Ambassador's Dispatch

February 13, 2001 vol.1 no.5

         A little farther into the week this time, as I take back last week's early posting time.

         It has been a busy week since we last got together.

        Over on the eBay comics board we've been having a campaign week for the election of a Board Mascot. A few of us came in a little late, inferred the rules, and didn't know that outright villainy was one of the qualifications. In my case, I nominated Pariah. We've been having a fun time with it. Elections are this upcoming Saturday (Feb. 17th) so I expect Friday night to see a heavy bout of campaigning.  If  you get a chance swing by the board and take a look.  By and large it's a good crew.

        I'm continuing my search for new members for Legends APA, and have been happy to see some of the curious follow-up with more questions. The latest issue (No.86) is just starting to land in our members' mailboxes and I'm already starting to put material together for my next zine.

        Through the kind people at Multicity.com I've added an Embassy Messageboard. Far from perfect, I'm still hoping it'll add a new dimension to the site.

         One of the links I've had for a while is to the work Darren Madigan has been providing on the web, both under his own name and a still-used nom de plume of John Jones. Darren pours a great deal of thought, time and effort into his work, and finds himself frustrated (as so many of us on the net sometimes do) when no one acknowledges his work. So I've decided to write some comments... more of a reaction, a counter-point, and even a partial rebuttal, of portions of his latest piece. Given the embarassing ages of our respective selves, and the time we're taking going into these matters, I'm informally referring to this first outing, at least, as the Geek Exchange.

        As predicted, my latest shipment of comics arrived from Westfield last week, and I've begin working them into new reviews I'm just going to continue to add to these as I go. All the ones added this year have their dates beside them, and I'll continue to mark the newest ones. Look today and check back every few days.

        I'll see you here next week.

                                                                                                           Send mail to: Mike Norton

                    Take a look back at previous Dispatches:

                                          Ambassador's Dispatch no.4 (February 2, 2001)

                                          Ambassador's Dispatch no.3 (January 28, 2001)

                                          Ambassador's Dispatch no.2 (January 21, 2001)

                                          Ambassador's Dispatch no.1 (January 14, 2001)

                                                                                                                       ..or go Back To The Embassy!