Today, the 7th of August at 11:39 most local time I made my first post here. It's now a little over 10 years later. If I was more well prepared I would have made this post at 11:39 but in keeping with the whole "I don't really have any schedule for these posts" vibe this blog has it's a bit later then that.
But yeah. 10 years later, 3 blog names & a little under 300 post later here we are.
so... The Year of Anniversaries: how's that going? well... you should be able to see that it's not. I might get one of those ideas for a post out. I might not. The Year of Anniversaries might go the way of the 2020 project: announced but undone.
who knows. I know this is much of a anniversary post but I ever year I always seem to forget which day the anniversary is on. I know it's early August but never which day. so we get this.
Here is to another 10 years of sporadic postings!
Stay Jazzy, Everybody!
- Brian
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Monday, August 7, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
This is Post 290: Year of Anniversaries!
It's 2017 everybody & it's the Year of Anniversaries! Get Hyped!
*throws handfuls of confetti & glitter everywhere*
I bet 2 questions:
1. What is the Year of Anniversaries?
2. Why is is starting on the 15th of January?
I'll answer Question 2 first & the answer is: Because!
The answer to Question 1 is that there is a number of different things that all have anniversaries this year that are near & dear to my heart. There are 4 main things that are having anniversaries this year. I say 4 main ones because I keep finding out about more & more things that reach milestones this year that I'm not sure if i'll cover.
The Main Reason 25 years ago in 1992 I started to read Comic Books. I'll be turning 34 this year so there is a greater chunk of my life that I've devoted some engird to reading comic to then I have not. That is a lot of time. So... over the course of the rest of this year there will be a bunch of special posts (read as: there will actually be posts here on the blog) that will be devoted to things I've read over the last 25 years. Along with a bunch of new topics, I'll be revisiting a few older topics I've covered here on the Blog. I have not run out things to talk about in relation to Age of Ultron & Zero Hour!
The next 2 reasons are related to that first reason because without that first reason I wouldn't care about one of the other reasons & one reason wouldn't exist. 10 years ago, I started a blog. This blog in fact. Almost 300 post, a handful of them actually good & worth reading! What am I going to do for Post 300? I don't know, it's coming up really soon.
Reason 3? 20 years ago was 1997. That my dear readers was an awesome year for comics. Most people have a favorite time period of comics. a favorite age of comics: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Platinum, Dark, Other! But I've managed to pinpoint it down to about a year (I sometimes lump in the years on either side of it) & one company. I really like DC Comics circa 1997. Why? You'll have to wait for that post to find out why!
What is the fourth reason? This a thing I've never talked about here on the blog: VHS. The year I started my blog is also the year that VHS died. At least the home video market died & I really liked VHS so to mark the 10th anniversary of it's passing I'm going to be talking about some of favorite tapes from my collection. A collection I started in 2009.
So... once again: it's the Year of Anniversaries! Get Hyped! Be back here later this month for the fist official post in this year long event!
Until then: Stay Jazzy Everybody!
- Brian
*throws handfuls of confetti & glitter everywhere*
I bet 2 questions:
1. What is the Year of Anniversaries?
2. Why is is starting on the 15th of January?
I'll answer Question 2 first & the answer is: Because!
The answer to Question 1 is that there is a number of different things that all have anniversaries this year that are near & dear to my heart. There are 4 main things that are having anniversaries this year. I say 4 main ones because I keep finding out about more & more things that reach milestones this year that I'm not sure if i'll cover.
The Main Reason 25 years ago in 1992 I started to read Comic Books. I'll be turning 34 this year so there is a greater chunk of my life that I've devoted some engird to reading comic to then I have not. That is a lot of time. So... over the course of the rest of this year there will be a bunch of special posts (read as: there will actually be posts here on the blog) that will be devoted to things I've read over the last 25 years. Along with a bunch of new topics, I'll be revisiting a few older topics I've covered here on the Blog. I have not run out things to talk about in relation to Age of Ultron & Zero Hour!
The next 2 reasons are related to that first reason because without that first reason I wouldn't care about one of the other reasons & one reason wouldn't exist. 10 years ago, I started a blog. This blog in fact. Almost 300 post, a handful of them actually good & worth reading! What am I going to do for Post 300? I don't know, it's coming up really soon.
Reason 3? 20 years ago was 1997. That my dear readers was an awesome year for comics. Most people have a favorite time period of comics. a favorite age of comics: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Platinum, Dark, Other! But I've managed to pinpoint it down to about a year (I sometimes lump in the years on either side of it) & one company. I really like DC Comics circa 1997. Why? You'll have to wait for that post to find out why!
What is the fourth reason? This a thing I've never talked about here on the blog: VHS. The year I started my blog is also the year that VHS died. At least the home video market died & I really liked VHS so to mark the 10th anniversary of it's passing I'm going to be talking about some of favorite tapes from my collection. A collection I started in 2009.
So... once again: it's the Year of Anniversaries! Get Hyped! Be back here later this month for the fist official post in this year long event!
Until then: Stay Jazzy Everybody!
- Brian
Friday, February 24, 2012
This is Entry 250: Brian on the Aisle #12
Early on in my readership of comic books (The Early to the Mid 1990's): I read the Tintin books, collected almost the whole series (didn't notice until recently that I'm missing a few books). I loved them as kid. Still like them as an Adult. They are Awesome!
My enjoyment of the books were greatly enhanced by the fact at the same time that I was reading these books there was also an animated series based on the books on TV (They were on the cable network HBO. I think the cartoon were Canadian made or at least release in the States by a Canadian company). I could see all the action on the screen & then add those moving images to when I read the books.
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As I have done in the past, I saw Tintin at the second run theater near my house (3 dollars a movie!). Tintin is also one of the those movies that recently came out in both 2D & 3D, the theater I saw at it didn't does that the fancy 3D to show it in. I saw a few times during the movie that it might of looked cool if I saw it in 3D. But seeing in 2D in no way diminished my viewing of the movie.
The "Adventures of Tintin" series of books span over 20 books. What adventure do you start with? I think the filmmakers went with a good choose. A personal favorite of mine, a storyline that I'll be calling the Unicorn Saga. The Saga unfolds over 2 books: The Secret of the Unicorn & Red Rackham's Treasure. The movie was not just a translation of those 2 books. The Movie is a mix of those 2 books, parts & characters from another book in the series (The Crab with the Golden Claws) & Bianca Castafiore (a supporting character who appeared in a number of the Tintin books).
I understand why the added in the bits from The Crab with the Golden Crabs. That is the book where Tintin met Captain Haddock, a character who is featured quite heavily in the Unicorn Saga. So they had to explain how Tintin knew the Captain somehow. The addition of the Castafiore to the movie's story while not in any of the these 3 stories I did quite enjoy & didn't mind this alteration because it was in keeping with how she might have been used in the books.
The way the entire Unicorn saga is unfolded in the movie is totally different from the books they come from. Is this a bad thing? No. Not really. They needed to added in the elements from the Crabs to Unicorn so the overall story is different then the books. I did feel the melding of the 2 stories were done quite well. There were a few elements present in the Unicorn books that were felt out of the movie as they might of not made sense. Basically all of the plot to the Crabs books is not present in the movie which is ok since they only wanted to use the Unicorn plot line & having this secondary plot line would have been confusing as it in no way tied into the main Unicorn plot line.
The characterisation of Sakharine, the movie's main villain, is different then it is in the books. How he is presented in this movie he is more an amalgamation of very different characters from the books. This did leave me a bit puzzled as I watched the movie. I being a big fan of the books & having just reread the Unicorn saga recently I had the book freshly in the mind. I just couldn't place who Sakharine was in the books as I watched the movie. I knew that name! I thought of the character with that name to be a some what minor character (which I still think so as I took a look back at the books) where as in the movie he is the main villain! Many of the Tintin books used a number of different villains in the books & I can see why they wanted to have 1 central villain for the movie.
For the main cast, I would say the characterisations is pretty spot on. All the voices & actions fit with how I think they should have been. The catchphrases were all there! The CGI was a bit weird but something you could get use to. I was a bit weird seeing the "cartoony" look of the characters represent in such a realistic way. At times I felt that Captain Haddock's head was a bit to large.
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| Professor Cuthbert Calculus |
There were so nice references to the the other Tintin books in the movie (mostly in the opening credits & in the framed newspaper clippings at Tintin's home). You did get to see some of the Art of the books in the movie too which was nice.
So... Final Thoughts: What did I think of the movie? I thought it was good. Did I think going into that it was going to be bad & that it was going to "rape" a cherished piece of my childhood? No. I mainly wanted to see how they handled the story which they did quite well. It did quite boring (at least for me) during two long action sequences in the later half of the movie. I just felt they were overly long.
What do I give this movie? 3 & half Blistering Barnacles out of 5!
I greatly look forward to seeing the sequel!
Until next time, Stay Jazzy everybody!
- Brian
Monday, January 23, 2012
This is Entry 247: 2012!
The year is 1992.
In Sports: The Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI. The Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XXV. The Chicago Bulls win the NBA Finals. The Toronto Blue Jays become the 1st Canadian team to play in the World Series & the 1st non-American Team to with the World Series.
In Sports: The Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI. The Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XXV. The Chicago Bulls win the NBA Finals. The Toronto Blue Jays become the 1st Canadian team to play in the World Series & the 1st non-American Team to with the World Series.
In Politics: 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush become violently ill in a Japanese televised state dinner. While there there his threw up on Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa & then fainted. Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaced Jaiver Perez de Cueller of Peru as the UN Security General. Bill Clinton, before becoming 42nd President of the United States, plays the saxophone on the the Arsenio Hall Show. Ross Perot buys a block of TV time for his Presidential Campaign.
On TV: Seinfeld, Barney & Friends, The Real World, Batman: The Animated Series, Martin, Goof Troop, Eek! The Cat, Roundhouse, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Mad about You, Ghostwriter & X-Men: the Animated Series all had their premiere episodes. The Cosby Show, MacGyer, Growing Pains, The Golden Girls, Night Court, Darkwing Duck also had their final episodes. The Sci-Fi Channel (now Sy Fy) & Cartoon Network premiere.
In Movies: Aladdin, The Bodyguard, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Basic Instinct, Lethal Weapon 3, Batman Returns, a Few Good Men, Sister Act, Bram Stoker's Dracula & Wayne's World are the Top 10 Movies of the year. Other notable movies are: 3 Ninjas, Bebe's Kids, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cool World, Cutting Edge, Death Becomes Her, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Encino Man, Honey, I blew of the Kid (sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), The Lawnmower Man, The Crying Game, A League of their Own, The Mighty Ducks, The Muppet Christmas Carrol, My Cousin Vinny, Passenger 57, Reservoir Dogs, Rock-a-Doddle, Sneakers, Stop! or My Mom will shoot, Toys & White Men can't jump.
In Video Games: Mortal Kombat is released to Arcades. The Ecco the Dolphin video game is released. The Sega CD (an add-on to the Sega Genesis) is released in the US. 2 Games from the Ultima series of games were released (The Black Gate & The Stygian Abyss). The Later being the 1st 3D role-playing video game.
Notable Births: Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Dylan & Cole Sprouse.
Notable Deaths: Actor Dick York (Darren Stephens #1 from TV's Bewitched), Author Issac Asimov, Comedian Sam Kinison, Actor Robert Reed (Mike Brady from Tv's Brady Bunch), Comedian Benny Hill, Actress Marlene Dietrich, Musician Lawernce Welk, Carl Stolz (Founder of American Little League), Martin Goodman (Long Time Publisher of Marvel Comics), William Gaines (EC Comics/MAD Magazine Publisher), Joe Shuster (Superman Co-Creator) & Pierre Culliford/Peyo (Smurfs creator).
In World Events: Euro Disney was opened (The name was changed to Disneyland Paris later on). The 1992 Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona, Spain. Hurricane Andrew happened.
Now what does 1992 have to do with 2012 besides being 20 years ago....
In Seattle, Washington: A 9 year old boy starts down a path that will come to define his life.
Over the course of the rest of the year (& maybe a bit into 2013): I'm going to go over the comics I've read over the past 20 years. Most of the comics I'll be talking about are the "good" comics, the ones I really enjoy/enjoyed. But some of the "bad" comics might make their way into the retrospective if I think they are worth talking about.
