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| Archive - December 2007 Posted Dec-31-07 09:01:57 PST
Tina is Really Excited, as she saw the Teaser Trailer first with a few thousand other attendees at the SDCC 2007!
Here she is shown wearing her Iron Man Film T-Shirt. Plus She has TWO THUMBS UP for what she saw at the Iron Man Special Program!
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Two Thumbs Up So Far....
For All The Trailers and Pics Being Released From The Upcoming Iron Man Film!
We are getting ready for the last day of the calendar year 2007 with the last of the shipping to go out before the Post Office closes early!
We are definitely looking forward to 2008, as one of the reasons is because of the upcoming IRON MAN movie being released in May 2008!
Tina and I enjoyed seeing the Iron Man cast appear at the San Diego Comic Con in July, and the teaser trailer that was shown TWICE there due to audience demand!
Iron Man has never had a live action movie before, so this is an exciting waiting period for Iron Man fans!
We are having a hard time restocking Iron Man comics for sale as there is a high demand for back issues right now including issue #163 of all things!
Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post!
Michael |
Posted Dec-31-07 07:33:06 PST
At this time of year it is fun to look back and see what transpired in the last year.
With that thought in mind I was getting our next blog post ready as we are nearing 45,000 visitors to this blog, and was checking what new visitors were reading via the stats.
This blog post was one of the archived ones that was just read and it reminded me that I should update it for the new blog format. So here it is as I look back at years ago and this past year!
Pictured above is the comic book that started it all for me! Thanks Stan, Jack and Dick!
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Above is a photo of Artist Jack Kirby (l) and Inker Joe Sinnot (r) circa 1972! For current Jack Kirby listings, just click on the photo!
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Me Collecting Comic Books!
The publication was 'Journey Into Mystery' #72 from Atlas Comics, (Atlas evolved into what we know as Marvel Comics today).
Before I was given this comic book, all I had been reading were 'funnybooks' with an occasional National (Superman) comic book thrown in.
Journey Into Mystery #72 was cover dated September 1961, which would have made me nine years old. The title had started with issue #1 in June of 1952, which would have been a month older than I was.
What made this one issue stand out enough to make me start collecting comic books???
It was the artwork that did it for me. It was when I first truly realized that it was real people that drew these comics, in this case they were Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, who signed their work 'Kirby/Ayers'.
Before this comic, all that I was aware of were the 'cookie cutter' artwork in funnybooks of Chilly Willy, Woody Woodpecker, Mickey Mouse, etc. The art from one artist to another was almost indistinguishable, and no one signed their names to the artwork...
However the artwork of this Journey Into Mystery was so far different from what I was used to, that I immediately looked for more by the Kirby/Ayers team and kept the book in better shape!
I didn't have too long to wait... as Kirby drew Fantastic Four #1 for the November 1961 cover date, which I picked up after seeing Fantastic Four #3 from March 1962 where the FF wore costumes for the first time!
It was unusual that this comic was given to me as it was a 'monster' comic, which probably would have been thought to give me 'nightmares', but I am glad that it was given to me and that it started my lifelong collecting bug of collecting comics!!!
I was fortunate to meet Jack Kirby at the SDCC before he passed away, and to have met Dick Ayers at Wonder-Con and the SDCC a few times through the years. They were definitely the great guys I thought them to be when I was a kid!! Thanks Jack and Dick for the memories !!
For those interested in seeing more Jack Kirby comics, we have several in our eBay Featured Store! Thanks for reading !!
Michael |
Posted Dec-31-07 06:51:28 PST
This Superman fan was looking good at the San Diego Comic Con International in 2007!
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SUPERMAN That Is!
We have been posting pics of fans that have stood out in costumes at different cons during the past years...
As one of the fun things to do at pop culture or comic book conventions is to either dress up like your favorite comic book character or TV Show / Movie Star...
The Superman fan to the top left came well dressed for the part!
It is great that more and more fans are coming to the cons dressed up, and not just for the masquerades shows!
We'll be sure to post more pics this upcoming convention season!
Thanks for reading our pop culture - comics - comic book blog post!
Michael
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Posted Dec-30-07 19:12:59 PST
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Ending The Year At
45,000+
Virtual Visitors Who Have Viewed Our Blog Posts!
We hit the 45,000th mark of visitors with approximately 122,500 total page views at 12:19 PM PDT today, December 30th, with a visitor from The USA checking out our May 30th, 2007 archived blog post on David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. blog post seen below!
