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Sonic The Hedgehog #46
Archie Comics Publications (May, 1997)
WRITERS: Ken Penders & Kent Taylor
INKER: Brian Thomas
COLORIST: Barry Grossman
EDITOR: J. Freddy Gabrie
“Countdown To Armageddon”
PENCILER: Nelson Ortega
LETTERER: Vickie Williams
Knuckles Quest part 4: “A Goat, A Raven, And A Swan Song!”
PENCILER: Manny Galan
LETTERER: M. Eisman
From the description:
Hey there, YouTube community! We are happy to announce the Proof of Concept trailer for our next big project at Comadran Studios. Get ready to dive into the extraordinary world of Small Soldiers, an epic toy battle brought to life in Unreal Engine 5, pushing the boundaries of cinematic storytelling to new heights!
The YouTube channel, with just this one video (premiered live on June 21, 2023) as of this writing, claims to be official. Will we be getting a sequel to the 1998 movie (and I can’t wait to see how they explain being that stupid twice since the plot involved planting military grade chips into animatronic action figures which put them at war…and interestingly with the creators’ anti-military concept instead of the opposite that the bosses demanded) or a reboot. Either way, points for going the “space marine” route instead of “GI Joe but evil”.
Hey, I finally found one that’s been on the list for awhile AND it’s next in rotation!
For those of you who missed out on them in the 1980s, let me introduce you Ideal’s Robo Force toyline
On the planet Zeton, Maxx Steele leads a group of robots to protect humanity from Hun-Dredd and his bad robots. Robo Force also had a pilot video that I’m tossing on the list I was sure showed up long ago on Saturday Night Showcase but apparently didn’t. Or at least it’s not coming up. Guess I know what I’m doing for this week’s entry.
However, this is Free Comic Inside so you know the toyline also had pack-in minicomics. Only four were produced that I could find thanks to The Old Robots, along with other Robo Force promotional material. It really didn’t help as the toyline didn’t last very well. I guess cylinders with suction cups on the bottom were no match for bipedal robots that turned into other machines. At least now I get to finally add these to the Free Comic Inside rotation!
Hun-Dred’s robo-massage therapy business picked up immediately.
No credits for these. That’s too bad because I like to see who worked on these things and if they did anything else in the comic book industry. Ah well…on to the story!
“I need to hire a new cleaning service.”
The Immortal Iron Fist #3
Marvel Comics (March, 2007)
“The Last Iron Fist Story” part 3
WRITERS: Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction
ARTISTS: David Aja & Russ Heath
CO-PENCILER: Travel Foreman
CO-INKER: David Fridolfs
COLORIST: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERER: Dave Lanphear
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Alejandro Arbona
EDITOR: Warren Simons
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It doesn’t help that these new crop of writers can’t see superheroes hanging out with “normal” people and thus can’t write a supporting cast of non superheroes. So it’s a mix of narcissism and seeing superheroes as gods rather than people simply because they have powers or advanced gadgets.
With I think around four Bat-related titles a month you have to figure out what to do with all your characters, even when all you have are Batman, Robin, and Nightwing. Barbara was still paralysed though active as Oracle. Nightwing’s not really been part of the story much and I’m not sure if at this point he was in Bludhaven starting his solo operation. So as we saw last time we have two stories going on. While Jean Paul is trying to force his way into permanent Batman position and Robin (Tim Drake) is wondering just how crazy he is, Bruce and Alfred are trying to find out who kidnapped Tim’s dad and their shared doctor.
I’m still holdin on to my theory (as the intro says, please do not spoil further ahead) that it isn’t Jack Drake they’re after but Shondra Kilsolving. She’s been touted as the only doctor who can help Jack and Bruce with their respective back injuries while having some potentially strange ability. Since magic, metahumans, and all sorts of cosmic events give people superpowers in this universe that’s not too unlikely. How much will we find out this time? Let’s dive in to chapter 7 and find out.
“Wait, do I have a zit?”
Yes, I did review this story when IDW released the “color classic” colorized reprints. I did a few of those, actually, until for some reason IDW stopped making them early on. That I was looking at from a historic perspective. This is just following the story itself as if for the first time. You can compare reviews if you want.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
Mirage Publishing (October, 1984)
“Turtles Vs. The Mousers”
WRITERS/ARTISTS: Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird
LETTERER: Steve Lavigne
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
BW Media Spotlight 