“I returned that library book yesterday!”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #5
Marvel/Paramount Comics (March, 1997)
“The Shadow Group”
WRITER: Mariano
PENCILER: Tom Grindberg
INKER: Al Milgrom
COLORIST: the credit is there but they forgot to put a name to it
LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos
EDITOR: Tim Tuohy
After episode one of the new Power Rangers series from Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures came out I wanted to wait until episode two to see the Zords. Then I got sick so it hasn’t been until after episode 3 that I’ve been able to review this show. Episode four, which is supposed to air this Saturday as of this writing, hasn’t aired yet, delayed a week for whatever reason. I wasn’t paying attention for obvious reasons. In the end this may be for the best. While two new Rangers are set to be introduced this week I still have what I think is a handle on the show. So without further delay here’s my review of Power Rangers Dino Fury.
At least that’s the name Hasbro went with. Fans were already calling it Dino Knights as the sentai it’s getting action footage from, Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (translated by the Power Rangers wiki as “Knight Dragon Squadron Dragon Armament Ranger”, which is one doozy of a mouthful), has a theme around both dinosaurs and medieval knights. There was such a strong tie to that name that when Hasbro went with Dino Fury the fandom kind of rejected it. Personally I don’t mind the new name and didn’t about the fan-chosen title until after I heard the official one so that may have some influence. “Fury” hasn’t been used in a name since Power Rangers Jungle Fury, and while Dino Knights might have worked Dino Fury isn’t that bad either. How does the show itself hold up though?
“No, I’m supposed to be crossing over with Batman, not Man-Bat!”
Untold Tales Of Spider-Man #2
Marvel Comics (October, 1995, as reprinted in Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends)
“Castles In The Air”
WRITER: Kurt Busiek
PENCILER: Pat Olliffe
INKERS: Al Vey & Pam Eklund
COLORIST: Steve Mattsson
LETTERING: Richard Starkings & Comicraft
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
In all the various incarnations of Spider-Man two performances of J. Jonah Jameson stand out among the rest, Ed Asner in the 90s cartoon and J.K. Simmons in the Sam Rami films. It’s not just the performance of the actors however. In both versions Jolly Jonah is also written as a bit more complex that “Spider-Man: Threat Or Menace”. He’s an antagonist for both Spidey and to a lesser extent Peter but is he at villain level? Author Caroline Furlong doesn’t seem to think so, at least not when done right.
Let’s see if I can get through this book already.
For those of you just joining us it’s not because I don’t like the book. I’m rather enjoying it. The act 2 chapters have all been really short so I’ve had to do bunch reviews like this one, but that’s not a major gripe either, though I have had chapters that should have been the same chapter because one scene takes three or four chapters to complete even at proper length. No, the problem is I’ve gotten too sick to write or even care about reviewing twice over the past two months. When you can’t keep your eyes open and have just enough energy to somewhat listen to the TV doing a book review in this format is rather difficult and at some point I should probably start reviewing a new book because not everyone’s a fan of this series. Granted the next one is another Star Trek novel so varying miles and all that.
As you can tell by the article title this time it’s two chapter we’ll be reviewing. One is really short while the next one is actually a normal chapter length, defined around here as being around 11 pages minimum. In case we all forgot our heroine found a bunch of barrels containing warriors whose names do not match the ones on the barrels. Joanna is here to find a spy and what she’s uncovered with her reluctant sidekick is a rather large cloning operation. What happens next? Let’s find out before I get sick again.
I hope he takes walkies before he takes flyies.
Krypto The Superdog #1
DC Comics (November, 2006)
“Here Comes Krypto” (based on the episode “Krypto’s Scrypto” by Alan Burnett & Paul Dini)
and “The Dark Hound Returns”
WRITER: Jesse Leon McCann
PENCILER: Min S. Ku
INKER: Jeff Albrecht
COLORIST/LETTERER: Dave Tanguay
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Rachel Gluckstern
EDITOR: Joan Hilty
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