A nice Teddy and the Yeti review, plus other references

I was recently made aware of this review for the first three issues of Teddy and the Yeti; John Norris at the "Comics in the Classroom" website was gracious enough to talk a little bit about the series and he had some nice things to say - and he noted the fact that the title is cool if for no other reason than the way it sounds...which, come on, is absolutely correct!  You can read the full review here.  Check it out!

Speaking of online references to Teddy and the Yeti, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention some of the other folks who are helping spread the word about the characters and the book:

- Henry at the "I Love the Yeti" blog has been a big supporter of Teddy and the Yeti, posting updates about the book and Wagon Wheel's convention appearances.  If you haven't been to the site yet, check it out, if for nothing else than the sheer volume of yeti references collected.

Teddy and the Yeti centric blogs can be found here, here, here, here, here and here!

- Xavier at the "My Paper Heroes" blog created Teddy and the Yeti paper heroes and wrote a nice article about them (and the book) here.  As I've mentioned before, this very website has had a lot of traffic flow over to here from the link Xavier has on his site, so do me a favor and reciprocate.  There are a lot of really cool paper heroes you can download and build over there, so be prepared to find a new obsession.

Click here to download Ted's paper hero!
Click here to download the Yeti's paper hero!

- Yesterday's blog about Superman ice cream (I had some immediately after writing it, by the way) reminded me of the blogs I wrote at intermittent times for the blog "The Grouchy Gastronome".  Regular columns on that site have been put on hiatus for a while (WHY?!?), but it's still worth checking out to see some angry writing about food.

If anyone would like to read what I wrote for the website, you can find my posts here, here, here, here, here, here and here!

- Also...um...I'm trying to shoehorn this in here, of course.  But I'm allowed to do that.  Since we're talking about other websites with references to Teddy and the Yeti, why not plug my online sketch comedy show, Franks and Beans?  Why not, indeed?!  Here's an episode with a cameo of the first issue of Teddy and the Yeti - I think I already posted the original episode, so this time I'll go with the episode commentary, which is equally as hilarious.  Well, it's funny, in any case.  Oh hell, just watch the video:

F.O.Y...yi yi!

Let me first point out that this is the most ingenious blog title I've ever come up with. So enjoy it!

Nemacolin Woodlands is a resort area located south of Pittsburgh near my old hometown. Fayette County is a rather economically depressed area, so it's an odd juxtaposition to have a five-star hotel and resort nearby catering to political dignitaries, sports figures and celebrities, though it does make for some interesting news headlines from time to time (such as when the founder and owner gets married...AGAIN).

As Nemacolin Woodlands and 84-Lumber founder Joe Hardy continue to be the only game in town, so to speak, the number of facilities at the secluded retreat grow in conjunction. "The Wildside" is one of their newest attractions, and it seems as impressive in its offerings as the other themed areas, featuring bowling alleys, pool tables, an indoor climbing wall and a few dozen arcade games.

The mascot of the Wildside, as it turns out, is a Yeti. Why? It does seem a bit tangential...I mean, I guess the Yeti supposedly lives in the wild...but so do pretty much all animals. I guess the Yeti, being a mythical creature and all, has that attraction to it. If you sign up for their newsletter, you become a Friend of Yeti (is that its name??), which, again, seems like they pulled it out of nowhere with no regard for acronyms that also spell things or at least could conceivably be a word. ("I can't wait to be a FOY!" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.)

A friend of mine handed me the notepad you see pictured at top. He was distressed because he thought that Nemacolin Woodlands ripped me off in the depiction of their Yeti. In truth, the comic book Yeti is designed after the fairly consistent general legendary depiction, as is this mascot Yeti, so there's obviously no foul there. But it is interesting that the resort 20 miles from home decided to use a "thumbs up!" Yeti as their logo.

As Mr. Hardy and Nemacolin Woodlands have billions of dollars in funding, I'm open to a sponsorship deal. MAKE IT HAPPEN!