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Friday, November 18, 2011
My Take On: The 36 Chapter 1
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

The 36 Chapter 1

(The Thirtysix #1)

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Photo at top of this column:  Kristopher White at The Thirtysix booth during the recent 2011 ComiKaze Expo in Los Angeles!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3550:

At the two recent conventions that Tina and I recently attended, (the 2011 Long Beach Comic & Horror Con on Halloween Weekend, and then the 2011 ComiKaze Expo the following weekend), I was given quite a few comics / graphic novels to possibly review by comics creators.  So as usual after a major convention, I'm a little backed up on presenting them here at my Blog...

Plus I like to cover more than just new (at least 'new' to me!) comics / graphic novels / TPBs here in my blog.  That is just one section of this Blog which today has actually hit the 3,550th blog post number!

Anyways, I wanted to bring to YOUR attention a comic book that I found at the ComiKaze Expo, as seen in the two photos show above.

Kristopher White had a table at the con, which nicely displayed his new comic book, (October 2011). After thumbing through the comic book, I realized that it could be something that I would enjoy reading, although the front cover was a little bit on the 'over-selling' the comic book, what with the 'big names' being used to promote the comic book. More on that later...

So what is this comic book series about? Here is what the publisher states:

"The 36 is a graphic novel based on Jewish mythology.  The Kabbalists say that there are 36 people in the world upon whom it is saved by their simple existence. This graphic novel follows the exploits of these people as they try to "save" the world...even if no one knows what that truly means."

Okay... Sounds like something that I would be interested in.

So what's 'My Take' on this comic book after reading it?

Front Cover -  Like I said above... I was a little 'put-off' by the use of mini-review quotes on the top right of the front cover.  I thought at first I was reaching for a multi-page flyer or promo comic book when seeing this at the table.  Seeing the names on the front cover did nothing for me but make me hesitate on going further.  This reminds me of a one-sheet for a film, not a front cover for a comic book, or in this case, a comic book series that will be formatted into a graphic novel later.  The title at the bottom of the front cover is overwhelmed by the verbage at the top right of the comic book.  My eyes naturally go to the top, and all I see is the #1 on the left, and the quotes at the right. Again, it looks to me to be a promotional piece, not a 'comic book' at first glance.

Inside Front Cover - The 'normal' credits page in presentation.  Where probably the quotes could have been placed, (or on the back cover). 

Splash Page - Kind of a 'splash page', but not really... However it does get me interested into quickly turning the page to get into the storyline. Plus it does truly make a 'splash', pun intended!

Interior Pages -  Now THIS is what I was hoping this comic book would be!  Twenty pages of good plot, dialogue and intro of the characters. 

The artwork is fine, and the colors add to the mood and genre of the comic book. The lettering is really good, and I like the 'sound effects' lettering style.

The interior pages are twenty pages of story, and then two pages of pinups by Chris Thorne, shown to the left, who was at the table when I visited.  (Thanks, Chris for pointing out that those pages were yours, and for showing me your great sketch cards you have illustrated! I'll mention more on those at another time.)

While I think the pinups are very fine, I'm wondering why they were inserted there, instead of an ending page from the creator as to what he intends to do with the storyline, etc.

Oh, there's my answer... The Inside Back Cover - That's where it takes a full page of "We Want YOU to Check Us Out Online - the36.net" as an inhouse ad.  Being 'Old School' I would have preferred the inside back cover to be more than just a pinup page with some ad text.  I would have looked online anyways if the last two pages of the interior pages had been the promo / notes / thank you for reading / etc. page from the creator, with maybe just the one guest pinup as the inside back cover.

Back Cover - A promo on what is in store for you in the interior of the comic book.   Not bad, especially for people who look at the front cover first and then the back cover, before opening the comic.  Which is done all the time at LCBS when patrons pick up a book off the shelf to check out.

So, to summarize... I really enjoyed the storyline inside, and would want to see more.  The packaging is the only thing that doesn't totally 'ring true' with me.  It was only after reading the text on the KickStarter Funding Program for this project, as seen here, that I understood the backdrop of this comic book.  It is a five chapter project that is to be formatted / published as a graphic novel.  Which is fine, as that is usually the right amount of pages to be published in a graphic novel, (5 comic books).   Also, it is great that the KickStarter funding project exceeded its goal of $10,000 to print a graphic novel.  I, as others who funded the project, truly believe that this storyline would be a good choice for one. Especially from what I've seen in the first chapter in print.

