[dc]I[/dc] hope you all enjoyed your Christmases. And if you didn’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoyed your week. Enjoyment all around! On to the Friday Six: a list of six links, thoughts, or other stuff.

[ ] Geek Thing of the Week: This Doctor Who Dalek Eye Stalk Flashlight.

dalek eye stalk flashlight

ILLUMINATE! Image via ThinkGeek.

Yes, EXTERMINATE the dark with this darling flashlight. Affix it (responsibly) to your forehead and pretend you are a Dalek (now there’s a way to get out of jury duty).

[ ] Hey! Listen!: I was a guest on the Montreal Sauce podcast.

Listen to the podcast to learn a bit about self-publishing, comedy & ad revenue.

Thanks to Chris and Paul for having me on the show. I miss being on a talk show–but I don’t miss the production side of things. Good times, and good chats. Montreal Sauce on iTunes.

I’m game to appear on a podcast and talk about whatever if any other shows are looking for guests. Skype is a fun thing.

[ ] Hogan’s Alley: I will be appearing in Artist’s Alley at the Michigan State University Comics Forum on Sat., February 22nd.  Expect more posts about this soon as I figure out what to sell, etc.

[ ] Rock and/or Roll: Listening to my vinyl copy of the Rolling Stones’ Tattoo You while I type this post. Yes, I cleaned my office and became inspired to dust off my turntable and flip through my LPs. One thing I like about listening to an album on vinyl is, I can’t skip tracks (easily), so I listen to the entire album (or at least a whole side) in one sitting. Speaking of, time to flip to Side Two.

[ ] Uncle Scrooge! The A.V. Club on DuckTales and Disney’s golden age of TV animation. Seriously, DuckTales is a great show and holds up incredibly well compared to other (non-Disney) shows of the time. The big take away from the article is: DuckTales wasn’t meant as a show to sell toys–it focused on story, not selling.

Rather than creating a show designed to sell toys or act as a lengthy commercial for some other property, DuckTales was meant to tell entertaining stories that would establish Disney as a place for a more sophisticated kind of children’s storytelling. – Todd VanDerWerff

[ ] Make something! Speaking of comic merch, Ryan Estrada with How to Make and Sell Ebooks of Your Comics in Like 12 1/2 Seconds. Seriously, this is a very helpful tutorial and it can apply to more than just comics (writing, photos, whatever).

Today’s Amazon Deals and ThinkGeek Deals
Affiliate Plug: Doctor Who Adipose Plush on ThinkGeek