Television programs have crossed over into comic book derivations many, many times. Often, the adaptation is completely logical, pulling a strong genre story into a form which is ideally suited to the fantastical imaginings that often fuel those narratives. Sometimes the source material seems less well-suited to adaptation. Occasionally, the television program was itself a sort of adaptation, making it hard to recollect that those old comics neglected in a battered longbox actually have some sort of network connection. In recent years, the TV-derived comics more often than not just seemed awkward.

These titles are intended to get fans outside of the horridly insular world of comic collecting to sample some sequential art storytelling. I'm not sure how effective that's been throughout the years, especially since the comic industry has transitioned from targeting young audiences to selling more and more copies to the same thirtysomething sad sacks who've been hopelessly devoted since the first time they mourned Jean Grey. Still, I know at least a couple people who've been cajoled into regularly contributing to the Dark Horse Comics ledger book since a certain show chose a unique means of creating its eighth season. Along those lines, poor studiesinsecret will probably have to suffer the den of iniquity of her local comic book store if a certain proposed series ever makes it past the printer.

And how many of my friends would be compelled to head to their local comic shop if the following was offered monthly?



I'd buy that comic right now if I could.

(That image was originally posted in a different place on the Interweb and I found it at yet another place.)

You know what's interesting about Daredevil's murderous arch-enemy Bullseye?



He's always ready for a pie fight.

I just spent a ridiculously long time scouring the Interweb for images of the interior of Iron Man issue #39. Sometimes I think I really need a scanner. In this instance, it would have also been helpful to have a copy of Iron Man issue #39. All of this provides a pretty solid clue as to what movie will be reviewed in this cyberspace tomorrow.

Instead of posting that tonight, I'll indulge in my new standby for a content-light day: a random panel from "Playful Obsession"!



At least caker_66 will be happy with this entry.

I can't believe we've spent another week in the presidential campaign talking about nothing!

Bring back Howard!

Freaky is right, Clyde!

Posted originally by Comics Worth Reading and found by me via Journalista.

Congratulations to firthofforth for truly completing a major project this evening. Hopefully, it's completed once and for all. We'll know in about a week. If I could, I'd reward her tireless (perhaps "tiring" would be a better word to use there) with as much money as this kid has:



In related news, I spent time tonight watching a terrible movie to be named later all in a probably futile effort to garner a few more in that silly diversion of ours which is fast approaching. It's a bad sign when you watch something that's ostensibly a laugh-a-minute comedy and you laugh exactly once in an hour-and-a-half. Our DVR currently houses acknowledged masterworks, intriguing acting showcases from Hollywood's caustic age, and recent films that we probably shouldn't have missed in the first place, and yet I frittered away my evening with a selection from the renowned "Will Ferrell in His Underpants" film series. Sigh.

Today was a strange day with lots of fairly unexpected running around and errands. And now I'm crashing hard as some sort of illness-driven fatigue swamps me.

We're just over 30 days away from our annual exercise in regurgitating useless knowledge and we spent a decent chunk of the afternoon in a major bookstore engaging in some very silly research. Someone mistook our efforts for spirited academic research tilting at the windmill of misogynistic media images. We didn't have the heart to explain that the actual goal involved things like being able to properly identify all of these crispy gentlemen if need be:



Also, since firthofforth deserves to be rewarded today, I'm pleased to use this space to let her know that we have electronically acquired the following two-panel achievement we stumbled upon today:



You tell 'em, chicken.

Sometimes it's hard to remember how we amused ourselves before the Interweb, isn't it?

I have a lot of friends who love animals, so may I offer a suggestion for a prospective pet:



(Found in a crazy-cool part of the Interweb thanks to the research efforts of Journalista.)

Whilst perusing the Interweb researching a new installment of a fan favorite feature, I stumbled upon this panel, which offers further proof that I read all the wrong comics when I was a kid:



By the way, there is a hint about tomorrow's Five for Friday topic here, although you have to fairly geeky to figure it out.

Image yoinked from a wonderful online source.