tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post4515179751270070220..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book #1Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-46890936226130813632015-02-19T16:41:15.342-06:002015-02-19T16:41:15.342-06:00So I was just re-watching the episode on an archiv...So I was just re-watching the episode on an archive binge and noticed something peculiar. Is it just me or do Rufus' "Bestest Man" shoulder plates look like Space Marine shoulder plates? It's almost like a spin on the Blood Angels armor. Weird.misfit119http://www.gamingexcellence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-55277092689114328832014-07-15T16:35:25.225-05:002014-07-15T16:35:25.225-05:00Actually, far from creating a paradox, the time tr...Actually, far from creating a paradox, the time travel in Bill & Ted is entirely coherent, which is hard to do. The real problem with time travel is that it leads to the possibility of self-contradictions forming (such as going back in time and preventing your parents from meeting, for example,) but in Bill & Ted, no matter what you do, all you did was fulfill the way things were to begin with, so there's no contradiction. I've heard from an actual professor who's published work on time theory, who says that Bill & Ted is his favorite time travel movie because it makes so much more sense than any other.Tantum Ergo 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05066362306890352470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-55455488349406733432014-05-17T06:25:52.737-05:002014-05-17T06:25:52.737-05:00Brian, do you mean Soul Music or Reaper Man? Both ...Brian, do you mean <i>Soul Music</i> or <i>Reaper Man</i>? Both have death quitting his day job, but I seem to remember him being more melancholic in the latter, but it's been a long time.<br /><br />De Nomolos was named after film co-writer Ed Solomon (backwards). Fact.<br /><br />I could never enjoy this comic as much as you did, Linkara, probably because of the introduction in the trade version I have. Dorkin admits he's never seen the movie, and I think it shows. Also, the crowded artwork got to me.<br /><br />I thought your 'Death' accent was a bit Russian, but the Death in B & T was Scandinavian, after Ingmar Bergman's <i>The Seventh Seal</i>.<br />See also: <i>The Last Action Hero</i>.<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7814840450583294712014-05-05T11:29:20.469-05:002014-05-05T11:29:20.469-05:00I'm with you on the Ghostbusters 2 love, the o...I'm with you on the Ghostbusters 2 love, the only thing I didn't like about that movie was the rap-fueled soundtrack. Anyone who complains too loud about a movie with that performance from Peter MacNicol does not have a valid opinion.<br /><br />Love Bogus Journey too, as much as both movies rock you just can't beat the pure beautiful insanity of Bill and Ted in the afterlife.RoninFoxhttp://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs/ronin-fox-traxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-3255439871671661002014-05-05T10:26:41.081-05:002014-05-05T10:26:41.081-05:00This, indeed, looks like a neat and fun comic. I ...This, indeed, looks like a neat and fun comic. I may have to see if I can acquire its entire run on EBay or something.Trekker4747https://www.blogger.com/profile/01096979621237093458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-8500501468905411092014-05-05T09:04:41.489-05:002014-05-05T09:04:41.489-05:00definitely a more worthy sequel than Biodome definitely a more worthy sequel than Biodome Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-42057320533827517122014-05-03T06:03:02.157-05:002014-05-03T06:03:02.157-05:00This is a most excellent review of this awesomely ...This is a most excellent review of this awesomely fun comic!<br /><br />Hope you will do more of the Bill and Ted comics (along with Godzilla Marvel). Party on, dudes!Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-41241453428003836872014-05-02T21:30:52.891-05:002014-05-02T21:30:52.891-05:00"I am my own grandmother".
