Captains Yuletide Of Christmas Past

I’m a little annoyed here. In addition to waiting a week until I can have the Christmas video review the Captain Yuletide #3 is going to be a day late since I don’t want to rush things. (I can do two pages a day even with my minimal style.)  And don’t tell me it’s okay, because I’m going to be disappointed either way. I set deadlines for a reason. I also won’t be able to have daily comic reviews (although that one Christmas comic will be done, to the regret of the Comic Strip Critic) in order to get the video done. This year is frustrating me to the last second!

However, since there are new followers to the site and various social media (and it seems like it takes me two years to get an issue out) I do have a Christmas post, with the first two issues of my Christmas superhero comic, Captain Yuletide, for you to download and enjoy. And they’re PDF files so almost anybody can open and read them. For those same new people: every Christmas some villain tries to ruin or destroy the holiday. It’s half the subject of every Christmas special ever. But now when evil strikes one of a special team of elves is chosen to be granted amazing powers to protect Christmas. He or she becomes Captain Yuletide, using his or her own unique talents to save Christmas, aided by Bryce The Green-Nosed Reindeer and his magic nose.

Captain Yuletide #1

Captain Yuletide #1

In this first issue, our chosen elf  and Bryce must stop a mad scientist and his army of robot snowmen from ruining a town’s Christmas display.

 

Captain Yuletide #2 cover

Captain Yuletide #2

When Santa is kidnapped an elf is chosen to become Captain Yuletide! But when their magic Christmas powers are zapped, can our unpowered hero and reindeer save Santa by Christmas?

#3 is a flashback to the origin of the Captain Yuletide powers and Bryce’s magic nose. Hopefully you can read it tomorrow.

 

 

Saturday Night Showcase: A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1971 film)

A Christmas Carol (1971 film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Longtime readers know that I keep searching for the animated version of A Christmas Carol of my youth.  I have specific visions in my head of what the first and second ghosts (Christmas past and present) is like, as well as the scene where Scrooge is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, trying to help Ebeneezer avoid his fate. It would be hard enough finding a live-action version, as there are so many. However, there are so many animated versions that it’s also hard to find, although probably a bit easier than the live one. But the one I keep looking for continues to elude me.

However, I did find one version that seems close. This 1982 version from Australia has some of the elements but they still don’t look right. The Ghost Of Christmas Past has a flame on his head, like a proto-Firestorm. The Ghost Of Christmas present wears green and is first seen on a pile of food. Basically a more realistic animated version of Rankin/Bass’ The Stingiest Man In Town; you know, the one where Tom Bosley plays “Jiminy Cricket” wannabe “B.A.H. Humbug”. Scrooge’s sister was also his older sister, not his younger one, or at least closer in age than in tonight’s offering. If memory serves the version I know was one, maybe two hours long. The search continues and I’m starting to wonder if the version I know even exists. But I hope you enjoy this one. Merry Christmas!

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BW’s Morning Article Link: Christmas Style Guide

Super Sleuth Christmas Movie

Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (Photo credit: Wikipedia, grabbed at random)

This one dropped into my email spam filter but I looked at it anyway, and it’s kind of interesting for an advertisement. From the UK shopping site The Rug Seller comes a style guide comparing Christmas decorations and themed bedding to classic Christmas films. And Die Hard, because blank YOU it’s NOT a Christmas movie! I don’t care if you like it, it’s not a Christmas movie. I like Gremlins but it’s not a Christmas movie. There is also a blurb about beating Seasonal Affective Disorder that is not advertising, so good for them.

I know this is Saturday and I don’t usually do Morning Article Links on Saturday but it makes up for the limited posting and not having a comic review today.

BW’s Yule Log: Do You Hear Mary’s Boy Child

A Child Is Born

There are certain songs that I have to hear every Christmas to make me happy. Tonight we have two of those that I haven’t heard yet. Boney M‘s “Mary’s Boy Child” and the Johnny Mathis version of “Do You Hear What I Hear”. There’s kind of a theme here.

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BW’s Morning Article Link: The Ghostbusters Meet The Ghostbusters

Filmation's Ghostbusters #2

Sadly we’re STILL not getting that Real Ghostbusters/Filmation’s Ghostbusters (the sons of the original) crossover. What do I have to do to get this comic, IDW? I’ll write it for…this is going to upset some of my comic creating friends…for free just to make it happen. Am I really the only one that wants this? What we are getting according to Betsy Gomez at ICv2 is an interdimensional crossover between the first MOVIE Ghostbusters and the recent re-imagined version. Since this is the movie version, no Extreme Ghostbusters to be seen. What about the video game-exclusive ones?

BW’s Yule Log: It’s A Wonderful Drive Home For Christmas

Iconic screen shot from the movie It's a Wonde...

Iconic screen shot from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today I bring a song and some factoids. For the factoids it’s a little trivia about the Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life courtesy of ScreenCrush. Then we’ll have the perfect song to listen to when driving home for the holidays, “Driving Home For Christmas”.

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BW Morning Article Link: What We Wanted Santa To Bring Us

English: Santa Claus with a little girl Espera...

English: Santa Claus with a little girl (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

From Dinosaur Dracula, a group of commercials that aired during the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas special. (He even included the special, although I’ve posted it here to the Spotlight before.) How many of these did YOU ask for on Christmas?