“Watch where you step. I lost my contact lens.”
Ultraman Tiga #9
Dark Horse (May, 2004)
originally publsihed by Jade Dynasty
“Past Mistakes, Present Dangers” WRITER: Tony Wong ADAPTATION: Ken Siu-Chong, Michelle Lee, & Thomas Andrews ARTIST: Khod Fuk Lung COVER ART: Eric Vedder & The Real T LETTERING: Sno Cone Studios DESIGNER: Darin Fabrick EDITOR: Jeremy BarlowThis is the comic cover that seems to boost my traffic now and then.
“Parachutes. I knew we forgot something.”
It’s funny. The review attached to it is just a normal review of the comic, but apparently at least two sites found this when discussing the Hawkeye Initiative, a strike back at covers where women are drawn in a biology-ignoring pose to show off boots and boobs and somehow get the face in there. It’s like being double-jointed at the waist is a female-exclusive superpower. Of course the reason is fanservice, which is where I remind you the above comic was marketed to kids and the stories inside reflect that.
You may be wondering what this has to do with Spider-Man. The answer is nothing. If you’re wondering what this has to do with Spider-WOMAN, that’s another story. We have another cover controversy, folks, and if this keeps up I’m going to need an official category and banner. (Except I have enough trouble drawing women period.) This is, what…the third cover this year we’ve discussed with over sexualized covers? If overdeveloped Cassie Sandsmark didn’t ruin your day and you wrote off these Powerpuff Girls as cosplayers like i did, don’t worry, they’ll keep trying. Marvel is going to again attempt to give Jessica Drew her own title again in their attempt to bring more female superheroes to the comic shelves even though her recent history of previous attempts haven’t done so well. Of course this includes a cover.
First, please tell me that isn’t “Superior” Spider-Woman on the cover. They did it with Spider-Man, they’re about to do it with Iron Man, that junk needs to stop. Anyhow that’s the regular cover and it’s typical Greg Land and while whoever that is with Jessica has some questionable body design it’s the variant that has the internet screaming again.
Not the RoBeast in the comic.
Voltron #2
Modern Publishing (1985)
“Hotshot!” WRITER: Henry Vogel PENCILER: Chuck Wojtkiewicz INKER: Cathy Orlando COLORIST: Rich Ayers LETTERER: Mark Lerer EDITOR: Gary Brodsky
Tim Drake’s first Robin costume designed by Neal Adams. Cover of Robin vol. 2, 0 (Oct, 1994). Art by Tom Grummett and Ray Kryssing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The days of teen sidekicks seem to be long behind us. Even Robin is treated more as a partner who does his (and occasionally her) own crimefighting when not with Batman. What happened? And is Spider-Man to “blame”? Chris Sims digs into the history of teen heroes.
“Aww, look at the widdle Twansformer trying to stop me Grimlock. He’s so cute.”
The Transformers #59
Marvel (Mid-November, 1989)
“Skin Deep” WRITER: Simon Furman PENCILER: José Delbo INKER: Dave Hunt COLORIST: Nelson Yomtov (He has a full name?) LETTERER: Jim Massara EDITOR: Don Daley
DC’s new interactive map of the multiverse, to promote Grant Morrison’s Multiversity, will tell you all about the 52 universes of the New 52 when completed. (Maybe that’s what “New 52” stands for, because it hasn’t been the number of comics set in the DC Universe being published for a long time now.) However, the multiverse has been destroyed and recreated at the whim of whomever is currently running DC Comics. Sadly, these are people who are just no fun anymore, if they ever were. (Editorial, not necessarily the writers.)
That said, I have a few ideas of my own as to what could happen in those other universes. I doubt Grant Morrison will see this but if he does you’re welcome to credit me or not but feel free to use these ideas.
I was sick this weekend and didn’t get to the comic store. So we’ll finish the week with Modern Publishing’s 3 issues of Voltron, published when the series was still on television.
“My watch stopped.”
Voltron #1
Modern Publishing (1985)
“Will Power” WRITER: Henry Vogel ARTIST: Dick Ayers COLORIST: Rick Ayers no letterer credited EDITOR: Gary Broadsky
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
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