Why not just call it “Superman & The Legion Of Super-Heroes”, like the cartoon? I don’t remember the name being in use.
Legion Of Super-Heroes In The 31st Century #1 (Free Comic Book Day edition)
DC Comics (June, 2007)
“Yesterday’s Hero”
ADAPTATION: J. Torres
ARTIST: Chyna Clugston
COLORIST: Guy Majors
COVER ART: Steve Uy
LETTERER: Rob Clark, JR
EDITOR: Jeanine Schaefer
I have no pictures of Vision and Wanda together. Go figure?
WandaVision may be over (I couldn’t tell you as I don’t have Disney+) but if you’re curious about the sitcoms that inspired the hex world Wanda created ScreenCrush’s Claire Epting did the research for you.
No comic today because, as I went over in this week’s Clutter Report, I have a new laptop for the art corner, one where I can update my software of choice, and this week I wanted to set that up. I didn’t finish in time for a proper comic. However that wasn’t the only delay I had to put up with this week.
As you may know I’ve gotten sick at the start of February and March, both times taking me off the site. Well, I’m going to have a few tests done to figure out what’s wrong but the current theory is that it’s a Crohn’s flare-up (wouldn’t surprise me given the strange weather fluctuations Connecticut’s been having lately since that can occasionally influence things–long story look it up), which means it’s taken a new form since my surgery and the first one I’ve had since said surgery. As I try to work this out, and I have a check-up with my regular doctor this week, I can’t promise I’ll have a feature article every day of the week until this is all cleared up. Also, I’m finally in the age bracket for the Covid vaccine and I have to try to schedule that. The result is that there may be days when I don’t have a feature article, but I am going to try to keep the comic reviews and daily quick posts going so you have something to read. I should be able to continue the Chapter By Chapter review of BattleTech: I Am Jade Falcon but it may not show up on Mondays, though I will attempt to maintain that schedule if possible.
This isn’t going to be a permanent situation (I hope) but it will affect the schedule until all the tests are done. Hopefully we can figure out what’s going on and deal with it accordingly. Bear with me folks and have a good week.
Created by Mark Schultz, Xenozoic Tales is a comic series that takes place in the “Xenozoic Era”, a time when dinosaurs rise to reclaim the earth after a major cataclysm. It was reprinted by Marvel’s “Epic Comics” imprint under the name Cadillacs And Dinosaurs, and that was the name used for the CBS Saturday morning cartoon series. Airing in 1993 and produced by Nelvana, the story takes place in a world where the human race was forced underground and forgot much of their old lives while a new world sprang up over them. Eventually, humanity returned to the surface and now must live in harmony with the “Slithers”, their name for dinosaurs.
The main character of the series is Jack Tenrec, a follower of the “machinery of life” and an oldblood mechanic–one of the few who can repair the old machines, though now they use a new power source…dino poop essentially, according to Wikipedia. He is joined by fellow mechanic Mustapha Cairo and scientist Hanna Dundee, an ambassador from the neighboring land of Wassoon in the show. (I don’t know if she was in the comic.) They live in the City In The Sea (formerly New York City), one of the remaining cities of the world, and clash with local poachers, a corrupt politician or two, and of course the dinosaurs. Jack really loves old Cadillac cars and rebuilds them, thus completing the name the franchise uses to this day through other publishers, reprints, a video game, and a short-lived toy line based on the cartoon.
The show is available through Retro Rerun, the YouTube channel tonight’s posting comes from unless they eventually take it down. Since they’re one of those channels who don’t put the intro into the episodes the second video is the intro to the show. It would show up right after the cold open. Let’s meet our cast. Enjoy.
“I’m going to sue my manicurist.”
Eartha Kitt: Femme Fatale #0
Bluewater Productions (September, 2014; as posted to comiXology)
“KItt Meets The Gorgon”
WRITER: Marc Shapiro
PENCILER/COLORIST: Felipe Montecinos
INKER: Ricardo Ayala
LETTERER: Warren Montgomery
EDITOR: Bea Kimera
I have two potentially really good commentaries I could make right now but given how crazy the next few weeks are going to be for me and being up against deadline (probably over it by the time this goes live) and that I like to end the week on a fun or thoughtful note instead of a rant I need something else. So let’s talk about television networks and their would-be successors in web series. (Netflix still isn’t a TV network to me.)
In Japan most TV shows (at least the ones that reach us) last maybe a season or two. A franchise like Ultraman or Kamen Rider may introduce yet another sequel with a new hero, new way to summon them, and even a new universe to face new threats. Shows like One Piece are a rare exception, and that manga is nearing its finale. In American TV however even a show with a running storyline, something fairly recent as most shows have done-in-one episodes, can outstay its welcome if the show is making the network or streaming service enough currency. There are fans who still watch The Simpsons despite all the complaints that the show has long outlived it’s shelf life. Imagine a show with a finite story being forced to extend that story because it has people watching. This can damage a show, as the following video by Harblo Wholmes goes over.
It sounds silly until the squirrel in a trenchcoat pulls a bomb out of his hat. Literally.
Scooby-Doo Team-Up #11
DC Comics (September, 2015, as reprinted in the comiXology version of the volume 2 trade)
“I Spy Something…Boo!”
WRITER: Sholly Fisch
ARTIST: Dario Brizuela
COLORIST: Franco Riesco
LETTERER: Saida Temofonte
ASSISTANT EDITOR: David Piña
EDITOR: Kristy Quinn
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