Again, it is only the 'packaging' of the first comic book that is throwing me off a bit in recommending it higher.  If it was treated as a stand alone comic book, with just subtle hints to go see more online, I know I would have graded it higher. Plus a revised front cover.  Speaking of 'grading'...

My comic book grade for this first issue of a series of comic books is a VERY FINE / VERY FINE PLUS (VF/VF+) 8.25 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale. 

Here are the links for you to check this project out further:

The KickStarter funding program, which is fully funded as of August of 2011.

The 36 Facebook Fan Page.

The 36 web site.

I'll be checking in on these to see the progress of this project, as the premise / storyline / art / interior pages show that this project should be one to watch!  My 'grade' is based only on the first printed issue of the comic book, not the project itself.  

My thanks again to Kristopher White for the courtesy of introducing me to 'The 36' at his table during the 2011 ComiKaze Expo!

     

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,550 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 link!  We currently have over 2,615 '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(s) that was mentioned 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:19 AM PST
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
My Take On: The Collected BRU-HED America's Favorite Blockhead!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

                                        

Mike Pascale's

The Collected BRU-HED

America's Favorite Blockhead!

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Top Photo left column: The Front Cover to 'The Collected BRU-HED, America's Favorite Blockhead!
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Photo at top of this column:  Mike Pascale during the recent 2011 Long Beach Comic Con, at the Wednesday's Heroes booth run by Craig Rogers!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3549:

The past few weekends have flown by for me! Two comic cons in a row and then a comics get-together that didn't happen at the last minute, but that I had to prepare for!   So I have a lot of old friends, new acquaintances, and people I 'knew' online but not in 'real life'!

Back on October 29th & 30th Tina and I were at the 3rd Annual Long Beach Comic & Horror Con in Long Beach, California.  There, among hundreds of other exhibitors, we met Mike Pascale, who recognized me and said hello from the other side of his booth's table in Artists Alley.  We have been Facebook Friends since March of 2010, although I've not met him in person before.

Of course I knew of Mike from his works in the comics industry for several years.  Yet I had not read his independent comic book title before.  It was published a few years back, (here is the link to the Grand Comics Database).

So when he asked me if I had read it before, I had to honestly say no... and was pleased to receive a copy for possible review!

So what is the 'Collected Bru-Hed' all about?  Here's a publicity promo on it:

"Presenting THE COLLECTED BRU-HED trade paperback! A humorously huge collection of the original four-issue BRU-HED mini-series plus the long out-of-print Test-Market Ashcan Edition–as well as some never-before-printed gags, sketches and insights from creator/writer/artist/crapmaster Mike Pascale. This is the award-winning series you missed in the ‘90s, with the first-ever digitally painted covers by SPECTRUM™-award-winning artist Dean Armstrong!"

Okay... That was kind of short n' sweet.

What was 'My Take' on this?

I looked at the front cover of this book, figuring it wasn't by Mike.  It was by Dean Armstrong. 

The Inside credits pages, etc. stated that the 'Collected' stories dated back to 1986 and up to 1997. So this was the period I was still mainly collecting Marvel Comics, and not reading too many indies, which is why I missed out on reading the original comics.

There is an 'introduction' of sorts by Clifford Meth to Bru-Hed, which was informative.

Then Mike Pascale presents a one page 'Authors Note' to kick off what the reader would see next. Another nice piece of info for someone new to this character. Good so far...

The first story presented is 'Don't Take The World Serious', which was actually first published in issue #1 back in March of 1994.  The story wasn't dated at all, and was a good intro story to the main character.

On the next pages I found character development, and all kinds of situations that this 'Blockhead' got into!   Not a 'Charlie Brown, you blockhead' kind of situations, but stories that were more developed due to the amount of pages given each story versus a comic strip.

By the end of the collected stories book, I had a good feel for the character, and what Mike had wanted to do with this series, which I felt that he clearly presented.

Yeah, it is not for all ages!  But it is a fun read! 

If you missed the period of time when the comic books were first published... and are familiar with Mike's works since then, you might want to give this a look at, or mention it during the upcoming holidays season! 

My comic book grade for this series of comic books is a NEAR MINT MINUS(NM-) 9.2 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale. 

Here is the info you would need to buy it from you usual source:

Publisher: Schism Comics; 1st edition (1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1888669063
ISBN-13: 978-1888669060

Of course you could also buy it online where I buy items such as this at:  The collected Bru-hed: America's favorite blockhead! ...

Mike doesn't have a web site of his own, but he is represented by Wednesday's Heroes, as see at Craig Rogers web site:  Wednesday's Heroes.

