• @ReachPhillips "Second class attention," but you're always #1 in my heart. #
• Fred "The Hammer" Williamson – moustache >>>>>>> Fred "The Hammer" Williamson + moustache. #blaxploitation #
• Got my copy of @IDW's 'Rip Kirby: Vol. 2" collection in the mail today. A lovely harbinger for a good holiday weekend. #
• @vinyl4giants However, the first image of the aliens taken at the child's birthday party is truly one of cinema's most startling reveals. #
• @vinyl4giants Aliens with a fatal water allergy invading a planet that is 75% water is like Superman attacking a planet made of Kryptonite. in reply to vinyl4giants #
• My condolences to all effected. Make #Webcomics. Fuck The (Middle)Man. RT @bleedingcool DC’s Zuda Line Slashed http://bcool.bz/aUW81P #
• @ReachPhillips is taking me to a Phish concert. The name confused me, because I though I was seeing THIS guy: http://tinyurl.com/29j957p #
• I missed this @julianlytle interview from last month. Don't you make the same mistake! http://tinyurl.com/3af3te2 #
• Lemme know your playlist. RT @MattHeringer Preparing a custom soundtrack for a weekend of rereading @World_Of_Hurt http://yfrog.com/9d59qj #
• Testify! RT @rlak824 Blaxploitation is something I truly love and take it to heart. #
• This week, Charles experiences "That Sinking Feeling." http://fb.me/BrdP0i0d #
• Moving up in the "WORLD:" WORLD OF HURT is now the FOURTH search result when you enter "Blaxploitation" on Google! #
• @russbynum "Maggots On A Plane?" As I understand it, they cashed in their Frequent Fly-er Points. in reply to russbynum #
• @vinyl4giants Well, with Shyamalan's post-"Unbreakable" track record, somebody needs to lay out some body bags. in reply to vinyl4giants #
• @DocShaner Great illo, as always. I was just thinking about Nexus, too. in reply to DocShaner #
• In honor of the release of "The Last Airbender," I imagine M. Night Shyamalan's WORLD OF HURT: http://tinyurl.com/2dz6lpn #racebending #
• WORLD OF HURT is Team Jacob. Edward's an OK guy, but heightens Bella's already annoying traits. Around Jacob, she's somewhat tolerable. #
• @raymondbonilla Absolutely! However, it won't be until around December or so. The next storyline will be in full swing by then, though. in reply to raymondbonilla #
• I can't believe "The Thrill-Seekers" is almost over. Just a couple more weeks for an epilogue and it's a wrap. #
• @julianlytle Re: Russians-That's why I think "Red Dawn" wasn't fiction. It was a documentary…from the future! #
• Brandon Graham also taps that vein. A post by @hermanos reminded me of that. #
• Corey Lewis is the future of comics. He taps into a vein of raw imagination we desperately need. http://tinyurl.com/25vt4ra #

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It’s the return of the WORLDOFHURTONLINE.COM Friday blog update. Huzzah!

Today, I thought I’d share with you something I received in my e-mail inbox that impressed the hell outta me.  As you know, I’m one of the biggest Afrodisiac boosters around.  Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca captured lightning in a bottle with their stories that invoke the best of Silver and Bronze Age superhero comic books with the sexy, dangerous street-level sensibilities of Blaxploitation.  I’ve been vocal about how its influenced me, but it appears that I’m not the only one.  The talented Walter Harris, a self-described “Account Supervisor by occupation, Action Figure Customizer by inclination” sent me these photos of this awesome Afrodisiac custom action figure he created:

Walter did a phenomenal job with the details in this piece.  The denim texture of Afrodisiac’s pants, the intense knife-you-in-the-ribs-as-soon-as-look-at-you gaze, and the sweet touch of the flocked Afro a la the old school GI Joe dolls really make this custom job really stand out.

I’ve already inquired about commissioning a custom Pastor figure from Walter, so if it all comes through, expect it to be on display with me as I make the convention rounds in the near future.

