{"id":986,"date":"2012-05-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:35:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:35:40","slug":"may-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"May the Fourth…!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Saturday the fifth of May – it’s not just for whackin’ pinatas this year<\/a>. It’s also the first Saturday in May, which means it’s Free Comic Book Day!<\/a> Check the site for your nearest participating comic shop.<\/p>\n

A perfect time to catch up on all the characters in The Avengers, no? You do realize the movie is a compilation of the last four superhero movies produced in the last year, all based on comic book characters…?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, today badly punning geeksters everywhere acknowledge – it’s Star Wars Day! … May the Fourth be with you!<\/p>\n

<\/a>Okay, okay, you can stop beating your head against the keyboard. I know the pun was bad… <\/p>\n

I can’t take it back, though. Star Wars remains one of the deepest, most common roots of an 80’s American childhood — often parodied, re-interpretated, and re-watched. The latest incarnation of the epic series is just way, way too cute. From the ever-fabulous Chronicle Books<\/a> comes DARTH VADER AND SON<\/i>, by humorist, father, and cartoonist Jeffrey Brown. Now you can imagine the phrase, “Luke… I am your father,” as the exasperated reminder from a parent about who’s boss.<\/p>\n

A perfect Father’s Day gift for the long-suffering Sith Lord parent in your life?<\/p>\n

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More fun images from the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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