There are a few notable Comic Book milestones that happened in 1992:
- Image Comics is founded.
- Detective Renee Montoya (Batman #475) & Carnage (Amazing Spider-Man # 361) make their 1st appearances.
- With Issue 12, NFL Superpro is cancelled.
- Spider-Man 2099 #1 is published.
I'll be back soon with the 1st official post in what I am calling "The 2012 Project". Until then, Stay Jazzy everybody!
- Brian.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
This is Entry 200!
*A monotone yet feminine voice announces* T-Minus 0. Countdown complete. This is Entry 200. *Confetti goes everywhere*
Yes, this is Entry 200. Now for some facts:
Entry 1 was made on August 7th 2007. Entry 50 was made a year & 2 days later on August 9th 2008. Entry 100 was made on July 19th 2009, a full 20 days before the 2nd anniversary. Entry 150 was on July 6th 2010, a month & a day behind the 3rd anniversary. Entry 200 is now being posted on June 1st, 2 month & 7 days before the 4th anniversary.
What does this all mean? Most posting rate is getting quicker & about every 2 years I make 100 entries. But if you want get down to brass tacks, there are 4 "blank" entries & probably a few other posts that probably could of been merged together so this could actually be Entry 196 (or earlier) but that would require deleting some posts, merging of others & rewriting of a few more. Which is work I don't really want to do. This is my Blog! So, as per the current numbering system is Entry 200!
*more confetti goes everywhere*
What do I have planned for this entry. When I wrote Entry 100, I did a Entry-by-Entry breakdown of the Blog so far. I don't really feel like doing that this time. I just took too darn long to do & I don't anyone really liked it since it wasn't all that informative. But the midpoint of doing it I started to loose interest but i didn't have a better idea. Entry 100 was basically a text clip show with a little bit of added content.
I'm not sure if this will be any better. I did start to write a different version of this entry this morning & I still have the same problem I did then: I don't know what to make this entry about.
I don't really have any interesting behind the scenes stuff to tell. There is some of that stuff but as I just said I'm not sure if it's interesting and I'm not sure how to put it into words.
For the last couple of weeks I've been thinking about what to do for this entry. Make it something special. Something good. Something worth seeing. I came up with a few different ideas. Well... no. Half ideas. Ideas without endings. Ideas without a clear way of doing them. I though of merging all my ideas into 1 big idea but even that didn't have an ending or a clear way of doing it.
So, that brings us to now. This entry & there isn't much here. But then there wasn't much there 2 years ago for Entry 100. At the bottom of that entry was a "Coming Attractions" list. How many of those things were done?
Zero. I either lost interest in the idea or lazily haven't got those idea out of the planning stage. I currently have another list of things I'd like to put up on the blog. Some of these things where on that list 2 years:
- Emerald City 2011 Photos: I have a bunch of photos from the Convention in March that I want to post. I didn't post 2010's photos until September, 7 months after the con was over.
To give you a preview here is one photo from this year:
It's Me with Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings. The boy facing away from us is his son.
- FCBD 2011 Thoughts: Not a whole review of the books I got, just some thoughts about the event from last month.
- Final Thoughts on Smallvile: I posted my thoughts about the Series 10th season awhile ago & I want to just some thoughts on the finale.
I know all of these are late but it's almost become a hallmark of the Blog to talk about things well after the fact.
- The Stan Lee Entry: I first made mention I wanted to make a entry about Stan Lee late last year & I hope to get to this year. As said before it won't be a post about "The Man" himself (a recap of career, etc.) but just some thoughts about about my feeling regarding him & some other thoughts connected to him.
- The Puzzle Post: I bought a jigsaw puzzle at a thrift store a year or so ago. It's have a... altered version of the George Perez art from the 3rd Avengers series, the "Heroes Reborn" relaunching. I think that issue of Avengers was my first. The 1st Avenger comic I ever read. I'm not sure if I'm going to do a video of me putting together the puzzle, talking about the image & other related stuff OR just post the puzzle's image & talk about there.
Over the last few years I've made mention of my video camera but have yet to really put to any real use. Of the few videos I have made the best one is Entry 132. I didn't plan out anything before hand. Probably should have as I tend to ramble a lot in the video. Since then I've had multiple idea of how to use the camera I just haven't gotten around to do it.
Speaking of my camera....
-LFW TV: This is still in the planning stages. It's one & maybe the best thought I've had out of "what do I do with my video camera". The original idea was to do a monthly web series but as time went on I realized my ideas were bigger then my ability so the series evolved/devolved into this. It's an umbrella idea where any of my filmed bits for the blog will fall under this umbrella.
One planned video is:
-Doctor Strange review: Last year at a community yard sale I found a VHS copy of the 1970's made-for-TV live action "Doctor Strange" movie. It's a bad movie. It's watchable & does have it's enjoyable moments but it's not a good Doctor Strange movie but any means. I want to do a video review of it & use clips from it. If I can't do that I'm going to do a text review of it & have some accompanying screen shots.
In related news: that same yard sale is happening again this year & if the guy who sold me the tape is there with more VHS tapes, I'm going to see what else he has. I bought 4 tapes from him last year.
Speaking of Movies...
-Plan 9 sequel comic: Recently I came into possession of comic which is the sequel to the 1959 movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space". The comic is called "Plan 9 from Outer Space Strikes Again!" It was put out by in 1999 by Bluewater Productions. Now the original movie is considered a bad movie classic & is a movie I enjoy. But the sequel comic fails every aspect. It's one of the worse comics I've ever read. So, I'll be reviewing it!
There are also 2 things I've been planning & want to start up soon. I hope to make them be reoccurring things from the blog:
- Really Cool Old Ads: I like comics. I like old comics. One of the things I like about this is the ads. I have been scanning on the ads from this old comics that I think are really cool. Most of the ads I've scanned in are every from the Mid 1960's to the Mid 1990's.
- Random Photos: I've collected about 20 or so random photos. I have no context of where they were taking, who's in the photos or why they were taken. Once I get through those I'll be posting random photos I've taken which I do have some context of why they were taken, where they were taken & who's in then.
Also, I have a few things that I'm planning for next year. 2012 is an important milestone in my comic book reading. I won't say why at the moment or what I'm planning there but know there is stuff being planned.
I think this post is long enough.
So here end Entry 200!
*even more confetti goes everywhere*
Until next time: Stay jazzy everybody!
- Brian
Yes, this is Entry 200. Now for some facts:
Entry 1 was made on August 7th 2007. Entry 50 was made a year & 2 days later on August 9th 2008. Entry 100 was made on July 19th 2009, a full 20 days before the 2nd anniversary. Entry 150 was on July 6th 2010, a month & a day behind the 3rd anniversary. Entry 200 is now being posted on June 1st, 2 month & 7 days before the 4th anniversary.
What does this all mean? Most posting rate is getting quicker & about every 2 years I make 100 entries. But if you want get down to brass tacks, there are 4 "blank" entries & probably a few other posts that probably could of been merged together so this could actually be Entry 196 (or earlier) but that would require deleting some posts, merging of others & rewriting of a few more. Which is work I don't really want to do. This is my Blog! So, as per the current numbering system is Entry 200!
*more confetti goes everywhere*
What do I have planned for this entry. When I wrote Entry 100, I did a Entry-by-Entry breakdown of the Blog so far. I don't really feel like doing that this time. I just took too darn long to do & I don't anyone really liked it since it wasn't all that informative. But the midpoint of doing it I started to loose interest but i didn't have a better idea. Entry 100 was basically a text clip show with a little bit of added content.
I'm not sure if this will be any better. I did start to write a different version of this entry this morning & I still have the same problem I did then: I don't know what to make this entry about.
I don't really have any interesting behind the scenes stuff to tell. There is some of that stuff but as I just said I'm not sure if it's interesting and I'm not sure how to put it into words.
For the last couple of weeks I've been thinking about what to do for this entry. Make it something special. Something good. Something worth seeing. I came up with a few different ideas. Well... no. Half ideas. Ideas without endings. Ideas without a clear way of doing them. I though of merging all my ideas into 1 big idea but even that didn't have an ending or a clear way of doing it.
So, that brings us to now. This entry & there isn't much here. But then there wasn't much there 2 years ago for Entry 100. At the bottom of that entry was a "Coming Attractions" list. How many of those things were done?
Zero. I either lost interest in the idea or lazily haven't got those idea out of the planning stage. I currently have another list of things I'd like to put up on the blog. Some of these things where on that list 2 years:
- Emerald City 2011 Photos: I have a bunch of photos from the Convention in March that I want to post. I didn't post 2010's photos until September, 7 months after the con was over.
To give you a preview here is one photo from this year:
It's Me with Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings. The boy facing away from us is his son.
- FCBD 2011 Thoughts: Not a whole review of the books I got, just some thoughts about the event from last month.
- Final Thoughts on Smallvile: I posted my thoughts about the Series 10th season awhile ago & I want to just some thoughts on the finale.
I know all of these are late but it's almost become a hallmark of the Blog to talk about things well after the fact.
- The Stan Lee Entry: I first made mention I wanted to make a entry about Stan Lee late last year & I hope to get to this year. As said before it won't be a post about "The Man" himself (a recap of career, etc.) but just some thoughts about about my feeling regarding him & some other thoughts connected to him.
- The Puzzle Post: I bought a jigsaw puzzle at a thrift store a year or so ago. It's have a... altered version of the George Perez art from the 3rd Avengers series, the "Heroes Reborn" relaunching. I think that issue of Avengers was my first. The 1st Avenger comic I ever read. I'm not sure if I'm going to do a video of me putting together the puzzle, talking about the image & other related stuff OR just post the puzzle's image & talk about there.
Over the last few years I've made mention of my video camera but have yet to really put to any real use. Of the few videos I have made the best one is Entry 132. I didn't plan out anything before hand. Probably should have as I tend to ramble a lot in the video. Since then I've had multiple idea of how to use the camera I just haven't gotten around to do it.
Speaking of my camera....
-LFW TV: This is still in the planning stages. It's one & maybe the best thought I've had out of "what do I do with my video camera". The original idea was to do a monthly web series but as time went on I realized my ideas were bigger then my ability so the series evolved/devolved into this. It's an umbrella idea where any of my filmed bits for the blog will fall under this umbrella.
One planned video is:
-Doctor Strange review: Last year at a community yard sale I found a VHS copy of the 1970's made-for-TV live action "Doctor Strange" movie. It's a bad movie. It's watchable & does have it's enjoyable moments but it's not a good Doctor Strange movie but any means. I want to do a video review of it & use clips from it. If I can't do that I'm going to do a text review of it & have some accompanying screen shots.
In related news: that same yard sale is happening again this year & if the guy who sold me the tape is there with more VHS tapes, I'm going to see what else he has. I bought 4 tapes from him last year.
Speaking of Movies...
-Plan 9 sequel comic: Recently I came into possession of comic which is the sequel to the 1959 movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space". The comic is called "Plan 9 from Outer Space Strikes Again!" It was put out by in 1999 by Bluewater Productions. Now the original movie is considered a bad movie classic & is a movie I enjoy. But the sequel comic fails every aspect. It's one of the worse comics I've ever read. So, I'll be reviewing it!
There are also 2 things I've been planning & want to start up soon. I hope to make them be reoccurring things from the blog:
- Really Cool Old Ads: I like comics. I like old comics. One of the things I like about this is the ads. I have been scanning on the ads from this old comics that I think are really cool. Most of the ads I've scanned in are every from the Mid 1960's to the Mid 1990's.
- Random Photos: I've collected about 20 or so random photos. I have no context of where they were taking, who's in the photos or why they were taken. Once I get through those I'll be posting random photos I've taken which I do have some context of why they were taken, where they were taken & who's in then.
Also, I have a few things that I'm planning for next year. 2012 is an important milestone in my comic book reading. I won't say why at the moment or what I'm planning there but know there is stuff being planned.
I think this post is long enough.
So here end Entry 200!
*even more confetti goes everywhere*
Until next time: Stay jazzy everybody!
- Brian
Thursday, March 17, 2011
This is Entry 190: FCBD 2011 Preview
In less then 2 months is the 10 anniversary for Free Comic Book Day! The annual event where comic book stores across & the around the world give out comic books for.. you guessed it: FREE!
