From the Editor’s Desk
In my copy of Conan The Barbarian, no. 145, Jim Shooter outlines something he calls “Shooter’s Laws.”
The First Law of Mail
All mail must be opened and read by the person to whom it is addressed. No exceptions.
I don’t get it. What is my secretary going to do?
Gotta run and take a poop.
The FUTURE is NOW,
Curtis, Sr. Editor
From the Editor’s Desk
Greetings from the BunkeGGGRRR!!! That’s right, I said, “GRRRR!!!” I bet you are wondering why? The pet ferret is loose again and he’s a crafty son-of-bitch. Yesterday he got into the Honey Nut Cherrios, and let me just say that His Majesty Rudolph was not in the slightest pleased. The funny thing is that no one has actually seen Jerry the Ferret anywhere ferrying about.
This has raised a couple eyebrows and led some to ask the question, is it actually Jerry???
Fact: On Tuesday our handy-man came to clean out our gutters. He expressed a keen interest in Jerry and asked if he could buy him off us. We politely explained that Jerry was the Bunker’s pet, and wasn’t for sale as such. I’m not so sure if our handy-man comprehended. I think I saw his blue pickup truck outside the office last night at around 10:30 p.m… Maybe the handy-man has a taste for Honey Nut Cheerios too…
Yours in the Future & Worried about Jerry,
Curtis, Sr. Editor
From Mike’s Desk
I pulled out my copy of Snarfquest here the other day. It has always been one of my favorite comics. Drawn by Larry Elmore, it originally ran in Dragon (magazine). Elmore is today perhaps best known as having done the cover paintings for the original Dragonlance novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This strikes me as sort of odd, because the Snarfquest comics are really fantastic.
Beyond the comic’s cult following, other role-playing oriented comics such as Knights of Dinner Table are perhaps better known. The difference between Snarfquest and Knights of the Dinner Table is Snarfquest can be understood outside of a role-playing context. And yet, for those familiar with role-playing games, the comic captures the magic of actual role-playing. As Roger E. Moore points out in the 1987 compilation of the book, “I particularly like Snarfquest because it reads like a parody of a typical fantasy role-playing game, showing how great ends come from small beginnings, with lots of weird stuff in between.”
From the Editor’s Desk
Guten Tag Future-nutterz! Word is that we are mega in Deutschland. Nope, we don’t get it either. We’re going to give the Germans a run for their money though. Eurovision here we come!
Click here to listen to the Futurists Theme Song for the upcoming The Futurists - The Movie!
Peace in the FUTURE,
Curtis
From the Editor’s Desk
Greetings Futurelads and lassies! Do we have some mail this week! Rachel from Wilmington writes,
“What’s with the Arthur link?” - Rachel
Rachel, that’s just a little inside joke on Thomas and Suzy’s parts! Here at The Bunker, to sum up the situation we’ve been saying: “how touching,” all week long! And guess what else, we heard from the queen herself, Seka! Referring to our Vega Pornbots, Seka writes,
“I thought this was very funny and is most likely to be in our very near future.” - Seka
The Futurists sure hope so! Be sure to check out Seka’s website. But be warned, it may not be work safe!
РCurtis, Se̱or Editor
From the Editor’s Desk
Salutations and thanks for reading! Here at Futurists HQ, which we fondly call the Bunker, we’re always cooking up ways for more Pornbots. Problem is we’re plum Bo Diddlely out of ideas! And how about that Bo Derrick? Is she a 10 or what! This is why we love getting mail! Be sure sure to keep your peepers peeled for next week’s comic when a grocery bag mishap befalls one of our beloved robots, and Thomas finally asks Suzy out! Way to go Tom-Cat!!!
Curtis, Senior Editor
