Posts Tagged ‘Aquaman’
Batman Brave and the Bold (2009) 4
Batman and Aquaman spend Earth Day chasing around the time stream, fixing what Dr. Cyber has undone. Rip Hunter, Time Master, makes a guest appearance.
Menace of the Time Thief!, a Matt Wayne, Andy Suriano production; is a bittersweet reminder of Batman: Brave and the Bold that ran on Cartoon Network from Nov. 14, 2008 to Nov. 18, 2011.
Brave and the Bold may have seemed an odd choice to follow Batman the Animated Series, but, at the opposite end of the spectrum, proved cathartic. The tongue-in-cheek, deadpan humor, as delivered by Diedrich Bader, leapt from television screens and into fanboy’s hearts.
The series lasted three seasons with 26 episodes for seasons one and two and 13 episodes for season three.
Fans were treated to a reunion – of sorts – in 2018 when a feature-length animated movie went straight to video co-staring Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc.
Earth Day was established March 21, 1970 by peace activist John McConnell. His mission was to honor the Earth and the concept of peace. Earth Day is celebrated annually April 22 around the world.
Be kind to mother Earth and let’s all pause a moment to remember a series that shown a bright light on the Dark Knight in the best possible way.
You Can’t Beat This Halloween Treat!
DC rolled out the red carpet for Halloween 1979.
Featured in the house advertisement are Secrets of Haunted House 20, House of Mystery 276, Weird War Tales 83 and Ghosts 84. Showcased was Super Friends 28 touted as a “Hair Raising Chiller!”
According to the hype, “The Super Friends Battle 5-Fearsome Foes…and their Mysterious Master!”
To learn more about the issue, tune in tomorrow for the full synopsis.
In the meantime, continue to dig out DC’s anthology House books and Marvel’s serialized monster soaps with Universally-recognized names. Let them take you back to the days of Ben Cooper costumes, plastic Jack o’ Lantern candy buckets and gobs of sugary candies.
You Can’t Beat This Halloween Treat!
Hallmark Unleashes New Ornaments for 2020
Amid everything that is going on, Christmas is still coming. Hallmark hasn’t forgotten that (especially since it’s a big part of their bread and butter) and is rolling out their first round of superhero ornaments for the year. Included are:
Mini Marvel Studios Ant-Man Ornament, 1.7″
Marvel Captain America Metal Ornament
DC Comics Aquaman and Storm Ornament
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy O Christmas Groot Ornament
DC Comics Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman Ornament
DC Comics Wonder Woman 1984 Princess Diana Returns Ornament
DC Comics Aquaman and Storm Ornament
Marginally Musical
Sergio Aragones, the master of Mad marginals, remembers the wassailers who infused Christmas spirit upon their neighbors by lifting high their voices with Christmas carols.
Carols, or noels, became popular in the 19th century despite having been around for hundreds of years prior.
Senor Aragones has only been around since 1937, but has made an impact with his gifted quirkiness first displayed in Mad Magazine. His influence spread as National Periodicals hired him in the 1960s to illustrate such titles as The Adventures of Jerry Lewis, Angel and the Ape, Inferior Five and Young Romance. His most famous creation is Groo, the Wanderer, a pastiche of Robert E, Howards’ Hyborian Age-barbarian, Conan.
Wonder Woman (1942) 215
Wonder Woman continues her labors in issue 215 as she and Aquaman defeat Mars, God of War.
Aquaman gets his feet dry as he observes Wonder Woman in New York City. Obstacles take the form of freak occurrences as each attempt to perform routine duties.
Wonder Woman (1942) 215
Wonder Woman is finally compelled to visit Paradise Island when she fails to make contact with her Amazon sisters. Aquaman attempts to follow, but is foiled until quick thinking permits him to find nourishment.
When the two do meet it is in the midst of a war between the merpeople of Atlantis and the Amazons of Paradise Island. The island has drifted thousands of miles to position itself over the city of Atlantis.
