If Edward James Olmos played the God of Abraham, would Jamie Bamber play Jesus and then eventually fat Jesus? Would Katee Sackhoff play Mary Magdalene? I’m fairly sure we all know who would play Judas in this scenario (though he would make a pretty good Jesus too).
WEST TEXAS COMIC-CON!
Any FB’s in the Lubbock, TX area need to come out and see me at West Texas Comic-Con this Saturday from 10am – 6pm. I’ll have books and shirts and buttons and stuff and things.
CONTEST WINNERS!
The 3 contests are over and here are the winners:
CONTEST 1: Recreate an HE Comic
PRIZE: 1 Copy of Gearbox Software’s Borderlands for PC on Steam
WINNER (chosen by Joel): Chris K. aka NESDude
ENTRY: Check out his awesome video recreation of THIS comic HERE.
To claim your prize, email dopefish3d (at) gmail (dot) comCONTEST 2: Hottest Fancy Bastard
PRIZE: 1 Copy of Gearbox Software’s Borderlands for PC on Steam
WINNER (chosen entirely by Josh and no one else): Dave L.
ENTRY: Josh didn’t share it with me, so…
To claim your prize, email dopefish3d (at) gmail (dot) comCONTEST 3: HE Pumpkin Carving
PRIZE: 1 Copy of Terminal Reality’s Ghostbusters for Xbox 360 (donated by Eli)
WINNER (chosen by Eli and Denise): @CallMeSteam
ENTRY: The Elumpkin!
To claim your prize, email elivorio (at) gmail (dot) com
Thank you to everyone that entered. I would like to do more contests like this in the future. I would also like to give a Special Award to Jessica G. for her paper cutting recreation of THIS comic. The detail and effort that went into this is just extraordinary [I would actually really like to own this]. Email me (joel) and I’ll send you a signed print of any comic that you want.
ANOTHER THING FOR HE PODCAST LISTENERS!!!:
Fans of the HE Podcast may appreciate this poster Alex made of El Delorio. That shit is top notch awesome right there. He wanted to offer to runners up on the contests, but I think only the Podcast listeners will get it, so I am considering offering it as a print in the store. Your thoughts?
I thought Morgan Freeman was God? Or is he only God in certain situations?
He's black god. Olmos is Latino god. I thought everyone knew this.
My daughter is half-Mexican. Can she choose which deity to worship? If so, I'm going to steer her towards Olmos.
As for little white me, is there an appropriate Caucasian God?
Joss Whedon?
Agreed.
Totally Agreed! Plus he's a ginger (like me) – godliness ensues!
Although an atheist as god – I think that might cause some sort of universe inverting paradox.
Please make a print of the El Delorio ad, I would buy it ASAP.
I think thats the plan. Only Podcast listeners would get it, but its worth it.
Sweet Cylon O'lantern.
Yeah I totally borrowed that from a guy that actually made one.
Badass! Thanks guys! Perhaps playing 'Ghostbusters' may slightly ease the pain inflicted by staring at pictures of Eli for hours while carving an effigy of his face into the side of a vegetable (fruit) with a rusty can opener.
Now if you can only get Eli to actually send you the game. Good luck with that.
Nice comic today, also would like to ad that the addition of Sir Anthony Hopkins kinda means I have to watch Thor, though I still fear it will be super Lame sauce (Beowulf 2.0 anyone?)
never did see that Beowulf CG thing. I assume it sucked.
I really liked it. Not sure why it got such bad reviews.
I know where it's from, but I still don't really "get" El Delorio. Is it supposed to be a Hispanic knockoff of the Delorean? I think I was too confused with Obasby and Midnight Taco Train to comprehend things.
it was just a riff on a crappy car that Eli and Alex would have seen growing up. The name is from DeLorean, but the similarities end there. Explaining the joke just made me sad.
You're abso right, the power of Obosby and the might of the Midnight Taco Train can be very intimidating, thus causing temporary cognitive failure… Where Eli and I grew up, (Mexicor) pop culture typically gets diluted and corrupted by the time it trickles from the coasts down to the taint of the nation (not to be confused with Taint Of The Nation, the weekly FOX News political analysis series). Case in point, Eli grew up listening to the comedic stylings of Chooch & Chang while playing with his Vanformers, dreaming one day that Emilio "Doc" Brownsville would swoop down in his El Delorio that he turned into a time/taco machine… "HOLA McFLY!!!"
