This is almost a decent cover for once. Too bad it doesn’t match the story inside.
Sonic X #3
Archie Comic Publications (January, 2006)
“Field Trip Of Doom!”
WRITER: Joe Edkin
PENCILER: Tim Smith 3
INKERS: Jim Amash, Bob Smith 1, and Aimee Ray
(What’s with the numbers?)
COLORISTS: Ben Henzeker, & Josh Ray
LETTERER: Tom Orzechowski
COLOVER ART: Pat “Spaz” Spaziante
EDITOR: Mike Pellerito
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I still say Boba Fett is overrated anyway. I’ve also heard there isn’t much of Boba Fett in The Book Of Boba Fett. Not sure how much of the book is in there though.
I’m not completely oblivious to J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. However, in the interest of full disclosure I saw the Rankin Bass adaptations and rather enjoyed them while I still think the Bakshi version of Lord Of The Rings is a bit overrated. Then again I’m not a fan of Bakshi’s style to begin with so take that as you will. I didn’t see the live-action movies because I’m not a fantasy movie fan. I saw the animated versions when I was a kid and my preferences had not yet taken hold. I do not claim to be any kind of expert on Middle Earth. However, I do learn to trust what people I know to be fans say versus modern day “experts” who are about as knowledgeable about their alleged expertise as Fredrick Wertham was about comics or Jack Thompson about video games. I look into things but a Tolkien book is very long and in a genre I don’t usually dive into.
So when IGN (who apparently are about video games the way CBR is about comics…as in no longer exclusive) brings out an expert to defend The Rings Of Power, the alleged history of Middle Earth that is completely original and not based on actual books Tolkien wrote about the history of Middle Earth I get suspicious. Meet the so-called “Tolkien Professor”, Cory Olsen. In the first video he defends changes made to Amazon Prime’s prequel series and says they’re totally within the world Tolkien created. Above is the teaser (because it’s all teasers) he is analyzing for proper context.
The second video is a counter by someone who is a huge Tolkien fan and reads the books all the time, and comes with quotes. Yes, it’s another visit with Just Some Guy, who speaks the fictional language from the book, knows what the characters should look and act like, and is annoyed at just how many liberties Amazon is making. I show you both videos so you the BW readership can decide for yourself.
Artist’s rendition of Twitter.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #13
Marvel/Paramount Comics (January, 1998)
“Telepathy War” part 3: “Day Of Honor”
WRITERS: Michael Martin & Andy Mangles
PENCILER: Tom Morgan
INKER: Keith Williams
COLORIST: Chi Wang
LETTERER: Chris Eliopulos
EDITOR: Tim Tuohy
Sony has opted to merge some of their anime services by moving the Funimation, VRV, and French anime streamer Wakanim over to Crunchyroll. I don’t know if this includes the handful of anime movies on Crackle, their other streaming service. Crunchyroll has a FAQ page about this new move but what I’m not hearing is if this includes Robotech, which I can’t currently compare to the comic adaptations from Comico because they’re behind Funimation’s paywall, which will be going away along with Funimation as a hosting service. (It should continue as a dubbing studio.) It would be nice to be able to compare the episodes if they’re the original TV version and not the remasters. I would still have to find the Japanese shows but it would make my reviews easier.
Hollywood has…issues when it comes to animation. The West has treated cartoons as just something for kids for the longest time even when evidence to the contrary existed…like early Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies. There are other problems as well, like how celebrities treat animation, which we’ll get into in due course. This isn’t just about animated films being relegated to animation awards and thus putting them out of the running for best picture, but how it affects the roles that regular voice actors are allowed to play between TV and movies.
The Cartoon Cypher was inspired by the recent ragefest that went on after Chris Pratt was announced as the voice of Mario in the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. movie, but it’s a discussion that’s gone on for the past few decades specifically. Do we need live-action celebrities voicing animated movies and does it hurt the chances for actual voice actors to get dream roles? For that matter is it fair to voice actors that the studios just want a famous face even he or she isn’t shown in the movie…except for the times characters are designed to resemble the famous actor? Below is Cartoon Cypher’s perspective, and then I’ll chime in a few thoughts of my own.
That’s not supposed to be Rumi, is it?
Spider-Man: The Manga #3
Marvel Comics (January, 1998)
WRITER/ARTIST: Ryochi Ikegami
TRANSLATION: Mutsumi Masuda & C.B. Cebulski
RETOUCH/PRODUCTION: Dan Natrosis
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
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