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I was looking at their website & the comics that will be given out. So, I've made a partial list of the comics that I would like to pick up. Not every store has gives out every comic:
Green Lantern/Flashpoint by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis & Andy Kubert.
According to the website: This is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who can't wait to see the Green Lantern major motion picture from Warner Bros.! Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever with this reprinting of Green Lantern #30, a pivotal chapter of the Green Lantern: Secret Origin graphic novel by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Plus: No comic fan can afford to miss this exclusive first sneak peek of Flashpoint, DC's blockbuster event of 2011, by the all-star team of Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert!
So, half of it is a reprint but the Flashpoint part is what I'm excited about.
Super Dinosaur Origin Special #1 by Robert Kirkman & Jason Howard.
According to the Website: Super Dinosaur is finally here! In this standalone origin special you will learn everything there is to know about Derek Dynamo's best friend, Super Dinosaur! Where did he come from? How did he avoid extinction? What is Inner-Earth? And what the heck is DynOre and why is it so dangerous? All this and more will be revealed - and all for FREE!
Now I hadn't heard of Super Dinosaur before but how can you pass up a Comic Book about a Dinosaur with rocket launchers attached to it!
Captain America/Thor: The Mighty Fighting Avengers! by Roger Langridge & Chris Samnee.
According to the website: From the fan-favorite creative team of Thor: The Mighty Avenger comes a time-twisting tale of Camelot-craziness. When mischievous Loki's machinations throw Thor and a World War II-era Steve Rogers into King Arthur's court, it's an adventure neither noble Avenger will ever forget!
This is one of the two comics Marvel is putting out for the event (the other is a Spider-Man comic) but this one intrigues me more.
Civil War Adventure by Chuck Dixon & Gary Kwapisz.
According to the website: Two-fisted, historically accurate stories of the war that divided America! Bloody Bill Anderson's rein of terror in Missouri traps a reluctant soldier in the battle of his life in 'I Rode With The Devil!' Blood-stained axes, moonshine, murder, and revenge in the South Carolina swamps leads to a gunrunner's worst fear in 'Gator Bait!' Check out the 'Battle Field Amputation' fact page!
This comic comes from a company I had never heard of (History Graphics Press) & it seems (to me) like an odd choice for FCBD but it dose seem like it could be an interesting read.
Deadliest Sharks/Prehistoric Predators by Joe Brusha & Anthony Spay.
According to the Website: Sharks, Dinosaurs and Dangerous Animals! This FCBD edition from Zenescope's Silver Dragon Books' imprint has got them all. This book previews Discovery Channel's and Animal Planet's first ever line of Graphic Novels and is based on some of their most popular programming including Shark Week. A book for animal fans of all ages to enjoy.
Much like the Civil War book it seem like an odd choice but could be an interesting read. If the discovery channel wanted to do more comics based off their shows I'd be open to seeing a Mythbuster comic. :)
Inspector Gadget by Dale Mettam & Jose Coba.
According to the Website: Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain are back... but so is M.A.D.! On what should be a peaceful vacation aboard the Orient Express, Gadget must locate Professor Sagan-Heisenberg and escort him safely back to Metro City. But with M.A.D. agents everywhere, perhaps this time, Dr. Claw will finally beat his nemesis. Go-Go-Gadget-Adventure!
This comic (from Viper Comics) seems to riding the recent wave of Comics based off of Cartoons from my childhood. I have fond memories of the show & am willing to check out the book.
The Mis-Adventures of Adam West #1 by Reed Lackey, Russell Dauterman & Matt Bellisle.
According to the Website: The Man, The Myth, The Amulet? Legendary star of the small and silver screen, ADAM WEST, has his career youth-enized in this hip-whimsical,trans-dimensional epic of an adventure. When a mysterious fan delivers an exotic amulet to Mr. West's doorstep he is Dorothy-fied on an odyssey that will change his career, his love life and inadvertently make him the man that saves the universe!
Bluewater Productions is known for producing comics based off of real people. But I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It could either be really super cool & awesome or extremely stupid. I hope the comic is earlier!
The Tick by various people.
According to the website: In honor of this year's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, NEC Press offers fans-both old and new-an all-new full-color full-lenght 32-page comic book! Featuring a new 7-page introductory story by the awesome creative team of the popular ongoing Tick Series, Benito Cereno and Les McClaine! Plus we offer original full-color preview material from this year's blockbuster project, The Tick's Giant Circus Maximus, the all-new and updated official "encyclopedia" of The Tick Universe! Use this FCBD Tick both to introduce new fans to the phenomenon know as The Tick, as well as to introduce Tick fans to the upcoming Giant Circus Maximus project!
I have a soft spot for The Tick. I remember watching the cartoon as a kid & reading some of the comics.
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As I said these aren't the only comics that will be given out, you can see the website for the rest. These were the just the ones that interested me the most. Also on the site you can find out what comic book stores in your area will be participating in the event.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy everybody!
- Brian
T MINUS 10
I was looking at their website & the comics that will be given out. So, I've made a partial list of the comics that I would like to pick up. Not every store has gives out every comic:
Green Lantern/Flashpoint by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis & Andy Kubert.
According to the website: This is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who can't wait to see the Green Lantern major motion picture from Warner Bros.! Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever with this reprinting of Green Lantern #30, a pivotal chapter of the Green Lantern: Secret Origin graphic novel by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Plus: No comic fan can afford to miss this exclusive first sneak peek of Flashpoint, DC's blockbuster event of 2011, by the all-star team of Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert!
So, half of it is a reprint but the Flashpoint part is what I'm excited about.
Super Dinosaur Origin Special #1 by Robert Kirkman & Jason Howard.
According to the Website: Super Dinosaur is finally here! In this standalone origin special you will learn everything there is to know about Derek Dynamo's best friend, Super Dinosaur! Where did he come from? How did he avoid extinction? What is Inner-Earth? And what the heck is DynOre and why is it so dangerous? All this and more will be revealed - and all for FREE!
Now I hadn't heard of Super Dinosaur before but how can you pass up a Comic Book about a Dinosaur with rocket launchers attached to it!
Captain America/Thor: The Mighty Fighting Avengers! by Roger Langridge & Chris Samnee.
According to the website: From the fan-favorite creative team of Thor: The Mighty Avenger comes a time-twisting tale of Camelot-craziness. When mischievous Loki's machinations throw Thor and a World War II-era Steve Rogers into King Arthur's court, it's an adventure neither noble Avenger will ever forget!
This is one of the two comics Marvel is putting out for the event (the other is a Spider-Man comic) but this one intrigues me more.
Civil War Adventure by Chuck Dixon & Gary Kwapisz.
According to the website: Two-fisted, historically accurate stories of the war that divided America! Bloody Bill Anderson's rein of terror in Missouri traps a reluctant soldier in the battle of his life in 'I Rode With The Devil!' Blood-stained axes, moonshine, murder, and revenge in the South Carolina swamps leads to a gunrunner's worst fear in 'Gator Bait!' Check out the 'Battle Field Amputation' fact page!
This comic comes from a company I had never heard of (History Graphics Press) & it seems (to me) like an odd choice for FCBD but it dose seem like it could be an interesting read.
Deadliest Sharks/Prehistoric Predators by Joe Brusha & Anthony Spay.
According to the Website: Sharks, Dinosaurs and Dangerous Animals! This FCBD edition from Zenescope's Silver Dragon Books' imprint has got them all. This book previews Discovery Channel's and Animal Planet's first ever line of Graphic Novels and is based on some of their most popular programming including Shark Week. A book for animal fans of all ages to enjoy.
Much like the Civil War book it seem like an odd choice but could be an interesting read. If the discovery channel wanted to do more comics based off their shows I'd be open to seeing a Mythbuster comic. :)
Inspector Gadget by Dale Mettam & Jose Coba.
According to the Website: Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain are back... but so is M.A.D.! On what should be a peaceful vacation aboard the Orient Express, Gadget must locate Professor Sagan-Heisenberg and escort him safely back to Metro City. But with M.A.D. agents everywhere, perhaps this time, Dr. Claw will finally beat his nemesis. Go-Go-Gadget-Adventure!
This comic (from Viper Comics) seems to riding the recent wave of Comics based off of Cartoons from my childhood. I have fond memories of the show & am willing to check out the book.
The Mis-Adventures of Adam West #1 by Reed Lackey, Russell Dauterman & Matt Bellisle.
According to the Website: The Man, The Myth, The Amulet? Legendary star of the small and silver screen, ADAM WEST, has his career youth-enized in this hip-whimsical,trans-dimensional epic of an adventure. When a mysterious fan delivers an exotic amulet to Mr. West's doorstep he is Dorothy-fied on an odyssey that will change his career, his love life and inadvertently make him the man that saves the universe!
Bluewater Productions is known for producing comics based off of real people. But I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It could either be really super cool & awesome or extremely stupid. I hope the comic is earlier!
The Tick by various people.
According to the website: In honor of this year's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, NEC Press offers fans-both old and new-an all-new full-color full-lenght 32-page comic book! Featuring a new 7-page introductory story by the awesome creative team of the popular ongoing Tick Series, Benito Cereno and Les McClaine! Plus we offer original full-color preview material from this year's blockbuster project, The Tick's Giant Circus Maximus, the all-new and updated official "encyclopedia" of The Tick Universe! Use this FCBD Tick both to introduce new fans to the phenomenon know as The Tick, as well as to introduce Tick fans to the upcoming Giant Circus Maximus project!
I have a soft spot for The Tick. I remember watching the cartoon as a kid & reading some of the comics.
As I said these aren't the only comics that will be given out, you can see the website for the rest. These were the just the ones that interested me the most. Also on the site you can find out what comic book stores in your area will be participating in the event.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy everybody!
- Brian
T MINUS 10
Saturday, August 7, 2010
This is Entry 156: Blog turns 3
Today, 3 years ago I started this Blog! Woot to that!
It is also the 219th day of the year (or 220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year. It's also considered to be halfway through its summer (Or halfway through the winter if you live south of the equator). Also, Last year at this time I had made 101 posts which means at my current rate of posts I should have over 200 posts by next year's birthday. :)
What else happened today in History:
2008: Georgia launches a military offensive against South Ossetia to counter the alleged Russian invasion, starting the South Ossetia War.
2007: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
1990: Desert Shield begins. U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia.
1976: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
1976: Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.
1974: Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers.
1970: 1st computer chess tournament.
1970: WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1965: The infamous first party between Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and motorcycle gang the Hells Angels takes place at Kesey's estate in La Honda, California introducing psychedelics to the gang world and forever linking the hippie movement to the Hell's Angels.
1964: Prometheus, a bristlecone pine and the world's oldest tree, is cut down.
1964: Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving US President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
1963: Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland.
1961: Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2.
1959: The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design and is still in use
1959: Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1957: U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1956: Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans.
1955: KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins.
1954: Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full UN delegate.
1944: IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
1942: 1st American offensive in Pacific in WWII, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1940: Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana).
1930: The last lynching in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana. Two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.
1927: The Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York is dedicated.
1909: U.S. issues 1st Lincoln penny.
1820: 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1794: George Washington invokes the Militia Law of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
1791: United States troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
1789: Congress creates Department of War and Lighthouse Service.
1782: George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
1679: The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
1606: The first documented performance of Macbeth, at the Great Hall at Hampton Court.
1498: Columbus arrives in Caribbean.
936: Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
Who was born today:
1987: Hollis Leroy Crapo, my friend.
1975: Charlize Theron, Actress.
1960: David Duchovny, Actor.
1958: Bruce Dickinson, Singer for Iron Maiden.
1955: Greg Nickels, Former Mayor of Seattle.
1955: Wayne Knight, Actor. (Newman!)
1942: B. J. Thomas, Singer.
1942: Garrison Keillor, American writer & radio host [Prairie Home Companion]
1928: Amazing [James] Randi, Skeptic Magician.
1927: Carl Switzer, Actor [Alfalfa].
1926: Stan Freberg, Satirist/Ad Executive/Cartoon Voice.
1886: Louis Hazeltine, Inventor of the neutrodyne circuit which makes radio possible.
1779: Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography.
1751: Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange.
