If you're looking for a brief look at comic book titles featuring the Mistress of the Dark, then check out Fangrrls Presents Elvira's Wild Comic Book History. Sara Century includes the different titles from DC Comics, Claypool Comics and Dynamite Entertainment.
First, here is the summery for Punchline #1 now on sale:
Spinning out of the pages of "The Joker War" comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in "The Joker War," the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenager's radicalization to the ideology of a madman.
I actually found myself enjoying the story and artwork more than I thought I would. My main reason for enjoying this issue had more to do with Harper Row aka Bluebird and her brother, Cullen, than that of Punchline herself. The artwork is surprisingly bright considering how dark the artwork usually is in the Batman books. I can actually read the white text on black background. Overall, I give this issue a B-.
I got a new email from DC Universe Online today. They have a new episode titled Long Live the Legion. Here is their description of it:
"AVAILABLE NOW! Travel to the 31st century and join forces with the Legion of Super-Heroes in the new event and episode, Long Live the Legion. Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy's lives are in danger as they confront one of the most powerful sorceress in the universe, Mordru. You are the last line of defense to save everyone: present and future! Earn new rewards inspired by Cosmic Boy, Emerald Empress, and Static."
Sure wish I could download the game and play. The above picture shows Supergirl, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad and Static fighting Validus of the Fatal Five.
Here is what Emerald Empress, who is also a member of the Fatal Five looks like along with Validus and Mordru:
Check out DC Universe Online for more images and information.
Just received news from the Mistress of the Dark that you can now pre-order the Elvira Living Dead Doll. She stands ten inches tall and has five points of articulation. She comes in a window box and has a dagger that she can hold or store in her waist belt. Here is what she looks like:
I hope everyone voted on Election Day 2020. You can Rock The Vote with DC Comics or at least Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Beast Boy, Batgirl and Cyborg.
I just received the latest offers from Sonic in my inbox and they are now offering Teen Titans Go! Costume Figures in their Wacky Packs. This would have been so cool to have during the month of October to, you know, help celebrate Halloween. Yes, I still want to have them anyway.
Here's what they say about the figures at SonicWackyPack.com:
"Teen Titans GO™ are back at your local SONIC® ... with a new look! Each exclusive character figure is dressed up like their favorite DC super hero. There’s ROBIN™ as Batman™, Raven™ as Wonder Woman™, CYBORG™ as Green Lantern™, STARFIRE™ as The Flash™, BEAST BOY™ as Martian Manhunter™, SILKIE™ as Superman™ and even BIRDARANG™ as Batarang™—only in the Wacky Pack® Kids Meal."
They also have some downloadable activity fun packs including the new Teen Titans Go! activities.
I am still sad after reading Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90. He passed away on Halloween 2020.
I actually found the following Halloween PEZ 2020 trio at a Walgreen's while on a road trip out of town a few weeks ago. I was actually looking for the Thanksgiving Dinner Candy Corn (they are nasty by the way) when I found these. The store had only these three available and I found out later that only the Angry Pumpkinhead PEZ is new for 2020 (PEZ calls him Scary Pumpkin but he looks more angry to me).
First up is Angry Pumpkinhead PEZ with a black body:
The Happy Pumpkinhead PEZ originally came out in 2018 and has a green body:
The Vampire Boy PEZ originally came out in 2013 but he is officially called Baby Vampire:
Here is what the back of the Halloween PEZ 2020 card looks like (note that they show Mummy, Ghost, Bat, Pumpkin and Witch):
Each came with a pack of candy corn flavored PEZ candy (the taste is faint to me but they are tons better than the Turkey Dinner Candy Corn):
I still have the PEZ Witch from 2011 still in the package.
This post wraps up the Halloween 2020 season for Moongem Comics. I hope you enjoyed my posts this year and be sure check other sites at Countdown to Halloween.
You didn't think I would let this year's Countdown to Halloween pass without doing a post on the monster cereals from General Mills did you? The local Walmart's didn't stock the family size until October 18 but I had to take a road trip to see the out of town dentist on October 16. I found the normal size boxes at the Dillons Marketplace and picked up all three. All three has the same monster party scene on the back that also includes other cereal mascots and a certain doughboy from General Mills. Of course, none of the cereal boxes has a toy prize hidden inside.
I finished off Count Chocula cereal and still have a little Franken Berry left. Neither have that strong and sweet chocolate or strawberry taste that I remember from my childhood days in the 1970s. I haven't even opened the Boo Berry box yet.
Here is front and back of the Boo Berry Monster Cereal 2020 box:
Here is the front and back of the Count Chocula Monster Cereal 2020 box:
Here is the front and back of the Franken Berry Monster Cereal 2020 box:
Note: My scanner cut off the side of the Franken Berry box for some reason.
I picked up this little Bowtie Ghost at the local Dollar Tree. He stands about six inches tall and that includes the black witch hat with purple trim that he's wearing (there is an orange square on the brim that serves as a buckle). The bowtie that he is wearing is black with white stars. He's holding a Jack O'Lantern treat bag. The tips of his black shoes peeking out from under his sheet suggests that he may just be a kid out trick or treating.
