The Brass City Comic Convention in Waterbury may be small but ConnectiCon started as a college-hosted event as well, and look where they are today. I have a few videos from this con, including the obligatory “walking around” video. Check out some of the cool costumes, see some of the SWAG I picked up, and stay for the martial arts demonstration.
How does a full, original story for a Free Comic Book Day issue get so lazy that they use a panel from the first arc for their cover?
Transformers Armada Free Comic Book Day
Dreamwave (May, 2003)
I’m placing this issue here based on the ending of the last arc and when it was released (or at least the fact that the ad is for the previous issue I reviewed). I’m also not sure if it was in continuity.
WRITER: Brandon Easton PENCILER: Don Figueroa INKER: Elaine To COLORIST: Alan Wang, Rob Ruffolo, David Cheung, Stuard Ng, Susan Luo, & Felipe Smith FLATS: Sigmund Torre LETTERER: Paul Villafuerte GRAPHIC DESIGN: Matt Moylan
Logo used by the “Ghostbusters” in the film (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Forget reboots. With another attempt to create a spinoff Ghostbusters movie why not just make both of them (including the other all-female reboot currently filming) different branches of the original Ghostbusters? Yep, there’s another one, allegedly, anyway. Channing Tatum is said to be producing and Spinoff Online has the early details of who they want on it…as well as some question about it coming out at all.
“I’ll just wait in here.”
Transformers: The War Within – The Dark Ages #5
Dreamwave (February, 2004)
WRITER: Simon Furman PENCILER: Andrew Wildman INKERS: Erik Sander & Rob Armstrong COLORISTS: Alan Wang & Ramil Sunga LETTERER: Ben Lee
Flash Gordon (serial) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I grew up with the Flash Gordon cartoon from Filmation, which was very true to the comic without being a slave to it. That’s because the comic strip is what got the late Lou Schimer into animation. There are two non-comic versions of Alex Raymond’s space hero that most people remember–the serial and the 80 live-action movie that Queen did the theme song for. Inspired by the former, Robb Pratt (you may remember him from the Superman and Bizarro shorts) made a short cartoon celebrating the serials in his own style.
Whatever’s going on, I bet it’s Han’s fault.
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire – Evolution #3
Dark Horse (April, 1998)
WRITER: Steve Perry PENCILER: Ron Randall INKER: Tom Simmons COLORIST: Dave Nestelle COVER ART: Duncan Fegredo LETTERER: Steve Dutro BOOK DESIGNERS: Scott Tice & Kristen Burda EDITORS: Bob Cooper & Peet Janes
Long time followers of the Spotlight have seen me review every Mega Man comic I could get before the loss of income stopped from buying more issues. Sadly, I haven’t been able to obtain a new income source (be it a job or something involving BW or other projects, at least nothing long-term) so I haven’t bought any new comics with the Blue Bomber. If you’re new around here, Comics Alliance has the full history of Mega Man and friends in comics, including ones I probably won’t be reviewing probably ever, income or not. Trust me, you’ll know the ones I mean. However, the Re/Mega/GigaMix, Dreamwave, and the Archies I DO own, all have reviews you can find through the search engine on the sidebar.
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