Mars delivers a soliloquy to Wonder Woman divulging his plan to pit the two races against each other in order for the god to feed. Aquaman and friend overhear the plot and are later able to defend Wonder Woman’s actions at the Hall of Justice.
Mars is taken into custody to stand accountable for his crime of war.
Readers are promised a team up with Wonder Woman and Black Canary in the following issue as the Amazon continues her labors.
Hallmark Holiday ornaments
It’s too early for Christmas, but Four Color Holidays is not about judging anyone. Not to their face, anyway. So, let’s look at the new Hallmark ornaments available today at your finer Hallmark retailers.
Wonder Woman
Mini-DC Justice League Aquaman Ornament
Mini-DC Justice League Green Lantern Ornament
DC Comics Wonder Woman Invisible Jet Ornament
Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame Infinity Gauntlet Ornament with Light
Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame Thanos Ornament
Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame Captain America Ornament
Marvel Iron Man Metal Ornament
Happy New Year!
DC’s Nuclear Winter Special
Rip Hunter, Time Master, plays storyteller to a group of post-apocalyptic survivors sometime in the mid-21st century who are bent on eating their guest.
DC’s Nuclear Winter Special
Of the 10 “cataclysmic carols,” Flash, Super Girl, Firestorm and Green Arrow top the list.
Hunter stalls for time, waiting for his time sphere to recharge, by relating stories starring the stable of DC characters. This year’s special is hit or miss in wringing emotion from readers.
As stated above, Flash’s “Once and Future,” Super Girl’s “Last Daughters,” Firestorm’s “Last Christmas” and Green Arrow’s “Super Birds of Christmas past, Present and Future” are the headliners.
“Last Christmas” may be the best of that group. Paul Dini is the writer, so no surprise there.
The remainder of the book is taken up by Damion Wayne having assumed the mantle of Batman in “Warmth.”
Superman’s “Memory Hearth” by Steve Orlando is forgettable.
“Where Light Cannot Reach” capitalizes on Aquaman and his silver screen blockbuster that has already taken China by storm.
Surprise guest Kamandi stars in “Northern Lights.”
Finally, Catwoman appears in “Nine Lives.”
Not as memorable as the DC Rebirth Holiday Special. Just nice to see DC continues to offer Christmas comics each year.
More Fun Comics (1935) 73
National Lighthouse Day is celebrated annually Aug. 7 to spotlight the beacon that has meant salvation to mariners for hundreds of years.
Defining safety, a lighthouse marks treacherous shoreline, providing safe passage to harbors. In addition to maritime use, they are aerial guidance markers.
They’re style may vary depending on region and purpose. The top of the lighthouse is known as the lantern room. America’s first lighthouse was built in St. Augustine, FL, in the 1600s. Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey is the oldest existing lighthouse in America.
More Fun Comics (1935) 73
While today’s host was birthed during the Golden Age of comic books in More Fun Comics issue 73, it was his Silver Age rebirth of sorts that cemented him as the son of a lighthouse keeper.
The Silver Age Aquaman debuted in Adventure Comics 260 in 1959. He is the son of human Tom Curry and Atlanna of Atlantis. He later became king of the undersea capitol.
A retcon had his father remarrying and siring a second son, Orm. The half-brother would become the Ocean Master and battle Aquaman for control of the seas.
Following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Aquaman was given a four-issue mini in 1986 and a one-shot in 1988.
Not until 1994 under the tutelage of Peter David did Aquaman receive his most popular ongoing series. It ran a total of 75 issues ending in January 2001.
He would guest in the reformed JLA title, but not appear in a self-titled comic book until Dec. 2002. This sixth series would last 59 issues. He would receive his own title under the New 52 and Rebirth imprints that followed.
In addition to boning up the history of DC’s King of the Seven Seas, National Lighthouse Day celebrants may also watch Give A Day in the Life of Lighthouse Keeper and/or Behind The Lighthouse: Lighthouse Keepers documentaries, share lighthouse experiences or visit lighthouse museums.
National Lighthouse Day was established Aug. 7, 1879, but Congress did not designate it officially for another 200 years.