There is also a link to Mike's illustrations / sketches etc, as seen here

Mike does have a Facebook Fan Page titled:  Mike Pascale, Artist/Writer that I suggest you 'LIKE'!

BTW, Craig also represents Richard Cox, David Gutierrez, ERic W. Meador, and Nick Pitarra, as well as Mike Pacale.  So take the time to check out the above link if you are fans of any of those other creators! 

My thanks again to Mike Pascale, as well as Craig Rogers for the courtesy extended at the booth at the 2011 Long Beach Comic & Horror Con!

     

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,549 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 link!  We currently have over 2,615 '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(s) that was mentioned 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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, November 17, 2011 5:33 PM PST
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Spotlight On... Kevin Schultz!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

Spotlight On... Kevin Schultz

As Seen On The New Adventures Of Huck Finn TV Show & Comic Book From Gold Key!

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 TV & MOVIE COMICS as seen at my own online comic book shop! 

CARTOON COMICS as seen at my own online comic book shop! 

Top Photo left column: The Front Cover to 'The New Adventures of Huck Finn' published by Gold Key Comics with a cover date of December of 1968. Cover photo of Michael Shea, LuAnn Haslam, and Kevin Schultz.  The pencils and inks of the cover feature story was illustrated by Paul Norris.  Titled: The Curse of Thut, which was also an episode on the TV Series!

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Photo at top of this column:  Kevin Schulte as seen at the 2011 ComiKaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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Photo below the top photo of this column:  A familiar scene of the opening credits of the TV Show... The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3548:

Today's Spotlight On... series entry is a Spotlight On... Kevin Schultz, who I met at the recent ComiKaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Kevin was with a couple of other actors at the same table, of whom one was Tammy Locke, who I blogged about yesterday at 'Spotlight On... Tammy Locke!'

However, today is the Spotlight On... Kevin!

First, in case you are wondering why I'm posting this blog on Kevin... It's because he was an actor on 'The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, that also had a one shot comic book published by Gold Key Comics in December of 1968!

So unlike several other actors that were at some of the booths who had no comic book background, Kevin was very pleased to show me his comic book connection as shown in the photo at the top right!

A closer look at the comic book itself is shown at the top left. Here is the link to the credits and stories in the comic book.

BTW, Kevin was also in the earlier TV Show that Tammy Locke was featured in. The Monroes TV Show, which also had a one-shot comic book published by Dell Comics in 1967, which was shown at the top left of the previous blog postThe role of Jefferson Monroe was played by Kevin Schultz, while the role of Amy Monroe was played by Tammy.

So that was the reason that Kevin & Tammy were at the same table. Their connection goes back many years ago!

Here is a brief bio of Kevin, as supplied by another web site:

"Born in Santa Monica, California, Kevin Schultz started acting as 1955 with an uncredited role in The Long Gray Line.  In 1966 he and brother Keith were signed to play twin brothers in the television The Monroes, which ran for 26 episodes. 

Following The Monroes, Kevin played "Tom Sawyer" in The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for 20 episodes.  He also appeared in two episodes of Eight is Enough and the cable series Brothers.

Keith and brother Kevin both retired from acting and opened a photography studio together that's based in Costa Mesa, California."

As a follow up... Here is the link to his IMDb page for additional background info.

I found it very interesting that Kevin starting acting as an infant, in the 1955 film, 'The Long Gray Line'.

In 1962 he appeared as 'himself' on the TV Show, "I've Got A Secret", at the age of 9.

In 1966-67 he appeared on The Monroes TV show, which ended after one season, but Kevin went on to 'The New Adventures of Huck Finn', which ran from 1968-69.

Afterwards, Kevin played a few roles in other TV shows.  I don't see any comic book connections in those shows...

While I was at the table during the ComiKaze Expo, Kevin shared a story with me about one of the co-stars of 'The New Adventures Of Huck Finn'...

That would be a short story about Ted Cassidy, better known as 'Lurch' on 'The Adams Family', that ran from 1964-66.

Ted was known as 'Injun Joe' on the 'Huck Finn' show.

According to Kevin at the ComiKaze Expo, Ted was not very friendly to the kid actors. And that he, (Ted), in particular, was a little afraid of the very tall actor. 

As you can see in the photo to the left, there was a very sizable difference in height between Ted and the kid actors! Thanks for sharing that story, Kevin!

