Mike DeWolfe : The Daily Edition

This from wikipedia : An ashcan copy is a term that originated in the Golden Age of comic book publishing, meant to describe a publication produced solely for legal purposes (such as copyright ), which was not normally intended for distribution . The word "ashcan" is an older synonym for wastebasket, trashcan, or other garbage receptacle. The implication is that the printed material will go straight from the printer to the trash, which was often the case. Ashcan editions frequently contained unlettered stories, unfinished art or even just whatever wastepaper had been conveniently available at the time. The goal in making them was to get something out with the wanted title slapped on as quickly as possible so that the publisher could make some claim to having been the first in print if a competitor tried to publish a similar title. One example is Flash Comics #1 by Fawcett Comics which introduced Captain Thunder (later Captain Marvel ). This particular example of ashca...

Start with Colin and Justin; and their Home Heist Show. What happens next...?

I was going through Chapters on Thursday night. I hit their discount table: lots of sad books on the cheap. I came across this book: a book full of ads for non-existant products. It seemed like a great book. I thought: "What a great book." "Gee I wish I had thought of this" "Maybe I could do something like this" "Of course this book has already been done" "And it ended up on the discount table." "So my idea would be for a book destined for the discount table." "That would suck." "I'm not going to do this." I dropped the book and moved on. Epilogue : When I went to the cashier, I asked about the U.S. vs. Canadian price (Canadian prices are about 25% higher than the U.S. price) with the Canadian dollar worth 10% more than the US-- so Canadians are getting grilled 40% for privilege of having a middle-man (Harper) between us and the Bush Dictates. I know that retailers have stock from several months ago. ...

Doctor Who is not dormant. Thirteen episodes of the "Infinite Quest" are available via Youtube. All Hail Youtube

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