Catch more from The D A Experience on YouTube
So I found out about a new set of minicomics I need to add to the rotation and usually that’s where I start. However, this trip back to Symbion has been delayed often enough I think. For those of you late to the party, Sectaurs: Warriors Of Symbion was a 1980s toyline from Coleco, taking place on the planet Symbion where there are warriors called Sectaurs. The planet faced an apocalypse after scientists in a lab pull a 2020 with a virus that mutates people into bug men and the bugs into their friends and rides (the rides were actually hand puppets in the toyline). The two factions fight for control of The Hive, the last vestigate of technology and other advanced sciences but when they screw up on Symbion, they go all out.
In our last visit we looked at the evil Skulk and his puppet bug ride. This time we’re focused on Pinsor and his Battle Beetle. This was one of the puppets, as you see in the ad above (if it’s still up because YouTube is making me miserable these past few weeks). The idea is that each Sectaur is telepathically bonded to one of the “Insectoid” partners, be they ridable or just hanging out alongside them. With that all explained let’s see what our heroes are up to this time.
Tell others about the Spotlight:
“Hey, I had nothing to do with that first movie design!”
Sonic The Hedgehog #48
Archie Comics Publications (July, 1997)
“Sonic The Fugitive” (I think. Like on the cover the red lettering covering the “Hedgehog” is so light it’s hard to read over the regular logo.)
WRITERS: Kent Taylor & Ken Penders
PENCILER: Manny Galan
INKER: Pam Eklund
COLORIST: Karl Bollers
LETTERER: Jeff Powell
EDITOR: J. Freddy Gabrie
Tell others about the Spotlight:
Catch more from The Critical Drinker on YouTube
When it comes to the current crop of shows doing everything it can to tick off their fans, The Witcher seems to be near the top of the list. I’m not even a fan of the franchise and I can see everything going wrong. First they chased off Henry Cavill for wanting to be accurate to the books, then tried to say he was hard to work with (which failed) and now the producer insists it had to be dumbed down for those stupid Americans.
You know, nobody’s putting a gun to your head and making you work on this show. It’s clearly not where you want to be. The sad thing is one of the people part of this weak attempt to defend the show is writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, the creator of the awesome Middleman franchise. The comics and TV show were great and at least close to each other, so you’d think he would know better when it comes to treating source material properly and not ticking off the fans. Then again, the article linked to there says he worked on Netflix’s demake of Cowboy Bebop. Welcome to modern Hollywood, folks.
Tell others about the Spotlight:
The following video, which being from The Critical Drinker obviously has quite a bit of swearing and drinking, is not posted to be the article, but something he said here did lead to the article. You can watch it if you want but my point will be clear with or without it. I just like being thorough.
One of the modern issues with Hollywood’s overblown budget that Drinker touches upon is how big and epic every superhero movie has to be, with the effects to match–which is a problem considering that the situation at Marvel Studios has gotten so bad for the VFX artists that they decided to unionize just to keep their sanity with all the last-minute changes that take time to implement. Script changes, someone in the upper levels or money people demanding a change so they feel better about themselves because “they’re helping” (spoilers: they’re really not) or making their kid happy or something, and all the work and money that goes into it is definitely a problem.
You know what would keep all those effects a bit less obtrusive? Maybe don’t put all your stakes in the first movie. You know you’re making a series, so does the origin need to be that important? If it’s an origin story does it need to be for all the marbles if you already want a second movie and beyond? It’s a symptom of a larger issue I’ve mentioned before, that every story needs to be the most epic thing ever, a problem that’s afflicted comics as well as Hollywood recently so of course the comic-inspired (not really adapted) movies would suffer the same mistake, but they do it right out of the box.
So that’s what I’m here to answer: does the first movie need to be as huge as it is? Short answer: No. Long answer: read on.
Tell others about the Spotlight:
“Hulk learn fingerpainting.”
The Incredible Hulk #1 (again)
Marvel Comics (December, 2011)
“Hulk Asunder” part 1
WRITER: Jason Aaron
PENCILERS: Marc Silvestri & Michael Brossard
INKERS: Joe Weems V, Rick Basaldua, & Sal Regla
COLORIST: Sunny Gho
LETTERER: Ed Dukeshire
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Jake Thomas
EDITOR: Mark Paniccia
BW Media Spotlight 
BW’s Daily Video> Being Bigger Than Comic History
Catch more from Comics By Perch on YouTube
Tell others about the Spotlight:
Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on August 8, 2023 in Comic Spotlight and tagged comics, Comics By Perch, commentary.
Leave a comment