If Jason can go into space, why not Chucky?
Cartoon Network Starring #9
FEATURING: Space Ghost Coast To Coast
DC Comics (May, 2000)
“Zorak: Wotta Fellon!” WRITER: Any Merrill ARTISTS: C. Martin Croker & Robert Pope” INKERS: Jim Massara & Dave Hunt COLORIST: D. Tanguay LETTERER: Phil Felix ASSISTANT EDITOR: Harvey Richards EDITOR: Heidi MacDonald
Hollywood has yet to capture the true awesomeness that is the Batcape!
As someone who has written about his love of capes (when they fit the character’s style) and how they are shorthand for “superhero” I am happy to see a fellow defender, and from a comic creator as well. Chris G (not to be confused with Chris Giarrusso) also does reviews and commentaries about comics. He’s like me but successful. He also did a video commentary defending superhero capes and other scoffed-at (by the “kewl” kids) fashion choices. It’s why the classic Superman costume is better than Jim Lee’s armor. In one word: iconography.
You know, when Spider-Man swings across a cover with a crook in tow he doesn’t use a sleeper hold.
Detective Comics #27
Detective Comics Incorporated (May, 1939)
This review is going to be a bit different and I’ll be using a format I used to use for multiple story comics, like the Holiday specials. In celebration of Batman’s 75th (which DC is celebrating on time, possibly because there’s no movie this year like Superman for HIS 75th) and because I only seem to have one issue of the comic I reviewed in the DC Monday slot last week, I thought we could take a look at the comic that started it all, the debut of Batman.
As you can see from the cover scan on the left I using the “Millennium Edition” reprint from February, 2000. It holds not only the Batman story but other stories (back in the day there were other anthology titles, including Action Comics, which debuted Superman and Fawcett Publishing Whiz Comics, the debut of Captain Marvel) which we will also take a look at to see if, in the tradition of Slay Monstrobot Of The Deep, these characters could have been brought back or even continued on in the DC Universe. The first story, at least in the reprint because I don’t know what the order was in the original printing, is the one most of you care about.
I hope you enjoy that payback from the recovery ward, Max.
I know having Leon halt Max’s attempts at a milestone comic by stalling until the last panel had to be referenced. I don’t know when I’ll get the chance to, although I stopped doing that gag at #150. It’s not good to have a joke overstay its welcome.
{waits for response about how the whole comic is a joke that overstayed its welcome}
Noting was posted to The Clutter Reports or Reviewers Unknown because I was sick on Saturday. Still sick now but my head is just clear enough to post this. If the comic hadn’t been done early I wouldn’t be doing this, either.
It’s just the right amount of cute, even when the next page has Lilli doing a “hero hug selfie”.
I also didn’t get the two comics that I wanted for this week so there won’t be any new reviews this week. Maybe. If I can finish the Brass City Comic Convention interviews video I was also too sick to finish I did pick up a couple of comics that are promoted on there and I’d like to review them. Otherwise, it’s all old comics this week. And now back to being sick.
This was almost a Friday Night Fight.
Cartoon Network Starring #4
Featuring Space Ghost Coast To Coast
DC Comics (December, 1999)
“45 Minutes ‘Til Showtime!” WRITER: Andy Merrill LAYOUT: C. Martin Croker INKER: Mike DeCarlo COLORIST: Dave Tanguay LETTERER: Phil Felix ASSISTANT EDITOR: Harvey Richards EDITOR: Heidi MacDonald
We all love the Hostess ads where superheroes would fight original (and the occasional regular) villain, who would be beaten by tempting them with Twinkees, cup cakes, or fruit pies. And long time readers of the Friday Night Fights know that my entries will go to the non-violent fights from time to time. Tonight is one of those times.
But we’re not really going with Hostess exactly.
Guess the Omnitrix was at half-power
Cartoon Network Action Pack #20
DC Comics (February, 2008)
WRITER: Robbie Busch COLORS: Heroic Age LETTERER: John J. Hill ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Rachel Gluckstern EDITOR: Joan Hilty Ben 10: “Intergalactic Spazz Club” ARTIST: Min S. Ku Ben 10: “Aqua Nut” PENCILER: Scott Cohn INKER: Scott Mcrae “BEN 10” CREATORS: Man Of Action “Samurai Jack: “Cool Hand Jack” ARTIST: Dan Davis
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