And for those of you that didn't get an opportunity to meet Kevin at the recent ComiKaze Expo during November 5th & 6th, Kevin will be at the upcoming 'The Hollywood Show Las Vegas', that will be at the Harrah's Hotel & Casino on 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 during the period of November 18-19, 2011.

I don't see any web site, Twitter page, or Facebook Page for Kevin.  So the above is the only upcoming appearance I know he will be at in the near future!

Thanks to Kevin Schultz for taking the time to say hello, mention his comic books connection, and pose for photos at the recent ComiKaze Expo!
     

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,548 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 link!  We currently have over 2,615 '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(s) that was mentioned 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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, November 15, 2011 7:44 AM PST
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Spotlight On... Tammy Locke!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

Spotlight On... Tammy Locke

As Seen On The Monroes TV Show & Comic Book!

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Top Photo left column: The Front Cover to 'The Monroes #1' Dell Comics Comic Book from 1967.  Tammy is shown as the little girl in the middle of the front row!

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Photo at top of this column:  Tammy Locke as seen at the 2011 ComiKaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3547:

Today's Spotlight On... series entry is a Spotlight On... Tammy Locke, who I met at the recent ComiKaze Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Tammy was with a couple of other actors at their table, of whom I may also do a blog on in the near future.

However, today is the Spotlight On... Tammy!

First, I'm posting this blog because Tammy Locke was an actress on The Monroes TV Show, which also had a one-shot comic book published by Dell Comics in 1967, which is shown at the top left of this blog post. 

This is the cast as shown on the cover of The Monroes issue #1 as shown on the photo cover:  Kathy Monroe (as played by Barbara Hershey); Clayt Monroe (as played by Michael Anderson, Jr.); Fennimore Monroe (as played by Kevin Schultz); Amy Monroe (as played by Tammy Locke); Jefferson Monroe (as played by Kevin Schultz).  There were two 16 page stories in this comic book, with pencils & inks thought to be illustrated by Jack Sparling.

Tammy has seen gone on to movies, other TV shows & commerials, as well as a former singing headliner.  Tammy has also been a former Roller Derby Queen(!), as well as a former radio show host.

Here is the link to her IMDb page for additional background info, on the above.

Here is the link to her own web site, where she goes into her own experiences, and I'm just going to post an excerpt here on her time on The Monroes TV Show: "Just after that I was truly blessed by being chosen for the role of "Amy Monroe" in a great series called "The Monroes"  There were 26 episodes filmed and it was truly the greatest time of my young life in the movie business!  Wow!  What a list of great stars!  The lead starring roles were Barbara Hershey, Michael Anderson Jr, Keith and Kevin Schultz,  Ron Soble, Liam Sullivan and Ben Johnson and of course myself.  Other great actors that appeared on my show was Robert Middleton, James Westmoreland, James Brolin, Noah Beery Jr., Buck Taylor, Tim O'Kelly, Rance Howard, Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Dub Taylor, Robert Lansing, Kay Lenz, Richard Kiel, Michael Dunn and many many other great great actors! ".

So you can see that there is a lot about Tammy that you can read about at both sites. 

Plus on her own site she has photos of her career in many of the above roles for sale.

Including one that  I didn't  remember her being on, which I wanted to share here, as I was one of the authors (essayists) in the Gotham City 14 Miles book from Sequart Research and Literacy Organization.

And for those of you that didn't get an opportunity to meet Tammy at the recent ComiKaze Expo during November 5th & 6th, Tammy will be at the upcoming 'The Hollywood Show Vegas', that will be at theHarrah's Hotel & Casino on 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 during the period of November 18-19, 2011.

You can also 'follow' Tammy at her Twitter account to see hear where she will be appearing after that!

Thanks to Tammy Locke for taking the time to say hello, and pose for photos at the recent ComiKaze Expo!
     

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


NOTE FROM THE BLOGGER:

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,547 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 link!  We currently have over 2,612 '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(s) that was mentioned 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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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Saturday, November 12, 2011
My Take On: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Book History

                                        

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Shares 'His Take' On...

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry!

A Hulk Companion Book by Patrick A Jankiewicz!

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Above Top Photo: Patrick A. Jankiewicz with Michael D Hamersky at the Nuke The Fridge Con Booth during the 2011 ComiKaze Expo on Saturday without the Hulk Companion Book. I'm sharing 'my' Batman Book, 'Gotham City 14 Miles' with Pat.
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Above Bottom Photo:  Michael D Hamersky with a copy of Pat's book, 'You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry', on Sunday.  Thanks to both Pat and Nuke the Fridge Con's promoter, Louis Love, for bringing a copy of the Hulk Companion book to share with me then!
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Left Column Top Photo:  Yeah, the Hulk Companion isn't really THAT BIG in total size!  But it is a really thick book, clocking in at over 500 pages in size!  Truly a HULK-Sized Book!
  