At the other of the spectrum, Who died today:
2009: Mike Seeger, American folk musician, Age: 76.
1997: Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, Age: 109.
1957: Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy fame. Age: 65.
1917: Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. Age: 25.
1033: Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine.
For a Birthday present to all you out there: Here is a funny interview Warren "The Ape" Demontague did on G4's Attack of the Show.
As always: Stay Jazzy.
- Brian
It is also the 219th day of the year (or 220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year. It's also considered to be halfway through its summer (Or halfway through the winter if you live south of the equator). Also, Last year at this time I had made 101 posts which means at my current rate of posts I should have over 200 posts by next year's birthday. :)
What else happened today in History:
2008: Georgia launches a military offensive against South Ossetia to counter the alleged Russian invasion, starting the South Ossetia War.
2007: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
1990: Desert Shield begins. U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia.
1976: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars.
1976: Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.
1974: Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers.
1970: 1st computer chess tournament.
1970: WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1965: The infamous first party between Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and motorcycle gang the Hells Angels takes place at Kesey's estate in La Honda, California introducing psychedelics to the gang world and forever linking the hippie movement to the Hell's Angels.
1964: Prometheus, a bristlecone pine and the world's oldest tree, is cut down.
1964: Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving US President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
1963: Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland.
1961: Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2.
1959: The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design and is still in use
1959: Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1957: U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1956: Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans.
1955: KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins.
1954: Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full UN delegate.
1944: IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
1942: 1st American offensive in Pacific in WWII, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1940: Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana).
1930: The last lynching in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana. Two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.
1927: The Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York is dedicated.
1909: U.S. issues 1st Lincoln penny.
1820: 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1794: George Washington invokes the Militia Law of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
1791: United States troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
1789: Congress creates Department of War and Lighthouse Service.
1782: George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
1679: The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
1606: The first documented performance of Macbeth, at the Great Hall at Hampton Court.
1498: Columbus arrives in Caribbean.
936: Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
Who was born today:
1987: Hollis Leroy Crapo, my friend.
1975: Charlize Theron, Actress.
1960: David Duchovny, Actor.
1958: Bruce Dickinson, Singer for Iron Maiden.
1955: Greg Nickels, Former Mayor of Seattle.
1955: Wayne Knight, Actor. (Newman!)
1942: B. J. Thomas, Singer.
1942: Garrison Keillor, American writer & radio host [Prairie Home Companion]
1928: Amazing [James] Randi, Skeptic Magician.
1927: Carl Switzer, Actor [Alfalfa].
1926: Stan Freberg, Satirist/Ad Executive/Cartoon Voice.
1886: Louis Hazeltine, Inventor of the neutrodyne circuit which makes radio possible.
1779: Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography.
1751: Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange.
At the other of the spectrum, Who died today:
2009: Mike Seeger, American folk musician, Age: 76.
1997: Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, Age: 109.
1957: Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy fame. Age: 65.
1917: Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. Age: 25.
1033: Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine.
For a Birthday present to all you out there: Here is a funny interview Warren "The Ape" Demontague did on G4's Attack of the Show.
As always: Stay Jazzy.
- Brian
Sunday, May 2, 2010
This is Entry 139: FCBD 2010
Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day & as always it was awesome, even thought I had to go to work. But I set it up so that I could go in later then normal so that I might partake in the geekiness of the event. I started off the day at the store I go to each FCBD, it's a few cities away from me but definitely worth the drive. Why? Out of the 32 books offered for FCBD not every store gets them all & most stores only let get a small number of the books. The store I go to lets you get one of each & they get like the whole line of books. This means I get 30 some odd comic books for free!
The store I go to is in a strip mall & there was 2 lines outside 2 different stores: 1 in front of the Comic Book store & another line in front of a Scrapbooking store that was going out of business. Can you guess which store had the longer line? If you guess the Scrapbooking store: you are correct! :)
As I awaiting entry with about 15 to 20 other people I noticed a sign that would through off my entire morning. My original plan was to get comics there & then maybe see a few other stores before I had to head home & get ready for work. I planned to do also this & be home by Noon or at least 12:30. The sign in question said there was a sale. One I could not pass up! In a back room, their was back issues & every single one was on sale for a quarter! Not matter what the book, how old or new it was, you could get it for a quarter.
After getting inside, I went through the the line to get my free comics & headed into the back room to start my search. I picked up about 40 books & I didn't go through all the bins. I went through most of them but I had things to do. Also while there I got 2 other Comic Book Boxes, my collection is expanding & need more storage. This is of course because of that day's haul but also due to the other books I've been picking up.
With my 70 some odd books, 2 boxes & free War Machine heroclix, I made my way to another line: The check out line!
Once done with that, I left my first store around Noon & maybe my way to one other store. I had planned to maybe visit 3 store in total that day. If I had the whole day I might have visited more. But 1 main store with 2 store overs seemed good enough.
I made to my other store stop over, they had less of a selection of books & a 3 books per person limit. I picked up some some books for a my nephews & headed home. Was there in just enough time to change for work & get there almost on time. Was late clocking in by a minute.
I'll be back with another post telling of the books I got. Until then: Stay Jazzy!
- Brian
The store I go to is in a strip mall & there was 2 lines outside 2 different stores: 1 in front of the Comic Book store & another line in front of a Scrapbooking store that was going out of business. Can you guess which store had the longer line? If you guess the Scrapbooking store: you are correct! :)
As I awaiting entry with about 15 to 20 other people I noticed a sign that would through off my entire morning. My original plan was to get comics there & then maybe see a few other stores before I had to head home & get ready for work. I planned to do also this & be home by Noon or at least 12:30. The sign in question said there was a sale. One I could not pass up! In a back room, their was back issues & every single one was on sale for a quarter! Not matter what the book, how old or new it was, you could get it for a quarter.
After getting inside, I went through the the line to get my free comics & headed into the back room to start my search. I picked up about 40 books & I didn't go through all the bins. I went through most of them but I had things to do. Also while there I got 2 other Comic Book Boxes, my collection is expanding & need more storage. This is of course because of that day's haul but also due to the other books I've been picking up.
With my 70 some odd books, 2 boxes & free War Machine heroclix, I made my way to another line: The check out line!
Once done with that, I left my first store around Noon & maybe my way to one other store. I had planned to maybe visit 3 store in total that day. If I had the whole day I might have visited more. But 1 main store with 2 store overs seemed good enough.
I made to my other store stop over, they had less of a selection of books & a 3 books per person limit. I picked up some some books for a my nephews & headed home. Was there in just enough time to change for work & get there almost on time. Was late clocking in by a minute.
I'll be back with another post telling of the books I got. Until then: Stay Jazzy!
- Brian
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
This is Entry 127: This Date in History 2010
It has all alined: This is Entry 127, today is January 27th (or 1/27) & I am now 27 years old. Spooky, ain't it?
Now if I wasn't a lazy so & so I would (maybe) had a video to mark this event but I don't. So, you all a bunch of Text!
On to one of the traditions of this blog, I mark the anniversary of my spawning by telling you various things that alos happen on THIS DAY IN HISTORY!
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Events:
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.
1593 - Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1662 - 1st American lime kiln begins operation in Providence, RI.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1825 - The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1870 - Manitoba and Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1894 - 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined.
1900 - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention.
1902 - 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction in New York City.
1918 - "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater.
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1927 - Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1948 - 1st tape recorder sold.
1951 - Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats.
1956 - NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.
1964 - "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US.
1965 - 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1967 - The Doors self titled debut album is released.
1970 - Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG".
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1976 - "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV.
1977 - 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1991 - Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa, FL.
1996 - Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
1998 - WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock.
2006 - Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist, discovered periodic table of the elements
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1850 - Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)
1900 - Hyman G Rickover, U.S. Admiral, father of modern nuclear navy
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1928 - Hans Modrow, a German politician, premier of East Germany
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1945 - Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall
1946 - Nedra Talley, American singer (Ronettes)
1947 - Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Marius Cocceius Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
661 - Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam
1595 - Sir Francis Drake, European explorer (b. c.1540)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1986 - L. Ron Hubbard, Novelist & founder of the Church of Scientology
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2003 - Henryk Jabłoński, President of Poland (b. 1909)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2006 - Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
2009 - John Updike, American novelist, art critic, and literary critic
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- My Birthday.
Now if I wasn't a lazy so & so I would (maybe) had a video to mark this event but I don't. So, you all a bunch of Text!
On to one of the traditions of this blog, I mark the anniversary of my spawning by telling you various things that alos happen on THIS DAY IN HISTORY!
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Events:
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.
1593 - Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1662 - 1st American lime kiln begins operation in Providence, RI.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1825 - The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1870 - Manitoba and Northwest Territories incorporated.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1894 - 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined.
1900 - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention.
1902 - 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction in New York City.
1918 - "Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater.
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1927 - Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1948 - 1st tape recorder sold.
1951 - Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats.
1956 - NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.
1964 - "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US.
1965 - 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1967 - The Doors self titled debut album is released.
1970 - Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG".
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1976 - "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV.
1977 - 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1991 - Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa, FL.
1996 - Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
1998 - WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock.
2006 - Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist, discovered periodic table of the elements
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1850 - Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)
1900 - Hyman G Rickover, U.S. Admiral, father of modern nuclear navy
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1928 - Hans Modrow, a German politician, premier of East Germany
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1945 - Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall
1946 - Nedra Talley, American singer (Ronettes)
1947 - Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Marius Cocceius Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
661 - Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam
1595 - Sir Francis Drake, European explorer (b. c.1540)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1986 - L. Ron Hubbard, Novelist & founder of the Church of Scientology
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2003 - Henryk Jabłoński, President of Poland (b. 1909)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2006 - Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
2009 - John Updike, American novelist, art critic, and literary critic
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- My Birthday.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
This is Entry 114: Renaming of the Blog!
Ok, the massive Comic Book review(s) are forth coming. I just haven't gotten around to it. But every Wednesday, I buy more Comics which means the the stack(s) grow higher & higher.
But this post isn't about that. I recently thought about rebranding MyBlog to another name. One less hokey & one more in keeping with the nature of this here Blog. The name I've been thinking about is:
Living for Wednesday!
Since it seems like that's all I'm really living for. :) :( It's kind of sad but it's kind of the way it. I spend of my my time thinking about the stuff. My bedroom is pretty much a messy shrine to it. Also, more then half of the posts here are about them.
In other news: I've been giving some serious thought doing some Videos. I tested it out (see Entry 92 for that). But that was just a test. Only a test. I had sort of abandoned the idea (which was mentioned in Entry 95) but I've had a renewed interest in the idea. I've also given some idea into purchasing a video camera. I don't really know what camera to get & a few other things. But those are things for me to think about & not to bore you all with. I have a few ideas for the videos & some really cool.
Until next we meet as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
But this post isn't about that. I recently thought about rebranding MyBlog to another name. One less hokey & one more in keeping with the nature of this here Blog. The name I've been thinking about is:
Living for Wednesday!
Since it seems like that's all I'm really living for. :) :( It's kind of sad but it's kind of the way it. I spend of my my time thinking about the stuff. My bedroom is pretty much a messy shrine to it. Also, more then half of the posts here are about them.
In other news: I've been giving some serious thought doing some Videos. I tested it out (see Entry 92 for that). But that was just a test. Only a test. I had sort of abandoned the idea (which was mentioned in Entry 95) but I've had a renewed interest in the idea. I've also given some idea into purchasing a video camera. I don't really know what camera to get & a few other things. But those are things for me to think about & not to bore you all with. I have a few ideas for the videos & some really cool.
Until next we meet as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Friday, August 7, 2009
This is Entry 101: Blog turns 2!
I know i had said a last post that this would be something called "Comics 101" but I had actually tried to write out that but I just wasn't feeling it so I never post it. Well, I didn't really know what I really wanted to do for that post anyways so I don't really consider it a big lost.
But this post is an important one: Today, MyBlog/Stuff by Brian turns 2! Yes, on this date in 2007 I started up this here blog. So, wahoo! :)
What else happened today in History:
1990: Desert Shield begins - U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia.
1976: Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.
1974: Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers.
1970: 1st computer chess tournament.
1970: WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1963: Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland.
1961: Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2.
1959: Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1957: U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1956: Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans.
1955: KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins.
1954: Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full UN delegate.
1942: 1st American offensive in Pacific in WWII, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1940: Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana).
