tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post4614755657066095684..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: The California Raisins 3-D #2Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-13409668251047781782013-08-27T19:53:12.014-05:002013-08-27T19:53:12.014-05:00Sugar Cubes, the henchmen are not croutons, they a...Sugar Cubes, the henchmen are not croutons, they are Sugar CubesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-25718956722884497542013-08-11T15:52:04.492-05:002013-08-11T15:52:04.492-05:00This comic is in 3D because of raisins.
Ow! Ouc...This comic is in 3D because of <i>raisins</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ow! Ouch! Not the face!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-19815600090650010482012-08-07T02:14:38.953-05:002012-08-07T02:14:38.953-05:00I interviewed this comic's publisher, Steve Sc...I interviewed this comic's publisher, Steve Schanes at Blackthorne, for a San Diego Reader cover feature about his earlier Pacific Comics company, onetime home of Dave Stevens' Rocketeer, Groo the Wanderer, Mike Grell's Starslayer, Bernie Wrightson, Jack Kirby (Captain Victory, Silver Star), etc - Schanes says the Raisins comic outsold them all, going into multiple printings and keeping Blackthorne afloat long enough to do comics on GI Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, etc (those comics are even worse than the Raisins!). If you're curious about how their Jack Kirby and Dave Stevens comics ended up devolving into the California Raisins, the article is at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/08/pacific-comics-the-inside-story-jay-allen-sanford/Jay Allen Sanfordhttp://www.facebook.com/jay.a.sanfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-32706799911028017962012-01-21T22:00:38.374-06:002012-01-21T22:00:38.374-06:00That was a very, very bland comic. Ironically, eve...That was a very, very bland comic. Ironically, even though the art was bad, that is the best claymation i have ever seen. And I've seen a lot.Freyadaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39719538913587036232010-12-21T03:36:40.474-06:002010-12-21T03:36:40.474-06:00P.S. Apart from all your usual reasons for hating ...P.S. Apart from all your usual reasons for hating it, having part of the comic on its side with one panel vertical is especially egregious in a 3D comic. They rely on the images having the same orientation.<br />- MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-61214367121809352652010-12-21T02:52:02.857-06:002010-12-21T02:52:02.857-06:00This comic is offensive to Christians and raisins....This comic is offensive to Christians and raisins.<br /><br />The 3D worked for me - like Sean et al, I watched it from a distance, which is really the best way...<br />(but, as ZeroSD pointed out, there were places where the colour was reversed).<br /><br />Englishman - I found Black Dossier easily at my LCSs. There were many copies in at least one of them.<br />I don't live in the US... but I don't live in the UK, either.<br /><br />- MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7933983246126194622010-08-05T05:51:07.916-05:002010-08-05T05:51:07.916-05:00I know they apparently survived, but did anyone el...I know they apparently survived, but did anyone else get the impression our 'heroes' just tried to drown their enemies by binding them up and throwing them in a lake?<br />See, that way, no one's left to challenge their ownership of the house and that's why they're not bothering to call the police.<br />Also, isn't big burger a chain of fast food places? I'm surprised there wasn't a lawsuit over this.shikome kido mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081507123236685452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81522325455303461912010-07-25T12:23:35.283-05:002010-07-25T12:23:35.283-05:00Urgh. I definitely agree with you about 3D. Most o...Urgh. I definitely agree with you about 3D. Most of the time, it's just plain POINTLESS.<br /><br />Though I will admit that I'm slightly biased against 3D anything -- something about the combination of 3D glasses with my own everyday glasses makes my eyes and head literally <i>ache</i>. It never seems to work as well for me as it does for other people, either, so I don't even get the "Ooh, Pretty!" benefits.TokenFembotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-2720212492694647962010-07-23T18:59:39.992-05:002010-07-23T18:59:39.992-05:00The 3D music joke left me in tears.
Absolutely hi...The 3D music joke left me in tears.<br /><br />Absolutely hilarious review, Linkara.CBLuigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693707323882563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-85968459850490928002010-07-23T00:52:57.327-05:002010-07-23T00:52:57.327-05:00Is it a bad sign when the only thing a comic does ...Is it a bad sign when the only thing a comic does is remind you that you need more fiber in your diet?<br /><br />Good stuff Lewis!Rushing Beatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-5195433619583453702010-07-23T00:40:18.292-05:002010-07-23T00:40:18.292-05:00While entertaining as usual, I hope to never see a...While entertaining as usual, I hope to never see another 3d comic like that ever again. Those pictures physically made me ill and gave me a minor migraine. Keep up the good work but for the love of all things epic never review another comic like that again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135744249578300013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-45754688945293068702010-07-22T20:46:11.731-05:002010-07-22T20:46:11.731-05:00I put the video in full screen and tried it with s...I put the video in full screen and tried it with some 3D glasses and no it didn't work either.Anadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491684054943530314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-15918842769053521822010-07-21T15:54:28.711-05:002010-07-21T15:54:28.711-05:00I find it very funny that you reviewed this comic ...I find it very funny that you reviewed this comic this week, and the new Deadpool issue has a 3D cover. Coincidence?Heathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-64491995448136257342010-07-21T13:23:40.062-05:002010-07-21T13:23:40.062-05:00...Did anyone else have flashbacks to the Fighting......Did anyone else have flashbacks to the Fighting Foodons, while watching this review?SynjoDeonecroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797975991138870677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-70653291604341086202010-07-21T11:37:43.807-05:002010-07-21T11:37:43.807-05:00I'm interested in seeing Big Burger's orig...I'm interested in seeing Big Burger's origin in the California Raisins prequel, " Grape Eater. "<br /><br />" The Burger is dead! I hereby proclaim you Big Burger! "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773416732192167277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-58292727739320494902010-07-21T04:55:32.647-05:002010-07-21T04:55:32.647-05:00So, the Raisins roll the villains in a big carpet ...So, the Raisins roll the villains in a big carpet of flypaper and toss them into the river?