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Monday, February 16, 2009

Imagine Thor, Loki, Balder....
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

Imagine Thor, Loki, Balder and The Other Norse Gods In Their Elementary School Days...

That's BRAT-HALLA!

This WebComic Has Been Running Since December 2003!

Anthony Lee... (pictured to the left), informed me of the web comic that he is coloring that I wanted to share with my blog readers!

So what is this web comic about?

"Brat-halla is a webcomic about the Norse gods from their elementary school days. All-Father Odin and Frigg constantly have their hands full with Thor (the super strong runt of the litter), Loki (the god of mischief who likes to play with dolls), Balder (the invulnerable pretty boy), Hod (the blind god of darkness and winter), Hermod (the hyper super speedster god), and all the rest of the Norse pantheon."

I have blogged before about my fondness for Thor... ever since I found doing my genealogy that my surname has Viking roots. Originally my surname was Hamerski, but was 'Germanized' in the USA to Hamersky because my earliest immigrant ancestor arrived in 1866 from West Prussia and lived with Germans in Minnesota. The surname had been taken from the village of Hamer in Poland with a minor noble adding the 'ski'. Where did 'Hamer' come from? Click Here for the rest of that story!

Enough about me... There is a new interest in all things Thor right now, because of the Marvel Film that is in pre-production at this time.

This webcomic is not the Marvel Comics version... Instead it is the creation of writer Jeffery Stevenson, whose love of mythology gave birth to this webcomic. Seth Damoose is the artist. Anthony 'Tony' Lee is the colorist.

So if you are a fan of Norse mythology... and can imagine young Norse gods in the classroom... in the school cafeteria... at recess... and getting in trouble after school, then this webcomic is for you! As the creators of this web comic say it's "All free... all the time.... every Wednesday and Friday"!

Main story: Wednesdays

Hod's Comic: Fridays

To view the first page of this comic: www.graphicsmash.com//comics/brathalla.php?view=single&ID=11950

Brat-Halla is just one of the current projects that my Facebook Friend Anthony Lee is working on. In a future post I'll mention his latest venture. In the meantime you can check out his fan page if you are a Facebook member at:

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660628715#/group.php?sid=672a1679cf9ea3b36b88290c0ae0c6c4&gid=54670772496

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review was Not provided by the creators of Brat-Halla.)

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store!

Would you believe that our Blog has greeted its' 332,000th visitor this past weekend?? Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:44 AM PST

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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Frankensteinia ???
Mood:

quizzical
Topic: Other Movie Genres

Frankensteinia?

Yes! IT's A Blog...

By Pierre Fournier!

Shuster Award Winner

Pierre Fournier's Creative Works Include:

Frankensteinia... Which I first came across after becoming Facebook Friends with Pierre.

I have blogged about James Warren, Forrest Ackerman, and others recently, so my blog readers will know that I have interest in this genre of fiction, both in print and film.

However, Pierre's Blog is so much more in depth on his topic, and well worth reading if you are into Frankenstein films, photos, books, etc. It truly is 'Frankensteinia' to the max! The top left photo of this blog post comes from his Blog and features Forrest Ackerman and Basil Gogos going over Basil's painting for Famous Monsters #57!

You can check the blog out by going to the following link:

www.frankensteinia.blogspot.com

I want to thank Pierre for 'adding' me as one of his Facebook Friends and if you are on FB also, you can join his FB Group page for Frankensteinia by going to the following link:

http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/frankensteinia_the_frankenstein_blog

(Please Note: A complimentary hard copy for this mention / review was not provided by the creator as it is in online format only.)

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store!

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 331,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!

Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 4:52 AM PST

Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:18 AM PST

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Paul Ryan Is Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story...
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book Artists

Paul Ryan

Is Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story...

"The Love Triangle"!

In The Phantom Comic Strip

Created By Lee Falk From King Features!

Paul Ryan... mentioned on his Facebook Status on Monday, February 9th, 2009, that he was "Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story... "The Love Triangle!", which reminded me that I hadn't yet blogged about Paul's comic strip work for King Features.

If your local newspaper, like mine, doesn't carry 'The Phantom' strip, you might want to write them and ask them to carry it!

If they won't, then you can still check out the online version at:

www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/phantom/about.htm

Paul's Phantom is actually the 21st Phantom in the succession of the Phantom Legend. This current Phantom "and Diana Palmer were wed in 1977, and today their scrappy young son, Kit, is in training to someday take the sacred "Oath of the Skull" and become the 22nd Phantom"!

At the top left of this blog post is Paul's pencil cover art for "The Ossuary!" which is an issue of 'Fantomen' to be published by Egmont in Sweden. It is a actually a reprint of Paul's first Sunday strip story for King Features "The Phantom".

