Who will reach the last doughnut first?
Dragon Ball Z #6
Viz Comics
originally published by Shueisha, Inc (1983)
“A Warrior In Hell”
produced by Bird Studio
WRITER/ARTIST: Akira Toriyama
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Gerard Jones
TRANSLATION: Lillian Olsen
TOUCH-UP ART/LETTERING: Wayne Truman
EDITOR: Trish Ledoux
No, no the TV show host, although I have to admit I don’t understand this one either. DC may be unwilling to do crossovers with Marvel anymore but they’ll apparently do it with anyone else, including a former Marvel-licensed series. ICv2 is reporting that DC is having Wonder Woman join forces with currently Dark Horse-licensed Conan The Barbarian. Considering the Conan franchise takes place a really long time ago, and not in any normal dimension (granted that didn’t stop Marvel from doing a storyline where Conan traveled to the modern DCU), how are they going to get together?
The Mad Thinker doing his Doctor Manhattan impersonation.
Thunderbolts #2
Marvel Comics (May, 1997)
“Deceiving Appearances”
WRITER: Kurt Busiek
PENCILER: Mark Bagley
INKER: Vince Russell
COLORIST: Joe Rosas
LETTERING: Dave Lanphear & OG
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
William West Anderson;
September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017
To pay tribute to the late Adam West, the city of Los Angeles put out the Bat-Signal, using a building instead of a cloud. (Or just the famous LA smog.) It’s pretty neat and Screen Crush has a few videos of the event.
“And children grow up where the shadows falling
From wall and window have the light exiled,
And know not that without the flowers are calling
Unto a day of distance, wind and wild.”
– Rainer Maria Wilke
Well, here’s the answer to a question I had in last week’s post. What does Fredric Wertham consider “crime comics”? The answer is probably a bit too open depending on how you interpret his interpretation. I don’t think Wertham cares about the classic genre types. He lumps Superman in with reenactments or actual crime stories. And I have to be honest with you. There are times in which Wertham has a good point but his solutions are off, times where he’s actually quite right and where are the parents, and times when he is just so far off the mark that it is kind of sad, or funny, or somehow both. Make sure the metal bar is locked because this roller coaster is going all over the place.
Read along, won’t you?
Hello, the 90s.
Anima #0
DC Comics (October, 1994)
“Zero Summer”
WRITERS: Elizabeth Hands & Paul Witcover
PENCILER: Steve Crespo
INKER: Will Buyberg
COLORIST: Patricia Mulvihill
LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulous
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Chris Eades
EDITOR: Rob Simpson
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
Chapter By Chapter Special: Seduction Of The Innocent ch. 2 part 2
Yesterday we looked at the first part of this chapter, as Wertham described crime comics as any comic depicting crime, and if you think it was limited to police and detective stories you’re going to be surprised. I’m hoping that this won’t take a third part, as Wertham also puts superhero comics, jungle comics, and Westerns under the “crime comic” banner. That does kind of make sense…but how do romance comics fit in? Well let’s just right in to where we left off and find out. Follow along if you can.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 20, 2017 in Comic Spotlight, Seduction Of The Innocent and tagged 1950s, book review, Chapter By Chapter, Classics Illustrated, commentary, Dr. Fredric Wertham, romance comics, Seduction Of The Innocent, Superman, Wonder Woman.
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