Filler Video: Growing With Our Heroes

Extra Credits logo

Folks, as I write this on Wednesday night they’re predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow…that I’m going to be shoveling myself while my dad is still laid up. Hopefully my neighbors help again like they did last snowfall but they have their own driveways and stairs to shovel so I’m not counting on it although it could happen. Therefore, I’m posting a Filler Video early as the Extra Credits crew look at the aging of nostalgia..and how media, especially their wheelhouse of video games, could grow it up without darkening it up, at least as much as it does.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> The Transformers #36

The Transformers #36

Watch out for space sharks.

The Transformers #36

Marvel Comics (January, 1988)

“Spacehikers!”
WRITER: Bob Budiansky
PENCILER: Jose Delbo
INKERS: Ian Akin & Brian Garvey
COLORIST: Nel Yomtov
LETTERER: Diana Albers
EDITOR: Don Daley

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Morning Article Link: Superboy’s Earth Relatives

Superboy #1 (March/April 1949). Cover art by B...

Superboy #1 (March/April 1949). Cover art by Boring. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Fellow Friday Night Fighter Brian Snell of Slay Monstrobot Of The Deep was doing his usual dumpster diving clearance bin search when he stumbled upon the rarely mentioned relatives of John and Martha Kent…or just John as you’ll see in his latest “Tales From The Quarter Bin“.

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Filler Video: The Secret Animations Of Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong as seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong as seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One of the cool things added to video games are special animations if for some reason you aren’t playing for too long, like grabbing a sandwich or fighting off an alien invasion in your living. (Man, if I had a quarter….) GameXplain‘s video series Cool Bits found some interesting idle animations for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and since I’m both still wiped from yesterday’s running around and gathering my strength for tomorrow’s snow shoveling nightmare we’re doing a filler video post.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest #9

Sorry about the lateness of this week’s Jonny Quest. Things happened yesterday that took longer that I was expecting, which is why there was no article last night and Jonny Quest Wednesday is in this slot.

Real Adv Of Jonny Quest #9

Last time Jonny fell asleep with his earphones on.

The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest #9

Dark Horse (June, 1997)

LETTERER: Tracey Hampton-Munsey
COVER ART: Arthur Adams
COVER COLORISTS: Geneva Smith & Harold MacKinnon
DESIGNER: Amy Arendts
ASSISTANT EDITOR: David Land
EDITOR: Philip Amara
 
“Doorway To Infinity” part 2
WRITERS: Tom & Mary Bierbaum
PENCILER: Gene Ha
INKER: Andrew Peopy
COLORISTS: Dave nestelle & Jim Johns
 
“Heart Of Rage” part 1
WRITERk Barbara Kesel
PENCILER: Ron Randall
INKERS: Ron Randall & Rachel Dodson
COLORIST: Perry McNamee

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Morning Article Link: What We Can Learn From Sylvester Stallone

Rambo animated

Sometimes you can be surprised who you can learn from. James Rolfe, filmmaker and the Angry Video Game Nerd, writes about a series of comments made by Sylvester Stallone in the Expendables Blu-Ray documentary special feature. For all the jokes people make about the way he talks (which is actually just the way Rocky or Rambo talks if you’ve heard him out of character) he makes some good points on movie making, storytelling, and maybe even life.

(And of course I went with the animated version. I’m just me that way.)

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Cartoon Network Presents #24

Cartoon Network Presents #24

Oh, I can hear you all screaming in torment now. Too bad.

Cartoon Network Presents #24

FEATURING: Scrappy Doo

FINAL ISSUE! (oh, shut up; that had nothing to do with it!)

DC Comics (August, 1999)

“Puppy Power!”
WRITER: Terry Collins
PENCILER: John Delaney
INKER: Mike DeCarlo
COLORIST: Dave Tanguay
LETTERER: Phil Felix
ASSISTANT: Harvey Richards
EDITOR: Dana Kurtin

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