Women Wednesday: Jade Desktop Wallpapers

The daughter of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott, Jennifer-Lynn Hayden became the superheroine known as Jade. She has had numerous costumes over the years and she looks sexy in all of them. Here are a few Jade desktop wallpapers that I found online:

Genecy #1 From InVision Comics

Gerald Cooper, the co-owner of InVision Comics, claims that "Genecy is like Conan becoming the Silver Surfer after being a slave on Apokolips". He is the writer of this independent comic with Eddy Barrows as illustrator. Tim Ogul and Oren Kramek did the coloring on Genecy #1 while the cover was done by Diego Bernard, Joe Pimentel and Oren Kramek.

Here is a summery of Genecy:

"An extremely feared and militaristic nation, proudly recognized as the Grunnod, has stolen freedom, joy and fortune from an entire galaxy. They are in search of an ancient artifact from a long, forgotten time. It is believed to unlock a door to an immense and immeasurable power. Many scholars, and others believed to be immortal, have died of old age trying to exhume it. This relic is believed to be hidden deep within the innards of a Grunnodian possessed world.

"A broken soul seeks revenge for what the cruel Grunnodians have done to his people. He escapes. And when a tortured victim finds power and purpose, the shacklers that face him sing a sad song."

You can order Genecy #1 here.

Storm Riding A Tornado

This Storm toy was #2 in the Marvel Super Heroes line from McDonald's Happy Meals in 1996. She stands at 3 1/4" and twirls around when you roll it on the wheels. Kind of an odd toy but it makes sense considering her powers. I actually got this when they originally came out.

Obi-Wan Meets His Spirit

The Obi-Wan Powers of the Force action figure from 1995 features a removable cloak and robe. I believe that I found him at a local thrift store for a buck. Ben Kanobi is hard to stand since his leg is bent out of shape. I do have his light saber but he is not shown with it.

The Spirit of Obi-Wan is from 1997 and was a mail-in figurine from Frito Lays that I actually sent off for. His right arm does move up and down a little. He is holding the light saber belonging to Obi-Wan from 1995 since he looks cooler with it. Holding the Spirit of Obi-Wan to the light is even cooler since he is made from semi-transparent green plastic.

Here is Obi-Wan meeting is spirit:

Invisible Woman 1996 Figurine

This Invisible Woman was #5 from the Marvel Super Heroes series that McDonald's put in their Happy Meals in 1996 . She stands four inches tall and actually has a blue tint but she's green in the pictures due to my lighting. I really cannot put her in the action figure category since nothing moves on her so she is more of a figurine. I really like the face for there is a slight pink tint for her lips and there is her "4" symbol on her chest.

Women Wednesday: Aquawoman

Green has never looked better:

Thing Vehicle 1996

From 1996, this Thing vehicle was #6 of McDonald's Marvel Super Heroes series that came with their Happy Meals. You push down on the exhaust pipes in the back and he swivels around to pop the top. The 2 1/4" x 4" vehicle does not roll well and I always thought it was an odd little toy.

Google Celebrates Will Eisner's 94th Birthday

Love the Spirit inspired logo that Google has for March 6, 2011 to celebrate the 94th birthday of Will Eisner:

Captain America And Human Torch Figures

Yes, I know that I have not been posting much here lately. I really have not gotten anything new to post about since I have not hit any of the local thrift stores. I raided a box full of toys that I packed away for today's post and to try out my Cobra DVC910 digital camera since my Olympus FE-170 digital camera stopped working a week ago.

Up first is the Captain America action figure that ToyBiz put out in 1990. I picked him up a local thrift store so he was missing his shield. The A on his mask is a little faded and marked up but at least he is in his classic costume.

Next up is the Human Torch action figure that came with McDonald's Happy Meals circa 1996. He is a bit hard to stand up on his own at times. His arms and waist are the only movable parts but he looks really cool if you hold him up to the light.

Women Wednesday: Female Green Lantern

Yes, March has arrived so bring on the green cuties such as this unnamed female Green Lantern that legomegacy created for Heromorph (the original can be seen here).

Blog Alert: Supergirl: Maiden of Might

Check out Supergirl: Maiden of Might for some awesome comic scans.

Women Wednesday: Wonder Woman And Big Barda Vs. The Furies

Embedding has been disabled but you can view the clip of Wonder Woman and Big Barda fighting the Furies from Superman/Batman: Apoclypse here:

Goodnight Dwayne McDuffie

Milestone co-creator and comic/animation writer, Dwayne McDuffie, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at the age of forty-nine. He wrote for DC Comics (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and Justice League of America) and Marvel Comics (Fantastic Four and Damage Control) before co-creating his own publishing company. Mr. McDuffie then crossed over to animated features (All-Star Superman and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) and television (Static Shock and Ben 10: Alien Force).

Dwayne McDuffie
(February 20, 1962 - February 21, 2011)

Duke The Super Action Dog

I remember seeing an ad for Kenner's Duke the Super Action Dog in comics in the mid-1970s but never actually found one in the local stores. This particular ad is from The Brave and the Bold #116 (December-January 1974/75):

I recently found him on eBay (he may still be on sale) but his harness looks nothing like the ad:

Thrift Store Find: Unknown Transformer And Speed Racer Mach 4

Yeah, I admit that I have no clue which Transformer this guy is but I had to pick him up for fifty cents at a local thrift store yesterday afternoon. His markings reads "2006 Hasbro Takara 2006 CHINA" but my search to name him is coming up empty. I also picked up the Speed Racer's Mach 4 from Hot Wheels since it was also fifty cents.

He looks better in robot form than he does in vehicle form but not by much:

Adrianne Palicki Is NBC's Wonder Woman

Yeah, this is probably old news to most of you by now but Adrianne Palicki has been cast in the lead role of NBC's Wonder Woman. She played Tyra Collette on Friday Night Lights, which I admit that I have never watched an episode of. The twenty-seven year old actress was also the pseudo Kara on Smallville and as Sam's doomed girlfriend, Jessica Moore, on the pilot episode of Supernatural. She was cast as Siren on the pilot episode of Aquaman that never aired. Her movie roles include Legion and the upcoming Red Dawn remake. I think that Adrianne Palicki will make a fine Wonder Woman for she stands at 5'11" (Lynda Carter is 5'9") and is super sexy.

Thrift Store Find: Star Wars FX-7 Medical Droid

If you blinked at the wrong time while watching Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, then you might have missed seeing the FX-7 medical droid on screen. Along with 2-1B, it helped Luke Skywalker recover from his Wampa encounter on Hoth. I actually picked it up a few years ago at a local thrift store in a bag with other action figures that I wanted. I like the fact that his "head" extends up.