Morning Article Link: Pixar Does Dinos

Picture of the entrance to Pixar Place, at Dis...

Picture of the entrance to Pixar Place, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I would have posted the trailer myself, but a big discussion topic came up and I want to get a Chapter By Chapter review in this week. Instead I’m linking to Spinoff Online‘s posting of the trailer for Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. It looks interesting, like someone said “what if we did a more lighthearted version of Devil Dinosaur”?

“Yesterday’s” Comics> Star Wars: Droids V2 #3

Star Wars Droids V2 #3

“Who agrees to help take down BB-8 before he becomes the next Elmo?”

Star Wars: Droids Vol. 2 #3

Dark Horse (June, 1995)

“Rebellion” part 3
WRITER: Ryder Windham
ARTIST: Ian Gibson
COLORIST: Perry McNamee
COVER ART: Kilian Plunkett
LETTERER: Ellie DeVille
BOOK DESIGN: Scott Tice
EDITOR: Peet James

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Vixen Trailer Drops

English: Network logo for The CW Television Ne...

English: Network logo for The CW Television Network. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vixen is the latest addition to CW’s DC Universe. You know, the good translation that includes Arrow and The Flash but somehow lost Supergirl. I’ve been waiting to see more about it. Sadly all we have is a trailer from Comic-Con that isn’t even a full minute long. At least it’s something.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Spider-Man Adventures #4

Spider-Man Adventures #4

Dude, just play one Spider-Man video game at a time.

Spider-Man Adventures #4

Marvel (March, 1995)

“Return Of The Spider-Slayers”
STORY: John Semper
SCREENPLAY: Mark Hoffmeier
FREE ADAPTATION: Nel Yomtov
BREAKDOWNS: Alex Saviuk
FINISHES: Don Hudson
COLORIST: Kevin Tinsley
LETTERER: Steve Dutro
EDITOR: Eric Fein
GROUP EDITOR: Danny Fingeroth

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Morning Article Link: Conspiracy Bashing

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Conspiracy theories get “proven” by whatever fiction writer or movie producer decides they believe the conspiracy and set out to prove it. And yet there was no “magic bullet, no moon studio, no free-falling buildings (oh, and don’t forget the damage from the underground bombing attempt in the 90s) and it’s hard to write a suicide note as you get more and more stoned. Cracked contributors Douglas A. McDonnell and M. Asher Cantrell look into popular conspiracies, and why they’re dumb.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Darkhawk #15

Darkhawk #15

“I have this weird feeling of deja vu.

Darkhawk #15

Marvel (May, 1992)

“Heart Of The Hawk” finale “The Return”
WRITER: Danny Fingeroth
PENCILER: Mike Manley
INKER: Ricardo Villagran
COLORIST: Joe Rosas
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
EDITOR: Nel Yomtov

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Batman: The Animated Bible> The Mayor And The Reporter

Batman The Animated Bible logo

This should be a short one. Besides the villains there are only two more characters listed. I’m guessing Leslie Thompkins was a character they never expected. I understand adding the mayor but I didn’t think Batman would have his own reporter stalker who wasn’t Vicki Vale. I don’t think Summer really did much in the early episodes except report the news. As time went on she was dragged into adventures but I always assumed she was a one-off that became popular with the writers. If anything the lack of Leslie, considering how important she is not just to the show but to the comics later, is surprising to me considering how big Summer was early on.

Mayor Hill…is there. And yet he’s first in the bible in this section.

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