We are hoping that Santa brought you what you wanted this year. If not... then make whatever you wanted top of your priority list for your New Year's Resolution to obtain for yourself or for those that you wanted it for!
Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post this past year, and looking forward to having you visit us again!
Michael and Tina
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Posted Dec-30-07 15:25:08 PST
Above is the 1992 photo cover of Femforce #51 with Sharon Blair as 'Synn'. This was my copy of that issue that was signed to 'Michael' that was recently sold to another 'Michael' in the UK !
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Sharon Blair As 'Synn'
of
FemForce!
Femforce is a comic book title that has been published by A.C. Comics since 1985!
FemForce details the adventures of the titular team: the 'Federal Emergency Missions Force', also known as "Femforce".
Some of the members are original creations, while others originated in the 1940s and 50s. The older characters had lapsed into 'public domain' by the time Femforce was published.
The team members are all female Superheroes, and are the first and the longest running all-women 'super-team' in comics!
I didn't normally read this title, however the issue #51 was drawn by Dick Ayers, (of Fantastic Four, Sgt Fury, etc. fame).
Plus the model / actress who portrayed Synn on the cover of the issue was there at the Comic Con. So I had Sharon Blair personalize it to me!
Synn's real name in the comic book series was Silva Synn. Her powers included illusions, flight, and matter manipulation. She was an original character, not one of the public domain ones.
Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post!
Michael |
Posted Dec-30-07 15:05:03 PST Updated Dec-30-07 15:05:56 PST
Above is Lucy Lawless as a 'punk rock girl' in the first Spider-Man Movie!
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Punk Rocker Lucy Lawless In...
Spider-Man 1 Movie!
Lucy Lawless, better known as 'Xena, Warrior Princess' 1995 - 2001, was in the first Spider-Man movie - 2002!
Tina and I took our 3 DVDs of the Spidey movies with us on our holiday week, and she wanted to see Spidey 1.
While viewing the credits, she mentioned that Lucy was in the movie.
Strange thing is, that either I had forgotten, or never known that fact!
Since we didn't have a blog back when Spidey 1 came out, I thought I would post that fact plus a pic when we arrived back home.
So here it is!
Thanks for reading our pop culture - comics - comic book blog post!
Michael
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Posted Dec-30-07 14:29:25 PST
Above is the Movie Poster for the film "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" !
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It Must Be That Time Of Year Again!
Our Most Popular Archived Blog Post today is our January 14th 2007 blog post published as follows:
"Watching Ebert and Roeper's Top Ten Worst Movies of 2006 tonight, and found that Uma Thurman's 'My Super Ex-Girl Friend' was listed as number seven of the worst of 2006 by Michael Phillips, (filling in for Ebert).
I first reported on this movie in our blog post of December 20th, 2006.
You can check out my comments on the movie at that post at: Review
I find it funny that it is listed as one of the TOP TEN WORST MOVIES of 2006. I didn't find it to be that bad !!
For those interested in Movie or TV show comics, we have several comic books based on Movies orTV shows in our eBay Featured Store."
Wonder what movies will be the 'Worst of 2007"? I'll check and see if any movies we reviewed are on the list... Thanks for reading this pop culture - comics - comic book blog post!
Michael |
Posted Dec-30-07 13:59:37 PST
Kei Mizutani signing a poster for me back at the SDCC - San Diego Comic Con International in 2000 !
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Weather Woman...
Kei Mizutani!
I saw Kei at the 2000 SDCC, not knowing that she was a Japanese adult film actress!
Maybe I should have known by the long line of attendees wanting her autograph?!
Kei has appeared in multiple photo books, movies, and TV series in Japan during the years.
Kei's first movie, 'Weather Woman' was one of the most surprising successes in Japanese cinema of the 1990s.
The 'Weather Woman' film was based on a then popular adult manga which had been made into an anime series, 'Weather Report Girl'.
The film told the story of a woman who becomes a phenomenally successful TV weatherwoman by doing something rather unusual at the time...
Bandai Home Video, thinking that the film was a minor production, released it directly to video in 1995. The video quickly developed a large cult following in Japan.
After its August 16, 1996 theatrical debut, Weather Woman became one of the most successful film releases of the year in Japan!
Then in 1997, a television series based on the movie was produced for Asahi TV Network.
In July 2000, Kei was a guest at the San Diego Comic Con International, where the English version of Weather Woman received its premiere and she was there to promote it.
Thanks for reading this pop culture - comics - comic book blog post!
Michael |
Posted Dec-30-07 13:37:04 PST Updated Dec-30-07 13:44:40 PST |
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