Sunday, August 23, 2009

The Greatest American Hero Origin Story Arc Conclusion!
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Topic: Comic Books - New

Above is the Front Cover to Issue #3 of The Greatest American Hero Comic book Mini-Series!

The Greatest American Hero

Origin Story Arc Conclusion!

My Thanks to William Katt, The Real Greatest American Hero for taking the time to talk and pose with me @ the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International!

Earlier this morning I finished sending a re-write of the chapter I was asked to write for an upcoming book to my Editor...
Having that out of the way made me feel good!
Just like I felt 'good' reading the final issue of what has turned out to be a well written and illustrated three issue 'origin story arc' of 'The Greatest American Hero' from Catastrophic Comics / Arcana Comics!
Sure, it may have been a little bit of nostalgia reading the comic book series, but you can also see by the front cover of issue #3 above, that the series has been updated to the 2000's!
Issue #3 is actually the final installment in the 'origin story arc' of the comic book title.   I am hoping that there will be a continuation of new adventures for this title from Catastrophic Comics that has the blessing from the TV Show creator Stephen J. Cannell!
After the 2008 San Diego Comic Con International (SDCCI) I blogged about seeing the Greatest American Hero Panel. I was fortunate enough to see William Katt, Connie Selleca, and Robert Culp at that special program. It was there that William announced that there would be a comic book title named after the show they were all in! I looked forward to seeing that title, and have blogged a few times about the earlier two issues, and also seeing William Katt at this year's 2009 SDCCI.
It was at last month's SDCCI that I picked up the third issue, and have since read it. I get so many comics / graphic novels sent in that it does take time to read and then review via blogging the ones that I want to bring to my blog readers attention!
This 3rd issue does tie up the origin story arc, but also has a teaser for what could come next. I suggest that you take a look at the issues if you were a fan of the show. The show's flavor does carry over to this print format very well. That's due to the script by William Katt, Derek McCaw, and Christopher Folino. Plus the pencils and inks by Clint Hilinski. The full package was edited nicely by Editor Sean O'Reilly.
You should be able to pick up copies of the three issues published so far from your usual sources. If not, Catastrophic Comics does have an eBay Store also!
If after reading this title you find yourself interested in what William Katt and Catastrophic Comics are doing next and what other comic conventions they may be attending, check them out at: http://www.catastrophiccomics.com
BTW, unless we are on site all day and night during a three day or longer comic con... we do blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, and pop culture news and events!
Plus, check out our new listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store that our blogs are based on!
Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!!
~ Michael

"Hammering Out the Web
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CONVENTION PHOTOS: OK, the three costumed attendees at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International shown below just might have a different of who is the REAL 'Greatest American Hero'! Can You guess who they are? And yes, one of them is a villain... not a hero!
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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:51 AM PDT

Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:59 AM PDT

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Those... 'Miserable Dastards' !
Mood:

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Topic: Comic Books - New

Those...

Miserable Dastards

From

Dial 'C' For Comics!

Continuing my blogs on comics that I have recently received for review and that I want to blog about here... is one from Dial 'C' For Comics! I haven't read one of their offerings before, so I looked at it with an open mind, ready for anything.

Which was a good thing to do, because the title of the comic was 'Miserable Dastards', with the 'Dastards' word being covered up a bit on the front cover, making me look twice as to what the word really was...

Not really knowing for sure what 'Dastards' were, I'm glad that the editor of this comic got that out of the way real quick on the inside front cover! (See top right insert of this post.)

Okay, now the front cover made more sense for me! The super-villain being taken away by the police with the 'Thugs', (dastards), being tied up by the super-heroes, who were taking off from the scene!

The interior penciling by Jeremy Dale for this issue was superb, flowing with the storyline by Richard A Hamilton. The inks by Rob Jones with colors by Jelle Van Den Brink were in keeping with the whole issue's presentation, (Great!). The lettering by Steven Prouse did what lettering is supposed to do...and did it well! The cover by Rob Hicks, Rob Jones & Miguel Marques da Silva was top notch, except for the super-heroes cape that obscured the 'Dastards' masthead, which may have been intentional? So as to emphasize the 2nd word of the title by bringing the reader's eyes there?

The phrase 'Making the BAD Guys Look GOOD!' was used on the bottom of the front cover. If that truly was the intent of the creator of this title, then the presentation did do that for me! I enjoyed the story of the dastards, and felt for them during the issue. This was a good concept, and was presented well.

