Women Wednesday: Bluebelle and Daybreak

Batgirl #27 (March 2014) is another Gothtopia-related story.

In this issue, Barbara Gordon aka Bluebelle teams up with Daybreak:

I have to wonder why she is called Bluebelle when she has a bat-symbol on her chest. Shouldn't she be called Bluebat or Batbelle?

Batman: Son of Batman Trailer

Damian Wayne gets animated in the new Batman: Son of Batman animated movie coming Easter weekend according to Newsarama's Animated BATMAN: SON OF BATMAN Trailer. He even dons the Robin costume. Here's the trailer:

Gothtopia Biker Batman and Catbird from Detective #27

There are several reasons why you should pick up and read Detective Comics #27 (March 2014) and the start of Gothtopia is just one. Where else are you going to see biker Batman and Catbird aka Catwoman riding their batcycle and catcycle?

Women Wednesday: Batgirl Annual #2 Cover

The cover of Batgirl Annual #2 features art by Clay Mann. The super heroine is tangled in the back bending vines of Poison Ivy:

The issue hits the newsstands on April 30, 2014. Gail Simone is the writer and Robert Gill is the interior artist for this issue from DC Comics.

Wally West Rejoins DC Comics In April

According to Wally West Makes His DC Comics New 52 Debut In April, the sidekick turned main superhero will appear in The Flash Annual #3. I have to wonder if he will start out as Kid Flash again or if he will even have powers. Either way, I can't wait to see Wally back.

Michael Douglas Cast As Hank Pym In Ant-Man

This could be good news: Ant-Man Casts Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Paul Rudd is Scott Lang. Hank was the first Ant-Man in the comics while Paul was the second. Eric O'Grady was the third but either he has not been cast yet or he will not appear in the movie. I do hope that Janet Van Dyne aka the Wasp will appear or will at least be mentioned.

Sinestro Ongoing Series Starts In April

The Joker had his own series in the 1970s so Sinestro Gets Ongoing Series In April. The creative team will be writer Cullen Bunn and artist Dale Eaglesham. Sinestro #1 hits the newsstands on April 16, 2014.

Women Wednesday: Lady Larkin as Geek-Girl

To be honest, I didn't know there were two previous printings of Geek-Girl #0 from Actuality Press until I received the news about the third printing in my email. Here's an introduction:

"When 'Little Miss Popular' Ruby Kaye lands a pair of super-tech glasses (invented by brainiac college geek Trevor Goldstein) in a game of Strip Poker, she's granted flight, super-strength, and - due to a flaw in the glasses' programming - super-klutziness! And this is just the beginning of the changes the glasses will wreak on Ruby."

Lady Larkin is the model that appears on the photo variant cover. Geek-Girl even has her own official Facebook group here while you can find Lady Larkin's Facebook page here.

Note: This marks my 1400th post.

All-Star Superman on HBO Family Tonight

I have yet to watch All-Star Superman so I'm hoping to catch it on HBO Family at 6:10 pm Central (7:10 pm Western) tonight. The animated movie will replay throughout the month. We finally got a sound bar for our new television yesterday since we have been having problems hearing movies on the HBO channels for some reason. So far, I missed watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Jack The Giant Slayer.

Thrift Store Find: McDonald's Marvel Heroes Thing

I only hit two of the three thrift stores that I usually visit this morning. I picked up a McDonald's Marvel Heroes Thing from 2010. If you slide the button on the back and slam him down hard, then he says "It's clobberin' time!" The action figure is 3 3/4" high and his head moves just a bit to either side. I picked up the McDonald's Marvel Heroes Thing for fifty cents.

Dynamite Heroes Goes Steampunk In Legenderry #!

Wow, Legenderry #1 from Dynamite Entertainment will present steampunk versions of Vampirella, Phantom, Green Hornet, Kato, Red Sonja, 6 Million Dollar Man, Silver Star, Zorro, Captain Victory and Flash Gordon.

PCH Comic Collection

My Classic Comic Collection 6-Pack from PCH (Publishers Clearing House) arrived in the mail yesterday. The package was in an over sized padded envelope. I received six comics and a unopened package of stickers instead of actual trading cards.