Scandal of th..."I am my own grandmother".<br />Scandal of the century.Mohsen Lakhouanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-2196403599873594502014-05-02T17:12:44.866-05:002014-05-02T17:12:44.866-05:00I too love Bogus Adventure and Ghostbusters II ove...I too love Bogus Adventure and Ghostbusters II over the originals. But that has more to do with I just watched the sequels more than the first films. But it does drive me up the wall when people call the second Ghostbusters a bad movie, when no it really isn't. Its not great, but it's definitely not bad.monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985104809139937323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-67658516185678993162014-05-02T12:34:40.949-05:002014-05-02T12:34:40.949-05:00It's great to see a decent comic for a change....It's great to see a decent comic for a change. While it's fun to hear "this comic sucks!", I've also enjoyed your good reviews like Doom 2099, US-1, and Mr. T and the T-Force. Thanks for mixing things up a bit with that!Dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-25284371180695130402014-05-01T10:38:39.705-05:002014-05-01T10:38:39.705-05:00Huh. Death in this comic reminds me a heck of a lo...Huh. Death in this comic reminds me a heck of a lot of Death from Discworld. I'm pretty sure it was the book Soul Music where Death gets all melancholic, goes out drinking, abandons his duty to reap souls, and so things just stop dying.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151134864155211468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18686238166821846622014-04-30T22:15:12.170-05:002014-04-30T22:15:12.170-05:00I never knew of this comic series. I might have to...I never knew of this comic series. I might have to pick it up. I'm already a huge fan of the movies, as I own them on DVD. Even I'd have this version of Death at a party, haha. Also yea, they did seem to get Bill and Ted's dads backwards. Since Ted's dad was the cop. Joshhttp://coljonsquall1.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7666503492847191932014-04-30T16:55:50.301-05:002014-04-30T16:55:50.301-05:00I admit it, I haven't seen the two Bill and T...I admit it, I haven't seen the two Bill and Ted movies on account of me being a little toddler when the movies came out . Besides that, I liked the comic review. Sometimes, there is a need for a good comic review. I might be over thinking it, but I wonder if the screw up with the guitar effect has something to do with the electronics and the king of worms Or it could just be a case of close enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341608342945334446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-41168863461448906142014-04-30T15:36:51.104-05:002014-04-30T15:36:51.104-05:00Dorkin also deserves credit for his comic strip th...Dorkin also deserves credit for his comic strip the Eltingville Club (which is getting a hardcover later this year) and the animated special based off it, Welcome to Eltingville (which aired on Adult Swim). Basically, it lampoons all the worst traits of fandom (the two-part miniseries Dorkin just did to retire the characters touching on the misogynistic "Fake Geek Girl" attitude among many other things). <br /><br />AFAIK Bill and Ted wasn't directly part of the Marvel Universe, but it was the first time a character named was mentioned Fight Man (as being fictional in the context of Bill & Ted's world, IINM). Fight Man later appeared in an eponymous one-shot done by Dorkin, and much later in the Deadpool spin-off Agent X ( a series written by Dorkin and Gail Simone... good stuff, and Marvel has collected the first six issues of it along with Simone's all-too short-lived Deadpool run in Deadpool Classic vol. 9, and I assume the rest of Agent X will be in vol. 10, but I've plugged enough comics today).<br /><br /><br />The crowded, over-detailed style is sort of Dorkin's thing, but it's funny that you should talk about the coloring. When the Bill & Ted comics were collected by SLG Publishing (the company that, along with Dark Horse, has published the bulk of Dorkin's creator-owned work), they reprinted in black-and-white. I read on Amazon that apparently Dorkin wanted the series to be black and white. Regardless, I'm a little bummed those trades are no longer in print and the second one goes for outrageous prices on the used market.John Pannozzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533256044605730722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-47361077473756932722014-04-30T11:36:56.999-05:002014-04-30T11:36:56.999-05:00That was really fun episode, thank you ) And I was...That was really fun episode, thank you ) And I was reminded that I should watch Bill and Ted movies.<br /><br />You know, I never wrote it, but... I guess it is time to say, that you are the funniest guy in TGWTG, and actually, funniest of all people I know. Definitely my favorite (even if I disagree on some things, but there would be fun in that?). I don't know, but anticipating upcoming episode always makes me smile (actually that's why I was disappointed about RHATO episode so I wrote about it; I knew, there will be no sun). May be your voice, or sense of humor, or both, but man, I love your show. Really, good work, that makes my live much more happier and I'm grateful. Thank you. Honestly, thank you.<br /><br />P.S. I like Ghostbusters movies, but I am more cartoon Ghostbusters guy. Loved Real GBs and Extreme GBs (if I'm not mistaken in names) as kid, even more than TMNT and Transformers. Huh, "Extreme". Should rewatch some day. So many memories, and I was really frightened by the end credits sequence with creepy music and monster pictures.<br /><br />P.P.S. My God, that Grim Reaper's voice!Shifter's Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344337422565121295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-305363073671339312014-04-30T00:35:52.438-05:002014-04-30T00:35:52.438-05:00I actually know what that thing is!
