Listen to the extraordinarily long podcast interview at Made of Fail, wherein I discuss One More Day (as well as some suggestions for how it could've been done better), other comics-related material, and shill out Revolution of the Mask!
And check out Made of Fail's other podcasts, because they're awesometastic!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A Preview for Next Week's episode
Hey all! Well, I finished filming for next week's episode, so I decided to post a preview pic since I liked how it came out.
Subsequently, here's the release schedule through March:
2/2 – Star Trek #1
2/9 – New Men #1
2/16 – NFL SuperPro #1
2/23 – Neutro #1
3/2 – Amazons Attack Prologue (Women’s History Month)
3/9 – Amazons Attack #1-2
3/16 – Amazons Attack #3-4
3/23 – Amazons Attack #5-6
3/30 – Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1
Subsequently, here's the release schedule through March:
2/2 – Star Trek #1
2/9 – New Men #1
2/16 – NFL SuperPro #1
2/23 – Neutro #1
3/2 – Amazons Attack Prologue (Women’s History Month)
3/9 – Amazons Attack #1-2
3/16 – Amazons Attack #3-4
3/23 – Amazons Attack #5-6
3/30 – Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes #1
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Profoundly Stupid People
You know, I think Fox News gets a bad and unfair rap as being dumb or being shills for the Republicans.
Then they write up something remarkably stupid like this:
Captain Obama ... Is It Time for a Black Comic Book Superhero?
My, what an insightful and well-researched article! Clearly my entire mindset and view need to be changed because of this ground-breaking, hard-hitting journalism! Captain Picard, what do you have to say about this?
"Since their inception, there have been only a few black superheroes in comic books"
In the DCU alone, I can name Vixen, John Stewart Green Lantern, Cyborg, Black Lightning, Lightning, Thunder, Firestorm, Mr. Teriffic II, Amazing Man, Steeland Jakeem Thunder. And that's just off the top of my head as characters who are currently featured in books.
Jerry Craft, the creator of the "Mama's Boyz" strip, crafted this fine image of what he'd like a black superhero to look like, called Obamanation:
Yes, what we really want is what looks like a parody character who doesn't even remotely look aesthetically-pleasing.
"The first black superhero was Marvel's Black Panther, who showed up in a 1966 Fantastic Four story and has gained some popularity."
SOME popularity? He's got his own book (admittedly going over to a woman whose identity has not yet been revealed), was the starring feature of the second Ultimate Avengers animated film, and as the article says, is getting his own animated series soon.
"Robert J. Walker is the creator of Delete, one of the only black female superheroes in comics,"
...Who the hell is Delete and what about Monica Rambeau, Thunder, Lightning, Steel II (not sure what she's calling herself in Infinity Inc.), the Crimson Avenger II, Storm?
"We can be athletes and rappers, but not Superman. Thor saved the universe, Captain America saved the country, Spider-Man saved the city, but Luke Cage saved 125th Street (in Harlem) between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards."
Luke Cage has been a high-profile member of the Avengers for a few years now, plus at one point convinced the heroes of how they could do more help on a smaller-scale level, which certainly needs to be done from time to time. And he's, you know, helped save the world. Plus how many times has John Stewart saved planets, just in his role as Green Lantern across the universe or as a member of the Justice League?
I give the article credit to reaching out to independents, including the EXCELLENT artist and writer Spike of Templar, Arizona, but perhaps they should be addressing a FEW more mainstream creators. What about Dwayne McDuffie or Christopher Priest or Tony Isabella?
Is there a lack of black superheroes? Possibly. Black creators? Most certainly. But if you're not going to bother to do any real research on the subject or make false, blanket statements, then don't even bother.
Then they write up something remarkably stupid like this:
Captain Obama ... Is It Time for a Black Comic Book Superhero?
My, what an insightful and well-researched article! Clearly my entire mindset and view need to be changed because of this ground-breaking, hard-hitting journalism! Captain Picard, what do you have to say about this?
"Since their inception, there have been only a few black superheroes in comic books"
In the DCU alone, I can name Vixen, John Stewart Green Lantern, Cyborg, Black Lightning, Lightning, Thunder, Firestorm, Mr. Teriffic II, Amazing Man, Steeland Jakeem Thunder. And that's just off the top of my head as characters who are currently featured in books.
Jerry Craft, the creator of the "Mama's Boyz" strip, crafted this fine image of what he'd like a black superhero to look like, called Obamanation:
Yes, what we really want is what looks like a parody character who doesn't even remotely look aesthetically-pleasing.
"The first black superhero was Marvel's Black Panther, who showed up in a 1966 Fantastic Four story and has gained some popularity."
SOME popularity? He's got his own book (admittedly going over to a woman whose identity has not yet been revealed), was the starring feature of the second Ultimate Avengers animated film, and as the article says, is getting his own animated series soon.
"Robert J. Walker is the creator of Delete, one of the only black female superheroes in comics,"
...Who the hell is Delete and what about Monica Rambeau, Thunder, Lightning, Steel II (not sure what she's calling herself in Infinity Inc.), the Crimson Avenger II, Storm?
