TFAW Grab Bag #5: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #1

Parts of Boom's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #1 (June 2009) is unreadable due to black text on dark background. I really hate when comics do that. I received cover C with art by Scott Keating (there are four different covers).

I have read the story by Philip K. Dick years ago and greatly enjoyed it. However, I do recommend skipping the comic series and purchase the science fiction classic in paperback form by using the link below:

TFAW Grab Bag #4: Die Hard Year One #4 And #5

I like the Die Hard movies but I am still on the fence about the comic series from Boom that recounts the early days of McClane. I have only read the two issues that I received in the TFAW grab bag.

I like cover A of Die Hard Year One #4 (November 2009) by Dave Johnson and Joe Jusko. Mark Simpson did the art on cover B and could be the cover of any series. There is a cover C by Joe Jusko that shows more of McClane in his NYPD polic uniform.

Die Hard Year One (December 2009) cover B was done by John Paul Leon. There were also three different covers for this issue. This issue takes place one year later from the events that happened in the first four issues.

Howard Chaykin wrote the series and the two issues that I read were pretty good. Unfortunately, the interior art could be better.

TFAW #3: The Anchor #4 And #5

I have never read an issue of The Anchor until I received the TFAW grab bag. I received not one issue of the series but two (okay, three if you count the variant cover to #4). From what I can gather from reading these two issues is that the white-bearded Clem aka the Anchor is an immortal demon fighter that has lost his memory. He regains fragments each time he eats the heart of a demon. Clem hangs out with a love sick woman named Hofi and McBride, who appears to be is handler.

The artists of The Anchor #4 (January 2010) cover A were Brian Churilla and
Matt Wilson while #4 cover B was done by Phillip "Phil" Hester, Ande J. Parks and Matt Wilson. The team of Churilla and Wilson also did the interior artwork. In this issue Clem battles The Breeder, who turns out to be Asmodeus.

Brian Churilla and Matt Wilson were also the artists on The Anchor #5 (February 2010) cover A. This issue starts with Clem battling a baby demon that was using a volcano as a womb. His flesh is burned off during the battle but quickly starts to regenerate. Satan seems to be behind all of the Anchor's misery and actually wants him to remember everything.

Pretty weird but I like weird so I liked the two issues that I received and would like to read more

TFAW Grab Bag #2: Logan's Run: Last Day #1

I received two different versions of Logan's Run: Last Day #1 (January 2010) published by Bluewater in the grab bag from TFAW. Cover A artist was Daniel Gete while Matt Bellisle did the art for Cover B. There were actually four different covers produced for this issue. I like this issue for the flashback of Logan-6 as a kid training to be a deep sleep operative. The final scene is so cool that I want to get the rest of the series.

TFAW Comic Grab Bag #1: Black Scorpion #2

I received Roger Corman's Black Scorpion #2A and #2B (December 2009) as part of TFAW independent comic grab bag. Azim Akberali did both covers and I like both. I did receive a duplicate of #2B if anyone wants a copy.

Paul J. Salamoff was the writer, Daniel Cuchacovich did penicils, Erick Marquez was the colorist, Wilson Ramos, Jr. did lettering and Darren G. Davis did the graphics. Here are the first two pages:

TFAW Comic Grab Bag #0: The Box

The package from Things From Another World (TFAW) arrived this morning filled with one hundred grab bag comics. Fifty are supposed to be from Dark Horse and the other fifty are from independent comic companies. I have not separated them yet to be sure.

Holiday greetings from Batman and Robin:

Notice that the top comic is The Unknown #3 from Boom!

I quickly went though them and there are some cool titles. There were also several duplicates of a few comics and I am not just talking about one or two copies. I will be posting about the grab bag comics in the future.

Women Wednesday: Oracle Reminisces

From Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1 (December 2010):

McDonald's Bumblebee 2010

I broke down and bought a Happy Meal last night and managed to get Bumblebee. He is number three in McDonald's Transformers 2010 line. His left arm and waist both move but his head does not. A blue projectile can be launched from his right arm. Instead of pressing a button on the back to launch the projectile, his door wings are pulled back.

Grab Bag Comics Coming

The only shopping that I did on Black Friday 2010 was to purchase a hundred Dark Horse and independent grab bag comics at Things From Another World. Thy are usually fifty cents for each comic but they were on sale for ten cents. Unfortunately, I missed out on the DC and Marvel grab bag comics. You can be sure that I will be posting about the ones that I do get here.

Disney's The Avengers Official Site

You can watch full episodes and video clips plus play games at Disney's The Avengers. I have only seen a few episodes of the cartoon and I like what I have seen.

Batman By Ryan Sook

This page of Bruce Wayne dressed as Thomas Wayne masquerading as a Batman by Ryan Sook from The Return of Bruce Wayne #5 needs to be a poster:

Green Lantern Presents Hostess Glo Balls

Hostess Glo Balls was a limited edition of their Sno Balls, which are chocolate cakes with creamy fillings that are covered with marshmallow and coconut. To be honest, I do not remember ever trying the regular versions before. After eating one, I remember why I erased any past experiences with the Sno Balls from my mind. The Glo Balls have just a tiny hint of coconut and were drier than the whole state of Arizona. This was the only box of the limited edition series that I picked up at the local Super Wally World since it took me a month to finish them.

The Green Lantern action figure did not come with the box and was found several years ago at a local thrift store. If these were made back in the 1970s and 19980s, then the box would have had a trading card on them and I might have picked up the other cakes in the series.

Best Part Of Batman Inc. #1

This panel of Batman and Catwoman together by Yanick Paquette was the best part of the comic book for me:

Blog Alert: Hey! Look At My Toys!

Reis is back with an all new blog at Hey! Look At My Toys!. He posts about his huge collection of action figures and other cool toys. The videos are back but the lucha libre masks that were a staple of the Blog That Will Not Be Named are gone.

Women Wednesday: Zatanna Is The Mistress of Magic

Zatanna: The Mistress of Magic is a 160 page trade paperback coming from DC Comics on March 9, 2011 and will collect issues #1 to #6. Here is the cover by Roux (click for larger version):

Exclusive Green Lantern Movie Trailer

The exclusive Green Lantern movie trailer is now online and you can view it here.

The Witching Hour Gets Showcased

According to Comics Continuum: DC Comics for February, the first volume of Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour will be released on March 23, 2011. Issues #1 to #21 for the series that started in 1969. The trade paperback will have 544 pages and retail for $19.99. The cover is from The Witching Hour #4 (Aug/Sep 1969) with art by Nick Cardy. I will be getting this so I can put it next to my copy Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery. The only issue that I have is The Witching Hour #75 (November 1977).

Thrift Store Find: Black Hulk T-Shirt

This XL black hulk t-shirt was made by Tennessee River and found at a local thrift store last week for three dollars:

Thrift Store Find: Mystery Fantasy Figurine

This mystery fantasy figurine was in the same fifty cent bag that Buttercup, Captain America, Green Arrow and Wolverine was in. I know that the character looks familiar and my sister was quick to say Link. The back of the hat is flat and there are red ribbon on the sides. The outfit is green and yellow dress with white arms and legs.The bottom corner of the right sleeve has been damaged. The mystery fantasy figurine has a sword half drawn strapped to its back. The scabbard is black with a yellow tip. The only wording on the bottom is "CLAMP et al" and "China". I feel like I should know the name of the character but I just can't think of it and my searching is turning up nothing.