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Robotech: The New Generation #10
Comico The Comic Company (September, 1986)
“Enter Marlene”
WRITER: Mark Burbey
PENCILER: Reggie Byers
INKER: Tom Poston
COLORIST: Kurt Mausert
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Diana Schutz
I said these next two weeks would be a bit crazy. I didn’t get to do a Jake & Leon this week, and this week’s Clutter Report is a video about garage decluttering, something I don’t really get to discuss because it’s not one of my personal de-cluttering projects. I can’t promise that this next week will be any better. In fact if I get all posts out and on time with a full comic I’ll be dang surprised. With any luck and God willing we should be in better states in two weeks and things will be back to what passes for normal. Have a good week, everyone!
In previous Saturday Night Showcases we’ve seen the original Thunderbirds “Supermarionation” series and the anime semi-sequel Thunderbirds 2086. Well, a new one just became available for us to look at, so let’s check out Thunderbirds Are Go, the 2015 CG animated series not to be confused with the 1960s movie based on the original show alongside Thunderbird 6. We’ll ignore the live-action movie.
I called 2086 a semi-sequel because I’m not really sure it was a continuation since outside of the group being called International Rescue there weren’t a lot of references to the old show. This new show however appears to be a remake rather than a continuation. Given that the character models and animation style, though updated, takes a lot of cues from the old puppets and sets (kind of like how SSSS Gridman looks like it could have been done in live-action even though it moved the battles outside of the computer world) I find it odd that they wouldn’t just continue the series, or even just use the base designs and not try to be the old show visually. It’s an odd choice but it does admittedly look darn cool.
Sadly, Shout Factory TV still only posts the first episode so this is ends on a cliffhanger, but I’ll be linking to the full series afterwards, or at least the first two seasons as of this writing. Until then, enjoy.
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Scooby-Doo Team-Up #36
DC Comics (May, 2018; as posted as the final story in volume 6 of comiXology’s digital trade)
“Too Many Kooks”
WRITER: Sholly Fisch
ARTIST: Dario Brizuella
COLORIST: Franco Riesco
LETTERER: Saida Temofonte
EDITOR: Kristy Quinn
I may be fudging the last one a bit because it’s Superman on a team but they didn’t make the Super Friends intro series.
I still say that Superman works best in animation. Not having to worry as much about the “real world” allows the creators to do whatever they want within continuity limits and really showcase the Superman of the comics. It’s no surprise that my favorite Superman stories have been from comics and cartoons because it’s not as burdened by trying to make me believe a man can fly. He just does it.
We have four cartoons left to end this series of Superman intro examinations, which for this series (unlike the usual My Favorite/Not-So-Favorite intro series) also allows me to talk about the shows in broad detail. First we have the DCAU, the spin-off, and the one Superman is just one part of that has two intros to look at. I’m going to miss talking about Superman, except I never really stop talking about Superman, do I?
“I was just checking it out, honest.”
Space: Above And Beyond #2
Topps Comics (February, 1996)
“Mars Ain’t The Kind Of Place To Raise Your Kids…”
ADAPTATION: Roy Thomas
PENCILER: Yanick Paquette
INKER: Armando Gil
COLORING: Digital Chameleon
COVER ART: Ken Steacy
LETTERER: John Costanza
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Johnathan Michael Baylis
EDITOR: Len Brown
SERIES CREATORS: James Wong & Glen Morgan
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
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on March 21, 2022 in Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, James Rolfe.
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