When I was a ...I actually know what that thing is!<br /><br />When I was a kid, my mom bought me issue 7 of this comic.I found it during a move a few years ago and was suprised to discover it held up more than it didn't. That this is called Time Thumb and he's Bill & Ted's lawyer. From what I can piece together, Bill & Ted are summoned to the "chronological order" to stand trial for time tampering.<br /><br />In the issue, DeNomolos (who has escaped from hell, somehow) points out regarding Time Thumb "It's a thumb on a wheel and it's repulsive!" (B&T counter it's nothing compared to little Bill & Ted's diapers in the morning.)boingo2000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-32494581608314666302014-04-29T22:15:28.943-05:002014-04-29T22:15:28.943-05:00Oh, even with you posting the more recent player f...Oh, even with you posting the more recent player for Blip, the Verizon ads still won't play on your site. I've been making sure to go TO blip to re-watch things but I imagine not everyone has the time to do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139941818637196445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-76983798740020850112014-04-29T22:06:12.415-05:002014-04-29T22:06:12.415-05:00Personally while I find Ghostbusters II and Bill a...Personally while I find Ghostbusters II and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey inferior to their respective original movies (mostly because the sequels strike me as derivative and a bit tired overall) I don't think the difference in quality is so much that it is odd or heresy to like one over the other. And there are some really awesome scenes in both sequels (statue of liberty coming to life controlled by an NES advantage and Station and their robots in Bill and Ted [you thought the smartest guys in the universe were human]).<br /><br />I thought the best thing about Bill and Ted was the fact that they realized they could use time travel to solve all kinds of problems, locked in a jail, just remember after you get out to go back in time grab a copy of the keys (that were established to be missing) and put the key in the cell (or in your pocket) so you can escape now, etc.. So few time travels do this (to be fair most have rules around time travel that prevent such predestination paradox engineering).Allan Olleyhttp://individual.utoronto.ca/fofoundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-88167589980873449952014-04-29T19:01:50.933-05:002014-04-29T19:01:50.933-05:00I actually thought you were doing the Moarte voice...I actually thought you were doing the Moarte voice for Death until you showed that clip at the end lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-30863097161368451722014-04-29T18:26:57.335-05:002014-04-29T18:26:57.335-05:00*breathes a sigh of relief and joy*
It's nice...*breathes a sigh of relief and joy*<br /><br />It's nice to see a review of a comic that doesn't make me pissed off or makes me want to punch every douche-bag that has ever wiped their asses with the industry.<br /><br />Bil & Ted's Excellent Comic was the well-needed break from the sexist crap we had to endure. While not a great comic, it was entertaining in a goofy/dumb kind of way. ^_^ Hope we see more of this series down the road.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458096804211542442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-67275808373550781922014-04-29T14:11:51.263-05:002014-04-29T14:11:51.263-05:00Oh, and I don't know what the deal is with peo...Oh, and I don't know what the deal is with people disliking Ghostbusters II. I couldn't even tell you which one I like more XDDoreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-29251009588449410222014-04-29T14:10:01.134-05:002014-04-29T14:10:01.134-05:00Dude, this episode was most triumphant - though 90...Dude, this episode was most triumphant - though 90's Kid's short appearance was a bit bogus. At least the more bony Grim Reaper was excellent!<br /><br />Speaking of Batman: Whenever this supposed third movie is being made, it better involve Bill and Ted kidnapping a Nolan-style Batman and have him return as Adam West.Doreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287649794589606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-29782147311537115552014-04-29T07:51:01.704-05:002014-04-29T07:51:01.704-05:00Since this is a Marvel Comic, I`ll bet Three issue...Since this is a Marvel Comic, I`ll bet Three issues at most before mephisto will try to Sabotage it.Hanyoumarunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-49426445931775787752014-04-29T06:51:45.865-05:002014-04-29T06:51:45.865-05:00SPOILERS:
No storyline segment this time. I don&#...SPOILERS:<br /><br />No storyline segment this time. I don't mind. My sister and I had a debate over who would be right with their prediction. Neither of us won. We both enjoyed the video! I am especially pleased that my favorite kind of joke was used. I don't know how to describe it properly, so I'll type the trope name: Ha Ha Ha No. (My favorite version of it would still have to be this: Linkara *laughs* Robin, you racist!) Have an excellent day, everybody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-10333560550191750862014-04-29T03:02:27.873-05:002014-04-29T03:02:27.873-05:00So... Linkara can do the Air Pianotar. Huh.
Anywa...So... Linkara can do the Air Pianotar. Huh.<br /><br />Anyway, it seems like this comic is actually worth hunting down for a change. Certainly more than the last four. *shudders*Felix Brunschedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155416439869033629noreply@blogger.com