“She’s not hurt. She just saw all those negative reviews of her movie.”
Supergirl #20
DC Comics (July, 2013)
“Home Invasion” WRITER: Michael Alan Nelson ARTIST: Mahmud Asrar COLORIST: Dave McCraig LETTERER: Bob Leigh COVER ART: Emanuela Lupacchino with Nel Ruffino ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dickey Purdin EDITOR: Eddie Berganza based on characters created by Jerry Seigel & Joe Shuster
I was really impressed with the first New Crusaders miniseries. While some of the stuff the Brain Emperor did I found disturbing in a all-ages comic, the key word is still all-ages so it might not be for really young kids, but later kids, teens, and adults can all find something in it. (And I think Brain Emperor was supposed to be disturbing.) There was a good balance of heroism, fun, and drama and I enjoyed reading it, something I sadly don’t get as often from a superhero comic made recently.
I was looking over Comic Shop News #1346 as I go through the pile of letters and newsletters that have vexed me lately and the feature article centers on the upcoming next arc, Dark Tomorrow. And while I have been fooled before by DC and Marvel interviews, this one feels more like somebody understands why I read superhero comics.
Watch what you say at Twilight conventions.
Sonic Universe #52
Archie Comics (July, 2013)
“When Worlds Collide” part 5 “The Advance Guard” WRITER: Ian Flynn PENCILER: Tracy Yardley INKER: Terry Austin COLORIST: Thomas Mason SELECTED COVER ART: Patrick “Spaz” Spaziante LETTERER: A. Teuthis ASSISTANT EDITOR: Vincent Lovallo EDITOR: Paul KaminskiI don’t know why this didn’t post this morning, so here’s a bonus night post.
Mustn’t make FLCL joke. Mustn’t make FLCL joke….
It Girl & The Atomics #10
Image Comics (May, 2013)
“Tweenage FBI” Part 1 WRITER: Jamie S. Rich ARTIST: Natalie Norigat COLORIST: Allen Passalaqqua LETTERS/DESIGN: Crank COVER ART: Michael & Laura Allred EDITORS: Jamie S. Rich & Eric Stephenson CHARACTERS CREATOR: Michael Allred
The only reason to see the prequels.
You may have already heard the announcement that Clone Wars was ending and a new show would replace it. It shouldn’t surprise you that it’s moving to Disney XD, since Disney did the same thing with the Marvel shows that aired on Cartoon Network…no, wait, Hasbro took The Super Hero Squad Show with them to The Hub, Hasbro’s co-owned network with Discovery Networks, taking over TLC. And last I heard Nicktoons still has the reruns of Iron Man: Armored Adventures. So I guess there isn’t actually a precedence.
Well, hat-tip to our old pal Craig Crumpton of Voice Actors In The News, Star Wars‘s official site has updated with a press release for the new show, Rebels. So what is the new show going to be like, and what do I hope to see?
No, not THAT Big Bang Theory. This one:
I’ve only seen a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory and while it was OK I really didn’t get into it. These were early episodes, and while I’m sure not all science think tank people (I don’t know what they’re official title is) are this bad, they were quirky characters hoping to get a laugh out of the audience. But lately they’ve tried to play up the “geek” factor of the characters and some in the geek community are starting to feel insulted. One guy has no interested in a relationship and doesn’t even want to be touched by anyone. Another can’t talk to a pretty girl, even if she’s a waitress wanting to take your order, while his pal is a horndog who thinks he’s evolution’s gift to women. (Because no scientist believes in God, you know.) The closest thing to normal in this group still has issues.
Once I saw there was an episode in which the female characters visit a comic store and that’s considered some huge thing I started thinking the critics might have a point. Maybe these people don’t know what geeks are like and wherever they place the “laugh track” could be seen as an insult. Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, a geek comic who knows how to entertain his fellow geeks, knows not to insult his audience while still poking fun at geek culture and the shows/movies/comics/games we love. In one of his latest commentaries, Uncle Yo tackles The Big Bang Theory and it’s laugh track. There’s also a link to a different article about the problems with the show and how it portrays the geek community. It’s also worth a read.
I’m not sure if I can make a sibling rivalry joke. Depends on what they’re doing with Adora in this version.
He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe #2
DC Comics (July, 2013)
“Past Imperfect” WRITER: Keith Giffen ARTIST: Pop Mhan COLORIST: Kathryn LaynoLETTERER: Saida Temofonte COVER ART: Howard Porter & Kathryn Laynd EDITOR: Michael McCalister
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