If you’d like to see more of Walter Harris’ skillful handiwork, you might want to drop by the links below.  (HINT: I bet the first link will really make the kid in you want to COME OUT AND PLAAAYYY-AAAAAAYYY!)

http://www.thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55426

http://www.figurerealm.com/ViewCustoms.php?UID=3228

‘Til next time…

- JEP

* Apologies to Redman.

Today is the 68th birthday of Richard Roundtree, best known for his portrayal of John Shaft in Shaft, Shaft’s Big Score, and Shaft In Africa.  What more can be said?  If you’re dropping by here, you know the score.  With the character of John Shaft, Roundtree set a new standard for Black leading men:  Smooth, dangerous, and not inclined to take shit off anyone. 

- JEP

• @hermanos No, that would mean at least five minutes of SDCC would be focused on COMICS, not movies, and that can't happen at Comic-Con. #
• @bobinglis Thank you for your principled stand against demagoguery within your own party. That took courage and I appreciate it. #
• @freshalina I know Chris Brown wants to deliver another hit…so I guess he's counting on Keyshia having slow reflexes. #
• Except for Alice Eve, I can't tell one blandly handsome Abercrombie & Fitch-esque cast member of "X-Men:First Class" from another. #
• @citizenDave @julianlytle I agree. Wearing your favorite player's jersey is just mainstream cosplay and fantasy football is D&D with pads. #
• You Decide: Was that comment was in reference to the New Black Panther Party or the Tea Party? #
• From the comments: "Freedoms and the first ammendment (sic) do not give you the right to promote violence and armed resurection!(sic)" #
• More great reporting by @ReachPhillips: RT @thestate Death, dragging in Newberry Co. fans racial tensions: http://bit.ly/9JRLXJ #
• If all else fails, at least Lindsey Lohan could have a potential career as a letterer: http://tinyurl.com/2d8y8sx #makedopecomics #
• Tomorrow, the WORLD OF HURT Friday Blogpost makes it's return after a brief hiatus. #
• THIS was Rachel Maddow in high school? I literally could not guess this was her. http://tinyurl.com/2cgxvla #
• Year Zero A.P. (After Prince), Day 2 -Caught unaware when Internet died. Low on carbon paper and pigeons. So isolated… #
• Had a great idea for an Authority prequel series about the years Apollo and Midnighter spent in hiding, striking at Bendix from the shadows. #
• Get @cully_hamner on the "Red" panel at #SDCC! http://tinyurl.com/24595jg (via @BleedingCool) Please reTweet! #
• This week's episode, "Beyond The Sea," was intended as the final strip in "The Thrill-Seekers," but there'll be a… http://fb.me/uQI8WRDX #
• I'm enjoying Christmas in July thanks to a bad-ass track I got in my e-mail from @vinyl4giants! #
• I can't get behind this. Comics as proof-of-concept for movies is a high-end version of the 90s speculator boom- http://cbr.cc/?id=26947 #
• …I loved the cast, but the character's real life analog is on such a self-destructive spiral, I thought she would die before I finished. #
• Before WORLD OF HURT, I was developing a "Moonlighting-esque" action/comedy #webcomic based on a certain troubled child actress… #
• @BTimony So what was the Best Thing BEFORE 07/07/1928? RT @BTimony On this day in the year 1928, Sliced Bread was introduced to the world. #
• @IamMosesMuzek Blaxploitation, natch. #
• Did I miss @DocShaner's birthday? Dang! Well, let me be the first to wish you a happy 26TH birthday! #
• @rusty_shackles Love the Thing/Dracula piece! Is Ben gonna reverse that submission into a Figure Fantastic Four leglock? in reply to rusty_shackles #
• Celebrate Wayback #Webcomic Wednesday with the retro '70s strips: http://www.worldofhurtonline.com and http://www.smoothnnatural.com! #
• Any fans of the #webcomic, http://www.daisyowl.com? Did Ben Driscoll make an announcement regarding it? The last update was about a month ago. #
• @theisb I noticed it just after I posted. You can't scoop the world's preeminent Batmanologist. in reply to theisb #
• Somewhere, @theisb is weeping joyful, manly tears-Pentagon launching projects BaTMAN and RoBIN to create super-soldiers http://bit.ly/awRkFv #
• RT @BrianLynch: Alan Moore proclaimed comic cooks "dead". But, since it's comics we're talking about, it will be resurrected with an aw … #
• @marcbernardin Consider it brung, sir! The only question is: What kinda barbecue sauce will you want with that Boston butt-whuppin'? #
• @hermanos Word! The South is to barbecue as Trey Songz is to sex-plus talent and less ripping off Jamie Foxx and-aww, scrap that analogy! #
• @marcbernardin In a cook-off, the Southern creators would SMOKE the competition, figuratively, and damn near literally, son! in reply to marcbernardin #
• Previous link courtesy of @MentalSidekick. #
• Columbia, TN's prior claim to fame was Mule Day. Now it's this jackass who wants to be "Kick-Ass." http://tinyurl.com/29kwszf #
• If you haven't been reading @Brian McLachlan's sexy, retro 70s webcomic, http://www.smoothnnatural.com, you're wasting the Internet. #
• C'mon, they've even got the same first name. #
• Self-professed "comic junkie" @isaiahmustafa should consider playing THIS #Blaxploitation comic hero. http://www.worldofhurtonline.com. #
• @cophotog Asheville rocks! in reply to cophotog #
• Feliz cumpleanos, Los Estados Unidos! #arizonascollectiveheadjustexploded #

