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Thursday, June 2, 2011
My Take On: Myths & Legends #1 - From Main Enterprises
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reviews:

Myths & Legends #1

From Main Enterprises!

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Above: Front Cover to the mini comic 'Myths & Legends' #1, from Main Enterprises!

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3426:

Recently, Jim Main of Main Enterprises sent in another of his newly published periodicals for possible review in this Blog.  In the past, I've blogged about several of his publications, ranging from mini-comics to full sized magazines, as seen in this link: Main Enterprises.

 So what's this mini-comic titled 'Myths & Legends' #1 publication all about?

Here's what the publisher has for a promo blurb:

"This mini-comic features 23 illustrations of well known as well as obscure characters from various mythologies, legends, folklore and tall tales. A great deal of talented artists are on display here: Jeff Austin, Rock Baker, Troy Boyle, Dave Farley, Michael Grassia, Rusty Gilligan, Doug Holverson, John Lambert, John Larter, Joe Martino, Jeff Mason, Terry Pavlet, Rick Pilote, Steve Shipley, Dan Taylor, James Taylor and JTW. $2.75 postpaid in the USA."

Here's my thoughts on the issue, as I start at the front cover...

Front Cover:  This depicts some warrior, name unknown, until I open up the mini-comic and see it and all of the 23 illustrations listed with names of the characters and who illustrated them.  Although unnamed on the front cover, 'Mars' by James Taylor and Jeff Austin does start off the issue well...

Inside front cover - 'Zeus' by John Lambert.  Illustrated in the style that I've come to expect from John.

Page 1 - The Table of Contents, which lists all 23 of the illustrations with the name of the 'Myth' or 'Legend', along with the illustrator(s).  Plus a 'Welcome' message from the editor:

"Welcome! Who here hasn't been exposed to the tall tales of foklore characters? Have been reared with epic stories of the gods of various mythologies? Heard about various sightings of strange creatures of land, sea and air? I know that I have, and that I am not alone!  I decided to put my fascination of these themes together and give you this new publication of mine, 'Myths and Legends'. To me this was a labor of lvoe and I was truly overwhelmed by the material I had received by the various talented individuals who took the time to send in the illustrations you'll see within this title. To them, my heartfelt thanks."

Pages 2 till the back cover: The remainder of the 21 illustrations are presented.

With so many illustrations in this issue, I'm only going to hi-light some of them here that stood out personally for me.

Page  3 - Selene the Moon Goddess - by Steve Shipley

Page  6 - Circe - by Rock Baker and Rusty Gilligan

Page  7 - Paul Bunyan - by Michael Grassia

Page 15 - Hera - by Rock Baker and Rusty Gilligan

Page 17 - Loch Ness Monster - by Joe Martino and Jeff Austin

Page 18 - Minerva - by Rock Baker and Dave Farley

Page 19 - Centaur - by Troy Boyle

Inside Back Cover - Thor - by Terry Pavlet

Back Cover - Venus - by Rock Baker and Dan W. Taylor

Reading this mini-comic kind of reminded me of the yearbooks that the San Diego Comic Con International has printed for many years.  In that a 'theme' is chosen, and then artists are asked to submit their illustrations for possible publication.  Say like it's the 40th Anniversary of a comic strip character, or the 25th Anniversary of a comic book title. Receiving the yearbook in our 'goodie bag' each year after receiving our membership badge each year is one of the 'hi-lites' of attending that comic con! 

So I was interested in what Jim had titled this publication, and what his 'Welcome' stated the theme was about.  I found that this was a pretty well organized anthology mini-comic. As stated before in this blog of mine... Anthologies are the hardest comic book for me to review blog on, usually due to the varied materials selected by the Editors / Publishers of the anthologies.  Quite often there isn't a reason published as to why the issue was put together, or why the features were chosen for the issue.  Not here, as Jim once again took the time to explain, prior to the reader going forward with viewing the features.

