“Batman’s right, this IS why I work alone.”
Superman Adventures #38
DC Comics (December, 1999)
“If I Ruled the World!”
WRITER: Mark Millar
PENCILER: Aluir Amancio
INKER: Terry Austin
COLORIST: Marie Severin
SEPARATIONS: Digital Chameleon
LETTERER: Phil Felix
EDITOR: Mike McAvennie
It’s time for the next two characters and these are also longer profiles, like Riker’s. With no Lt. Worf in this draft there are only two non-humans among our cast. Lt. Commander Data, the second officer, and Deanna Troi, the psychiatrist ship’s counselor. The former offers an interesting insight into the future while the latter maybe not as much.
Data was played by Brent Spiner, a great actor that I don’t think gets enough appreciation outside of geek circles. Troi was played by Marina Sirtis, who I had the honor of joining a press junket she was in and even got to ask her a couple of questions. That’s why I really would like to get press credentials if ever get to go back to ConnectiCon. Neither of them benefited from being part of season one, and I think Sirtis really got the short end while Spiner managed to get past the crap and be fun to watch, even when he was asked to do the dumbest things. But this is the season one writer’s guide from before either of these characters were cast. What showed up here that didn’t show up in the show?
“Ummm, command, my thrusters are acting a bit strange.”
Robotech: Return To Macross #25
Academy Comics Ltd. (September, 1995)
“War Of The Believers” finale: “Paying The Price”
WRITER: Bill Spangler
ARTIST: Wes Abbott
LETTERER: Sue Dorne
Time travel is not a good thing and can also lead to really bad storytelling if you really put too much thought into the idea. For something like Doctor Who, where history is simply a place to visit, it can be fine. But the more you dig into the mechanics the worse it gets. (See my review of Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah for example.) But if your story involves altering history you’ve just tossed yourself down the rabbit hole. Author James Harrington explains why he avoids time travel stories and it’s why I really wouldn’t want to tell one, either.
I’m nearing my imposed deadline and I have no idea what to write about. Although I still have things I want to review I don’t know what I want to tackle. So instead I’m going to post something I’ve had on the back burner for awhile now.
A “SimulDub” is when an anime studio in and a translation studio in the West (in this case Funimation) release both the Japanese and English versions of a new series at the same time, although the SimulDub is usually online at Funimation’s website or one of the streaming services they’re partnering with. It’s not an easy thing to in order to get everything out on time. In a two-part video (and both are below) originally posted to Microsoft’s online service for XBox, the producers of the SimulDub for My Hero Academia show how they allow people outside of Japan who aren’t into subtitled productions a chance to see their favorite Japanese animated show in their preferred style at the same time as everyone else.
Two cycles before retirement.
Transformers: Saga Of The All-Spark #3
IDW Publishing (September, 2008)
“Lost In Space” parts 3 & 4
(originally presented in Transformers Comic #s 5-6)
WRITER: Simon Furman
ARTIST (PART 3): Guido Guidi
ARTIST (PART 4): Marcelo Matere
COLORIST (PART 3): Jason Cardy
COLORIST (PART 4): Liam Shaloo
LETTERER: Jimmy Betancourt
IDW PRODUCTION: Chris Mowry
IDW EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton
Variety is reporting that Carol Spinney, who portrays Big Bird and Oscar The Grouch on Sesame Street will be retiring, after the 50th anniversary. New Muppeteers have already been chosen. He’s been with the show and played the characters since the first episode all the way back in 1969. And the show hasn’t been rebooted once. Take that continuity-haters! I and my child self thanks Mr. Spinney for his dedication and for giving so many of us two childhood favorites.
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
