Comments on: Thursday WHO’S WHO: Star Hawkins

By: Zenrage

Zenrage — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:26:51 +0000

While I agree entirely with the rating, I must say that, in all honesty, if you look at how tennis shoe designs have changed in the past 30 years (with the exception of the almighty Converse), seeing people wearing pixie boots in the year 2070 is not such a far-fetched notion.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:27:37 +0000

Robin Williams in Hook.

Much as I hate him, it still applies.

By: q

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:23:45 +0000

I’m assuming you meant, “if you answer ‘no’ to BOTH questions”, since the way it’s written now would mean Peter Pan doesn’t make the cut.

And that’s just not right.

By: lilacsigil

lilacsigil — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:04:11 +0000

He had a robot named Ida? A shoutout from Middleman should give Star an extra few percentage points, I think.

In 1984, I had fawn-coloured, suede pixie boots. I thought they were the coolest thing ever, but I couldn’t even walk in them – the toes were severely pointy and the soles were slippery. Star is fighting a battle with every step.

By: Cookie McCool

Cookie McCool — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:30:00 +0000

Fey Magnum P.I. with robot slave/ girlfriend/ secretary/ can opener/ pawn ticket. Don’t EVER trade your awesome moustache for magenta pixie boots. Also, how lame is the future is rayguns are still so unusual that being able to use one rates a mention? And you know if that robot has a can opener attachment, that means the future doesn’t even have food pills. Bad show, future, bad show.

By: Craig Oxbrow

Craig Oxbrow — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:03:34 +0000

But on the other hand, give him props for his foreground picture kicking the guy in the background greenline in the face. That takes real talent.

By: Harry Connolly

Harry Connolly — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:51:53 +0000

I like that, in the 21st Century, crooks will be called “zips.” I suggest we all start using that slang, just so the Star Hawkins comic can come true.

But really, Ida is a font of many stories. Only robots programmed as the opposite sex can “life-pair”? She’s build with a head like an overturned wok and a mini-skirt? What exactly *is* her past relationship with Mr. Pixie Boots?

Hmm.

By: tinheart

tinheart — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:12:28 +0000

I refer the easily-shocked to the Twilight mini-series by Howard Chaykin:

http://blockadeboy.blogspot.com/2006/04/notorious-ilda-robot.html

By: Will

Will — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:26:15 +0000

Wait, New City? Seriously, is that the best name they could come up with?

(Okay, I appreciate that the real word has featured Novgorod and Neapolis, but still)

By: guayec

guayec — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:23:44 +0000

Is like a reverse papa smurf.

By: dom

dom — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:27:22 +0000

I. Laughed. My. Ass. Off.

By: Rian Fike

Rian Fike — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:04:08 +0000

But doesn’t pink make you immune?

By: Katzedecimal

Katzedecimal — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:47:10 +0000

Only one grown man is permitted to wear the pixie boots and that is James Jesse, the one the only the original Trickster, accept no imitations *cough*axel*cough*

Skeets?!? — is that YOU?!? XD

By: googum

googum — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:16:08 +0000

Well, it looks like he was somewhat successful in working for robot rights, although they can’t get married either, huh? “Life-pairings” may be a better title that “civil unions,” though.

By: JH

JH — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:05:19 +0000

But… but… I was looking forward to hearing about his creepy lady robot butler!

Thursday Who’s Who is always the perfect way to start the day.