Now if I can get a crossover with Luigi it’d be the best video game comic ever! (Depending on the writer.)
Tails #1
Archie Comics Publications (December, 1995)
“Southern Crossover” part 1
WRITER: Mike Gallagher (also penciler on Tails’ comic book)
PENCILER: Dave Manak
INKER: Harvo
COLORIST: Barry Grossman
COVER ART: Patrick Spaziante & Harvo
COVER COLORING: Heroic Age
LETTERER: Mindy Eisman
EDITOR: Scott Fulop
The video goes into the whole history of Atlantis as well. Namor’s history specifically starts at maybe 6:38 if you want to meet his parents.
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In this issue: A group of Billy Batson fanatics dress as the Avengers to get their revenge.
The Avengers #89
Marvel Comics (June, 1971–as posted in the comiXology digital version of the Kree/Skrull War trade collection)
“The Only Good Alien”
WRITER: Roy Thomas
PENCILER: Sal Buscema
INKER: Sam Grainger
no colorist credited
LETTERER: Sam Rosen
EDITOR: Stan Lee
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I made the following comment to the video:
I’ll add to this. For those of us in the US this is the first time New Who has been behind the paywall to see it at all. PBS, Sci-Fi, Disney Channel, and BBC America may each require cable–except for PBS if you had or have a TV antenna–but you didn’t pay extra since it comes with everything else on that tier. Also nobody’s talking about the fate of the Classic Who streaming channels on Pluto TV (owned by Paramount) and Freevee (owned by Amazon, the former IMDB TV) run by Britbox and what will happen to them. Already BBC America no longer has the show on cable’s on demand library so this may be next. So people like me who can’t afford Disney+ are out of luck.
(I didn’t note that none of the spin-off shows with the exception of Australia’s K9 never aired in the US to my knowledge. That would include the adult show Torchwood, the kids show The Sarah Jane Adventures (canceled when Elisabeth Sladen passed away) and other programs. I also have to wonder what happens to the animated recreations of lost episodes using recorded dialog. Where will those air now? If they’re also Disney+ exclusive I’ll never get to see those either. Back to the comment.)
Additionally I have my own issues with the Davies era. His “Christmas” specials took holiday iconography and turned it evil, an extension of his “make the mundane scary” approach combined with his dislike of Christmas (or at least Christians, as he’s stated in interviews). Then there’s the immature stuff like Tooth & Claw (the entire episode-Love & Monsters isn’t nearly as bad as this one) or the farting space nudists. Then there’s the “God Doctor” as I call 10 due to various stories that seem to elevate the Doctor to godhood rather than just being someone who traveled around helping people. Everything had to be —>EPIC!!!!!!<— now and it lost the charm of the original show for me. And let’s not forget the raw deal Donna got at the end of Davies’ previous run like every other Companion who wasn’t Rose Tyler. Maybe he’ll finally fix that mistake but I’m not so convinced.
So I have my own reasons to not be happy with the current events, in addition to everything you brought up in the video.
In the previous chapter Jake finally met with Danenberg and we learned the Kittridges may not be the nice people we hoped they were. I can’t say I’m surprised because we aren’t allowed to have heroes anymore. What is their real plan for their anti-Tek device? Maybe this chapter we’ll learn a little more. Probably not everything, given that we aren’t even half-way through the book (though may be if not this week then next week), but hopefully it will be more story and less The Future!!!!!! in our future.
This is going to be a short chapter, about five pages in my copy plus another blank page between chapters. I’ve been theorizing this is where breaks in the story happen that would have been different parts of the book, or set up like the division between episodes but in book form. I kind of need a shorter chapter and it’s still long enough to follow my rules as to whether or not I group chapters for review purposes. I’m just saying there may not be much to say, but hopefully enough for a full article. WIth that, read the chapter and come back to this window or monitor so we can discuss it.
Actually, I wrote those two paragraphs before I started reading. It adds some authenticity to the intro if I actually don’t know what’s coming in case someone is reading along with me. (If you are, let me know.) As it ended up, disproving my blank page theory, chapter 16 flows into 17 as 17 starts with a comment that would have come at the end of 16. So I ended up reading both chapters. So let’s go over both chapters.
Most of these people will not show up in this issue…and one of them will be a kid.
Robotech #1
WildStorm Productions (February, 2003)
“From The Stars”
PLOT: Tommy Yune
SCRIPT: Jay Faerber
ARTISTS: Long Vo, Charles Park, & Saka
LETTERER: Jenna Garcia
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kristy Quinn
EDITOR: Ben Abernanthy
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 
Weighing In On #RecastTChalla
T’Challa debuted in July, 1966 in the pages of Fantastic Four #52. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (two Jewish men), T’Challa, otherwise known as Black Panther, is the ruler of Wakanda (created by those same two Jewish men), a fictional African nation with advanced technology and outdated weaponry if you ask the folks at Marvel Studios. The latest in the family to inherit the title of Black Panther, T’Challa went through ritual combat to earn the right to use the title and wear the suit made of Vibranium, a metal from space that can absorb vibrations (hence the name) and kinetic energy directed at it. He also gains enhanced strength and speed through use of a special herb used only by his tribe, the Black Panther Tribe. He has been a member of the Avengers and the Marvel hero brain trust The Illuminati. He’s a long time beloved comic book character who has also appeared in animation TV shows and movies as well as video games, and has a decent sized fan following…among people who aren’t media snobs.
Chadwick Boseman debuted November, 1976, presumably in a hospital, though he was mentioned in prior months as “the baby in mommy’s tummy”. Created by Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, Chadwick had considered becoming an architect but ended up going into acting, performing on stage (even writing a play or two) and the daytime soap opera All My Children. He moved on to other TV shows and movies, including the Egyptian god Thoth in Gods Of Egypt, until landing the role of T’Challa, the Black Panther, in Captain America: Civil War, followed by more MCU movies including his own, fittingly titled Black Panther. Unfortunately I have to end the gag here because this is when we get to Boseman passing away in 2020 of colon cancer. Please note that in no way, shape, or form, am I ignoring or making fun of this man’s career, his faith (it will annoy Hollywood to hear he was a Christian who according to Wikipedia–question the wiki–prayed about taking the role), the tragedy of his passing, his mourning family and friends, or that cancer has claimed another life. I do not know his work because most of his productions outside of the MCU is not in my usual circles but everyone spoke highly of his dedication to the craft and how he approached every character, including T’Challa.
However, T’Challa comes from comics and if it wasn’t for those comics looked down upon by the media snobs there wouldn’t BE a Black Panther in the MCU. This has been one of the factors behind the #RecastTChalla hashtag on Twitter, which was trending last night and got my attention. Another is what T’Challa means to many black fans of the movies and the black kids who saw a character they can admire with the supposed all-important title of “looks like me”. I’ve written about this before but I saw some specific talking points in the trending hashtag on Twitter so I want to address them and the movement that’s been revitalized in the wake of the second movie, Wakanda Forever, and first without not only Boseman but the character this all centers around.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on November 15, 2022 in Marvel Spotlight, Movie Spotlight and tagged Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, commentary, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, T'challa, Twitter.
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