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I met Jeremy Brooks at HeroesCon, and if I’m not mistaken, he was the first guy to commission a sketch from me. He kinda threw me for a loop when he asked for a sketch of the Monarch from The Venture Bros.  I was familiar with the show, but I largely had to pull the character from memory. (At least until Jeremy brought over costume reference in the form of another Monarch sketch he commissioned from Eric Canete.  Although it proved to be useful in figuring out some of the details, having an Eric Canee sketch of the same character in front of me really amped up the pressure to do a good job.

Jeremy was kind enough to do me a solid and send a scan of the sketch after he got home, so I thought I’d share it with you.  I thought this one was pretty successful, largely because it’s such a big departure from my normal style, and still stayed true to the nature of Dr. Rusty Venture’s arch-nemesis.

- JEP

• To promote their next PPV, @WWE is using a John Cena promo where he threatens to leave his opponents in a "world of hurt." I dig that. #
• @douggrossCNN "Cotton"did jump out at me. Teabaggers have masked their hatred behind coded words, but the contempt still bubbles out. in reply to douggrossCNN #
• I had dropped the term "TeaBaggers" for the sake of civility, but it's back after they've shown their true "colors." http://tpm.ly/b6BCua #
• @DocShaner I dig it, especially the way you incorporated the headshot of Nick Fury in the logo. #
• Obama puts more pressure on Democrats for telling unfortunate truths than Republicans for telling outright lies: http://tinyurl.com/23xchez #
• Noxious spew still flowing unchecked from Gulf Coast region. But enough about Rush Limbaugh's show; they plugged the oil spill! #
• A 10th anniversary screening of BRING IT ON? This will be nothing without @theisb. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45770 #
• I'm excited that tonight I'll be making gumbo for two lovely ladies and my even lovelier wife. #notasexualreference #
• @otisatthestate My fear is that by 2015 this is what every newspaper reporter working today will be saying…and not for a story, either. in reply to otisatthestate #
• Blaxploitation star, Jim Brown vs. Madden – "Why Does Jim Brown Care About His Likeness?"- http://tinyurl.com/23ymrgl #
• Stream the SAY MY NAME EP, a combo "travelogue thru '70s world music and scratched Blaxploitation." http://tinyurl.com/396jmx7 #
• Actress Vonetta McGee, star of films SHAFT IN AFRICA, BLACULA, and THE EIGER SANCTION dies at age 65. http://tinyurl.com/23uzau5 #
• @WallE132 @isaiahmustafa KNOWS his comic books. I wonder if he'd want to play another comic "Isaiah" with roots in Blaxploitation? in reply to WallE132 #
• Tonight, I watched the 1972 Blaxploitation film THE FINAL COMEDOWN, starring Billy Dee Williams as a revolutionary… http://fb.me/DRNwW4AV #
• @njeripooh Hey, Njeri! You should definitely see BLACK DYNAMITE if you haven't already! Good to see you back on Twitter. #Blaxploitation. in reply to njeripooh #
• California ponders Neverland Ranch as a state park. http://tinyurl.com/2wxvee5 – They'll do anything to lure Roman Polanski back. #
