September 21, 2022

The Many Intros Of Hanna-Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure part 2

For those of you who missed part one…

Welcome back to my biggest introduction to superheroes not involving DC characters (though that one was also Hanna-Barbera so I have Joe and Bill to thank for my love of superheroes), Hanna-Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure. This collection of 1960s Saturday morning superhero shows were collected in 1979 as an anthology series airing weekdays in syndication. This was how I discovered many of Hanna-Barbera’s superheroes, and I would meet more on Cartoon Network’s early years as it used to be older cartoons until they could create their own. These were the shows I loved as a kid and the type of shows I wish modern kids had access to. Not even these shows or characters specifically but the lack of action and superhero shows for today’s kids makes me sad.

Still, I can go over the rest of the World Of Super Adventure lineup and remember when people cared about kids having superhero access before adults took their toys away.

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September 21, 2022

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Star Trek: The Next Generation–Riker

That’s some detailed artwork. It looks almost real.

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Riker

Marvel/Paramount Comics (July, 1998)

“The Enemy Of My Enemy”

WRITERS: Dan Abnett & Ian Edginton

PENCILER: Andrew Currie

INKER: Art Nichols

COLORIST: Matt Webb

LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos

EDITOR: Tim Tuohy

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September 21, 2022

BW’s Daily Video> Cutting Colossus’s Very Long Speech Down

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I added this in the comments.

Wait, aren’t Colossus and Kitty supposed to be closer in age? They almost got married once. The whole line of dialog is paranoia and seems to just build on their hatred of comedy unless it’s being quirky with no real reason behind it. Granted, this isn’t so much a “joke” as something dumb said in anger or annoyance about somebody they don’t know, but that’s not how Piotr is framing this, is it?

 

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September 20, 2022

The Many Intros Of Hanna-Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure part 1

 

 

Yes, I did do a “many intros” earlier this month and I have an even bigger “many, many intros” planned for October. However, reading the nostalgialess DC take on Space Ghost from the early 2000s made me nostalgic for the real thing. Instead of just talking about that though I felt inclined to go over the anthology series that introduced me to Space Ghost and many more Hanna-Barbera superheroes, so I’m taking this week to go over Hanna-Barbera’s World Of Super Adventure through the intros of the show.

Now, put yourself into the mind (not literally for any of you mad scientists and dark wizards in the audience, please) of a lonely five-year-old sitting in front of his television in 1979 AD when this hits the screen.

You don’t know who this “Hanna Barbera” guy is but you know awesome when you see it! This along with the stuff I was seeing on Saturday mornings and other shows in syndicated reruns before first-run syndication was a concept was my introduction to superheroes. Then I learn about comic books and I was never the same. Here you have an epic narration telling you that these heroes have amazing powers and use them to battle evil and right wrongs. Yeah, you have more than just my attention. And then the shows started. Some of my favorites included…

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Posted by on September 20, 2022 in Animation Spotlight, HB's World Of Super Adventure, My Favorite/Not-So Favorite Intros and tagged , , , , , , , , .

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September 20, 2022

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Spider-Man: The Manga #27

“Yep, it’s way past time to see a doctor.”

Spider-Man: The Manga #27

Marvel Comics (February, 1999)

WRITER/ARTIST: Ryoichi Ikegami

TRANSLATION: Mutsumi Masuda

RETOUCH: Dano Ink Studios

COVER COLORIST: Frank J. Viturello

EDITOR: Dan Nakrosis

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September 20, 2022

BW’s Daily Article Link> Scott Bakula Not Returning To Quantum Leap

The new Quantum Leap is so far intended to be a sequel series in which a new team tries to learn why Sam Beckett never leaped home, as stated in the final episode (then maybe they shouldn’t have given him a wife in that one episode?). Questions have been raised by fans as to why Scott Bakula isn’t returning to the show. Well, he just took to Instagram to answer that question. Dean Stockwell, who played his helper, Al, passed away last year so he can’t return either (not that’s not mentioned as part of the reason why Bakula isn’t returning).

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September 19, 2022

Chapter By Chapter> TekWar chapter 9

Chapter By Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at a time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

Last time we actually did only read one chapter. Meanwhile, Jake finally got a job and learned why he was unfrozen. So at least he has that going for him.

It’s strange. Usually I don’t run out of things to talk about this early in the book but honestly we don’t know a lot. So far the book has been more interested in worldbuilding than character introduction. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy worldbuilding as much as the next creative but maybe they should have spent less time showing how futuristic this world is and gave us more with the characters. I really don’t have a lot to speculate on as we go into tonight’s chapter, so I guess we’ll just hop right in and see how things go now that Jake is a bit closer to solving his mysteries. Not his problems, because we’re barely a quarter through the book, but answering some of his questions about why he’s out early.

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