Jake & Leon #229: Christmas Edition

I'd say merging art styles will lose me readers, but I don't know if anybody reads these or not.

I’d say merging art styles will lose me readers, but I don’t know if anybody reads these or not.

Why do Christmas elves not look like the elves of folklore? Compare the reindeer in Christmas drawings to the real animal. Haven’t you ever wondered that?

Also, we have a cameo from Bryce. This year’s Captain Yuletide includes his origin story. Working on that and this year’s Christmas Video Review, plus finding a job is taking up a lot of time. This week’s Clutter Report is a repost of the Free Comic Inside review from this week, featuring He-Man And The Insect People.

Nothing to add here, except to wish me luck on the job interview next week. It might take me away from BW projects, but I literally can’t pay any of my mounting bills right now. Priorities, people. That also means I still can’t buy new comics, so this week we’re looking at the first miniseries featuring GI Joe. Extreme. Yes, Dark Horse published a miniseries and an attempted ongoing GI Joe Extreme comic. We’ll look at the first one this week, but I’ll ease you in with a different comic in order to get a full week. If you don’t know what this version was about, our old pal TJOmega has you covered. Watch it and weep, kids. So what we’ll be asking with these two adventures is whether or not the comic was better than the cartoon.

BW At The Press Junket: Walter Jones

BW At The Press Junket logo

Last week (which some of you might have missed during my Twitter issues) BW Panelling features Walter Jones as part of the “Power Rangers Q & A” panel. He was the only one who showed up, though. Well, except for the fans. This time it’s the press’ turn to interview the original Black Ranger, and there are still a few things left to learn. For one thing, someone brought up that other kids sci-fi show he was on.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Doctor Strangefate

Doctor Strangefate

“My hand is killing me!”

Doctor Strangefate

Amalgam (DC Comics; April, 1996)

“The Decrees Of Fate”
WRITER: Ron Marz
PENCILER: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
INKER: Kevin Nowlan
COLORIST/SEPARATIONS: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos
EDITOR: Dan Thorsland

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Friday Night Fights: The Hunters And The Godzilla

Most people are smart enough not to hunt Godzilla. Track, maybe. Fight, usually. Hunt for sport? Usually, people aren’t that dumb. Maybe they grow them stupid in space?

Friday Night Fights clean logo

“Ghost” round 9

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> RoboCop 2 adaptation

Since we’re an issue short of a full week with the Cylon Apocalypse it’s time to finish reviewing one other franchise. I looked at the first movie’s adaptation, and Marvel’s attempt to create a comic series around the movie (that was nothing like the movie) but I didn’t get to the second movie’s adaptation. And I don’t mean the one with Frank Miller’s intended script.

RoboCop 2 adaptation

Well no wonder Detroit’s having money issues. Giant robots aren’t cheap, you know.

RoboCop 2 comic adaptation

Marvel (August, 1990)

SCREENPLAY: Frank Miller & Walon Green
STORY: Frank Miller
ADAPTATION: Alan Grant
PENCILER: Mark Bagley
INKER: Tony DeZuiga
COLORISTS: Steve Buccellato & Suzanne Dell’orto
LETTERER: Rick Parker
EDITOR: Gregory Wright
“ROBOCOP” CREATORS: Edward Neumier & Michael Miner

This collects the three-issue adaptation. According to the Grand Comics Database, the cover for this collection was done by John Romita, Jr.

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Morning Article Link: FCBD 2015’s Gold Offerings

Free Comic Book Day logoIGN has the list for the Gold sponsor comic for next year’s Free Comic Book Day, currently scheduled for May 2nd. All DC is saying is that they’re planning offer something. Because nothing gets you more excited for something than absolutely nothing.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie (part 2)

Last week we looked at the drawn adaptation of the Power Rangers movie. I teased that tonight we would look at the photo comic and compare the two. So this won’t be your typical review. It’s the same story but here I’m judging the presentation. Harshly.

MMPR The Movie photo ed

“See, the poster was easy to fix.”

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie comic adaptation

You’d think there would be some difference in the publishing credits, but there isn’t.

Marvel (September, 1995)

STARRING: Karan Ashley, Jonny Yong Bosh, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank, Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Jason Narvy, Paul Schrier, Paul Freeman, and some uncredited because they weren’t on the movie poster
SCREENPLAY: Arne Olsen
STORY: John Kamps & Arne Olsen
ADAPTATION: Ralph Macchip
PRODUCTION: Wayne Green, Steve Bunche
LETTERERS: Caroline Wells, Matt Maley, & Kenny Lopez
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Nancy Poletti
EDITOR: Mariano Nicieza

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