Episode # 4

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Comicmaniacs

Episode No. 4

February 2012

Editor & Publisher: Talisha A. Harrison

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Table of Contents

From the Editor’s Desk

The Comicmaniac Five

Web, Podcasts, CDs, & DVD picks

Comicmaniac Spotlight: The Gorgeous Geeks

Character Spotlight: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Classic Comic Review: Superman vs. Muhammed Ali

Geek Reads

Puzzle Me

Puzzle Me Answer Key

End

From the Editor’s Desk

Greetings my fellow Comicmaniacs! It is I your host Tali

adina. Welcome to another episode-the Superbowl edition!

That’s right geek gals and guys, it’s that time of year again

where (American) football lovers throughout the world come

together in their own homes or other folks homes or outside

the sacred stadium where the game is played to cheer or jeer

one of the two teams (or both) who play for that coveted

trophy-you know the silver one with the football on it.

Besides the game there are many other reasons why geeks

throughout the universe gather in front of the TV. There’s the

halftime show (meh), the commercials (yay), and the movie

trailers (oh hell yeah) that we all look forward to. I’ll discuss a

few Superbowl things later in this episode but I’m also back

with new editions of the mainstays.

The Comicmaniac Five has my picks for the top news stories these past few weeks

in the geek universe. This episode the Character Spotlight is the Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles. The Comicmaniac Spotlight shines on the Gorgeous Geeks, while the

Classic Comic Review is Superman vs. Muhammed Ali. Geek Reads, and Puzzle Me

are back as well Web, Podcasts, CDs, & DVD picks.

So I hope you enjoy the big game and this episode.

Catch ya later!

Your Captain,

Tali Adina

The Comicmaniac Five

The Superbowl isn’t the only important news story going on, here’s this episode’s Comicmaniac Five:

5. Superbowl Sunday 2012

That’s right it’s the New England Patriots vs. the New York Giants

an excellent rematch! Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and LMAFO will be

performing during halftime so that’s definitely going to be

interesting. We’ve also got those expensive thirty second

commercials and awesome movie trailers to look forward to. Get

your popcorn, wings, beer, candy, pizza, and whatever else you’re

gonna eat ready.

4. Womanthology

Is set to be released towards the end of February for the

contributors and backers and March for everyone else to

purchase! Remember all proceeds go to Global Giving Foundation.

3. Comicmaniacs Live Podcast will officially debut this Saturday!

That’s right! After months of delays and technical difficulties, this Saturday night-Feb.

4th- the show will debut! 10pm Eastern time on Talkshoe.com

(http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/117748)! Come join the chat, or call in. We’ll discuss all

things geeky while listening to music.

2. Digicon Feb. 4th-5th 2012 http://www.thedigicon.com/

“Couldn’t go to some of your favorite Comic Cons this year? Neither could we. That’s where DigiCon

comes in.

Created by Ryan Fisher of Gin and Comics, DigiCon brings the Con to you with your favorite webcomic

creators, comic writers and artists live drawing, doing fan sketches and more throughout the weekend.

Get a free sketch, chat with your favorite creators, buy original art, prints, shirts and more! But DigiCon

isn’t just once a year, we’ll be throwing “Cons” every few months. Follow us on Twitter

@digicon_tweets for future dates!”

1.Watchmen prequel stories due this summer in 'Before Watchmen'

Twenty-five years have past since ‘Watchmen’ debuted in comic shops everywhere and became a classic

book. We’ve had a good film and now DC Comics will be bringing us thirty-five comics that explore the

lives of the characters before the graphic novel. Alan Moore won’t be participating of course because he

feels that the story he told was self-contained so other writers will be writing the stories. Debuting in

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the summer, each week an issue will be released and will feature a two-page back-up story called "The

Curse of the Crimson Corsair," written by original series editor Len Wein and with art by John Higgins.

The inter-connected prequel mini-series and an epilogue will build on the foundation of the original

Watchmen book Here’s the lineup:

Rorschach (4 issues): Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: Lee Bermejo.

Minutemen (6 issues): Writer/Artist: Darwyn Cooke.

