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The first story deals with Felix wrestling some intergalactic wrestlers and is quite imaginative and downright silly, but that is what we expect from Felix. The second story is a two pager with the professor teaching us some wrestling tips. This is by far the weakest of the three stories. The last story deals with Felix dreaming of being a wrestler and is my favorite of the three stories. If you are a fan of Felix, you will enjoy the book. You get alot of reading for your money and will have a good time. If you never experienced the kooky cat with the magic bag, this may be as good a time as any to experience Felix for the first time. He is one of the classic cartoon icons! More information on the comic book and lots of cool Felix memorabilia can be found at the following website:
Give Them More and More! But DC didn't stop at just the two franchise titles for exploiting. Good old Green Lantern, a second tier title went from the modest one title to a whopping three! Who needs just Green Lantern when you can add Green Lantern Mosaic and Guy Gardner. This was a classic case of overkill. Please, one title is enough, possibly two with Guy having his own, but was there any need for Mosaic? I don't think so. But one of the biggest areas of confusion in the DC Universe was the Justice League books. Back in the 1980's we started with the revival of Justice League of America. After the dismal end to the JLA with the likes of Vibe and the non-Superman Steel, we needed a big change. What we got was sheer insanity! JLA soon became Justice League International, so worldly, so welcomed. Oh wait, that's the jingle to Mastercard. Anyways, I digress, but back to the JLA. So you have the old title change, a DC favorite. They hate to leave well enough alone. But that wasn't enough, we had to add Justice League Europe to the mix. I guess being international wasn't enough. But two titles is never enough, even for a book that was always one title and one title only. No, they had to add Justice League Task Force and Justice League Quarterly. Why? So Gypsy who was left behind with the old JLA would have a job? Don't think Marvel wasn't guilty of this excess, no they were kings of it. And nowhere is it more prevalent than in the X-Titles. Can you say absurd? I know I can. In the grand tradition of giving the people what they want and what they don't, we have a mind-numbing family of titles. Look at this storyline: *Uncanny X-Men was popular and it
begot.... At least Marvel never exploited the Hulk, unless you count that awful Hulk 2099. But their other big franchise, Spiderman is a different story. His legacy is more tangled than his webs. From what I hear, they started all his titles over again, to make it more confusing. Guess Spectacular Spiderman, Peter Parker, Spectacular Spiderman and Peter Parker, Spiderman wasn't enough. This doesn't even include the Amazing Spiderman, Web of Spiderman and just Spiderman. If you bring in the even more confusing Scarlet Spider nonsense, you really have a migraine in the works. It is enough to make you wish for the simpler days when you could choose from Amazing Spiderman and Spidey Super Stories. So as you can see, comics can be confusing. I have been selling them for 20+ years and even I get confused. And they wonder why people don't want to start reading comics, you need a college course to know what is happening and what title is what. And this doesn't even get into how all the characters are related and their origins, which is a whole different conversation.
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List 10. Changeling-The Teen Titan member who could turn into any animal made things interesting in the group. From his early days with the awful name, Beast Boy to his glory days as a Titan, he was a fan favorite! 09. The Lizard-Another of Spiderman's popular villains, the lizard was as evil as he was cold blooded. He wanted Spiderman dead and would stop at nothing to accomplish this. 08. Guy Gardner-The other Green Lantern he brought attitude to the comic industry. With his big mouth and funky haircut, he was the person we loved to hate! 07. She Hulk-She gained her powers in a blood transfusion and was a bit character for years. Then John Byrne decided to revive her and gave her respect and success! Couldn't have happened to a nicer lady. 06. Martian Manhunter-The man from Mars has been aiding the Justice League for decades. With his calm demeanor and super strength, he has been a welcome asset to the group. 05. Green Hornet-From his successful run in the 1950s to his revival in the 1980's, the Green Hornet has remained a popular figure. With Kato at his side, he has stopped crime cold! 04. Green Arrow-While he was half of the very popular Green Lantern/Green Arrow, he has also managed a very successful solo career! 03. Green Goblin-Possibly Spiderman's greatest foe, the ever dangerous Green Goblin haunted the webslinger for awhile. Some of the best Spiderman issues involve the ever dangerous Green Goblin. 02. Green Lantern-You cannot say Green without mentioning Green Lantern, the lantern wielding superstar! For 60 years, he has been saving the universe with his power ring and latern. 01. The Incredible Hulk-He is big and green (well most of the time) and he is a franchise unto himself. From successful comic to TV show to a series of mediocre television movies, the Hulk has done it all!
Comics and Rock n Roll Superman from the Kinks (guess who they
mention in this song) Besides comic characters being mentioned in songs, many comic artists have also drawn album covers including Robert Crumb's art on the Big Brother and the Holding Company album to the glorious paintings by Frank Frazetta on the Molly Hatchet album covers. There has been many artists who lent their talents to these covers. The characters themselves occasionally appear on an album cover (or a CD cover as is more the norm these days). A few of the most famous is the Silver Surfer on the Joe Satriani album, "Surfing with the Alien" and Judge Dredd on the Anthrax album cover. So as you can see, there has been alot of mention of comic characters in the popular culture of Rock n Roll. While there are alot not mentioned here, it is enough to give you an idea of just how popular comics are.
Dreadstar deals with a warrior who puts down his weapon and tries to live a life of peace. But an attack on his newly adopted home brings him back to space and to war. It deals with a crew of heroes fighting the insurmountable odds to bring peace to a war torn galaxy. It is filled with action, character interaction and gorgeous artwork. The series was long running, first at Epic and later it moved to First Comics. It ran for 64 issues in the first run and while it lost some steam towards the end, it was a great series! It was later revived in the 1990's but it didn't meet with quite the same success. By then, people either weren't aware or didn't really care about the adventures of Vanth and the crew. But for a few years in the 1980's, he was a popular book and something that myself and many other readers looked forward to each month.
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