Petes the thing with two heads bootleg resin kit prop design for the welcome to eltingville adult swim pilot. Feb 19, 2006 this is the final portion of the pilot to the show welcome to eltingville which never made it to adult swims lineup. And though this pretty much establishes the pattern of all eltingville club adventures only the reasons for the fights change, with occasional. Ten years after the clubs breakup, bill, josh, pete, and jerry unexpectedly reunite at the san diego comiccon.
Although the series never developed beyond the pilot, the pilot episode was acclaimed for its sharp, nerdy pop culture based humor. The eltingville club by evan dorkin, hardcover barnes. Eltingville is the name given to a series of comics created by evan dorkin. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Finally, secretary of comic books and president of the eltingville club bills mom throws them out of the house. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics. After twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying club is finally breaking up. A secret staten island cartoon secret staten island. First appearing in 1993 in dark horses instant piano anthology, evan dorkins eltingville club has gone one to appear in his comic book, dork. Although only the premiere episode has aired on cartoon networks adult swim, welcome to eltingville based. The communitys main business district sprang up around the railroad station. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics smackdown and an afterword about the. Welcome to eltingville 2002 is an animated comedy program based off of eltingville stories from the evan dorkin comic book, dork.
I wrote in part one about the thrill of the hunt, of trying to find my comics in a small mountain town where shops came and went like the wind. One of my favorite stupid things to draw for the show, i wanted to have this thing pop up in the show from time to time as a cursed object, especially in an episode called the fan with two heads. The eltingville club viewcomic reading comics online for. When bills dream job in a comic shop turns into a nightmare for the club, more than bridges and membership cards are burned in a fiery, fantastic finale.
Last week welcome to eltingville creator evan dorkin talked to cbr news about the inspiration for the eltingville club and the process of bringing the caustic strip to animated life. Welcome to eltingville 2002, chuck sheetz the stop button. Outside the obligatory references to comic books, tv shows, and movies including pop culture references that went obscure, the whole pilot is pretty much this. Apr 23, 2014 after twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying club is finally breaking up. Evan dorkin talks about the upcoming welcome to eltingville coming in march on cartoon network, discussing whats different from the comic, where eltingville came from and what its like working on an animated project all your own. Feb 26, 2002 the future of eltingville on tv and in comics. It was premiered in the united states on march 3, 2002, on cartoon networks late night programming block, adult swim, but was not picked up for a full series.
Although only the premiere episode has aired on cartoon networks adult swim, welcome to eltingville based on the dark horse comic series created by. Welcome to eltingville takes place in eltingville, staten island, and focuses on the lives of four teenage boys. Want to discover art related to welcometoeltingville. Can the biggest fan event of the year survive a decade of pentup nerd rage. In the second of our two part interview with creator evan dorkin he discusses what the future holds for the upcoming eltingville television show as well as how much longer well see these characters in the comics. His most wellknown works are the comic books milk and cheese and dork. Obsessive cartoonist disorder more welcome to eltingville. Secretary of comic books and president of the eltingville club bills mom throws them out of the house. More funpoking at the geeknerd lifestyle with the triviaoff. It was the southern terminus of the staten island railway until 1860, when the line was extended to tottenville. Check out inspiring examples of welcometoeltingville artwork on deviantart, and get inspired by our community of talented artists. Bill dickey, josh levy, pete dinunzio and jerry stokes, all members of the eltingville club, who have shared interests in comic books and science fiction, among other things. Dorkin talks about what the future holds for the tv show and the comics. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics smackdown and an afterword about the 2002 adult swim animated pilot.
Tales of an obsessed comics geek, part ii nik dirga. After twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and. The main commercial area of eltingville extends down richmond avenue, with offshoots heading north on amboy road and hylan boulevard. I dont know how many previous stories there have been and im not going to look it up because i. Eltingville was adapted into a pilot for cartoon networks adult swim programming block in 2002, but was not picked up for an official series. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville.
The series ran in his comic books dork and house of fun before it received a twoissue run through dark horse comics in 2014. Big thanks to pal bob for his very kind words on that essay. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville club. He even gets a few digs in at indie comics, which without a doubt is a mix of selfdeprecation, and a stitch of frustration at the limited popularity of such books.
Ive only had one encounter with evan dorkins the eltingville club and that was one of his short stories in the pages of dark horse comics presents. We produced an adult swim pilot based on the eltingville comics called welcome to eltingville, and we wrote several episodes of the childrens series yo gabba gabba. The final meeting of the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, horror, fantasy, and roleplaying club. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Welcome to eltingville is an animated comedy pilot created by evan dorkin based on his comic book series eltingville. The eltingville club kindle edition by dorkin, evan. Explore best welcometoeltingville art on deviantart. The series is based around creator evan dorkins comic book dork it follows the lives of four members of the eltingville club, bill dickey, josh levy, pete. Jul 11, 2019 none of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Originally called south side, and later seaside, the neighborhood owes its present name to a prominent family by the name of elting which settled there in the early 19th century. The misadventures of four boys who are big fans of comic books, toys, trading cards, and science fiction. Eltingville club one shot discount comic book service. This week cbr news presents part ii of that interview. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville club 2014.
Welcome to eltingville theme song internet archive. When bills dream job in a comic shop turns into a nightmare for the club, more than bridges and membership cards are burned in a. The misadventures of four boys who are big fans of comic books. The eltingville club feels like a huge spotlight thrown on the hobby in a time where hotbutton social issues seem to hit comic book social media at a weekly clip. I suppose the first thing to say about eltingville is it has a very, very limited audience. Eltingville is a neighborhood in the staten island borough of new york city, united states. After twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying club is.
Instead it is a grim,lusterless, pizza stained, comedic mirror starring at ugly side of fandom and revealing the pasty, malnourished, rude, belligerent, socially inept, unabashedly grizzly basement dwellers that lie within. Welcome to eltingville is an animated short film from 2002 directed by then not yet emmy winner chuck sheetz and written by evan dorkin and he is also the one who wrote the comic book this is based on. And though this pretty much establishes the pattern of all eltingville club adventures only the reasons for the fights change, with occasional alternate locales, dorkin has an endless supply of jabs to take at fandom, and each one. The series ran in his comic books dork and house of fun before it received a. The worst nerds imaginable form a club dedicated to comic books, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying. It was premiered in the united states on march 3, 2002, on cartoon networks late night programming block, adult swim, but was not picked up for a full series welcome to eltingville takes place in eltingville, staten island, and focuses on the lives of four teenage boys. Welcome to eltingville takes place in eltingville, staten island, focuses on the lives of. Thanks to the wonders of youtube, you can see the only episode ever made of welcome to eltingville, the animated show based on a series called the eltingville fan club featured in evan dorkins. It is located on staten islands south shore, immediately to the south of great kills and north of annadale. With jason harris, troy metcalf, larc spies, corey brill.
Thanks to the wonders of youtube, you can see the only episode ever made of welcome to eltingville, the animated show based on a series called. Eltingville also referred to as the eltingville club is the name given to a series of comics created by evan dorkin. I also write comic books beasts of burden, calla cthulhu, and have written for a few t. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users.
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