Of the three heroes making up the supposed Trinity of the DCU (which I’m not convinced still matters in the New 52) Wonder Woman has probably undergone the most changes, and considering Superman used to be made of lightning and Batman has had a number of stand-ins for long stretches, that’s saying something. Benito Cereno of Comics Alliance breaks down the Amazing Amazon’s depictions decade by decade and suggest some good or memorable stories from each.
It took the comic long enough for the obligatory Optimus/Megatron team-up.
Transformers: Generation Two #8
Marvel (June, 1994)
WRITER: Simon Furman COLORIST: Sarra Mossoff LETTERER: Richard Starkings with O’Neil EDITOR: Rob Tokar “Escalation” parts 1 & 2 PENCILER: Manny Galan INKER: Jim Amash “Tales From Earth” part 5 ARTIST: Derek Yangier
As a kid my brain actively fought nightmares. Sometimes it was as simple as waking up. Sometimes Bugs Bunny would do his Daffy Duck impersonation by bouncing around the room as an eerie voice narrated something while some spooky guy looked at the “camera”. Yes that was an actual nightmare, as was the summer camp where a lion’s paw would turn a bunk to melted butter as it cut through like an anthropomorphic Freddy Kruger. Are you really that surprised my brain is weird?
When we last saw Alec he was being told a scary story about a horse god who punished people for riding horses because some conquistadors spooked the locals by riding horses or something. Check the last installment for a better explanation. Anyway, Alex is off to bed and by the title of this chapter I think we can he won’t be sleeping easy and odds are Bugs Bunny won’t be coming to save him.
Herb Trimpe was one of Marvel’s best artists. He even drew comics I’ve reviewed, like Godzilla, Transformers/GI Joe & The Transformers, and Shogun Warriors. He was also the first artist to draw Wolverine, and I also learned he created the Crest Team, a series of toothpaste commercials from my childhood. Sadly he passed away recently. Patrick Reed of Comics Alliance has a nice tribute to the late artist.
“How dare you say Ben Affleck can play Batman!”
King Kong #3
Monster Comics (May, 1991)
“Death In Devil’s Chasm” ORIGINAL: Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper, & (novelization) Delos W. Lovelace WRITER/ARTIST: Donald Sipson COVER ART: William Stout DESIGNER: Dale Yarger EDITORS: Gary Groth & Ryder Windham
Daredevil in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I don’t have Netflix so I can’t check out the new Daredevil, part of the Marvel Live Universe. (I know the official term is Cinematic Universe but once TV and the internet got involved it’s not just in the cinema, is it?) However, Marvel’s YouTube page was nice enough to post the intro to the series. As someone who reviews intros I had to take a look.
I’m not a huge Daredevil fan. I like him well enough, more so that the Fantastic Four, but I don’t have any strong interest in him. Still, I didn’t hate the Ben Afflick movie (which I may do a video review on someday) and I did like his appearances in other shows. But the intro to the Netflix series leave a lot to be desired.
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