Goodbye Heroes

Official: NBC cancels 'Heroes' comes to no surprise to most. What surprised me was that the tv series lasted for four seasons. I will miss Hiro the most.

Goodnight Frank Frazetta

I just read the post, Frank Frazetta Dead at 82, and tears just filled my eyes. I have been a fan of his every since seeing his artwork on Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback covers and then the horror magazine covers for Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella. He died of a stroke on May 10, 2010 and he indeed will be missed.

Savage Pellucidar by Frank Frazetta

Vampirella by Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazette in 1994

Thrift Store Find: Earthquake In Metropolis (Superman Returns)

Yesterday morning I found Earthquake In Metropolis (Superman Returns) by David E. Sky (2006) for a dollar at a local thrift store. The six inches by nine inches volume has a credits page, thirty pages of pictures from the movie with captions and an ad page of the other books in the series that includes Last Son of Krypton, Coming Home, I Am Superman and Be A Hero. I like the two-page spread of Lex Luthor's miniature Metropolis the best.

You can buy your own copy below:

New Elvira Winking Variant Action Figure From Amok Time

Amok Time is releasing a new seven inch Elvira winking variant action figure this May/June:




Looks more like a statue since there appears to be no articulation.

Blog Alert: Flashback Universe

Flashback Universe is where the Golden Age meets the Digital Age. The current post discusses the reason that DC Comics new Doc Savage #1 failed mostly due to Howard Porter's artwork. You will also find downloadable Golden Age comics and original digital comics such as Saturn Knight, The Paladin, Fantom Force and League of Monsters. Flashback Universe is also home of Mister Crimson, a weekly web comic about a masked avenger thrust three hundred years into the future.

Woman Wednesday: Modesty Blaise

I believe it is only fitting to have this week's Woman Wednesday devoted to Modesty Blaise since her creator, Peter O'Donnell passed away on May 3, 2010.

Goodnight Peter O'Donnell

Newsarama reported that Peter O’Donnell, creator of Modesty Blaise, passed away at the age of ninety on May 3, 2010. His collaboration with artist Jim Holdaway on the female action hero/undercover trouble-shooter/enforcer lasted almost forty years. He also wrote historical romances as Madeleine Brent.

Peter O'Donnell
(April 11, 1920 – May 3, 2010)

Thrift Store Find: Spider-Man DVDs And Switchplate

I found two Spider-Man DVDs at one thrift store this morning for three dollars each. Daredevil vs. Spider-Man is from 2003 and the extras include "King Pinned" from 1966, a Fantastic Four episode featuring Daredevil and Stan Lee's Soapbox. Spider-Man: The Venom Saga is from 2005 and the extras include Stan Lee's Soapbox, five exclusive episode introductions by Stan Lee and "The Venomous Web" that reveals Venom's origins by his creators.

At another thrift store, I found a plastic Spider-Man switch plate for fifty cents. The screws were included in the baggie.

Chris Hemsworth As Thor

The first official picture of Chris Hemsworth as the Thunder God is circulating at various sites so here he is:

I am reserving judgment until I see him in action.

Jonah Hex Poster And Trailer

Here is the poster for the live action Jonah Hex movie that is set to be released on June 18, 2010:

You can watch the trailer here.

New Green Arrow Series Coming In June 2010

Newsarama's Krul & GREEN ARROW: Star City's "Outlaw For the People" has an interview with J. T. Krul, who will be writing the relaunch series featuring my favorite archer.

Women Wednesday: Saturn Girl By Jim Lee

This is Jim Lee’s variant cover to Legion of Super-Heroes #1 and I like it very much thank you:

Jonah Hex Motion Comics Trailer

Newsarama has an exclusive Jonah Hex Motion Comics Trailer that is just too cool for words.

Goodnight Travis Morgan

Word is out that Travis Morgan dies in The Warlord #12. You can read the summery here. Oh My God! You Killed Morgan is an interesting article with an interview by the character's creator, Mike Grell. To be honest, I have not bought any issues of the new series mostly because there is no local comic book store. Word is also out that the series is set to be canceled after #16.

Here is the cover artwork for The Warlord #12 by Mike Grell:

Web Comic Alert: Robert E. Howard's Breckinridge Elkins

Robert E. Howard's Breckinridge Elkins is a new web comic. The online strip is adapted and illustrated by Gary Chaloner while colored by Cayetano Garza, who is an Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist.

Website Alert: The Warlord

The Warlord is a website devoted to my favorite fantasy character from DC Comics. You will find articles, cover galleries, issue summaries and toys (I never knew about the Galaxy Racer and water guns). If you are a fan of Travis Morgan, then you might want to check the site out.

Young Justice Coming To TV

In case you have not read the news elsewhere, Young Justice will be an animated series on Cartoon Network based on characters from DC Comics. Members will include Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis.

Superman 1971 Calendar

This Superman 1971 calendar pin-up was originally found in World's Finest #200 (February 1971):

Western Captain America

This Jack Kirby pin-up features Captain America as he would appear in the wild west and originally appeared in Marvel Treasury Special - Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (1976):

Thrift Store Find: Balancing Superman

This balancing Superman was one of five toys found in Burger King's kid meals in 1997. The toys were based on the Superman: The New Adventures cartoon series. I found him for fifty cents at a local thrift store a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, he is missing the Daily Planet building top that he balances on and a few scratches in the paint. Finding Burger King's toys are rather rare since the nearest one is about a hundred miles away.

A New Look For Robin

This page of fan art featuring different Robin costumes is from Batman #259 (November/December 1974):

I actually like the top costume especially the black and red design on the chest and torso sections.