Comedian (6 issues): Writer: Brian Azzarello. Artist: J.G. Jones.

Dr. Manhattan (4 issues): Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artist: Adam Hughes.

Nite Owl (4 issues): Writer: J. Michael Straczynski. Artists: Andy and Joe Kubert.

Ozymandias (6 issues): Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Jae Lee.

Silk Spectre (4 issues): Writer: Darwyn Cooke. Artist: Amanda Conner.

Watchmen: Epilogue (1 issue): Various writers and artists.

Web, Podcasts, 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:

WhyNotIndie.com

“Why Not Indie is a culture designed to support Independent Comic Books and their Creators. Why Not Indie boasts a diverse coverage of news, events and content with an equally diverse staff of contributors.”

I’m a newly contributor to the site and you can view my first webcomic review here: http://whynotindie.com/2012/01/webcomic-spotlight-boldly-gone/

Podcast:

Girls Geek Network

“Geek Girls Network™, founded by Kristin Rielly (Publisher), is a resource hub for women who

possess a passion, knowledge, and interest for all things “geeky”. Our mission is to provide timely

and accurate news, reviews and training, across a broad spectrum of interests in order to promote

and encourage women of all ages to embrace their “geekiness”.”

www.girlsgeeknetwork.com

You can find this podcast on itunes!

CD

Toonami: Deep Space Bass Soundtrack

Web, Podcasts, CDs, & DVD Picks

Released in 2001, as the official soundtrack to Cartoon Network's action TV block

Toonami, it contains music from various shows' intros, outros, and promo spots,

along with other Toonami music, including selections from Toonami's Midnight Run

and The Intruder specials. All of the tracks were recorded by Joe Boyd Vigil, who

composed Toonami's score from 1999 through 2002. The album has since been long

out of print.

DVD

Captain America: The First Avenger

With the Superbowl trailer premiering this Sunday,

we’re counting down the days until May 4th

, 2012

when The Avengers film is released. So until then

enjoy this awesome film from last summer!

Comicmaniac Spotlight

The Gorgeous Geeks

They are three sisters who enjoy talking about comics, sci-fi, video games, anime

and other geeky things. They’re Gina, Katrina, and

Christina-The Gorgeous Geeks!

Three talented sisters who got their love of comics from

their dad. They talk about comics, movies, TV shows such

as Smallville, and the Vampire Diaries. They interview

people such as the writers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes

and do a weekly news update called the Geekly News.

Where you can find them online:

http://www.thegorgeousgeeks.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/thegorgeousgeeks

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Gorgeous-Geeks/67217657407

http://twitter.com/#!/3gorgeousgeeks

Character Spotlight

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, heroes in

a half shell, turtle power!”

That’s part of the opening song for the 80’s cartoon that I and

many other folks grew up watching. Nowdays, I’m trying to collect

the entire series (I’ve already got all four films). Not until a few

years ago on Free Comic Book Day when I entered my local comic

shop and picked up a free copy of the 25th edition of the first issue

of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book that I realized

that the 80’s tv show wasn’t the beginning of the turtles. It was

only part of the story.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was created by Peter Laird and

Kevin Eastman in 1984 in Dover, New Hampshire. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched

out by Kevin Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with Peter. Using money from a tax

refund and a loan from Eastman's uncle, the young artists self-

published a single issue comic intended to parody four of the most

popular comics of the early 1980s:

Marvel Comics' Daredevil and

New Mutants, Dave Sim's

Cerebus, and Frank Miller's Ronin.

And that was the beginning of the

story which through the years has

consisted of toys, comics, TV

shows-cartoon and live action,

and five films-three live action,

one cgi, and one cartoon (Turtles

Forever).

Currently, there’s an awesome new comic book series that debuted a few

months ago. It’s published by IDW and it’s a new take on the turtles but

it’s still sticks to its classic roots while bringing a breath of fresh air.

There’s also a new cartoon series that will be debuting on Nickelodeon

this year. These shellbacks-along with Master Splinter and the rest of the

crew-are still striking hard and fading into the night. So whether you

grew up with “Go green machine!” or “It’s ninja time!” You gotta love

being a turtle!

