Showing posts with label x-men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label x-men. Show all posts

Sunday, August 18, 2024

More "Time-Lost" RetroBlog Blogathon Excitement with the UNCANNY X-MEN in "Madness in MurderWorld!"

As the End of Summer Approaches...

...we present the final re-presentation of the blogathon: a never-reprinted tale from at least 30 years ago!
Go to...
...on Tuesday thru Friday for the limited-edition, never-reprinted comic that accompanied the videogame Madness in MurderWorld!, which utilized the heroes and villains from X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, a pilot episode which pre-dated the long-running X-Men animated series!
Plus the character info pages from the game manual!
And if you want some background about Pryde of the X-Men (along with the actual episode) go HERE now!

Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday Fun: Before X-MEN '97! Before X-MEN the Animated Series! There was X-MEN "Pryde of the X-Men"!!!

When you watch X-Men '97 on Disney+...

...ask yourself what do you know about what led to it...even before the now-legendary animated TV series aired in the mid-1990s...

Did you know about the then-heavily-promoted pilot by Marvel AnimationNew World Studios, and Toei Entertainment that aired in syndication during September 1989?
Marvel Comics devoted much of their monthly "prozine" Marvel Age's 63rd issue to the project (including a new cover by the pilot's primary character designer Russ Heath which was also used for the first VHS release of the cartoon)!
Here's the main article...
(Note the panels running along the bottom of the pages are actually from a storyboard used during production)
In addition, there was an animators' size-comparison chart...
...and the issues's back cover was an illustration showing the characters'...backsides!
Two special treats for you...
First, the centerfold from this issue of Marvel Age by ever-amazing fan-turned-pro writer/artist Fred Hembeck about the fan anticipation for the pilot...

...and here's the pilot itself!
Note, it's from an EP (6-hour speed) VHS release.

(The slower the speed, the poorer the quality!
But a studio could fit more shows and/or movies on a single video cassette at a bargain price!)
Note: There is an SP (2 Hour Speed) VHS from New World Video...
...released to comics stores and Tower Video (remember them)?
All the others are EP (6 Hour Speed)!
Try to find this version in used video bins!
Don't Miss X-Men '97!
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(A trade paperback "photonovel" graphic novel taken from screengrabs of the "Pryde of the X-Men" pilot!)
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Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday Mutant Madness MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED "How Nuclear Radiation can Change Our Race"

From Fawcett's Mechanix Illustrated V49N8 (1953)...

...a cautionary tale about mutants produced by exposure to atomic radiation...written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger!
Did it help inspire Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, and Vince Colletta in creating this sequence in Marvel's X-Men #14 (1965)?
You tell us!

Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Mystery of the Missing X-Man!

What's the secret behind this 40-year old Dave Cockrum X-Men illustration...
...featuring both the original and 1975 revival teams, currently being used as a Variant Cover for the new Uncanny X-Men #1 (2018) from Marvel Comics?
Ask yourself this...who's missing from the art...and why?
Then click HERE to find out the answer!
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Len Wein (1948-2017)

Most remember Len Wein for co-creating Swamp Thing, Wolverine, and the All-New, All-Different X-Men...
FOOM Magazine #10 Cover Original Art by Dave Cockrum
(...particularly, Storm, Colossus, and NightCrawler.)
But I prefer to remember his earlier, quirky projects like...
Hot Wheels #6 Cover Art by Neal Adams & Dick Giordano
Hot Wheels
(based on the cartoon series based on the toy line)
Wild West Action #1 Cover Art by Syd Shores and Mike Esposito
The Bravados
(An ethnically-diverse assortment of Western heroes)
and his (believe it or not)...
Secret Hearts #148 Contents Page Art by Gray Morrow
...romance comics work!
Len was not a one-trick pony!
He had an interest in almost everything imaginable...and it showed in his work.
BTW, all the links are to material that hasn't been reprinted since publication in the early 1970s!
Check them out!
BONUS: Here's the printed version of the X-Men-themed cover for Marvel's FOOM #10...
...and that's why I wanted to run the original art!
The two-color (as compared to comics' usual four-color) printing really muddied up the art!

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Excelsior! Happy 91st Birthday to Stan Lee!

Co-Creator of the Marvel Comics universe...although "Catalyst" might be a better term to describe him.

Together with an astounding group of artists (some, like Jack Kirby, already legends in the field), he produced a memorable lineup of characters and stories which, to this day, form the backbone both of the comics line and various film and tv spinoffs.
Even the characters Lee didn't co-create (like Captain America and the Silver Surfer) were guided and shaped by Lee in his role as Editor into the versions we know and love today.

