Granted I’d be scared of the Spectre too.
Scooby-Doo Team-Up #13
DC Comics (January, 2016)
“Don’t Be A Stranger”
WRITER: Sholly Fisch
ARTIST: Dario Brizuela
COLORIST: Franco Riesco
LETTERER: Saida Temofonte
ASSISTANT EDITOR: David Piña
EDITOR: Kristy Quinn
Catch more Rebecca Parham and Let Me Explain Studios on her YouTube channel.
I got my first Covid shot yesterday so sorry for breaking out another Filler Video so soon after recovering from my previous medical issues.
The concept of the “Mary Sue” (and lesser known male counterpart “Gary Stu”) is forever a subject of debate among those who love storytelling, whether they’re fans or creators. I’ve discussed this one myself. Appearing in a short gag fanfic in The Menagerie in 1974, Paula Smith’s A Trekkie’s Tale is a short four paragraph story involving Lieutenant Mary Sue, the youngest LT in Starfleet, serving aboard the Enterprise despite not being old enough to drive a car, become the fascination of everyone until she eventually dies, her passing becoming a holiday aboard the ship. (I bet they even celebrate in on the Enterprise-E, the post TNG movie version of the ship.)
It’s universally agreed on that a Mary Sue, a character with no flaws, everyone loves unless they’re jerks or evil (and even then they may come around), and is the awesomest person ever in forever, is to be avoided. It’s the flaws, or at least the struggles, that invoke drama, even in comedies with dramatic elements. While nobody defends the Mary Sue as a character they will defend a beloved character by insisting they aren’t a Mary Sue because they indeed have flaws. However, it’s the type of flaws that The Literature Devil says still make that character a Mary Sue. And of course, being the Literature Devil, he uses Rey from the Star Wars Sequel trilogy as his example, but he and the Tutorial Demon (I hope God forgives me for promoting devils and demons in this one) do bring up other Mary Sues like Ensign Mariner there (named after the showrunner’s sister…explains a lot) as well as the story that coined the term. Don’t worry, he also discusses characters who actually get it right. I think he just likes picking on Rey as a prime example of a modern Mary Sue that isn’t our teenage lieutenant.
Our heroes accidentally find Supreme Commander Leonard’s favorite sunbathing spot.
Robotech Masters #13
Comico The Comic Company (January, 1987)
“Triumvirate”
ADAPTATION: Mike Baron
PENCILER: Neil D. Vokes
INKER: Tom Poston
COLORIST: Tom Vincent
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Diana Schutz
Catch more TomSka and friends on his YouTube channel.
YouTube suggested this to me because Jaiden Animations plays Mr. Tibbles and among the other voice actors was Rebecca Parham of Let Me Explain Studios, two channels I follow and so should you…check them out and decide if you want to watch them as well.
Work on something long enough and if you don’t improve something is terribly wrong and needs to be evaluated. I’d like to think my articles now are better than when I started over 12 years ago, and that includes the Jake & Leon comic over 11 years ago.
One of the shows I like to use for filler, daily posts, or something worth examining is Game Theory, a show that may not be accurate by the admittance of host Matthew “MatPat” Patrick but does impart some interesting science facts or explorations of the lore behind your favorite video games, expanding to cover movies and television with Film Theory and most recently food and food mascots with Food Theory. It’s been ten years since he’s began this trip into YouTube so for his anniversary he decided to remake his first ever Game Theory episode, exploring time travel theory though the game Chrono Trigger. It’s not like I haven’t done this before. He also explores how he approached his early videos versus what he does now with a staff and making the show into a franchise and his career.
At least she’s a better pilot than Deanna Troi.
Star Trek Unlimited #3
Marvel/Paramount Comics (March, 1997)
WRITER: Dan Abnett & Ian Edginton
COLORIST: Kevin Somers
LETTERER: Phil Felix
The Original Series: “Message In A Bottle”
PENCILER: Mark Buckingham
INKER: Kev Sutherland
EDITOR: Tim Tuohy
The Next Generation: “Sins Of The Fathers”
PENCILER: Ron Randall
INKER: Al Williamson
EDITORS: Bobbie Chase & Mark Paniccia
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
