TALES FROM NETFLIX:

It's once again been many moons since I've spoken about the myriad movies I and the wife view at home... I like to highlight the genre stuff that others may miss, and call it TALES FROM NETFLIX.

So, here's a big ol rundown of the last few months...
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BRONZED BEAUTIES DOUBLE FEATURE: Marvelous Ladies 2

The Bronze Age, comics forgotten era.
In the 1970's comic companies pushed their content in new and wildly different directions inspired by the anything goes social attitudes of the times, while also balancing new fan fostered talent at the helms of post Comics Code adherent, kid friendly books.
While not much born of the era had lasting impressions, there's a cool factor to the books that's singular in style, and inescapable if one looks just a bit closer...
That's where I come in, with Bronzed Beauties, my weekly look at some of the books from the era, that feature more were-men, cyborgs, man-things, barbarians, sorceresses, dinosaurs, monsters, and damsels in distress than any other time, all in striking and vibrant (or should I say faded) four color ink!

This is the second part of a special double-feature this week, chronicling not one but two Bronzed Beauties, and this week we get a bit more literal, featuring the mighty Marvel debuts of two female heroes... The Spider-Woman and The Savage She-Hulk!

Next up we have...

TODAY'S BOOK: The Savage She-Hulk
ISSUE NUMBER: 1
COVER PRICE AND YEAR: 40 cents - February 1980
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics

COVER (HOW COOL AND/OR CRAZY IS IT):
Like Spider-Woman, another purely classic superhero offering, showcasing the characters transformation from mild mannered young lady, to massive savage green goliath! It's illustrated by John Buscema, and though pretty simplistic, is very affective in showcasing the all-new, all-female Hulk!! Buscema also gets points for making the character sexy and lady like, and not too she-male looking, as other artists can tend to do.... yet not pushing those elements too far either, a nice balance.

And hell, it's got the tagline "Stan Lee proudly presents" on it!!!
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BRONZED BEAUTIES DOUBLE FEATURE: Marvelous Ladies 1

The Bronze Age, comics forgotten era.
In the 1970's comic companies pushed their content in new and wildly different directions inspired by the anything goes social attitudes of the times, while also balancing new fan fostered talent at the helms of post Comics Code adherent, kid friendly books.
While not much born of the era had lasting impressions, there's a cool factor to the books that's singular in style, and inescapable if one looks just a bit closer...
That's where I come in, with Bronzed Beauties, my weekly look at some of the books from the era, that feature more were-men, cyborgs, man-things, barbarians, sorceresses, dinosaurs, monsters, and damsels in distress than any other time, all in striking and vibrant (or should I say faded) four color ink!

This is the first part of a special double-feature this week, chronicling not one but two Bronzed Beauties, and this week we get a bit more literal, featuring the mighty Marvel debuts of two female heroes... The Spider-Woman and The Savage She-Hulk!

First up we have...

TODAY'S BOOK: The Spider-Woman
ISSUE NUMBER: 1
COVER PRICE AND YEAR: 35 cents - April 1978
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics

COVER (HOW COOL AND/OR CRAZY IS IT):
Nothing crazy here, classic hero stuff, very much in the vein of Spidey... probably because it's illustrated by none other than John Romita, who, along with Steve Ditko, are the artists most associated with Marvel's wallcrawler! Is is a very strong work of cover art though, perfectly capturing the character in an iconic and illustrative way, with striking desigin elements spotlighting the titular hero in action against men with guns all aimed squarely at her, amidst the center of a spotlight...
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MEANWHILE AT THE MOVIES... When JJ met Steven

Got to see another movie preview screening this week (gosh I'm lucky), this time it was the much hyped top secret JJ Abrams project (is there any other kind?), SUPER 8, which comes out Friday.

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MEANWHILE AT THE MOVIES... more like 2nd class.

Saw X-Men: First Class today... here's a review.

So, after first hearing about this reboot origin story to the X-Men film franchise, and learning of the characters (and cast) in place, I had mixed feelings. But, in the buildup to it's release, I'd begun to get genuinely enthused about the movie. The early 60's era setting look and vibe was really appealing, and the mish-mash character line-up of mutants, not adhering to really any kind of X-Men continuity (I'm a huge long time X-fan), and the use of truly lower tier characters (and even some that were either made up, or just so obscure I have no idea) looked to work in the samples and snipets I'd seen. Then as release came even closer, a strong positive buzz began to build. Having seen the film, I'm very much back in the mixed feelings category.
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BRONZED BEAUTIES 3: Astonishing Tales 28 featuring DEATHLOK the Demolisher!

The Bronze Age, comics forgotten era.
In the 1970's comic companies pushed their content in new and wildly different directions inspired by the anything goes social attitudes of the times, while also balancing new fan fostered talent at the helms of post Comics Code adherent, kid friendly books.
While not much born of the era had lasting impressions, there's a cool factor to the books that's singular in style, and inescapable if one looks just a bit closer...
That's where I come in, with Bronzed Beauties, my weekly look at some of the books from the era, that feature more were-men, cyborgs, man-things, barbarians, sorceresses, dinosaurs, monsters, and damsels in distress than any other time, all in striking and vibrant (or should I say faded) four color ink!

THIS WEEK'S BOOK: Astonishing Tales featuring Deathlok the Demolisher!
ISSUE NUMBER: 28
COVER PRICE AND YEAR: 25cents - February 1975
PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics

COVER (HOW COOL AND/OR CRAZY IS IT): It's pretty cool. While it's not as gonzo as most of the era, it's got a cyborg facing off with post apocalyptic evil-doers on a tank! Plus 3 word balloons!!!
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ARTWORK: Hangover fan art

So after seeing The Hangover II I got this idea for a fan art...

I call it the 3 Man Rebel Pack (as you can see), and it seemed to make a cool tee as well... so you can get that at my Redbubble page

Just a Hangover Star Wars mash-up with the 3 man wolf pack as their Star Wars counterparts!