Coca-Cola Christmas truck (on the Striezelmarkt in Dresden) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Like or hate Coca-Cola (I’m a Coke guy myself…when there’s no Dr. Pepper around) they found a way to make themselves part of Christmas, and probably defined the Santa Claus look we know today in their print ads. However, they made some good TV ads as well, like the “Holiday Caravan” ads. Surprisingly there are very few of them but credit the director for how they used Christmas lights in there.
When last we saw the crew of the Proteus nobody else could really see them. We finished the miniaturization process and they’re ready to go in. So in this chapter they go in. I’m not sure how you pad that out for a full chapter, but this may be where Asimov concept that time moves slower for the crew will come into play. What takes a minute in “real time” may be many minutes or even an hour or so in “mini time”, allowing Asimov to not be as worried about the clock. I hope that works for the reader as well as it did for the author.
“This isn’t the fashion show!”
Nightwing #2
DC Comics (October, 1995)
“The Renewal”
WRITER: Dennis O’Neil
PENCILER: Greg Land
INKER: Mike Sellers
COLORIST: Cathi Bertrand
LETTERER: John Costanza
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Keri Kowalski
EDITOR: Pat Garrahy
It’s not a shared universe, but it is a shared creator.
Don’t worry, folks. This storyline will have a happy ending.
Meanwhile, over at The Clutter Reports I did some reorganizing that gave me a new place to sit down and sort my footwear.
Well, we’re coming upon Christmas and I’ve been rather light on the Christmas-themed articles. I’m going to try to make up for that starting this week. We’ll also be concluding our look at Voltron with the last Voltron comic I own but haven’t reviewed…except technically I did review it when I first got it, because that happened around the same time BW Media Spotlight began. Then I just have to worry about what to review on Wednesdays since so many of my comics are buried. I also need to get my BW Video Review edited and this year’s Captain Yuletide done in time for Christmas and I’m way behind. Lucky for me this is the season for miracles. 🙂
Inspector Gadget (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Not every Christmas special needs to be heartwarming and festive. It can be just fun, too. Hence Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas, a 1992 special that aired on NBC. There’s not much to say here. Inspector Gadget is called in when Dr. Claw tries to ruin Christmas and I guess Captain Yuletide was elsewhere. Enjoy.
Batman: Gotham Adventures #5
DC Comics (October, 1998)
“Polar Opposites”
WRITER: Ty Templeton
PENCILER: Rick Burchett
COLORIST: Lee Loughridge
LETTERER: Tim Harkins
EDITOR: Darren Vincenzo
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
BW’s Morning Article Link: Javiert, The Best One-Dimensional Character
CC No 09 Les Miserables (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
One of the larger complaints fans and critics alike can have against a character is that he or she is “one dimensional”, lacking in certain traits that make them more than a supposed blank slate. However, I’m sure we’ve known, in person or through non-fiction media like the news, someone who is like that, and done right you can make an interesting character out of that. James Harrington uses the example of Javiert from Les Miserables and someone in the comments of that article also uses Annie from the musical version as another good example of how to do it right.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on December 18, 2017 in Book Spotlight and tagged commentary, Les Miserables, one-dimensional character.
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