PCH Finally Offers Comic Collection

I have been waiting patiently for PCH (Publishers Clearing House) to finally offer something of interest to me other than "historic" coin collections (I haven't bought any of those for they are out of my budget). They are finally offering a Classic Comic Collection 6-Pack, which is really a grab bag so who knows what issues one will get but at least there will be at least one Superman, Batman or Spider-Man title. However, this offer also includes at least five unopened comic book trading cards, which sealed the deal for me. The price is $19.96, which is not bad considering the price of today's comic books and trading cards. I will post about which comics and cards I receive. Yes, this is my Christmas present to myself this year.

Wonder Woman Officially Cast For Batman vs. Superman

According to It's official! Batman vs. Superman has found its Wonder Woman in the form of Gal Gagot. She was Miss Israel 2004 and is best known for her role as Gisele Harrabo in Fast & Furious and Fast Five.

Gal Gadot is an avid motorcycle rider and is married. She served two years as an IDF sports trainer.

I am holding judgement until I see the costume that she will be wearing as Wonder Woman.

Dark Shadows #23

I was very disappointed with Dark Shadows #23 from Dynamite. This is the final issue of the series and felt rushed in a bad way. Mostly it centers around Emma, David Collins' friend that was turned into a vampire earlier in the series. She is seen talking to a shrink in a mental hospital before narrating flashbacks telling what happened to her after she escaped the possessed Barnabas Collins and his evil vampire crew. Emma tried to head back to David but was intercepted by Quentin Collins and his vampire hunter crew. Thanks to Blair's magic, Emma was shown several alternate futures with all of them having her turning David into a vampire. They buried her and she dreams of happier times. However, her story was far from done and she was unearthed by Barnabas and Jackie twenty years later. She was made human by the magical necklace that caused all the problems in the first place before she noticed a grown up David sitting in the car. Of course, the shrink doesn't believe all this and starts to take the magical necklace off. That's it and there is no mention of how the good Barnabas regained possession of his body. I would have liked at least one of two more issues before this one. I still like the cover art by Francesco Francavilla and the interior artwork by Nacho Tenorio.

Superhero City Celebrates Thanksgiving Day

Superhero City is celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a Special Edition Earth Ability card:

I spent most of the morning watching parades before working on a Mickey Mouse puzzle. We had an early dinner so we can snack on leftovers later. I wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving Day this year.

Superhero City Celebrates Doctor Who's Fiftieth Anniversary With The Traveller

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC's Doctor Who and Superhero City has been celebrating all week long by offering a special stat challenge featuring the Traveller trading card (I have snagged three so far):

By the way, I'm up to level 386 in this online game at Facebook.

Women Wednesday: Harley Quinn #0

Yeah, Harley Quinn #0 is out today with artwork from seventeen artists and the issue has a blast breaking the fourth wall:

Preacher Coming To AMC

Cool news for Vertigo fans: AMC Orders Pilot For 'Preacher' Series. I would much rather watch this than a spin off of The Walking Dead.

Superhero City Celebrates Veterans Day

Superhero City celebrates Veterans Day by offering players a FREE Defender of the Nation card:

Yes, it's the same card from last year.

Man of Steel Black Spiral Notebook

I actually found this Man of Steel black spiral notebook at the local Walmart's yesterday afternoon for a dollar. It was the only one that they had left and I had never seen it at the store before. I call it black because that's the major color with some splashing of white and red. I do like the red plastic spiral but I wonder how it would hold up to all the abuse a school kid would put it through like stacking heavy text books on it. Superman looks very angry and he may have just used his heat vision.

Here is the front cover:

Here is the back cover of the Man of Steel spiral notebook:

Netflix To Bring Four Marvel Superheroes To Tv

According to Netflix signed a HUGE deal with Marvel for Dardevil, Luke Cage series + more, not only will those two superheroes be getting their own live action Internet tv series but Jessica Jones and Iron Fist is also on the list. There will even be a crossover mini-series featuring the four called The Defenders. Looks like I may have to subscribe to Netflix in 2015.

Women Wednesday: Dancing Wonder Woman

Shame that this video featuring a dancing Wonder Woman on Vivo doesn't have the original soundtrack but it's interesting to watch her walk like an Egyptian:

Hourman Coming To TV

I can actually see Hourman from DC Comics getting his own tv show: The CW's bringing another DC character to TV (one you'd never expect). This might open the gate to other lesser known characters getting their own shows.

Goodnight Nick Cardy

Sad news to report tonight for Nick Cardy, Legendary Comic Artist, Passes Away At 93.

