I only had three old comics this week I could draw a fight from without also fighting my scanner. Since a classic fight got me some (but not enough) votes last week maybe I can improve my chances with this one. It’s also short and so is my time. If you go over my reviews this week and I mention Spider-Man there’s really only two fights I can do, but it’s not the one with the wrestler.
“No, sir. I didn’t see you playing with your dolls again.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 30th Anniversary Special
IDW (June, 2014)
SELECTED COVER ARTISTS/CREATORS: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird SELECTED COVER COLORIST: Ronda Pattison EDITOR: Bobby Curnow PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Shawn LeeThis anthology features five versions of the Ninja Turtles comics, plus some information on the history of the franchise. The comic continuities are the original and resumed Mirage series, the Archie comics (which began adapting the first cartoon before going in its own direction), the Image comics, and the current IDW series. I’m not surprised that the Dreamwave series (which was loosely based on the second cartoon) and IDW’s animated title (based on the current Nickelodeon series) are not represented but I wish they had done something for the newspaper strip.
For this review I will look at the stories presented from each series as well as discuss what little I know of each and how well it’s represented here. The IDW one should be easy. 🙂
Marvel Studios is reinvigorating the superhero movie by taking risks, but are they calculating them correctly? Comics Alliance contributor Andrew Wheeler examines why Marvel Studios needs to take those risks, and what risks he’d like to see them take next.
Daigo: master of shadow puppetry.
Dark Horse (April, 2004)
originally published by Jade Dynasty
“Things Fall Apart” WRITER: Tony Wong ADAPTATION: Ken Siu-Cong, Michelle Lee, & Thomas Andrews ARTIST: Khoo Fuk Lung COVER ART: Alvin Lee & Robert Campus LETTERING: Sno Cone Studios DESIGNER: Darin Fabrick EDITOR: Jeremy Barlow
We are over half-way through the book and the most exciting things we’ve had are a crazy Vulcan (even by human standards) and mining dirt from an asteroid for a winged horse. Please tell me we’re reaching the planet soon? Don’t get me wrong. The characters and backstories are interesting (although we’ve yet to have a character who doesn’t have a depressing history) but something needs to actually happen soon.
“Dude, your name wasn’t on the pudding cup!”
Star Mage #4
IDW (July, 2014)
WRITER: JC De La Torre ARTIST: Franco Cespedes ASSISTANT EDITOR: Cori Zaragoza EDITOR: Tom Waltz
We’ve all heard the complaints that modern Sonic games don’t focus on speed and that’s what we want to do with Sonic, go fast. It’s in the intros to the TV shows, it’s in the ads for the games, it’s in the comics…but is it actually in the original games? Red Letter Media discusses the first three Sonic the Hedgehog games on Sega Genesis and asks the question “are the Sonic games the most overrated games in history?”.
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