I recently re-watched the 1960's Batman TV Show episodes and enjoyed seeing so many character actors portray the henchmen during my viewings. So I was kind of set up to liking the henchmen / dastards of this comic, or at least emphasizing with them. I would look forward to reading the next issue, as this was just #1 of the series!

Note: This issue's cover price was not marked with a cost, as it was an 'Exclusive Convention Preview' issue. This issue was presented to me at The Antidote Trust Booth during the San Diego Comic Con International 2009 days as part of a package of comics to possibly review.

However, I do see that 'The MISERABLE DASTARDS Graphic Novel' was made available in the July 2009 Previews Catalog as a "Spotlight" and "Certified Cool" item! So just use Diamond code JUL09 0837 to reserve your copy or back order it at Your LCBS now!

The 96 page, full-color graphic novel retails for only $9.99, and it should be a good series to read, based on what I read in issue #1 !

For more info on this comic book title, or to see what else is being published, please check out the publisher's web site at: http://www.dialcforcomics.com/

As a reminder... This is the 2nd comic book title that I've blogged about that was distributed at The Antidote Trust's (TAT) booth at the 2009 SDCC. The earlier blog post on 'The Roach' comic book mini-series by Robert Roach was reviewed here: 'The Roach' Review. Which, BTW, is MY Favorite indie mini-series in a Long Time!

My thanks to Dale Wilson of DWAP Productions for 'turning me on' to this Group's titles, that are all independently published, but following guidelines set by TAT. (Dale's Caffeine Dreams Issues #1-3 are reviewed here from earlier in the year.)

BTW, unless we are on site all day and night during a three day or longer comic con... we normally blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic book conventions, and pop culture news and events!

Plus for purchases of items that our blog posts are based on; please check out our listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store!

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~ Michael

"Hammering Out the Web
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CONVENTION PHOTOS: Continuing my series of publishing photos from the 2009 Comic Con International: San Diego, is this one of myself with two so called 'booth babes' from the HEROES booth! These very nice young ladies were kind enough to wait for Tina to take my photo with them... actually about 6 photos as the crowd around us was so big that moment, that everyone was in the way each time Tina snapped a shot! The 'cheerleaders' were distributing the Exclusive SDCC HEROES Comic Book of which we got a couple, that could still be on sale in our online store! BTW, Tina wanted to get the mural above us in the photo also, so as to get an idea of the size of the booth!

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 9:08 AM PDT

Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:23 AM PDT

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Stan Lee And Sean Forney to Appear At Pittsburgh Comic Con!
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Topic: Comic Cons

Above: Guest of Honor, Stan Lee will be there Saturday only September 12th... 'Nuff Said!

Stan Lee

And Sean Forney

to Appear at the 2009 Pittsburgh Comic Con!

Above: Sean Forney will be @ Pittsburgh Comic Con all three days from Sept 11-13th!

Alright, I have blogged several times before about Stan (The Man) Lee...
Which is OK with me since he was someone I looked up to in my formative years back in the early 1960's! Plus so many of my blog readers can't always make it to where he is appearing... So it makes sense to mention whenever he does possibly make it to YOUR area!
So if You are in the Pittsburgh, PA area next month... You might want to check out the following that was sent to me by Sean Forney, who also just happens to be there exhibiting at His own table!
Sean sent me the following info about the Pittsburgh ComiCon which runs:
September 11, 12 & 13, 2009
Fri 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
As the 'Guest of Honor', Stan Lee will be there ONLY on Saturday the 12th. Please Note there is an additional charge for his autograph ($40.00)!
Sean tells me that he, (Sean), will be at table SO24.
PLUS Sean has a 'Special' on Sunday: "Sunday is KIDZ Day- kids get in free along other special promotions for kids under 12. I will be giving out a mini sketchbook to kids on Sunday as part of the event".
And just so You don't think it's just about comics creators, there's also:
A Charity Auction-
It's one of the main events of the con and there is something for everyone.
An Annual Costume Contest-
You'll be amazed at th creativity and quality of the costumes. We always are.
A Casino Night -
Fun for all ages.
Plus Gaming Events
Time to game on!
And A Marathon Anime Movie Room
Hours upon hours of Anime in our Anime Movie Room
For those that didn't know... The Show is held every year at The New Monroeville Exposition Center connected to the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh.
TICKET PRICES
One Day Pass $18.16 (per person)
Two Day Pass $35.24 (per person)
Three Day Pass $45.00 (per person)
Stan Lee 3 Day Package $90.00 (per person)
Stan Lee Autograph Ticket $40.00 (per person) - SATURDAY ONLY!
Under 8 years of age FREE with paid adult admission
Oh, and besides Stan Lee and Sean Forney, the following will also be exhibiting there:
BOB ALMOND, DARRYL BANKS, DANIELLE CORSETTO, JEREMY DALE, JAY FIFE, RAMONA FRADON, DAN FRAGA, GARY FRIEDRICH, GREG HORN, TERRY HUDDLESTON, JAMAL IGLE, JOE JUSKO, JOSH MEDORS, TONY MIELLO, CHRIS MORENO, BRETT PINSON, STEVE SCOTT, BEAU SMITH, JOSH WARNER, And more!
For more info: http://www.Pittsburghcomicon.com
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~ Michael

