Forget flying cars; when are we getting the cool holographic video games?
Robotech: The Macross Saga #24
Comic The Comic Company (December, 1987)
“Showdown!”
ADAPTATION: Markalan Joplin
PENCILER: Howard Bender
INKER: Sal Trapani
COLORIST: Tom Vincent
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Maggie Brenner
For context (and testing how to embed from anchor.fm) here are the two podcasts, mostly the second one here, that I’m referencing in my v-log. They’re from Jerzy Drozd’s entries in the Art Soundoff Challenge and preview of his upcoming podcast, because he’s a podcasting addict.
Jerzy Drozd discusses Rodimus Prime
Jerzy Drozd discusses Optimus Prime
Don’t forget to catch his new Transformers podcast, Four Million Years Later, when it drops next month. And now, with the technical issues not so much dealt with as bypassed, here’s my thoughts on both Primes.
EDIT: Thanks to all the issues the article scheduled for tonight will post tomorrow night so I can get everything done.
Father’s Day has always been a problem for Kirk.
Star Trek #13
DC Comics (April, 1985)
“New Frontiers” part 5: “Masquerade!”
WRITER: Mike W. Barr
PENCILER: Tom Sutton
INKER: Ricardo Villagran
COLORIST: Michele Wolfman
LETTERER: Carrie Spiegel
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Robert Greenberger
MANAGING EDITOR: Tom Codon
EDITOR: Marv Wolfman
Usually I’ve been posting these at 6AM ET, the time I ordinarily post the Morning Article Link but due to technical problems I had with the camera today it’s going to have to wait until I wake up, get my household stuff done, and have a chance to record and post it. I’m rather annoyed at this but you will get an Art Soundoff today, inspired by one of the other contributors. You’ll meet them all this Saturday on Saturday Night Showcase.
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these so I decided to poke around TV Tropes (and managed to make it out in one piece) and see what inspired me. Eventually I came across this one and if you’ve been around here long enough you know why a trope called Godzilla Threshold got my attention. This is one of those tropes named for a particular character who has ties to the trope. However, this one can lead to a few different tropes. That’s the danger involved with TV Tropes; a chain of tropes that can keep you spinning around them for hours.
The two tie-ins that interest me are the obligatory hero/villain team-up and breaking out the nuclear option, both of which also have ties to Godzilla if you think about it–the whole “lesser of two evils” thing (which is also a trope name). However, like most tropes it isn’t reserved for the King Of The Monsters himself. I don’t know where TV Tropes comes up with these names (some, like Jumping The Shark, the trope this article series is named for, and the Mary Sue/Gary Stu I know they didn’t invent) but when #@%# gets real, Godzilla is usually who comes to mind anyway. So what is this trope about?
This is a bit overkill to find a contact lens.
Iron Man volume 3 #50
Marvel Comics (March, 2002)
“Tin Man”
WRITER: Mike Grell
PENCILER: Michael Ryan
INKER: Sean Parsons
COLORING: Avalon Studios
LETTERER: Chris Eliopolis
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Marc Sumerak & Jeff Youngquist
EDITOR: Tom Bevoort
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
