January 10, 2017

Mario Painted Ninja Turtles

The TMNT logo of the 1987 animated series.

The TMNT logo of the 1987 animated series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon brings nostalgia to people who have never seen the original comic, which is basically the opposite of the cartoon. One of those people would be Mike Matei, one of the not-Angry Video Game Nerd participants of Cinemassacre. The title card artist for the AVGN as well as host of various video game-related shows of his own on the site, he is an amazing artist. To challenge himself, Matei took months to use Mario Paint, a drawing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, to re-create the original intro to the cartoon. The result is quite amazing.

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January 10, 2017

“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Adventures Of Spider-Man #12

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“And…kis…” “Don’t finish that, Ock!” “For once we agree.”

The Adventures Of Spider-Man #12

FINAL ISSUE

Marvel (March, 1997)

“Unions” part 2

WRITER: Glenn Greenberg

PENCILER: Alex Saviuk

INKERS: Rob Stull & Al Milgrom

COLORIST: Kevin Tinsley

LETTERER: Steve Dutro

EDITOR: Mark Bernardo

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January 10, 2017

BW’s Morning Article Link: Black Lightning Gets A TV Series

Black Lighting, cover details, Justice League ...

Black Lighting, cover details, Justice League of America #12. Art by Alex Ross. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Black Lightning, the little-known DC superhero is getting his own TV series. Unfortunately it’s on Fox, home of the not-Batman series Gotham, and not on the CW, where all of the other DC superhero shows currently exist. Personally I would have set it in Supergirl’s universe, since she doesn’t get to have other superheroes to play with except for the occasional visit from Superman or when Martian Manhunter leaves the office. Plus, it keeps the first black superhero solo series since Static Shock away from the rest of the DC series (Vixen is set in the regular CW DCU but it’s animated and only available on their streaming site) and that’s really disappointing. Plus it’s the home of Gotham, a series that loves to have supervillains but no superheroes. Or anybody likable for that matter.

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January 10, 2017

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Amazing Fantasy #16

What’s that, you say? Amazing Fantasy ended at #15, the debut of Spider-Man? You’re right, but in 1995 a three-issue miniseries, referred to as issues #16-18, bridged the gap between Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1, showing Peter’s transition from TV personality to superhero.

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“Wait, how do I carry a pizza home like this?”

Amazing Fantasy #16

Marvel Comics (November, 1995)

“An Amazing World”

WRITER: Kurt Busiek

PAINTER: Paul Lee

Yep, painted. You longtime readers already know what’s coming.

SEPARATIONS MANAGER: Steve Alexandrov

MANUFACTURING COORDINATOR: Linda Gilmore

PUBLICATION DESIGN/LETTERING: Richard Starkings & Comicraft

EDITOR: Sarra Mossoff

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January 9, 2017

Chapter By Chapter> Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire ch.38

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.

Chapter By Chapter Star Wars - Shadows Of The Empire

Our heroes have broken into Xizor’s palace to rescue Princess Leia. Well, except for the Droids. They’ve been forced to fly off with the Millennium Falcon. Not that Luke and the gang have had better luck. Leia broke out of the cell herself after all the commotion when the break-in…wasn’t as stealthy as planned. Now Xizor and Guri know they’re here, but will that information help them? Let’s check in and see what happens next.

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January 9, 2017

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Superman Adventures #10

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“Oh Mister Snyder….”

Superman Adventures #10

DC Comics (August, 1997)“Don’t Try This At Home!”

sadly, this does not involve the Mythbusters

WRITER: Scott McCloud

PENCILER: Rick Burchett

INKER: Terry Austin

COLORIST: Marie Severin

LETTERER: Lois Buhalis

EDITOR: Mike McAvennie

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January 9, 2017

BW’s Morning Article Link: All My Splinters

Teenage Mutant Ninjaj Turtles #24

In the most recent edition of “Ask Chris”, Chris Sims is asked to evaluate the various origins in the multiverse for Splinter, the mentor/father of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Is he Hamato Yoshi’s pet? Hamato Yoshi mutated? Hamato Yoshi reincarnated? What’s your favorite origin?

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