I enjoyed reading this 1st issue of the Myths & Legends title. The choice of illustrations were varied, and represented the title chosen for this publication, 'Myths & Legends', very well.

My Review Rating for this mini-comic is a: VERY FINE / NEAR MINT (VF/NM) out of a possible 10.0 Comic Book Grading scale.

Retail Cover Price $1.75 ($2.75 when mailed)  Page count: 24 pages

Format: This is a 'mini-comic' sized 4" x 5 &1/2" with black & white interior pages and with black and white covers.

General Readership - All Ages (IMO.)

Here is the link to the order page for this anthology comic. Please see the other page links on that order page for the additional publications from Main Enterprises.

There isn't a Facebook Fan Page for Main Enterprises.  There is a Closed -Limited Public Content Facebook Group Page, which I'm not listing here.

My thanks to Jim Main for sending me this publication for possible review!

~Michael D Hamersky


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,426 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

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And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

 

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

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The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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 possible review, send to:

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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Updated: Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:22 AM PDT
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
My Take On: Fortune Favors the Bold - From SmarterComics!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

Fortune Favors the Bold

From SmarterComics

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Above: The Front Cover To 'Fortune Favors the Bold', Written by Franco Arda & Illustrated by Anjin Anhut!
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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3425:

Today's blog is on another one of the comics from 'SmarterComics' that was recently sent in to my wife, Tina LoSasso for possible review. She has already guest blogged on one, a comics adaptation of Tom Hopkins' National Best Seller: "How To Master The Art Of Selling", as seen in blog #3416.

This comic book, based from the front cover, as seen at the top right of this blog, seemed to be more to my interest, so I opened it up and was stunned!  Here's what the promotional blurb states that this comic book is about: 

Written by the founder of SmarterComics, this powerful little manual packs a punch. If you want to grab life by the horns but tend to drag your feet doing it, this comic is for you.

Fortune Favors the Bold explains that rarely-thought-about element so essential to achieving anything: the act of actually stepping up to the plate. Boldness is key, but it’s something most self-help books forget to explore. Without boldness, a goal is only a pipedream, and ambition vegetates into regret.

If you want insight that launches you into action, this is the guide book. Platitude-free, it genuinely examines the role of boldness in achieving anything worthwhile and lays out the roadmap for becoming an achiever.

Filled with amusing illustrations but crammed with serious, rarely-seen quotes from some of the world’s most successful people, this comic makes a mark on the consciousness. You’ll think about it for days, and return to it to renew yourself.

Boldness won’t guarantee success, but lack of boldness guarantees failure, says Franco. Boldness is the missing ingredient in most people’s lives.

When I say 'stunned', I'm not exagerating!  That's because this comic book is one that I could have used back at the end of the year 2000.  Why?  Well, I have touched upon it before in this Blog of mine, but I'll go a little more into depth here...

You see at the end of 2000, I found myself at a dead end job, (even though I was the Controller of the company), in a shared housing situation, and divorced. It wasn't until a good woman friend gave me the book 'Who Moved My Cheese?' by Spencer Johnson & Kenneth Blanchard, plus when I found myself alone on New Year's Eve of 2000 on the waterfront of Downtown San Diego, that I wrote down these three New Year's resolutions:  New Job, New Place, New Woman.

Using that book as reference, ('Who Moved My Cheese'), I found myself on the right path for all three New Year's resolutions being met within three months.  That's how powerful that book is if you are receptive to it!

This SmarterComics book, 'Fortune Favors the Bold', is just as powerful in my estimation... AND a lot easier to read!

That's because each one of the chapters is a two page sequentially illustrated chapter, packed with hard hitting information, but presented to where you can stop at the end of the two pages to 'digest' easily what has been shown!  Almost like reading a morning meditation to start off your day!

Plus each one of the chapters has a paragraph in the 'Notes and References' section at the back of this book, as to where the original source info came found.  Because there are many authors and books that this 'SmarterComic' refers to.