First up is Superman #78 with a bonus Man of Tomorrow poster and a die-cut cover:

I actually don't have this issue but I do have #77 and #81.

I have no issues of Top Cow/Image's Battle of the Planets #3 so this was a pleasant surprise:

I only have a few comics from Continuity Comics and Earth 4 Deathwatch 2000 #3 is not one of them. In fact, I don't have any in that series or the first Earth 4 series. The kicker for me was the cool Firebat trading card that came with it. The issue has a wraparound cover but I'm only showing the front cover:

Too bad that CyberForce #25 is not from the original series. This is from volume two with a chromium wraparound cover but I'm only showing the front cover:

Sweet, a Jonny Quest #23 from Comico that also has a wraparound cover (yep, you guessed it, I'm only showing the front):

Finally, I received The 'Nam from Marvel Comics (I needed this issue for I have #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 22, 49, and 50):

I was a little bummed out about getting Batman Forever Movie Photo Stickers instead of actual trading cards. I received #5, 10, 43, 50, and 67.

Overall, not a bad selection of comics since I didn't have any of them plus two helped fill some holes in my collection. I do wish that the stickers were actual trading cards but at least they were from Batman Forever and not My Little Pony or something even worse. However, I doubt that I will order another grab bag like this from PCH anytime soon.

Women Wednesday: Merry Christmas From Superhero City

Superhero City is offering a free Sugar Cookie trading card this Christmas:

Women Wednesday: Liz Katz as Catwoman Sitting On Santa's Lap

Merry Christmas and here is a shot of cosplayers Liz Katz dressed as Catwoman sitting on Santa's lap with Sam Macaroni dressed as Batman (photo courtesy of Happy Holidays from Gotham City Mall, where you can view more pictures of the trio):

Vending Machine Batman Pencil Top Eraser

I was surprised to discover that the local Dillons grocery store had a vending machine offering pencil top erasers featuring character logos from DC Comics. I put in my fifty cents and managed to score a Batman pencil top eraser. It measures one inch long and a little over half an inch high. The black bat is raised a bit on the top. I would have tried for more but I didn't have any more quarters (I had plenty of pennies, dimes and nickles but I noticed that none of the vending machines took those anymore).

Here is the DC Comic pencil top erasers insert as it looked in the vending machine at Dillons (picture courtesy of Gumball):

The usual superheroes are there: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and The Flash. Unfortunately, Robin gets one instead of Wonder Woman or Aquaman.

Women Wednesday: Goodnight Janice Valleau Winkleman

A moment of silence for Early Comics Artist Janice Valleau Winkleman Dead At 90. She did work for the company that would become Archie Comics as well as for Quality Comics.

Mysterious Thrift Store Finds: Cavalry And Beast Figures

I actually found two mysterious figures together in a bag at a local thrift store a few weeks ago. They came with a Captain America Happy Meal figure minus his shield, a Chuck from Planet 51 (I think that was the astronaut's name), and a Hunchback figure in the king jester outfit. The bag of figures was picked up for a quarter. They are not truly action figures since they do not have any moving parts so they are more like mini figurines.

First up is the mysterious cavalry figure. He looks like General Custer but with brown hair, mustache and goatee instead of blond. There are no markings on him and stands at two inches. He is decked out in a blue hat, gloves and uniform with yellow trim. His sword is yellow too. The mysterious cavalry figure could be a Grand Marshall of a parade for all I know.

Next up is a mysterious beast figure that stands about one inch and three fourths high. He is brown with a gray helmet and shoulder/breast harness. "2010 Mattel Inc" is written on the back of his left arm in very tiny print and "B2" is written on the bottom of his left foot. The bottom of his feet also has different size holes, which makes me wonder if he was made to fit on something. The back of his head and back has holes. I have a feeling that I have seen the mysterious beast figure somewhere before but I just can't place where. He does have a long tail, which makes me think that he is a lion man in space fantasy armor.

If anyone reading this post has any clue about these mysterious figures, then please feel free to make a comment.