1927: Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada dedicated.
1909: U.S. issues 1st Lincoln penny.
1820: 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii.
1789: Congress creates Department of War and Lighthouse Service.
1782: George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart.
1498: Columbus arrives in Caribbean.
Who was born today:
2007: MyBlog/Stuff by Brian. :)
1987: Hollis Leroy Crapo, my friend.
1975: Charlize Theron, Actress.
1960: David Duchovny, Actor.
1958: Bruce Dickinson, Musican, Iron Maiden. (More Cowbell?)
1955: Wayne Knight, Actor.
1942: B. J. Thomas, Singer.
1928: Amazing [James] Randi, Skeptic Magician.
1927: Carl Switzer, Actor (Alfalfa).
1926: Stan Freberg, Satirist/Ad Executive/Cartoon Voice.
1886: Louis Hazeltine, Inventor of the neutrodyne circuit which makes radio possible.
1779: Carl Ritter, co-founder of modern science of geography.
At the other of the spectrum, Who died today:
1997: Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, dies at the age of 109
1957: Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy fame. Age: 65.
1033: Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine
In related new, this afternoon I've having a small party to celebrate this momentous occasion (MyBlog turning 2) so look for Pictures of said party to be up soon.
Until then as always: Stay Jazzy.
- Brian
But this post is an important one: Today, MyBlog/Stuff by Brian turns 2! Yes, on this date in 2007 I started up this here blog. So, wahoo! :)
What else happened today in History:
1990: Desert Shield begins - U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia.
1976: Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.
1974: Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between twin towers.
1970: 1st computer chess tournament.
1970: WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1963: Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland.
1961: Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2.
1959: Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.
1957: U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1956: Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans.
1955: KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins.
1954: Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full UN delegate.
1942: 1st American offensive in Pacific in WWII, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1940: Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana).
1927: Peace Bridge between U.S. and Canada dedicated.
1909: U.S. issues 1st Lincoln penny.
1820: 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii.
1789: Congress creates Department of War and Lighthouse Service.
1782: George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart.
1498: Columbus arrives in Caribbean.
Who was born today:
2007: MyBlog/Stuff by Brian. :)
1987: Hollis Leroy Crapo, my friend.
1975: Charlize Theron, Actress.
1960: David Duchovny, Actor.
1958: Bruce Dickinson, Musican, Iron Maiden. (More Cowbell?)
1955: Wayne Knight, Actor.
1942: B. J. Thomas, Singer.
1928: Amazing [James] Randi, Skeptic Magician.
1927: Carl Switzer, Actor (Alfalfa).
1926: Stan Freberg, Satirist/Ad Executive/Cartoon Voice.
1886: Louis Hazeltine, Inventor of the neutrodyne circuit which makes radio possible.
1779: Carl Ritter, co-founder of modern science of geography.
At the other of the spectrum, Who died today:
1997: Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, dies at the age of 109
1957: Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy fame. Age: 65.
1033: Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine
In related new, this afternoon I've having a small party to celebrate this momentous occasion (MyBlog turning 2) so look for Pictures of said party to be up soon.
Until then as always: Stay Jazzy.
- Brian
Sunday, July 19, 2009
This is Entry 100!
You thought it wouldn't happen. You said to yourself "Brian will never post that photo!" But HA! Here it is!
Way back in Entry 9 which was made on August 29, 2007: I made Brownies! I also took a picture of it & made a promise to one day post a picture of it & today is that day! On a side note: The cooktop you see in in the photo no longer exists in the house I live in. It was taken out earlier this year.
Why did I finally get around to post this picture? Well, This is the 100th entry of MyBlog. Yes, it's taken me almost 2 years to do so but we are here at the this momentous occasion.
For this Entry I have a few things planned out.
1. Post Brownie picture. *DONE*
2. Tell how this Blog came to be.
3. Do a Blog Recap! All 100 entries: The High points, the low points & everything in between!
And Lastly:
4. Tell about what's come up in for conceivable future!
So, you ready! I am!
How MyBlog came to be
It was Tuesday, August 7, 2007 when this Blog came online. But before that I had been giving some thought to start a Blog for some time. I don't remember how long (My first entry says a few week). As I've been known to & still do: I was read lots of comics & didn't have really a way to share what I had read other then discuss it with my none comic book reading parents. I was a member of a online writing forum & a way to post something without really writing a whole story. I started to do comic book reviews there, much like the one seen here. I did this for a short while then decided to bite the bullet & after a short Internet search I set up shop here on Blogger. My original requirements were that the service had to be free & easy to use which I found Blogger to be for the most part. There have a been a few minor annoyances but they have been most do to some screw up on my end. :)
So, I made a short post which started off 1 of trademarks of this Blog: The entry's title stating which Entry Number it was. This has a pretty simple origins to them. It was inspired by another blog: the Blog of the late Mike Weiringo. All this Entries would be signed off with this phrase & since I didn't really know what to title this entry I went with that: This is Entry 1. It seemed like a good enough title as anything. When I did Entry 2 I was yet at a lose as what to title that entry so I called it: This Entry 2 & it went from there. I do get a bit of a giggle at the Blog Archive which makes it easy for a visitor to look over past entries but all the person gets is a long list of "This is Entry *insert Number here*". :)
The Whole Darn Blog!
In that Entry I said:
I've pretty much followed this: Nothing truly Earth shattering just me rambling on about TV, Comic Books, Movie & other stuff. If you notice I didn't sign that post off with the phrase "Stay Jazzy": that comes later. Also, this is one of the few Entries that got a reply to it, It was from a Friend & he never replied to my Blog ever again. But then He doesn't like me anymore.
- Entry 2 I was just filling space.
- Entry 3 told of the passing of Mike Wieringo.
- Entry 4 we get to what over 50 entries are about: Comic Books! If you look at that post: I don't "review" all that many comics & actually give some details about the books which is what I don't do much any more. I've gotten lazy. I put review in quotes since I don't think it's my job to review the books, I just say what I liked about the books & move on. I make a prediction about what will happen in future issues of the "Booster Gold" comic book.
- Entry 5 & 6 are about Podcasts which most I still subscribe to (but am way behind on episodes of Around Comics).
- Entry 7 is about Comics with the title with "The Comic Book Cavalcade" where Entry 4 was titled "Brian's Comic Book Round-up! YEE-HA!". My comic entries have used both over the years. I might have used more but I think those are the 2 I keep trading between.
- Entry 8 is my first Movie Review which I call "Brian on the Aisle" & reviewed the Fantastic Four sequel.
- Entry 9 is where I say I made Brownies & took a picture of them. You know how long it took to get that picture up. :)
- Entry 10 is a my Fall TV preview where I say what shows I'd be watching that Fall which 10of those Shows have now been cancelled. Also which this post I got my first random reply. The replier reprimands for saying that "Big Bang Theory" will be cancelled by the end of the first season. I know & we all know that it wasn't so I was wrong. Also, that person never replied ever again.
- Entry 11 I review the new TV Shows I've seen, Do the first of the really short Comic Book reviews that have become the norm for the blog & say I bought a Dr. Zoidberg action figure. Still no "Stay Jazzy" sign off.
- Entry 12 is almost a complete repeat of 11 in style: Review New Shows & New Comics. I also bought a Doctor Who figure & make a comment about his glasses which gets me my 2nd random commenter & they even replied to my reply. But again never replied ever again!
- Entry 13 I go back to longer comic reviews, no special title but I started to add in scanned images which I've stopped since my Scanner freaks out at me which I try to do more then 2 scans at a time. This Entry gets me my 2nd comment from someone I know! He also never replied ever again. I'm noticing a trend.
- Entry 14 is now a broken picture link. I did have a picture there at one time, it was a Quiz result if I remember correctly.
- Entry 15 is a post saying I went to a Comic Book "Swap Meet" & bought stuff which a review entry to follow.
- Entry 16 Comic Book reviews with Pictures! But I didn't review the Comics for the Con.
- Entry 17 much like 16. But this is the first post to sign off with the phrase "Stay Jazzy". The origin behind the phrase it was just something that popped into my head & though it was good to end the post with. So, I still think & continue to do so.
- Entry 18 is my one & only review by a fellow I know from that Writer's Forum I mentioned earlier.
- Entry 19 is the first entry from 2008 & the first time I use the term "Jim" on the Blog. It comes from a event I went during that Summer of '07. It was an movie shown outside & before the Movie was an MC doing some announcements, hosting a few games, etc. He started off with saying Hello, the audience said Hello back & then he asked them their name & people yelled out names. The one the heard was Jim so even time He started off addressing the crowd He called them Jim. I liked that so I started to do that. So everyone how replies to the Blog becomes a member of The Jim Nation: There are like less them 10 people who are listed members. :) What is Entry 19 about? Comic Books. I also continue to hype that I will be reviewing the Comics I bought at the Convention a few months earlier some time in the future.
- Entry 20 is when I do. I only waited 4 months. This a time frame that has become more & more standard. I also get a comment from a friend who had only returned to comment there & then never said anything on my Blog ever again.
- Entry 21 Comic Book Reviews! This is the Entry where that Friend returned to comment.
- Entry 22 celebrates my Birthday! My Therapist comments for his only time.
- Entry 23 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 24 is an entry saying I have stuff to post I just haven't done it yet. These entries seem to pop up more & more as time goes on.
- Entry 25 I hype Free Comic Book Day
- Entry 26 On MyBlog's 9 month anniversary I start an experiment: to post more often.
- Entry 27 I wanted to put up some of my Photography & but found out I couldn't.
- Entry 28 has a short film that I like & my first piece of Junk Mail: I was spam replied to.
- Entry 29 I post a entry that says pretty much nothing just so I could say I posted that day.
- Entry 30 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 31 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 32 Comic Book Reviews! I review books from Free Comic Book Day & books I bought at a sale that happen on that day.
- Entry 33 I review Iron man.
- Entry 34 Hype the forth coming Emerald City ComiCon
- Entry 35 My review of the Con
- Entry 36 Posted a pic of the Sketch Jeff Parker did in my Agents of Atlas book.
- Entry 37 Photos form the Con
- Entry 38 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 39 I say I went on Vacation & say that I was Spam replied to.
- Entry 40 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 41 is about the term "616" as it was June 16th (6/16)
- Entry 42 Comic Book Reviews with less & less pictures.
- Entry 43 is about LEGO & where the name came from.
- Entry 44 Comic Book Reviews with no pictures.
- Entry 45 is a link to a 3-D model of Dr. Strange's house.
- Entry 46 my prediction from Entry 4 comes true. :)
- Entry 47 Comic Book Reviews! with a few pictures but not one's I scanned in but one's I found on the 'net.
- Entry 48 state that I tied to scan something but I couldn't.
- Entry 49 I state that I'm coming up on MyBlog's 1st Birthday but have already missed it by a day. :)
- Entry 50 was to be on the 1st birthday but that was 2 days past. Opps!
- Entry 51 Fall TV Preview!
- Entry 52 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 53 I talk about Voting.
- Entry 54 I post my Blogging personality quiz result (Pensive and Philosophical) & get a reply from a friend.
- Entry 55 Say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 56 Say I'm going to post stuff soon & get a comment from the same friend as from 54. I don't think he's made a comment since.
- Entry 57 Say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 58 wish everyone a happy new year.
- Entry 59 states that my Computer had become broken, was fixed & is now back in working order. Also Say I got a Facebook account.
- Entry 60 say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 61 post stuff! Comic Book Reviews!.
- Entry 62 It's my Birthday!
- Entry 63 say what I got for my Birthday.
- Entry 64 post a GI Joe trailer.
- Entry 65 post a movie review which I didn't title "Brian on the Aisle" like I did the last, too.
- Entry 66 post a funny video
- Entry 67 Post another funny video but can't watch anymore do to the fact that "Embedding disabled by request"
- Entry 68 state that I'm going to make a How to Guide for Comic Conventions since one is forth coming: Emerald City ComiCon. Get a replied from a friend.
- Entry 69 say I'l state the How to guide soon.
- Entry 70 give my "qualifications" for doing such a thing.
- Entry 71 say the guide will be up soon.
- Entry 72 talk about how the guide is coming. Talk about a ECCC ad I saw.
