“Funny, I feel a draft.”
What If General Ross Had Become The Hulk?
Marvel Comics (February, 2005)
This is not part of any of the regular What If series but one of a set of special issues doing the usual formula of the Watcher describing alternate universes where a key change altered events.
WRITER: Peter David
PENCILER: Pat Olliffe
INKER: Sal Buscema
COLORIST: Chris Sotomayor
COVER ART: Gary Frank & Morry Hollowell
LETTERER: Randy Gentile
ASSISTANT EDITOR: John Barber
EDITOR: C.B. Cebulski
So our team is split up again. That sounds about normal. the original TARDIS crew did have a nasty habit of coming together and splitting apart more than once, especially in longer arcs. I wonder if at some point we’re going to learn what is causing South Africa of all places to go to war with Europe or how they’re doing so well? I assume this is tied into the timeline going insane.
The original crew also started a pattern that would continue on for some time in classic Who before disappearing some time during Tom Baker’s tenure, the positions of the team. You have the Doctor of course, the muscle, and the beauty (usually one of the women). I think this changed around the time Adric came along but it wasn’t until Peter Davidson’s run that it disappeared entirely and despite having three or more members it hasn’t really returned since. While Ian is the scientist he also does the heavy lifting for the group, Barbara is the for the historical angle, and Susan the…I don’t know, representative for the kids, or maybe the bridge between the two. For a show about time and space travel, originally meant to teach kids history and science while scaring them to death, this seems like the best team even today. We all have our favorite Companions (mine is still K9) but as far as the best team I think this has yet to be beat. So let’s see if they can get out their current problem?
Grodd wants to play Ceasar in the next remake.
Justice League Unlimited #29
DC Comics (March, 2007)
“Untamed”
WRITER: Adam Beechen
PENCILER: Carlo Barberi
INKER: Tom Fowler
COLORING: Heroic Age
LETTERER: Mike Sellers
EDITOR: Michael Wright
Shared universes are all the rage these days.
In this week’s Clutter Report it’s just a quick look at a re-cleaning of the junk drawer. There’s a link in that article to the original junk drawer cleaning article and you’ll learn more there.
So who’s taking bets as to whether or not I’ll get a Finally Watched in this week? I’ve been trying to for the past two weeks, along with a new Art Of Storytelling but I need time to watch the movie and something keeps coming up on Friday to discuss. Maybe this week? Also, more of Doctor Who: The Time Travelers and all the comics I’ve been doing, as well as a What If story, one of a series of specials released in 2005. I think I have a few more so we’ll be checking those out in the daily comic reviews. I’d like to get away from the backstage drama nonsense that took too many spots last week, but that’s on the entertainment industry to give me something else worth discussing, which is hard to do during the quarantine. (Hey, I spelled it right the first time!) Have a good week!
I wasn’t planning to do this one. I figured if you wanted to watch Linkara go after this garbage you could go to his site and do so. Then I watched the review and then Tom King did something horrible on Twitter that caused me to lose any respect I might have had for the man and I decided maybe should. Because nothing explains what’s wrong with King’s writing or DiDio’s Darker DC than Heroes In Crisis. This is a story that takes a look at mental health and the stresses of being a solider, officer, first responder, and of course superheroes through a thin veil of mud and thinks it’s a clear picture. It’s a story that slaughters beloved heroes. It’s a story that ruins a fan-favorite character. It’s a story that makes me wonder why this guy gets any praise. And it’s not even a good story to boot.
Like with Secret Empire last week this is a multi-part video but worth spending time on as a good example of a bad example.
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
BW’s Daily Article Link: Another Vote For Escapism
It’s one of our recurring topics here at the Spotlight, the idea that escapism is a good thing and that “realism” is really a cynical take on the world rather than anything believable. And the more fantastic your world is the lest “real” it needs to be. Fantasy author James Harrington makes his own case in favor of escapism and an example of how you can be escapist while still being close to real life.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on August 3, 2020 in Art Of Storytelling and tagged commentary, escapism.
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