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Episode #3
Comicmaniacs
Happy New Year!
Comicmaniacs
Episode No. 3
January 2012
Editor & Publisher: Talisha A. Harrison
Published By: Talisha A. Harrison
P.O. Box 520392
Longwood, FL 32752
Printed by: Talisha Harrison
Editor: Talisha Harrison
Design: Talisha Harrison
Cover Photo: Pictures courtesy of Google Images
Comcimaniacs is a bi-weekly online magazine for people who are traveling throughout the geek universe.
© Talisha Harrison 2012
Printed in the USA, all rights reserved.
Comicmaniacs welcomes comments from our readers. Please send
comments to:
Email: [email protected]
Table of Contents
From the Editor’s Desk
The Comicmaniac Five
Web, Podcasts, CDs, & DVD picks
Comicmaniac Spotlight: The Ladies of Womanthology
Character Spotlight: The Punisher
Classic Comic Review: Wonder Woman Odyssey
Geek Reads
Comicmaniac Art
Puzzle Me
Geeky Quotes
Puzzle Me Answer Key
End
From the Editor’s Desk
Happy New Year Comicmaniacs! Welcome to 2012-home to the summer Olympics,
summer blockbusters, and the end of the world as we know it. This episode is a little
late, but have no fear, you have not missed much!
Inside this episode, your regulars are back with new things
for you to digest. The Comicmaniac Five has my picks for
what to look forward to this year in geekspace and the
Character Spotlight is The Punisher; the Comicmaniac
Spotlight shines on the ladies of Womanthology, while the
Classic Comic Review is Wonder Woman Odyssey. I also
have some insipiring Geek y Quotes, some excellent Geek
Reads, and new Comicmaniac Art, and Puzzle Me. This
episode also brings you the newly Web, Podcasts, CDs, &
DVD picks section.
Well zombie apocalypse and ending of the world aside, I
hope you enjoy this episode and have an excellent 2012!
Your Captain:
Tali Adina.
The Comicmaniac Five
It’s a new year and here’s a new comicmaniac five! Here are the top five
geeky news items that I’m looking forward to in 2012. We’ ll start at
number five:
5. Free Comic Book Day 2012
Brand new Buffy stories from Dark Horse, and
Archaia’s free hardcover collection of new
stories from some of its best properties? Oh
yeah this year free comic book day is going to
be awesome!
4. Movies, movies, movies!
There are a lot of awesome films that are coming out
this year, most notably the Avengers, and the Dark
Knight Rises.
3.Deadpool is gonna die? Oh this is gonna be
very interesting..
The Comicmaniac Five
2. The Avengers vs. The X-men
Announced as the biggest event in Marvel comics history, we
have the two biggest teams in the Marvel universe fighting
each other to the bitter end in a twelve part series. Whether or
not it’s the biggest thing, this will be interesting considering
that some of the X-men have been or presently are Avengers
(Beast, Wolverine, & Storm). We also have two siblings on the
Avenger side who just happen to be mutants-Quicksilver and
The Scarlet Witch. What will this epic fight revolve around?
Well we’ve seen some teasers from NYC Comic-Con 2011 with
the “It’s coming” poster which has the Phoenix ensignia in the
background. If all of this makes for an interesting adventure
then just think how much more this storyline’s gonna be due
to writers –five in all-involved in this event -- Brian Bendis,
Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman and Ed
Brubaker; and the artists-Frank Cho, John Romita, Jr., Olivier Coipel and Adam
Kubert- all contributing to it.
1. Womanthology is released.
I’m soo excited for this! All the hard work that all the ladies
and young girls put in and finally it will be out for the world
to see. And all the proceeds go to charity.
Web, Podcast s, CDs, & DVD Picks
During your travels through geek space, you’ll bump into interesting sites on the web, listen to great
podcasts and music, or watch some amazing dvds. Each episode I’ll share my picks.
Web:
Africomics.com
Africomics is the black science fiction and comic book portal. It’s an excellent site for black creators and
artists out there who are looking for others like themselves to bounce ideas off of, get great information
and links, and also to find out what comics are out there being created by black artists.
Podcast:
Batgirl to Oracle
http://batgirltooracle.net/
Description:
“Batgirl to Oracle: The Barbara Gordon Podcast is a podcast and site dedicated to Barbara Gordon, the
first woman to hold the Batgirl mantle for an extended period of time (1967 – 1985). The goal of BtO is
to examine the character's history from her first appearance as Batgirl and continue on through her
current tenure as Oracle. Each episode looks at vintage issues of Detective Comics and Batman, and
modern issues of Batgirl and Birds of Prey. I also keep track of news involving Batgirl and other
members of the Bat-family, and I examine Barbara Gordon's appearances in the media (tv, film, etc.). I
have been blessed to be able to interview writer Bryan Q. Miller, and I hope to interview more creators
and actors in the future. My goal, most importantly, is to make a fun, entertaining, and thoughtful show
that people enjoy and from which they learn.”
You can find this podcast on itunes!
Web, Podcasts, CDs, & DVD Picks
CD:
Suckerpunch the Soundtrack
Whether you loved or hated the film, I think you’re gonna enjoy this ablum.
