I can still remember the excitement when the commercials started; there was a new Star Trek coming soon. The channel was 26 (that’s UHF, folks), KMPH, in Fresno California. It was.. 86? 87? Probably the latter. This new Star Trek was set...
Star Trek The No-Win Scenario (Star Crossed) One of the things I wanted to talk about with the whole Star Trek Comics at DC thing, was the treatment of Kirk in the Academy, and his solution to the Kobayashi Maru as detailed in the three issue...
Today, JJ Trek (also known as ‘Star Trek’) drops on DVD shelves everywhere. As a sort of homage/tie-in, I thought I’d bring you a couple of the comic book adaptations. First up, one of the best of the Trek movies ever made...
When I first got into comics, I would ride my bike a few blocks from home to a drug store to buy new ones. They didn’t have a great selection. Usually they had two of those old style racks that spun, squeaking loudly which caused whoever was...
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero In honor of the DVD release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the Joes lives in the comics. Specifically, I’m talking about the Marvel series that ran from the early...
Born in the mid to late 30’s, Flash Gordon has been present in one form or another for nearly 80 years! How cool is that? Alex Raymond first brought Flash to life as a comic strip in the newspapers of the day. From there, he traveled to radio...
When it comes to Daredevil – I am not an expert by any means. I know that most hardcore comic book fans put Daredevil on the kind of pedestal guitar fans reserve for the likes of Eric Clapton – but I never quite got it. The majority...
This is the last of my Green Lantern posts for a bit. I’ve told you all about Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Alan Scott – have mentioned Kyle Rayner, but not much cuz he was after me for the most part. But what I want to...
Before Hal Jordan or John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner came along, there was another Green Lantern. The Original. Born in the ‘Golden Age of Comics’ (1930’s-1940’s), this Green Lantern was more magical than...
The Green Lantern: Guy Gardner When the Green Lantern of sector 2814 lay dying on the planet Earth, he asked his ring to seek out a worthy successor to pass the ring onto. To his astonishment, the ring found not one, but two worthy beings on the...
The Green Lantern: John Stewart One day, the Green Lantern for sector 2814 flew to the planet OA, home of the blue skinned, telepathic Guardians, and quit. His name was Hal Jordan. His long time girlfriend, Carol Ferris, had demanded that he...
When I think of the Green Lantern, I think of the Silver Age Lantern – Hal Jordan. (I am fully aware of Alan Scott, though) Hal Jordan was a test pilot for Ferris Aircraft. One day, he was enveloped in a green light and whisked away to the middle...
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