• Agreed. It's the only thing I use. RT @julianlytle Just so all of you know inking on vellum is really fun. #
• "White flight" from MySpace's "digital ghetto" to the suburbs of Facebook? Interesting sociological analysis: http://tinyurl.com/2ucg7jc #
• @julianlytle And, yes, it's THAT bad. #
• @julianlytle Change it to "chocolate" and replace "Lift Every Voice And Sing" with Parliament's "Chocolate City" as the Black nat'l. anthem. #
• The NAACP needs to write a resolution condemning Soulja Boy's "Pretty Boy Swag." #settingblackfolksandmusicback100years #
• @cully_hamner Gran Toe-rino #MoviesAboutCullysBrokenToe #
• Only two or three more strips left before The Thrillseekers wraps up. http://fb.me/ByJdfeQ8 #
• The Thrillseekers episdoe is wrapping up, but a new character steps into the World of Hurt. http://fb.me/BAaEP4YG #
• That does my heart proud. Deliver a WORLD OF HURT to al-Qaeda and come home safely! #
• He previously bought one and a t-shirt. He put the button on his helmet and the other guys in his unit wanted to know where he got it. #
• A proud father of a US soldier in Afghanistan just bought $20 in buttons from me for his fellow troops: http://tinyurl.com/2e2galn #
• I hope he put "Friend-o" in the vows. RT @thestate Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem got married in the Bahamas: http://bit.ly/bDYWFG #
• Scott Kurtz's "PvP" (@pvponline) Leaves Image, Returns to Self-Publishing – http://cbr.cc/?id=27168 #
• So far, I'm 3-3 in not giving a damn when millionaires squabble with corporations. #conanvslenovsnbc #lebronvsgilbert #nortonvsmarvel #
• @nyneshaydee Good choices. Those definitely get the blood pumping, but I think they haven't aged quite as well as "The Rockford Files." in reply to nyneshaydee #
• @danifesto Hmm, "Jonny Quest" really throws a spanner in the works. I might have to think about that. #
• @StephenRL's comic "Massive Awesome" reviewed on Comic Book Resources: http://tinyurl.com/22ufopw #
• @WallE132 Nope. Just watched both on Hulu, and I'm still right. in reply to WallE132 #
• thinks "The Rockford Files" had the best opening title sequence in the history of television. #

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• @vinyl4giants No problem. Have fun out there at SDCC. Just play it as an encore at the show! in reply to vinyl4giants #
• "I went to the wizard and got a new brain," the man said. Bad jokes=sign that things are going to be OK. #
• @vinyl4giants @Dean_Stahl @AronHead @DwainIBe @youndungaree @nyneshaydee @McLachlanBrian @ghettoManga Thanks! Things looking brighter today! #
• Thank you for your prayers. Things are looking pretty good so far- #
• If there are any prayerful among you out there, my family could use a few today. Thank you. #
• Loose ends get wrapped up and a new chapter for WORLDOFHURTONLINE.COM begins. http://fb.me/DY9VjNVj #
• Wednesday is the final episode of THE THRILL-SEEKERS. What happens next? Tune in tomorrow to find out! #
• Be cool in school. Wear World of Hurt merch. http://fb.me/F9fUljIu #
• Tell @WhiteHouse: We want Elizabeth Warren to police Wall Street. She scares the bankers! http://bit.ly/at4xxA @CREDOmobile #

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