from Batman "Deep Freeze" (November 10, 1966), written by Max Hodge
Thursday, May 26, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 146
Panels from Thor #198 (April 1972), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by John Costanza
Ads from the Distinguished Competition, Day 4: Batman really needs to write these cases down someday
Ad for DC Special #6 (January-March 1970) and Batman #218 (January-February 1970) in Detective Comics #395 (January 1970)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Now We Are Six
Excuse me while I toot my own horn here for a moment...
BLART BLOOT WAH WAH BLARRRRR
(looks in confusion into horn of trumpet a la Gonzo)
So, now that I've done that, how about a pop quiz: what cute 'n' fuzzy phenomenon debuted on the World Wide Web six years ago and has delighted billions through witty and clever banter and comedy ever since that day in 2005?
No, it's not YouTube. Sheesh. I have never been issued a cease and desist injunction by the owners of major movie, TV, and music studios! (Yet.)
In other words, it's time to wish myself a Happy Sixth Blogiversary! (You can too, if you wanna!) On this day in 2005, all those years ago, this little puppet-town cow-blog opened for business, and I've been delighted to invite you by for a cup of hot cocoa (with minimarshmallows) and a good giggle at a comic book or some other pop culture phenomenon. As we close our fiscal year and finish up the tax paperwork to send to the IRS (Internet Re-Blogging Service), shall we take our usual year-end survey of my favorite posts of May 26, 2010- May 25, 2011? Yes, let's!
- The 5,000 Hats of Jack Kirby: The Hats of Odin
- The Beautiful Covers of Bill Sienkiewicz
- Evil Bully shows you how all Archie comics could be porn
- Harley Quinn in 1967!
- If I Wrote Aquaman
- Commissioner Gordon is a Jerk!
- Business Cards of the Superheroes
- The Many Graves of Jean Gray
- Breaking Down the Population of Gotham City
- Your Guide to Empire State University
- Dial "H" for Hydra
- The Fads of Archie Comics
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the Hulk
- 15 Things You Never Knew About James Bond
- Thor walks across America...
- ...and does some surgery in the heartland.
- A History of the Image Inducer
- Gwen Stacy versus cupcakes
- Mary Jane Watson: Master of the Obvious
- Encyclopedia Bull, Bovine Detective
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Marvel Universe
- And perhaps my favorite post of the year, and maybe one you haven't seen (because it was on another blog: Bully and Shelly watch Gone with the Wind!
As always, thanks to each and every one of you for reading, commenting, linking and laffing at my posts. A extra-special salute of the hoof to my good pals The Bureau Chiefs who let me advise on and help out with the comedy publishing sensation of 2011, Write More Good, now available at all fine bookstores near you! (And a few nasty ones.) Buy one! Buy several! Buy one for the dog!
With even more thanks to Hank McCoy, the Warriors Three, and the Guy Freaking Out on the Cover of Action Comics #1, I'd like to wrap up this self-congratualatory post with a Special Blogiversary
So, it's all over except for the eating of the ceremonial cupcakes. Enjoy yours, and be sure to come back next year when I'll maybe get a chance to feature this cover:
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 145
Panels from Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek
Ads from the Distinguished Competition, Day 3: Featuring the making of the greatest Huey Lewis and the News album!
Ad for The Brave and the Bold #46 (February-March 1963) in Detective Comics #313 (March 1963)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sunday Tuesday PSA: Drugs Are from Mars, Junkies Are from Venus
It's just another day in the life of Captain America and The New Warriors (remember the 1990s' longest-running title, New Warriors Team-Up?). In a deserted warehouse in Gotham New York, the heroes are battling a quartet of super-powered young criminals...powered by drugggggggs!
Two-page spread from Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs v.2 #3 (1994), script by George Caragonne, pencils by Colleen Doran, Inks by Greg Adams, colors by George Roussos, letters by Rick Parker
(Click picture to addiction-size)
Until it's revealed...wait for it...until it's revealed that the drug lord leader of the super-addicts is an alien. Thanks. Marvel Comics in Association with Drug Free America, for this grim, serious, ultra-realistic portrayal of drug distribution and addiction! What's next...we're going to see that Galactus has bulimia? Oh wait, we really don't want to see that.
