“‘Poke it with a stick’ you said.”
Thundercats #7
Star Comics (Marvel; December, 1986)
“Back To Thundera!” WRITER: Gerry Conway PENCILER: Jose Delbo INKERS: Kim DeMulder & Del Barras COLORIST: Petra Scotese LETTERER: Janice Chiang EDITOR: Don Daley EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Tom DeFalco
If God ever blesses me with kids they can rest assured that I can understand their media choices (granted I will be old and that may be ALL I understand about my kids) not only because I’m a media freak but because I know who the Paw Patrol is at least close to what they do. When I was a kid back in the 1980s (and let’s be honest, many parents today), however, good luck finding an adult who knew what a Voltron was. Take for example this article found by Branded In The 80s. She’s at least trying to understand that kids like something, but that’s where it ends. Her best defense is “our parents didn’t get Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck”.
“Why did the pizza guy run off like that?”
Masters Of The Universe #2
Image Comics/MV Creations (January, 2002)
“Shard Of Darkness” part 2 WRITER/COLORIST: Val Staples PENCILER: Emiliano Santalucia PENCIL ASSISTS: Enza Fontana INKER: Marco Failla COLOR ASSITS: Shaynne Corbett, Mark Sweeney, & Ron Riley SELECTED COVER ART: Francis Manapul, Joe Weems, & Val Staples EDITORS: Jeremy Padower, Heather Schneider, & Geoff WalkerHe-Man, Orko, and Man-At-Arms go to see the Sorceress, who tells them that the shard is the “Shard Of Darkness”, a piece of the Shakarran Crystal, a giant crystal that good and evil fought over a long time ago. The crystal was destroyed, but shards remain. The Sorceress wants to remerge the crystal and send it to another dimension, a task He-Man must make alone. However, like Orko, He-Man finds himself being drawn to the power the Shard holds. The crystal draws him to Snake Mountain, where Evil-Lyn has been getting Trapjaw and Tri-Klops in on her plan, and the issue ends with her confronting He-Man!
What they got right: Will the hero be tempted to turn to the dark side? It’s a good plot and since this was early in this version of He-Man’s existence, an interesting question to follow. The art is beautiful, and the backstory of the Crystal works for the plot. I’m guessing even the Sorceress doesn’t know about its corrupting influence.
What they got wrong: The rest of the exposition. I’m guess they wanted to clue readers who haven’t seen the show in on the history of Grayskull and the Sorceress (or at least what the writers had come up with or put into the story thus far), but it’s just so obvious. They try to work it into conversation and it’s better than some conversation exposition I’ve seen but still pretty obvious it’s more for the readers than the characters.
Recommendation: So far I’m still enjoying this series. Worth giving a read, at least this far out. Hopefully the trend continues through the end of the arc.
Oulun Kärpät fans “DO IT AGAIN”. That means that Kärpät forward Daniel Corso must make again three scores at one game (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This is something I’ve been thinking about a bit more recently, in light of various events in numerous media. And I think going forward I need to separate the fans from the fandom. This kind of sparked from something my fellow Reviewers Unknown refugee, Chris “Rowdy C” Moore has been discussing on Facebook and his other internet show persona, the Wrestling Mark. There’s something I’ve kind of been guilty of that I need to correct before I continue commenting on the fans and the fandom, because they’re really two separate groupings.
What is the difference in my mind? Well, a “fan” is someone who loves a particular series, movie, game, book, etcetera. The “fandom” on the surface is a collection of fans who all like a particular thing, right? That’s what the Wikipedia article I linked to basically said. However, there are many things I consider myself a fan of to varying degrees, and I share that with numerous other fans. These days, though, I’m afraid to be part of any fandom because they keep getting taken over by some very bad voices that may well keep others from becoming or admitting to be a fan. Usually I ignore the racists and sexists for these kinds of discussion, as well as those who go after same. This time, however, they may be part of the problem.
“It’s time for your massage.”
The Adventures Of The X-Men #7
Marvel Comics (October, 1996)
“Rites Of Passage” WRITER: Ralph Macchio PENCILER: Andy Kuhn INKER: Ralph Cabrera COLORIST: Matt Webb LETTERER: Michael Higgins EDITOR: Mark PowersThis is the second link for today.
image source: WWE
Back when I still enjoyed professional wresting and the then WWF, Mr Fuji was a popular manager who was also a wrestler before my time. Word came Monday that Harry Fujiwara, the man who brought the crooked manager to life, passed away Sunday at 82. No cause of death was given, but he will be missed by many wrestling fans of my generation. The man knew how to make the crowd hate him but want to see what he would do next.
There are two deaths I learned about yesterday to bring up. While I was going to give them separate links it didn’t feel right. Another link will be up today.
Word came yesterday that the popular actor, star of stage, various Mel Brooks productions, numerous team-ups with Richard Pryor as well as other comedies, and still beloved as Willy Wonka, passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease. He follows his late wife, Gilda Radner, who passed away in 1989.
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
