Jun
12

Icons of 1982 cinema, as drawn by new Hollywonk contributor Jeffrey Seasholtz, aka Uncle Shappy, aka the “nerd of spoken word.” (Perhaps you also saw him in Fanboys?) Tomorrow, Seasholtz will open up SHAPPY’S LONGBOX OF OPINIONS and tell us more about what made ‘82 so great — and whether or not 2012 can top it. Now, though, it’s time for him to introduce himself: Greetings, True Believers! The name is Shappy and I am happy to be joining the Hollywonk crew as the resident comic-book geek and pop-culture enthusiast! I have been bagging and boarding and consulting my Overstreet price guide since I was a young nerd of 10. I went to my first comic book convention in 1982 and met Marvel Editor-In-Chief, Jim Shooter and saw footage from a new movie coming out later that summer, BLADE RUNNER. I remember when DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, WATCHMEN and MAUS all came out and changed how everyone thought about comics. I held a tape recorder to the family TV set to record SUPERMAN THE MOVIE until my arm went numb. I spent some time in the trenches at CHICAGO COMICS and QUIMBY’S, two of the finest comic book and underground literature purveyors on the planet! I played a Trekkie in Ernie Cline’s FANBOYS. I created the NERD SLAM at the National Poetry Slam which has been running for over 10 years. I have a book out called SPOKEN NERD REVOLUTION and I currently draw a twice weekly comic strip called UNCLE SHAPPY’S CHUCKLE PARLOUR! If that’s not enough nerd cred for you I’m always ready to accept a trivia challenge or a YAR’S REVENGE play-off! With all that being said, it’s great to meet you!

Icons of 1982 cinema, as drawn by new Hollywonk contributor Jeffrey Seasholtz, aka Uncle Shappy, aka the “nerd of spoken word.” (Perhaps you also saw him in Fanboys?)

Tomorrow, Seasholtz will open up SHAPPY’S LONGBOX OF OPINIONS and tell us more about what made ‘82 so great — and whether or not 2012 can top it. Now, though, it’s time for him to introduce himself:

Greetings, True Believers!

The name is Shappy and I am happy to be joining the Hollywonk crew as the resident comic-book geek and pop-culture enthusiast! I have been bagging and boarding and consulting my Overstreet price guide since I was a young nerd of 10. I went to my first comic book convention in 1982 and met Marvel Editor-In-Chief, Jim Shooter and saw footage from a new movie coming out later that summer, BLADE RUNNER. I remember when DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, WATCHMEN and MAUS all came out and changed how everyone thought about comics. I held a tape recorder to the family TV set to record SUPERMAN THE MOVIE until my arm went numb. I spent some time in the trenches at CHICAGO COMICS and QUIMBY’S, two of the finest comic book and underground literature purveyors on the planet! I played a Trekkie in Ernie Cline’s FANBOYS. I created the NERD SLAM at the National Poetry Slam which has been running for over 10 years. I have a book out called SPOKEN NERD REVOLUTION and I currently draw a twice weekly comic strip called UNCLE SHAPPY’S CHUCKLE PARLOUR! If that’s not enough nerd cred for you I’m always ready to accept a trivia challenge or a YAR’S REVENGE play-off!

With all that being said, it’s great to meet you!

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