Friday, February 13, 2015

Flashback Friday: Fifty Shades of Jean Grey

Filling up Fridays: Fine Flashback Fosts Posts, re-presenting some of my favorite Comics Oughta Be Fun! entries that you might not have seen, or would enjoy seeing again, or maybe you're just going to go out to the pub tonight so you won't have to worry about it, see if I care...anyway, re-presenting a Bully classic originally published on July 17, 2012! (I was six then.)


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Blue and Yellow





Black and Yellow





Grey





Jungle animal prints!





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Can't make up her mind!




Thursday, February 12, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 43: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 5: Luke and Mara, sittin' in a space-tree, S-P-A-C-E-K-I-S-S-I-N-G



Page from Star Wars: Union #3 (January 2000), script by Michael A. Stackpole, pencils by Robert Teranishi, inks and colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Vickie Williams

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Today in Comics History, February 11, 1572: Queen Elizabeth I writes one of the most historically important missives of her time so that it can be later used in a comic book


from Catwoman (2011 series) #35 (DC, December 2014), script by Genevieve Valentine, pencils and inks by Garry Brown, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Sal Cipriano and Taylor Esposito

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 42: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 4: Ohhh, must be lizard love




Panels from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #4 and 5 (August-September 1996), script by John Wagner, pencils by Kilian Plunkett, inks by P. Craig Russell, colors by Cary Porter, color separations by Heroic Age Colors, letters by Dave Cooper

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 41: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 3: I'm afraid that I'm not Shira a love there is no cure for



Panels from Star Wars (1977 series) #61 (July 1982), co-plot and breakdowns by Walt Simonson, co-plot and script by David Michelinie, finishes by Tom Palmer, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Joe Rosen

Monday, February 09, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 40: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 2: Even the roses are embarrassed to be in this scene



Two-page spread from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones #2 (April 2002); script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Dave McCaig, letters by Steve Dutro
(Click picture to Anakin-is-a-giant-tool-size)


Sunday, February 08, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 39: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 1: I'd sooner marry a Wookiee



Panels from Star Wars Adventures: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom graphic novel (July 2009), script by Jeremy Barlow, pencils and inks by Carlo Soriano, colors by Michael Atiyeh, letters by Michael Heisler

Saturday, February 07, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 38: It is a great disappointment Dan Slott didn't put this guy in Spider-Verse


"Spider-Wookiee": cover of The Comic Reader #152 (January 1978), art by Dave Cockrum


7,500.

Friday, February 06, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 37: Obi-Wan Kenobi: chill under pressure.


Panels from Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 series) #10 (November 2009), script by Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching, pencils by Brian Koschak, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Michael E. Wiggam, letters by Michael Heisler

Thursday, February 05, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 36: Go with your first instinct, Padmé


Panels from Star Wars Episode I: Queen Amidala one-shot (May 1999), script by Mark Schultz, pencils by Galen Showman, inks by P. Craig Russell, colors by Lisa Stamp, letters by Vickie Williams

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Today in Comics History, February 4, 1982: Mike Moran fulfills the promise Ralph Kramden made to his wife all those years ago


from "The Yesterday Gambit" in Warrior #4 (Quality Communications, Summer 1982); script by Alan Moore; pencils and inks by Steve Dillon, Paul Neary, and Alan Davis

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 35: Just like the old fortune teller woman said!


from Star Wars (1977 series) #4 (Marvel, October 1977), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Steve Leialoha, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Tom Orzechowski

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 34: Darth Vadar will strike you down with his three-foot long SST Lazar Sword


Heroes World mail order advertisement printed in The Invaders (1975 series) #28 (May 1978), art and lettering by members of the Joe Kubert School

Monday, February 02, 2015

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 24


Now's the time to say goodbye
Until next February
G-R-O (Oh, we love him!)
V-E-R (Our hearts are with him!)
G-R-O-U-N-D!
(H-O-G.)



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2 (DC, December 1951), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 23: Grover Groundhog/Angel Love Team-Up


And now the moment you've been waiting for: this year's Grover Groundhog/Angel Love Team-Up!


from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy,
and from Angel Love #1 (DC, August 1986); script and pencils by Barbara Slate, inks by John William Lopez, colors by Bob LeRose, letters by Bill Yoshida

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 22



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2 (DC, December 1951), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 21



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2 (DC, December 1951), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 20



activity page from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 19



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #10 (DC, December 1959), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman (?)

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 18



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #6 (DC, December 1955); script, pencils and inks by Martin Naydel

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 17



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #3 (DC, December 1952); script, pencils, and inks by Martin Naydel

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 16



from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 15



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #6 (DC, December 1955); script, pencils and inks by Martin Naydel

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 14



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #3 (DC, December 1952); script, pencils, and inks by Martin Naydel

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 13



from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2 (DC, December 1951), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 33: Mike Baron is paid by the word


Panels from Star Wars: The Last Command #4 (March 1998), script by Mike Baron, pencils by Edvin Biuković, inks by Eric Shanower, color design by Dan Brown and Pamela Rambo, color rendering by Digital Chameleon, lettering by Ellie de Ville

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 12



activity page from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 11



from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy