h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"...that a rabid man cannot bear to look at his own reflection in the mirror..."

Couldn't the origin of this belief be found somewhere else?
Rabid animals or people would most likely suffer from aquaphobia (fear of water), and in those days (when mirrors were not exactly necessary utensils), people often used flat containers with water, or bodies of water, to look at their reflections.

...that the vampire myths came from people who had anemia,
not rabies...

But still, it's the rabid ones that go around biting others...

Poor Vlad Dracule!!!!!!

I never imagined he had rabies!!



Trin

'Vat'f noffing!" Vlad said, foaming redly at his mouth...

...seem 2 know alot around vampires...


should I start worrying???

Trin

Only about my reading-habits maybe...
Although I AM an insomniac and prefer my steak rare! Maybe I should start worrying myself?

Oh dear...
you should start playing "Masquarade" or something.. you sound like me in me teens...


which is fairely enought near... and still buggin me!

Try reading Dampire Stillbonr (comic) or you have already?????



Trin

I used to buy and read lots of comics, even though American comics are fairly hard to come by in Belgium.
My favourite series (Grendel, Swamp Thing, Sandman, Doom Patrol, ...) have all been cancelled or discontinued for one reason or another, so I simply stopped buying other ones.

Nice, sounding like a teen when I'll be 40 next year! It proves I'm right about age being something in your head!

Sandman was very very very very cool..Neil Gaimann produces amazing fiction..especially in the Sandman series...His collaboration with Terry Pratchett..Good Omens..was good as well

whats that about Pratchett and Gaiman!??!

Pratchett and Gaiman collaborated to make the book Good Omens...or sort of humourous take on the apocalypse (ala Robert Rankin's armageddon series) with some very dark and gaiman like imagery. How about an excerpt from the books 'About the author' section to provide an insight into the work they did (its a great book incidentally..and I'm reaiding from my signed copy (albeit only signed by Pratchett)
"Terry pratchett gets up early in the mornings, Neil Gaiman early in the afternoons. This book was created in the four or five hours every day when both of them were awake"...I don't know why but i kinda like that..the picture in the front cover looks suitably mysterious and ominous as well..which is cool..i strongly advise you read it if you're a fan of either of these authors..i mean..its probably more pratchett than gaiman as far as the writing is concerned...which seems most obvious during the humourous narrative...but Gaiman had a strong influence that is apparent..to be honest this is my favourite Pratchett work. Better than Discworld...just.

ok.. Im not jealous...



on second though YES I AM!
Never heard about that book before, Im going to go buy it ASAP!

Only thing is, those kind of books, and comic books, usually don't get around to my country that easily... I have to wait...

What country is that..incidentally.
Good Omens is not a graphic novel..its a standard novel
If you can get Discworld you can probably get Good Omens..yuou'll love it

I live in Greece.

In Athens there are only 2 stores that sell comic books and graphic novels and they are Soooo expensive!

I tried getting them by Amazon, but it takes 3-6 months to deliver...

I'll keep an eye out or order it... I MUST get it!