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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fables #130 (Vertigo / DC)

"But where is the Bigsby Woof" ~ Junebug

writer: Bill Willingham
artist: Barry Kitson
finishes: Gary Erskine
colors: Lee Loughridge
letters: Todd Klein
cover: Joao Ruas
associate editor: Gregory Lockard
editor: Shelly Bond

(Fables created by Bill Willingham)










In a very quick Kara's Comic for Comic Book Week June 19th, 2013..................."Junebug" is a little fairy tale for just this ish by Misters Willingham & Kitson! :)

Barry Kitson & Gary Erskine were probably selected by Bill Willingham for this story as the art work matches this little story of 'young daughter of two former wooden children of Geppetto' as she explores the new castle home of the Fables & finds some suspicious rat creatures in the basement! :)

I would have liked if the rat creatures did not seem soooooo sinister in a story that was mostly very light ed & innocent but I am very happy that Junebug was the star for June even 'if only by virtue of her name'! ;)


RATING: 8 & ½ junebugs out of 10!!!!!!!!

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

❤ My Cousin Kal ❤

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This is the story of my cousin Kal............rocketed as a baby from the doomed planet Krypton...........little Kal-el was found by a kind loving couple...........Martha & Jonathan Kent.............in Kansas. Martha & Jon named him Clark & taught him about Truth, Justice & the American Way. He set out in to the world as a young man to learn the secret of the other worldly powers that he grew up with & learned that his mother & father Lara & Jor-el had learned that Krypton was dying & sent Kal out to save his life & preserve the planet's legacy. Now knowing the truth..........Kal donned a red & blue costume with the symbol of his family across his chest!

Saving the life of intrepid reporter Lois Lane..............the chemistry between the 2 is instantly undeniable! Lois made him known to the world & with all of his great powers...............faster than a speeding bullet...........more powerful than a locomotive............able to leap tall buildings in a single bound..............she called him SUPERMAN!!!!!!!! 

"Man Of Steel" gets all of this right! & then we get the best Superman fight in all of the films with Ursa & Non & Zod! We see Clark's power & nobility & leadership.............& Lois' intelligence & courage & strength!

"Man Of Steel" could have used a little bit more humor...........it is very serious..........but it is not nearly as dark as I had been afraid...............but it has lots of ! It is not perfect but Zack Snyder hit all of the targets that he needed to hit to over come the legacy of "Superman 4 : The Quest For Peace" & "Superman Returns" & "Green Lantern"! *whew!*

Here is to hoping that Henry Cavill & Amy Adams make many more films together!!!!!! & "JUSTICE LEAGUE"!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Earth 'K' :)

Comix have a long tradition of alternate time lines stretching back to when DC Comics had the Barry Allen Flash of Earth 1 meet the Jay Garrick Flash of Earth 2. Now even Marvel has alternate earths where the Ultimates can coexist with the Avengers! :)

I have several friends on facebook that have created their own versions of different earths & it has inspired me to come up with Earth 'K'!!!!! ;b


..............please note that all of these characters are ™ & ® & © their respective owners & only used here as fan fic with no intention of profit & no disrespect intended........... :(
 
Rocketed to earth from the exploding planet Krypton, Kara-el was only about 11 earth years old when she was torn away from the only life that she has ever known. He father Zor-el & mother Allura-el-van risked every thing to save their little girl & sent her to a planet they knew little of but were able to determine had an intelligent life form & habitable environment. The trip took 8 earth years during which Kara was kept in suspended animation & educated subliminally in Krypton culture & what little had been determined about earth.
 
Within days of reaching earth, Kara's craft was detected by NASA scientist who quickly determined humans were not alone in the universe! Kara crashed to earth of the coast of Florida where a military welcome was quickly prepared. Alone & confused & frightened............& unfortunately also quite naked following the crash..............Kara struck back at the soldiers & it appeared a very public World War 3 was about to begin!
 
Having been monitoring the situation..............Bat & Cyber assembled the up to now secret band of super heroes that they had been working with............consisting of Wonder & Aquatica............& rushed in to assist. Also joining the fight was the government's own secret weapon Impulse.
 
Bat was able to talk Kara out of the fight & bring her to his 'bat cave' where she was slowly acclimated to her new world. Bat also made a secretive offer to Impulse saying that, "You're one of us now..........not one of them. If you ever want to talk.........we'll find you."
 