<br /><br />Isn't that attempted murder? No wonder they didn't call the police.MFloriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-26222213208162121672010-07-20T23:57:15.181-05:002010-07-20T23:57:15.181-05:00If it makes you feel any better, I don't remem...If it makes you feel any better, I don't remember the California Raisins TV show, but I do distinctly remember having little plastic California Raisins toys.<br /><br />I too despise 3D. It was kind of cute when the TV sitcoms did it as a gimmick in the 90s, but when it's touted as some great innovation? No.K.K. Libranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-59984417425359374182010-07-20T20:59:15.131-05:002010-07-20T20:59:15.131-05:00The ONLY 3D effect I've ever have work on pape...The ONLY 3D effect I've ever have work on paper was and old issue of Nintendo Power where they promoted the Virtual Boy. <br /><br />"Hey Rudolph! Come on and guide my slay!"Bosh Depanzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-71830805450611868392010-07-20T20:36:35.687-05:002010-07-20T20:36:35.687-05:00The 3d... *kinda* worked for me when I used glasse...The 3d... *kinda* worked for me when I used glasses, some bits were more forward or back than others (possibly because it was shrunk from the original page size), but there were other bits that didn't fit at all and even had the red/blue on the wrong side of each other than the rest of the page in a few places.<br /><br />Lousy job, good review :) I liked the 3-d music joke.ZeroSDhttp://q99.deviant.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-19448052702431442782010-07-20T19:09:14.059-05:002010-07-20T19:09:14.059-05:00This latest episode not only brought me back to th...This latest episode not only brought me back to the days when folks knew who the California Raisins were, but also to the early days of Atop The Fourth Wall. I didn't see any references to the current underlying plot-line, but I think it is a good thing in this case. After all, this is "where bad comics burn", and shouldn't become "The Adventures of Linkara: Comic Hero!" I am sure that Lord Vyce will be back soon enough, with something suitably evil.<br /><br />As to the review itself: classic. Linkara does a spiffy job tearing into this comic. I must say, however, that occasionally I thought he was a little nit-picky on some points. After all, this isn't a super-hero comic, and shouldn't be held to quite the same level of "realism". That being said, there was still a lot going wrong.<br /><br />The plot was weaker than my will to lose weight when faced with a good slice of cheesecake. The jokes were stale, overused things. The characters weren't just stereotypes, they were dull stereotypes. In all, as you young folks say, it was "full of fail".<br /><br />Eagerly awaiting the next installment!Patch O'Blackhttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF447047E3E3DED6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-40256729917687894512010-07-20T17:54:08.909-05:002010-07-20T17:54:08.909-05:00Oh brother, the California Raisins. I actually re...Oh brother, the California Raisins. I actually remember an entire period in the 80s when Will Vinton was considered "arty" and "the future". Of course this was during a period when most animated shows were...meh. (yeah, I know many loved that era but to me it really didn't begin to get good until Tiny Toons came out in '89.FugueforFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034098044002001893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-38862435394131079052010-07-20T14:20:48.380-05:002010-07-20T14:20:48.380-05:00Setzer: So Big Burger is the bastard son of 100 co...Setzer: So Big Burger is the bastard son of 100 condiments? ...would his clawed glove be made out of Sesame Seeds?CMWatershttp://twitter.com/CMWatersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84148731317039162792010-07-20T11:36:23.699-05:002010-07-20T11:36:23.699-05:00@TheEnglishman, I live in Britan and I picked up a...@TheEnglishman, I live in Britan and I picked up a copy of The Black Dossier recently, I got it from Amazon so perhaps you could do the same (also occasionaly seen copies in Forbidden Planet, no doubt imported).<br /><br />Anyway, great video as always Linkara :)KKDWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264964289700883223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-20321748998173729222010-07-20T04:50:41.278-05:002010-07-20T04:50:41.278-05:00So I might have had 3-D glasses if I'd bought ...So I might have had 3-D glasses if I'd bought Black Dossier, which I would have given I'm a massive LXG fan, but of course I can't, because they aren't being sold in non-American countries!<br /><br />Sorry about the rant it just bugs me, great review as always Linkara.TheEnglishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-46861521326480571142010-07-20T03:38:18.024-05:002010-07-20T03:38:18.024-05:00Well, regarding the procreating food thing...
May...Well, regarding the procreating food thing...<br /><br />Maybe Big Burger was the product of a brutal gang rape. A loaf of bread, a slice of meat, a tomato and some lettuce all brutally violated his mother. In a classic case of society blaming the victim, Burger's childhood was a depressing example of hatred and discrimination. <br /><br />He managed to make it big once he grew up and left his hometown, but he was scarred for life by his horrific treatment, and would have a lifelong hatred of the locals. The California Raisins were the most prominent example of this, and by vanquishing them, Big Burger would hopefully be able to finally put his psychological demons to rest by the symbolic conquest of the entire town.<br /><br />I mean, didn't they deal with Big Burger's henchmen by rolling them up in the glue pad and dropping them into the sea? In the Ottoman Empire, whenever a new Sultan came to power, they would get rid of their predecessor's slave concubines by sewing them up in sacks and tossing them into the Bosphorus. So you see the moral standing of the so-called heroes of this story. <br /><br />So, when put in the proper context, the comic becomes a dystopic tragedy of the highest order. We could see Big Burger as a parallel to Winston Smith from 1984, totally defeated by the merciless society he had hoped to bring down.Setzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387761754469777426noreply@blogger.com