Absolutely stunning!  And enough to get someone who was like me eleven years ago, off of their rear end to do something about their life!

If you find yourself at a crossroads in your life... Do yourself a favor, and obtain a copy of it, 'Read It!'... And then... Pass it on to a friend of yours that also needs motivation to move on with their life!

Sure, not everyone that reads this 'SmarterComic' is going to have a life-changing event come to them!  And the author does write a disclaimer at the beginning of the book: "This book provides ideas to lead a bold life.  This is not advice. Use it at your own risk. I do not take responsibility for rashes, financial ruin, or any other misfortune - either directly or indirectly - from applying the ideas in this book". 

However, I know how hard it is to make the time to read a book with nothing but text copy in it.  This sequentially illustrated book brings ideas to the reader in two page chapters, fully illustrated, and in small enough portions that a person can stop and think about it before moving on to the next chapter... Excellent presentation!

This publication gets a NEAR MINT (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale, which is the highest 'grade' I give anything!

Here's the necessary info to help you find the book:

Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: SmarterComics (October 12, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1610829956
ISBN-13: 978-1610829953
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

You can purchase this book at Amazon:  Fortune Favors the Bold from SmarterComics

Again, our thanks to Judy at Tom Hopkins International for having the folks at SmarterComics introduce their comics line for possible review! You can see Tina's guest blog on Tom's book at this link, Blog #3416.

Additionally you can 'Like' the Facebook Fan Page for 'SmarterComics' as seen here, where there are several more sequentially illustrated books that others are reading and discussing at the Fan Page!

~Michael

 


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,425 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,446 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

 

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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 possible review, send to:

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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Updated: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 8:07 AM PDT
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
My Take On: The Brain Eater's Bible by J.D. McGhoul with Pat Kilbane
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reviews:

The Brain Eater's Bible

By J.D. McGhoul with Pat Kilbane!

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Above Photo:  J.D. McGhoul couldn't make it to the 2011 Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) Expo, so Pat Kilbane represented 'The Brain Eater's Bible' book at this comic con!

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3424:

Walking by the table that Pat Kilbane was at during the 2011 Long Beach Comic Con Expo... I did a double take of Pat.   Thinking that I had met him at another comic con earlier, I said hello to be friendly, not realizing he wasn't a comic book creator.

What I realized after stopping and seeing the placard to the left, I realized it was on MAD TV that I recognized him from.

I'm sure that my wife, Tina, would have recognized him from her favorite TV series, Seinfeld!  (Yes, Tina, he was the "anti-Kramer" in the Superman-themed Seinfeld episode "The Bizarro Jerry"!)

So I stopped and chatted with him about the item he was holding in his hands, as seen in the top right photo.

Quite honestly, as I also told him, I'm not all that much into 'zombies', even though two years ago, it seemed like 5 out of 10 comics / graphic novels / etc. that were given to me at comic cons or mailed in for possible review were on zombies!  It seemed that every third blog of mine for a while was on the topic of zombies!  Sheesh!  For not being a fan of zombies... It sure seemed that I was!

So anyways, I looked at the back cover of the book to see what it was about, and found this...

“What is wrong with me!?”

That’s what you’re thinking, isn’t it?  You woke up in a drainage ditch covered with skin ulcerations and nasty flesh wounds.  Your body is numb and your memory is foggy.  Someone tried to give you medical attention, but you repaid their kindness by savagely killing them and eating their brain.

You are a zombie, my friend, just like me.  Though most zombies are slow and stupid, the fact that you are reading this tells me that you are different.  Some of us are.  welcome to the PAC virus acopalyse.

THE BRAIN EATER'S BIBLE is a field manual and manifesto for the reanimated dead, filled with over 200 full-color photos, diagrams and anatomical drawings.

