July 25, 2018

BW Morning Article Link: GoBots Finally Gets A Comic

You would think an announcement that IDW is doing a GoBots comic would make me a very happy guy. Well, consider that I don’t like the direction IDW took Transformers, and that the guy involved did that Transformers/GI Joe crossover I didn’t care for from IDW and I’m actually saddened. Sure I want them to come back but I don’t think these are the folks I want doing it. Also ICv2 kept spelling it wrong (no hyphenation, just a capital B…like my screenname) and I’m expecting IDW won’t be any different. It also ruins my dream of being the one to bring GoBots back to comics but I’d be fine if I liked the choices and I don’t. Sorry.

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July 24, 2018

Trailers From San Diego Comic Con

Remember when San Diego Comic Con was about comics? It’s tough but it’s possible. Now it’s where all the other geek culture media go to promote themselves and comics (which somehow have remained geek exclusive in the US since kids are rarely allowed to enjoy them anymore) are a second thought, and even then only if you’re a big name.

But since I discuss all forms of storytelling media I can here we can look at the movie, TV, and video game trailers SDCC has given us. If you want to see more you can use the collected resource I am from the website Bleeding Fool. (It’s like Bleeding Cool except they admit their political biases and the site is actually usable without tons of ads and annoying autoplaying videos. It’s why I stopped using Bleeding Cool; because I can’t read the darn thing and at the rate things are going I’m running out of usable entertainment news sites because the darn things take forever before I can actually read a single page.) Now I’m not going over every trailer, just the ones that interest me. This is still going to be video heavy so apologies to those on slower connections. It’s still easier to bring up than any Bleeding Cool page though.

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July 24, 2018

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Thunderbolts #22

I’m kind of rooting for Atlas on this one.

Thunderbolts #22

Marvel Comics (January, 1999)

“Decisions” part 3: “Taking A Stand”

WRITER: Kurt Busiek

PENCILER: Mark Bagley

INKER: Scott Hanna

COLORIST: Joe Rosas

LETTERER: Liz Agraphiotis

EDITOR: Tom Brevoort

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July 24, 2018

BW’s Morning Article Link: You Can Return The Non-Bat-Wedding Comics

From letting the mainstream press (not even the comics press…if there’s any such thing left) ruin the ending to the ending itself after a huge build-up, it appears DC Comics is realizing what a disaster the wedding issues were, or at least that the fanbase at large thought it was since they’re not apologizing for any of it. Rather than leave comic stores with a lot of unmovable comics they’re allowing the return of Batman #50 and Catwoman #1 (the 2018 ones…how many Batman comics have reached #50 over the years?).

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July 23, 2018

Bendis Is Wrong For Superman

Sorry, but for what should be obvious reasons discussing the section of The Death & Life Of Superman where we get into the “moving on” is something I’m not ready to do when we’re about to bury my uncle. Instead I come to rant, or rather to show someone else’s rant and do a little ranting of my own.

I knew it was going to happen. I knew Brian Michael Bendis was going to screw up Superman. Because while Bendis is admittedly a really good writer he only does so when he gets to play with his own continuity, like Ultimate Spider-Man. Put him in the main continuity and he tends to mess everything up because he’s only interested in the story he’s going to tell, not in the characters being used in the story. Here’s a review of Superman #1 by Just Some Guy (note, there will be swearing in this video) that showcases everything Bendis got wrong. And no, I don’t need to see the issue for myself because unless he’s lying about the events the point still fits.

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July 23, 2018

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends part 1

Composite Superman envy is a bad thing.

Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends part 1

DC Comics (1997)

WRITER: Ron Marz

PENCILERS: Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Jeff Johnson, Ron Lim, & Tom Grindberg

INKERS: Mark Pennington & Bill Anderson

COLORIST: John Kalisz

SEPARATIONS: Jaimson

COVER ART: Dave Johnson

LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos

ART DIRECTOR: Robbin Brosterman

ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Eddie Berganza

EDITOR: Kevin Dooley

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Posted by on July 23, 2018 in DC Spotlight, Yesterday's Comics and tagged , , , , , , , .

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July 23, 2018

BW’s Morning Article Link: The Hunt For American Sailor Moon

Ever since the above recording hit YouTube fans of Sailor Moon have tried to find the full pilot, mostly out of morbid curiosity mind you. Kotaku’s Cecilia D’Anastasio chronicled her own hunt, and while she didn’t find what she was looking for she did learn more about the creation of the pilot and a second attempt at trying the same idea. Which was somehow worse than what you see here.

Posted by on July 23, 2018 in Animation Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged , , .

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