Showing posts with label dc comics. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SONIC DISRUPTERS "Republic of Rock" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...in the year 2030, pirate broadcaster satellite Little Bopper has declared independence from the USA, which is now a theocratic autocracy.
As various nations (including America, which wants them back) plan to impose control on the rogue space station, the leader travels to the Republic of Rock, part of another recently-independent (but earthbound) nation, the United States of Rock...










To Be Continued...in the Near Future...but Before 2030!

Writer Mike Baron, penciler Barry Crain, and inker John Nyberg created this series for DC in 1986, when the company was encouraging creatives to present new, creator-owned, projects either as stand-alone graphic novels or mini-series.
Though this was proposed as a 12-issue series, only seven issues were published, and contrary to rumors, there was no unpublished 8th issue, so the story ends mid-stream and, obviously, has never been reprinted!

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder SONIC DISRUPTERS "Republic of Rock" Part 1

America has gone extremely conservative/Reich-wing!
Pirate radio station/space station Little Bopper has declared independence from the US.
The American government isn't happy about that and other governments are eager to take advantage of the situation...

To Be Continued Next Wednesday!
Writer Mike Baron, penciler Barry Crain, and inker John Nyberg created this series for DC in 1986, when the company was encouraging creatives to present new, creator-owned, projects either as stand-alone graphic novels or mini-series.
Though this was proposed as a 12-issue series, only seven issues were published, and contrary to rumors, there was no unpublished 8th issue, so the story ends mid-stream and, obviously, has never been reprinted!

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

The REAL Superman Returns...

The Buzz is BIG for James Gunn's new Superman movie...

....comparing it favorably to the two Richard Donner Superman films starring Christopher Reeve, returning the character to the wholesome embodiment of, well, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"!
And in these cynical times, we certainly need that!
Bring that guy back!
I'm looking forward to it!
Here's a, dare I say, SuperCut of the best of the numerous trailers...

Go See It!

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Reading Room TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED / FROM BEYOND THE UNKNOWN "Cartoon That Came to Life"

Here's an off-beat tale...
Art by Nick Cardy
...that made the cover both times it was published!
Art by Bill Ely
...though I have to admit the original cover (above) is a bit dull compared to the reprint's cover (top)
Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Bill Ely, it's a nicely-done story with one obvious question?
Why is the Martian called a "dragon-man"?
His wings are feathered and look more like a bird's...or even an angel's!
The new art for the cover of the reprint gives him scales and a beak so it's a little more like a dragon, but still...
Was the original concept much more lizard/dragon-looking, but the Comics Code Authority forced DC to "tone it down" to the rather innocuous-looking alien?
Trivia: This story is one of the few to be the cover feature both for its' original publication (Tales of the Unexpected #1 [1956]) and the reprint (From Beyond the Unknown #24 [1970])
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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Thursday Worlds of Wonder ATARI FORCE "Galaxian" Conclusion

Wednesday was Christmas, so we're posting this a day late.
The Dark Destroyer, has possessed the minds of normally-peaceful aliens and is using them to destroy Scanner One and the crew in interstellar combat.
The Atarians are trying to protect themselves, incapacitate the alien craft,and avoid killing their crews...who have no such compunctions about the humans!
The crew are using a strategy taken directly from the real-world gameplay of the video game this comic was included with...though not without taking heavy damage...
The storyline of the original Atari Force mini-comics concludes with what appears to be a happy ending!
When the sequel series begins publication a year later, 20 years have passed in-universe and a lot of things have happened.
For one thing, The Dark Destroyer survived!
But that's a story for another time...
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