“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest #12

I’ve already reviewed the first 11 issues but this one got lost in my collection. It’s time to complete this series.

“It might be easier to just buy a new cell phone.”

The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest #12

FINAL ISSUE

Dark Horse (September, 1997)

“The Eyes Of Rapa Nui”

WRITER: James Vance

ARTIST: Francisco Solano Lopez

COLORIST: Harold MacKinnon

COVER ARTIST: Paul Chadwick

COVER COLORIST: Chris Chalenor

LETTERER: Tracey Hampton-Munsey

DESIGNER: Amy Arendts

ASSISTANT EDITOR: David Land

EDITOR: Philip Amara

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BW’s Morning Article Link: Battlestar Galactica Crosses Over With…Itself?

Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)

Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Now it’s just getting stupid! Dynamite is planning a crossover between the classic and rebooted Battlestar Galactica shows in a new miniseries. Why? Even if you like both shows did you really ask for this? Not to mention the classic only fans and re-imagining only fans are only going to like this if it makes the other show look bad while theirs looks good, and will hate it if one is done more like the latter. Could this work? Maybe, but I really don’t care. I don’t want to make the new show look bad and I don’t care to compare the two versions. I have a preference and I’m not changing my mind, and I probably won’t be the only one on either side. Just….why?

The Disney/Fox Deal: Why Did It Happen?

20th Century Fox CGI logo used from 1994 to 20...

20th Century Fox CGI logo used from 1994 to 2010; still used on 20th Century Fox websites. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Disney continues to absorb other companies and build its empire. First it was Marvel Comics, then Lucasfilm. (Do they own Indiana Jones now, too? All you here about is they own Star Wars but didn’t they buy all of Lucasfilm?) Now they’ve taken the entertainment wing of Fox, which includes longtime movie company 20th Century Fox, the Fox TV Networks, and their portion of Hulu. And since Disney bought Capital Cities, and thus ABC and ESPN, they now own more of Hulu. They have a huge empire right now.

But why did Disney buy Fox and why did Fox go along with it, keeping only their news and sports services? Midnight’s Edge has a few ideas, and I have some of my own thoughts beyond that. And online streaming may play a huge part.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Thunderbolts #12

“Now to make Kevin Feige do my character properly!”

Thunderbolts #12

Marvel Comics (March, 1998)

“Endgame”

WRITER: Kurt Busiek

PENCILER: Mark Bagley

INKERS: Vince Russell, Scott Hanna, Larry Mahlstadt, & Greg Adams

COLORIST: Joe Rosas

LETTERER: Dave Lanphear

EDITOR: Tom Brevoort

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BW’s Morning Article Link: Guilty Pleasure Versus Junk Food

Who's Guilty?

Who’s Guilty? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I personally reject the idea of a “guilty” pleasure. If I enjoy something, even if it’s dumb, what do I have to feel guilty about. I mean, look at some of the stuff I’ve defended in the past nine years! But for the rest of you, what qualifies as a “guilty pleasure” and has the term lost it’s meaning? Chris Voyage at Galvanic chimes in on his perspective on guilty pleasures, “junk food” entertainment, and popcorn movies.

Chapter By Chapter: Fantastic Voyage novelization ch. 11

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.

Last time the crew came up with a solution to continue on their mission, although the reason why wasn’t as satisfactory as the movie because it had more confrontation and less working together to a common goal. Nobody looked good in the book but they did in the movie. When Asimov uses the power of the novel to his advantage things work well, but there are times the movie did it better, or at least better to me.

Now the mission can continue to destroy the blood clot, but what other hidden dangers, both within and…the other within will our heroes face next?

Chapter 11: Capillary

It’s a long way there, you…no, never mind. I’m thinking of someplace else.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Nightwing #3 (miniseries)

Well that was a short miniseries.

Nightwing #3

DC Comics (November, 1995)

“The Oubliette”

WRITER: Denny O’Neil

PENCILER: Greg Land

INKER: Mike Sellers

COLORIST: Cathi Bertrand

LETTERER: John Costanza

ASSISTANT EDITOR: Keri Kowalski

EDITOR: Pat Garrahy

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