so it was already somewhat legendary to us. Needless to say, I was beyond excited when I learned that Queen’s story was being made into a major motion picture. When I saw the poster for “Bohemian Rhapsody” at my local movie theater a few months ago, depicting Rami Malek as Freddie and almost as tall as the building itself, it was this stunning realization and validation for me that this band I loved so much was about to have their story told to the world.
I went to see “Bohemian Rhapsody” Friday night in IMAX – totally worth it for the Live Aid scenes – and it was everything I wanted it to be. It told Queen’s story in a mythologized fashion that builds their legendary status, yet it also adhered to the general facts and truths of their history. Yes, it fudged the timeline a bit and simplified events to make for a more engaging plot that fit within a couple of hours. But the film got it right in so many ways, focusing on the power of the music and the unique and varied musicians that came together as a family to make Queen so special. Rami is fantastic as Freddie and beautifully portrays his amazing showmanship and heart-wrenching personal life. The casting is perfect overall, and I kept forgetting I wasn’t watching the real Brian May. Oh, and there were so many kitties!!
I know that critics have been hard on “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but as a fan of Queen and their music, I think it captured it all perfectly. The audience I viewed the film with seemed to agree; they clapped at the end, and some even held their lighters up during the concert scenes! Queen has always been an experience, and this was no different.
By the way, LEGO Freddie has shown up in SPACE: The Comic…
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