My longtime friend Scott Shaw! has been performing his acclaimed Oddball Comics slide show at comic conventions for many a decade. He also posts covers and commentary over on his page over at Comic Book Resources.
What's an "Oddball Comic?" It's a comic book that causes you to scratch your dandruff and wonder what, if anything, was on the minds of the folks who conceived and created it. I've posted two examples above and Scott has thousands more in his collection. Over the years, he's performed his slide show to packed halls of folks who laugh themselves sick at what he shows and what he has to say about them. It's too good a show to only be seen at comic conventions so in January and February of '06, he'll be doing it at the Acme Theater in Hollywood…but you don't have to wait 'til then.
This Sunday, December 4, Scott's doing a preview/test performance at 2 PM at Lake Balboa Studios, which is located at 7412 Balboa Blvd. in Lake Balboa, California. The theater, they tell me, is located north of Sherman Way on the east side of Balboa. By the way: Scott cautions that portions of his presentation — though certainly not obscene — may be inappropriate for young kids. And he adds, "Don't worry if you can't make it; you'll have plenty of opportunities, starting in January. But this advance 'taste' is for free!"
I can't make it on Sunday but I'll be there for the Acme run…and probably more than once. It's a great show and not just for those of us who've read way too many comic books.