It’s back again. NORAD Tracks Santa is live, with games, music, and an explanation as to why NORAD takes time out of protecting our skies from enemy planes and missiles to insure Jolly Ol’ St. Nickolas has a good flight. And you can find out how to download the Santa Tracker app, so you know when to get the kids to bed before you know who shows up.
I didn’t get to ask this last issue. If it says Fury Of in the publishing credits, why is it just Firestorm now?
Fury Of Firestorm #59
DC Comics (May, 1987)
Glasshouses WRITER: John Ostrander PENCILER: Joe Brozowsky INKER: Dennis Janke COLORIST: Nansi Hoolahan LETTERER: Duncan Andrews EDITOR: Denny O’Neil
I’m not sure if I did a joke with this song already, but if anyone would over-analyze this song, it’d be Fizzbin.
If you’ve never heard about Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey, prepare to wish you still hadn’t.
While I’d still rather listen to this than “My Favorite Things”, when it comes to Christmas songs this isn’t high on my list. At all. And yes I spelled it wrong in the comic but I didn’t find that out until I looked for that video clip above. And frankly I don’t care enough about the song to fix it.
Hey, want to see the Autobots setting up the Christmas tree? The Clutter Reports has that display.
I’m still looking for Christmas websites, audio, and video. Feel free to send them to me.
It’s a strange coincidence that in both the panel and press junket lists I’m doing something with Walter Jones, the original Black Ranger, who appeared at ConnectiCon 2014. However, the press junket was recorded AFTER the panel, so I’m altering my usual video order (or the one I’m trying to set up) in order to get that right. (He also mentions the panel during the junket.)
At the “Power Ranger Q & A” panel, Jones discusses how he got the role, which came first–the black man or the hip hop kedo, his long voyage to Angel Grove, some behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and then has a breakdance battle for good measure.
Wait, nobody said anything about arrows. The title isn’t telling the whole truth!
Bullets & Bracelets
Amalgam (Marvel; April, 1995)
“Final Thrust” WRITER: John Ostrander PENCILER: Gary Frank INKER: Cam Smith COLORIST: John Kalisc LETTERER: Richard Starkings & Comicraft EDITOR: Chris Cooper EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Bobbie ChaseLast week there was no fight. This week it’s back to the ring. We all like seeing Iron Man taking on other armored character. But what about two Iron Men fighting each other…and THEN Tony Stark shows up?
“This is for replacing us with sexy women!”
Classic Battlestar Galactica #5
FINAL ISSUE
Dynamite (2007)
WRITER: Rick Remender ARTIST (including selected cover): Carlos Rafael COLORIST: Carlos Lopez LETTERER: Bill Tortelini
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
