Comments on: Remembering Michael Jackson

by: Melatonina Melatonine

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:56:18 +0000

there would be no other King of Pop like Michael Jackson. he would always be the King.

by: __

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:54:49 +0000

http://www.tebeosfera.com/fco_fotos/muestras/349-588-579.jpg

by: Jason A. Quest

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:03:36 +0000

Michael Jackson was messed up before any of us knew who he was, mostly thanks to his father. The fact that he never had a (normal) childhood goes a long way toward explaining his peculiarities. I’m sure he related to Pinocchio, who wanted to be “a real boy”, and obviously he longed to be Peter Pan, “the boy who wouldn’t grow up”. But the literary allusion I find most intriguing is to wonder what his “Portrait of Dorian Grey” looks like: instead of serving as the dumping ground for his decay, it might show us a Michael Jackson who was happy and content with his appearance and self-identity.

by: Jackie Estrada

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:23:10 +0000

I’ve heard several stories of when Dave Stevens was storyboarding the “Thriller” music video. Apparently, he would have his studio mates tell Michael that he wasn’t there when MJ would call and ask for him. Dave just wasn’t interested in shooting the breeze with Michael I guess.

by: The Joy of Webcomics, brand new lucha-labeled edition « The Webcomic Overlook

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:18:41 +0000

[…] Well, since we’re all talking about Michael Jackson anyway, I feel obligated to point you to Heidi MacDonald’s news round-up of MJ and comics. Of particular interest is the picture she’s showing in the post: a Disney Adventures cover with MJ and Pinocchio (Ms. McDonald being the editor of comics on that mag). There’s also a link to a somewhat subtle comic tribute done by Jame Kochalka of American Elf. Ms. McDonald’s final assessment: In the end, the man lived a sad, sick life, but it’s the music that will live on forever and ever. Cliched but so true. […]

by: foobar

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:18:46 +0000

Check out Jennifer Batten, rocking the big, big hair in that second pic!

by: Ari

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:00:25 +0000

I would suggest that Pinnochio represents Michael Jackson’s desire to just be a little boy, or rather, to forever be a little boy. For the kid that never had a childhood that seems pretty sad . . .

by: Jim Kingman

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:13:10 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a “sick” life, but it was mixed up, and he was deeply, deeply troubled. I don’t think he ever found out who Michael Jackson really was. May he rest in peace.

by: Sphinx Magoo

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:12:01 +0000

If only he’d had Jiminy Cricket on his other shoulder, things might have turned out differently.

by: Sean

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:54 +0000

I”ve always hated Kochalka’s songs.

Is that Latoya on the cover?!?

by: Brendan T

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:02:32 +0000

“In retrospect, that picture of Michael with Pinocchio is disturbing on several levels.”

I would go more with ironically hilarious than disturbing, but yeah.

by: dave roman

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:14 +0000

I always loved James Kochalka’s song “Show respect to Michael Jackson! He’s been through a lot! What do you want?”

by: Michael

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:10 +0000

In retrospect, that picture of Michael with Pinocchio is disturbing on several levels.

by: Robert Boyd

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:19:08 +0000

Years and years ago (early 90s), someone who worked at Golden Apple (I think it was Sharon, but it might have been Bill… I just can’t remember) told me that Michael Jackson had come by recently and bought a complete set of the hardcover Russ Cochran EC collections. I thought (and still think) that that was pretty cool.