Neon Harbor’s Deja View: Italian Star Wars

The only reason to see the prequels.

The only reason to see the prequels.

Star Wars set off a lot of ripoffs and knockoffs. One I had heard about featured David Hasslehoff. I wasn’t that big into the Baywatch shows but I was a fan of the original Knight Rider and I’m the only person I know who enjoyed Nick Fury: Agent Of SHIELD on it’s own merits. So I wanted to hear more about this. Thanks to TGWTG producer Ed Glaser I’m closer to having that change…with a name to go with.

Glaser recently renamed his “Dark Maze Studios” as “Neon Harbor“. I’m not sure why he changed the name when the content seems to be the same but it’s his studio and his reasons. Fresh starts seem to be happening a lot over at Channel Awesome lately. One of his shows, Deja View, looks at foreign productions inspired by–and sometimes outright ripping off–offerings from Hollywood in the action, superhero, and sci-fi genres. In this installment, posted with his permission, Glaser takes a look at a Star Wars-inspired movie from Italy. Grab your helmet because it’s time for a Starcrash!

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Today’s Comic> Doctor Who V3 #10

Doctor Who V3 $10

Didn’t I see this in a Myazaki film once?

Doctor Who Vol. 3 #10

IDW Publishing (June, 2013)

“Sky Jacks” part 2
WRITERS: Andy Diggle & Eddie Robson
ARTIST: Andy Kuhn
COVER ARTIST: Mark Burmingham
COLORIST: Charlie Kirchoff
LETTERER: Shawn Lee
EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton

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Jake & Leon #165: Death Lives

Comic books and soap operas: where the afterlife has an open door policy.

Comic books and soap operas: where the afterlife has an open door policy.

The latest of the “Crossover” series, Crossoverkill, has finished. It’s kind of cool seeing all of these webcomic superheroes together. Hopefully this isn’t the last time Mindmistress is forced to team with a group of heroes to battle some force of evil. I wonder what other titles they could go with? Crossoverrun? Crossoverdone? Crossovereasy? Crossoveraroundandthrough? OK, maybe that that last one but the one before it could be a cooking show?

  • The Clutter Reports: I love my grandparents but they stuffed a lot of things into that little trailer. When they moved out, my dad and aunts found out just how much.
  • Reviewers Unknown: I wasn’t able to help with the cleaning but other projects left me with little time this week. So I just popped over the report about the upcoming Spider-Man original graphic novel I reported on earlier this week.

Best Scene Of This Week’s Reviews

Mega Man #26

Mega Man #26 Best Scene

I needed a fun one this week.

Today’s Comic> Worlds’ Finest #13

Worlds' Finest #13

I really don’t have a joke here.

Worlds’ Finest #13

DC Comics (August, 2013)

“Hide & Seek”
WRITER: Paul Levitz
PENCILER: Robson Rocha
INKER: Wayne Faucher
COLORIST: Jason Wright
LETTERER: Carlos M. Mangual
COVER: Emanuella Lupacchino & Hi-Fi
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Anthony Marques
EDITOR: Mike Cottton
“HUNTRESS” CREATORS: Paul Levitz, Joe Staton, & Bob Layton
 “POWER GIRL” CREATORS: Gerry Conway Ric Estrada & Wally Wood

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Friday Night Fights: In Russia Tiger Punch Bear

Fred’s sabbatical is over and the Friday Night Fights are back!

What are writers to do for enemies now that the Cold War is over? Wait for Putin to restart it? Or just make a group of people who want to bring back the Soviet Union? (So still Putin.) That was the idea of the Phantom miniseries KGB Noir, a black and white series featuring other Moonstone-licensed pulp heroes also getting involved with former KGB shenanigans in back-up tales. Tonight we bring you a black and white Phantom fight from this miniseries as the Ghost Who Walks does his part to keep the USSR broken.

Friday Night Fights clean logo

“Mosquito” round 6

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Today’s Comic> Transformer Prime: Beast Hunters #2

Transformers Beast Hunters #2

“Don’t mind us. Just out for a stroll.”

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #2

IDW Publishing (June, 2013)

STORY: Mairghread Scott & Mike Johnson
WRITER: Mairghread Scott
ARTIST: Agustin Padilla
COLORIST: Priscilla Tramontano
SELECTED COVER ART: Ken Christansen
LETTERER: Tom B. Long
EDITOR: Carlos Guzman

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Chapter By Chapter: Total Recall adaptation Ch. 16

Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were a reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

Chapter by Chapter - Total Recall logo

So our buddy Quaid has gotten his #$# to Mars. The next question is “now what”? What did Hauser leave behind and will it save Quaid? I’m not sure how much of that will show up in our next chapter but we should see his new “home”.

Chapter 16: Venusville

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