From the Desk of elvisdo — The 2011 Funny Pages Write-Off
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2011 is a testing ground for the many new innovations in the world of comic books with Marvel and DC Comics equally sharing the spotlight. Both companies are banking at exposing more of its product to the mainstream audience most notably through its expanding movie franchises.
Marvel Comics really changed its look when Disney acquired them last year. Long time CEO Joe Quesada stepped aside and is now overlooking the movie division for the company. It has successfully tested the waters when Iron Man hit all the right notes and further followed it with Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk. What Marvel did was create a cohesive universe in one broad stroke. It will further be punctuated when Thor (May) and Captain America: The First Avenger (July) expand on that notion setting the seeds for The Avengers movie in 2012. The one that seems to be overlooked is X-Men: First Class (June) as it is considered as a prequel to the first three X-Men movies set apart from the other Marvel films. It's also good to see Marvel on television again with the incredible hit Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. I can't believe how much I have enjoyed this animated show that really captures the feeling of the original comic books.
DC Comics is also testing the waters by pushing Green Lantern into the stratosphere and hoping that this is the beginning on a new franchise. With a movie starring Ryan Reynolds in June and Green Lantern: The Animated Series premiering near the end of 2011. DC and Warner Bros. are hoping that they see green throughout the year. The Dark Knight Rises has been casting for Christopher Nolan's third installment to his trilogy with Anne Hathaway (Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt joining the cast. DC Entertainment has really restructured the company with the publishing division still stationed in New York while the movie and entertainment division is in California. The creation of DC Entertainment allows for tighter continuity in its movie dealings and creates a shared universe between properties. So it's not surprising to hear that another Batman and Superman movie are in the works, along with Green Lantern and Flash. The DC Universe Animated Original Movies division is still producing high-quality adaptations of comic book stories with Green Lantern: Emerald Knights and Batman: Year One to be released later this year. Smallville is coming to an end after an incredible 10-year run. A new Wonder Woman television show is slated for production. The long-awaited DC Universe Online is an amazing MMORPG that is really turn heads.
But it all comes back to the source material. It's amazing that comic books still even exist in its present form considering how the digital age is sweeping over the world. However, there is something to be said to be able to hold a book in your hands and feel its power emanating through the pages. It's also a testament that Action Comics, one of the oldest titles still in publication, recently reached a monumental 900 issues. It's a great achievement and shows that this medium has a lot to offer.
To show that respect, the first Saturday in the month of May has become a growing tradition in the comic book industry. On May 7, 2011, the comic book industry will once again celebrate Free Comic Book Day for the tenth year. This annual promotion, which started back in 2002, is designed by the North American comic book industry to help bring in new readers into comic book stores. This is also done in conjunction with the release of Thor on May 6.
The purpose of this event is threefold: first, to introduce new readers to the medium; second; calling back former comic book readers; and last, to thank the current comic book buyers for their support.
Major publishers produce a special edition to give away as a promotion for both the company and the characters that they publish as they try to attract new readers into the fold. There are an array of comic books available, ranging from superheroes from DC and Marvel, to traditional ones like Archie and Disney, and even Manga and other independent publishers.
Some noted titles available this year are:
• Green Lantern Flashpoint Special Edition and Young Justice/Batman Brave and Bold Super Sampler from DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man from Marvel Comics
• Pep Comics from Archie Comics
• Kung Fu Panda and Richie Rich from Ape Entertainment
• Darkwing Duck and Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers from BOOM! Studios
• Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: Clone Wars from Dark Horse Comics
and so much more.
For those HeroClix fans, be sure to get the exclusive Free Comic Book Day figure with the release of Green Lantern, as a part of the release of the Green Lantern movie. This figure is courtesy of WizKids/NECA.
So what does this have to do with anything at all?
In celebration of all the festivities surrounding this popular genre, the fourth annual Funny Pages Write-Off begins again. Write a review related to comic books and comic strips. Notice I say comic books and not just super-heroes. It can be about comic books (duh), graphic novels, movies, toys, clothes, television shows, cartoons, novels, video games, and anything else you can think of. Did you ride the Superman roller coaster at Six Flags? That totally counts for this. Did you visit Metropolis, Illinois, the "Hometown of Superman?" That counts as well. Anything related to comic books counts.
Even better, find obscure references that mention anything about comic books. For example: The movie Office Space implements a quick-rich scheme based on the machinations that happened in Superman III.
This will be the summer's blockbuster write-off so have fun from now until the end of July. Give me a shout in the comments section if you do participate. I'll list and link your review(s) to this page.
Check out these previous entries:
2008 Funny Pages Write-Off (186 reviews)
2009 Funny Pages Write-Off (90 reviews)
2010 Funny Pages Write-Off (279 reviews)
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artemis8 (1 review)
Books: Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dragon Players
befus (2 review)
Books: Calamity Jack || Your Body Battles a Broken Bone
bilbopooh (11 reviews)
Books: Word Nerd || You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons || Here Comes Charlie Brown! || Here Comes Snoopy || Zits Unzipped || Farley Follows His Nose
Movies: Green Lantern (2011) || Booky and the Secret Santa
Music: Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time
TV Shows: Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures: Leggo My Ego || The Commish: The Complete First Season
carstairs38 (25 reviews)
Books: pysch: Mind-Altering Murder || Darkwing Duck: The Duck Knight Returns || My Space: Baby Blues Scrapbook 24 || Darkwing Duck: Crisis on Infinite Darkwings || Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
Ornaments: Series 2010 Comic Book Heroes #3: Hulk and Wolverine || Snoopy 2010 Hallmark Ornament: A Pair of Aces || 2007 Hallmark The Sunday Funnies || 2008 School Days Hallmark Ornament || 2010 Hallmark Ornament "The Doctor Is In" || "Ho! Ho! Ho! Tasty Snow!" 2011 Hallmark Ornament || "Grill Master Snoopy" 2011 Hallmark Ornament || Captain America and the Avengers 2011 Hallmark Ornament
Movies: Thor (2011) || Green Lantern (2011) || X-Men Origins: Wolverine || Captain America: The First Avenger
Music: Snoppy: The Musical
TV Shows: Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures: Leggo My Ego || Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures: The Good, the Bad, and the Eggly || The Bumblyburg Superhero Value 4-Pack || Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — The Complete Fourth Season || The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season || Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Complete Fourth Season || Smallville: The Complete Fourth Season
dragonfire88 (36 reviews)
Books: Night of the Living Deed || Murder is Binding || Chasing Fire || Great Pressure || Ashes to Ashes || The Body in the Belfry || The Missing Ink || Fudge Cupcake Murder || Death Threads || Pretty in Ink: A Tattoo Shop Mystery || Homicide in Hardcover || Key Lime Pie Murder || Bookplate Special
Movies: Planet 51 || Jonah Hex || Thor (2011) || Batman: Under the Red Hood || X-Men: First Class || Super 8 || Green Lantern: Emerald Knights || Green Lantern (2011) || Transformers: Dark on the Moon || Mr. Popper's Penguins || Superbad || Captain America: The First Avenger || Cowboys & Aliens
TV Shows: Spaced: The Complete Series || Garfield and Friends, Volume Three || The Greatest American Hero: Season Three || Garfield and Friends, Volume Four || Bored to Death: The Complete First Season || Top Gear: Complete Season 14 || How I Met Your Mother: Season Four || Futurama: Volume 5 || Whose Line is it Anyway: Season One, Volume One || Whose Line is it Anyway: Season One, Volume Two
elvisdo (62 reviews)
Books: Booster Gold: Blue and Gold || Booster Gold: Reality Lost || Batman: Feline Felonies || Superman: The Incredible Shrinking Super Hero || Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Terror on Dinosaur Island || Batman: Gotham's Villains Unleashed || Booster Gold: Day of Death || Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Volume Two || The Story of Wolverine || The Book of Lies || Generation A || Vietnamerica: A Family's History || The Adventures of Tintin: Cigars of the Pharaoh || Watchmen || Spider-Man and the Great Holiday Chase || Superman: New Krypton, Volume One || Marvel Heroes Glow-in-the-Dark Sticker Book
Games: DC HeroClix Brave and the Bold: Experienced Martian Manhunter || DC HeroClix Origin: Veteran Steel || DC HeroClix Brave and the Bold: Rookie The Atom and Hawkman || Marvel HeroClix Hammer of Thor: Rookie Captain America || DC HeroClix: Green Lantern Fast Forces 6-Pack
Mini-Busts: Bowen Designs: Loki Mini-Bust || Bowen Designs: Aurora & Northstar Mini-Busts 2-Pack || Bowen Designs: Snowbird Mini-Bust || Bowen Designs: Snowbird Sasquatch Transmutation Mini-Bust
Movies: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam || Red || All-Star Superman || Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
Music: Michael Bublé: Spider-Man Theme/Sway (Remixes)
Statues: DC Comics Classic Animation: Green Lantern Maquette
Toys: Batman: The Brave and the Bold Action League: Owlman and Blue Bowman || Batman: The Brave and the Bold Action League: Dr. Fate vs. Wotan || Batman: The Brave and the Bold Action League: Batman vs. The Demon Etrigan || Batman: The Brave and the Bold Action League: Batman vs. The Top || Marvel Universe: Red Hulk || Super Powers Collection: Red Tornado || Marvel Minimates: Absorbing Man & Captain America || Funko Green Lantern Plushie || Marvel Minimates: Captain America Through the Ages || TRIO DC Super Friends: Batcave || TRIO DC Super Friends: Batman & The Riddler || TRIO DC Super Friends: Robin & The Joker || Funko Thor Wacky Wobbler Bobble Head || TRIO DC Super Friends: Robin & Jet || TRIO DC Super Friends: Mr. Freeze || Marvel Universe Handful of Heroes || DC Universe Action League: Hal Jordan and Saint Walker || DC Universe Action League: John Stewart vs. Atrocitus || DC Universe Action League: Batman vs. Deathstroke || DC Universe Action League: Prometheus vs. Green Arrow || Marvel Super Hero Squad: Avengers Attack 7-Pack || DC Universe Action League: Kilowog vs. Zilius Zox || DC Universe Action League: Superman and Wonder Woman
TV Shows: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Volume Two || The Spectacular Spider-Man, Volume Three || The Spectacular Spider-Man, Volume Four || Transformers: Heroes: Rebirth || Wolverine and the X-Men, Volume 1: Heroes Return Trilogy || Archie's Weird Mysteries: Archie and the Riverdale Vampires || Transformers: Villains: The Ultimate Doom
Freak369 (25 reviews)
Books: Stick To Drawing Comics Monkey Brain!
Clothes: Marvel Punisher Skull Ski Mask
Food: Andy Capp Hot Fries || Scooby-Doo Honey Graham Sticks || General Mills Boo Berry Cereal || Transformers Baby Bottle Pop || Marvel Heroes Taffy
Health: Dr. Fresh Marvel Heroes Toothbrush Set || Marvel Heroes Cold Pack || Spider-Man Chewable Cherry Multi Vitamins
Movies: Mallrats || Chasing Amy
Toys: Marvel Comics Hulk Pez Dispenser || Marvel Comics Iron Man Pez Dispenser || DC Comics Batman Pez Dispenser || Lego Batman "Bruce Wayne" Mini Figure || Lego Spider-Man "Doc Ock" Mini Figure || Marvel Comics Pez Dispenser Collection || Marvel Heroes Klik Candy Dispensers || Lego Speed Racer "Cannonball Taylor" || Funko Iron Man Wacky Wobbler || Lego Spider-Man "Norman Osborn" Mini Figure || Speed Racer Lego Cruncher Block Mini Figure || Speed Racer Lego "Trixie" Mini Figure || Marvel Heroes Popping Candy
jankp (3 review)
Books: Little Vampire, Volume 1 || Vampire Loves || The Professor's Daughter
JiggyJay (55 reviews)
Books: Wolverine: Weapon X || Green Lantern, Volume 2: Revenge of the Green Lanterns || Preacher: All Hell's A-Coming || Astonishing X-Men, Volume 5: Ghost Box || Ultimate X-Men, Volume 2: Return to Weapon X || Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond || Nightwing, Volume One: A Knight in Bludhaven || Preacher: Alamo || Transmetropolitan Vol. 7: Spider's Thrash || Green Lantern, Vol. 3: Wanted - Hal Jordan || The Flash: Rebirth || Batman and Robin, Volume 2: Batman vs. Robin || Batman and Robin, Volume Three: Batman Must Die || Ultimate X-Men, Volume 3: World Tour || JLA, Volume 4: Strength in Numbers || Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Volume One || Astonishing X-Men: Exogenetic || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 2: Learning Curve || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 3: Double Trouble || Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Volume Two || Batman and Son || The Return of Superman || Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn || Batman: No Man's Land, Volume One || The Flash: Wonderland || Ultimate X-Men, Volume 4: Hellfire and Brimstone || Ultimate X-Men, Volume 5: Ultimate War || Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 4: Legacy || Ultimate X-Men, Volume 6: Return of the King || Batman: No Man's Land, Volume Two || Batman: No Man's Land, Volume Three || Green Lantern: Secret Origin || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 5: Public Scrutiny || Green Lantern: Agent Orange || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 6: Venom || Batman: No Man's Land, Volume Four || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 7: Irresponsible || Daredevil: Guardian Devil || Daredevil: Parts of a Hole || Ultimate X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Volume 4 || Batman: No Man's Land, Volume Five || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 8: Cats & Kings || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 10: Hollywood || Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 11: Carnage
Movies: Thor (2011) || X-Men: First Class || The Punisher (2004) || Batman Begins || Green Lantern (2011) || Green Lantern: First Flight || Daredevil
TV Shows: The Walking Dead: Season One || Superman: The Complete Animated Series || Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Volume One
lilsquibb (1 review)
Toys: Imaginext DC Super Friends: Mr. Freeze and Cave
luquillo (53 reviews)
Books: X-Men: Mutant Genesis || Batman: The Wrath || Crisis on Infinite Earths || Secret Wars || Spider-Man: Birth of Venom || Spider-Man vs. Silver Sable || Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat || Batman: Knightfall, Part Two: Who Rules the Night || Batman: Dead to Rights || X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda || Spider-Man: The Death of Jean DeWolff || Avengers: Under Siege || Captain America: Streets of Poison || Spider-Man: The Saga of the Alien Costume || Spider-Man: Venom Returns || Spider-Man: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers || Spider-Man: Round Robin: The Sidekick's Revenge || Spider-Man: Carnage || Spirits of Vengeance: Venom || Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage || Hulk: Planet Hulk Prelude || Death Note Box Sets Volumes 1-3 || Iron Man: Armor Wars Prologue || Iron Man: Armor Wars || Superman: Ending Battle || Wolverine Battles the Incredible Hulk || Silver Surfer: The Coming of Galactus || Superman/Batman: Supergirl
Movies: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies || Green Lantern: First Flight || The Incredible Hulk (2008) || The Punisher (2004) || Fantastic Four (2005) || Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance || Transformers (2007) || Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen || Transformers: Dark of the Moon || Predator || Predator 2 || Resident Evil
TV Shows: Justice League: Season One || Strait Jacket || Justice League: Season Two || Devilman, Volumes 1 & 2 || Mad Bull 34, Part 3: City of Vice || Mad Bull 34, Part 4: Cop Killer || Murder Princess: The Complete Series || The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Volume 1 || The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Volume 2 || High School of the Dead: Complete Series
Video Games: TMNT: Tournament Fighters (SNES) || Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition for PlayStation 3
pmills1210 (2 reviews)
Movies: Midnight in Paris || Don't Drink the Water
rmthunter (9 reviews)
Books: Ze, Volume 5 || Yugi Yamada: Spring Fever || Night Head Genesis || Crimson Snow || Kiss Blue, Volume 1 || Right Here, Right Now, Volume One
TV Shows: Samurai 7: The Complete Series || Saiyuki: The Complete Collection || Utawarerumono: The Complete Series
talyseon (3 review)
Movies: Thor (2011) || Green Lantern (2011) || Captain America: The First Avenger
texas-swede (6 reviews)
Books: Lucky Luke, the Bounty Hunter || Iznogoud: The Caliph's Vacation || The Dalton Cousins || Iznogoud and the Magic Computer || The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud 1 || A Carrot for Iznogoud
wrdnik3 (7 reviews)
Books: The Infinity Gauntlet || Fantastic Four: Solve Everything || Lucifer: The Divine Comedy || Hulk vs. The Marvel Universe || Thor: Balder the Brave || JLA: New World Order || JLA: American Dreams
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