I’m waiting for the tale where these two end up as roommates in an apartment somewhere. Wacky hi-jinks are sure to ensue.
Atomic Robo Free Comic Book Day 2012
Red 5 (May, 2012)
WRITER: Brian Clevinger
ARTIST: Scott Wegener
COLORIST: Matt Speroni
LETTERER: Jeff Powell
Note that I’m using the comiXology digital version, which does not contain any of the other stories found in the physical Free Comic Book Day release.
So now we have a title. Does this mean they’re retconning Rey’s heritage? Quite possibly given what we’ve just learned.
One of the many complaints I logged against The Last Jedi was that Rian Johnson seemed to be ignoring everything J.J. Abrams had planned for the trilogy, which is kind of fitting considering he ignored what George “I created Star Wars and should know the universe better than anyone regardless of how the prequels went” Lucas had planned. No twins for Han and Leia, you get a Darth Vader fanboy, who turns into a whiny emo kid in the sequel. Johnson also seemed to be forgoing the trilogy idea by ending a lot of story arcs. Finn’s arc is complete, Rose Tico’s arc came and went while not making a lot of sense, Poe was damaged as a character while our first lady general came off as a smug idiot, thus ruining her potential as well. How much of this actually was Abrams’ plan?
None of it as it turns out. According to a throwaway line in a recent interview J.J. Abrams gave about his company, Bad Robot, his plans were pretty much ignored, meaning his coming back at the last-minute came with none of the ideas he had and not a lot of time to fix the damage caused by Johnson’s take. Andre from Midnight’s Edge goes over how and why Abrams was left holding the bag, plus throws in some commentary on DisneyFilm’s approach to the planned expanded shared Star Wars Universe when they had another model in a fellow Disney acquisition and failed to learn from it.
The things you can pick up at a flea market these days.
Neil Gaiman’s Mr. Hero: The Newmatic Man #2
Tekno* Comix (April, 1995)
“Hand To Hand”
WRITER: James Vance
PENCILERS: Ted Slampyak & Bryan Talbot
INKERS: Bob McLeod & Angus McKie
COLORISTS: Alan Craddock & Angus McKie
COVER ART: Marc Sasso
COVER DESIGN: Ted Slampyak
LETTERER: John Workman
EDITOR: Ed Polgardy
“MR. HERO” CREATOR: Neil Gaiman
Catch more episodes of Transformers: The Basics on Chris McFeely’s YouTube channel.
Legends old and new, classic mythology and modern mythology, all have something to tell us about ourselves, our conditions, and our history. It’s the worldbuilding lore of real life, that thing you and I are a part of. It’s not just about superhuman feats, although that’s what people tend to focus on , for both good an ill. That’s the basis of the story being told in “Something Just Like This”, a collaboration between The Chainsmokers and Coldplay off of the Chainsmoker’s 2017 album Memories…Do Not Open.
The song itself isn’t about those legends but the unfair comparison the main character is making between himself and legends from Hercules to Superman. The music video seems to be telling a different story and if it wasn’t an official lyric video I might not have used it for this article series. However, there’s something charming about it. The only problem is they kind of get some of the legends wrong.
Rick Hunter was surprised to learn he could tap into the Speed Force.
Robotech: The Macross Saga #6
Comico The Comic Company (September, 1985)
“Blitzkrieg!”
WRITER: Jack Herman
PENCILER: Mike Leeke
INKER: Chris Kalnick
COLORIST: Rick Taylor
LETTERER: Bob Pinaha
EDITOR: Diana Schutz
It’s rare that I discuss the passing of a celebrity I’ve actually met because I meet so few, even at conventions. However, I was surprised to find a posting about former WWF favorite King Kong Bundy (born Christopher Pallies) passing away at age 61. As I said, I met him once during an event for local wrestling promotion Northeast Wrestling. That picture in place of the usual RIP photo isn’t me playing around. I went over to get his autograph and he offered to take a picture with me, so I did. Just before the photographer took it he surprised me by wrapping those big hands around my neck; not with a tight grip mind you and it was all in fun but that’s a legitimate look of surprise on my face. Despite being known as a heel wrestler he was actually a pretty cool guy. (Kayfabe can suck it by the way because I wouldn’t have had this memory with it in place.) My condolences to his family and friends.
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Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
