When Optimus Prime throws his might Captain America…..
New Avengers/Transformers #1
Marvel/IDW (September, 2007)
“Man & Machine” part 1 WRITER: Stuart Moore PENCILER: Tyler Kirkham INKER: Sal Regla COLORIST: Annette Kwok COVER ARTISTS: Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, & Justin Ponsor LETTERER: Todd Klein ASSISTANT EDITOR: Alejandro Arbona EDITOR: Bill RosemannIf you follow the weekly comic reviews you pretty much know what’s coming. How could I not? The idea of a human wrestling a robot is so cool I’m surprised actually wrestling in the 80s never came up with that gimmick! Sure, it’s still not the story Budinasky should have ended on and it hits all of the fighting competition cliches, but I can’t bring myself to hate a story where a man wrestles a Transformer.
“Friends of yours?”
Ultraman Tiga #5
Dark Horse (December, 2003)
originally published by Jade Dynasty
“Attack Of The Regulan-Seijin” part 1 WRITER: Tony Wong ADAPTATION: Ken Siu-Chong, Michelle Lee, & Thomas Andrews ARTIST: Khoo Fuk Lung COVER ART: Alan Tam & Omar Dogan LETTERER: Sno Cone Studios DESIGNER: Darin Fabrick EDITOR: Jeremy Barlow
I love going to ConnectiCon every year. I like the other conventions that happen here in Connecticut, but this one holds a special place for me. Maybe because it was my first one but going on for over 10 years means I’m not seeing as many of the growing pains as Brass City or ComiCONN. I acknowledged as much with Hartford Comic Con, which had its first year. ConnectiCon, however, is a convention that just keeps growing. The arcade and screenings were in a different hotel this year and I never made it out there. I never made the ConnectiCrawl events with geek musicians and comedians. Additionally, you have the unconnected Riverfest event on Saturday with music and an awesome fireworks display. For “my people” there’s probably no better event in the state and I would us up against most of the other conventions, partly because as a “multi-genre” convention as the tagline says they focus on all of us creative geeks and fans whether your into games, anime, or what have you.
However, nothing is ever perfect and none of us are ever satisfied. So while there were a lot of great things about this year’s ConnectiCon there are still a few things that I’d like to see. Mostly, however, the convention party is still awesome!
With all the cool gimmicks we had in wrestling when I was growing up, why did we never have a robot?
The Transformers #55
Marvel Comics (August, 1989)
“The Interplanetary Wrestling Chamiponship!” WRITER/LAYOUTS: Bob Budiansky PENCILER: Jim Fern INKER: Mike Gustovich COLORIST: Nel Yomtov LETTERER: Jim Massara EDITOR: Don Daley
Because day 3 is when I focused on interviews (since I didn’t have time to record any on Saturday) there was very little footage. Day 2 was shorter than Day 1 (because I recorded more panels) so I combined Saturday and Sunday into one video. Enjoy more cosplayers and a taste of the convention nightlife.
Wait, did they decapitate Rob, too?
Godzilla #14
Marvel Comics (September, 1978)
“Mega Monsters” part 2: “The Super-Beasts” WRITER: Doug Moench PENCILER: Herb Trimpe INKER: Dan Green COLORIST: Don Warfield LETTERER: Shelly Lefferman EDITOR: Bob Hall
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
