Instead of Teen Titans Go! they should have made a show with this.
Tiny Titans #1
DC Comics (April, 2008; as posted to comiXology)
WRITERS: Art Baltazar & Franco
ARTIST: Art Baltazar
LETTERER: Nick Napolitano
Man Of The Atom, writing for Postcards From The Edge Of Reason has done a multiple part history of early comic books. I’ve currently only read the first part, where he talks about the actual origins of the comic book medium, the influence of pulp novels, and how the Phantom actually beat Superman to comic books.
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At least there wouldn’t be forced in nudity.
Agh, I though I fixed the comic numbering. I came up with something more timely last week while this one was already started, switched them, and I could have sworn I changed the numbers. Nuts. Well, I still get to take a shot at Amazon Prime and the “de-age your characters” trend started by the original Muppet Babies. The first gag came up in my head but I needed something to complete a full script.
Over at The Clutter Reports this week I continued my work with the dresser drawers.
In a couple of weeks I should have a book review over there as the Chapter By Chapter review of Star Trek: Prime Directive is almost done. I’ll also be doing my last DC Comics (not counting the Super Powers Collection in the Free Comic Inside rotation) this week as I’ll be exhausting physical and digital comics from the main and splinter DC Universe. I’ll introduce the replacement series next week.
Also coming are more Superman intros, hopefully a Finally Watched if I can fit it in, and other sources of discussion and interest. Have a good week, everyone!
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Continuing to go through the YouTube backlog and this one came up (at least in my being behind) during the Christmas season, so Saturday Night Christmas Showcase was already going when I came upon this series, which started airing on Tsuburaya’s official YouTube channel months ago. As of this writing they’re up to episode #23 so I’m behind on this one.
Someone must have been a fan of Ultraman Tiga because despite setting this series elsewhere in the Ultra Multiverse (I don’t know if anyone has actually mapped out the numerous universes or who is even in the main one if there is one) tonight’s entry was heavily inspired by that show right down to the name: Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga. They even have someone from that universe showing up in this one and the last episode I got to watch features Trigger and Tiga in a crossover fight. The show carries a few traditions from the original: ancient civilizations, Ultramen in stone (only this time they’re actually evil giants), and descendants carrying on the ancient civilization’s battle against monsters.
Finding himself in another dimension, GUTS member Mitsukuni Shizuma finds love and success. Creating GUTS-Select in this dimension he forms a line of defense in case the Giants Of Darkness ever awaken. When they do (because we wouldn’t have a show otherwise despite all of the other threats) he comes across Kengo Manaka, a man living on the Mars colony whose only goal in life is to make everyone smile. Originally he tried to do this with flowers but fate will force him to do so as Ultraman Trigger! Enjoy the first episode, and be sure to turn on the captions for subtitles in your language. Tsuburaya is getting really good at subtitling their videos for numerous countries. Toei could learn a few lessons in how to run a YouTube channel with international appeal.
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“Like, at least it’s not us this time.”
Scooby-Doo Team-Up #32
DC Comics (January, 2018)
“Don’t Bug Me!”
WRITER: Sholly Fisch
ARTIST: Scott Jeralds
COLORIST: Silvana Brys
LETTERER: Saida Temofonte
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Rob Levin
EDITOR: Kristy Quinn
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Superman is my favorite superhero. Not this lame stuff they’re putting out now claiming to be Superman stories while tearing apart his whole life, killing him off…again, trying to make him into Batman, or all this other stuff that doesn’t resemble the Superman I grew up with. They can’t even use bright colors on his costume, never mind having a sunny day that isn’t at least hazy. I love what Superman stands for, the various types of adventures you can do with the characters without any fundamental changes to them, and how the stories can be exciting but still speak to our humanity. I may not want Superman to be Jesus but I do like the idea that someone with great power uses it not for himself but to help others. Except for minor things but getting a proper razor can’t be easy when even your facial hair is invulnerable.
I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to do a “many intro” feature on Superman shows given that I’ve already done Batman and the Justice League in previous installments…and there are more Superman shows than even Batman shows. In both live-action and animation, the latter being the best way to do a Superman story in my opinion due to his powers and his part of the DC Universe, the Man Of Steel has given us countless adventures and a number of different incarnations. This series uses the intros to briefly discuss the shows and we’ll be starting with an usual spot, the movie theater.
Usually I don’t bother with movie intros because they aren’t the same as TV intros. However, back in the 1940s you had no TV. You had books, comics, radio, and movies for your storytelling. The popularity of Superman back then led to a series of shorts and two serials, so in this first installment that’s what we’ll be going over.
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“I shouldn’t have allowed Netflix to make a show about me.”
Speed Racer #38
NOW Comics (November, 1990)
“The Longest Mile”
WRITER: Diane M. Piron
PENCILER: Martin King
INKER: Dave Cooper
COVER ART: Joseph Allen
COLORIST: NOW Staff
LETTERER: Caren Skibell
ART DIRECTOR: Michele Mack
EDITOR: Kate Llewellyn