Ten years prior the time-traveling adventures of Doc Brownsville and his pal Martinez McFly, the El Delorio was the vehicle of choice by the comic duo Chooch & Chang (where in the summer hit movie "Vato, Where's My Green Card?" they drive an El Delorio completely created out of marijuana).
El Delorio. Like Nothing Else… bro…
my god this makes my head hurt
This is golden, I salute you Mr. Flores. Goodspeed you Fancy Bastard.
I vote for Sir Christopher Lee as God!
Did you guys hear the good news?
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/11/may_i_introdu…
Can you really night a dark wizard?
Only when he's also a vampire lord, I think.
I believe he's going for Knight->Master->Sith Lord
I need to watch BSG so I can know how piddle-inspiring señor Olmos is.
I've met Edward James Olmos, and even when he's being humble he can scare the shit out of you. That voice is a force to contend with.
its like gravel making sweet love to sand paper.
That IS impressive! curse slow computer downloading torrents slowly!
I bow at the alter of Google, when ever I ask it a question it gives me an answer, most of the time its porn, which is why its such a great deity.
Am I the only one disturbed as to WHY Josh wouldn't share his favorite entry for contest #2?
Perhaps I'm the only one brave enough to even consider the whys and wherefores?
I assume it was not work safe.
Some things are just better when they're shared in private. [;-{)}
IT WAS YOOOOUUUU!
What the god-goddamned'd is going on over at HE-Worldcom? Since when is Josh given authority to get all Dick Cheinous with decisions like this? I read this blog, I've been there man, I'VE PUT IN THE HOURS! If there's monster geek wang to be seen, IWANNAGODDAMNEDSEETHATDUNESANDWORMDELUXEFREAKINESS!!!
Hey now…. everyone here knows my… tendencies… If you wanna win, sometimes you gotta play dirty.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that trading video games for amature porn + bacon is wrong, I think we're just demanding evidence. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
I took those photos, and there was no bacon involved… No, I'm not saying they weren't mailed without a coupon for a slab of yummy bacon, but no bacon appeared in the photos.
Yeanh-hunh…. How many HE readers are now wandering the facilities in Gonn'a'get'a'mo Lay? NO SECRET PRISONS! BRING JUSTICE TO HIJINKS ENSUE!!
I LOVE the Cylon-o-lantern. It looks surprisingly like the plans I found online to build a working one (complete with LED eyes). You guys didn't actually carve one of these did you?
Also, Picard vs Adama? Obvious the Enterprise would destroy a Battlestar, but who would win in a game of fisty-cuffs? What about in diplomacy?
I saw those plans too. Thats where I got the idea from.
Doesn't Baltar get laid too much to be Jesus?
I thought Olmos was a bit too short for god… God needs to be looming as well as booming, in my opinion.
he makes up for the lack or loom with double the boom.
Naw, Bambi wouldn't be Jesus, not even fat one, Jack Black already did that in Prop 8 – The Musical. I could totally see Callis as Jesus though, Christ had quite the lot of followers and pretty much everyone wanted to nail- I mean crucify Baltar at some point.
But hey, BRIAN BLESSED as Odin proves that there might actually be a god of some kind.
-D
Because my reply is otherwise hidden to the rest of you:
The power of Obosby and the might of the Midnight Taco Train can be very intimidating, thus causing temporary cognitive failure… Where Eli and I grew up, (Mexicor) pop culture typically gets diluted and corrupted by the time it trickles from the coasts down to the taint of the nation (not to be confused with Taint Of The Nation, the weekly FOX News political analysis series). Case in point, Eli grew up listening to the comedic stylings of Chooch & Chang while playing with his Vanformers, dreaming one day that Emilio "Doc" Brownsville would swoop down in his El Delorio that he turned into a time/taco machine… "HOLA McFLY!!!"
Ten years prior the time-traveling adventures of Doc Brownsville and his pal Martinez McFly, the El Delorio was the vehicle of choice by the comic duo Chooch & Chang (where in the summer hit movie "Vato, Where's My Green Card?" they drive an El Delorio completely created out of marijuana).
El Delorio. Like Nothing Else… bro…