For Jennifer Walters

 aka The She-Hulk!

But... Where's Her Comic Book Movie???

Seems she should get one before some of these other ones in developement!

Especially after what Tina and I saw of the upcoming 'Hulk' Movie at the SDCC program in July!

Click Here to see Tina's 'Take' on that preview program!

OK, we know that in the late 1980s, Marvel Comics approached Brigitte Nielsen to pose for photographs dressed as the comic book character She-Hulk.

Brigitte had previously impressed the company with her prior portrayal of their character Red Sonja and accordingly they hoped she would prove just as successful in a new movie venture.

Unfortunately the photos that were produced did not enlicit a large amount of investors in the potential film and Marvel was forced to scrap the project.

The top left photo shows She-Hulk on the way to court.

The second photo to the left is  Brigitte Nielsen as She-Hulk. She definitely was a good choice for protraying She-Hulk at that time!

Since I first blogged about this previous non-movie, there has been some interest in producing a movie with the She-Hulk. We will keep you blogged on details as they come up!

She-Hulk is currently being published in a on-going title. 

I personally enjoyed the second comics series, which had John Byrne write and pencil the first eight issues of the series where She-Hulk would break the 'fourth wall' and talk to readers of the comics, knowing that she was in a comic book with her adventures being told.  Kind of a strange humour book, but when reading the comic it makes more sense.

John Byrne was later invited back, and with issue #31 brought back the reason I bought the series in the beginning! 

That wraps it up for this blog post... But I wanna see She-Hulk in a movie, not her less 'incredible' Hulk cousin's next movie!

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !

Michael

Why Did The Avengers Form?

The first volume ran from September of 1963 to September 1996 with 402 issues!

The first issues featured Ant-Man/Giant-Man & the Wasp, The Mighty Thor, Incredible Hulk, and Iron Man!

This was the type of superhero team that Publisher Martin Goodman wanted when he directed Stan Lee to create a superhero team to compete against National (DC) Comics' Justice League of America!

Only One Problem then... there weren't any Marvel Super-heroes around in 1961!

Captain America, the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner had been revived briefly in the mid 1950's but didn't last! 

That is why the Fantastic Four were born! Stan and Jack had to create a brand new team! 

But Stan Lee had a problem by issue #16!  Almost all of the super-heroes in the Avengers had their own comic book also, and the continuity was hard to keep track of!

So with issue #16, pictured to the top left, Captain America took over as team leader and new 'Avengers' were brought in. That was the START of seemingly hundreds of super-heroes to be Avengers in the upcoming years!! LOL!

To see what issues we have in stock, just click on the comic book cover to the top left!

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !

Michael

Catherine Bach Of Dukes Of Hazard Will Be Autographing In December!

Recently I have been seeing more and more autographed photos, comics, books etc...

Additionally I have seen comments about the prices charged by sellers on those items.

So I thought I would publish the autograph prices of an upcoming appearance by a
Star of a previous TV Show that is in re-runs and has had an 'updated' movie about it recently.

Catherine Bach of Dukes of Hazard TV Show fame will be autographing next month.

Her prices are listed at the bottom of the flyer shown at the top left.

Of interest to non-convention goers should be the fact that it would cost the convention goer $20 just to have their picture taken with the actress with their own camera, and NO autograph.

Also of interest... NO 'Shorts' Will be Signed! (?)

The times of getting autographs for free have been over for quite a while, as these actresses and actors are finding the convention circuits a way of making money as not all get residuals.

No negativity here, just to let our blog readers and possible autograph seekers the fact that most of the autographs signed today cost the con-goer $$ to get in the first place! 

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !

Michael (and Tina)

John Wayne

Exhibit At the

Autry Center 

The Duke has a 'case' of items from his western movie days. Besides one sheet posters, there is also a few of the costumes he wore. See above top left for photo.

I have blogged previously about the special Gene Autry exhibition at the Autry National Center that is being shown
between now and January 13, 2008.