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Imponderable #65: Clayton Cubitt

19 Oct

October 19, 2012

Going against the tradition of The Imponderable, Clayton Cubitt is not a place, he is a man. Read on.

And now, purely in the interest of science and research, are his videos.

WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
And please, be over 18. While there is NO nudity or profanity here, this is not for kids.

I decided that it was in the best traditions of journalism that I present all four videos. And how about that Alicia? If those girls don’t make you a fan of literature I don’t what will. And if you are a true cosmopolitan bibliophile, follow the links at the end of the videos for foreign versions.

And as far as mocking a Victorian theory of hysteria in women, give me a break. Some guys will say anything to get a woman to do some things. The man, btw, lives in my neck of the woods, Brooklyn NY. I would love to run into him some day.

I did some research into this (in the name of journalistic integrity) and the women are either burlesque performers or adult movie stars, and what is going on below the table is probably just what you think is going on below the table. This is real.

But what is it? Art? Well, I guess it is, if only in the sense that everything today is art. Is it a statement? The artist seems to think so but I don’t believe him.

Is this simply the extreme that a man will go to just to get a sexual thrill?

The question is Imponderable. But the answer is probably yes.

You watched all four of those videos, didn’t you? 😉

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The Saturday Comics: The 1940’s Batman Newspaper Strip

13 Oct

October 13, 2012

Batman has been a comic book staple but since 1943 he has been a newspaper comic strip staple as well. There have been 5 different versions of Batman comic strips running in the daily papers, including one where he costarred along with most of the Justice League on a rotating basis. The best of them is the first, the 1943-1946 run.

If ever a comic strip almost exactly emulated its comic book inspiration, this was it. In fact it was created by many of the same people who did the comic book, like Bob Kane and Bill Finger. These strips are easily available, compiled in various books and volumes, so it was a little surprising that there was not too much available online. In fact, I found many more examples of the 1966-1974 version of the strip than I did this one. Batman was still published as late as 1991 and the last incarnation was also carried in Comic Shop News, a weekly free newspaper given out in comic book stores.

Oddly enough, from 1972 until 1974, the Batman strip did not feature Batman! Although Bruce Wayne was still a main character, the strip featured a new hero called Galexo. I have no idea why. Posted below are several examples of the excellent 1940’s run. If you are a Batman fan, you owe it to yourself to go out and buy these collections. The newspaper series is a lot of fun and the volumes inexpensive.

Click the thumbnails to enlarge.

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