Yep, an alien! Operating from an orbiting satellite 22,300 miles above the Earth, the alien druglord disciplines his crew! He's beginning to regret having hired junkies as his aids! See, that's why you should always have your resumé updated and ready to go...with a good CV and a solid work ethic, you could easily rise to the top of a galactic drug pusher ring! Well, it beats being an Alpha Primitive, at least.
Not to mention that his company's bonus structure is based on the strategies from Blake of Glengarry Glen Ross, sending the young supervillains (clockwise from upper right: Kid Robocop, Poison Ivy II: Lily, Young Juggernaut, and Shiva, Jr.) scrambling for their fix. Also, they are probably stealing office supplies, as the stock of Post-It™ notes is dangerous low.
Back at the Warrior-Cave, Cap and the New Warriors survey the stash of drugs while the Warriors explain their personalities through expository dialogue. Hey look, it's everybody's favorite Tidal Teen, Namorita, suggesting a cleverly economic way to cut out the middleman and speed up your business structure! Namorita knows a lot about business, because like last week it appears she's cut a deal to appear in every PSA comic book ever.
Meanwhile, New Warriors member Silhouette discovers that her friend Doreen (or, perhaps, Dorreen) is a junkie! (Silhouette always has all the answers...well, what's her answer to that--?) Well, it's a good thing Doreen is sitting on the cleanest public bathroom floor ever. A big thumbs up to Marvel for introducing a differently-abled hero in Silhouette (she even has a taser in her crutches). A big thumbs down for coloring this half-Cambodian hero as if she's made out of stone. (Well, maybe that's to remind us not to take her for granite.*) Double thumbs down for her Norwegian-grandmother-knitted flocked vest. Let's not even mention her actual civilian name: Silhouette Chord. It's canon, fanboys!
By the end, everybody gets to hit something (Captain America, several times!), and the alien drug lords are driven off the Earth, which raises the question of who's going to keep him from distributing deadly drugs to the teens of Skrullos, Chandilar, and Galador? Eh, no need to worry about that. As the comic asks, is this the end? It's up to you! No, actually, it isn't. That's the end.
Special bonus feature!: Search and find and circle and cross out when you get them wrong these words related to law enforcement! Such as "bribery!" And "fraud!" And..."steno!" Also, find "FCI!" Short for Federal Captain-America Investigations.
Join us next time when Namorita teaches you all about the troubles of smoking! Namely, it's really hard to keep your cigarettes lit underwater.
*I'm so very, very, very sorry.
(Click picture to addiction-size)
Until it's revealed...wait for it...until it's revealed that the drug lord leader of the super-addicts is an alien. Thanks. Marvel Comics in Association with Drug Free America, for this grim, serious, ultra-realistic portrayal of drug distribution and addiction! What's next...we're going to see that Galactus has bulimia? Oh wait, we really don't want to see that.
Yep, an alien! Operating from an orbiting satellite 22,300 miles above the Earth, the alien druglord disciplines his crew! He's beginning to regret having hired junkies as his aids! See, that's why you should always have your resumé updated and ready to go...with a good CV and a solid work ethic, you could easily rise to the top of a galactic drug pusher ring! Well, it beats being an Alpha Primitive, at least.
Not to mention that his company's bonus structure is based on the strategies from Blake of Glengarry Glen Ross, sending the young supervillains (clockwise from upper right: Kid Robocop, Poison Ivy II: Lily, Young Juggernaut, and Shiva, Jr.) scrambling for their fix. Also, they are probably stealing office supplies, as the stock of Post-It™ notes is dangerous low.
Back at the Warrior-Cave, Cap and the New Warriors survey the stash of drugs while the Warriors explain their personalities through expository dialogue. Hey look, it's everybody's favorite Tidal Teen, Namorita, suggesting a cleverly economic way to cut out the middleman and speed up your business structure! Namorita knows a lot about business, because like last week it appears she's cut a deal to appear in every PSA comic book ever.
Meanwhile, New Warriors member Silhouette discovers that her friend Doreen (or, perhaps, Dorreen) is a junkie! (Silhouette always has all the answers...well, what's her answer to that--?) Well, it's a good thing Doreen is sitting on the cleanest public bathroom floor ever. A big thumbs up to Marvel for introducing a differently-abled hero in Silhouette (she even has a taser in her crutches). A big thumbs down for coloring this half-Cambodian hero as if she's made out of stone. (Well, maybe that's to remind us not to take her for granite.*) Double thumbs down for her Norwegian-grandmother-knitted flocked vest. Let's not even mention her actual civilian name: Silhouette Chord. It's canon, fanboys!
