Friday, October 09, 2009

Must Have January!

The DC Universe: The Source just made my day! Here's artist extraordinaire, George Perez, homaging himself! And on nothing less than the (1 in 25) variant cover for Blackest Night Titans #3! Featuring Aquagirl and Tempest (the former Aqualad!!) Blackest Night versions, to be sure, but it still counts for this Aqua-fan! This is going to be my birthday present to myself and I can't wait! SWEEEEEEEEETTTTTT!!

Friday, October 02, 2009

Poll Results!

The question last time was which Chief Engineer was your favorite?
And the winner, hands-down with 44 percent of the vote, is none other than Montgomery (Scotty) Scott! He set the standard for all other engineers and was my vote as well!
Second place was claimed by Charles (Trip) Tucker III with 20 percent of the vote. Trip was one of the few characters on Enterprise that I really liked... And not only because of his propensity to run around the ship in his tight blue Starfleet underwear!!
And there was a three way tie for third place! Receiving 12 percent of the vote are Geordi LaForge, Miles O'Brien, and B'Elanna Torres from The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager! Geordi wasn't the first Chief Engineer The Next Generation had... In fact, there was no regular Chief Engineer for the entire first season! Season 2 saw Geordi move to Chief Engineer... it was a good transition for Geordi, as he was not getting a lot to do on the Bridge, sitting at Ops.
Miles O'Brien came from The Next Generation. He appeared in the pilot episode, 'Encounter at Farpoint' as a tactical officer on the battle bridge, and then five episodes later as a security officer. He worked his way up to Transporter Chief on The Next Generation before he left for Deep Space Nine.
B'Elanna Torres was a little hot-tempered, but she was an interesting character! And quite a change in dynamic from all the other Star Trek series... The first Star Trek series with a woman Captain also gets a female Chief Engineer! About bloody time, I say...Thanks for voting and look for a new poll appearing soon!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Things I Don't Understand...

Halloween is on the way! Thankfully, I already have my costume planned out. But while I was online, I ran into something that I just don't quite understand. Here are the pictures...


Now, I can understand owners wanting their pets in the Halloween spirit and dressing them up, but dressing your dog up in a dogsuit?! I don't think they need that. If anything, specialized Scooby-Doo and Astro collars for the pet to wear would make more sense. I don't get the whole dog-in-a-dogsuit thing... Perhaps it's because without the whole suit, humans are too stupid to figure out who the dog is supposed to be? I just don't know. If I wanted to dress my dog up as Krypto (Superman's dog), I'd get a cape to put on, rather than a whole suit with a fake head. But that's just me. What do you think?

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Brave and the Bold Black Manta

Here's the latest addition to the Aquaman collection! I haven't seen an Aquaman figure yet, but I'm hopeful that one day I'll run into one!

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Poll Results!

The last poll asked which DC Comics Event you liked the most! And the winner is Crisis on Infinite Earths! 70 percent of voters said it was the best! And it most certainly is! It was the first cross-over event ever from DC! It featured the artwork of George Perez, who set the standard for all summer event artists to follow! In the series, Supergirl, Aquagirl, and the Flash, along with a host of other heroes, died. In a tie for second place, with each receiving eleven percent of the vote, are Infinite Crisis and Zero Hour. Infinite Crisis was a direct follow-up to the story from Crisis on Infinite Earths It featured a story by Geoff Johns and artwork by Phil Jimenez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway. Superboy (Conner Kent) gave his life in this series.Zero Hour was another event and the neat thing about this one was that every DC title at the time had a cross-over issue, numbered 0, which featured the origin of the character. It was a fun event and the origin issues were very entertaining. I found myself enjoying this series at the time.Final Crisis was next with five percent of the vote. I admit, I didnèt like this series at all. It would place last on my list. It featured artwork by a severely over-rated artist by the name of J.G. Jones, who by the way, couldn't finish the last four issues of the seven issue series. And the two series not receiving any votes were Millennium, DC's first weekly event comic, and The Final Night. Both were entertaining series, but they didn't have the gravitas that Crisis on Infinite Earths or Infinite Crisis had.Thanks for voting and look for a Star Trek related poll in the sidebar!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

SDCC Blackest Night Update

According to Geoff Johns at the DC Universe Blackest Night panel at the San Diego Comic Con:
Johns says that Mera is one of the most important characters in Blackest Night.
Yes!! I love the fact that Johns is using the whole Aquaman family! It gives me hope that Aquaman will somehow return from the dead at the end of this series!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Upcoming Aquaman Appearance!

Dan DiDio, Executive Editor of DC Comics, recently mentioned that Aquaman will make an appearance in Wednesday Comics! He will appear in the Supergirl feature by Amanda Conner!
Dan says "Amanada just knocked Aquaman out of the park and it's probably one of the more unique takes on Aquaman in a while."

That's so awesome because the Supergirl strip is one I have really been enjoying! Now I can't wait until Aquaman makes his appearance!

And next month's Blackest Night 2 will feature a variant cover spotlighting the Black Lantern Aquaman! Geoff Johns, the incredibly talented writer of Blackest Night, says there's a whole lot of Aquaman in issue 2!

Awesome!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Must Have...

DC solicitations were out today and they revealed something I will be spending a lot of money on next March...

DESIGNED AND SCULPTED BY TIM BRUCKNER
DC Direct’s exquisite new statue gallery series, featuring dynamic interpretations of classic superheroes, continues! Award-winning sculptor Tim Bruckner has transformed his original designs of the most recognizable DC characters into some of the most outstanding, upscale statues DC Direct has ever produced. Each statue features a base that captures the character’s interaction with the surrounding environment. The second in a series of six statues scheduled to be released in 2010, Aquaman, King of the Seven Seas, rises from the depths on the crest of a brilliant blue tidal wave, trident in hand.
This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 10.5” high x 6.5” wide x 6.5” deep and is packaged in a 4-color box with a 4-color Certificate of Authenticity.
Limited Edition. Manufactured to order.

Wow! It's simply gorgeous! A definite must-have for my ever-expanding Aquaman collection!

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Blackest Night Superman

The Original (or Golden Age) Superman will also appear in The Blackest Night!

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Enjoy!

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Almost Forgot!

While I was vacationing in Palm Springs, we decided to drive down to San Diego for the day. After a day at Sea World and then a great dinner down by the harbour, we spent a few hours in the gaslight district. We walked back to the Hilton Bayfront, where we stayed. While down at the harbour, I wandered into one of the many 'touristy' little shops and that's when I found this!I grabbed it immediately! Not only does this shirt feature a multitude of DC characters drawn by the great Jose Luis-Garcia Lopez, but Aquaman is at the very front and center! Clearly whoever designed this shirt was an Aquaman fan... not that I'm complaining!!