The Power of Comics

Comic books! They can transport us to lands far away, mystic distant climes or thousands of years in the past...or future! They give us adventure beyond our imagination, startling stories of magic, wonder, power and mysticism! They awe and astonish us with their tales of suspense and their journeys into mystery! Larger-than-life characters stride these pages to give us a world and action beyond our very ken!


Panel from The Bionic Woman #5 (June 1978), art by Jack Sparling

Or, um, y'know, it can just give us the same old stuff we have to deal with in our everyday regular normal mundane boring lives.

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 88

Panels from Iron Man/Thor #1 (January 2011), script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, pencils by Scot Eaton, inks by Jaime Mendoza, colors by Veronica Gandini, letters by Clayton Cowles

Amaze-ing Monday: The overhead view is of me in a maze

And today's maze is...
from The Bionic Woman #4 (May 1978), art by Jack Sparling

Whoa! Now, that's an amaze-ing maze! Trouble is, it really isn't meant to be solved on the page, so hey! Put away your pencils, folks. No, this is a maze meant as a gauntlet through which Jaime Sommers, the Bionic Woman, must run the gauntlet to save her friend, Dr. Rudy Welles. Well, huh, I dunno. If I Was a Bionic Bull, i'd just run right through those paper-thin walls and out the other side, avoiding the vicious minotaur be being sure to pick myself up that delicious, yummy cheese in the middle.

But no, Jaime's gotta do it the hard way...through the power of step-dancing!



Granted, there are some advantages Jaime has over her male counterpart, Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Guy...she definitely looks better in a track suit!



Oh, did I mention that Jaime is being pursued by the Invisible Woman in a thong? No? I didn't mention that? Jaime is being pursued by the Invisible Woman in a thong. I figgered it was worth mentioning.



Still, if I'da been Jaime, I woulda lept over the walls in one big bionic bound (with accompanying bionic sound effect). Better yet, I'd have sent ahead Maxmillian the Bionic Dog.



Because Max can do anything:



Say, do you know why he's called Maxmillian? Because he cost a million dollars. Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Oh, Glen A. Larson, thank you for making us laugh at life...again.

So, the moral of the story? When it comes to running your deathtrap mazes, accept no substitution and always go for the real thing:



Yeah, we're lookin' at you, Miss Zoe Slater:



And, for best results: choose Max!

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 87

Panel from New Mutants v.1 #84 (Mid-December 1989), script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Terry Shoemaker, inks by Al Milgrom, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Ken Bruzenak

Ten of a Kind: A good comic wasted

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 86

Panel from What If? v.1 #10 (August 1978), script by Don Glut, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Carol Lay

Same Story, Different Cover: The last-known survivor stalks his prey in the night

Yes, Same Story, Different Cover fans, this is the same comic book inside:

L: Power Man and Iron Fist #66 (December 1980), art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson
R: Sabretooth Classics #1 (May 1994), art by Dwayne Turner

(Click picture to Tyler Mane-size)

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 85

Entry for The Warriors Three from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #14 (January 1987), written by Mark Gruenwald and Peter Sanderson; pencils by Sal Buscema; inks by Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Mark McKenna, Phil Lord, Mark Alexander, and Art Nichols*; colors by Andy Yanchus, letters by Brenda Mings and Richard Bensam
*It takes a big team of inkers to ink a big Asgardian like Volstagg.

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 84

Panel from The Invaders #33 (October 1978), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Frank Springer, colors by George Roussos, letters by Joe Rosen

And say, can you guess who that "mysteriously bandaged assistant guy" in the corner is?

When one has tasted adamantium he knows what the angels eat

Hey, while you're waiting for more posts from yours little stuffed truly, why not check out how Wolverine enjoys to relax with some downtime between X-missions...by playing the popular video game Fruit Ninja!


Panel from Uncanny X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special #1 (August 2009), script by Jeff Parker, Scott Gray, and Roger Langridge; pencils and inks by Craig Rousseau, colors by Val Staples, letters by Nate Piekos

Oh, wait, he's not playing a video game. Nevermind!

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 83

from Marvel Super Hero Squad "Lo, How the Mighty Have Abdicated!" (2011),
written by Charlotte Fullerton and directed by Patty Shinagawa

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 82

Panel from Thor Annual #5 (1976), script by Steve Englehart, breakdowns by John Buscema, finishes by Tony DeZuniga "and friends", colors by Don Warfield, letters by San Jose

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 81

Panel from Thor #187 (April 1971), script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott, letters by Sam Rosen

Hang in there, baby

Yes, the bull is back and better than ever!* (*Truth in advertising: bull may not actually be better than ever.) I've returned from my lovely holiday in London and firmly ensconced (thank you, Word of the Day Calendar!) in Brooklyn once again.

While I'm getting back up to speed, enjoy this semi-low content week while I catch up on posting my London photos and adventures. And don't forget: new Three Warriors every day, plus you might want to check out my brand-new Tumblr! It has warm socks in there and they're spinning around and around and around...oh wait, I've made another one of my silly mistakes. Anyway, "bisy backson"!

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 80

Panels from Thor #131 (August 1966), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 79

Panels from Marvel Preview #10 (Winter 1977), script by Len Wein, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Tony DeZuniga,

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 78

Panels from Thor: Man of War one-shot (January 2009), script by Matt Fraction, pencils by Clay Mann, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Joe Caramagna

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 77

Panel from Thor #250 (August 1976), script by Len Wein, breakdowns by John Buscema, finishes by Tony DeZuniga, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by John Costanza

Millie the Model in London, Night #7 and Goodbye

Panel from Modeling with Millie #54 (June 1967), script by Gary Friedrich, pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 76

Panel from Tales to Astonish #101 (March 1968), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Sam Rosen