“I’m not cleaning this up.”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #25
Malibu Comics Entertainment (July, 1995)
“The Secret Of The Lost Orb” finale: “Gods Of War”
WRITER: Dan Mishkin
PENCILER: Leonard Kirk
INKER: John Montgomery
COLOR DESIGNER: Mike Heilemann
INTERIOR COMPUTER COLOR: Malibu
LETTERER: Ronnie Cruz
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dan Shaheen
EDITOR: Mark Paniccia
Free Comic Book Day usually takes place in May, but thanks to the death plague quarantine most comic shops were closed. To counter this the creator of the event has decided that the best way to get folks back in as the quarantines lift is to make the event last all summer with new offerings each week from July-September. As we get closer to each week I’ll look over to see if any of the comics are ones I want and discuss them here. If I go to pick any up I’ll review them here as well, and maybe a live review on Twitter if I get the chance.
And those of you with income, remember to buy something while you’re there. The comic store still pays for those comics they’re giving away and with the problems comic stores have had even before the shutdowns they need the money to stay in business now more than ever. I’m interested in seeing if the publishers are smart with this. Put out a sample of a comic this week for Free Comic Book Summer, then next week when they go back for more free comics have the next issue for them to buy waiting for them.
When your very marketing loses you points with a fandom of the franchise you’re attempting to build on because it makes them question your understanding then you did something wrong. That’s what happened with the “High Republic” project. The message board brought into question how well they know or care about the Star Wars franchise. That has nothing to do with the quality of their work but how well they continue a long-running continuity. As noted many time here there is a difference, and not every creator is right for every project. The “High Republic” team do not seem to be aware of this as they attempt to create a multimedia sub-franchise (that’s not an insult, it’s just a term) around their own additions to canon.
First to be released is Charles Soule’s Light Of The Jedi. I know Soule only by reputation for his work on the Daredevil comics for Marvel. So I don’t know how good a fit he is in this franchise. IGN has released the first chapter of this book on their website as a preview sampler. Well, since I have an article series about reviewing novels one chapter at a time I feel qualified to base my opinion based on this sample. After all, a sample/teaser/trailer/advertisement/preview is meant to sell you on the whole experience. That’s kind of the point. So does this sell a potentially good Star Wars series? Well, go read that chapter first because here there be spoilers.
The comic cover that started the MCU meme. Notice he isn’t landing, he’s just punching the ground.
Iron Man volume 3 #73
Marvel Comics (March, 2004)
“The Best Defense” part 4: “Advice And Consent”
WRITER: John Jackson Miller
ARTIST: Jorge Lucas
COLORIST: Antonio Fabela
LETTERER: Randy Gentile
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Sumerak, Schmidt, and Wiley
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
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Anyone else notice the Vulture storyline is close to what we got for him in Spider-Man: Homecoming?
HBO Max’s announcement that they’re going to complete and release the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League met with applause from the fans and scorn from the anti-fans, the ones who consider themselves the tastemakers and anything that goes against the favored directors or the studio suits that get them all the exclusives and interviews are to be shut down. They complain that Sonic The Hedgehog changed the main character’s character model for the movie because fans raged against it. How dare the plebeians not take what they get and learn to praise it as the second coming. It’s why people rallied to HBO Max’s defense and praised the original director’s vision finally being seen. (I guess when it comes to director versus studio the studio will win unless the director is particularly beloved, and while Snyder has his fan base I guess he isn’t James Gunn.)
Myself, I tried to give the fans what they wanted. While I still maintained I don’t want to see the Snyder version and didn’t readily hate the version that came out why not stand up against the aggressive stance the creators and performers are making against the fans. Of course, it’s not like Synder cared what the Superman fans wanted when he made Man Of Steel, which I still say is a good superhero movie but a terrible Superman movie. I still can’t bring myself to watch Batman V. Superman because I already know what happens in the movie and that everything got screwed up royally with the lore, and the famed “director’s cut” of that movie didn’t change anyone’s opinion of the film.
Well, leave it to a professor who has studied modern mythology and how it affects our culture the same way ancient myths affected and was shaped by the culture of their time. Professor Geek put out a video over the weekend pushing back against the Snyder cut because people forget just WHY the Snyder vision was so disliked by DC universe fans. It sparked a few thoughts in me as well, so read that when you’re done watching the video.
It’s the advanced stage of Youngsblood disease! (For you Atop The Fourth Wall fans.)
Justice League Unlimited #23
DC Comics (September, 2006)
“Heroes”
WRITER: Mik McAvennie
PENCILER: Leigh Gallagher
INKER: Jesse Delperdang
COLORING: Heroic Age
COVER ART: Ty Templeton
LETTERER: Pat Brosseau
EDITOR: Michael Wright
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
