Probably not, but Chris Hemsworth would love to have his Thor on screen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Too bad Jackman retired the character just before Disney bought Fox and reclaimed the X-Men for Marvel Studios. (hat tip to The Mews)
Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
We’re down to the last five chapters of the book. So far it has been enjoyable. Of course given the last book I looked at so was having my teeth pulled in comparison because I was unconscious at the time. Though now I’m reaching the problem of how to introduce these chapters without giving anything away from the previous chapters (for those who dropped in late) and not keep repeating myself. Really at this point I have nothing more to say. Asimov does a good job at the science part but I thought the character parts were mostly (Benes and Owens aside) better in the movie. The movie also had a sense of urgency the book only occasionally gives us, and it’s usually more about the crew of the Proteus overcoming the latest problem rather than the race to save Benes.
Our team is still racing against time as things keep going wrong. Is it bad coincidences on a first attempt of something new or is there something more sinister going on? Out of communication and low on time, can our heroes still save their patient?
Chapter 14: Lymphatic
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“Oh sure, just blame the guy with heat vision.”
Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1
DC Comics (April, 1994)
WRITER/LAYOUTS: Dan Jurgens
FINISHED ART: Brett Breeding
COLORIST: Greg Wright
SEPARATIONS: Android Images
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Chris Duffy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Frank Pittarese
EDITOR: Mike Carlin
Credits according to the trade collection I’m reviewing from.
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“André the Giant has a Posse” sticker on a stop sign (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Few celebrities had a stronger presence than André René Roussimoff, or as wrestling fans know him, Andre The Giant! However, his large size was as much a problem as it was a spectacle, both in a good and bad way. HBO has released a trailer for an upcoming documentary on the “Eighth Wonder Of The World” both in and out of the squared circle.
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Well, how it started anyway.
What kind of challenge and how will it affect postings this month? Check in later this week. I don’t know if others will try it but it’s something I need to do.
Over at The Clutter Reports I took a look at Block City, a building block construction set that isn’t LEGO but may be more useful to me in future projects. I wonder if anyone else has heard of this one?
Thanks to my friend Sean we have two more issues of the Titan Comics run of Robotech, a two-part story featuring the work of our old pal Simon Furman. Will this be the last of these comics I’ll get? Keep reading this site and find out. In an unrelated story I appear to have run out of backing boards and bags, but I don’t get comics enough to buy more, leaving me one short. Life keeps kicking me in the teeth…which may explain my current dental situation. Back on topic we also have a new Friday Night Fight tournament starting and of course the mystery challenge. What will it be and how will the previously mentioned dental situation factor? Tune in all week for more, plus the next chapter of the Fantastic Voyage novelization. This should be a full week, but hopefully a good one.
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Masters of the Universe: The Super Adventure (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Everyone knows about the three He-Man cartoons that aired on TV but what about the home video exclusives? During the original Masters Of The Universe toyline it wasn’t just the minicomics. DC/Star Comics, newspaper comics, and Filmation series that told the legend of Eternia. Storybooks by various publishers worldwide also put out a series of adventures, and there were numerous audiobooks, each with their own take on the continuity. So there’s pretty much a He-Man multiverse that most of you are unaware of.
Tonight we look at two of those. Golden Books put together a series of videos for their “Golden Book Videos” with the level of animation used in the old The Marvel Superheroes cartoon, only instead of using comic panels they used art and stories from their books. The voice acting is surprisingly decent to good, with earlier tales closer to the toys but shifting to something a bit closer to the TV show. As a bonus we’ll also be looking at an audiobook that uses the Filmation voice actors (including a regular actor as the narrator) but isn’t set in the Filmation continuity. This should be interesting.
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“I forgot how much this hurts!”
Batman: Gotham Adventures #7
DC Comics (December, 1998)
“Dagger’s Secret”
Man, again with the gag credits. It’s a good thing I remember first names from previous issues or look up their reviews to double-check.
WRITER: Ty Templeton
PENCILER: Rich Burchett
INKER: Terry Beatty
COLORIST: Lee Loughridge
LETTERER: Tim Harkins
EDITOR: Darren Vicenzo
