Month: February 2009

Top 5 Unusually Heavy Episodes of 1980s Cartoons: #3

#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 #3: Worlds Without End, G.I. Joe Originally broadcast November 4, 1985 Written by Martin Pasko Plot summary (from AllMovie.com): Joe team members Flint, Lady Jaye, Airtight, Grunt, Clutch, and Steeler try to recover a matter transmutor stolen by the Dreadnoks. When the device is accidentally triggered,…



It’s a bird … it’s a paper plane …

There are a good number of these “What did Superman sing to Darkseid?” efforts going around, but this is by far the best. From Registered Weapon: h/t: Spencer Ackerman



What I’m buying this week

Jim Doom: • Adventure Comics #0 – It’s $1. • Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 – I hope I remember what happened back in #2. Nice to know that, in some capacity, Final Crisis is going to keep going on for two more months. Fitting that this takes place in the future. •…



The Doomino Effect for January 28, 2009

In this episode: Final Crisis: Revelations #5 | Final Crisis #7 | Captain America #46 | Batman #685 | Daredevil #115 Speaking of Daredevil #115, this was part 5 of the super awesome Lady Bullseye storyline. We find out the whole reason that Lady Bullseye came to town, killed Black Tarantula and White Tiger, resurrected…



The Top 5 Unusually Heavy Episodes of 1980s Cartoons: #4

#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Today’s installment is quite a departure from yesterday’s, but still noteworthy, especially given its series context. #4: My Gummi Lies Over the Ocean, The Gummi Bears Originally broadcast November 29, 1986 Written by Doug Hutchinson, Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Art Vitello and Mark Zaslove Plot summary…



Book of Doom Preview:
The Mighty #1

I was this close () to picking Adventure Comics #0 as the Book of Doom this week. That $1 price tag looks nice, and I’m curious about whatever “Origins and Omens” backup story there is. Given that Legion of 3 Worlds also ships this week, I wouldn’t mind having a little sense of what the…



The Top 5 Unusually Heavy Episodes of 1980s Cartoons: #5

#5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 After observing how well Batman: The Brave and the Bold handled the Blue Beetle’s death in a children’s cartoon, it made me wonder how seeing that episode would affect kids watching it today. I remember enjoying my cartoons for the imaginative adventures, but there were a…



Local news for Feb 1, 2009

• The Krypton Comics van got a new paint job, with Spider-Man on the front and Superman and Batman on each side. Check out Krypton’s website for more pictures. I have yet to see the van in action, though I promise to honk if I ever do. • As always, The Capes newsletter is like…