Paul Ryan also had a long run on the 'Fantastic Four' comic book series for Marvel Comics that I enjoyed. The FF were going through some changes during that time period with Tom DeFalco writing and Paul illustrating the stories.

Sue (Storm) Richards was becoming leader of the group at that time, and still had part of the character 'Malice' in her innermost being. There was some controversy about the Invisible Woman's costume at the time, but I enjoyed the issues that Tom and Paul collaborated on during that run!

I was fortunate a few years later to meet Paul at a SDCC and have him autograph a few issues for me for my personal collection. Thanks Paul!

This was at the 2001 SDCC where he and John Buscema were on a panel together, along with others. This is the main reason I personally go to Cons, to see and hear comic book greats talk about their experiences during their career. If you haven't been to a Comic Con yet... check one out near you!

Again, winding down this morning's blog post, I suggest you take a look at Paul's work on 'The Phantom' comic strip, whether it be in your newspaper or online!

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 330,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!

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All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 5:55 AM PST

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Happy Birthday To Sarah Lancaster!
Mood:

celebratory
Topic: TV Shows

Happy Birthday To Sarah Lancaster!

One Of The Best Actors On The 'CHUCK' TV Series!

February 12th is Sarah's Birthday!

Sarah Lancaster... first really got my attention by her playing the role of Chuck's sister, Ellie, on the NBC TV Show 'CHUCK', (which is also a comic book series BTW!).

When Tina and I were blogging a lot more on TV Shows before the WGA Strike affected our viewing AND blogging habits; we would blog about CHUCK episodes and comment on how the cast seemed to be a great match. Sarah is just one of those actors that just fits perfectly in her role on this show IMHO!

Before Sarah starred on CHUCK, she was cast in regular roles on other TV Shows...

Those included her roles: as Rachel in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and also Madison Kellner on Everwood. Sarah also had a recurring guest role on NBC's Scrubs as JD's love-interest, Lisa the Gift-Shop Girl. Sarah also played Marjorie in ABC's TV series What About Brian.

Additionally Sarah has had multiple guest-starring roles in other TV shows such as CSI, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Dawson's Creek, and Scrubs... to name just a few.

This blog post is to wish that very busy lady Sarah Lancaster...

A Happy Birthday!

For our archived Blog posts on the CHUCK TV show, just click on the link below:

CHUCK TV Show Links

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 330,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)

Note From Make It So Marketing:

To the left is a photo of Michael at the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see Tina and Michael's 'Our World' page!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!

Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 5:21 AM PST

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Have YOU Been To 'Moose Mountain'?
Mood:

quizzical
Topic: Comic Books - New

Have YOU Been To

'Moose Mountain'?

The Web Comic Published By Mark Ricketts !

Published Every Tuesday & Thursday!

Mark Ricketts... Informed me that his Web Comic Strip 'Moose Mountain' just recently reached the 100 online strips mark!

Not having seen it before, because I was at the 2008 SDCC and missed its' web launch; I went back to his July 28th 2008 announcement of the strip and caught up with it!

So what is MOOSE MOUNTAIN? Well... it's an online comic strip about anthropomorphic animals mostly.

As Mark says "Yup…lots of talking animals. A brooding, love-sick blackfly. A New Jersey squirrel family under the protection of wildlife witness security. A self-centered, passive aggressive black bear. A moose whose four husbands were all killed in tragic car crashes. Yes sir, this strip boasts a mad parade of talking animals."

A sample strip is shown at the top of this blog post, with just two of the characters, Ranger Todd and Dizzy:

"Ranger Todd - Overly eager, extremely gullible park ranger with a big heart. Due to lack of space at the station, but mostly because the other rangers are sick of his gung ho attitude, Todd’s office has been re-located to an old fire tower atop a cliff overlooking Moose Mountain National Park."

"Dizzy - A self-centered, passive aggressive black bear. While Todd and the wildlife of Moose Mountain may be put off by Dizzy’s petty neuroses, obstinacy, and ego, they tend to treat him like family–the kind you don’t loan money.

I found the strip to be one that I enjoyed reading, especially since I went to the tab, (web page), titled 'New Readers' first to find out who the characters in the strip were, and then checked out the other web pages for background history before starting reading the strip.

The strip itself can be viewed at:

www.moosemountaincomics.com

After viewing the strip, you can either comment on the pages themselves, or can contact Mark at Facebook if you are a Facebook member at:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=28174988473#/profile.php?id=601089789

(Please Note: A complimentary hard copy for this mention / review was not provided by the creator as it is in online format only.)

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store!

Would you believe that our Blog will be greeting its' 330,000th visitor today?! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael

Note From Make It So Marketing:

To the left is a photo of Michael at the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see Tina and Michael's 'Our World' page!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future!

Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

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