The Amazing Chan Clan
Apr 26I never caught this show when it was originally on – partly because I didn’t have the right channel and partly because the show only lasted for the briefest of periods. I did discover it later and find a place in my heart for its cheesy theme song.
The short version is that Hanna-Barbera decided to turn the character of Charlie Chan into a cartoon, fighting crime Scooby-Doo style with his ten kids and their dog.
A much more interesting read is this blog post by Mark Evanier, the only guy fast enough to keep up with Sergio Aragonés. Evanier was unfortunate enough to script the first Chan Clan comic for Gold Key Comics.
WikiWikiWhack: Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragonés, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Secret Wars 101
Apr 25I <3 YouTube. Because of YouTube I've discovered many (two) hours of viewing goodness. And I also discovered this. This warms my heart, my cold dead heart that had the life crushed from it by the death of Ted Kord.
The Secret Wars Re-enactment Society!
Awesome. I can’t wait until they do Secret Wars 2.
Technically, I discovered it thanks to Aaron Williams – if you’re not reading PS238, then you’re missing out and possibly, terribly, un-cool.
The YouTube video was from geek-week.net‘s inaugural video podcast – here’s hoping they can keep up the momentum.
Oh, and Sarah has a comic blog. My biggest complaint is that there’s only two entries. Write more, Sarah. Now.
WikiWikiWhack: Secret Wars
Good Reads
Apr 25Y’all have got to check out the latest issue of Emmy magazine, which is dedicated to sci-fi/fantasy television. Please try to get past the irritating cover photo of Jennifer Love “Boobs McGee” Hewitt (actually, that’s my only quibble with this ish: they couldn’t find a better cover subject for the sci-fi/fantasy special? In the immortal words of GOB Bluth: Come ON!).
Trek Update
Apr 25J.J. Abrams clarifies a couple of points about his involvement with the new Trek film, as well as the proposed storyline. So classic characters may “live again,” but we may not be subjected to, like, Chad Michael Murray playing Kirk.
Smells Like Old Comics
Apr 25Anyone who has ever collected comic books knows what I mean when I say that I love the smell of old comics.
It’s a musty smell, like rotting paper, and so I guess it’s not a good sign, since the goal of most comic book collectors is to preserve those rotting bits of paper for as long as possible, in the best condition possible. Still, it’s a GREAT smell. It smells like history.
All of this is just to say I got a big ass whiff of Eau de Old Comics this morning when my eBay order for most of the first Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans run arrived. Man, am I psyched to dig into this batch of books. It’s already been a horseshit week and I can think of no better way to improve my mood than reading old comics and sniffing their magical scent.
Aaaaaaaaah.
And…
These Detective Comics preview pages look sweeeeeeet.
Also sweet: Sarah’s new blog, Great Hera!
