DC’s New…What, 49?

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When DC comics says they want to expand so everyone can have a book to read, I both question that commitment and wonder where they’ve been for the past few years. Those of us who preferred either pre-or post-Crisis were left behind. Women were tossed aside. Kids were, and after their latest announcement are still, ignored. So pardon me if I consider that a bill of goods.

DC Entertainment announced their upcoming lineup, to begin in June. As before, some titles that should have been good are being canceled. (I’m pointing at Supergirl, who by the way has a television show in the works right down to the casting of Supergirl herself!!!!!! This seems like a really stupid idea.) So what’s coming, what’s staying, and what’s convinced me that the new DCU is getting any better? (The answer to the last part is nothing.)

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Life Of Christ: The Christmas Story

I know, it’s not Christmas but this is where I am in my longbox.

Life Of Christ Christmas

I’m too Christian to make a joke here.

Life Of Christ #1

Marvel Comics (February, 1993)

This was a co-production with Thomas Nelson Publishers. The copy I have was a special giveaway from CBN.

“The Christmas Story”
ADAPTATION: Louise Simonson
GOSPEL SOURCES: Matthew & Luke
PENCILER: Mary Wilshire
INKER: Bill Anderson
COLORIST: Tom Smith
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
EDITOR: Glenn Herdling

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Iron Man #213

Iron Man #213

Maybe he’s an LMD. Worked for his friend Dum Dum.

Iron Man #213

Marvel (December, 1986)

“Fortune’s Child”
WRITER: Danny Fingeroth
PENCILER: Javier Saltares
INKER: Kyle Baker
COLORIST: Ken Feduniewicz
LETTERER: Rick Parker
MANAGING EDITOR: Michael Higgins
EDITOR: Mark Gruenwald

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Scanning My Collection: Armageddon 2001 FINALE

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While I’m missing a few of the connected annuals, I think you get the idea. Armageddon 2001 wasn’t an event like you see today, where every regular issue is interrupted to tie into the event going on. They were practically Elseworlds stories of things that won’t happen. It all centered around Waverider’s search for the hero who would become Monarch and rule the future with an iron grip. It was a good idea and allowed the writers to play with the characters outside of the confines of continuity. Stories like this are better than new writers tossing everything aside to tell the story they want rather than continuing the universe. And the mystery of which hero they were going to toss aside and become a new supervillain, that they would actually be aware of now and could keep from creating his fascist state, was also a good idea.

And then it all went to pot in this issue. The reason? The twist was more important that the mystery. I’ll get into that once we get to the reveal of who Monarch is…and why it shouldn’t be him!

Armageddon 2001 #2

Monarch is revealed to be Yukk from the 80s cartoon Mighty Man.

Armageddon 2001 #2

FINAL ISSUE

DC Comics (1991)

WRITER: Denny O’Neil
PENCILER: Dan Jurgens
INKERS: Art Thibert, Steve Mitchell, & Dick Giordano
COLORIST: Adrienne Roy
LETTERER: John Costanza
EDITOR: Jonathan Peterson

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Morning Video Link: That Darn Narwhal Song!

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Have you seen that Sprint ad that breaks out a cheap animated song about narwhals and wondered if there was a full version? Well, whether Sprint’s ad people found a video somewhere and (hopefully) paid for the rights to use it or if it was a viral campaign from the start, I found the darn thing. You may or may not sleep easier tonight. The video is as bizarre as you thought it would be.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Disney Afternoon #8

Disney Afternoon #8

“Hey, she hit my kid first!”

The Disney Afternoon #8

Marvel (June, 1995)

ARTIST: Joe Messerl
LETTERER: Dave Sharpe
COLORIST: Ed Lazellari
EDITOR: Sarra Mosoff
 
Darkwing Duck: “Beating Beets”
WRITER: Steve Sullivan
CO-ARTIST: Natalio Zirulnik
 
 
Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers: “Cheese Miner’s Daughter”
WRITER: Jerry Novick
PENCILER: Cosme Quartieri

I really hate gimmick credits that I have to translate to find out who did what. It’s worse when they mess with the name and I have to hunt down the credits (this time on Comic Vine) because the NAMES are gimmicked up with stupid cheese puns! More on those later. This is an anthology title and I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me they were reprinted from the Disney digest magazines. They’re very short.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Detective Comics Annual #4

Detective Comics Annual #4

“How do I get down from here?”

Detective Comics Annual #2

DC Comics (1991)

“Succession”
WRITER: Louise Simonson
ARTIST/COLORIST: Tom Grindberg
LETTERER: Albert DeGuzman
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kelley Puckett
EDITOR: Denny O’Neil

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