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 final meeting of the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, horror, fantasy, and roleplaying club. Although the series never developed beyond the pilot, the pilot episode was acclaimed for its sharp, nerdy pop culture based humor. 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. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. With jason harris, troy metcalf, larc spies, corey brill. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics. This is the final portion of the pilot to the show welcome to eltingville which never made it to adult swims lineup. His most wellknown works are the comic books milk and cheese and dork. Dorkin talks about what the future holds for the tv show and the comics. I suppose the first thing to say about eltingville is it has a very, very limited audience. 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. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville club.
The series ran in his comic books dork and house of fun before it received a. 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. Although only the premiere episode has aired on cartoon networks adult swim, welcome to eltingville based on the dark horse comic series created by. The eltingville club viewcomic reading comics online for. Check out inspiring examples of welcometoeltingville artwork on deviantart, and get inspired by our community of talented artists. Feb 26, 2002 the future of eltingville on tv and in comics. The main commercial area of eltingville extends down richmond avenue, with offshoots heading north on amboy road and hylan boulevard.
Eltingville was adapted into a pilot for cartoon networks adult swim programming block in 2002, but was not picked up for an official series. Ten years after the clubs breakup, bill, josh, pete, and jerry unexpectedly reunite at the san diego comiccon. The communitys main business district sprang up around the railroad station. With sarah dyer, ive written for several animated t. 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. 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. After twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and. Welcome to eltingville 2002, chuck sheetz the stop button. The worst nerds imaginable form a club dedicated to comic books, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying.
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. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Anyway, this is probably the one episode thats most about the comic book guys actual comic book store, so this where i use this. Petes the thing with two heads bootleg resin kit prop design for the welcome to eltingville adult swim pilot. The eltingville club kindle edition by dorkin, evan. 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. 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. I also write comic books beasts of burden, calla cthulhu, and have written for a few t. It is located on staten islands south shore, immediately to the south of great kills and north of annadale. Explore best welcometoeltingville art on deviantart.
Eltingville club one shot discount comic book service. A secret staten island cartoon secret staten island. It was the southern terminus of the staten island railway until 1860, when the line was extended to tottenville. In eltingville club, the worst nerds in the world have grown up. Finally, secretary of comic books and president of the eltingville club bills mom throws them out of the house. Welcome to eltingville 2002 is an animated comedy program based off of eltingville stories from the evan dorkin comic book, dork. After twenty years, three eisner awards, and a smattering of hate mail, the eltingville comic book, sciencefiction, fantasy, horror, and roleplaying club is. First appearing in 1993 in dark horses instant piano anthology, evan dorkins eltingville club has gone one to appear in his comic book, dork. This week cbr news presents part ii of that interview. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics smackdown and an afterword about the 2002 adult swim animated pilot. Secretary of comic books and president of the eltingville club bills mom throws them out of the house.
Big thanks to pal bob for his very kind words on that essay. I dont know how many previous stories there have been and im not going to look it up because i. Also features the northwest comix collective altcomics smackdown and an afterword about the. Ten years after the clubs breakup, bill, josh, pete, and jerry unexpectedly reunite at the san diego comic con. 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 takes place in eltingville, staten island, focuses on the lives of. 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. And though this pretty much establishes the pattern of all eltingville club adventures only the reasons for the fights change, with occasional. The final meeting of the eltingville comic book, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and roleplaying club. 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. More funpoking at the geeknerd lifestyle with the triviaoff. The misadventures of four boys who are big fans of comic books. The eltingville club by evan dorkin, hardcover barnes. Eltingville also referred to as the eltingville club is the name given to a series of comics created by evan dorkin. 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. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville. Can the biggest fan event of the year survive a decade of pentup nerd rage. Eltingville is the name given to a series of comics created by evan dorkin.
Welcome to eltingville is an animated comedy pilot created by evan dorkin based on his comic book series eltingville. 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. 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. The misadventures of four boys who are big fans of comic books, toys, trading cards, and science fiction. 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. Although only the premiere episode has aired on cartoon networks adult swim, welcome to eltingville based.
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. 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. Obsessive cartoonist disorder more welcome to eltingville. The eltingville club 2014 comic read the eltingville club 2014. Tales of an obsessed comics geek, part ii nik dirga.
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. 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. Want to discover art related to welcometoeltingville. So if the one in charge of the base material also adapts his own material, i usually expect something better than these approximately 22. The series ran in his comic books dork and house of fun before it received a twoissue run through dark horse comics in 2014. Eltingville is a neighborhood in the staten island borough of new york city, united states. 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. 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. 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. Jul 11, 2019 none of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. 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. Its where your interests connect you with your people.
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