This summer, Idris Elba returns as the world's most frugal crime fighter, Hobo Cop. Hoboken’s finest cop is forced out of retirement to save his kidnapped daughter from a South African diplomat's sex trafficking ring. Now it's up to Hobo Cop and a ragtag band of hobo mercenaries to travel to the motherland and get his daughter back. This Fourth of July, Idris Elba hands out the final cup of hobo justice when "Hobo Cop Goes to Africa."
There will be no new issue this year. Due to some personal events that happened near the end of last year I decided to take this year off. Even though I won't be releasing new material this year doesn't mean I am slacking off. I have been hard at work creating and developing material* this year. My goal for next year is to release two issues of the zine. If not two issues then at least a double size issue.
Sorry to disappoint anyone looking forward to reading issue three this year.
Joel
*I already have a notebook's worth of material created and working on another notebook right now. I planning to finish the second notebook around the end of the year.
One Last Job
Joel: “Hey babe, what do you think about this lamp?”
Valerie: “I don’t know, it might be too big.”
Joel: “That’s what she said.”
Valerie: “Oh my God, I can’t believe you’re still doing that’s what she said jokes in 2017.”
Joel: “Okay, I might use that joke a little too much.”
Valerie: “More like way too much.”
Joel: “Okay, fine, I will retire the joke, but one day the joke is going to get an offer too good to refuse. Yeah, the joke knows it’s dangerous, but the money is too good to say no. The joke needs the money to help its formerly estranged daughter open a bed and breakfast upstate. The joke comes out of retirement for one last job and everything goes wrong. The joke is killed by the police after being double-crossed by its former partner, Chuck Norris Facts. The joke dies holding a silver locket with a picture of its daughter as a child in its hands.“
Valerie: “That was one hell of story. I’m truly impressed dear, but there is no way I can fit that big thing in my already tight little trunk.”
Joel: “That’s what she said.”
Valerie: “Oh my God, I hate you so much right now.”
“Questionable Reputation”
Did you know that it is well documented that presidential candidate Joel Barber once was a member of the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Green Party, the Free Masons, the Black Panthers, the Mickey Mouse Club, the NRA, the PLO, NWA, NOW, MADD, Amway, AARP, Black Lives Matter, Hezbollah and Sam’s Club? Is this the kind of man you want running America? Vote Hecht for president. I am Aaron Hecht and I endorse this message.
Truth is Out There
Once I am elected president, my administration will be all about answers and solutions. If the American taxpayer has a question, my administration will find the answer. In my first hundred days, I pledge that my administration will find Tupac and Biggie's killers, bring back our nation's space program to search for aliens, find the person or persons who let the dogs out, find out what really happens when you force seven strangers to work and live together in one house and more.
The truth is out there, and if I am elected president, together we are going to find it.
Vote Joel Barber for President!
Barber 2024!
Big news coming in a few days (we promise)
In a perfect world, ESPN would produce my stage production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet that uses only basketball players-turned-actors as the principal cast.
Joel: “I can sell my zine on Etsy. You know what this means.”
The song “A Whole New World” from Disney’s “Aladdin” starts playing in the background.
Lawyer: “Whoa, whoa, stop the music. Do you know how much that song costs to use? You can’t even afford to think about using that version of that song.”
Joel: “Okay, which version can I use?”
Lawyer: “The karaoke version sung by two very drunk secretaries, Nancy and Sarah.”
Joel: “I don’t know about that. I was kind of going for this thing and I don’t think they can pull it off.”
The Lawyer hands Joel an index card with the price to use the original Disney version of the song.
Joel: “Seriously? Wow, that’s a lot. I don’t even make that in two years. Okay, bring on Nancy and Sarah.”
Nancy and Sarah come out with microphones and drinks in their hands. They are drunk -- not sloppy drunk yet, but close. They start singing “A Whole New World.” Neither of them can sing, but they are trying their best.
Lawyer: “So, what do you think?”
Joel: “I can barely understand a single word coming out of their mouths.”
Lawyer: “And neither can Disney’s lawyers.”