- Entry 73 My How To Guide for ComiCons. Get a reply from the same friend as Entry 68.
- Entry 74 List people I want to see & Panels I want to go to at the Con.
- Entry 75 List the Massive Backlog of Comic I have yet to review.
- Entry 76 Say EDCC is the next day & to expect a review soon.
- Entry 77 Review Con
- Entry 78 Post picture of the Sketches I got.
- Entry 79 Talk about the System I have for my Comics & that I have a massive backlog of yet to be review comics.
- Entry 80 reserve entry for a friend's review of the Con.
- Entry 81 post Picture & trailer of Harley Quinn from the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game.
- Entry 82 post my pictures from the Con.
- Entry 83 Review half of my Backlog: The Back Issues & Graphic Novels.
- Entry 84 My Friend's review of the Con
- Entry 85 Say I photographed my collection.
- Entry 86 Post a video about a groups experience of San Diego ComiCon
- Entry 87 Pictures of the Collection.
- Entry 88 post a better Picture of Harley Quinn from the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game.
- Entry 89 post a funny video review of a very bad comic book.
- Entry 90 say I'm going to post stuff soon & update some info that relates to Entry 89.
- Entry 91 Review the other half of the Backlog: The New Issues.
- Entry 92 Post my first ever made video!
- Entry 93 Post a list of my "pull list" for the week. I started to do this a way to partly guilt myself into doing my reviews more quickly, it hasn't.
- Entry 94 Say I saw Star Trek.
- Entry 95 Say I maybe won't do more videos. Comment that Entry 100 is forth coming.
- Entry 96 Post my "pull list". I put quote around the words pull list since I don't have an actual one but are the books I;m most likely to buy that week.
- Entry 97 Post my "pull list" & say that Entry 100 is almost there!
- Entry 98 Post my "pull list" & say that Entry 100 is almost there! I pretty much wasted my list few entries before 100 on the "Pull List" postings.
- Entry 99 Post my "pull list" & say was I'm to do for Entry 100.
- Entry 100 Post Brownie picture, tell how this Blog came to be, do a Blog Recap (All 100 entries: The High points, the low points) & everything in between & tell about what's come up in for conceivable future!
Wait... I haven't done that last part.
Coming Attractions:
- Entry 101 will be coming called Comics 101.
- The MyBlog Hot 50, like the Maxim Hot 100 but women I think are hot! (This was originally was going to be a list of a 100 but I couldn't figure out more then 50).
- a Comic Book Must Read List & a At least look at List.
- Comic Book Reviews!
- I've been collecting random photos as of late & will start to post those soon.
- Book reviews of actual books. You know know where the words outnumber the pictures, last more the 60 pages & don't have as much ads!
- 2 special reviews posts of the oddest comics in my collection: The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man & the Fruitman Special.
- Videos! I still want to at least to attempt at making one good one.
There are a few other things that I've got planned but will tell you about those later, Jim.
But I think this is good stopping point. Until next time:
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Way back in Entry 9 which was made on August 29, 2007: I made Brownies! I also took a picture of it & made a promise to one day post a picture of it & today is that day! On a side note: The cooktop you see in in the photo no longer exists in the house I live in. It was taken out earlier this year.
Why did I finally get around to post this picture? Well, This is the 100th entry of MyBlog. Yes, it's taken me almost 2 years to do so but we are here at the this momentous occasion.
For this Entry I have a few things planned out.
1. Post Brownie picture. *DONE*
2. Tell how this Blog came to be.
3. Do a Blog Recap! All 100 entries: The High points, the low points & everything in between!
And Lastly:
4. Tell about what's come up in for conceivable future!
So, you ready! I am!
How MyBlog came to be
It was Tuesday, August 7, 2007 when this Blog came online. But before that I had been giving some thought to start a Blog for some time. I don't remember how long (My first entry says a few week). As I've been known to & still do: I was read lots of comics & didn't have really a way to share what I had read other then discuss it with my none comic book reading parents. I was a member of a online writing forum & a way to post something without really writing a whole story. I started to do comic book reviews there, much like the one seen here. I did this for a short while then decided to bite the bullet & after a short Internet search I set up shop here on Blogger. My original requirements were that the service had to be free & easy to use which I found Blogger to be for the most part. There have a been a few minor annoyances but they have been most do to some screw up on my end. :)
So, I made a short post which started off 1 of trademarks of this Blog: The entry's title stating which Entry Number it was. This has a pretty simple origins to them. It was inspired by another blog: the Blog of the late Mike Weiringo. All this Entries would be signed off with this phrase & since I didn't really know what to title this entry I went with that: This is Entry 1. It seemed like a good enough title as anything. When I did Entry 2 I was yet at a lose as what to title that entry so I called it: This Entry 2 & it went from there. I do get a bit of a giggle at the Blog Archive which makes it easy for a visitor to look over past entries but all the person gets is a long list of "This is Entry *insert Number here*". :)
The Whole Darn Blog!
In that Entry I said:
Welcome to this little corner of the Blog O' Sphere.
I've thought about creating a Blog from sometime [like a few weeks]. I don't really have anything truly earth shattering to share with y'all. But, I've got some stuff that I might like to share with you so hence this Blog entitled: MyBlog
What will most likely see on this thing we call Blog: My thoughts on stuff. Yeah. I know. Real specific, Brian. What these thoughts will most likely be about are things of no real conscience like TV [which I watch a whole lot of] & Comic Books [which I read a whole lot of]. There might be other things, I don't know. Lay off. This is only my first post.
-Brian
I've pretty much followed this: Nothing truly Earth shattering just me rambling on about TV, Comic Books, Movie & other stuff. If you notice I didn't sign that post off with the phrase "Stay Jazzy": that comes later. Also, this is one of the few Entries that got a reply to it, It was from a Friend & he never replied to my Blog ever again. But then He doesn't like me anymore.
- Entry 2 I was just filling space.
- Entry 3 told of the passing of Mike Wieringo.
- Entry 4 we get to what over 50 entries are about: Comic Books! If you look at that post: I don't "review" all that many comics & actually give some details about the books which is what I don't do much any more. I've gotten lazy. I put review in quotes since I don't think it's my job to review the books, I just say what I liked about the books & move on. I make a prediction about what will happen in future issues of the "Booster Gold" comic book.
- Entry 5 & 6 are about Podcasts which most I still subscribe to (but am way behind on episodes of Around Comics).
- Entry 7 is about Comics with the title with "The Comic Book Cavalcade" where Entry 4 was titled "Brian's Comic Book Round-up! YEE-HA!". My comic entries have used both over the years. I might have used more but I think those are the 2 I keep trading between.
- Entry 8 is my first Movie Review which I call "Brian on the Aisle" & reviewed the Fantastic Four sequel.
- Entry 9 is where I say I made Brownies & took a picture of them. You know how long it took to get that picture up. :)
- Entry 10 is a my Fall TV preview where I say what shows I'd be watching that Fall which 10of those Shows have now been cancelled. Also which this post I got my first random reply. The replier reprimands for saying that "Big Bang Theory" will be cancelled by the end of the first season. I know & we all know that it wasn't so I was wrong. Also, that person never replied ever again.
- Entry 11 I review the new TV Shows I've seen, Do the first of the really short Comic Book reviews that have become the norm for the blog & say I bought a Dr. Zoidberg action figure. Still no "Stay Jazzy" sign off.
- Entry 12 is almost a complete repeat of 11 in style: Review New Shows & New Comics. I also bought a Doctor Who figure & make a comment about his glasses which gets me my 2nd random commenter & they even replied to my reply. But again never replied ever again!
- Entry 13 I go back to longer comic reviews, no special title but I started to add in scanned images which I've stopped since my Scanner freaks out at me which I try to do more then 2 scans at a time. This Entry gets me my 2nd comment from someone I know! He also never replied ever again. I'm noticing a trend.
- Entry 14 is now a broken picture link. I did have a picture there at one time, it was a Quiz result if I remember correctly.
- Entry 15 is a post saying I went to a Comic Book "Swap Meet" & bought stuff which a review entry to follow.
- Entry 16 Comic Book reviews with Pictures! But I didn't review the Comics for the Con.
- Entry 17 much like 16. But this is the first post to sign off with the phrase "Stay Jazzy". The origin behind the phrase it was just something that popped into my head & though it was good to end the post with. So, I still think & continue to do so.
- Entry 18 is my one & only review by a fellow I know from that Writer's Forum I mentioned earlier.
- Entry 19 is the first entry from 2008 & the first time I use the term "Jim" on the Blog. It comes from a event I went during that Summer of '07. It was an movie shown outside & before the Movie was an MC doing some announcements, hosting a few games, etc. He started off with saying Hello, the audience said Hello back & then he asked them their name & people yelled out names. The one the heard was Jim so even time He started off addressing the crowd He called them Jim. I liked that so I started to do that. So everyone how replies to the Blog becomes a member of The Jim Nation: There are like less them 10 people who are listed members. :) What is Entry 19 about? Comic Books. I also continue to hype that I will be reviewing the Comics I bought at the Convention a few months earlier some time in the future.
- Entry 20 is when I do. I only waited 4 months. This a time frame that has become more & more standard. I also get a comment from a friend who had only returned to comment there & then never said anything on my Blog ever again.
- Entry 21 Comic Book Reviews! This is the Entry where that Friend returned to comment.
- Entry 22 celebrates my Birthday! My Therapist comments for his only time.
- Entry 23 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 24 is an entry saying I have stuff to post I just haven't done it yet. These entries seem to pop up more & more as time goes on.
- Entry 25 I hype Free Comic Book Day
- Entry 26 On MyBlog's 9 month anniversary I start an experiment: to post more often.
- Entry 27 I wanted to put up some of my Photography & but found out I couldn't.
- Entry 28 has a short film that I like & my first piece of Junk Mail: I was spam replied to.
- Entry 29 I post a entry that says pretty much nothing just so I could say I posted that day.
- Entry 30 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 31 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 32 Comic Book Reviews! I review books from Free Comic Book Day & books I bought at a sale that happen on that day.
- Entry 33 I review Iron man.
- Entry 34 Hype the forth coming Emerald City ComiCon
- Entry 35 My review of the Con
- Entry 36 Posted a pic of the Sketch Jeff Parker did in my Agents of Atlas book.
- Entry 37 Photos form the Con
- Entry 38 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 39 I say I went on Vacation & say that I was Spam replied to.
- Entry 40 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 41 is about the term "616" as it was June 16th (6/16)
- Entry 42 Comic Book Reviews with less & less pictures.
- Entry 43 is about LEGO & where the name came from.
- Entry 44 Comic Book Reviews with no pictures.
- Entry 45 is a link to a 3-D model of Dr. Strange's house.
- Entry 46 my prediction from Entry 4 comes true. :)
- Entry 47 Comic Book Reviews! with a few pictures but not one's I scanned in but one's I found on the 'net.
- Entry 48 state that I tied to scan something but I couldn't.
- Entry 49 I state that I'm coming up on MyBlog's 1st Birthday but have already missed it by a day. :)
- Entry 50 was to be on the 1st birthday but that was 2 days past. Opps!
- Entry 51 Fall TV Preview!
- Entry 52 Comic Book Reviews!
- Entry 53 I talk about Voting.
- Entry 54 I post my Blogging personality quiz result (Pensive and Philosophical) & get a reply from a friend.
- Entry 55 Say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 56 Say I'm going to post stuff soon & get a comment from the same friend as from 54. I don't think he's made a comment since.
- Entry 57 Say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 58 wish everyone a happy new year.
- Entry 59 states that my Computer had become broken, was fixed & is now back in working order. Also Say I got a Facebook account.
- Entry 60 say I'm going to post stuff soon.
- Entry 61 post stuff! Comic Book Reviews!.
- Entry 62 It's my Birthday!
- Entry 63 say what I got for my Birthday.
- Entry 64 post a GI Joe trailer.
- Entry 65 post a movie review which I didn't title "Brian on the Aisle" like I did the last, too.
- Entry 66 post a funny video
- Entry 67 Post another funny video but can't watch anymore do to the fact that "Embedding disabled by request"
- Entry 68 state that I'm going to make a How to Guide for Comic Conventions since one is forth coming: Emerald City ComiCon. Get a replied from a friend.
