Topic: Comic Books - New
TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3236: This weekend was really busy for me, so my youngest son Vinnie has taken over the blogging for the next couple of days. Today's blog is rather timely in rememberance of this past Saturday's events held in memory of those that died in the attack, and the aftermath of the clean-up... ------------------------
After formatting my newest review blog that will now be posted tomorrow, Tuesday, Tina was telling me more about 9/11, as I had known next to nothing about it, except that it happened. She was also translating what the Fox TV Special was saying in a way I could understand it better. You see, I was only 3 or 4 and in preschool when it happened, so I was too young to remember it happening and none of my schools ever said anything about this event so I was just about clueless. On Sunday morning, my dad presented me with a comic book magazine titled "Heroes." On the bottom portion of the cover it said, "The World's Greatest Super Hero Creators Honor The World's Greatest Heroes 9 - 11 - 2001." I was intrigued with the title as I didn't quite understand what it meant, so I read it and looked at each page. The art that was in it, the messages some people wrote, just everything; it all brought a tear to my eye. You can tell that everyone was sincere in what they wrote, and put much thought and love into each illustration. Although I have no memory of this event, my older sister told me that on this day, when I came home from preschool, I was holding a drawing of the American Flag that was poorly drawn, (as I drew it with my preschool drawing skills), and repeatedly chanted while running through the house, "I love this Country," and, "I love the USA." Although I enjoyed all of the pages, there were certain ones that really struck me. Those ones were pages 2, 6, 13, 16, 28, and 30 & 35. Pages 30 and 35 are all one drawing, but were seperated by 5 pages. Now to tell about each page. The second page is by George Peréz and Tom Smith. This page has a drawing of The American Flag hanging down. On each stripe is a firefighter, police officer, EMT or something relative to that. Everyone is crying, and at the end of each stripe is a candle. The sixth page was done by Sal Velluto, Bob Almond, and Chris Dickey. This page has a picture of a girl and a boy dressed as a police officer and a firefighter. They are both holding dolls, and are standing in a bedroom filled with comic related items such as posters, action figures, and comics. While standing there, they are peering out of the window, and you can see a lot of smoke. The 13th page was done by Carlos Pacheco, Jesús Merino, and Tom Smith, and the text was done by Kurt Busiek. In the background it shows several super heroes holding candles, and it is slightly faded. In the foreground there are several men trying to rescue a man from the debris of this building. The text is a story of these Super Heroes helping rescue people. The 16th page was done by John Romita Sr. and Udon Studios. It depicts a young girl sitting on the lap of what appears to be her mother; both look incredibly sad. Closer up is a dresser, with a picture of a man in a police officer uniform. Behind the girl and her mother is a window, and out of that you see all the smoke from the towers crashing. The 28th Page is by Walter Simonson and the text is by Paul Dini. It has a picture of a Police Officer and a Firefighter standing behind the shadow of the Twin Towers. The text is really what got me here. It was quite a long story that I felt was incredibly accurate. It went something along the lines of when you're a child, you dream to be a Police Officer or Firefighter, and have extreme respect for them, but when you grow up, you simply think of the Police Officer a nuisance when he appears when you are cruising 20 miles over the limit and gives you a ticket. You then smugly refer to him as 'cop.' You may also think the Firefighter to be a nuisance as well when he makes you pull over to the side of the road to let his noisy truck pass by when your running late. But then, on September 11, 2001, you suddenly became a kid again, with great respect for these people who risked their lives. This was definitely my favorite page of the 64 total. The 30th and 35th page was drawn by David Mack. It shows a diagram of a hero. It is in the shadow of a firefighter. The way it was drawn was as if a kid sketched it out. It also showed a diagram of their brain, and heart, which were something along the lines of one section was bravery, the other love, and duty and et cetera. This whole book was a treaure to read and look at and was very inspirational. I know I won't look at Police Officers and Firefighters the same way again. Nine years after it happened, I now know what occurred. Thanks to Tina & Fox News; plus my dad & Marvel Comics for giving me a better understanding of what happened that day."
---------------------- Thanks Vinnie for guest blogging here today. I'm glad that the sources you cited above gave you a better understanding of that day's events... Like it's been said before, a picture is worth a thousand words, and both Fox News & Marvel Comics gave us a lot of pictures in coverage on this day that needs to be understood by all in this great country of ours... Michael ------------------------------------
Also...If YOU liked his partial review on this publication today, you may enjoy reading Vinnie's full reviews on: Clutch Cargo, The All New Super Friends Hour Season 1 DVD, The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1, Planet Hulk, Coraline, Ponyo, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Sonic the Hedgehog TPB Vol 1, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, just to name a recent few he has blogged! PLUS...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,235 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
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"I was over at my dad's and Tina's house this weekend when I heard on the news that Saturday was 9/11's 9th Anniversary.
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