“I didn’t know the term ‘red light district’ was so literal.”
Raphael: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Mirage Studios (1985)
“Me, Myself, And I”
WRITERS/ARTISTS: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird
also see my review of IDW’s colorized reprint
Note: it’s Just Some Guy. There’s swearing.
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And so Disney continues to give the finger to their creator’s dream of promoting good animation by remaking the animated film he really made the company on (it may have started with a mouse but it hit the mainstream with a woman singing by a well) and doing a terrible version. If I thought their goal was showing that animation can be superior to live-action I’d still find this stupid…and I know that ain’t what’s happening here. It’s just going to be another live-action de-make of Walt Disney Pictures’ legacy. Who’s ready for Snow White And The Seven People?
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I wish that wasn’t literal, but 2016 was a thing that happened.
Well, I spent half the week sleeping late, though that wasn’t the plan. I just had trouble sleeping a few days and it messed me up. Over at The Clutter Reports this week I did manage to get some minor cleaning done but the point of taking the week off was to relax and reduce burnout. So I did what I planned, and had a relaxing birthday. With ice cream cake!
And I’m coming back with a full week of discussion topics. We have two strikes affecting the storytelling industry so I may actually comment on that depending on what else happens. We have more My Adventures With Superman episodes and I think I’m going to use this to demonstrate the difference between a good story and a good adaptation for as long as I can put up with it. It’s Superman so sadly my brain keeps pulling me in, though I gave up on Superman & Lois after the first episode so I guess even I have my limits of not-Superman-enough. It won’t be the only adaptation discussion I have this week. Plus the usual comic reviews and daily video/article link quickposts to start the morning.
So birthday week break is done and it’s time for more of what you hopefully came here for. Have a great week, everyone!
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I’m only taking a week off, so it’s not like it’s going to be a long cliffhanger.
Actually, I’ll be back next week with the new comic. As to the week off…
In the year 1973 on July 13th, a cosmic mistake took place…I was born. 😀 So per usual I’ll be taking this week off. Unlike the slowdown there won’t be any posts unless something happens I absolutely need to comment on. I wish it was a full vacation but I’ll probably end up doing a few things I didn’t get to during the slowdown due to the family emergency. Still, while I can’t afford to go anywhere or do anything it should help stave off potential burnout and get stuff done while finding some time to just relax. That does give us a few minor cliffhangers. Batman is still in the hands of a loon while the real Batman is trying to find his doctor. The Ninja Turtles can’t find their master. Sonic’s king is still half-crystal while Knuckles is having a terrible family reunion. We’ll get back to all that when I come back.
In the meantime I did get to update The Clutter Reports on the last two weeks and I might do a bonus post there just to keep me writing and a couple of the slowdown holdovers will make good article fodder there.
Have a great week, everyone. When you see me again, I’ll be an old man. No, really, I’ll be 50. Too bad I can’t afford my midlife crisis.
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I wish I could present these Saturday Night Showcase Ultraman samples in the right order, but between Tokushoutsu, the Shout Factory arm for Japanese superheroes, and the official Ultraman YouTube channel, run by Tsuburaya Productions, that’s not always possible. So tonight we get a look at the 19th installment of the Ultraman series, Ultraman Mebius.
Our hero Mebius has been sent to Earth to learn from humanity. The current anti-monster group is Crew GUYS (Guards for UtilitY Situation, meaning not only did they fight for an acronym, they fought for one that doesn’t even make sense in the language they’re ripping off), and they’re about to find that monsters are coming back to Earth after a 25 year absence. You know how tourist spots are. Some are hot for a while, lose some steam, and then eventually comes back into favor. However, Mebius may have found there’s more to this attack than the norm. At least that’s what it’s hinting in the first episode. Enjoy.
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No, really, when did Sparky gain the power to fly?
The Blue Beetle #17
Holyoke Publishing (December, 1942)
At this point I’m starting to have the same issue I have as we get closer to the end of a book review for Chapter By Chapter. I’m running out of ways to fill space. That’s another problem with reviewing anthologies. Usually I can do the credits, even if we’re getting two or three stories an issue, tell you which story we’re on, and it’s all good. Here we have three Blue Beetle stories, the next part of the Likkity Split story (God help me), V-Man, and another Spark Stevens (God help me again). I don’t have any real trivia, anything else will be said in the review, but because on the homepage I want to have some space before the “continue reading” button I need to say something. So what I get is rambling, which thankfully I’m done with for this installment. Let’s get to the reviews.
Read along with me at Comic Book Plus.
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BW’s Daily Article Link> How Bendis And Taylor Ruined Jon Kent
I guess older Jon needed a GPS to his home dimension.
Of course this isn’t what happened. Instead we took Clark Kent’s son, ruined all potential to see him grow up into his own Superman and thus learn what it means to be Superman through that training and how Clark and Lois handled fatherhood, and tossed it in a volcano. Tehillum29, writing for Rainbow Press & Comics, goes over how Brian Michael Bendis and Tom Taylor ruined a great idea that came from Rebirth, and where that idea still lives.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on July 17, 2023 in DC Spotlight and tagged Brian Michael Bendis, commentary, Jon Kent, Superboy, Superman, Tom Taylor.
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