April 8, 2021

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Robotech Masters #12

Before I start the review, apparently Funimation’s license with Harmony Gold over Robotech has started. Vudu no longer has the episodes available to watch (yet they’re still listed) in either original TV broadcast or the “remastered” editions. (That is just all the nudity and blood shoved back into the visuals but with the Robotech audio. It seems like a waste of time to me.) And yet as of this writing they aren’t up on Funimation’s site either. I had to use a technically illegal upload to compare the comic to the original episode. Get a move on, Funimation! Now…the review.

Zor squared off against his nemesis…paper targets.

Robotech Masters #12

Comico The Comic Company (November, 1985)

“A New Recruit”

ADAPTATION: Mike Baron

PENCILER: Neil D. Vokes

INKER: Rich Rankin

COLORIST: Tom Vincent

LETTERER: Bob Pinaha

EDITOR: Diana Schutz

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April 8, 2021

BW’s Daily Article Link: Sci-Fi Needs Moms

There’s an annoying trend in stories to have dead parents. We’ve joked for years about Disney’s habit of killing parents, they keep killing off Superman’s Earth parents along with his Kryptonian ones after the post-Crisis DC Universe brought them back, and the Flash had his dad framed for killing his mom despite both being in continuity prior. Apparently dead parents or dead kids are becoming a science fiction trend so author Caroline Furlong goes into why this is a bad thing and explains what “happily ever after” really means versus what modern writers seem to think it means.

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April 7, 2021

BW Pilot Review: United States Of Al

Everything now has to speak to our times and sitcoms are usually pretty good at it. Through comedy they can explore the various interpersonal relationships of people in a way folks can relate to, using humor and shared experiences to bring us together rather than tear us apart. Yeah, remember when we were about coming together instead of being put into individual groups? I don’t but it seems worse today. My Transformers are less divided than the human race right now and I separate them by series and sometimes size.

United States Of Al is a sitcom that debuted on CBS last week and I’m only now able to discuss due to last week being…well, last week. The show follows an interpreter during the war in Afghanistan who is able to come to America and live with the Marine he befriended. While the show doesn’t seem to be inspired by any particular event I did find that this actually happens, and there is an act called the “Afghan Allies Protection Act”, which was designed to rescue these interpreters and their families given that they are often targeted by remaining Taliban supporters. Can you make comedy out of a serious situation like this?

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April 7, 2021

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Star Trek: Operation Assimilation

At least she doesn’t need a flashlight anymore.

Star Trek: Operation Assimilation

Marvel/Paramount Comics (December, 1996)

WRITER: Paul Jenkins

LAYOUTS: Steve Erwin

FINISHES: Terry Pallot

COLORIST: Moose Baumann

COVER ART: Hajime Soayama

LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos

EDITOR: Mark Paniccia

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April 7, 2021

BW’s Daily Article: 12 Facts About Star Trek: The Animated Series

Count me among those who consider Star Trek: The Animated Series canon to the Classic Timeline. Many of the same people were involved in the writing, certain elements were treated as canon by novels and comics as well as the show itself, and the stories are as good and bad as the original series as filtered through the limitation of Saturday morning standards and practices. Here are some interesting facts about the series you may or may not know.

(Besides, I’d rather watch this than Lower Decks or that Prodigy thing any day. One only has Starfleet dressing and the other doesn’t appear at this time to even have that much.)

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April 6, 2021

BW Pilot Review: The Barbarian And The Troll

Who doesn’t love puppets? Sad, depressing people, that’s who.

Unless it stars a Muppet there aren’t a whole lot of puppet shows on TV right now outside of characters in preschool shows. The Barbarian And The Troll is not for preschoolers. The show opens with a serpent getting pulled in half like one of those party snappers. Created by Mike Mitchell and Drew Massey, the show focuses on a barbarian on a quest for her brother and a troll on a quest to live life so he can be a better musician. Formerly titled Brendar The Barbarian (and EVERY site I looked this show up on had to mention that), I’m guessing they decided both characters have a strong enough character arc to share the title. Frankly I like it. It sounds a bit more epic and we’ve had so many sword and sorcery hero stories that are their name and title it’s at least a little different.

I also really like the logo, but I’m mentioning that for a decent intro to this article on the home page. The show also kind of reminded me of a web series Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer made called Dungeon Crawlers but only in that it’s a puppet show in a sword-and-sorcery world. How does this show stack up?

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April 6, 2021

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23

My favorite Spidey costume…when it isn’t the one trying to eat brains.

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23

Marvel Comics (October, 2007)

“Fighting Words”

WRITER: Peter David

PENCILER: Tod Nauck

INKER: Robert Campanella

COLORIST: John Kalisz

COVER ART: Todd Nauck & Rob Stull

LETTERER: Cory Petit

ASSISTANT EDITOR: Thomas Brennan

EDITOR: Stephen Wacker

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