Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On...   SPECTRA  #5 From APS Physics

TODAY'S FEATURE IS (GUEST) BLOG #3944 -     Catching up with my comic book reviews this week...

This comic book was received at the recent 2013 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (aka SDCC).

 At the top right is a photo of Rebecca Thompson, Kerry G Johnson, and myself holding copies of this comic book series, including issue #5 of Spectra.

I've previously blogged about this comic book series, starting back in August of 2010.  It was in Blog #3214, where I reviewed issue #1 that I received at the 2010 SDCC.

So what is issue #5 about?  Here's what the publisher says on the web site:

"Follow Spectra in her next adventure. It’s wintertime, and the swim team of Tesla Junior high has gone to Pasadena, CA for their yearly winter training camp. The state championship meet is coming up, where they will face the unbeaten Edison Middle School Wizards of Menlo Park, IN. Coach Henri Toueaux will stop at nothing to secure a new trophy for his office and he doesn’t care who he leaves in his wake, including his team. Follow Spectra and her gang as they use her laser powers and their knowledge of fluid flow to stop H. Toueaux from crossing the line from motivating coach to evil villain."

As for 'My Take' on this issue...

The front & back cover is a double page spread and in foil. Pretty sharp looking!  Grabbed my attention right away!

Inside front cover - Basically used as the indicia.

Splash Page - A lot of text, but gets right to the storyline!

Interior Pages - A short story, just 12 pages, but it comes across pretty good.  The artwork is once again a fine meshing with the word balloons and storyline.

The inside back cover is 'Seven Myths About High School Pysics'. A fine text piece.

Once again I found this 'promotional' comic book to be a worthy read in this comic book series.

It comes across with a lot of good information, but not presented in a 'preachy' sort of way.  It is a smooth presentation, one that should hold a school kids attention, as well as an adults.

As for my comic book grade for this issue... I'm giving it a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

The odds are that you won't find this comic book at your local comic book shop, as it is basically a promotional piece published by APS Physics / PhysicsCentral.com.  So I'm going to list a few links that talk about the comic book.

Physics Central page on Issue #5.

Kerry G. Johnson's Facebook Fan Page.

The APS Physics Facebook Fan Page!

You could always download a copy at this link.

I'm not for sure what convention Rebecca & Kerry will be at next, but that is where I received my copy, so you could check out their convention schedule to possibly obtain a hard copy.

~ Michael

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On...   Rob Hanes Adventures #14 From WCG Comics

TODAY'S FEATURE IS (GUEST) BLOG #3943 -     Catching up with my comic book reviews this week...

The above comic book was received at the recent 2013 Comic-Con International: San Diego, (aka SDCC).

 At the top right is a photo of Randy Reynaldo holding a copy of Rob Hanes Adventures #14, the latest issue in Randy's comic book series!

I've previously blogged about this series in blog #3687,  where I reviewed issue #13 that I received at the 2012 SDCC.

So what's this series & issue #14 about?  Here's what the publisher says on the web site:

"High adventure is alive and well in the 21st century! Rob Hanes Adventures is an all-ages comic-book series about a globetrotting private eye and troubleshooter that has been described as "Tintin meets Indiana Jones!"

Under the auspices of worldwide Justice International, Rob Hanes travels the world on assignment, facing adventure, intrigue and romance at every turn! Every issue is complete and self-contained, so jump in at any time!

In the (14th) issue, Rob helps precipitate the fall of a Middle East dictator by accompanying an exiled princess back into the country."

Okay... So what's 'My Take' on this issue?

Well, the front cover grabbed my attention, as 'regime change' seems to be happening more in the world at this time. 

The inside front cover has a 'primer' to the series, which is very helpful if you are 'new' to this comic book series.

The splash page gets the story started off very well.  Please note that the interior pages are in black & white only.

Randy tells the story vividly, and while also being the artist, the whole story runs smoothly with the artwork.

The 24 page story ends with a good finish...

Liner Notes fills out the background of the story presented in this issue.

Hanes Briefs is the letters page...

Review: Genius, Isolated is a reprint of Randy's blog on a book on The Life and Art of Alex Toth.

The inside back cover is the Ka-Blam house ad, as Ka-Blam is the printer of this comic book.

