Database projects

I've been contributing a bit to the fairly new DC Database Project. There is also a Marvel Database Project for those that are so inclined.

http://www.dcdatabaseproject.com
http://www.marveldatabase.com/

For the love of all that's holy, why? WHY!!!?????

I know I'm out of the loop and behind the curve lately. It has to do with never actually getting inside a comic shop and having a slacker supplier. Anyway I just found out that Marvel is digging up the "New Universe" from whatever maggot infested grave it's been rotting in for a series of Untold tales of the New Universe. Seems it's the 20th anniversary and they want to take a last look at the old New Universe before Warren Ellis reimagines it as a...ummmm.... New New Universe... I guess.

Why is it that while DC is revisiting one of it's greatest triumphs on it's 20th anniversary, namely THE CRISIS, Marvel is revisiting one of it's greatest failures?

Aquaman on TV

Am I the last geek to know that the WB is working on an Aquaman pilot? Well, they are. It's reportedly going to be called Mercy Reef. Apparently it's not cool to name a show after it's lead character any more. It's all location names these days.

Fortunately the surfer dude who played Arthur on Smallville will NOT be in it. Some pretty boy named Will Toale is playing Artur Curry/Aquaman.

Keep up to date at AquamanTV.com .

Holly terror, Batman! Miller at it again.

Frank Miller is working on a new graphic novel in which Batman fights Al-Queda. Let's hope it turns out better than DK2. Full story HERE.


In other Batman news, George Clooney's old costume is going on auction, nipples and all.



You know, I was coloring the text in my posts blue so you could immediately tell them apart from Bill's red text posts. Untill Bill shows up again I'm not going to bother.

Trouble in comic book land

Seems Chuck Rozanski, President of Mile High Comics, is having a little trouble. About a week ago he expressed an opinion in his Comics Buyer's Guide column Tales from the Database and in his weekly newsletter. In brief his column was in support of Denmark and freedom of speech/press in general in regards to the ongoing Muslim cartoon controversy. As a result, some of Chuck's Muslim customers have now withdrawn their custom. If you would like to show your support for Chuck and for free speech and you need to pick of a few back issues of oh... I don't know... Trekker for example, then why not click over to MileHighComics.com and put in an order. Mention in the "comments" section that you're placing your order in support of free speech, and Chuck will forward 10% the gross proceeds of your order to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Buried Treasure - Trekker

Here's another piece of obscurity from my collection of over 7000 comics. (I love saying that.) Trekker was created , written and drawn by Ron Randall and first appeared in Dark Horse Presents #4 (1986.) It was the story of Mercy St. Clair, a licensed bounty hunter or "trekker" set in a future world of space travel and decaying civilization.

After two more appearances in DHP, Trekker got it's own series in 1987. It lasted all of six issues. DHP and the Trekker series were all in black and white. In 1989 Trekker returned in the Trekker Color Special and then wasn't seen again until 1999 when an attempt was made to revive the series as part of the Odyssey imprint of Image comics. The Image series, also in color, consisted of one single issue.

That's a total of 11 appearances. There was also the Trekker Collection trade paperback which included the DHP stories and the first three issues of the regular series. As far as I know it had no original material.

This is a sadly small amount for what was one of the finest books to come out of the 80's B+W explosion. Mercy St. Clair was beautiful, tough, and quite frankly had the finest ass in all of comics. I don't know why she didn't catch on. Maybe she was just ahead of her time.

I will now repeat the name Ron Randall several times in the hope that the next time he googles himself (You know you will Ron. Everybody does.) this page will pop up and he will hear my plea to BRING BACK TREKKER!!

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Everybody is somebody's favorite

As evidenced by this site. I can't honestly say that they are wrong.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

This year Free Comic Book Day will be on May 6th. HORRAY!

Stash My Comics

I've slowly but surely been stashing my comics. I had no idea I had so many Wonder Woman comics, especially silver age ones.

So far I have cataloged 7407 comics. Jealous much?