Is our most looked at blog post this afternoon... I last blogged about her on April 25th, 2008 in the following blog post (click here). Anne was then recovering from her lung cancer treatment at that time.

I just checked her web site for any updates, (www.annefrancis.net/index.html) and see that there hasn't been any web site newsletter from her since October 2008 when she wrote:

It may be that all of the blog readers finding our blog post this afternoon are trying to find out new info on Anne and / or her health. 

I do know that search engines pick up our archived blog posts and at times those posts are at the top of search engines results and that sends us more than normal sized traffic.

At this time I know nothing more than what is on her official web site as shown above. Additionally there is currently nothing more in the current news online as I blog this...

I posted the earlier blog post that bloggers are finding, because of her connection to comic book history with the TV Show series 'Honey West'.  The comic was a one-shot publication, cover dated September 1966, as seen above at the top left of this blog post.

For those of you not old enough to know, or haven't viewed the DVD Set of the TV Series... Honey West was actually a detective heroine originally created and written by Carl and Gloria Fickling. They had a series of spoofy mystery thrillers. The book series was adapted as a television show for ABC in the mid-Sixties, with Honey played by Anne Francis.

Thanks to those that are coming to our blog to read about Anne Francis. Most mainstream readers are not aware of Anne's contribution to comic book history!

The original April 2008 post will be updated to link to this post.

Hopefully Anne Francis is still recovering and will be back to write on her web site to her fans soon.

~ Michael

   Earlier this morning, as I was having breakfast... CNN ran a feature on the above Mad Magazine cover that was on the newstands January 14th, 2009. 

I wasn't aware that this issue had come out, and at first thought I watching Fox News Channel instead of CNN!

Well, it was CNN as you can see at this web page:

I then went to Mad Magazine's web site where I found this blurb about the issue that is currently on the stands:

"MAD ushers in an era of hope – with our latest hopeless issue! We pay tribute to President Obama by examining what the crowd was thinking during his inauguration – and taking a look at the first 100 minutes of his presidency! And to help ensure that 2009 is truly a great year, we're even throwing in an Al Jaffee-themed calendar! All this, plus Spy vs. Spy, What the Heck is the Difference?, the Fold-In and much more! What a country!"  

The Mad Magazine Issue #498's additional details are as follows:

MAD Magazine |  48pg.  |  Color/B&W  |  $ 4.99 US

Now here is the cool part to this blog post... You can see three interior pages from this magazine, plus a larger size photo of the cover, by downloading from this web site:

www.dccomics.com/media/excerpts/11594_x.pdf

For those of you that are on Facebook, you can join the Facebook group 'Mad Magazine' at:

www.facebook.com/pages/MAD-Magazine/22552104509

  J.J. Sedelmaier... sent out a reminder last night that his Special Showing Plus A Q&A Session is being held at the:

Jacob Burns Film Center | MediA Education Center | Pleasantville, NY 10570 | 914.773.7663

The presentation tonight consists of:

An Intro and Q&A with J. J. Sedelmaier
A 1/2 hour clip show compiled by Director/Producer J. J. Sedelmaier featuring studio's work from commercials and television shows such as Saturday Night Live, Beavis and Butt-head, Harvey Birdman, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report !:

The cost of the program with animator J.J. Sedelmaier is $9(members), $13 (nonmembers).
  

For those of you that can't make this special presentation, the actual exhibit itself runs from January 18th thru February 28th and is at:

The Arts Exchange
31 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10601
914-428-4220 ext. 223

Here's the most updated info on the exhibit:

"IT ALL STARTED HERE !"
January 18th – February 28th, 2009
Curated by Howard Beckerman and J.J. Sedelmaier.
Presented by Arts Westchester in partnership with
J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. and Blue Sky Studios

The Arts Exchange
Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 12-5 PM
(914) 428-4220 x223

Please call or check their web site for costs.

What is the exhibit about?  The exhibit presents the New York area's 100+ year relationship with the animation industry!

Here's a thought for those of you that are attending the 2009 NYCC. Add this exhibit on to your schedule to either see before or after the Con!

For more and continually updated info if you are a Facebook member:

www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105385075575#.com

  Daniel Vest, (as seen at left), has a Facebook Group... that is dedicated to the new and highly anticipated comic book series ~ Code Name: Zeus...  I joined it a while back, and thanks to group officers like J.C. Tregarthen, I have been kept notified as to what is happening there! 

This is the premise of the project:

"There came a time when the power of the gods returned to the stars. Upon Mount Olympus, the goddess Hera uttered a curse so horrible, it eradicated the pantheons of the universe. Facing life without the supernatural, humans dedicated themselves to advancing technology and subduing the planet.

It is the future. Something has unleashed the powers of myth back upon the earth, manifesting in humans, both brave and cunning. Like the heroes and villains of the past, they begin to clash for control of the universe.

In 2037, the world governments have become mega-corporations. Olympus Corp. Led by President Alexander Neoptolemus, oversees the day-to-day affairs of the populace - protecting it from threats, both without and within. President Neoptolemus looks to merge all corporations under one ruling body called New Olympus.

By searching for genetic signs, the scientists of Olympus Corp.have found the first people who possess the powers of the gods. President Neoptolemus has begun to train and equip this group of young heroes to act as a security force for New Olympus. Leading the group is self-absorbed Sam Williams - a young man who manifests the King of the Greek gods.

Taking the code-name Zeus, Sam must master his own past to lead his team of deified avatars to uncover the mystery that threatens New Olympus and the very fabric of the universe."

Now here is the cool part... You can see a Free Preview by downloading it from this web site:

badongo.com/file/11323892

(Note: eBay doesn't allow 'hot links' in the eBay blog posts to non-eBay pages, so if you are reading this on our Blog's eBay format version, just copy and paste the url into your browser and add the www. if necessary.)

While Daniel is the creator of Code Name: Zeus, there are many others that have joined him in this endeavor! They include Tony 'Melmoth' Bradt - co artist, Jeremy Mace and Steve D'Arcangelo -co writers with Daniel, and more. Daniel is also the founder of Graykin Entertainment. You can expect this to be out In the Summer of 2009!

For those of you that are on Facebook, you can join the Facebook group 'Code Name: Zeus' at:

facebook.com/s.php?q=code+name%3A+zeus&n=-1&k=200000010&sf=r&init=q&sid=e0d5550e5a97976a92094fd9c4d85ff2#/group.php?gid=38296861342&ref=ts