Okay...!  Now that got my attention! Pat could see that it did, and after realizing I have the #1 'followed blog on Facebook' for comics / comic books / graphic novels.... Plus strong followings on my Facebook group and fan pages... He gave me a review copy for possible mention.

I added that book to the 'To be read & possibly reviewed stack' at my home office.  I recently opened the book and was somewhat amazed / aghast / and thunderstruck after starting to read the inside pages of the book.

Great production value, even though the topic is not near and dear to my heart.... Or for that matter, my brain, (pun intended!).

Yet I couldn't hardly put the book down each night... And found myself finishing it a few days later.  

I have to say... The research and presentation of the topics in this book are quite amazing!

Here's the Chapters titles:

1) Eat Brains,  2) Know Your Body, 3) Hunt, 4) Know Your Enemy, 5) Move Your Head, 6) Infect Others... With multiple subsections and of course 'Journal Entries'.

It truly is a full-blown 'bible' for the 'Newly Reanimated Zombie'!

I mentioned I was reading this book at the latest Semantink's Comic Savvy meetup, and although it isn't a comic book or graphic novel, there was an immediate response by many at the meetup that night!  So now that it is read, I'll probably bring it in for others to see at the next meetup!

So I know this book has to be appealing to those that are really into Zombies!I'm not, but darn, this book is really so 'cool' that it is a sure-fire hit for those that are!

My review rating for this book with illustrations and photos is a VERY FINE / NEAR MINT (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a 10.0 possible comic book grading scale.

Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Mythodrome, Inc. (March 18, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780984632909
ISBN-13: 978-0984632909
ASIN: 0984632905
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces.

Here is the link to purchase the book, now that you know that you gotta have it: Brain Eaters Bible: Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie

Oh, and for those of you that are on Facebook... Here is the link to J.D. McGhoul of the Brain Eater's Bible Fan Page!

My thanks to Pat Kilbane for bringing this book by himself and 'J.D. McGhoul' to my attention at the LBCC Expo! 

~Michael

 


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,424 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,446 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

 

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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 possible review, send to:

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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:15 AM PDT
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Memorial Day And... Comic Books - My 2011 Blog Post!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reflects On:

Memorial Day and Comic Books!

In Particular for This Memorial Day 2011 Post:

 Captain America & Bucky!

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Top Photo: Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos #13 (December 1964)

Top Middle Photo: Allen Bellman Returns to Timely/Marvel in 2010

Top Right Photo: Blogger Michael D Hamersky During FCBD 2010 with  Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) & Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)

Bottom Right Photo:  The Black Friday Comics 2010 Grand Prize Illustrated by Allen Bellman for the Winner!

 
 
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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3423:

Last year at this time, (in Blog #3151), I blogged about Memorial Day And Comic Books... In particular Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos!

In that post I mentioned how 'Memorial Day' came to be, and that it goes back to the day then called 'Decoration Day', which was first celebrated after the American Civil War.  For more info on the history, please read the earlier blog post.

This year I decided to 'honor' Captain America & Bucky, for three reasons.

Reason Number One:  When I was growing up, (yeah, way back when...Cover Dated November of 1963!), Captain America had been 'dead' for many years.  As well as his 'sidekick', Bucky, who had died at the end of WWII. A 'try-out' of returning Captain America, (only), was done in Strange Tales #114.  (Thanks again to Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, and Stan Goldberg!) 

Being a 'fan' of the Fantastic Four, (which started in - November of 1961 cover dated), I of course was following the solo feature of the Human Torch in Strange Tales.  I believe this was my first 'intro' to Captain America, as Fantasy Masterpieces which started reprinting 'old' Timely Captain America stories didn't start doing so until issue #3 - cover dated June of 1966.

Of course, Captain America 'returned from the dead' in Avengers #4 - cover dated March of 1964.  As I was a 'Marvelmaniac' during those years, I also read that comic.

