Superman Three-Ring Binders

In 2006, I managed to pick up the following Superman three-ring binders at the local Wal-Mart Super Center:


Superman three-ring binder #1 from 2006

Superman three-ring binder #2 from 2006
I liked that the bar code and information was on back of a small S shield. The first three-ring binder has Superman flying above his name in red with a yellow background (my digital camera captured the color wrong). His cape wraps all the way to the back cover. The second three-ring binder has a large colorful S shield on a blue background filled with smaller S shields in black outline. Both of the Superman three-ring binders come with non-removeable plastic protectors on the inside.

The Dark Knight Folders Part 4

The final two-pocket folder promoting The Dark Knight movie spotlights the batmobile. The front features an actual photgraph of Batman's customized vehicle. The back artwork features the front, back, side and top views. The inside left flap has a blueprint-style side view while the right flap has an angle view. Like the previous three school portfolios, a ruler is on the edge of the left flap. Batman does appear as a small white shadow above on the upper left corner of the front (he almost looks like he is made of exhaust fumes).


Front of The Dark Knight folder#4

Back of The Dark Knight folder #4

Exterior of The Dark Knight folder #4

Interior of The Dark Knight folder #4

The Dark Knight Folders Part 3

The third two-pocket folder featuring artwork based on The Dark Knight movie features a cover with Batman looking as if he just leaped out of a helicopter or off a very tall building. The left flap of the interior features the batcycle while the right flap features the batmobile. Like the previous portfolios, a ruler is printed on the edge of the left flap.


Front of The Dark Knight folder #3

Back of The Dark Knight folder #3

Exterior of The Dark Knight folder #3

Interior of The Dark Knight folder #3

The Dark Knight Folders Part 2

The second two-pocket folder that features artwork based on The Dark Knight movie has a cool wraparound cover of Batman swinging through Gotham City. The inside right flap actually features him from the first portfolio. The left inside flap has a stylish blue bat-symbol along with a ruler on the edge. This is my favorite one by far due to the wraparound cover that would make a cool poster.


Front of The Dark Knight folder #2

Back of The Dark Knight folder #2

Exterior of The Dark Knight folder #2

Interior of The Dark Knight folder #2

The Dark Knight Folders Part 1

I picked up four two-pocked folders featuring artwork based on The Dark Knight movie yesterday and I will be posting pictures of them over the next few days. They were only eighty-eight cents each at the local Wal-Mart Super Center.

First up is The Dark Knight folder featuring Batman standing on a rooftop. He looks like he just spotted his prey and is about to attack. The left edge of the interior does have a ruler while the right flap shows Batman running.



Front cover of The Dark Knight folder

Back cover of The Dark Knight folder

Exterior of The Dark Knight folder

Interior of The Dark Knight folder

The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson

I actually found the paperback edition of The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson a week and a half ago at a local newstand. I waited until this afternoon to pick it up with a few other items that I will be showing here in the days to come. I rarely buy new books but I had to have this one since it deals with Superman's home world. I actually started reading The Last Days of Krypton earlier this evening and I am enjoying it so far. Not only is Jor-El and Lara introduced before they fall in love in the first few chapters but the discovery of the Phantom Zone is also shown. The front cover is lenticular and has green rocks and a green S shield coming at the viewer from an exploding background. As an added bonus, there is an eight-page preview of Superman/Batman: First Encounter.


Front cover of The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J Anderson


Back cover of The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J Anderson

Superman Crunch Cereal

When Superman Returns was about to hit the theaters, Quaker released a slew of edible products featuring the Man of Steel. The Limited Edition Superman Crunch Cereal was basically Cap'n Crunch with red shield shapes that turned the milk blue. The back of the box has a board game and directions on how to play the Superman Returns Instant Win Game online. I would have preferred a mini-comic featuring Superman joining forces with Cap'n Crunch to combat Lex Luthor and Jean LaFoote instead of the board game.

Here are the pictures of the Superman Crunch Cereal box:


Front of Superman Crunch Cereal box

Back of Superman Crunch Cereal box
Other edible products featuring the Man of Steel that Quaker produced included Superman Edition Life (not found in local stores), Chewy Cranola Bars with Superman chocolate chips (I enjoyed a box of them) and Pata Roni Four Cheese Pasta Superman Limited Editon (never looked for these so I'm not sure if the local stores stocked them or not).