And credit where credit is due...Lee couldn't have done it without Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Gene Colan, and the rest; while they, who had all done superb work without him, did their best work with him!
(C'mon, what post-Stan Lee Marvel characters have had any real success, outside of the 1975 revival of the X-Men, itself based on core characters created by Lee and Kirby?)

So, EXCELSIOR! to you, Stan the Man!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

X-Men: First Class...the Movie

Saw it!
Loved it!
On a par with Thor and the first (not second) Iron Man!
Go see it...NOW!

Friday, May 1, 2009

Tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Official WebSite with info on ALL the kool freebies
and a YouTube flick starring Hugh Jackman
(Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
talking about FCBD and how comics fight illiteracy!
PLUS:
Interview about FCBD 2009 with Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen
(The Golden Age DareDevil [as Dynamic DareDevil]
currently appears in the book!)

Don't miss it!
Visit your local comic book shop tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Costume Comparison: Halle Berry IS Storm!

 In place of my usual pithy prose, the first in an ongoing series of costume comparisons between comic and live-action versions of characters.
First up:
Storm's original Dave Cockrum-designed costume

and the film version as worn by Halle Berry in the first X-Men film.
Ain't it a shame they didn't let her wear the comics version? ;-)
Interestingly, they modified the comics version to somewhat reflect the movie's design...

Monday, March 16, 2009

Fantastic Femmes--Dania Ramirez

Note: this page has been updated with NEW info HERE!
She's been a regular or recurring character on several series including The Sopranos, done films ranging from social commentary (She Hate Me) to horror, and even appeared in a number of music videos!
Talented, beautiful, and athletic enough to handle action scenes with aplomb, Dania's made quite an impression both as heroine and villainess!
Genre appearances include...
Heroes (Maya Herrera)
Quarantine (Sadie)
The Fifth Commandment (Angel)
X-Men: the Last Stand (Callisto)
Fat Albert (Laurie)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Caridad)

Check out...
Dania's Official WebSite
Dania's MySpace Page
DaniaRamierezFan
Other actresses to play Callisto include...
Saffron Henderson in X-Men: Evolution
Susan Roman in X-Men [1993]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Fantastic Femmes--Danica McKellar

The cute next-door neighbor girl on Wonder Years has grown up into an amazing woman!
Besides a steady stream of tv movies and several ongoing roles in series including The West Wing and her own series, Inspector Mom, Danica's written two books; Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail and Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss to promote interest in mathematics among teen girls.
She's truly a Fantastic Femme!
Genre appearances include...
Inspector Mom (Maddie Monroe also Writer / Producer)
HeatStroke (Caroline)
Hack! (Emily)
Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams [VG] (Various Voices)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance [VG] (Susan Storm Richards aka Invisible Woman)
X-Men Legends [VG] (Jubilee aka Jubilation Lee)
EverQuest II [VG] (Lolla Cotgrove / Pona)
Path of Destruction (Katherine Stern)
CyberChase "Designing Mr Perfect"
Quiet Kill / Nightmare Boulevard (Pet Shop Girl)
Static Shock (Freida Goren)
Century City "Without a Tracer"
Game Over (Elsa / Renee)
Justice League (Sapphire Stagg)
Babylon 5 "The War Prayer"
Captain Planet & the Planeteers "A Formula for Hate"
SideKicks (Lauren)
Twilight Zone [1985-87]
"Her Pilgrim Soul" (Teen Nola), "Shelter Skelter" (Deidre Dobbs)

Check out..
Danica's Official WebSite
Official WebSite for her book Math Doesn't Suck...
Official WebSite for her book Kiss My Math
Other actresses to play Invisible Woman / Invisible Girl aka Susan Storm-Richards...
Fantastic Four / Fantastic Four the Video Game / Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Jessica Alba
Fantastic 4
[1967] Jo Ann Pflug
The Fantastic Four [1978] Ginny Tyler
The Fantastic Four [1994] Rebecca Staab (adult) Mercedes McNabb (child) [live-action film, never officially released]
Marvel Action Hour: Fantastic Four [1996-97] Silver Surfer [1998] Lori Alan
Spider-Man [1996] Gail Matthius
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes [2007] Lara Gilchrist
Video Games: Erin Matthews, Grey DeLisele

Other actresses to play Jubilee aka Jubilation Lee include...
X2: X-Men United / X-Men: the Last Stand Kea Wong
X-Men [2000] Katrina Florece
X-Men: Evolution Chiarra Zanni
Generation X Heather McComb
X-Men / Spider-Man [1992] / Marvel vs. Capcom [VG] Alyson Court