Reports came in that James Best (right), who like Leslie Nielsen is better know for a comedy role than his many dramatic roles, has passed away at 88, due to complications with pneumonia and a brief illness. I’m linking to the obituary on his website that shows there was more to Best than a corrupt, bumbling but lovable sheriff. Best follows Denver Pyle (Uncle Jessie) and Sorrel Booke (Boss Hogg) on the list of Dukes Of Hazzard stars who have passed on.
I knew somebody was buying those “good girl” statuettes.
King Kong #1
Monster Comics (February, 1991)
ORIGINAL STORY: Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper ADAPTATION/ART: Donald Simpson COVER ART/LOGO DESIGN: Dave Stevens DESIGNER: Dale Yarger EDITORS: Gary Groth & Larry PikeTell others about the Spotlight:
How do you know if you have an anime fan on your message board if it’s not an anime-specific board? He or she uses the term “bishie”. Based on the term you might think it refers to someone with really long hair, and that is part of it. However, it’s not exactly correct. But that’s where “Trope Shark” comes in, to discuss what a bishie is.
Now remember anime/manga fans, this site isn’t dedicated to one particular media, although I do admittedly focus on comics, movies, and television because they’re easier to discuss. Therefore I potentially draw in a larger demographic and not all of them are into anime, so in keeping with this article series’ mission I will only be giving an overview of bishies to those not steeped in American anime/manga fan culture, so if there’s some specific detail I missed it’s because it wasn’t important to the overall discussion. If they wanted every trope connected to this trope they would have looked for it on TV Tropes and been lost for five hours following link after link to understand every term. We’re focused on explaining bishie here. And while I do some research my personal observations are also included in the discussion.
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“Hey boss, I think you have dandruff.”
Iron Man #248
Marvel (November, 1989)
“Footsteps” WRITER: David Michelinie ARTIST/CO-PLOTTER: Bob Layton COLORIST: Paul Becton LETTERER: Janice Chiang EDITOR: Howard MackieIt annoys me when the credits don’t tell you who does what. I had to go to the Grand Comics Database just to confirm the first names!
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Daredevil in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I don’t have a Netflix account so I’m not able to watch the new Daredevil. However, Bleeding Cool‘s Rich Johnson was able to see and review the first episode. How does it stack up to the rest of the Marvel…with Netflix and ABC continuing the continuity can we call it the Cinematic universe anymore? I think we need a new term.
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He hit him so hard his contact lens flew off!
Iron Man #245
Marvel (August, 1989)
“Inside Angry” WRITER: David Michelinie LAYOUTS: Paul Smith FINISHES: Roy Richardson COLORIST: Paul Becton LETTERER: Janice Chiang EDITOR: Howard MackieTell others about the Spotlight:
Punch-Out!! (Wii) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Punch-Out is a rare game in that it’s an early NES title (I think it was an arcade port) that still holds up after all this time. It’s been remade for the SNES and recently for the Wii. As part of their Design Club series, the Extra Credits team takes a look at one point that makes it stand out that you may not have noticed…the animation.