No Preacher For HBO

Comics Continuum reports MARK STEVEN JOHNSON: NO PREACHER ON HBO, which is a shame for I believe that the Vertigo comic series would make an interesting tv series. He refused to water down the content for the network. There is a rumor that someone is trying to get the rights to make a movie.

I have only read a few issues of Preacher and I liked it. My favorite character is Cassidy the vampire.

Superhero Catalogs

In the 1970s, Heroes World put out their own comic-sized catalog filled with games, books, toys and puzzles that dealt mostly with superheroes from mostly DC Comics and Marvel Comics. There are a few items with Fonzie, Planet of the Apes, Seseme Street, Space: 1999 and Star Trek. I only have three issues and the first two are in pretty bad shape because they were comic book versions of the Sears Wish Book for me. While I wanted to have almost everything in the superhero catalogs, I never actually sent in an order.

One thing that I did find odd is the titles of the issues. The first issue was The Superhero Catalog, the second was The Superhero Book of Goodies and the fourth was The Superhero Catalogue.

Here are the covers:


Superhero Catalog #1


Superhero Catalog #2


Superhero Catalog #4

Checking on eBay, it seems that there is a mess up with the numbering on volume 7. The cover has #4 while the small print on the first page indicates volume 7. After pulling out my magnifying glass so I could read the small print, I found my #4 is actually volume 7, fall 1978. I never knew that all these long years.

Jon's Random Acts of Geekery has several Heroes World Catalog Posts featuring ads from Heroes World Catalog #1, Spring 1979 along with pictures of the real items. Be sure to check them out because they will bring back fond memories.

Superman Movie Reboot

Newsrama has an interesting article title WB will reboot Superman movie franchise. For me, Superman Returns was a mixed bag and I just hope they stay away from making him a Dark Son of Krypton.

Batman Blue Swirls Wallpaper

I made the following Batman blue swirls picture the other day by combining two pictures and is now my current desktop wallpaper:

I like the figure in the center because I have my icons divided into each of the corners. I like it so I thought I would share.

Upgraded Template

I upgraded the template here at Moongem Comics. The post area is now wider since I noticed that the Comic Con Watchman video that I posted the other day did not seem to fit right. You will notice an improvement on the sidebar to the left especially the section for labels and how many posts that I have done for each (DC Comics is in the lead with 37 posts so far and collectibles is in a far second with 14 posts). You will also notice at the bottom of this page is a link to older posts. You can also check out the archives in the sidebar.

Blog Alert: Being Carter Hall

Being Carter Hall is one man's journey...into hawk fandom. The blog is dedicated to the Winged Wonder from DC Comics and is just getting started.

Comic Con Create Your Hero Video

Fans of Heroes were buzzing about the Create Your Hero contest at the San Diego 2008 Comic Con and the fun was captured all on video:

Even Orion from DC Comics voted:

Be sure to vote for Santiago or Audrey by September 29, 2008 at the Create Your Hero contest.

Heroes #3 Comic Con Promo

Heroes #3 was exclusive to San Diego Comic Con 2008 and has a cover by Michael Turner featuring Echo (right), Mohinder Suresh (middle) and Takezo Kensei (left). The cover characters are featured in three stories. "Blackout" is a two-part story that has Suresh finding a man that absorbs electricty in a hospital. My favorite story of the comic book by far is "The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei" that has the character reflecting on all of his wives while he's buried in the coffin that Hiro teleported him into. The ending has a nice twist that I will not give away. Finally, "Going Postal" is about Echo De Mille, the main character of the new Heroes webisode series. I find his nemesis to be more interesting than he was but the story was still pretty good.

The cover of Heroes #3 Comic Con Promo

Blog Spotlight: Speed Force

Fans of the Flash will be interesting in checking out Speed Force. The blog is devoted to every generation of speedsters from the pages of DC Comics including Jay Garrick, Barry Allen (my personal favorite since I grew up reading about his adventures), Wally West and Bart Allen.

I just discovered Speed Force tonight and I have a lot of reading to do.