"We can be athletes and rappers, but not Superman. Thor saved the universe, Captain America saved the country, Spider-Man saved the city, but Luke Cage saved 125th Street (in Harlem) between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards."
Luke Cage has been a high-profile member of the Avengers for a few years now, plus at one point convinced the heroes of how they could do more help on a smaller-scale level, which certainly needs to be done from time to time. And he's, you know, helped save the world. Plus how many times has John Stewart saved planets, just in his role as Green Lantern across the universe or as a member of the Justice League?
I give the article credit to reaching out to independents, including the EXCELLENT artist and writer Spike of Templar, Arizona, but perhaps they should be addressing a FEW more mainstream creators. What about Dwayne McDuffie or Christopher Priest or Tony Isabella?
Is there a lack of black superheroes? Possibly. Black creators? Most certainly. But if you're not going to bother to do any real research on the subject or make false, blanket statements, then don't even bother.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Mr. T and the T-Force #1
The T-Force USED to be cool, but then they added in the T-midi-chlorians and it just got stupid.
Podcast Interview!
Hey, guys! It's a little old (several videos have come out since the initial recording), but here's the interview that Transmission Awesome, the official podcast of ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com, has made that featured me! Enjoy!
Listen to it here!
Listen to it here!
Friday, January 23, 2009
About the Spider-Man Obama Comic
Here's my advice:
Don't buy it.
Ignore it. Ignore the hype. Ignore the fact that a President is on a cover (ZOMG, we've NEVER seen THAT before!). Ignore the fact that it's Spider-Man meeting the new President.
It's a marketing gimmick. That's all. And so far it's worked perfectly.
The fact of the matter is that this is nothing new. This is not some hot item that'll be worth thousands of dollars in a few years. This thing is entering it's THIRD PRINTING already. No one wants to spend millions of dollars on an item that isn't rare.
And you could have Jesus appear in the comic for all I care saying how much he loves Spider-Man, it WON'T undue him making a literal deal with the devil himself.
So don't buy it. Don't try to recreate the Superman #75 debacle from the early 90s. Don't support a book whose main protagonist supports solving your problems by negotiating with evil.
Just don't.
EDIT: Because of a continual attempt at spamming, I'm closing comments on this one.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Damn Obvious Assault
Sadly, I can't sum up Marvel's Secret Invasion series properly myself, so I leave it to better hands:
The Invincible Super-Blog's "Secret Invasion in 30 seconds"
The Last Angry Geek has a different name for the event than "Secret Invasion"
The Invincible Super-Blog's "Secret Invasion in 30 seconds"
The Last Angry Geek has a different name for the event than "Secret Invasion"
Uncanny X-Men #424
Some books inspire people to become Catholic.
This book inspires Catholics to laugh their heads off over how someone doesn't know anything about their religion.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
These guys should've done it
And now, in light of the major spoilers from the last post, allow me instead to make a different sort of illustration. See, since this blog is really all about bad comics from the past, Civil War is technically a bad comic from the past, so let's use this to start a new segment: These Guys Should've Done It!
The simple fact of the matter with Civil War is that they had a great debating question and Marvel dropped the ball with it. So, instead let's bring out our contenders.
On the pro-registration side, we have David Willis of Shortpacked! fame.
On the anti-registration side, I have whoever it was that wrote this parody/response of Sally Floyd's famous "America's all about MySpace and Youtube and not ideals" bullcrap:
Now THAT would be a cool debate in a comic book and we wouldn't have had to sit through that nonsense that spun out of it.
The simple fact of the matter with Civil War is that they had a great debating question and Marvel dropped the ball with it. So, instead let's bring out our contenders.
On the pro-registration side, we have David Willis of Shortpacked! fame.
On the anti-registration side, I have whoever it was that wrote this parody/response of Sally Floyd's famous "America's all about MySpace and Youtube and not ideals" bullcrap:
Now THAT would be a cool debate in a comic book and we wouldn't have had to sit through that nonsense that spun out of it.
A pre-emptive strike
Since I'm sure people will be asking my opinion on the major spoiler of Final Crisis #6, I'll just get this out of the way now. MAJOR SPOILERS behind the cut!
I've decided my expression of my opinion should be as cryptic as any Grant Morrison comic. As such, allow me to express my opinion about the death of Batman like so, and allow you all to interpret it as you wish.
I've decided my expression of my opinion should be as cryptic as any Grant Morrison comic. As such, allow me to express my opinion about the death of Batman like so, and allow you all to interpret it as you wish.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Uncanny X-Men #423 (Part 1 of 2)
The people who paid 25 cents for this comic were profoundly ripped off.
The first text recap turned into a video!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Watchmen in 5 Panels
Just a little something I decided to try to do to see if I can pull it off:
Comics in 5 Panels!
SPOILER WARNING (though not really and the story IS over twenty years old...)
Comics in 5 Panels!
SPOILER WARNING (though not really and the story IS over twenty years old...)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Godzilla vs. Barkley
I think this whole thing was really just a PSA for not putting coins in your mouth.