Today’s GN> Amelia Rules V4

Amelia Rules V4

“Who’s school picture was this?” “Too late, keep smiling.”

Amelia Rules Vol 4: “When The Past Is A Present”

Atheneum/Simon & Shuster (January, 2010)

originally published by Renaissance Press, 2008

WRITER/ARTIST/CREATOR: Jimmy Gownley
COVER DESIGN: Sonia Chaghatzbanian
 
www.ameliarules.com

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Friday Night Fights: Enemy Unknown

Going through some of my old comics I came across this week’s fight. Now I could tell you where it comes from and by the rules of the Friday Night Fights I will. But not until the end of the fight. See if you can guess our winner before I reveal the title because once I do it will be bloody obvious. No peeking now.

Friday Night Fights clean logo

“Mosquito” round 5

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Today’s Comic> Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #1

Transformers Beast Hunters #1

I have to admit, Grlmlock does a great Godzilla impersonation.

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #1

(This series continues on from Rage Of The Dinobots and is set prior to events of the TV show)

IDW Publishing (May, 2013)

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

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BW Article Link: Why Politics and Superheroes Fails Suspension

Super Powers Logo

With some new toys to play with (microphone, video capture card) I didn’t have time to write anything. Lucky foe me, just before post time, an article on a different site interesting me.

You may have noticed a new voice in the comments section, Nate Winchester, who also runs the Hunting Muses blog here at WordPress. Well, he just contributed a guest post at The Colossus Of Rhodey discussing the inherent flaw of DC’s The Movement, and it’s not based on the comic’s political position but how it and comics like Decisions (a comic that showed DC’s characters’ political allegiance) mess with suspension of disbelief.

I do love these article that show how you can bring too much “real world” into a superhero fantasy when you try to keep the world the same when guys who shoot fire from their ears or can command animals (so long as they have rabies and don’t think I’m the first one to even consider that concept) exist. I’m avoiding The Movement and it’s counterpart The Green Team because I don’t care about politics when I read a comic. I’m looking for an escape and the only reason I picked up the Rush Limbaugh comic was to review it and see if it was unbiased. (It was.) I don’t even have a problem with making a comic that uses superheroes as an allegory for political sides beyond how my point of view is treated. But setting it in the (current) main DCU is a bad idea and will just lead to bad things down the road.

Today’s Comic> Sonic The Hedgehog #249 (Sonic/Mega Man Crossover part 6)

Sonic The Hedgehog #249

“I wonder if I should challenge the Babylon Rogues to a rematch?”

Sonic The Hedgehog #249

Archie Comics (July, 2013)

“When Worlds Collide” part six “Friends Or Foes”
WRITER: Ian Flynn
PENCILER: Tracy Yardley
INKER: Terry Austin
COLORIST: Thomas Mason
LETTERER: F.R. Fiegel
COVER ART: Patrick “Spaz” Spaziante
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Vincent Lovallo
EDITOR: Paul Kaminski

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Not A “Comic Book” Superman?

Cavhill as Superman teaser image

Hot off of his success on the Batman franchise, Warner Brothers decided he might also be able to do something with Superman. Zack Snyder’s work on Watchmen earned him the director’s chair, and David S. Goyer has worked with Nolan in the past, including the aforementioned Batman films, as well as comics. Of course he wrote the rather infamous “Superman renounces his ties with America” story, Snyder also made Sucker Punch, a movie that (and one of my RU colleagues disagrees) looks like a total mess, not to mention that Watchmen is by design a cynical look at superheroes and classic tropes that have since been deconstructed into rubble, and Nolan’s list of film credits is limited in the “happy and bright” arena.

I will give them credit on one thing when it comes to Man Of Steel, however. It does look like a decent superhero movie. Being a good SUPERMAN movie, on the other hand, is a whole other story. Show me a trailer with Henry Cavhill in glasses and a somewhat frumpy suit acting mild-mannered and clumsy. Show me where they actual call him Superman instead of having Lois interrupted just as she’s about to say it? I’m even noticing that there are minor changes to the “S” shield. And then there’s video Sears put out that includes final proof that they’re not really making Superman. They’re making Man of Steel, and there is a difference.

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Today’s Comic> Iron Man #258.2

Iron Man #258-2

“Do you mind? I’m trying to take a bath here!”

Iron Man #258.2

Marvel Comics (July, 2013)

“Entity Mine”
PLOT: David Michellnie & Bob Layton
SCRIPT: David Michellnie
BREAKDOWNS: Dave Ross
FINISHES: Bob Layton
COLORIST: Chris Sotomayor
COVER ART: Dave Ross, Tom Palmer, & Chris Sotomayor
LETTERER: Dave Lanphear
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Michael Christatos & A.J. Fierro
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Tom Brennan
EDITOR: Justin Bagrie

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