With Spider-Man: Homecoming getting fair but positive reviews, our Friday Night Fight master of ceremonies Fred of Spacebooger.com takes a look at the various sources that Marvel Studios is using to create the MCU (until Sony steals it back) version of the webslinger.
Teletubbie babies: the question none of us want answered.
I’m not sure if I’m just hearing about this or if Nick Jr. has been airing the show for a while, but I was hoping this was gone. And so was Max.
Over at The Clutter Reports this week I finally reviewed by birthday present: Bumblebee (shocking none of you) from the Transformers Alternity line in Japan.
Well, fellow seduced innocents, we’ve reached the chapter in Seduction Of The Innocent I’m sure a number of you have been waiting for. Not just because the topic is sexual depictions in comics, but because this is the chapter that caused the huge shakeup in the pages of Batman and Detective Comics, where the Dynamic Duo are accused of being gay. We’ve seen time and again Dr. Wertham slam Superman and Wonder Woman (along with circumstantial evidence that he has actually read neither) but this book is famous for attacking Batman and Robin. Prepare….to be disappointed. Seriously, I could do this big marketing build-up and get you all excited only to be disappointed in your fanrage, but while yes he does follow the 1950s view on homosexuality, the actual commentary that supposedly led to Alfred’s death and the creation of Batwoman and Bat-Girl as love interests for Batman & Robin…it’s basically one paragraph according to my skimming of the chapter. Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be plenty of facepalming, but I’m preparing you to be underwhelmed at one of the big things this book is known for. That’s how much I respect MY readers.
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Fans of this show are probably wondering why it took so long to mention it. (1) I didn’t know there was an official posting of the pilot. (2) It took me a long time to finally check this out. I’ve spent my own time recovering from crisis after crisis the past year, but I could have used this show while I was in the hospital. Which would also be fitting given the show.
While Cartoon Network seems trapped in one style of cartoon to the point that any exceptions (like Transformers: Robots In Disguise or Justice League Action are treated as an afterthought in their schedule) Disney XD is more than willing to bring variety to their lineup. I don’t just mean that they actually have action shows they treat with respect, but that they’re willing to create various kinds of action shows, and some really good ones. Take for example tonight’s offering, Milo Murphy’s Law.
Created by the same team that created the breakout hit Phineas And Ferb, Milo Murphy’s Law follows the title character, a descendant of the first victim of Murphy’s Law. You know, “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. Only in Milo’s case (and his father’s) that goes to insane levels. It doesn’t help that Swamp City is pretty much on the crazy side to being with. This is a town where llama’s perform Shakespeare and the theme park is centered around lard. But the conflict for Milo and his friends Zack Underwood and Melissa Chase is dealing with the crazy fallout of Murphy’s Law. Tonight I am able to bring you the pilot episode as Zack first meets Milo and the crazy life he is about to become part of.
The prototype for Milo Murphy.
Superman Adventures #17
DC Comics (March, 1998)
“Superman’s Pal’s Pal”
WRITER: Chris Duffy
PENCILER: Neil Vokes
INKER: Terry Austin
COLORIST: Rick Talyor
LETTERER: Lois Bhualis
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Maureen McTigue
EDITOR: Mike McAvennie
It’s another fight with the Ghost Who Walks, and it’s on a boat again. It’s like every time he goes on a boat he runs into drugrunners and pirates.
This time he went looking for them…no, wait, that happened last time too, only now he’s after someone hijacking yachts and killing the crew while kidnapping the rich people and captain for torture and presumably raping the women, or at least torturing them as well. Luckily I’m just showing the fight between the Phantom and the pirate captain.
This is not how you treat the fire department!
The Phantom #3
DC Comics (May, 1989)
“Pirates”
WRITER: Mark Verheiden
ARTIST: Luke McDonnell
COLORIST: Anthony Tollin
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Robert Greenberger
Machinima, the web group behind the Transformers: Combiner Wars webseries is preparing to bring the next toyline in the Prime Wars Trilogy, Titans Return, to animation. The Bleeding Cool report also features a list of voice actors, including some internet celebrities we’ve mentioned here at the Spotlight like MatPat. However, I’m linking to a Transformers fansite on the report because Bleeding Cool’s site has those stupid auto-running videos that have nothing to do with the article it’s posted to. Who thought that was a good idea?
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Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