The back cover is a good presentation of what Rob Hanes Adventures is about, if a person was to pick this comic book up at their LCBS to think about buying it.

I personally enjoyed this latest issue.  Randy has a good style in writing and illustrating.  I've liked all his issues in this series so far.   Good 'Old School' story & art that is 'done in one' issue, without having to buy a five issue spread to read a complete story arc like in many other comic books in mainstream comic book publishing.  Definitely worth the $3.99 cover price!

As for my comic book grade for this issue... I'm giving it a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

You can try your local comic book shop to see if they have this issue in... It has been published already.  Or you can check out Randy's own web site for purchase, at WCGcomics.com for direct purchase.

Be sure to 'Like' the Facebook Fan Page for WCG Comics / Rob Hanes Adventures!

~ Michael

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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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions...   Labor Day... Comic Books & Comic Strips!    TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3942 -     Today is Labor Day... A nationally recognized holiday.   The history of this holiday is shown here, at this Wikipedia entry.   Today, a lot of US citizens don't know much about the holiday, other than it is recognized as the end of the Summer Season.   Oh, and that the NFL and the College Football Seasons start this week!   I'm stopping long enough this morning to present photos of those artists that labored through the years on comic books and comic strips.   More photos, (over 200 of them), are shown at this special photo album titled 'At The Drawing Board', at my Facebook Fan Page.   My thanks to those pictured, (and not pictured), that labored through many years to produce the comic books and comic strips that I have come to enjoy to read over the years.   I hope that you take part of today to read this blog post and to check out the many other comic book artists that are pictured in the photo album.   Happy Labor Day!    ~Michael John Severin At The Drawing Board!    Marge Buell, of 'Little Lulu' fame At The Drawing Board!   Fred Harman, of 'Red Ryder' fame, At The Drawing Board!   Note: You can see more photos of those 'At The Drawing Board' at this Special Photo Album on my Facebook Fan Page!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,942 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The...   The August 30th of 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival Season Held At the Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad, California!     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3941 -     Last night, Tina and I attended the 2nd Night of the 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival.   This was after spending all week rennovating our house... So we were glad to get out of the house and under the stars!   The Leo Carrillo Historic Ranch is celebrating its 10th Anniversary up big with this year's Film Festival.   We saw the episode titled 'Phoney Sheriff' of the Cisco Kid, followed by the feature film, If You Could Only Cook. Those in attendance, (all 150 of them), seemed to enjoy both the Cisco Kid episode as well as the 1935 Depression Era film!  Jean Arthur & Leo Carrillo were outstanding in the film!   Also, Phyllis Coates was featured in the Cicso Kid episode.  She of course was 'Lois Lane' in 26 episodes of the 1950s TV Series 'Adventures of Superman' from 1951-1953!   Another tie-in to comic books is the Cisco Kid series from Dell Comics. There are 41 issues of this series, as seen at this link.   Also... Here is the link to what else is playing this 2013 Film Festival Season.   You must make a reservation in advance to be one of the 150 attendees of each Friday Night's film showing.  The cost is 'Free', and we always have great fun under the stars at this seasonal Film Festival!    ~Michael The Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park Is Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary This Year!    Refreshments Are Served At the Pool's Cabana. Which Is Good, Because It Was Hot & Humid Last Night!   I Had An El Conquistador For Dinner.  Plus I Won A Free Large Popcorn At the Spinning Wheel!   The Feature Film Was 'If You Could Only Cook'!   Note: You can see more photos from this event at this Special Photo Album on my Facebook Fan Page!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,941 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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. 

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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:  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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That... Doomed! Has a New Web Site!   (The Untold Story of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four Film!)     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3940 -     Back in June of this year, I blogged about Doomed! having an IndieGoGo Fundraiser, at blog #3876.   Although the fundraiser did not meet its goal, there was a lot of attention on this project.   I just wanted to update you all on the fact that Doomed! has a revamped web site that I thought you might want to check out.  I'll be posting updates in the months to follow... You can also stay up to date at their Facebook Fan Page!    ~Michael         Film Threat Magazine Featured the Film's Cast on the Front Cover back in October of 1993!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,940 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!   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!!!

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'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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