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…this is one fabulous image:
So Daniel Butler, artist of
Copernicus Jones, has been drawing personalized Twitter icons for folks, and, well, you can see what I asked for…and baby,
I sure got it. If you want Mr. Butler to create an icon just for
you, then
hie yourself hither to this site for details and samples!
In other news…I don’t really have an April Fool’s Day post this year, which is only the second AFD I’ve missed, so hey, you know, my record’s still pretty good. Besides, will I ever top this? No sir, I will not.
However, I did add a new category for my previous April Fool’s posts, so you can go enjoy my past glories, back when this website was good. And the 2005 posts may not make sense out of context without seeing this, a screenshot of when pal Dorian and I switched our website templates for the day. …Of course, neither of our sites now look like they did then, so consider the word “context” at its lowest value, if you would.
Also, the joke here is that I included two fake items. …I wonder if anyone out there is still going store to store looking for them?
…Like this one!
Man, who
is Aunt May talking to? I don’t see anyone! She’s asking someone who’s not there to bring her a mop! That’s
hilarious!
And get a load of this!
Doom clearly had someone on his staff specifically for going around his castle and lighting candles in the light fixtures. That’s totally crazy!
What’s going on in this next image?
Why, Archie’s about to be arrested for assaulting those three guys, of course! Boy, is
he in trouble!
And check this out!
Three of the heroes are worried about their wives or girlfriends, while Batman has no woman in his life, and therefore only has to worry about his crimefighting partner, with whom he’s clearly shaken hands following a successful capture of an arch-criminal and passed on the “doom” described by the villain in that panel! Just goes to show you that there’s more than one way these evil fiends can trip up our favorite heroes!
And then in this panel:
…well, actually, I don’t get what’s funny about this one.
So, Diamond Previews, we meet again. Well, I suppose I have to look through you and see what wonders you’re offering this month. And if any of you folks out there in the viewing audience want to follow along with me, grab your own copies of the April 2010 edition and…um, follow along, I guess.
p. 153 – Star Trek Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor #1:
I was all ready to get my nerd on and say “hey, that’s a Puppeteer from Larry Niven’s
Known Space stories!” but when I scanned the pic, I was suddenly able to more easily read the text on the cover there:
Sorry, didn’t feel like scanning it again. It says “With thanks to Larry Niven for the loan.” Ah, well. Still, I probably need to own this.
p. 180 – Brigade #1:
“A complete re-imagining of the original smash series” featuring the villain of Genocide. I don’t know how they’re going to top Genocide’s
previous appearance.
p. 221 – Time Lincoln: Fists of Fürher #1:
It’s too bad I didn’t care for the original
Time Lincoln comic (as reported
here) because normally I’d be all over Lincoln versus Hitler. And let’s face it, all things considered, Hitler was going to pop up in this eventually.
p. 252 – Darkwing Duck #1 The Duck Knight Returns:
Hold on there just a gosh-danged minute. Says here that the writer of this comic is my old pal (and a founding member of the Associated Comics and Pop Culture Webloggers of Ventura County, CA and Outlying Environs)
Ian Brill. Hey, I
know it’s April Fool’s Day…you’re not going to pull one over on me,
Boom! Studios!
p. 254 – Donald Duck #355:
THIS IS A FETISH FOR SOMEONE.
p. 266 – Complete Adventures of the Big Boy Archives Vol. 1:
I find it hard to believe that there would be any demand for this whatsoever. Though I have to admit I can’t wait to see the new Alex Ross cover.
p. 374 – The Twilight Zone Series 1 8-Inch Action Figures:
The action figure translation of the Gremlin, while perhaps accurate, did it no favors, did it?
And from the solicitation info:
“Each exceptionally lifelike character….”
Er, there’s at least one character pictured there for whom the term “lifelike” may not apply….
p. 376 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark 7-Inch Deluxe Action Figure:
Sorry, guys, the dress is molded on.
p. 376 – Tonner DC Stars Power Girl Deluxe Collector Doll:
Power Girl
and Elvira on the same page of
Previews? We’re violating some cleavage zoning laws here, I think.
p. 383 – Watchmen Mez-Itz Figures:
Sooner or later, that one piece of
Watchmen merchandise is going to come out that’s going to make Alan Moore cast that final devastating magical spell that will destroy the world. This is
close. We’re at, like, 11:59 on the Alan Moore Magical Doomsday Clock.
p. 387 – Star Wars Clone Trooper Recon Kit:
Basically a bugjar that’s a Star Wars tie-in in that the Star Wars logo is molded into the plastic. Sure, why not.