The most fun part about the Bowtie Ghost is that he changes colors when he sings. The colors include blue, green, red and yellow. He sings "Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat." Yes, he is motion activated as you can tell by the little dot at the bottom of his sheet but he doesn't always work (hey, I'm just glad he does anything for a dollar).
This is not your ordinary paper doll for it features the original glamour ghoul herself. Vampira comes with her horror host evening gown, Liberace dress, dance suit and swimwear with tentacles. Accessories include raven headdress, bat glasses and vintage parasol. Bats and spiderwebs are added as a special bonus. I found the image on a Facebook group devoted to Elvira several weeks ago and thought it would make a great post for this week's women Wednesday, which is the last one before Halloween.
This is a special post at Moongem Comics for it is #2300. I picked up this stacked Jack O'Lanterns wearing a witch hat figurine at the local Dollar General for a dollar. The bottom one is bigger than the top but they have different grins. In fact, the bottom's grin is the same one that the Jack O'Lantern Wearing Witch Hat Figurine is wearing. Maybe that one is the daddy while this pair is the mommy and kid. The pair is just slightly taller than that one. The witch hat is black with a purple trim
I was lucky enough to pick up all six die-cast cars in the Kroger Halloween Hot Wheels 2020 set last week at the local Dillons store. They are a bit higher price at $1.99 but it was worth actually getting a whole set for a change. In the past, I usually find one or two in the set. I really like the card artwork, which depicts a ghost chasing two cars. There is even a building with a Jack O'Lantern face in the upper left-hand corner.
Epic Fast is the first car in the set and it has skulls on the wheels:
The second car in the set is Twinduction and it features a horned demon on the sides plus skull on the wheels:
Hover & Out is the third car in the set and reminds me of a hovercar:
The fourth car in the set is Night Burner and is a mostly orange one with the top design that reminds me of an oven burner:
HW Poppa Wheelie is the fifth car in the set that is a green machine with the front end high in the air along with eyeballs on the sides and hood:
The sixth and last car of the Kroger Halloween Hot Wheels 2020 set is Super Stinger that not only has skulls on the wheels but also glow in the dark (this is my favorite one):
Here is what the back of the card looks like (yes, the copyright year is 2019):
I must apologize about the quality of the above pictures. The pictures either came out too bright or too dark. I probably could of gotten better pictures of the die-cast cars out of the package but I don't want to open them. Here is a photo of the Kroger Halloween Hot Wheels 2020 set that I found online to give you a better look at the cars:
I picked up the Ghost Stories DVD a few weeks ago at the local Dollar Tree and it was a good thing that I did. The bin full of horror movies are all gone much to my dismay. This is another DVD that has a double cover with the first one being my favorite. Ghost Stories is a 2017 British horror movie that actually started as a play. Andy Nyman play Professor Goodman, a skeptic, that receives a case file about three people that had encountered ghosts. The first is a night watchman at an abandoned aslyum (this is my least favorite). The second is a edgy young man who had a frightful encounter after crashing his dad's car in the woods (so-so . The third is an ex-banker visited by his unborn child (the oddest of the three). Of course, there's a twist at the end that ties the three cases to Professor Goodman.
To be honest, I found the first half of Ghost Stories a little on the dull side. The real payoff to this horror movie is the ending and it's really surreal. I'm glad that I got it for a dollar since I never even heard of it before picking it up. If you can find a copy cheap, then pick it up just for the weird ending.
Hit It Rich! Slots has a special event going on this week called Elvira's Magic Chest. I have been playing it on Facebook for the last few days and it will last only a few more days. You complete challenges to help Elvira create a Magic Chest that never runs out of coins (I could really use one of those). Here's the special event screen:
Here's the loading screen:
The first challenge is the quest for snakewood:
There are several challenges and I have yet to finish the special Elvira's Magic Chest event (I'm currently on the fourth one). It's a fun time waster and you get a chance to play the different Elvira theme slot machines that Hit It Rich! Slots has so check it out.
I'll admit that I have yet to read all of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina or watched any episodes of the Netflix's series with the same name. However, I had to read Madam Satan #1 and I'm so glad that I did. This is a very good one-shot issue from Archie Horror and I highly recommend picking it up while you can. Madame Satan #1 was released on October 21, 2020 so you might still find a copy at your local comic book shop.
For those who don't know, Madam Satan actually made her first appearance on the cover of Pep Comics #15 (May 1941) published by MLJ Comics, which eventually became Archie Comics. She didn't actually appear inside until #16 and her series lasted until #21. A certain teenager named Archie Andrews replaced her in Pep Comics #22. A second version of her with the name Madame Satan appeared in The Fox #1 (October 2013) from Dark Circle Comics (formerly Red Circle Comics). She returned a year later with the original spelling of her name in the last pages Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 (October 2014). Michelle Gomez portrays her on the Netflix series.
There are actually two different covers. The regular cover is by Julius Onta while the variant cover is by Robert Hack (I'm partial to Onta's cover):
There is Madam Satan pinup by Francesco Francavilla:
Even the back cover of Madam Satan #1 will make you shiver:
In case your wondering, 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of Archie Horror.
I picked up this 2-1/2" tall Jack O'Lantern wearing witch hat figurine at the local Dollar General for a dollar. He is smiling because he is wearing a black witch hat with gold trim. Of course, he may be a she for all I know and I should probably be calling her Jackie O'Lantern.