"Hammering Out the Web
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CONVENTION PHOTO: In honor of Stan 'The Man' Lee being The Guest of Honor at the above Pittsburgh Comic Con, I'm publishing a photo of two Marvel Comics Characters that I saw standing in line at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International. Can YOU Guess who They are in costume as?!
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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 6:45 AM PDT

Updated: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:19 AM PDT

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Artist Steve Scott to Appear at Mini MegaCon this Weekend!
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Topic: Comic Cons

Artist Steve Scott to Appear at Mini MegaCon this Weekend!

Above: Steve Scott in Brussels, Belgium at a convention!

To the Left: I Just love Hulk vs Thing matchups... this one is by Steve Scott!

Alright... I gotta admit... as an ex-Marvel Zombie, I can't help but get excited at seeing the Hulk vs Thing match-up at the top left of this blog post...
Which is what artist Steve Scott's agent, Renee Witterstaetter, got my attention on, what with her Press Release about Steve exhibiting at the Mini MegaCon this weekend!
Renee sent the above two pics and a couple more of Steve's works to me along with the press release. The fact is... The Thing is my favorite comic book character of all time, and when someone can do him justice like Steve did above... well, I'll take a look at what else there is for possible mention!
The following are excerpts from the Press Release:
Orlando, Florida--Mini MegaCon is shaping up to be one BIG show August 22nd-23rd, with X-Men Forever artist Steve Scott also now slated to be at the event, joining a line-up of tremendous talent.
Steve's work can currently be seen on the best-selling "X-Men Forever" series with writer Chris Claremont. Not to mention that Steve is the ONLY artist tapped by DC Comics to do work relating to "Batman Forever," depicting the now legendary turn of Heath Ledger as The Joker. Look for Steve's work in the Blue-Ray disc release of the movie!
Steve is no stranger to media tie-in's. His work is often seen on the television show Smallville and in other special projects for DC Comics, as well as his pencil work for the recent "Indiana Jones--Tomb of the Gods," comic book series for Dark Horse to tie-in with the most recent hit Harrison Ford movie! (In fact, George Lucas liked Steve's work so much that he purchased most of the originals to keep for himself! )
Beginning his comics career at Malibu Comics with his wildly popular stint on "Razor" for London Night, as well as "New Warriors," "Hourman," and "JLA" for Marvel and DC, Steve's pencils have also appeared in the pages of "Shadowpact," "The Creeper" with writer Steve Niles, "Batman Legends of the Dark Knight," and "Checkmate." He got a particularly special kick out of bringing to life some of DC Comics strangest characters like Detective Chimp, Rex the Wonder Dog, Rag Man, The Phantom Stranger and many others.
Recent and current projects at Marvel Comics, and DC Comics include working with industry legends Louise Simonson and Chris Claremont on the titles "Magik" and "Exiles," the "Marvel Adventures" line featuring Fantastic Four, Avengers, and the Hulk, work on "She-Hulk," and a Kyle XY one shot for Disney/ABC with writer Jeff Parker.
In other words, he's busy making comics, which is a good thing for his ever growing number of fans.
Recently returned from a signing tour in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, look for more of Steve's work in "X-Men Forever," as well as some surprises to be announced soon! Steve Scott will be available both days of Mini MegaCon for signing and sketching. Saturday 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
My thanks to Renee for sending this to my attention!
BTW, other guests that are joining Steve at the Mini MegaCon in Orlando Florida this weekend include: Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Dick Giordano, Greg Horn, Jimmy Palmiotti, Casey Jones, Phil Noto, Christian Slade, Tony Bedard, Sergio Cariello, Jim Cheung, Terry Cronin, Chuck Dixon, Drew Geraci, Greg Land, Alvin Lee, Jeff Parker, Mike Perkins, Brandon Peterson, Renee Witterstaetter, Sylvester McCoy, Lisa Loring, Felix Silla, Vic Mignogna, Amanda Stevens, Rob Hunter, plus many more!
The convention will be located at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida, August 22nd and 23rd. For more information visit http://www.megaconvention.com/
And, for more information on Steve Scott and his work, contact Renee Witterstaetter at: evaink@aol.com.
BTW, unless we ourselves are on site all day and night during a three day or longer comic con... we normally blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic book conventions, and pop culture news and events!
Plus for purchases of items that our blog posts are based on; please check out our listings of comics, graphic novels, Comic Con exclusives and more pop culture items for sale in our own online eBay Featured Store!
Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!
~ Michael