As well as followed 'Cap' in his 'try out' in Tales of Suspense #58 cover dated October of 1964, which was the 'lead in' to his taking half of the 'split book' in issue #59 - cover dated November of 1964.

I have also mentioned in this Blog before, that I also purchased several coverless comics from the Timely / Atlas periods at a used bookstore in Downtown San Diego, on Broadway.  It was Lanning's Bookstore, (run by Mrs. Peggy Lanning), and I stumbled across it when I was walking downtown at the far East end, and came across a shopping cart full of coverless comics that was place in front of the store window!  It was there that I was introduced to the pre-Marvel days, and found Captain America comics there, as well as the Atlas 'HoRRoR' comics.  Great times... And yeah, I'm sure that many others in San Diego found Peggy Lanning's used book store too, as I keep running across those people at the SDCC!

So yeah, I've been a 'Cap' fan for a while...LOL!  But no, I'm no longer reading the current Marvel titles of Cap, for reasons I've mentioned before here in my blog...

Reason Number Two: I became 'Facebook Friends' with Allen Bellman in February of 2010, who is a well known Captain America artist.  This after meeting him briefly at the Comic-Con International: San Diego (a.k.a. SDCC) back in July of 2007.

Since then, Allen has corresponded with me several times about his convention schedules, as well as calling(!), and I've updated this Blog with those dates and info, as well as mention him at my Facebook Group Page:  Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing, and my newer Facebook Fan Page: Michael D Hamersky On Comics.

In return, Allen volunteered to support my 2010 'Black Friday Comics' event, which kicked off my then brand new Facebook Fan Page, by offering to illustrate for the lucky winner of the Grand Prize... An illustration of Captain America 'punching' anyone of the winner's choice!  That lucky person was Mark Poe who chose Cap punching out the Red Skull, as seen near the top right of this blog post!   Thanks again, Allen!

(BTW... Allen's web site can be found at AllenBellman.com, and there is a lot of info there, including his upcoming appearances schedule, plus a page on how YOU can commission an illustration similar to the one that I have shown above!)

Reason Number Three:  The Captain America: The First Avenger film is coming our way in July, during the Comic-Con International: San Diego week of July 21st - 24th.  The Opening Day is on Friday, July 22nd.

Now THAT is the Summer Blockbuster Film that I want to see!  Yeah, Thor was pretty darn good, (see my review in Blog #3407), but it is the 'Cap' film that is #1 on 'My Must See at the Big Screen' film for the Summer of 2011!

I for one am pleased that the setting of this film is in World War II.  The trailers from the film have made this upcoming film move up from an... 'Oh, they are making a Cap movie'... To 'Wow! They are making a real Cap movie!  And with Bucky Barnes too!'. Reading further I've found that the 'Howling Commandos' will be in the film also... I can hardly wait!  And yeah, Tina & I will be checking for any special screenings for Comic-Con attendees when we get there!  Usually we stay all night at the Comic-Con, unless we have a special invite to 'After-Con Parties', but the Cap film is special! 

So this is the reason I've chosen Captain America & Bucky today to honor 'Memorial Day with Comics'!   Yeah, I know... Captain America died and was brought back... How many times now?   And yeah, so has Bucky Barnes...!

Hey, that's comics for ya!  But still, to me, besides the Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos comic... Captain America & Bucky in the 1940's is what comes to mind for me for the latest installment in this Annual Blog Series!

Again, we should stop for a while, and think about the non-fictional persons who have made the Ultimate Sacrifce... Their Lives... for all of us.

Because after all Memorial Day now "...commemorates men and women who died while in military service to the United States. First enacted to honor Union and Confederate soldiers following the American Civil War, it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars".

This blog series is also in honor of all of them...

~Michael


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,423 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,444 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! 

And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

 

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

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Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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 possible review, send to:

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 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Updated: Saturday, May 28, 2011 12:40 PM PDT
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Spidey Drops In On The American Idol Season Finale...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: TV Shows

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reflects On:

Spidey... And J.Lo

As Seen On (TV!) American Idol's 10th Season Finale!

