The current
Space Ghost book from Dynamite? Pretty good! The current
Green Lantern books...um. Hmm. I know I had picked up one recently with a
fun cover that wasn't as fun inside, so I'm not as sure. Today's book: back on the fun side, mostly! From 2017,
Green Lantern/Space Ghost Special #1, "The Wonders of Space" Written by James Tynion IV and Christopher Sebela, art by Ariel Olivetti. Olivetti had done other
Space Ghost stuff for DC and did the
main cover for this one, but this is the Doug Mahnke/Christian Alamy variant.
Coming from their respective dimensions, Hal Jordan and Space Ghost land on a world in a darkened void, that believed it was alone in the universe and that there was no other life anywhere. They were becoming dicks about it, and the paid have to team up to help a scientist and his niece prove there was more to the universe (no Prime Directive for them!) although the scientist dies after getting to see the stars for the first time.
Also this issue: a deep cut from Hanna-Barbera, and a lesson in television history, from Howard Chaykin: Ruff 'n Ready! The pair had been the first
color Saturday morning cartoon, Ruff the smarty cat and Reddy the dimmer dog; but they were pals instead of foes. In Chaykin's version the pair were stand-up comics, who find out their former partners were stealing their bits, which inspires them to team up themselves. It's not like the pair were Tom & Jerry, so there's probably more leeway, but there are jokes I'm surprised Chaykin got away with!
Hell yeah, glad I’m not the only one here who’s been reading & enjoying that Dynamite Space Ghost series. It doesn’t have the same backstory as the DC series had, but I really enjoyed reading the first volume and now I need to catch up on the second. Definitely need to read this one too because it absolutely looks like a fun read. I’ll love to see both guys compare notes as space cops as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, check out Dynamite’s Blue Falcon series. It’s not bad either.
googum! I just saw the announcement for the Champion of the Universe figure and the first thing I thought of was this blog! Are you getting him? Think of the bits!
ReplyDeleteHe REALLY should! That Champion figure is proof enough for me that Hasbro could make a classic 90’s era Drax the Destroyer figure if they wanted to.
DeleteI don’t know- I went to college with Dave Pepose, and it’s honestly not his best work. I’m more into the classic style Space Ghost comics, like the Comico or Archie ones.
ReplyDeleteThere aren’t that many current Dynamite titles that I’m into, now that I think of it. You’d think a company that seems to focus on licensed titles would be more on-brand, but not really. You know something’s off when I have no interest in Darkwing Duck comics, and I’m a huge Darkwing fan.
That bad huh?
DeleteIt’s not that it’s bad, it’s that there’s no real energy to it. Like, every other comic adaptation has momentum and makes the world feel lived-in and slightly expanded from the cartoon. These just feel flat and going through the motions. I think the only licensed Dynamite book that really seems to get the source material is Herculoids, and occasionally Powerpuff Girls.
DeleteThe Street Sharks comic from IDW a couple of weeks ago is probably the best example of what I’m looking for. It reads and looks reasonably like the original cartoon and comics while still continuing the story- it could have easily been an episode.