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3546:

Last weekend, Tina and I attended both days of the first ever ComiKaze Expo.  I've already posted my thoughts on this convention in Blog #3541.

One of the hi-lites of the show for me was meeting Patrick (Pat) A. Jankiewicz, at the Nuke The Fridge Con booth.  Pat happened to be there at the time I was walking by again, (corner booth!), and Louis Love, the promoter, called me to stop and meet Pat.  I'm glad he did!

Pat is the author of the newly published, (July of 2011), Hulk Companion Book titled 'You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry!'.  Weighing in at over 500 pages, this companion book is HULK-Sized for sure!

Before I go further, let me print what the promo blurb says the book covers:

"Doctor David Banner, physician, scientist, searching for a way to tap into the hidden strength that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of Gamma Radiation alters his body chemistry. And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs..." You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion is the incredible true story behind The Incredible Hulk TV series in one Hulk sized book! For 5 seasons, Banner traveled the backroads of America (which resemble the Universal Studios backlot) on his quest to cure himself. You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion tells the tragic story of star Bill Bixby, whose real-life misfortunes left him resembling his tormented alter ego, David Banner. With Marvel heroes now Hollywood's biggest stars, The Incredible Hulk was their first live action success! The book introduces you to: -Hulk creators Stan Lee & Jack Kirby and how the comic-book character was cancelled after only six issues! . -Lou Ferrigno, The Hulk himself and how the upbeat, deaf bodybuilder became TV's unlikeliest star. -Meet the men who played Thor, Demi-Hulk & Evil Hulk on the show. -Guests like Xander Berkeley, Loni Anderson, Rick Springfield & Edie McClurg! With over 500 pages of Gamma-powered goodness, the book includes: exclusive interviews, rare photos & a moving foreword by Lou Ferrigno. -A complete episode guide, including all 5 TV movies & 2 feature films. ---The unfinished SHE-HULK pilot Bill Bixby appeared in and reveals what sports star played her. -What color were Hulk & She-Hulk going to be on TV? (Hint: NOT Green!) -Which Bond villain was cast as Hulk before Ferrigno? -What California governor almost landed the role...but wasn't tall enough? Journalist PATRICK A. JANKIEWICZ, writer for Wizard & Fangoria, takes an incredible look at the incredible cult TV series!"

Whew!  No wonder it is over 500 pages in size!  And no, it isn't the size in length & width shown at the top left of this blog post being held by the author, (photoshopped!), but man, it is huge!

So other than the size in amount of pages... What was 'My Take' on this book?!

First of all, believe it or not... I wasn't a true fan of 'The Incredible Hulk' TV Show!

There... I said it!  And in print!

This TV Show was first presented as a made for TV film on November 4, 1977 as a pilot movie.  The pilot sequel which showed what the property could do as an hour TV program was shown on November 28, 1977.

It wasn't until March 10, 1978  that the first tv show episode was shown after the two films showed the TV executives and the TV watching audience what it could be as a TV show. The series ran for five seasons, with the last episode being shown June 2, 1982! 

So I said I wasn't a 'true fan' of the TV Show... Why?

Well, it was because of a few factors... 1) I was newly married to my first wife, (June of 1975), and was busy helping get her career going and aiming on setting up a new business, so our TV viewing time was limited. 2) The TV films and the first episodes proved to me that the creator of the TV show was NOT interested in portraying 'The Incredible Hulk' like he was in the Marvel comic books. 

Indeed, Kenneth Johnson went out of his way to make sure it wasn't like the comic books at all!  Dr. Banner's first name was different, 'David Banner', but kept the middle name as 'Bruce', which was hardly referred to.  The 'Hulk Green' (lime green in color), was almost not used also.  The Incredible Hulk was usually seen in only two scenes in the hour long TV Show.  The show reminded me of another TV show I used to watch, 'The Fugitive', and wasn't like the comic book series, (I had been a fan of The Incredible Hulk as a feature in 'Tales To Astonish' comic book title). 

Indeed... One of the TV show's writers, (Karen Harris), is quoted in the book as saying "Kenneth Johnson was a great teacher and mentor. We learned a lot aobut writing from him. One thing we learned from him that I have since passed on to many other writers is "Don't write down to your audience. Don't write a comic book, write a good story". (Words underlined are underlined by me, from page 157 of the book.) 

