Iconic Animator Peter Chung Unveils Classic Ninja Turtles & Transformers Art

 

This week at CBR, I chronicle some of the valuable art Peter Chung is releasing from his lengthy animation career. Everything from April O'Neil's yellow jumpsuit to Optimus Prime's death to the Rugrats' design...even before Aeon Flux, Chung was a part of your youth.

Frank Miller's Early (And Raw) Attempt At Robocop 2

 

My CBR feature Page One Rewrite returns this week, looking at Frank Miller's earliest attempts at Robocop 2 (and here's come clickbait...I also reveal the comics legend who producers approached before Miller.)

X-Men: The Animated Series Season 2 and its Surprising Influence on the Comics

 

This week at CBR, I look back at the Scott and Jean nuptials from X-Men: The Animated Series...and why exactly Bob Harras did indeed object to that union.

Top Cow's Battle of the Planets Ended With a Ridiculous Cliffhanger

 

Alex Ross and Top Cow united in 2003 to revive Battle of the Planets for the new millennium, but this week I examine why the story remains incomplete. And if you guys know of anyone else interested in these '80s revival comics of the early aughts, it never hurts to spread the links around...

Why an 'Adult' Take on Batman: The Animated Series Fell Flat

 

I'm not dead. This week mark's the 150th installment of Adventure(s) Time, and I'm looking at the Batman and Harley Quinn movie that didn't even exist when I started the series.

Before Zack Snyder, Before HBO...Sam Hamm's Watchmen

 

This week I look back at Sam Hamm's 1988 draft of a Watchmen film (even Alan Moore seemed...somewhat excited for it...)

ThunderCats: The Return Was Anything But Kids' Stuff

WildStorm's second ThunderCats miniseries went into rather adult territory, but as I detail this week in Nostalgia Snake, not every fan was happy.

How Space Ghost's 1980s Revival (Oddly) Predicted the Future

 

I'm revisiting the 1987 Space Ghost revival comic from Mark Evanier and Steve Rude this week at CBR. Witness '60s nostalgia in the '80s paving the way for '80s nostalgia in the 2000s.

X-Men: The Animated Series' Manga Adaptation Had an Intense (& Abrupt) Ending

 

This week at CBR, I look at Marvel's final reprints of the manga adaptation of X-Men: The Animated Series. It didn't exactly give the title the respect it deserved.

A Decades-Old Transformers Mystery Has Finally Been Answered

 

Curious about the most obscure of obscure Transformers trivia? I wrote about a recent revelation from Bob Budiansky, courtesy of those handwritten notes he's been saving since the early 1980s.

Justice League Unlimited's Quirkiest Episode Had the Darkest Ending

 

A 1990s DC comic inspired a Justice League Unlimited episode that's played for good, clean fun - until its grim ending. Check out my revisit of "Kid Stuff" this week on CBR. 

Alex Ross and Top Cow and Battle of the Planets -- Because it was 2002

 

Another Nostalgia Snake installment this week, as I go back to Alex Ross' reboot (courtesy of Top Cow) of a show I have the vaguest of memories from my youth, Battle of the Planets.

Before the Snyderverse, There Was Batman vs. Superman: Asylum

 

This week, I look back at what could've been Batman and Superman's first big-screen meeting...which likely would've suffered from the same nonsense that derailed Batman's 1990s films.

Blind Cerulean -- Available Now!

 

You might be aware that my new genre-bending novel Blind Cerulean is now available at Amazon and Audible. It's the story of a teen vigilante and her grouchy mentor, influenced by my memories of 1980s junk culture. The 99 cent sale ends in only a few days (most likely Friday), and it's also available for free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. 

If you check it out, I humbly ask that you leave an Amazon review. Give me nice pull quotes I can run through a meme generator! Thanks, folks...

The Real Ghostbusters -- Not Those Fake Ghostbusters

 

This week at CBR, I look back on the Real Ghostbusters cartoon & that NOW comic with those nice painted covers...  

The Strange, Forgotten Transformers Stories from Marvel Books

 

Over at CBR, I'm revisiting the truly odd world of early 1980s Transformers storybooks from Marvel Books. Featuring some awesome Earl Norem art, at least. 

Blind Cerulean - My Vigilante Crime Thriller Now on Audible

 

As you likely know, I'm prepping for the release of Blind Cerulean, an '80s inspired vigilante crime thriller starring a teenage vigilante and her grizzled mentor's war against a corpulent drug kingpin.

If you're an audiobook fan, I have good news -- the audio version of Blind Cerulean is available right the heck now on Audible. Narration comes from Tom Weitzel, who pulled off the task of voicing both a snarky teenage girl and a caustic older man better than I could've imagined.

Assuming you like free stuff, there are a few ways to enjoy the audiobook without releasing a dime from your wallet. (Though I'm not sure how a dime got in there, or how you'd pay for anything online that way.) Review copies are available through the AudioFreebies site for a limited time.

If you're new to Audible, you can follow this link to begin a free trial. This is the specific link for my book, which helps me out with Audible's bounty program...and who doesn't enjoy helping others?

While the ebook's release date remains November 1st, the novel is available as an Amazon preview release in both softcover and hardcover right now. The ebook's preorder price has also recently been reduced to a mere ninety-nine cents, so if you know of anyone who'd be curious about the novel, please pass this along.

(And if you missed out on your chance for a free preview copy of the book, review copies are still available on BookSirens. Click this link for your ARC copy and enjoy the novel weeks before everyone else...)

As a thank-you to my subscribers, I've also released an exclusive chapter of the book -- available only to subscribers and not on Amazon. This chapter fleshes out a bit of backstory and is hopefully pretty darn entertaining on its own. Simply follow the link for your exclusive chapter of Blind Cerulean.

As always, I want to say thanks for your time, and reiterate how important your support remains.  If you leave a review, listen to the audiobook, tell a friend, or simply check out a few preview pages, it all matters in some way.

Spider-Man's First Film Treatment Was Influenced by Frank Miller, Oddly Enough

 

I'm looking back at Jim Shooter's initial pitch for a Spider-Man movie, going back to around 1984. You can also enjoy random comments from people who think I didn't know Kingpin began as a Spider-Man villain, for some reason. By the way, an attempt was made to adapt this treatment as a graphic novel, but it was never finished. Heritage Auctions has archived Larry Lieber's penciled pages.