- Entry 69 say I'l state the How to guide soon.
- Entry 70 give my "qualifications" for doing such a thing.
- Entry 71 say the guide will be up soon.
- Entry 72 talk about how the guide is coming. Talk about a ECCC ad I saw.
- Entry 73 My How To Guide for ComiCons. Get a reply from the same friend as Entry 68.
- Entry 74 List people I want to see & Panels I want to go to at the Con.
- Entry 75 List the Massive Backlog of Comic I have yet to review.
- Entry 76 Say EDCC is the next day & to expect a review soon.
- Entry 77 Review Con
- Entry 78 Post picture of the Sketches I got.
- Entry 79 Talk about the System I have for my Comics & that I have a massive backlog of yet to be review comics.
- Entry 80 reserve entry for a friend's review of the Con.
- Entry 81 post Picture & trailer of Harley Quinn from the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game.
- Entry 82 post my pictures from the Con.
- Entry 83 Review half of my Backlog: The Back Issues & Graphic Novels.
- Entry 84 My Friend's review of the Con
- Entry 85 Say I photographed my collection.
- Entry 86 Post a video about a groups experience of San Diego ComiCon
- Entry 87 Pictures of the Collection.
- Entry 88 post a better Picture of Harley Quinn from the "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game.
- Entry 89 post a funny video review of a very bad comic book.
- Entry 90 say I'm going to post stuff soon & update some info that relates to Entry 89.
- Entry 91 Review the other half of the Backlog: The New Issues.
- Entry 92 Post my first ever made video!
- Entry 93 Post a list of my "pull list" for the week. I started to do this a way to partly guilt myself into doing my reviews more quickly, it hasn't.
- Entry 94 Say I saw Star Trek.
- Entry 95 Say I maybe won't do more videos. Comment that Entry 100 is forth coming.
- Entry 96 Post my "pull list". I put quote around the words pull list since I don't have an actual one but are the books I;m most likely to buy that week.
- Entry 97 Post my "pull list" & say that Entry 100 is almost there!
- Entry 98 Post my "pull list" & say that Entry 100 is almost there! I pretty much wasted my list few entries before 100 on the "Pull List" postings.
- Entry 99 Post my "pull list" & say was I'm to do for Entry 100.
- Entry 100 Post Brownie picture, tell how this Blog came to be, do a Blog Recap (All 100 entries: The High points, the low points) & everything in between & tell about what's come up in for conceivable future!
Wait... I haven't done that last part.
Coming Attractions:
- Entry 101 will be coming called Comics 101.
- The MyBlog Hot 50, like the Maxim Hot 100 but women I think are hot! (This was originally was going to be a list of a 100 but I couldn't figure out more then 50).
- a Comic Book Must Read List & a At least look at List.
- Comic Book Reviews!
- I've been collecting random photos as of late & will start to post those soon.
- Book reviews of actual books. You know know where the words outnumber the pictures, last more the 60 pages & don't have as much ads!
- 2 special reviews posts of the oddest comics in my collection: The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man & the Fruitman Special.
- Videos! I still want to at least to attempt at making one good one.
There are a few other things that I've got planned but will tell you about those later, Jim.
But I think this is good stopping point. Until next time:
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
This is Entry 63: Presents!
What I got for my Birthday:
The Books:
- The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soulby Douglas Adams.
- The Doctor Trap by Simon Messingham (It's a Doctor Who novel).
- Soon I will be Invincible by Austin Grossman.
- Character & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card (It's a book from a series called "Elements of Fiction Writing").
- Writing for Comics with Peter David by Peter David.
The DVD:
- School House Rock: Special 30th Anniversary Edition. It has every SHR cartoon & few other cool extras.
SIDENOTE: My favorite song is "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here".
The Big Thing:
- 22" LCD flat panel-ish TV by Sharp. It's got a DVD player into it, too. So, I'm ready for the D-TV change over if it does happen in June & not next month.
That's what I got. Not a bad haul for just being around for another year.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
The Books:
- The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soulby Douglas Adams.
- The Doctor Trap by Simon Messingham (It's a Doctor Who novel).
- Soon I will be Invincible by Austin Grossman.
- Character & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card (It's a book from a series called "Elements of Fiction Writing").
- Writing for Comics with Peter David by Peter David.
The DVD:
- School House Rock: Special 30th Anniversary Edition. It has every SHR cartoon & few other cool extras.
SIDENOTE: My favorite song is "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here".
The Big Thing:
- 22" LCD flat panel-ish TV by Sharp. It's got a DVD player into it, too. So, I'm ready for the D-TV change over if it does happen in June & not next month.
That's what I got. Not a bad haul for just being around for another year.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
This is Entry 62: This Date in History 2009
Or: This Date is History!
Events:
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.
1593 - Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1825 - The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1951 - Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1967 - The Doors self titled debut album is released.
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1996 - Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
2006 - Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1850 - Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1928 - Hans Modrow, a German politician, premier of East Germany
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1944 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
1946 - Nedra Talley, American singer (Ronettes)
1947 - Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
661 - Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam
1595 - Sir Francis Drake, European explorer (b. c.1540)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1975 - Bill Walsh, American producer and writer (b. 1913)
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2003 - Henryk Jabłoński, President of Poland (b. 1909)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2006 - Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- My Birthday.
Events:
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1343 - Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.
1593 - Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1825 - The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1951 - Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1967 - The Doors self titled debut album is released.
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1996 - Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
2006 - Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1850 - Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1928 - Hans Modrow, a German politician, premier of East Germany
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1944 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
1946 - Nedra Talley, American singer (Ronettes)
1947 - Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer (d. 1999)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
661 - Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam
1595 - Sir Francis Drake, European explorer (b. c.1540)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1975 - Bill Walsh, American producer and writer (b. 1913)
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2003 - Henryk Jabłoński, President of Poland (b. 1909)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2006 - Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- My Birthday.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
This is Entry 50: Anniversary!
We've hit the big 5-0!
What my original plan for this post was to post it on the 1 year anniversary of this blog. One slight hiccup in that plan: I had check on my first entry like a month or so ago & I thought it that I had made that post on August 9th. But, I looked at it yesterday & I made my first entry on the 7th, not the 9th. So, I've missed the date by 2 days. I guess I sort of celebrated it, the 3 dollar theater not far from my house (I referenced it in Entry 8) they have the IRON MAN currently playing so for 3 bucks I went to the movie with my dad. I enjoyed it a 2 time & my dad said it was a good movie. One of the better comic book movies he'd seen.
So, it's been a year (& 2 days) on this here Blog. I'd like to thank Scott Bryan, Ryler32, K.J., Joseph Gould, Jay Boaz, Stephen Crippen, Plotter & Kirk Boxleitner. Who are these people? They are the people who posted a reply. Well, Kirk didn't but he blog about this blog on his blog to which I blog about here (see Entry 18). I think this year I should attempt to get 10 people to reply!
Well, let's Stay Jazzy for another year shall we? Ok!
-Brian
What my original plan for this post was to post it on the 1 year anniversary of this blog. One slight hiccup in that plan: I had check on my first entry like a month or so ago & I thought it that I had made that post on August 9th. But, I looked at it yesterday & I made my first entry on the 7th, not the 9th. So, I've missed the date by 2 days. I guess I sort of celebrated it, the 3 dollar theater not far from my house (I referenced it in Entry 8) they have the IRON MAN currently playing so for 3 bucks I went to the movie with my dad. I enjoyed it a 2 time & my dad said it was a good movie. One of the better comic book movies he'd seen.
So, it's been a year (& 2 days) on this here Blog. I'd like to thank Scott Bryan, Ryler32, K.J., Joseph Gould, Jay Boaz, Stephen Crippen, Plotter & Kirk Boxleitner. Who are these people? They are the people who posted a reply. Well, Kirk didn't but he blog about this blog on his blog to which I blog about here (see Entry 18). I think this year I should attempt to get 10 people to reply!
Well, let's Stay Jazzy for another year shall we? Ok!
-Brian
Monday, June 16, 2008
This is Entry 41: 616
Happy Marvel day!
What you say Jim: you didn't know today was Marvel Day? Well it's nothing official but today is June 16th & using the American notation for dates it's 6/16 or 616, the multiversal designation for the primary continuity in which most of the main Marvel comic books take place (your X-Men, your Avengers, your Spider-Man & the like).
According to Wikipedia the origin of the term is this:
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Also, there is are 2 new shows premieres tonight. One on ABC Family, it's called The Middleman & is based off of a small press comic book from a few years ago. The other show is on Showtime & is called Secret Diary of a Call Girl. It stars Billie Piper (formerly of Doctor Who) as.. well.. a Call Girl. I plan in checking out both to see if either are worth watching. I'll probably tell what I thought after a see them.
So, until next time I bid thy a Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
What you say Jim: you didn't know today was Marvel Day? Well it's nothing official but today is June 16th & using the American notation for dates it's 6/16 or 616, the multiversal designation for the primary continuity in which most of the main Marvel comic books take place (your X-Men, your Avengers, your Spider-Man & the like).
According to Wikipedia the origin of the term is this:
The term was first used in "Rough Justice," a story credited to both Alan Moore and Alan Davis published in July 1983 by Marvel UK in the anthology comic The Daredevils (and was later reprinted in the Captain Britain trade paperback). Saturnyne uses the term to differentiate Brian Braddock, the Captain Britain of the regular Marvel Comics universe, from the other members of the Captain Britain Corps. The designation was later confirmed by the American branch of Marvel Comics in the Excalibur title, which frequently referenced Captain Britain's early UK-published adventures. This comic was written by Chris Claremont, who had created Captain Britain, and by Alan Davis, the artist on the UK-published series.
Alan Moore is usually credited with creating the term (for example by Marvel editor Tom Brevoort). However, Alan Davis has stated that the designation of Earth 616 was actually first made by Dave Thorpe, the previous writer of the UK-published Captain Britain stories.
In addition, a difference of opinion exists regarding the selection of the number 616. In 2005, Alan Moore's son-in-law John Reppion (who is married to Alan Moore's daughter Leah Moore), stated on an Internet message board that the number 616 was arbitrarily chosen by Moore and had no significant meaning, saying it "was just a random number of no significance chosen because people always seemed to be talking about 'earth 2' or 'earth 4' but never any higher numbers." However, Alan Davis contends that Thorpe specifically chose the true Number of the Beast to reflect his feelings about the modern superhero genre.
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Also, there is are 2 new shows premieres tonight. One on ABC Family, it's called The Middleman & is based off of a small press comic book from a few years ago. The other show is on Showtime & is called Secret Diary of a Call Girl. It stars Billie Piper (formerly of Doctor Who) as.. well.. a Call Girl. I plan in checking out both to see if either are worth watching. I'll probably tell what I thought after a see them.
So, until next time I bid thy a Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Sunday, May 4, 2008
This is Entry 32: FCBD 2008!
It was a most glorious day that I was engaged in for most of the day. It's started around 11 a.m. & I wasn't done with it until 9 p.m. (I was done getting stuff by 2:30 p.m. & spent the rest of the time reading). I got 29 comics for free! Most of them were from the smaller companies.
Books I enjoyed:
- Bongo Comics Free-For-All (they made their book smaller this year, not sure why).
- Ape Entertainment's Cartoona Plaooza (The Go-Go Gorilla & the Jungle Crew was the best of the stories, Monstroids the second). Ape Entertainment are the same people who put out the super cool mini series Bizarre New World, I recommend picking it up.
-Red 5 Comics' Atomic Robo, it's about this robot secret agent that was made by Nikola Tesla. The story has shades of The Amazing Screw-On Head & some shades of Hellboy, both from Mike Mignola. I may try to find some of the Atomic Robo comics or wait for the the trade paperback. It comes out in June.
- Speaking of Hellboy, Dark Horse put on a book of him. The funniest part is on the inside cover, Bill Morrison (known for his work on all things Simpson related) drew the cast of Futurama as the cast of Hellboy. I really like Dr. Zoidberg as Lobster Johnson & Leela as Liz Sherman.
- Rude Dude Comics put out a book hyping the coming of The Moth, a retro themed book. It harkens back to an age long past: the late 1960's. The art reminded me of Darwyn Cookes' art, who is known for his retro takes of the DCU.
