Panel from Thor: Blood Oath #3 (December 2005), script by Michael Avon Oeming, pencils and inks by Scott Kolins, colors by Andrew Crossley, letters by Dave Lanphear
Monday, September 26, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 269
Panel from Thor: Blood Oath #3 (December 2005), script by Michael Avon Oeming, pencils and inks by Scott Kolins, colors by Andrew Crossley, letters by Dave Lanphear
Evel Knievel Week, Day 1: Deliver Us from Evel
The Mid-Day Matinee this week, all week: Evel Knievel! You couldn't read a comic book in the 1970s without seeing an ad for the daredevil of the day...not Matt Murdock, the man who jumped the shark when it was still cool to do it, the all-American hero who defeated Doctor Doom and Galactus and...whoa, I think I went one too far. Anyway, as likely an American folk hero as we got in the 1970s until Billy Carter came along, the death-defying, cycle-challenging, swagger-sticking Evel Knievel!
Back cover ad of [Uncanny] X-Men #103 (February 1977)
We were so nostalgic for the incredibleedible Evel that Marvel reminded us recently: Evel Knievel ads are part of our national heritage by reprinting the whole meshuggah ad all over again!
Ad in Captain Britain and MI13 #13 (July 2009)
Evel, won't you?
Back cover ad of [Uncanny] X-Men #103 (February 1977)
We were so nostalgic for the incredible
Ad in Captain Britain and MI13 #13 (July 2009)
Evel, won't you?
Sunday, September 25, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 268
Panel from Thor #392 (June 1988), script by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns by Ron Frenz, finishes by Al Milgrom, colors by Christie Scheele, letters by John Workman, Jr.
LOL Sundays #10: And a big yellow taxi took Paladin away
Page from Heroes for Hire v.3 #7 (July 2011), script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, pencils and inks by Tim Seeley, colors by Jay David Ramos, letters by Joe Caramagna
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Same Story, Different Cover: Kulkulkan, Fran, and Ollie
R: [Uncanny] X-Men #74 (February 1972), reprinting X-Men #26, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia
(Click picture to Kulkulkanisize)
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 267
Panels from Thor #398 (December 1988), script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Don Heck, colors by Greg Wright, letters by John Workman, Jr.
Stan Lee Saturdays #10: You sunk my battleship
Cover of Navy Combat #19 (August 1958), art by Joe Maneely
L-R: G. Ward (?), Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, John Severin
Friday, September 23, 2011
Vox Populi
Panel from Secret Origins Special v.2 #1 (1989), script by Neil Gaiman, pencils by Mike Hoffman, inks by Kevin Nowlan, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by Todd Klein
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 266
Panel from Marvel Super-Heroes v.3 #15 (October 1993), script by Walt Simonson, pencils by Joe Barney, inks by Frank Turner, colors by Sarra Mossoff, letters by John Costanza Inks: Colors: Letters:
Gwen-Tossin', Day 5: Meanwhile, on Earth-7736...
Pages from What If? #24 (December 1980), script by Tony Isabella; breakdowns by Gil Kane; finishes by Frank Giacoia with Carl Gafford, Peter Poplaski, Ron Zalme, and Joe Albelo; colors by Joe Rosas, letters by Tom Orzechowski
Thursday, September 22, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 265
Panels from Marvel Spotlight #30 (October 1976), script by Len Wein, breakdowns by John Buscema, finishes by Joe Sinnott, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Joe Rosen
Gwen-Tossin', Day 4: No wonder Spidey couldn't stop the Green Goblin...he's huge
Page from Amazing Spider-Man #365 (August 1992), plot by Tom DeFalco, script by Stan Lee, pencils and inks by John Romita Sr., colors by Joe Rosas, letters by Chris Eliopoulos
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Green Lantern Has Never Heard of Wikipedia
Panel from Super Powers v.2 #2 (October 1985), script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Greg Theakston, colors by Joe Orlando, letters by David Cody Weiss
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 264
Panel from Thor v.2 #12 (June 1999), script by Dan Jurgens, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott
Gwen-Tossin', Day 3: The Fine Art of Gwen-Tossin'
(Click picture to big-emotional-moment-size)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Robin Hood Riding on a Pig
Now, we've had Australian Robin Hoods...
...and American Robin Hoods...