Okay... I'm glad I didn't see that in print or hear that at the time.  That would have made me HULK OUT!  Stan Lee did NOT dumb down his comic book stories after the start of the Marvel Age of Comics... period! Maybe some other comics companies did, (which will remain nameless here), but not Marvel. Heck, college kids were reading them in the early 1960s! Sheesh!

So yeah, that is probably why I just didn't follow this TV show during the 5 years.  At one time it was sandwiched between 'Dukes of Hazzard' and 'Dallas' on Friday nights.  And we, (the ex-wife) and I loved 'Dallas'!

I think it was Stan (The Man) Lee, co-creator of The Incredible Hulk who said it best in his Marvel Comics column, Stan's Soapbox',  about the changes made in the TV version of The Incredible Hulk... I don't have the exact quote(s), but he wasn't too sure about the changes that were made to his co-creation either.   This Hulk Companion book includes some of that background history also.

Which is why I found myself truly enjoying reading this Hulk Companion book!

Although I wasn't a big fan of the TV show... Pat has put so much info, so many interviews, so much in-depth background on actors that played on the TV show, and bits and pieces from the comic books themselves... That I couldn't help but be drawn into this companion book!

Yes, I haven't seen all of the episodes that are critiqued in this companion book, although I recently purchased a DVD set titled:    The Incredible Hulk - The Television Series Ultimate Collection, so that I could introduce the series to my youngest son, who had never seen the TV show. Plus I got a great deal on it, so thought I would watch 'The Ultimate Collection' which would present the 'best episodes'. 

But Pat made the critiques of each show readable, even for those that haven't seen the episodes.

I liked the additional info obtained by Pat's interviewing the TV actors who played in the episodes.  That was a nice touch also. 

The organizational aspect of presenting all of this info, (and lots of photos!) would be hard for any writer to do.  I'm really pleased that Pat added an index in the back of the book to assist readers.  You wouldn't believe how many persons are quoted in this book, from the regular cast, to the guest stars, to those involved in the production of this TV Show!

My gut feeling is that if I enjoyed reading this Hulk Companion book, and I wasn't that much into the TV Show at the time... That a 'true fan' of the show would just LOVE this book!

Thus my comic book grade for this Hulk Companion book is a NEAR MINT (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale!  For those of YOU looking for an upcoming holiday gift giving season gift... This would be it for a fan of The Incredible Hulk TV Show for sure!  Plus, Pat's book goes into the Hulk films that have been recently shown on the Big Screen, so I'm going to include those film fans as well as probable fans of this book.  As for comic book fans of The Incredible Hulk... I believe those fans, (including myself), would be more than satisified with what is included in this more than 500 pages Hulk Companion book!

Now for the real reason that I moved this book up in review blogging here for the 'weekend edition' of my Blog...

If YOU are in the Los Angeles Metro Area THIS SUNDAY, tomorrow, November 13th of 2011... You won't want to miss the SPECIAL BOOK SIGNING EVENT in Burbank, California!  Here is the link to the Facebook Event Page for it for further details.   I won't be there, as I'm in the San Diego Metro Area... (and already have my signed copy!), But I am highly suggesting that if YOU can make it there, to check it out, and say hello to Pat, and a few additional people that worked on the actual TV Show!   Including: Patrick  Ric “Demi Hulk” Drasin – Actor & Stuntman, Laurie Prange – Actress (Appeared in 4 episodes), Olivia Barash - Actress (First Hulk rescue), Manny Perry - Actor & Stuntman, and Mickey Jones - Actor. Again, please see the event page link above for time, etc. !

For those of you that can't make it... Here's the book info, and the link to buy your copy online:

Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: BearManor Media (July 15, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593936508
ISBN-13: 978-1593936501
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

To buy it online: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion 

Again, my thanks to Patrick A Jankiewicz and Louis Love for bringing this newly published book to my attention!

And as a reminder, Lou (The Incredible Hulk) Ferrigno will be appearing at the upcoming Nuke The Fridge Con on December 10th as seen at this Facebook event page link

(Personal Side-Note:  I'll also be there selling signed copies of 'my' book, Gotham City 14 Miles at my own table, along with a couple thousand of comic books, INCLUDING 'The Incredible Hulk' comics!  So stop by and see us all on December 10th!)

Whew!   This is a HULK-Sized blog post today!!

~Michael D Hamersky On Comics!


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