By the end, everybody gets to hit something (Captain America, several times!), and the alien drug lords are driven off the Earth, which raises the question of who's going to keep him from distributing deadly drugs to the teens of Skrullos, Chandilar, and Galador? Eh, no need to worry about that. As the comic asks, is this the end? It's up to you! No, actually, it isn't. That's the end.
Special bonus feature!: Search and find and circle and cross out when you get them wrong these words related to law enforcement! Such as "bribery!" And "fraud!" And..."steno!" Also, find "FCI!" Short for Federal Captain-America Investigations.
Join us next time when Namorita teaches you all about the troubles of smoking! Namely, it's really hard to keep your cigarettes lit underwater.
*I'm so very, very, very sorry.
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 144
Panels from Thor #159 (December 1968), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Sam Rosen
Ads from the Distinguished Competition, Day 2: It's a suicide rap
Ad for The Brave and the Bold #52 (February-March 1964) in Detective Comics #324 (February 1964)
Monday, May 23, 2011
The Beast transfers to J. Jonah Jameson University
Farmer's Insurance ad tie-in with X-Men: First Class
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 143
Cover of X-Men #10 (Thor Goes Hollywood Variant, June 2011), cover art by Chris Bachalo and Paco Medina
Ads from the Distinguished Competition, Day 1: Monkeys and Miniskirts
The Mid-Day Matinee this week, all week: Ads from the Distinguished Competition! That's right, for once in this blog...no FF, no Daredevil, no Doctor Bong, no Squirrel Girl! (Aww.) If this quintet of Dynamically Competitive advertisements don't make you want to buy books from the guys across the street, we don't know what will!
Ad for Angel and the Ape (1968) in Justice League of America #63 (June 1968)
Ad for Angel and the Ape (1968) in Justice League of America #63 (June 1968)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 142
Front cover of from Thor v.2 #48 (June 2002), pencils by Tom Raney, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Dave Kemp
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Same Rapture, Different Cover: I Want to Break Free
R: Marvel Triple Action #3 (June 1972), cover art by Gil Kane and Vince Colletta
(Click picture to armageddisize)
Rapture of the Warriors Three, Day 141
Sometimes there's nothing to feel
Sometimes there's nothing to hold
Panel from Thor #128 (May 1966), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Sam Rosen
Sometimes there's no time to run away
Sometimes you just feel so old
The times it hurts when you cry
The times it hurts just to breathe
And then it all seems like there's no one left
And all you want is to sleep
Fight fight fight
Just push it away
Fight fight fight
Just push until it breaks
Fight fight fight
Don't cry at the pain
Fight fight fight
Or watch yourself burn again
Panel from Thor #351 (January 1985), script, pencils, and inks by Walt Simonson; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by John Workman
Fight fight fight
Don't howl like a dog
Fight fight
Just fill up the sky
Fight fight fight
Fight til you drop
Fight fight fight
And never never
Never stop
Sometimes there's nothing to hold
Panel from Thor #128 (May 1966), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Sam Rosen
Sometimes there's no time to run away
Sometimes you just feel so old
The times it hurts when you cry
The times it hurts just to breathe
And then it all seems like there's no one left
And all you want is to sleep
Fight fight fight
Just push it away
Fight fight fight
Just push until it breaks
Fight fight fight
Don't cry at the pain
Fight fight fight
Or watch yourself burn again
Panel from Thor #351 (January 1985), script, pencils, and inks by Walt Simonson; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by John Workman
Fight fight fight
Don't howl like a dog
Fight fight
Just fill up the sky
Fight fight fight
Fight til you drop
Fight fight fight
And never never
Never stop
Superheroes Shamelessly Shilling Stuff Saturday: Elektra Locks
Panels from Master Lock Presents the Incredible Hulk one-shot (August 2003), script by Robin Laws, pencils by M. D. Bright, inks by Rick Perrotta, colors by Transparency Digital, letters by Randy Gentile and Dave Sharpe
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