Almost immediately an additional surprise arrived seemingly having followed Kara............a shining green ring & matching lantern that presented them selves to Wonder's artist boy friend Kyle who chose the code name Jade.
 
Kara's very public arrival had created a new era of super heroes for this planet earth!!!!! :)


So to break down these characters.................


Kara-el crashes to earth &................while working as mild mannered photographer Lynda Starr at major metropolitan news paper the Daily Planet with star reporters Lois Lane & Clark Kent..............protects the planet as.............the Superhuman!

Richard 'Dick' Grayson's parents.............the Amazing Flying Graysons............were killed by a gangster in Gotham City collecting on gambling debts against the owner of their circus. Dick was adopted by millionaire Bruce Wayne whom Dick later discovered was a night time vigilante. Bruce was killed & Dick took up his mantle as the urban legend...........the Bat!
 
Barbara 'Babs' Gordon graduated with a Phd in Applied Physics at age 14 & had her 2nd doctorate by 17.............then was shot in the spine following her graduation! Dick Grayson hired her to assist him in his war on crime & she quickly became as great a hero as he or greater..............as the mistress of the internet Cyber!
Donna Troy was the name given to an infant girl rescued by an Amazonian scouting party to 'Man's World'. The girl was found in a burning building sheltered in her dying mother's arms. She was raised to woman hood & trained & gifted by the Amazons.................to return as the herois & powerful Wonder!
Kyle Raynor is a gentle artist...............in whom Donna found a kindred spirit. But of his own the Guardians Of The Universe found some one worthy of bearing the 1st power ring on earth............though some think that it was supposed to go to Dick...................Jade!
Colonel Linda Park-West of the United States Air Force was trained to be an astronaut but her 1st passion was running having won 3 Olympic Gold Medals in the 100m sprint. These gifts made her 1st choice in an experimental procedure to create a super soldier. The result was the fastest human in the world................Impulse!





 

Bruce Wayne spent many years & much money training him self & learning of the mysteries of the world. One of his greatest accomplishments was finding the lost city of Atlantis & saving the life of its King Namor both indebting & befriending him. To the surface world he is now known as.................Aquatica!
Although they would never call them selves by a team name............the 7 have banded together & the media has decided to call them................the Super Friends!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)


Shortly after joining together they gain a new member in Robin............billionaire philanthopist Oliver Queen who styles his alias after Robin Hood. Oliver donates a mansion in the heart of New York City on the edge of Central Park for the team to use as a head quarters............partly just to spite his business rival Dick Grayson! He even hires them a butler named Edwin Jarvis.

The main rivals of the Super Friends...............in a very 'Real Houswives Of Super Villains' kindof way ;) ................are 'The Secret Society Of Super Villains'! The membership includes Alexandra 'Lexi' Luthor.............widow of Lex, Talia al'Ghul..............daughter of Ras al'Ghul & ex wife of Bruce Wayne, Beautia Sivana & her husband Doctor Victor Von Doom, and Loki..............trickster goddess of the Norse!

 
 
What do you all think? ツ*

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Wake #1 ( Vertigo / DC )

"Aw, it's very fetching crust." ~ Dr. Lee Archer

writer: Scott Snyder
artist: Sean Murphy
color: Matt Hollingsworth
letters: Jared K. Fletcher
cover: Sean Murphy & Jordie Bellaire
variant cover: Andy Kubert & Brad Anderson
asst. editor: Sara Miller
editor: Mark Doyle

("The Wake" created by Scott Snyder & Sean Murphy)





Kara's Comic for Comic Book Week May 29th, 2013, is "The Wake Part One" by the creators of my fav "American Vampire"............Scott Snyder...............& the book I have not read but want to "Punk Rock Jesus"...............Sean Murphy. :)

I want to say more but I just ed this! The 1st 4 pages.............that you probably read in the previews for this ish..............are very typically Vertigo............which I ❤!...............& then it becomes much like a block buster sci fi movie that I ant to watch to the end...............& then it ends with a more cerebral twist! 8)

The art work is fabulous & reminds me much of a combination of maybs Rafael Albuquerque & Jock. & Lee Archer may be the best female lead since American Vampire's Pearl Jones! 

I am in for the long haul!!!!!!!!! :)

RATING: 9 fishies out of 10!!!!!!!!!

..............you will understand the rating if you read it!!!!!!!!!!! ツ*