In 1984, along with all of the awesomeness on the radio, in the arcades and in movie theaters, there was something else, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. It was the latest iteration of a classic toy that made the leap to comics and animated series. This was all well and good, but then issue 21 happened and it became a paradigm shift for comics, in my opinion. Why, you may ask? Because it was silent, no words, sans dialogue! How did this tell a story? Well, you know the saying “A picture is worth 1,000 words”? This proved it! Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – G.I. Joe, Larry Hama, and the Silent Issue
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Irregular’s Intel – OK, X’er!
You know that title isn’t even a thing. You know it, I know it, the dude with the manbun, beard and wireless earbuds knows it too. Yet AGAIN, Gen X is left out of the conversation that millennials and baby boomers have been having for the last several years. Honestly, it is closer to when you’re at a family dinner and that uncomfortable comment gets said and the wheels come off of the cart. Then, you and your favorite cousin, the goth that everyone else thinks is weird, but they actually get it and they don’t care, sneak off to the kitchen and snack on cookies and alcohol. Could we be part of the conversation? If we cared enough to yell loud enough to be heard, sure, but we let our absence do the talking. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – OK, X’er!
Irregular’s Intel – Remembering a Personal Fave
A few weeks ago, my Sister From Another Mister and GW1 Senior West Coast Affairs Correspondent GothamGal attended a convention and had the pleasure of meeting and getting a pic with the one and only Chris Potter. Many remember him from shows such as Silk Stalkings, Queer As Folk and Guiding Light. But most probably recognize him as the voice of Gambit in the X-Men animated series from the 90s. That’s all well and good. Personally, and I am certain I can include GothamGal in this, we remember him as Peter Caine, the great grandson of Kwai Chang Caine from the TV classic Kung Fu. Peter’s show was Kung Fu: The Legend Continues! Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Remembering a Personal Fave
Irregular’s Intel – Good Writing
We live in a time where published authors don’t even blink at the notion of writing for a comic. Stephen King, Gail Carriger and Ray Bradbury have all had their works adapted to comics. By the same token, Margaret Atwood, Chuck Palahniuk and Ta-Nehisi Coates have all written for comics. Does that blow your mind? That’s how far we have come. Good stories don’t just have to come from a traditional novel/short story, movie or tv show. It can happen in a graphic novel or even a video game! I bet now you think that I’m just messin’ with ya… well, I’m not. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Good Writing
Irregular’s Intel – No Small Parts
You know how they say “there are no small parts, only small actors”? I used to think that was so much BS, too. I mean, it is the kind of thing you say to make someone feel good about a non-speaking part in a school production. But you know what? I was so wrong! Case in point: Clark Gregg and the role of Phil Coulson. Allow me to elaborate. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – No Small Parts