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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Life Superheroes and A Civil Disposition

Posted by Chicago Fan on Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 7:57 AM

So, I'm in New York for the Comic Con, to do a panel about "Graphic Novels and Academic Acceptance," and for the 100 Bullets wrap party. Wandering down 8th Avenue back to my hotel in Chelsea (the Chelsea Pines Inn, which I highly recommend, especially to fans of old movies—I'm in the Doris Day Room. Que sera. . . ) I stopped for a meal at Mare, an Italian seafood place at 20th Street. There, I heard the bartender and the servers discussing how they'd had to throw Batman out earlier. "Batman?" one of them kept saying. I told the impeccably dressed older guy who I assume is the owner or manager that Comic Con was in town, and he replied that he didn't care why the guy was dressed as Batman. "He had to go. He didn't maintain a civil disposition. You have to have a civil disposition. You start bothering other customers, harassing my staff, I don't care how you're dressed, out you go. You could be dressed all in green for all I care, but you have to maintain a civil disposition."

A word of warning for all comics geeks: maintain your civil disposition, or out you go. No word yet on whether Green Lantern or Green Arrow will be tasting the oysters (the Blue Points were great) or the veal scallopine (outstanding) at Mare before the Con is over.

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Mister Savage, when did your writing style begin to parrot Charles Mudede?

Posted by Joh on February 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM

I'm confused; I thought Chicago Fan was Dan's brother and I thought he was straight? Why is he staying at a gay inn?

The Chelsea Pines is a lovely little dump...when I was there it smelled slightly of ass.

Posted by michael strangeways on February 7, 2009 at 9:32 AM

Maybe it was this batman?
http://whatwouldbatmando.today.com/2008/…

Posted by badman on February 7, 2009 at 9:44 AM

chicago fan IS dan's brother Bill. and he is straight. don't believe me? read dan's book 'the commitment'. Bill is a lecturer in American Lit at Northwestern University.

Posted by scary tyler moore on February 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM

@1 I'll take that as the compliment it should have been

@2: Just cuz I'm straight doesn't mean I don't appreciate a $150/night room in lower Manhattan, walking distance from everyplace I want to go (Javitx Center, Tenement Museum, White Horse Tavern, The Ear). It's true that I haven't seen a single woman in the place since I arrived, but everyone seems to respect that Privacy Please thing in my doorlock. And the CPI states that it welcomes all sorts, including us pathetic straights. There's a bit of old-cat smell, but they do have an old cat who haunts the hallway. Don't recognize the smell of ass myself.

@4 thanks--and nice work on the Ladies of Slog calendar. Very scary.

Posted by Chicago Fan on February 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Why would a straight man go to a Comic Con?

Posted by That High School Jock That Beat You Up on February 7, 2009 at 12:48 PM

@5 Ok, it might have been a little harsh. There was nary a mention of foreheads nor Star Wars anywhere in your post.

Posted by Joh on February 7, 2009 at 1:08 PM

@6: LOlololol comics are for faggots!!1!11!!

Posted by am i right? on February 7, 2009 at 1:28 PM