"Hammering Out the Web
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CONVENTION PHOTO: I have been posting convention photos of costumed attendees for a while now in this blog. Today I'm going to post something else that catches either my or Tina's eyes when attending a comic con. That would be one of the many posters or banners that are hung up for all to be aware of upcoming projects, either on film or TV. We are both big fans of the '24' Fox TV Show, and we both saw this banner at the same time while at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con International! '24' is ONE Show we will NOT tape... It has to be seen 'live'!
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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 9:22 AM PDT

Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:30 AM PDT

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Political Power: Colin Powell From BlueWater Comics!
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Topic: Comic Books - New

Political Power:

Colin Powell

From

Bluewater Comics!

Continuing my blogs on comics that I have recently received for review and that I want to blog about here... is another one from Bluewater Comics! This company keeps publishing many comics that are of interest to me as a reader!

This issue is from a series of one shot publications on those who have wielded political power in recent years or are currently. I do not express my political views in my Blog. However this issue transcends political views and parties and tells a good story about this person who has been in the news for several years and how his actions have affected the general population.

Actually this issue goes into more depth than you would think, even though it is in a 22 page 'floppy' stand alone issue, and not a graphic novel.

Which I believe is due to the writer, Wey-Uih Loh. Biographies sometimes can be a little dull, but Wey keeps the storyline moving, without sensationalizing the character. Good job there Wey!

M. Scott Woodward is the penciler on this issue. The likeness of Colin Powell is well represented on the pages. The artwork also flowed with the dialogue and got the story moving within the limits of the 22 pages and was paced well.

Kirsty Swan's colors were in keeping with going into the past, both during Colin's childhood and his rising through the ranks of the US Army.

Lettering by Wilson Ramos Jr. was very good, even with all the narrative text and the actual dialogue. Sometimes lettering can get in the way of the art, but that did not happen here, even with all of the narrative and dialogue in this text heavy storyline.

The front cover by Vinnie Tartamella was a striking one, one that should attract casual browsers at the bookstores or local comic book stores and turn them into buyers...

The storyline covers from when Colin was a kid up until when he left office as Secretary of State. The sequential art concept is a good one for presenting biographies. This one did so without shoving any political views in my face as a reader. Good Job!

This issue's cover price was $3.99, well worth the price for this stand alone issue #1 in the series of Political Power.

For more info on the Political Power series with previous and upcoming issues, please see the Bluewater Comics web site at: http://www.Bluewaterprod.com

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~ Michael

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CONVENTION PHOTOS: Continuing my series of publishing photos of costumed attendees that were at the 2009 Comic Con International: San Diego, is this one of Wonder Woman and myself near Ballroom 20. Yes, I know... I can't pass a 'Wonder Woman' at the SDCC without stopping to take her photo, or having Tina snap one with me and that moment's Wonder Woman! LOL!

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Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:20 AM PDT

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The Greatest American Hero

Origin Story Arc Conclusion!

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

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

Stan Lee

And Sean Forney

to Appear at the 2009 Pittsburgh Comic Con!

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

Artist Steve Scott to Appear at Mini MegaCon this Weekend!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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