I’m going to have to stop predicting “this is the end of the odd adaptations” because next issue looks like Casey Jones’ debut in the 2003 cartoon. More on this in a moment.
“See, I used a toothbrush this morning.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3
Dreamwave Productions (August, 2003)
“Attack Of The Mousers”
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILER: Lesean
INKER: Erik Sander
COLORISTS: Rob Ruffolo, Shaun Curtis, Stuart Ng, and Susan Luo
FLATS: Kenny LI
LETTERER: Matt Moylan
Yes, once again we have two short chapters, meaning two chapters in one installment. Keeping a count started happening with Op-Center and it continues here. I want to get a decent read, as much as I could use short chapters about now.
Last time we got a peek into the histories of Sorel and Daniel and a glimpse into what a Vulcan mind meld looks like. Turns out it’s not as trippy as one would think watching from the outside.
The mystery itself hasn’t really started yet. Instead we’ve gotten situational set-up, meeting characters, and some good character moments. So I can’t really complain because we’re only starting on the second of 35 chapters. We have time to get to know the new characters before the suspicions arrive. This will help us try to solve the mystery along with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, the outsiders and I’m assuming our detectives for the story. That’s of course considering how well the mystery is put together. Are we just seeing a procedural piece, where maybe some big clue isn’t revealed to the reader until the confrontation of the killer, or is it a case where we’ll get to see the evidence and put things together? Looking through Lorah’s bibliography the only story that was obviously also a mystery is “Reflection Of A Dream”, and I’m only saying that because it was part of a collection of stories called The Second Mystery Megapack. I’m not sure what her mystery writing preference is and this is only the second time I’ve read it since I bought it many years ago. We’ll find out soon enough, as we double our chapter count.
“Stop calling me knockoff Iron Man!”
Prototype #1
Malibu Comics/Ultraverse (August, 1993)
“Budget Cuts”
WRITERS: Tom Mason & Len Strazewski
ARTISTS: David Ammerman & James Pascoe
COLORIST: Paul Mounts
LETTERER: Tim Eldred
EDITOR: Chris Ulm
Their apartment building has wallpaper from the 1800s.
Of course the stupid stylus has glitch from low power with two characters left when it can most mess up my posting schedule!
Over at The Clutter Reports this week I tried to sticker the Gun Blaster Zoid. Emphasis on tried.
Here at the Spotlight this week we have the next two chapters of Star Trek: The Vulcan Academy Murders because they’re short again. I have a couple of interesting commentaries planned, but we’ll have to see how else I fill out the week. Getting the house upgraded to fiber optic cable so we get better internet and Dad isn’t paying as much is also on the docket so we’ll see how THAT disrupts operations. Should be an interesting week. Have a great one!
The 1990s Godzilla movie by director Roland Emmerich was a nice tribute to old low budget monster movies from the 1950s. As a Godzilla movie, it was a terrible adaptation, and there’s some debate if the movie itself is good overall. I liked it for what it was, but it is NOT Godzilla at all. This led fans back in the day to label him GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) while Toho dubbed him Zilla (Godzilla without the “God”) in Final Wars, which has become its official name. Personally I’d combine the two and call him Ginozilla, but that’s me.
While the movie got a lot wrong, it was still popular enough that Fox Kids greenlit Godzilla: The Series, a show that sort of redeems Zilla as a cool monster. Produced by the same people who gave us Extreme Ghostbusters and Men In Black: The Series, the show follows a more action-oriented Nick Tatapolius than the Matthew Broderick interpretation (Ian Ziering is actually a good voice actor), returns Malcolm Danare and Kevin Dunn as their characters from the movie, was my introduction to Rino Romano, who became my favorite Spider-Man, and continued where the movie left off.
It turns out the explosion that created this Godzilla also birthed other mutations (though later episodes also gave us a mad scientist and space aliens to liven up the causes). Tatapoulis brings Elsa and Mendell into his HEAT Team (Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team) along with his show-only research assistant, Randy, to track these new mutations. Meanwhile, the French government sends a new operative to join the group, probably to balance out the female cast as Elsa and Audrey are the only women among a cast of five dudes, if you include Audrey’s cameraman, Animal, and of course Godzilla. Tonight we drop in during the climax of the movie, so spoilers, as Godzilla is defeated but one baby survives. What was probably a hook for a sequel that never happened is instead used to make the series happen. These are the first two episodes, “A New Family” parts one and two, as the concept for the series and the full cast are revealed. Enjoy.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on February 12, 2024 in Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, Hollywood.
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