Released on March 22, 2011 by WaterTower Music, the album consists of
covered songs, performed mainly by the film's stars. Emily Browning sings
three songs, and Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac performs a cover of "Love Is
the Drug" as a duet. Recording artists Björk, Skunk Anansie, Emilíana Torrini,
Queen, Carla Azar, Alison Mosshart and Yoav also have songs on the
soundtrack.
DVD:
Drunken Master
I love martial art films especially ones that feature Bruce Lee or Jackie
Chan. It’s a great film with a lot of action mixed with comedy from start
to finish. There’s a sequel to this film which I haven’t checked out yet
but if you enjoyed Legend of the Drunken Master, I think you’re gonna
like this film.
Comicmaniac Spotlight
Each episode I’ll spotlight a lady geek(s) or gentleman geek(s) orbiting in geek space and this week’s
geek is :
The Ladies of Womanthology!
That’s right! All of the ladies and young girls who contributed to this awesome project (which is slated to
come out this month) congratulations! Over 140 lady persons worked on this 300 page full colored
anthology. Some of us wrote stories, others pencilled the artwork, while others inked and colored, and
still others edited and put the book together , whiile a few did all of this.
A big thank you to Renae De Liz for putting out that tweet and asking for any women who were
interested in doing an
anthology for charity. A big
thank you goes out to
Jessica Hickman who kept
telling Renae that she
oughta do this, another big
thank you goes out to every
single contributor-young and
old, professional to newbie,
all of you thank you! A big
thank you goes out to the
2001 kickstarter backers!
Thank you for having our
backs!
This book shows that YES!
Women read comics. YES
Women want to write and
draw comics. And if you
don’t know now you knooooooooooooowwwwww….
Character Spotlight
Frank Castle, anithero, skull on chest, guns.
The Punisher
He’s one of my favorite characters in the comic world and I was first introduced
to him while watching the Spiderman animated series as a kid in which he guest
stars in three episodes-the seventh & eight episodes of season 2 and the eight
episode of season four. I read my first Punisher comic when my mom bought
my sister the Marvel Legends Punisher action figutre that the Punisher: War
Zone #1 comic with it. From there, I’ve watched the 2004 Punisher film and the
2008 Punisher WarZone film-bought of which I thought were very excellent.
Last year I was able to finally start collecting Punisher comics and I have a lot of
them-not all of them mind you. Currently, I’m reading the new Punisher series
which started in August and it’s written by Greg Rucka and .
The Punisher was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru. He made
his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974). For those of you who are new to
The Punisher, here’s a few things you ought to know:
Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob when they
witnessed a gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher became a
vigilante.
He wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of
conventional war weaponry and employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of
violence, and torture in his war on crime.
A war veteran, Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide
variety of weapons.
For a few issues, The Punisher was a black man. More recently, he was killed by Daken,
Wolverine’s son during the Dark Reign event and came back as Franken-Castle.
Both Nick Fury and Tony Stark have commented on how extraordinarily high his pain tolerance
is. He does not take even over-the-counter painkillers, as he feels that their benefit of dulling
pain is not worth the side effects of drowsiness and slowed reflexes.
He maintains multiple safehouses and vehicles around the greater Manhattan area as well as
multiple forged identities and bank accounts (most of the funds and equipment aiding him in his
work being taken from the criminals he hunts).
The Punisher has a Kevlar uniform which protects him from most gunfire, though he can still
suffer concussive injury or penetration from sufficient or repeated impacts. The bright white
skull in his chest is used both to intimidate his enemies and to lure their fire to the more heavily
protected area of his armor. The design was supposedly taken from a Vietcong sniper he fought
against during the Vietnam War.
Classic Comic Review
Why am I reviewing older comics?
Well because I’m still sorta new at this and I’m trying to catch up on reading the ones that I wasn’t able
to read growing up. Also there are many people out there who are either new to comics or are
seasoned pros who may want to revisit some of the older stuff. In fact these comics never get old.
Besides, there are many people out there who are reviewing the new comics. So without further ado, I
give you this episode’s Classic Comic Review…
Wonder Woman Odyssey Volume One
Publisher: DC Comics
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Phil Hester
Pencillers: Don Kramer, Eduardo Pansica, Allan Goldman, Daniel HDR
Inkers: Micahel Babinski, Jay Leisten, Ruy Jose, Scott Koblish, Wayne
Faucher, Eber Ferreira, Marlo Alquiza
Colorist: Alex Sinclair
Letterer: Travis Lahham
Associate Editor: Sean Ryan
Editor: Brain Cunningham
Covers: Kramer , Babinksi with Sinclair
Variant Covers: Alex Garner
Wonder Woman Created by William Moulton Marston
An exc ellent way to read comics (especially if you’re low on cash), is to head to your local library. That is
how I found this book. I have heard of it before and since I’m reading the DC’s New 52 Wonder Woman
(which is an excellent, excellent comic!) and I definitely wanted to check this one out.
This storyline is it’s own and doesn’t follow any continuity. The plot starts out with Wonder Woman
caught between two worlds-the one of her Amazonian past and the one which she presently exists in.
