TWO QUESTIONS FOR JASON DAVID FRANK AT PRCC 2012

Jason David Frank who played Tommy, The Green Ranger on Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, speaks to his fans at he Puerto Rico Comic Con 2012.

THE FIRST GAY KISS IN A COMIC BOOK WAS IN 1938?

THE FIRST GAY KISS IN A COMIC BOOK WAS IN 1938?

With sincere thanks to bleedingcool.com for this link.

GAY GREEN LANTERN MAY BE SEEN IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

Gay Green Lantern may be seen in a different light

DC Comics Green Lantern Relaunched As Gay Superhero

DC Comics Green Lantern Relaunched As Gay Superhero

Seven Things That Are Underrated (if you ask me)…

Seven Things That Are Underrated (if you ask me)….

GETTING READY FOR THE PUERTO RICO COMIC CON 2012

Next May 26 & 27, I’ll be going to the local entertainment fair called the PUERTO RICO COMIC CON both as a comic book collector and as a lecturer since I’ll be offering a conference in comic book collecting . For this event well be having the biggest participation of puertorrican comic book artists so far. Here’s a list taken from the event’s official page in facebook (the number beside them is their assigned booth number).

• AC OSORIO – 503
• ALGARO COMICS – 502
• AMIN AMAT – 311
• BLACK ROSE COMICS – 323
• DA’MAROJO STUDIOS – 526
• DAVE ALVAREZ STUDIO – 134
• DG COMICS – 207
• DIAS – 319
• EFRAIN MORALES – 116
• IVONNE FALCON – 110
• JOSE VEGA – 525
• KIDS GONE WRONG / VOODOO INK – 521
• KOWAI TEA PARTY – 125
• MOSTRO COMICS – 504
• NOISICAL.COM – 121
• PERNICIOUS PRESS – 318
• RANGELY GARCIA COLON – 216
• REBELION EN CIUDAD CELESTE – 127
• SODA POP COMICS - 310
• TICOM – 204
• TOM BELAND – 118
• TRUENO COMICS – 203
• XPIN-OFF CREATIVE GROUP – 515

AVENGERS #255

With the Avengers movie being released in the United States this friday, I thougth that I would share with you this nice classic cover from my collection.

“Where Does He Gets Those Wonderful Toys?”

During my latest local Sci-Fi Convention outing (namely the Expo Science/FX 2012) I found the coolest display of action figures on one of the dealer’s tables. All of them were super-hero figures from different brands and waves all together. It was a thing of beauty and a very colorful blast from the past. I took some photos of course. Check them out.

VIDEO GAME CONSOLES OF THE PAST

On April 15, 2012 I went to a local Sci-Fi Convention and found the coolest display of classic video game consoles this side of the Atlantic Ocean. I took a lot of photos and now I’m sharing them with you under my new section GAMING NOSTALGIA. Enjoy.

Atari 2600 Box (1977)

Atari 2600 Game Console (1977)

Atari 2600 Jr. Game Console(1985)

Atari 2600 Original Box (1977)

Atari 5200 Video Game Console (1982)

Atari 7800 Box (1986)

Atari 7800 Game Console (1986)

Atari Jaguar Game Console (1993)

Coleco Vision Game Console (1982)

Intellivision Box (1979)

Intellivision Game Console (1979)

Magnavox Odyssey (1972)

Magnavox Odyssey² Box (1978)

Nintendo 64 Box (1997)

Nintendo Entertainment System Box (1986)

Nintendo Power Glove Box (1989)

Sega Master System (1987)

Sega Master System II (1989)

Sega Saturn Game Console (1994)

Sony Play Station One Box and Game Genie Box

Super Nintendo & NES Advantage Game Consoles

TurboGrafx-16 Game Console (1989)

A REVIEW FOR OMAC (2011) #6

Publisher: DC Comics
Classification: Teen (T)
Title: “One More Amorous Conflict”
Language: English
Writer: Dan Didio
Penciller: Scott Kolins
Inker: Scott Koblish
Coloring: Hi-Fi
Editor: Harvey Richards
Cover Price: $2.99
Page Count: 20 pages of story + 2 page preview

Plot Synopsis

A double date for Kevin Kho turns into a battle between O.M.A.C. the ever so deadly Sweet Leilani. The mystery of Zero Patient is afoot while, the rivalry between Max Lord and Brother Eye gets worse.

Review

First of all I must admit that my opinion of this title has improved since the first impression that issue #1 gave me. Back then even when I found the art superb but the plot was too thin with almost no info about the characters and therefore no reason for me to feel a any interest and/or sympathy for them. That first issue was just one big ride, Hulk style. Still there was enough to keep me hooked enough to get the next issue, and the next one and so on.

The main thing that I like about this comic is how action packed it is. The action sequences are a tribute to the classic Kirby Epic Fisticuffs Battles of his New Gods days. Second is the theft mixture of elements from the classic original O.M.A.C. series by Jack Kirby with 1980′s espionage comics (there’s even Sarge Steel (originally from Charlton Comics drown into the mix) that give this comic and element of intrigue and fun.

Issue #6 is no exception. Dan Didio’s writing is crisp and brisk. It balances between narrating the ongoing journey of the main character Kevin Kho, the mysterious plots of the enigmatic Brother Eye and the dark secrets of Project Cadmus. All that he also gives us a brand new villain in the New Gods tradition. The pencilling by Scott Kolins is as good as ever with detailed backgrounds and dynamic action sequences. I always enjoyed his work on The Flash and The Avengers. Scott Koblish’s superb inking ties every thing together giving uniformity to the general look of the book regarless of whomever is drawing it. Top marks go to Hi-Fi for an excellent coloring job.

It’s a shame that this title will be cancelled with issue #8 so get go get it while you can.