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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mercury What You Hath Wrought: This Week's Mercury Cover, Featuring Betty White, John Ritter, and a Flaming Chainsaw.

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Hey, remember when you guys helped us design the Mercury's cover? And you decided you wanted it to feature Betty White, holding a flaming chainsaw, riding John Ritter? And then we talked to artist Andrew Zubko about making it?

Well, this week's papers just arrived. They should be hitting the streets of Portland as we speak. Nice work, Blogtownies.

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1
In a word, awesome.
Posted by ujfoyt on April 14, 2010 at 4:10 PM · Report
2
He managed to work in the Princess Leia slave girl outfit too.
Posted by Psymonetta Isnoful on April 14, 2010 at 4:12 PM · Report
3
Sweet, I was the one who said flaming chainsaw, and I feel so famous now! ::sniff::
Posted by PDXwahine on April 14, 2010 at 4:27 PM · Report
4
john ritter is the most powerful political man in portland? all this time, i thought he was living it up with two ladies, an attractive one and the other one.
Posted by magnumpdx on April 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM · Report
5
Incredible.
Posted by Blabby on April 14, 2010 at 4:37 PM · Report
6
Wow, great!
Posted by ROM on April 14, 2010 at 5:01 PM · Report
7
This should be the city seal.
Posted by penthesilea on April 14, 2010 at 6:12 PM · Report
8
Dear lord, what hath we wrought?
Posted by tk. on April 14, 2010 at 6:23 PM · Report
9
Oh, right, this.
Posted by tk. on April 14, 2010 at 6:23 PM · Report
10
Um, shouldn't John Ritter be bigger than Betty White? I mean, he is closer to the veiwer.
Posted by albert on April 14, 2010 at 6:42 PM · Report
11
Great, now I have to go change my jeans. Thanks, Mercury.
Posted by Commenty Colin on April 14, 2010 at 6:51 PM · Report
12
Is this a reference to the Whore of Babylon riding in on a mythical beast? A sign of the Obamaclypse?
Posted by Abusive on April 14, 2010 at 8:06 PM · Report
13
YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES
Posted by Dave Bow on April 14, 2010 at 10:01 PM · Report
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Simply put; brilliant.
Posted by Blanders on April 15, 2010 at 1:04 AM · Report
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Gotta check out Zubko's interview with the kid who inspired the Batman Vs. Shark poster. Here's brilliant exchange:

Q: What do you think Batman is thinking while he’s fighting the shark?

Asher: He is thinking that he is wishing the shark would be dead. Batman is also thinking about his dead parents while he is fighting the shark. He would think about his parents because….uhhh let me think in my head, just give me time….uhhhh. He is thinking about killing the criminal that killed his parents.

Q: How would you make this painting better?

Asher: You could put Joker right on top of the sharks nose with a sword and his mom and dads heads in Jokers hands.


http://funwithcole.wordpress.com/2010/04/1…

Posted by Cole on April 15, 2010 at 9:57 AM · Report
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Thank you, everyone. I'm glad you enjoy the cover. I'm happy to see all the positive feedback. And to answer bbbbb's question - John Ritter seems smaller because Betty White dominates all that surrounds her. No one can screw with Betty White!
Posted by zubko on April 15, 2010 at 8:35 PM · Report
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Oh, and the Princess Leia outfit is purely coincidental, I swear! I didn't realize it until Psymonetta Isnoful's comment.
Posted by zubko on April 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM · Report
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geekologie.com
Posted by daback-daboot on April 18, 2010 at 12:35 AM · Report
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Having a contest at my TV blog to flesh out a story for the TV series based on Andrew's brilliant cover.

Come visit and play:

http://iamatvjunkie.typepad.com/i_am_a_tv_…
Posted by IAmATVJunkie on April 20, 2010 at 4:44 PM · Report

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