Classic Comic Review

Superman VS. Muhammed Ali

The man of steel versus the greatest. This was an epic matchup and a epic book. I want to thank my co-

worker (who’s also a librarian) Mike Schau for putting this book in my hand and telling me, “You must

read this.”

Publisher: DC Comics 1978

Writers: Original Story Dennis O’Neil Adapted by Neal Adams

Pencils: Neal Adams

Inks: Figure Inks by Dick Giordano Background Inks by Terry Austin

The 72-page oversized book features Superman teaming up with the

heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien

invasion of Earth. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali's wraparound cover

shows a host of late 1970s celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille

Ball, Tony Orlando, Johnny Carson, Ron Palillo, the cast of Welcome

Back, Kotter, and The Jackson 5; sharing close-up seating with Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern,

and other DC superheroes; as well as Warner and DC employees.

This was an excellent read and since there’s two editions (reissued in 2010)-one edition reprinted the

original story at its original treasury size, while a deluxe edition (featuring a new cover by Neal Adams)

included additional content dating back to the original book's publication-now available, you have no

excuse to read it!

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

taliadina@gmail.com. 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!”

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud

Spock Must Die! By James Blish

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Authur Conan Doyle

Puzzle Me

Superbowl Geek!

S S S Y A E Y E C R T D U F N

T E U T E V S H E J R I S A E

N J S P O O E D K X O G L N M

A D K I E I I N W F P I A S H

I O D Q R R R S G Z H C I T C

G G K C T T B T G E Y O C O T

Y M U S I C H O A N R N R U A

N R O C P O P G W P I S E C W

L H C O M I C S I L T W M H S

G T A I L G A T I N G N M D E

E C A P S K E E G B K N O O O

M A D O N N A G F M E K C W J

T N F T S E I T R A P E R N I

A U F O O T B A L L D V R A G

N Q Y R M S P I H C E H W I D

AVENGERS

BEER

CHIPS

COMICS

COMMERCIALS

DARKKNIGHTRISES

DIGICON

FANS

FOOTBALL

FUN

GEEKSPACE

GHOSTRIDER

GIANTS

GIJOE

MADONNA

MUSIC

PARTIES

PATRIOTS

POPCORN

SUPERBOWL

TAILGATING

TOUCHDOWN

TROPHY

WATCHMEN

WINGS

Puzzle Me Answer Key

Solution

S S S + A + + + + R T D + F N

T E U T + V + + E + R I S A E

N + S P O + E D + + O G L N M

A + + I E I I N + + P I A S H

I + + + R R R S G + H C I T C

G + + + T T B T G E Y O C O T

+ M U S I C H O A N R N R U A

N R O C P O P G W P I S E C W

+ H C O M I C S I L + W M H +

G T A I L G A T I N G + M D E

E C A P S K E E G B K + O O O

M A D O N N A + + + E K C W J

+ + F + S E I T R A P E R N I

+ U F O O T B A L L + + R A G

N + + + + S P I H C + + + + D

(Over,Down,Direction)

AVENGERS(5,1,SE)

BEER(10,11,SE)

CHIPS(10,15,W)

COMICS(3,9,E)

COMMERCIALS(13,12,N)

DARKKNIGHTRISES(15,15,NW)

DIGICON(12,1,S)

FANS(14,1,S)

FOOTBALL(3,14,E)

FUN(3,13,SW)

GEEKSPACE(9,11,W)

GHOSTRIDER(1,10,NE)

GIANTS(1,6,N)

GIJOE(15,14,N)

MADONNA(1,12,E)

MUSIC(2,7,E)

PARTIES(11,13,W)

PATRIOTS(10,8,NW)

POPCORN(7,8,W)

SUPERBOWL(2,1,SE)

TAILGATING(2,10,E)

TOUCHDOWN(14,5,S)

TROPHY(11,1,S)

WATCHMEN(15,8,N)

WINGS(12,9,NW)

End

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