Something happened that alter the timeline and the Amazons fell. Their queen-Diana’s mother is dead,
and the rest of her people are have been slaughtered or scattered to the four corners of the earth.
Classic Comic Review
Diana has been raised hidden from those who continue to stamp out the rest of the Amazons and is a
now a young woman who must protect the surviving Amazons, find out what happened in the past to
have caused her present existence, and to fight , defeat, and fix it.
I enjoyed reading this first volume and I’m looking forward to reading the second volume-the ending
definitely left me wanting I to know how this story ends. It’s an excellent and amazing story. The art is
beautiful.
So next time when you visit your local library find out if they have a collection of comics. You’ll never
know what you’ll find!
On the next Episode…
The Classic Comic Review will be Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
Geek Reads
Comics are an excellent way of learning how to read but there are other books out there traveling
through space that you might want to take a look at. Some of these I’ve read or am currently reading
while others I have not yet read but want to read. If you have any suggestions please email me at
[email protected]. Now I think you’re gonna like these geek reads but as kids from an excellent show
on PBS used to say “You can’t take my word for it!”
Stan Lee And the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by Jordan
Raphael and Tom Spurgeon
From Girls to Grrlz : A History of Women's
Comics from Teens to Zines by Trina
Robbins
Comics above Ground: How Sequential Art
Affects Mainstream Media by Durwin Talon
, Bruce Timm, Bernie Wrightson, & Adam
Hughes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Captain America Omnibus Jack Kirby
Womanthology Holiday
Comicmaniac art
Each episode I’ll feature artwork from Comicmaniacs around the universe. It doesn’t matter whether
you’re a pro or a beginner, you could young or old, the only requirement is that the art must be yours
and yours alone! Also if you want your fellow Comicmaniacs to view more of your creations (especially if
you’re taking comissions) then let themknow how they can contact you!
Here’s another artwork of mine, it’s my first drawing of Nightcrawler. This Nightcrawler is from one of
the Wolverine & The X-men dvd cover.
Puzzle Me
New Year
Y Z L L G G W V O R A Y V U K
R G D E I S E U E A V G C H N
M O O J T R R D Q L E E X G K
Y O O L U T I E A U N E M X A
N E V T O R E J T Z G K T A D
B M U I T H F R U I E S H S O
V F R S E Z T D E Q R Z G T N
U I O Q J S E N A R S W I S P
G H S S R A A U A D S F N I N
G W B U D V X I H M C E K T F
Q B F P C O M I C S O L K R X
Q U O R A E Y W E N G W R A L
I O W S B S K M X D U Q A U V
L Y U W D K N M Z X A D D T Z
A U D Y U P C O L O R I S T S
ARTISTS
AVENGERS
COLORISTS
COMICS
DARKKNIGHT
DEADPOOL
FUTURE
GEEKS
GHOSTRIDER
GIJOE
LETTERERS
MOVIES
NEWYEAR
WOMANTHOLOGY
WRITERS
XMEN
Geeky Quotes
“I have to find another path. Divine my own future. One uniquely mine. Not a page from someone else's
book. Not a fate that begins and ends on page one.”
--Barbara Gordon (New Earth)
“I can see Gotham's future. And without people like you and Pixie Boots and me, this place doesn't have
much to look forward to.”
--Barbara Gordon (New Earth)
“I told my wife Joanie, „I‟m going to quit.‟ But she said: „Why not write it the way you want to write it?
If it doesn‟t work, the worst that‟s going to happen is that they‟ll fire you. And you want to quit
anyway.‟ I tried having heroes [Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Girl] in love and getting married. And the
teenager was a brother [the Human Torch] who didn‟t particularly want to be a superhero.
“It was the turning point of my life.”
— Marvel mastermind STAN LEE, on the creation of the Fantastic Four a half-century ago
Puzzle Me Answer key
Solution
Y + L + + G + + + R A + + + +
+ G + E I S E + E + V G + + +
M + O J T R R D + + E E + + +
+ O O L U T I E + + N E M X +
+ E V T O R E + T + G K T + +
+ + U I T H + R + I E S H S +
+ F + S E + T D E + R + G T +
+ + O + + S E N + R S W I S +
+ H + + + A + + A + S + N I +
G + + + D + + + + M + + K T +
+ + + P C O M I C S O + K R +
+ + O R A E Y W E N + W R A +
+ O + + + + + + + + + + A + +
L + + + + + + + + + + + D + +
+ + + + + + C O L O R I S T S
(Over,Down,Direction)
ARTISTS(14,12,N)
AVENGERS(11,1,S)
COLORISTS(7,15,E)
COMICS(5,11,E)
DARKKNIGHT(13,14,N)
DEADPOOL(8,7,SW)
FUTURE(2,7,NE)
GEEKS(12,2,S)
GHOSTRIDER(1,10,NE)
GIJOE(6,1,SW)
LETTERERS(3,1,SE)
MOVIES(1,3,SE)
NEWYEAR(10,12,W)
WOMANTHOLOGY(12,12,NW)
WRITERS(12,8,NW)
XMEN(14,4,W)
End
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