Archive | July, 2011

Sneak Peek of the Week of July 17th

17 Jul

July 17, 2011

Mark Tansey’s “The Innocent Eye Test,” 1981

As you can tell by the artwork above, it is going to be another odd week and I promise you, not a gorilla or dinosaur in the bunch.

This week, I’ll lower my standards to talk about the truly sleazy TV show, Hardcore Pawn. Crime takes center stage in the center of the week as I ponder some cruel intentions, and we’ll try to decide if Douglas Adams was some kind of cow prophet or just ahead of his time. As always, the week ends with Saturday Comics, this time featuring the last person you’d expect to star in a comic strip. All this, a homemade electric chair, and more, this week on Mr. Blog’s Tepid ride.

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The Saturday Comics: Godzilla vs. Megalon

16 Jul

July 16, 2011

I think we’ve covered Big Apes pretty well this week so let’s give Godzilla some equal time.

Last week I discussed the origins of Godzilla vs. Megalon, so this week I present a rare, 4-page giveaway comic promoting the movie’s American release. For some reason it calls Gigan “Borodan” and Jet Jaguar becomes “Robotman,” and the text can be more than a little questionable (“The colossal, Hell-spawned misanthropoid fearfully known as Megalon,” “Godzilla realizes he stands little chance of subduing the boorish might of Megalon unassisted.”) but I am sure you will enjoy this.

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