The Sonic crew are on the gatefold.
Mega Man #25
Archie Comics (July, 2013)
“When Worlds Collide” part 4, “Through The Looking Glass” WRITER: Ian Flynn PENCILERS: Jamal Peppers & Ryan Jampole INKER: Jim Amash COLORIST: Matt Herms SELECTED COVER ART: Patrick “Spaz” Spaziante LETTERER: John Workman ASSISTANT EDITOR: Vincent Lovallo EDITOR: Paul Kaminski
So where were we? Douglas Quaid learned he had a different last name and the audience learned that his new middle name is actually his old middle name. If need be I’ll go with “Quaid” and “Hauser” so you know which persona I’m talking about. Anyway, we’re finally off to Mars. Watch out for Soundwave, giant tripods or flying things with giant eyes, and John Carter.
And yet I went with the cover that shows Metroplex more than Hoist.
Transformers Spotlight: Hoist
IDW Publishing (May, 2013)
“The Waiting Game” WRITER: James Roberts ARTIST: Augustin Padilla COLORIST: Joanna LaFuente SELECTED COVER COLORIST: Esther Sanz LETTERER: Shawn Lee ASSISTANT EDITOR: Thomas Boeing EDITOR: John BarberThis is going to be an interesting edition of…
…for a few different reasons. One, this isn’t something that has spent years in my longboxes. I picked this up last week for the heck of it. Two, I haven’t read this yet, so you’ll be seeing a “live” blogging as I go through it, kind of like I do with “Chapter By Chapter”. Three and finally, the subject is one that makes me shake my head–the continued belief that the Clark Kent identity is just a pair of glasses.
There is more to Clark that spectacles. He acts differently as Clark than he does as Superman, dresses differently (obviously), and speak differently. Look up the voice work of Bud Collyer or watch Christopher Reeve’s acting in the movies. Anyone who plays Superman, either by voice or in the flesh needs to remember that they are playing two separate identities, something most Bruce Wayne/Batman portrayers get but too many Clark Kent/Superman portrayers mess up. See my Clutter Reports review of All-Star Superman the movie. I picked up the old serials finally and the actor there does a good job as Clark but Superman thus far hasn’t gotten a lot of lines. This was something I should have pointed out in the review of DC Comics Presents #50, where the two identities became separate people for a time. It works because (1) nobody suspects Superman HAS another identity, (2) Clark is so weak and mild-mannered (although a little less so post-Crisis) that nobody would suspect him and (3) if they can’t guess Oliver Queen is the Green Arrow with the same distinct goatee and little to no change in personality they’d never figure this one out. (Lest you think the Marvel Universe has the only stupid people. They just have more stupid citizens per capita.)
So let’s read this one and see what the “big secret” is to how Kal-El pull this off, according to 1978.
“George Reeves?”
Superman #330
DC Comics (December, 1978)
“Hey, personal space, pal!”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #10
IDW Publishing (May, 2013)
originally B&W publisher: Mirage Studios (April, 1987)
“Silent Partner” STORY/ART/CREATORS: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird CO-INKER: Michael Dooney LETTERER: Steve Lavigne IDW COLORS: Scorpion Studios IDW EDITOR: Tom Waltz
Think about all the work put into those old Disney theatrical shorts.
This insult I don’t understand. Especially when I look at the later color shorts I see a lot of attention to detail, well drawn and animated characters and backgrounds, and work that still holds up today. Even the old ones have their own charm to it, while Mickey and Minnie’s car starts singing along or whatever. How did “Mickey Mouse” become synonymous with something that looks bad?
Again, TAKE THAT, DC!
I have a wedding to go to on Saturday, but my work schedule this week will either open the door to some more commentaries or possibly the next BW Panelling. We’ll find out together!
“This is not how I wanted to see New York!”
Super Dinosaur #19
Image Comics/Skybound (May, 2013)
WRITER/CO-CREATOR: Robert Kirkman PENCILER/COLORIST/CO-CREATOR: Jason Howard INKER: Cliff Rathburn LETTERER: Rus Wooton EDITOR: Sean Mackieicz
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