...and a New Zealander Robin Hood...
And a Robin Hood who can speak in an English accent!
...but have you ever seen Robin Hood riding on a pig? Let me answer that for you: no. No, you have not.
Let's remedy that.
The action begins in DC's The Brave and the Bold #6, back in those pre-Batman Team-Up days when B&B featured blazing adventures of The Silent Knight, The Golden Gladiator, The Viking Prince, The Neanderthal Warrior, The Scarlet Swashbuckler, The Reluctant Bullfighter, The Conscientious Objector, The New Yorker, The Nashville Network, and The Guy Who Definitely Isn't Batman, Not Yet. (I may have made up one or two of these.) Also, the hero of Nottinghamshire in his stinking outfit (not many washing machines in the forest) Robin Hood! And, his band of Merry Men. And Maid Marion. Wouldn't you like to see some of their adventures in their famous forest? Sure would!
Deep in the woods, Robin Hood, dressed in his traditional outfit of LincolnGreen Red, his band of outlaws, and Gloop and Gleep from The Herculoids hear the terrifying tale of the newest danger in Sherwood: a giant boar! That's boar (a wild pig), not bore (a wild Glenn Beck). On that, at least, Robin has lucked out.
Panels from The Brave and the Bold #6 (June-July 1956), script by Bob Haney (of course), pencils and inks by Joe Kubert
But Robin can't shoot the boar! That's because it is made of...adamantium! (First appearance, Wolverine-Boar, Brave and the Bold #6.)
Not only that, but Robin allows himself to be captured by the wily boar and his group of tiny warriors! Ah, so this is the infamous Robbin' Hog and his Merrie Midgets! Or, as Occam's Razorback would tell us, a simpler explanation is that it's a trained boar used to guide Robin into a trap set by the wily Sheriff of Nottingham. Which is a pity, because I want to see a Robbin' Hog adventure. "Stand and deliver...your slops and mash!"
Say, why wasn't Robin able to shoot that boar with his Hawkeye™ brand Nev-R-Miss Arrows? Well, as Robin's tortured inner thoughts tell us, the pig's covered with armor painted blue. Whoever it was in the S. of N.'s R&D department who came up with this got a raise, or at least possibly his first-born child back.
Setting the standard for supervillains from Goldfinger to his cheap brother Butterfinger, the Sheriff does not put a loaded Glock against Robin's head and blow his brains out, but instead puts him in a pig pit. Oh, well, that actually doesn't sound too bad at all! Soon Robin will be noshing on rich barbecued pork ribs slathered with tangy sauce and...oh, not that kind of pig pit. I've made another one of my silly mistakes. This pit will kill him.
Devo shows up to whip it good while Robin Hood takes advantage of the matador knowledge he learned in an earlier adventure set in South America (Brave and the Bold issue #3, "Robin Goes Bananas").
Now here's where you get what was labelled on the tin. Bask in the glory that is Robin Hood Riding on a Pig!
RIDING ON A PIG, MAN!
Thus, after aiding Robin with his daring escape in a stunt for which even Errol Flynn would have demanded full access to Olivia de Havilland, this noble beast became one of the most renowned of Robin Hood's famous band: The Pork Knight! Fighting alongside the valiant outlaws of Sherwood Forest until rightful King Richard was restored at last to the throne (and he'll be out in just a couple minutes), The Pork Knight is mentioned in tales, ballads, myths, legends, and is even rumored to be the distant medieval ancestor of today's most dangerous warthog warrior: The Punisher's Battle-Pig!!
Sadly, we see no more of this little piggy in the Robin Hood tale, the rest of which is taken up with a celebration of kites (!) and Robin Hood attacking the Sheriff by hiding in a flying box kite (!!) to rescue Richard the Lionhearted (!!!?$@&^!) from a tower in Nottingham. Although he isn't pictured in the panels, I like to think the blue boar was right alongside the Merry Men, firing arrows into the air and making hearty quips with the others about the chances for medical recovery from a dangerous arrow wound in the thirteenth century. And thus, he ran into legend, blue chain mail and all.
Let's check to see if Robin and Company enjoyed this post, shall we?
I'll take that as a vote of cheery confidence! And on that bombshell: play us off, Bryan Adams!
...and American Robin Hoods...