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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3422:

I haven't blogged on 'American Idol' for a looooong time... Not since the eBay version of this Blog was stopped during the Halloween Season of 2009! Not of my choosing, but because eBay lost control of their blog platform and decided to stop the whole blogging platform...

So it is 'strange' to be blogging about 'American Idol' this morning, as I stop working on an offline project that's kept me busy for several days this week! You see, the American Idol blogs that Tina and I used to do in the eBay version of this blog were the most popular posts that I was blogging at the time!   I used to get questions as to when the review blog on the night before's performances would be posted.  That's where the 'My Take' and 'Tina's Take' phrase came into being! (For more on earlier Seasons of American Idol, I've brought over several blog posts from our expired eBay blog version to this Blog platform before eBay deleted ALL bloggers posts. Google has over 1,340 links to those as of this blog posting.)

Anyways, this 10th Season of 'American Idol' has been long and not so 'pretty' for both Tina and myself.   The loss of Simon Cowell was definitely felt by both of us, and when Haley was not in the Top Two for the Finale, well, we both felt the 10th Season was a 'bust'... 

Especially the 1st night of the Season Finale... It's NOT 'Country Idol', folks! Sheesh!  And I have nothing against 'country'.   I loved 'Johnny Cash', 'Dolly Parton', 'Poco', 'Flying Burrito Brothers', Rick Nelson, etc., etc.   Just that somehow, this whole 10th Season got sidetracked...

So after a very disappointing 1st night of the Season Finale, I was about to not vote, until the judges pretty much declared Lauren 'the winner' of the whole thing.   Sheesh again!  That made me take the time to vote 8 times for Scotty, just to counter against what the judges had pre-determined the outcome to be.

And yeah, during the Season I had voted for Scotty McCreery a few times, and Lauren Alaina also, even though I voted more for others, including Haley Reinhart, James Durbin, Pia Toscano, and Casey Abrams!

Of the Final Three, it was Haley who was our 'fave', although this was the first year we didn't have a 'fave' until there were only four contestants left...

But wait, didn't I title this blog "Spidey Drops In On The American Idol Season Finale..."?!

Well, he did... The song was so-so in my book, the visuals were good, and seeing Spidey swing into the audience was fun.  But the end of the song, where Spidey 'drops in' to where he is upside down in front of J.Lo and she uncovers his face, pulling down his mask, just like in the great Spider-Man 1 film, was... Well... It was just like the whole 10th Season for me... One of anticipation and then just 'flat' at the end....

No kiss... Just a 'Boop' and giggly laughter... And then Spidey goes back up out of sight.

But yeah, I did enjoy seeing Spidey's appearance on American Idol!  Even though J.Lo didn't come through at the end of the song... Just like this 10th Season didn't come through for me either...

So my review rating for this Spidey / J.Lo scene is just like the whole 10th Season of American Idol for me... a FINE PLUS (F+) 6.5 out of a 10.0 possible comic book grading scale.  Good idea, but with fair execution.

And yes, I did like the 2nd Night of the Season Finale... It was a very good show to end out the 10th Season with... Here's hoping that the 11th Season returns to the 'greatness' that the TV Show had been when Tina and I were review blogging every week!

~Michael

P.S.  The main reason I started blogging about 'American Idol' in the eBay version of our Blog, was that I had a LOT of Rock N Roll Comics / Mags in our online eBay Store at that time, and Tina got me into watching the 2nd Season with her.   Today I continue to list Rock N Roll items as seen in this link.  Plus of course I have a few hundred Spider-Man comics as well!

Now it's time to do some 'Social Media Networking' this morning, before heading back to that off-line project!

 


My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,422 total posts in number!  I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

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And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky

 

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up differently, sorry about that!

The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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 possible review, send to:

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

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 
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Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:59 AM PDT
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