- Marvel put out 2 new books: Marvel Adventures: Iron Man & Hulk & Spider-Man and an X-Men book. The MA:IM&H&S-M book was co-written by Jeff Parker. Frequent readers of the blog should know that I enjoy the work of Mister Parker. The Trio fight The Mandarin! The X-Book was an ok read, I don't read a lot of the main X-Titles so I disn't really know what was going on. It kind of reminded me of a few episodes of Doctor Who: They have to defeat a giant monster that lives underground. I will say this about the art: Greg Land know how to draw one heck of a Emma Frost!
- Each year Gemstone Publishing puts out a different Disney book & this year Gyro Gearloose got the the spotlight shown on him. Now I don't have a lot exposure to the pantheon of the Disney characters beyond a few comics & some of the late 90's cartoons but I have a soft spot for Gyro.
- Archie Comics put out 2 books one about "Archie's Pal" Jughead (in the back was a cool quick over view of the company) & a reprinting the first issue of Sonic the Hedgehog from 1993. This comic took me back, I wasn't into video games growing up but I did read some of the comics based off of them (Nintendo also put out a series of comics in the early 90's), Sonic was one of those, I still have those comics.
- Renaissance Press put out another Amelia Rules! book, It's a cute book about a girl named... Amelia & her group of friends & family.
There were more, this is only about half. But I don't have all that much to say about the rest.
Now I went to 3 stories & spent varying degrees of time at each. The one I spent the most at was one with a sale I wanted to check out. The sale was they were selling comics by the pound. There was a flat rate: 7 dollars buys you 1 pound. But the cool part was you got to choose what was in your pound & how many you wanted. The rummage sale, as one employee called it, was in the basement: 1 concrete room, boxes & boxes of comics to go through. It was Awesome!
I bought 3 pounds, could have bought more but I had spent an hour looking around plus there was ECCC the next so I didn't want to burn myself out. So out of the 3 pounds that I have stuff to sat about:
DC Books:
- Speed Force #1, a Compilation book of different heroes connected to that force. I'll tell you now ever so often I but the random Flash related book. I'll probably do that next week, too.
- The 1st issues of Superboy The Comic Book! Well, no duh! But this is comic relates to the TV show. Yeah, I didn't know there was one either.
- Mr. Mxyzptlk #1 from the New Year's Evil five week event from 10 years ago. Mxy's has to save the 5th dimension from a 10th dimension being. He goes looking through various DC books looking for help, the book definitely breaks the fourth wall!
- I picked up 2 issues of the short lived Chronos series, from what I've read: it was a cool read. I like time travel stuff. This book is about the second Chronos, not the first one who was a foe the Atom.
Marvel Books:
- Marvel Riot #1, a humor book in the vein of Not Brand Ecch!. This issue makes fun of the Age of Apocalypse mini-series. There was a somewhat funny if not drawn out to long joke about X-Man's name (I'm X-Man, you mean I'm a Woman? No, your not an Ex-man but X-Man!)
- Daredevil 2099, nowthis book isn't connected to the 2099 books of the mid 90's but a part of a 5th week event from 2004 where the books from the Marvel Knights imprint are set in the future. It's an interesting book & the twist at the end is an good one.
- I picked up 2 issues based off of The Avengers: United They Stand cartoon from '99. I didn't think that cartoon was all that bad. Sure so of the costumes were a little bad. But I will say this about their toy line: They produced a top notc Ultron figure! I'm happy to display it with the rest of my figures.
-I picked 5 of the books from the 2000 mini-series Heroes Reborn. Wait a minute, you may be telling yourself: HR happened before that & was multiple books! Yes, but I'm talking about the event that revisited that world after all the heroes had gone home. The world was post-Apocalyptical & I enjoy stories set into worlds. I will have to re-get one of the issues because the issue I got had a few of the pages ripped out. :(
Other Companies
- I got most of the books from the Alan Moore mini-series 1963, which was done in the style of Marvel Comic from the early 60's. They even came fake ads! I'm only missing 2 books! Well, 2 books plus the one they never made. :)
Also I bought a cool Justice League: The New Frontier T-Shirt.
That is all.
Next post we'll return to our normal review format of stuff I buy weekly. Then is the review for the Emerald City ComiCon or the Iron Man (not sure if I see it this week).
So come back for those & as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Books I enjoyed:
- Bongo Comics Free-For-All (they made their book smaller this year, not sure why).
- Ape Entertainment's Cartoona Plaooza (The Go-Go Gorilla & the Jungle Crew was the best of the stories, Monstroids the second). Ape Entertainment are the same people who put out the super cool mini series Bizarre New World, I recommend picking it up.
-Red 5 Comics' Atomic Robo, it's about this robot secret agent that was made by Nikola Tesla. The story has shades of The Amazing Screw-On Head & some shades of Hellboy, both from Mike Mignola. I may try to find some of the Atomic Robo comics or wait for the the trade paperback. It comes out in June.
- Speaking of Hellboy, Dark Horse put on a book of him. The funniest part is on the inside cover, Bill Morrison (known for his work on all things Simpson related) drew the cast of Futurama as the cast of Hellboy. I really like Dr. Zoidberg as Lobster Johnson & Leela as Liz Sherman.
- Rude Dude Comics put out a book hyping the coming of The Moth, a retro themed book. It harkens back to an age long past: the late 1960's. The art reminded me of Darwyn Cookes' art, who is known for his retro takes of the DCU.
- Marvel put out 2 new books: Marvel Adventures: Iron Man & Hulk & Spider-Man and an X-Men book. The MA:IM&H&S-M book was co-written by Jeff Parker. Frequent readers of the blog should know that I enjoy the work of Mister Parker. The Trio fight The Mandarin! The X-Book was an ok read, I don't read a lot of the main X-Titles so I disn't really know what was going on. It kind of reminded me of a few episodes of Doctor Who: They have to defeat a giant monster that lives underground. I will say this about the art: Greg Land know how to draw one heck of a Emma Frost!
- Each year Gemstone Publishing puts out a different Disney book & this year Gyro Gearloose got the the spotlight shown on him. Now I don't have a lot exposure to the pantheon of the Disney characters beyond a few comics & some of the late 90's cartoons but I have a soft spot for Gyro.
- Archie Comics put out 2 books one about "Archie's Pal" Jughead (in the back was a cool quick over view of the company) & a reprinting the first issue of Sonic the Hedgehog from 1993. This comic took me back, I wasn't into video games growing up but I did read some of the comics based off of them (Nintendo also put out a series of comics in the early 90's), Sonic was one of those, I still have those comics.
- Renaissance Press put out another Amelia Rules! book, It's a cute book about a girl named... Amelia & her group of friends & family.
There were more, this is only about half. But I don't have all that much to say about the rest.
Now I went to 3 stories & spent varying degrees of time at each. The one I spent the most at was one with a sale I wanted to check out. The sale was they were selling comics by the pound. There was a flat rate: 7 dollars buys you 1 pound. But the cool part was you got to choose what was in your pound & how many you wanted. The rummage sale, as one employee called it, was in the basement: 1 concrete room, boxes & boxes of comics to go through. It was Awesome!
I bought 3 pounds, could have bought more but I had spent an hour looking around plus there was ECCC the next so I didn't want to burn myself out. So out of the 3 pounds that I have stuff to sat about:
DC Books:
- Speed Force #1, a Compilation book of different heroes connected to that force. I'll tell you now ever so often I but the random Flash related book. I'll probably do that next week, too.
- The 1st issues of Superboy The Comic Book! Well, no duh! But this is comic relates to the TV show. Yeah, I didn't know there was one either.
- Mr. Mxyzptlk #1 from the New Year's Evil five week event from 10 years ago. Mxy's has to save the 5th dimension from a 10th dimension being. He goes looking through various DC books looking for help, the book definitely breaks the fourth wall!
- I picked up 2 issues of the short lived Chronos series, from what I've read: it was a cool read. I like time travel stuff. This book is about the second Chronos, not the first one who was a foe the Atom.
Marvel Books:
- Marvel Riot #1, a humor book in the vein of Not Brand Ecch!. This issue makes fun of the Age of Apocalypse mini-series. There was a somewhat funny if not drawn out to long joke about X-Man's name (I'm X-Man, you mean I'm a Woman? No, your not an Ex-man but X-Man!)
- Daredevil 2099, nowthis book isn't connected to the 2099 books of the mid 90's but a part of a 5th week event from 2004 where the books from the Marvel Knights imprint are set in the future. It's an interesting book & the twist at the end is an good one.
- I picked up 2 issues based off of The Avengers: United They Stand cartoon from '99. I didn't think that cartoon was all that bad. Sure so of the costumes were a little bad. But I will say this about their toy line: They produced a top notc Ultron figure! I'm happy to display it with the rest of my figures.
-I picked 5 of the books from the 2000 mini-series Heroes Reborn. Wait a minute, you may be telling yourself: HR happened before that & was multiple books! Yes, but I'm talking about the event that revisited that world after all the heroes had gone home. The world was post-Apocalyptical & I enjoy stories set into worlds. I will have to re-get one of the issues because the issue I got had a few of the pages ripped out. :(
Other Companies
- I got most of the books from the Alan Moore mini-series 1963, which was done in the style of Marvel Comic from the early 60's. They even came fake ads! I'm only missing 2 books! Well, 2 books plus the one they never made. :)
Also I bought a cool Justice League: The New Frontier T-Shirt.
That is all.
Next post we'll return to our normal review format of stuff I buy weekly. Then is the review for the Emerald City ComiCon or the Iron Man (not sure if I see it this week).
So come back for those & as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Sunday, January 27, 2008
This is Entry 22: This Day in History 2008
Events:
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1944 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- Catholicism: Catholic Schools Week.
- January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- My Birthday.
98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1186 - Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.
1416 - Republic of Dubrovnik, as a first state in Europe, outlaw slavery
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1678 - The first fire engine company in the United States went into service.
1785 - The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
1870 - The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
1900 - Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined
1926 - John Logie Baird makes the first television broadcast.
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
1967 - Apollo program: Apollo 1 - Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of the spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center.
1967 - More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
1973 - Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War, Colonel William Nolde falls, becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
1977 - Record company EMI sacks the controversial United Kingdom punk rock group the Sex Pistols.
1983 - Pilot shaft of World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō breaks through.
1983 - I was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
1984 - Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world long jump record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
1997 - It is revealed that French museums have nearly 2,000 pieces of art that were stolen by Nazis.
1998 - American First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton appears on the Today Show calling the attacks against her husband part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.
Births:
1443 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)
1687 - Balthasar Neumann, German architect (d. 1753)
1701 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790)
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1805 - Maria Anna of Bavaria, queen consort of Saxony (d. 1877)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1848 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)
1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)
1921 - Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
1924 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963)
1928 - Michael Craig, British actor
1940 - James Cromwell, American actor
1944 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
1951 - Brian Downey, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
1952 - Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, American football player
1954 - Peter Laird, American comic-book artist
1955 - John Roberts, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1957 - Janick Gers, British guitarist (Iron Maiden)
1957 - Frank Miller, American comic book artist and writer and film director
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American news presenter
1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1961 - Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 - Alan Cumming, Scottish actor
1969 - Patton Oswalt, American actor and writer
1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality
1983 - Me!
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
Deaths
98 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (b. 35)
1629 - Hieronymus Praetorius, German composer (b. 1560)
1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, grandmother of the Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty China
1731 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. 1655)
1740 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)
1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
1851 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist, ornithologist, and painter (b. 1789)
1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1: Roger Chaffee (b. 1935), Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926), Edward White (b. 1930)
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
1973 - William Nolde, last American combat casualty of Vietnam War (b. 1929)
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)
2004 - Salvador Laurel, 9th Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1928)
2006 - Johannes Rau, 8th Bundespräsident (President of Germany) (b. 1931)
2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1949)
2007 - Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie (b. 1950)
Holidays and observances
- UN: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- United Kingdom: Holocaust Memorial Day.
- Germany: Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Poland: Dzień Pamięci Ofiar Nazizmu (Memorial Day for the Victims of Nazism).
- Italy: Giorno della Memoria (Memorial Day).
- Serbia: St. Sava Day.
- Denmark: Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
- Monaco: Day of Saint Devota, patron saint
- Catholicism: Catholic Schools Week.
- January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- My Birthday.
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