I want to try something different. I want to borrow a concept from the HBO show Mr. Show with Bob and David. The jokes transited into each other through some sort of link (character, theme, subject matter etc). I remember from the DVD commentaries that Bob and David said that this was easier said than done.
I want to try a new format as well, something I'm calling "TV Show Format"
The SUPER limited edition run of issue two, Kaiju in Exile, is here. Due to printer error a run of the second issue of the zine was printed in color. All orders of issue two will get this version until supplies have run out. So order now because this won't happen again.
HALF OFF ALL ORDERS
Use the discount code UNDERPANTS
The code is valid from 11/24/2017 to 11/27/2017 (11:59 pm)
Self Help Breakfast
1. Success and Eggs
2. Pancakes and Positive Thinking
3. What Color is Your Omelet?
4. I’m Okay, You’re Okay, Let’s All Have Some OJ
5. How to Poach Eggs and Influence People
6. He’s Just Not Into Waffles
7. The Seven Pastries of Highly Effective People
8. Leadership Secrets of a Cereal Eater
The store now accepts PayPal
Sorry that I kept you waiting, it's been a wild ride and there were a few times where I didn't think we would get here. Thank you for waiting and believing in me and Million Dollar Underwear Zine.
Issue two "Kaiju in Exile" part two in a three part mini series is now available in the shop section.
Consult Your Doctor
Doctor Cruz: “What seems to be troubling you, Mr. Smith?”
Mr. Smith: “The last few days, I have been having terrible stomach cramps and serious lower back pain.”
Doctor Cruz: “Alright, Mr. Smith, let me take a look at you.”
Mr. Smith: “Okay.”
Doctor Cruz examines Mr. Smith.
Doctor Cruz: “From the outside, you look fine, Mr. Smith. Have you made any major lifestyle changes lately, such as a new diet or exercise program?”
Mr. Smith: “No, not really. Well, I did start walking on sunshine a few weeks ago.”
Doctor Cruz: “Walking on sunshine, oh my God, no. Mr. Smith, how long have you been doing this?”
Mr. Smith: “I don’t know, maybe three or four weeks, tops. It was a little painful at first, but now it’s starting to feel good.”
Doctor Cruz: “Mr. Smith, I want you to listen to me very carefully walking on sunshine is dangerous. If you keep doing this activity, you’re going to die. In fact, I’m not even sure how you’re even alive now. Every time you walk on a ray of sunshine, you increase your chances of getting melanoma and other fatal skin cancers a million times more than by ordinary walking.”
Mr. Smith: “Okay so walking on sunshine is out. What if I start walking on the moon instead? Do you think that is going to be safer, doctor?”
Doctor Cruz: “No, and could you please stop taking fitness advice from ‘80s pop songs?”
Mr. Smith: “What about Let’s Get Physical?”
Doctor Cruz: “Mr. Smith, nobody likes a smart ass.”
More information to come but I will be tabling at Richmond Zinefest again
artwork for issue two by Steve Minty
Cover by Jake Blas
Issue Two Playlist
1. Beastie Boys “To All the Girls”
2. Radiohead “The National Anthem”
3. Nancy and Sarah “A Whole New World”
4. J Dilla “Time Donut of the Heart”
5. Chance the Rapper “Juice”
6. Honey Cone “Want Ads”
7. The Black Eyed Peas “Pump It”
8. Black Rob “Whoa”
9. Black Moon “I Got Cha Opin (Remix)”
10. Black Sheep “Similak Child”
11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Can’t Hold Us”
12. Nas “Got Ur Self A Gun”
13. Mark Ronson “Valerie (Version Revisited)”
14. The Clash “Bank Robber”
15. Katrina & The Waves “Walking on Sunshine”
16. The Police “Walking on the Moon”
17. Olivia Newton-John “Physical”
18. Aqua “Barbie Girl”
19. Calvin Harris “Prayers Up”
20. Hiatus Kaiyote “Nakamarra”
Issue Two Updates
Rewrites are done! The script is done! Now just waiting for the artwork to be finished. Hopefully the new issue will be out by the end of September 2017.
The Million Dollar Underwear Zine team will be at the Richmond Zinefest on September 30, 2017 in Richmond.