p. 394 – Psycho-Man Mini-Bust:
No joke here. Just another sad lament that I do not own a Control-Box like the one he’s holding there. And not a prop one, either…I need one that
works. Science, get crackin’.
p. 397 – Star Wars “Farmboy” Luke Skywalker Mini-Bust:
“BEHOLD my phallic symbol!”
p. 402 – Doom Generation Action Figures:
I have to say this comes as a surprise, though the very idea of the “Pruning Shears Jordan” figure makes me a little queasy. Nice touch having each figure’s retail price be $6.66, however.
p. 406 – The Hoff “In Your Pocket” Talking Keychain:
Plays clips of David Hasselhoff reciting his catch phrases, like “Don’t hassle the Hoff” and “I’m hoff for you,” and hopefully nothing from
this.
p. 406 – Star Wars “In Your Pocket” Talking Keychain:
Unless there’s the Jawa
“Utinni!” sound, I’m not interested.
p. 416 – Star Trek Shirtless Kirk Cologne for Men:
There is nothing that is not fantastic about this. “Set phasers for stunning,” it says on the box, and truer words have never been spoken.
While discussing this at work, I was asked what Shirtless Kirk would smell like. “He would smell like adventure,” I replied.
p. 428 – Dinosaur Monopoly 2010 Edition:
“Go directly to the K–T extinction event…do not pass GO, do not collect $200.”
p. 428 – Elvis Monopoly 2010 Edition:
“Go directly to the toilet…do not pass GO, do not collect $200.”
p. 429 – Family Guy Monopoly 2010 Edition:
“Go directly to the flashback with the pop culture reference…do not pass GO, do not collect $200.”
p. 429 – Nintendo Monopoly 2010 Edition:
“Go directly to the Donkey Kong 22nd level kill screen…do not pass GO, do not collect $200.”
p. 430 – Watchmen Heroclix Collector’s Box Set:
I’m telling you guys…no
Seymour in the set, no deal.
Sterling Says:
There’s a reason I used that pic for Tim.
I found this other webcomic a while back…seems a little familiar, but looked like it might be amusing.
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EDIT (4/2): Good God, did I really type all that? What was I thinking?
Anyway, have some screenshots of the event: 1 2 3 4
§ April 1st, 2007 § Filed under here comes the april fool Comments Off on KEVIN CHURCH FAN CLUB UPDATE #1750
Hey, gang! There’s a whole lot of breaking Kevin Church news, so let’s just jump right in!
- ***ITEM!*** I’m sure you’ve heard the news that Kevin Church is writing (well, they say “co-writing,” as if Kevin Church needs the help) a new series for BOOM! Studios, Cover Girl. Well, if you go to the Official Kevin Church Forum, you can see previews of both issue #1 and #2 in this message thread. It looks fantabulous!
- ***ITEM!*** Kevin Church’s mind is like a race car, always driving at full throttle, always ahead of the pack, always with a little man with a crash helmet inside. Well, that mind has created a new piece of absolute genius: LAWYERBEAR.ORG, featuring his newest character Lawyerbear, “the leader in ursine litigation and defense!” Brilliant! And Kevin Church demonstrates his charitable nature by generously allowing his much less talented friends and miscellaneous hangers-on to provide content for the site. Don’t get me wrong, their contributions are…mildly amusing, but they would be nowhere, nowhere, without the strong leadership and forward thinking of Kevin Church.
- ***ITEM!*** Kevin Church’s online comic strip The Rack is still going strong, so don’t forget to check every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the updates! Also don’t forget to participate in our Kevin Church Fan Club poll: “Is The Rack artist Benjamin Birdie someone Kevin Church allowed to draw his comic strip, or is ‘Benjamin Birdie’ simply a pseudonym for Kevin Church himself, who humbly hides the full extent of his true artistic talent to prevent lesser beings from falling into despair at being unable to match his greatness?”
- ***ITEM!*** I wanted to officially welcome the 5,000th member of the Kevin Church Fan Club, having joined up just yesterday. M. S. Erling from downtown Canada, congratulations! Your fan club materials are winging their way through our respective post offices, even as I type this!
- ***ITEM!*** Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to my Kevin Church fan fic — “Kevin Church Vs. Spike Merling: Butter-Wrassling ’06” — I am currently in the process of composing a new epic fan fic titled “Kevin Church and Ike Terlin, Best Friends Forever, Battle the Invading Menace of the Moon Men Invasion from Mars.” It’s a real ripsnorter, and it’s got even more of what you liked from my first story! More fistfights! More aliens! More hugging! More oils and perfumes! More car chases! I can only hope you’ll find as much pleasure in it as I do!