Cover of Teen Titans #26 by Nick Cardy

Wendy Williams as Wonder Woman

Wendy Williams dressed up as Wonder Woman on her Halloween-themed episode. Here is a twenty minute plus video of her in costume:

Halloween Results

We only had ten little beggars...er, kids come knocking on our door in a two hour span this Halloween. I gave them each two pieces of treats since I was expecting more tricksters. None showed up after an hour of waiting so I turned off the lights, let the dog out and put the treats in the refrigerator (Kit Kats were already melting). To be fair, a high school ballgame was going on last night which prevented many parents going out with their youngsters. I also learned this morning that the businesses on Main Street were giving out candy from three to five on Halloween. The local Fish and Games was doing the same. A co-worker that lives about two blocks away only had two little beggars...er, kids. Last year we had twenty-five and the year before that was thirty or so. This was the worst year for tricksters asking for treats that I can remember.

Bonus Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 31: Swag Bucks Halloween Collector's Bills

I finally collected a full set of Halloween Collector's Bills at Swag Bucks a few moments ago. There are five different ones this year:

I won the pumpkin first:

Here's the Collector's Bill with bats:

Here's the witch's cauldron:

Here's the Collector's Bills with a witch's hat:

I finally won the ghost tonight and didn't think I was going to win it before the deadline:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 31: Angry Birds Star Wars Bucket, Stickers and Fruit Gummies

Halloween is finally here and I'm finally sharing pictures of the Angry Birds Star Wars bucket and stickers that I got a few weeks ago with a cheeseburger Happy Meal from McDonald's. The Death Star in the background has a pig snout and ears:

Chuck the Yellow Bird is dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca:

There are two pigs dressed up as two different versions of Boba Fett (yes, I know it's not a very good picture showcasing them but they are on there):

The Angry Birds Star Wars stickers features a lot of the characters in costumes (my favorite has to be the Ewok):

The back of the stickers tells about the Happy Meal app:

As an added bonus, I found an empty box of Angry Birds Star Wars Fruit Gummies last month in the parking lot of the store where I work. Surprisingly, it too features Chuck the Yellow bird dressed up as Han Solo and Terrance the Big Brother Bird as Chewbacca (this is number three in a series of five):

This wraps up this year's Countdown to Halloween and I hope everyone has a safe and spooky one.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 30: Women Wednesday: Elvira at Hit It Rich Casino Slots

Elvira is a new high limit game at Hit It Rich! Casino Slots on Facebook. There are some cool Halloween theme graphics plus some featuring the Mistress of the Dark:

The game features super symbol free spins:

My favorite graphic is the over-size Elvira symbol:

Pick A Coffin is the only bonus game that I got to play:

The basic Paytable of the Elvira Slots:

There are four different free spins with the over-size Elvira symbols:

My only complaint is that Hit it Rich! Casino Slots is made by Zynga and it loads slow, not at all and/or crashes my computer like countless other games that I have played by them.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 29: Frankie Stein Bucket and Stickers

My sister and I actually got cheeseburger Happy Meals about two weeks ago. They are doing Monster High buckets and stickers for the girls and Angry Birds Star Wars buckets with stickers for the boys this month. I got the Angry Birds Star Wars with Han Solo and Chewbacca bucket and stickers but I might show them in another post. My sister gladly gave me her Frankie Stein bucket and stickers, which I am showcasing in today's post. There are two images of her on the blue bucket with one being a close-up. I really like the black handle for it features a bat, the skull with a bow over MH, crossbones and a lightning bolt.

The Frankie Stein stickers are pretty cool especially the skull with the bow and all the different little lightning bolts:

The back tells about the Happy Meal app:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 28: The Return of Frute Brute

I didn't spot the monster cereals at the local Wal-Mart Super Center until October 10th this year. They were on an endcap and had all five of the new boxes. I grabbed Frute Brute because I was looking more to his return than Yummy Mummy and I'm more partial to the werewolf. I figured I could pick that one up when I finished eating the Frute Brute cereal. It took my two weeks to finish the cherry flavor frosted cereal with spooky-fun marshmallows. Yeah, they didn't taste anywhere as good as I remembered them being when I was a kid. The local Wal-Mart Super Center still had a full endcap of the monster cereals on October 17th so I didn't pick any up since I still had half a box of Frute Brute. Big mistake for they were all gone when I returned to the store on October 24 (they weren't kidding when they said that they were only available for a limited time). I ended up getting Cap'n Crunch Halloween cereal instead (I still have half a box of that to finish). Anyway, here are scans of the return of Frute Brute cereal box:

I love the "Strange Things Happen Once In A Fruity Moon" cartoon on the back of the box:

The left side of the box has five Mega Monster Trivia questions (yikes, I only knew one):

Nutrition facts are on the right side of the box:

You can eat about half the box to get your recommended daily dose of whole grain:

The Frute Brute 2013 box is made out of 100% recycled paperboard:

I always liked the fact that the cherry flavored cereal is paw shaped. I should have taken pictures of all the cereal shapes but this was the only one that I didn't wolf down: