The writer of today’s link wanted to play a Justice League board game with his daughter, but it lacked female issues. Luckily he found a solution and she got to play (and dress up) as her favorite superhero women. Still, he notes that he shouldn’t have had to go through the trouble. Little girls like superheroes too.
Skids is going to be sorry he missed this one.
The Transformers #63
Marvel Comics (February, 1990)
“Matrix Quest” part 2: “Kings Of The Wild Frontier.” (Yes, with the period) WRITER: Simon Furman PENCILER: José Delbo INKER: Dave Hunt COLORIST: Nel Yomtov LETTERER: Jim Massara EDITOR: Don Daley
For those of you who came late to the party: The Grandmaster and Metron are working together to set the Justice League and Avengers against each other in a competition to gather 12 powerful items, six native to each universe. Topping that, Superman is accusing the Avengers of being lazy and Captain America is charging the League of being fascists. (I still say accusing them of being glory hounds would have been better.) While each team wonders why their default leader is being so judgmental, Thor decided the only diplomacy is at the end of his flying hammer and clobbered Superman. However, there’s more at work as we’ll see this episode.
In the Marvel universe, this is called being best friends.
Avengers/JLA #2
Marvel/DC Comics (November, 2003)
“A Contest Of Champions” (what did I say part 1 reminded me of?) WRITER: Kurt Busiek ARTIST: George Pérez COLORIST: Tom Smith LETTERING: Comiccraft LOGO DESIGN: John J. Hill ASSISTANT EDITORS: Andy Schmidt & Mark Sumerak ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Stephan Wacker EDITORS: Tom Brevoort, Mike Carlin, & Dan Raspler
Your first mistake. “Turtles In Time”. Samurai gear. Do you know how many bad flashbacks you’re causing?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time #2
IDW (July, 2014)
WRITER: Erik Burnham ARTIST: Charles Paul Wilson COLORIST: Jeremy Mohler (artists include selected cover) LETTERER: Shawn Lee EDITOR: Bobby Curnow
Sometimes writers or directors will slip a social/political message into the theme of the story. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s a blunt object the size of the Death Star. And then there are those times where we hunt for a political message in the movie (either to condemn the movie for disagreeing with us and thus we can hate it, or agree with us so we can tell the other side “this proves you’re a doody-head”, and both wings of the politics bird does both) when it just isn’t there, even in this highly political time we’re forced to live in. I remember bringing this up when it came to Disney’s Ratatouille some years ago when that became a discussion topic. And I wasn’t even on Twitter at the time. Instead of my usual article link I’m going with this video by Bob “MovieBob” Chipman which examines how this can go too far to even just be having fun with the idea. And as a reminder, Chimpman and I fly on different sides of the bird. Also, I’m afraid of heights, but I think I just overdid the metaphor. WARNING: Video autoplays.
Just in time for Dino-Christmas.
Godzilla #22
Marvel (May, 1979)
“The Devil And The Dinosaur” WRITER: Doug Moench PENCILER: Herb Trimpe INKER: Jack Abel COLORIST: Mario Sen (next issue I get to see these colors again–YAY!) LETTERER: Clem Robins EDITOR: Allen Milgrom
Here we are, folks. Decades in the making and we finally have the two superhero teams, where the DC and Marvel flagship characters gather, together again for the first time. All previous crossovers are ignored, which in a few cases saddens me, but we’re here to judge the story on its own merits and continuity. Without further ado, let’s get to the review.
Apparently only Plastic Man is unimpressed with whatever the other heroes are looking at.
JLA/Avengers #1
DC/Marvel (September, 2003)
“A Journey Into Mystery” WRITER: Kurt Busiek ARTIST: George Perez COLORIST: Tom Smith LETTERING: Comicraft LOGO: John J. Hill ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Stephan Wacker ASSISTANT EDITORS: Andy Schmidt & Marc Sumerak EDITORS: Mike Carlin, Tom Brevoort, & Dan Raspler JUSTICE LEAGUE ROLL CALL: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Plastic Man, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner). the Atom (Ryan Choi?), the Flash (Wally West) AVENGERS ROLL CALL: Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver
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