- ***ITEM!*** The May 1st deadline is approaching fast for the Annual Kevin Church Look-a-like Contest! Are you lucky enough to resemble the glorious, shining visage of Kevin Church? Then bust out your Polaroid and send us the proof, babycakes! The top three placers in last year’s contest (Mick Starling, Mitch Stebbling, and Matt Lingster) are this year’s judges…maybe you can be a judge for next year’s event!
- ***ITEM!*** The new Kevin Church fan club t-shirts are just about ready to roll out, so start saving your pennies, kids, because you’re gonna want to be the first one on your block to have one of these beauties:
There’s still some tweaking to be done…well, just to our design, not to Kevin Church, who has already achieved perfection.
Okay, guys, that’s all this time! Hopefully I’ll have big news about the Kevin Church action figures and bobbleheads for the next update…but until then, as always, keep on Churchin’!
EDIT (4/2): Here’s a screenshot of the site’s April Fool’s makeover:
§ April 1st, 2005 § Filed under here comes the april fool Comments Off on More Wildcat links than you can shake a whisker at.
There are several biographies of Ted Grant, AKA Wildcat, available online.
This page has a biography as well, but also includes what seems to be a chronological listing of Wildcat’s comic book appearances (as of 2002).
One more bio…this time for the Justice League Unlimited version of the character, complete with screenshots.
Here are some short synopses of a couple early Wildcat stories…
…or you can enjoy this Golden Age Wildcat story, drawn by Bernie Krigstein.
Wildcat meets Dr. Fate, as presented by Fred Hembeck.
A Wildcat skin for your Sims.
A review of the DC Direct action figure.
Take a look at some cool custom action figures as well.
Proposed contents for the theoretical Wildcat DC Archives.
Black Panther versus Wildcat — who will win? Who?
Role playing game stats for Villains & Vigilantes, Champions, Godlike, and Classic Marvel Super Heroes (near bottom of page).
And, of course, Wildcat Micro Heroes.
from Wildcat’s very first appearance in Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942, reprinted 2000) by Bill Finger & Irwin Hasen
§ April 1st, 2005 § Filed under here comes the april fool Comments Off on Subtext? What subtext? – Special Men at Sea Edition!
from Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942, reprinted 2000) by Gardner Fox & Sheldon Moldoff
from More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941, reprinted 2001) by Mort Weisinger & Paul Norris
§ April 1st, 2004 § Filed under here comes the april fool Comments Off on All Gambit, all the time.
A good place to start to learn about the Ragin’ Cajun would be here, at Cajun Country, which features a complete (as of ’99) biography of Remy, plus a bonus biography of his one true love, Rogue.
You may find the wit, wisdom, and bon mots of Gambit here at The Quotable Gambit.
Those of you who are fans of the Champions superhero role playing game can find Gambit stats here.
Ozfigures.com posts their review of the Marvel Legends Gambit figure. This figure must be enormously popular…I see more of these on the shelves at our local toy store than any other Marvel figure!
Our Spanish-speaking friends will enjoy this nicely-designed site about Gambit and Rogue…be sure to check out the special feature on their costumes!
The Superhero Dictionary provides an entry on Gambit that not only explains who Gambit is, but also provides the actual definition of the word “gambit.” Your choice of WAV or Realaudio files provides the correct pronunciation.
When the comic books just aren’t enough…the fans step up and provide further adventures of our favorite mutant right here.
Japan loves Gambit, too!
Here’s another fanfic, featuring a crossover between the X-Men and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman…with lots of Gambit action!
I don’t know why you’d want to dress up characters from the Daria cartoon as Gambit and Jubilee, but here you go (about halfway down the page).
What th–?? A Gambit site that doesn’t like Rogue? How can this be?
Young Gambit fans might enjoy printing out this page to color.
People seem to like to dress up as Gambit, and really, who can blame them? Take a look here at this nicely done costume.
Artist John Watkins-Chow presents a couple interesting interpretations of Gambit and Rogue (and plenty of other X-Men).
If you’re like me, there’s nothing you want more than to see Gambit in the third X-Men movie…but only if his romance with Rogue plays out just as it does in the comics! Go here to sign the online petition – you know as well as I do that there’s nothing Hollywood respects more than an online petition, so get over there and sign already!
