“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Batman Adventures #25

The Batman Adventures #25

Nowadays I’m just surprised to see a comic REACH #25. Even when it’s popular.

The Batman Adventures #25

DC Comics (November, 1994)

“Super Friends”
WRITER: Kelley Puckett
PENCILER: Mike Parobeck
INKER: Rick Burchett
COLORIST: Rick Taylor
LETTERING: Comicraft
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Darren Vincezno
EDITOR: Scott Peterson

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Morning Article Link: I Love Superman Defenders

Superman of many media

“Hey, kid. Put some tights on. Get with the dress code.”

It always makes me happy to see someone else defend Superman against the sometimes stupid arguments made by people who hate Superman. Tom Baker (no, not him) of What Culture defends everything from the tights to Clark Kent to the misconceptions about the Man Of Steel. You go, Tom!

 

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Showcase ’93 #10

Showcase '93 #10

Where’s Deathstroke’s lower half?

Showcase ’93 #10

DC Comics (October, 1993)

EDITOR: Neil Pozner
 
Huntress: “Armageddon”
WRITER: Doug Moench
ARTISTS: Bill Willingham & Terry Austin
COLORIST: Tom McCraw
LETTERER: ken Bruzenak
CONSULTING EDITOR: Denny O’Neil
 
“Kobra Chronicles” part 5: “Big Black Smoke
WRITER: Mike Baron
PENCILER: Cary Nord
INKER: José Marzan Jr.
COLORIST: Paul Mounts
LETTERER: Gasper
 
Martian Manhunter: “Help Me Make It Through The Night”
WRITER: Len Wein
PENCILER: Stuart Immonen
INKER: Robert Santiago
COLORIST: Calvin Armstrong
LETTERER: Lois Buhalis

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Jake & Leon #246: How To Know If You’re Lost

Sadly, I've been lost like this before.

Sadly, I’ve been lost like this before.

I won’t be doing The Clutter Reports for a couple of weeks. This week is going to by my mother’s funeral. (The funeral director suggested waiting for Spring since Connecticut winters are cold and people would want to get back into their cars as soon as they could. Since she was cremated we decided it was a good idea.) I’m going to try to get stuff done early but if I miss the Friday Night Fight, I miss it. I’m going to have videos for the “free days” and I don’t know what will happen Saturday or if there will be a comic for Sunday. Priorities, people.

As for the videos, they aren’t Filler Videos. Linkara has gotten up to RPM in his History Of Power Rangers series so it’s time to for the BW edition to get to Jungle Fury. Since it’s only three videos long, Monday will have Game Theory‘s continued examination of Five Nights At Freddy’s, to see what clues the third game offers when it comes to the murders that caused the events of the game to happen. I’m not a horror game person but I think there are enough fans of the game out there that they might want to see it.

As for Transformers Thursday, we’re all done with Marvel. Sadly, we’re not done with Simon Furman. We’re going to the Dreamwave run, which Furman played a large part, the difference being…some of his stories were actually not that bad. Some still were but it was better than his Marvel or IDW runs, as we’ll see as we move on. However, Dreamwave actually had two continuities going, a variation of the classic “Generation One” and the “Unicron Trilogy” (or at least Armada and Energon before Pat Lee started screwing over the comic creators whom I don’t think have been paid yet around a decade later). So the midnight posting will be “G1” while the afternoon posting will be the UT continuity. This should trade things up a bit. I’ll be doing the G1 in chronological order, which means The War Within, although we’re starting with the one I remember enjoying. I’ve already taken a look at The War Within: The Dark Ages, featuring the franchise debut of the Fallen in brief when the movie version of the character hit theaters but I think I’ll review the issues individually anyway for completeness and follow the miniseries’ big failures (and strengths) as they happen.

Meanwhile the Saturday comic will move on to Unlimited Access, the end of the Access Trilogy and my crossovers section of my collection. Otherwise things are up in the air this week. We’re having a ceremony for my grandparents next month but I only have to show up for that, not take part in putting things together. Plus I don’t have to give a eulogy for that. Hardest thing I’ve ever had to write. And since this IS Mother’s Day, don’t forget to show your mother some love. Trust me, unless she was a horrible human being, and mine most definitely was a wonderful human being, you’ll miss her when she’s gone.

A Taste Of Carpe Geekdom

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In 2010 Legends Of Superheroes in Middlebury, CT was host to a traveling group of geek musicians (as in musicians who performed songs based on favored media, usually Doctor Who and Harry Potter from what I remember) known as Carpe Geekdom. Then the footage was lost. While reorganizing my video library I stumbled upon the clips and edited them together into a “Taste Of…” video. It was recorded on my older camera and I didn’t have a tripod at the time so the video and sound quality isn’t up to what you see from me nowadays but it should give you an idea of what they do. Enjoy.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Super-Soldier: Man Of War

Super Soldier Man Of War #1

Something I just wondered. Does Super-Soldier not have Superman’s invulnerability? If so, why the shield?

Super-Soldier: Man Of War

Amalgam (DC; June, 1997)

“Deadly Cargo”
PLOT: Dave Gibbons & Mark Waid
WRITER/PENCILER: Dave Gibbons
INKER: Jimmy Palmiotti
COLORIST: Angus McKie
LETTERER: John Costanza
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Frank Berrios
EDITOR: KC Carlson

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Friday Night Fights: Darkhawk Gets Slimed

The new tournament begins. “Wildcat” is named after the DC hero who used to be a boxer and still runs a gym…until the New 52 happened anyway. I don’t even know if he still exists at this point.

I’ve been pulling non-Prize Fights from the comics I’ve reviewed that week, which meant I had the opportunity to use the Superman/Doomsday fight. But we’ve all seen it, it’s been used in FNF probably as far back as Bahlactus’ early days as the creator of the Friday Night Fights. So I’m going with a different fight. Tonight it’s the rookie Darkhawk and another guy in similar armor. And yes, Darkhawk’s getting slimed.

Friday Night Fights clean logo“Wildcat” round 1

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