...and a New Zealander Robin Hood...
And a Robin Hood who can speak in an English accent!
...but have you ever seen Robin Hood riding on a pig? Let me answer that for you: no. No, you have not.
Let's remedy that.
The action begins in DC's The Brave and the Bold #6, back in those pre-Batman Team-Up days when B&B featured blazing adventures of The Silent Knight, The Golden Gladiator, The Viking Prince, The Neanderthal Warrior, The Scarlet Swashbuckler, The Reluctant Bullfighter, The Conscientious Objector, The New Yorker, The Nashville Network, and The Guy Who Definitely Isn't Batman, Not Yet. (I may have made up one or two of these.) Also, the hero of Nottinghamshire in his stinking outfit (not many washing machines in the forest) Robin Hood! And, his band of Merry Men. And Maid Marion. Wouldn't you like to see some of their adventures in their famous forest? Sure would!
Deep in the woods, Robin Hood, dressed in his traditional outfit of Lincoln
Panels from The Brave and the Bold #6 (June-July 1956), script by Bob Haney (of course), pencils and inks by Joe Kubert
But Robin can't shoot the boar! That's because it is made of...adamantium! (First appearance, Wolverine-Boar, Brave and the Bold #6.)
Not only that, but Robin allows himself to be captured by the wily boar and his group of tiny warriors! Ah, so this is the infamous Robbin' Hog and his Merrie Midgets! Or, as Occam's Razorback would tell us, a simpler explanation is that it's a trained boar used to guide Robin into a trap set by the wily Sheriff of Nottingham. Which is a pity, because I want to see a Robbin' Hog adventure. "Stand and deliver...your slops and mash!"
Say, why wasn't Robin able to shoot that boar with his Hawkeye™ brand Nev-R-Miss Arrows? Well, as Robin's tortured inner thoughts tell us, the pig's covered with armor painted blue. Whoever it was in the S. of N.'s R&D department who came up with this got a raise, or at least possibly his first-born child back.
Setting the standard for supervillains from Goldfinger to his cheap brother Butterfinger, the Sheriff does not put a loaded Glock against Robin's head and blow his brains out, but instead puts him in a pig pit. Oh, well, that actually doesn't sound too bad at all! Soon Robin will be noshing on rich barbecued pork ribs slathered with tangy sauce and...oh, not that kind of pig pit. I've made another one of my silly mistakes. This pit will kill him.
Devo shows up to whip it good while Robin Hood takes advantage of the matador knowledge he learned in an earlier adventure set in South America (Brave and the Bold issue #3, "Robin Goes Bananas").
Now here's where you get what was labelled on the tin. Bask in the glory that is Robin Hood Riding on a Pig!
RIDING ON A PIG, MAN!
Thus, after aiding Robin with his daring escape in a stunt for which even Errol Flynn would have demanded full access to Olivia de Havilland, this noble beast became one of the most renowned of Robin Hood's famous band: The Pork Knight! Fighting alongside the valiant outlaws of Sherwood Forest until rightful King Richard was restored at last to the throne (and he'll be out in just a couple minutes), The Pork Knight is mentioned in tales, ballads, myths, legends, and is even rumored to be the distant medieval ancestor of today's most dangerous warthog warrior: The Punisher's Battle-Pig!!
Sadly, we see no more of this little piggy in the Robin Hood tale, the rest of which is taken up with a celebration of kites (!) and Robin Hood attacking the Sheriff by hiding in a flying box kite (!!) to rescue Richard the Lionhearted (!!!?$@&^!) from a tower in Nottingham. Although he isn't pictured in the panels, I like to think the blue boar was right alongside the Merry Men, firing arrows into the air and making hearty quips with the others about the chances for medical recovery from a dangerous arrow wound in the thirteenth century. And thus, he ran into legend, blue chain mail and all.
Let's check to see if Robin and Company enjoyed this post, shall we?
I'll take that as a vote of cheery confidence! And on that bombshell: play us off, Bryan Adams!
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 263
Page from Journey Into Mystery #122 (November 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek
Gwen-Tossin', Day 2: Better check the oil on that thing, Gobby
Panel from Amazing Spider-Man #510 (September 2004), script by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by Mike Deodato, inks by Joe Pimentel, colors by Matt Milla, letters by Cory Petit
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