Morning Article Link: Insert Title Here…Please?

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Comics Alliance contributor David Uzumeri looked at something else modern comics are tossing aside. We’ve already lost the narrator and thought balloons, and now catchy issue titles are slowly disappearing. After reading this I actually felt bad that I left story titles out of Captain Yuletide even though my strips (Jake & Leon and Captain PSA) always have them. I need to remember that for next issue. I think I started adding story titles to the reviews and Friday Night Fights for some of the reasons Uzumeri defends them.

Hey David! I got your last name right for a change!

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Heroes Reborn: The Return #1

If you’re wondering what happened to the last arc of the “Heroes Reborn” issues, “World War 3” (for those of you who don’t know that’s a crossover with the Wildstorm Universe) I’ll do the entire event as a Scanning My Collection article next week…just to get the darn thing over with. I’m not waiting four weeks!

Heroes Reborn The Return #1

“I see dead concepts.”

Heroes Reborn: The Return #1

Marvel Comics (December, 1997)

“The Judgement”
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILER: Salvator Larroca
INKER: Art Thibert
COLORIST: Steve Buccellato
LETTERER: Kolja Fuchs
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Polly Watson
EDITOR: Bobby Chase

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BW At The Press Junket Week: Renee Witterstaeter

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Our week of finishing the Press Junket (unless I make the ones from this year’s ConnectiCon…I’m still waiting on the schedule) begins with Renee Witterstaeter, a comic creator and now agent for other comic creators. She also has her own publishing company. She’s rather busy.

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Today’s Comic> Batman ’66 #12

Batman '66 #12

At first I thought this was going to be a ’66 version of the Royal Flush Gang.

Batman ’66 #12

DC Comics (August, 2014)

COVER ART: Michael & Laura Allred
COLORIST: Tony Avina
LETTERER: Wes Abbott
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Aniz Ansari
EDITOR: Jim Chadwick
 
“The Queen Of Diamonds’ Big Heist”
WRITER: Jeff Parker
ARTIST: Dario Brizuela
 
“To Be Or Not to Be”
WRITERS: Art Baltazar & Franco
ARTIST: Ted Naifeh

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Morning Article Link: Reading Rainbow Response

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The response to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter (which BW reported on after it had already blown through it’s goal and continued to skyrocket after) is nothing short of amazing and as a lover of books makes I’m more than happy to see it. Forbes contributor Alex Knapp sat down with LeVar Burton, the man behind the butterfly in the sky, to discuss the stretch goal plans and respond to critics of the project.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Fury Of Firestorm #6

Fury Of Firestorm #6

“Dude, maybe you should shave your legs.”

The Fury Of Firestorm #6

DC Comics (November, 1982)

“The Pandrakos Plot”
WRITER/EDITOR: Gerry Conway
ARTISTS: Pat Broderick & Rodin Rogriquez
COLORIST: Gene D’Angelo
LETTERER: Adam Kubert
EDITOR: Len Wein

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Jake & Leon #208: J.J.’s Worst Nightmare (repost because I goofed)

In my confusion this comic ends up going up twice. Sorry, but the stuff underneath is new.

Bonus if it's the last scene of the comic.

Bonus if it’s the last scene of the comic.

Will it make up for Brand New Day? No, but it would be cool to see anyway.

  • The Clutter Reports: Last week we looked at a Pac-Man joke book. Today we’re looking at a comic strips/joke book called Blips! It’s funnier.
  • Reviewers Unknown: If you missed it yesterday, I posted the next Press Junket, with comic writer/artist Dennis Calero. More on this in a moment.
  • Blip: Blip is kicking me off of their service. This is me saying goodbye. Now I just need to link videos to YouTube and wherever else I can post the stuff YouTube refuses to let me post.

Best Scene Of This Week’s Reviews

Scribblenauts Unmasked #6

Something Batman's wanted to do for a long time.

Something Batman’s wanted to do for a long time.

I have four more Press Junket installments to bring you and ConnectiCon is in a couple of weeks. So next week will be all BW At The Press Junket, except for the usual comic reviews and article links. If you go to my Patreon I plan to post all of these maybe tomorrow or later tonight and you can see them all early if your in one of the video tiers. Now I just have the panels and ComiCONN interviews and I’ll be caught up. Except for what I’ll be recording at the cons I can get to this year. What ya’ going to do?