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Via pal JP, an eBay auction for a poster for another unauthorized and completely insane Batman movie, right up there with James Batman, Batman Fights Dracula, and Alyas Batman and Robin.
Via pal JP, an eBay auction for a poster for another unauthorized and completely insane Batman movie, right up there with James Batman, Batman Fights Dracula, and Alyas Batman and Robin.
You like the new comics, hmmmmm?
In other news:
New theory on the Identity Crisis killer, hashed out with pal Corey: Bat-Mite! Who else could get past all the security equipment? And how does he benefit? By putting together a mystery that only his hero Batman can solve! See, it all fits!
Wow! Ed cuts to the chase about the perceived direct correlation between the low quality of certain comics and articles written about same.
In 1978, a young Will Pfeiffer, inspired by the recently-released Star Wars, creates his own comic book: Space Force Frog!
** Of course, people can ask me the same thing about Liberty Meadows.
Lots more information on this remarkably non-politically correct character can be found at the excellent Toonopedia. This comic book is actually a collection of reprints of a comic strip, and as much as I like old strips, I am woefully uninformed regarding them. Therefore, it comes as a surprise to learn in that Toonopedia article that the Big Chief Wahoo strip, which was originally The Great Gusto, eventually became Steve Roper and Mike Nomad!
And, just for the heck of it, here are some Big Chief Wahoo gum packages.
Via pal JP – Superhero Food Commercials! The Hawkman commercial is still a favorite of mine.
Spotted in The Sock Drawer – some slightly better cast pictures from the Fantastic Four movie. They’d better tape up the Thing’s left wrist…ouch! And the more I think about it, the more I wonder how they’re going to get away with Mr. Fantastic’s stretching power without the movie being laughed off the screen. Hoo boy.
This fellow has gone through DC’s Who’s Who series issue by issue, with commentary…starts here, continues here, here, here, here, and I’ll let you seek out the other entries. He also did the first five issues of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe here, here, here, here, and here (he completely has the right attitude about Galactus).
A website chock full of X-Men fan art and fan fiction…Disco Dazzler is my favorite, and the “Rogue KISS Doll” page hurts my head. There’s oh so much more, but it’ll feel like I’m picking on people if I keep pointing things out. Oh, and apparently X-Day is officially celebrated on September 23rd…I’d better get out my “Happy Belated X-Day” cards.
Milo George has reached Part the Hundredth of that darn Last Road Home. Somehow this has something to do with Endemic Treponematosis.
In the world of the Associated Comics And Pop Culture Webloggers of Ventura County, CA And Outlying Environs*, Pal Ian continues his look at the work of Howard Chaykin, this time focusing on Blackhawk, pal Corey has discovered a possible connection between the Hulk’s Leader and our own Fearless Leader, pal Dorian has a brief look at what is and is not selling at our shop (and also wishes boyfriend Pete a happy birthday — happy birthday, Peter!), pal Tom is watching TV until his eyeballs fall out, and pal Sean is on semi-hiatus as his impending marriage…um, impends, I guess.
Speaking of me and my pals, it appears that Yoko Ono is currently getting more votes than our little band of misfits in that “Who’s the Identity Crisis Killer?” poll on The Comic Treadmill. Ahem.
What can you really say about the Swamp Thing puzzle (from RoseArt, a company that’s gone on to license slightly more profitable characters)? It’s got a hundred “fully interlocking” pieces (I know I’d be pretty steamed if none of the pieces fit together), and you get that great picture you see on the box lid once you’ve assembled it. (And before you ask…yes, I once spent about 15 minutes or so assembling the puzzle. I’m a lonely, lonely man.) I’m fairly certain that not once in the comic did Swamp Thing fire a weapon even remotely like that, um, log-lasso cannon-thing. And I’m sure giving the Native American chararacter (who’s already saddled with the name “Tomahawk”) a giant crossbow-gun that shoots huge Indian arrowheads isn’t demeaning at all.
The Swamp Thing Colorfo…er, “Presto Magix” set (also from RoseArt) lets kids create their own exciting Swamp Thing adventures with a whole seven different Colorf plastic removeable stickers. Now, I don’t really see the potential for a whole lot of exciting adventures in combining the stickers they give you:
Quite frankly, they all look like they’re dancing. That Swampy in the lower left corner is “raising the roof” or something, as you kids say.
Here’s the equally-exciting background:
Ah, yes, the ever-popular “Romantic Swampland at Dusk” setting, certain to fire children’s imaginations with visions of action and derring-do. However, maybe I’m being a little hard on the “Presto-Magix” set…when I was a kid, one of my favorite toys was the Evel Knievel Colorforms set, and I played with that thing until it fell apart. Maybe I’m too old to appreciate the play-potential for the Swamp Thing Presto-Magix set.
But then again, just look at the Evel Knievel Colorforms:
That thing comes with a ton more stickers, with a lot more variety…you could have Evel completely dismembered, flaming pieces strewn across the track in the aftermath of some horrible motorcycle-stunt mishap! (Er…not that I ever did that.) What does the Swamp Thing set get you? A bunch of characters waving their hands around and pointing things at each other. Feh…today’s (well, 1991’s) kids got rooked.
Because you demanded it:
You can see the Mighty Mouse Crisis on Infinite Earths tribute cover here…it’s from the Homages page at the excellent George Perez fan site.
Ack! No new Justice League Unlimited last night! But I did finally see, thanks to the Netflix, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, the latest installment in the Batman: The Animated Series feature-length (well, 75 minutes, anyway) films. The animation was nice and clear, if not very smooth…near the beginning, the character of Kathy Duquesne is shown with a hip-wiggling walk that’s supposed to be sexy, but looks more like her legs are out of joint. Plus, there are some scenes where the action sequences look more like you’re watching a flip-book. And is every road in Gotham City elevated? Otherwise, the actual “mystery” of the Batwoman is played out nicely, with a twist that I half-suspected at the beginning, didn’t think they’d do, then was surprised when they did it anyway. The villains of the piece (the Penguin, Rupert Thorne, and an arrival later in the film) don’t exactly inspire a lot of interest, though I suppose they can’t draw from the Joker well every time. And it was nice to hear David Odgen Stiers as the Penguin.
One of the bonus features is the much-praised short “Chase Me,” which focuses on what Bruce Wayne would rather be doing instead of being trapped at some socialite gathering: chasing Catwoman through the streets of Gotham. The gimmick is that there is no dialogue or sound effects…the only soundtrack is a musical accompaniment, which is quite effective. You can see some screen grabs from the short here.
Overall — heck, worth a rental.
In other news:
Also, Comic Treadmill has put up a new poll asking who you think is the mystery killer in Identity Crisis. One option is we members of the Associated Comics And Pop Culture Webloggers of Ventura County California And Outlying Environs (which is, as always, ACAPCWOVCCAOE for short)…so of course, that’s the one I voted for, and far be it for me to perhaps suggest that others do the same, if you know what’s good for you. I mean, at least get us more votes than Yoko Ono!
The fact that there’s someone willing to go out in public dressed in a Thanos costume proves to me that there is still beauty in this world.
I can’t stop looking at Firestorm’s big flaming head, either. It’s hypnotic.
About Comics’ forthcoming publication It’s Only A Game, reprinting the little-seen comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and Jim Sasseville, is now available for preorder. (Buying it through this link gives a little chunk o’change to publisher Nat Gertler.)