“Yesterday’s” Comic> Mobile Police Patlabor #2

Mobile Police Patlabor #2

“Man, they let anybody into this night club!”

Mobile Police Patlabor #2

Viz Comics (1997)

original publisher: Shogakukari, Inc.

WRITER/ARTIST: Masami Yuki
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Yuji Oniki & Annette Roman
TOUCH-UP ART/LETTERER: Wayne Truman
COVER DESIGN: Viz Graphics
EDITOR: Julie Davis

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BW’s Morning Article Link: When Will Godzilla Resurge in the States?

Godzilla #9 (DH)

I mentioned misgivings about Shin Godzilla, aka Godzilla: Resurgence, but I still really want to check it out. Even if I don’t like it as Godzilla I still enjoyed the Rowland Emmerich movie (although it was the Fox Kids cartoon that made him really work) so I can take a decent monster and alter my headcanon around it. We finally have a limited movie release date thanks to movie ticket site Fandango, as reported by ICv2. Sadly, between lack of funds and potential surgery recovery, outpatient or not, my odds of seeing it are slim. Anyone have some spare cash and a wheelchair? 🙂

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Ninjak Vol.2 #11

Ninjak vol 2 #11

“Hey,get your own title!”

Ninjak volume 2 #11

Acclaim Comic/Valiant Heroes (January, 1998)

“Trials And Errors”
WRITERS:Robert L. Washingon III & Kurt Busiek
PENCILER: Neil Vokes
INKER: Michael Oeming
COLORING: Atomic Paintbrush
LETTERERS: Dave Lanphear & Siobhan Hanna
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Alex Glass
EDITOR: Jeff Gomez

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The Furman Files: The Unreleased Energon Comics part 2

The Furman Files logo

So where were we? Earth is protected by Energon shields. Optimus is still bopping around Unicron blasting stuff, and Kicker is a moron who gets himself captured because he’s a moron. Alpha Q sent the Four Horsemen to attack another Energon-enriched planet that the factions weren’t paying attention to.  Traitor Avalon is the only one who knows Over-Run knows there is a traitor but not who it is and through unexplained reasons has nudged the ghostly spark-sucking Starscream to take him down, while Starscream also desires draining the core of Cybertron. So what did Furman have in mind next in this arc before Dreamwave fell apart?

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Transformers Universe: The Wreckers #2

Transformers Universe The Wreckers #2 Extended

“NO! Not another one, Grimlock!”

Transformers Universe: The Wreckers #2

3H (Summer, 2004)

The Wreckers: “Betrayal”
WRITERS: Glen Hallit & Rob Gerbracht
PENCILER: Dan Khanna
INKERS: Chuck Gibson, Terry Pallot, Hi-Fi Design
COLORING: Hi-Fi Design
LETTERING: Yes Abbot, Richard Starkings, & Comicraft
POST PRODUCTION/ASSIST: Glen Hallit
 
“Primeval Dawn”
WRITER: Simon Furman
COLORIST: Blond

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Transformers: Generation One v3 #1

Transformers Generation One vol 3 #1

“Come on, Autobots, what’s keeping you?”

Transformers: Generation One volume 3 #1

Dreamwave (January, 2004)

“Night Of The Combaticons” (or “Holy crud, we’re actually naming our issues now!”)
WRITER: Brad Mick
PENCILER: Don Figueroa
INKER: Elaine To
COLORISTS; Espen Grundetjern & Rob Ruffolo
LETTERER: Ben Lee

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Commercials That Need To DIE!: Fantasy Football Gloating

Whoa, how long as it been since I’ve done one of these?

Commericials That Need to DIE logo

The main reason I stopped doing this series will be clear if you check the archives and notice how many videos are missing, either because the company took it down from their YouTube page, demanded someone else take theirs down, or the poster just closed the account. However, this one is just too crap to ignore. And no, it’s not the current stream of lawsuits claiming the evils of everything from blood thinners to talcum powder from the law offices of Ambu, Lance, and Chaser.

I’m not a sports person. I don’t follow sports, I don’t play sports, and I don’t play sports video games with any kind of regularity if at all. Being picked on in gym class because I wasn’t very good is part of that. I am convinced dodgeball was designed by bullies. At least when I suck at video games nobody taunts me and when they slam my drawing I know it’s not the best, but I’m getting better. So it shouldn’t surprise you that I don’t play Fantasy Football, and I’ve seen ads for various “leagues”, some of which you can win money and prizes for. Yahoo Sports has been putting up their own ads, trying to get people to join their league. And what better way to promote your fun games than with the biggest jackasses on the planet!

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