“Great, there goes my new garden.”
Iron Man vol. 3 #69
Marvel Comics (August, 2003)
“Manhunt” finale
WRITER: Robin Laws
PENCILER: Michael Ryan
INKERS: Sean Parsons & Rich Perrotta
COLORING: Avalon Studios
LETTERER: Randy Gentile
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Marc Sumerak & Andy Schmidt
EDITOR: Tom Brevoort
You’re looking at this wondering about Firestorm’s hat. I’m look at this wondering why Kara is Chinese.
Justice League Unlimited #16
DC Comics (February, 2008)
“Smashing Through The Snow!”
WRITER: Adam Beechen
PENCILER/COVER ART: Carlo Barberi
INKER: Jim Royal
COLORING: Heroic Age
LETTERER: Travis Lanham
EDITOR: Tom Palmer Jr.
Because someone was using the volleyball.
Now we know what Max has been up to. I’ve never understood the idea that a little boy torments a little girl because he secretly likes her (or occasionally the other way around). Aren’t you just trying to make an abusive relationship sound cute?
Over at The Clutter Reports I’ll have to introduce you to the new BW computer next week. If you’re wondering how I was able to get it, even though it’s not a very expensive computer, it was courtesy of the stimulus package, money I really need right now given my current financial status, which has been a bit longer than most due to being out of work long before the villain bug showed up. Otherwise my dad would have ended up buying it or my tech friend would have and I’m not happy with either solution, but even cheap as this computer was (refurbished older computer) I have no further income right now so what I have left has to last until I find a source of income. I’d consider trying Patreon again but given the interaction I don’t get…by the way, welcome to the new subscribers I somehow picked up not being able to write stuff and hopefully I bring some good reviews and commentaries to get you through this mess and beyond…I’m not sure it would work. I’m still open to suggestions for rewards since early access is all I can think of at the moment.
Anyway, with the new computer (which my friend went over to make sure everything’s functioning properly and I will say it’s leagues better than the Vista desktop that went kaput on me) it’s going to take a few days to set it up and get all my important programs and files on here. The plan is to return on Thursday and it will work thusly: On Thursday I’ll review this week’s DC and Marvel comics, with the DC comic in the place of the daily quickie. I’ll do the same on Friday but with Star Trek: The Next Generation and Robotech II: The Sentinels. That leaves Scooby-Doo for Saturday in the usual spot, but no comiXology library review. Meanwhile, chapter 14 of Spider-Man: Carnage In New York will come up on Thursday for Chapter By Chapter and I have a commentary in mind for Friday based on a conversation I had recently on Twitter. Then it’s the old Saturday Night Showcase and returning to the regular schedule next week. Have a good week, folks!
Well, it’s official. The old Vista computer is kaputski. The hard drive died but most annoyingly it’s so kaput that I can’t even get any data off of it. My computer expert friend is looking for a budget Windows 10 computer not only for my image work but the video editing, which takes more image and processing power. I tried doing this article on the XP laptop but I could write a whole sentence and wait almost a minute foo back and deal with the typos and start all over again, as well as type in the words the computer somehow missed. This is not an option.
The type of computer my friend is looking at will require a little reorganizing of the computer desk workspace plus time to put all of my productivity software in and set everything up. So I probably won’t be updating for a while. I’ll try to do something if I can use my dad’s computer downstairs to have content during the quarantine and I’ll report when the new comp is up and running. Otherwise I’ll be silent for a while but still around to keep an eye on things.See you soon.
Wait, wrong Amazon.
I’m a bit late to the game so by the time you read this it may be over but Amazon is releasing a select group of their kids shows for free on Amazon Prime (you just need a regular Amazon account and a compatible browser), including Prime originals, and making a bunch of kids movies available on their IMDB TV ad-sponsored channel to help get kids through the pandemic.
I blame the press. They like pressing us to fear everything.
I think this video speaks to my current frustration.
Look, I’m taking the precautions. I wore my mask as the governor of Connecticut demands of me when I went to get my medication today and when I saw the doctor earlier this week on unrelated stuff, do the social distancing, and while I’m not washing my hands every 5 seconds until I can see the bones I am keeping clean. Speaking of which a friend of mine went to see the doctor recently and he apparently was getting flack from someone over it, as if every doctor on planet Earth should only be working on this pandemic even if it isn’t his or her area of expertise. Yes, even the dentist if you listen to these people. All I can tell you right now is…
This is not the worst disease in the history of mankind. I’m not even sure it’s the worst in the 21st century but I haven’t run the numbers on the other pandemics we’ve had the past 20 years. You know, the ones we didn’t shut ourselves away from like some sci-fi dystopia. Parts of Florida are beginning phase 1 of the new reopening protocols because they’re doing well enough despite some people still being sick. The other viruses we had pandemic warnings for with less severe penalties are still around but we know how to treat them. This too shall pass and become yet another illness in the world. Push back against the abuses and do not become a hypocondriac but do follow the guidelines to stay safe until this is under control where you are. I’ve lived in fear during my bully victim years, and I refuse to go through that again! I will do what I need to stay safe and encourage others but I will not surrender what little life I have left to some bug. God made me better than that.
Meanwhile my main computer is down. Again. I’m doing this from the XP artputer so I could upload today’s comic but the images I need for my other reviews are on the other computer and if I can’t sort this out I may end up losing them. I’m hoping it won’t come to that but it means I’m forced to take a shorter (please) break again. My first article coming back (besides a Daily Video I already scheduled for Monday) will be the next Chapter By Chapter review of Spider-Man: Carnage In New York; I just don’t know what day that will be. From there I’ll see what comics I can review before the week is out, which means I’m interrupting Iron Man again in the same storyline. Have a good week and stay safe people. And again…DON’T PANIC! God bless you all and keep you and your loved ones safe.
Hey, remember this guy?
Lightspeed Electroid Albegas was intended to be the third Voltron, or second if you want to be specific, referred to by fans as Gladiator Voltron. I wrote about this some time ago but here’s the short version. When World Events Productions originally planned Voltron they meant to have it as a trilogy, The Voltron Trilogy. The vehicle team would be the Voltron of the near universe, the lions would be the Voltron of the far universe, and three robots would be Voltron of the middle universe. Matchbox had released the toys with the vehicles as Voltron I, the robots as Voltron II, and the lions as Voltron III. This didn’t work out because the show was aired wrong. When it finally aired the Lion Force was released in full and then the Vehicle Team. Their method of connecting the two Voltrons was using Galaxy Garrison footage from Armor Fleet DiaRugger mixed into the Beast King GoLion footage and making Chip the brother of Pidge. Most kids didn’t pick up on it and DiaRugger was a far different show than GoLion. So the robot trio never got out of the planning stage as World Events Productions just had original Voltron episodes made with the Lion Force and just had a few characters from Galaxy Garrison wearing the Dairugger officer uniforms. Then there’s the TV movie Fleet Of Doom which was to be honest more like a Lion Force episode with cameos by the Vehicle team rather than a full cameo.
At the time of the original article I couldn’t find more than a few clips of Albegas. Enter Toei’s new Toei Tokusatsu World channel. Though most of the shows are tokusatsu shows they did slip a few giant robot anime in there and guess what popped up? Yes, tonight we finally get to look at the Voltron that wasn’t and see if it would have worked as a Voltron show. Episode one introduces us to a trio of robot builders, whose giant robots are no match for an invading force known as the Derinja (at least that was the name I found in the article; the subtitles call them Derringer) until they’re rebuilt into true fighting robots and able to combine into Voltron…I mean Albegas. Enjoy, and remember to click on the captions to get the English subtitles!
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