99. Karate Kid


I’m sure no one has ever made this joke, right?

So in 1984, were Legion fans all over the world pissed or disappointed? And later, were younger fans who discovered the Legion disappointed?

Mooovies:
Iron Man Three. I liked it. A lot.

Doctor Mordrid. So back in the 90s, Full Moon Studios had the rights to make a Doctor Strange movie, and then lost them. So they made changes to the script and created Doctor Mordrid. It’s like watching a really low budget Doctor Strange movie. Jeffrey Combs is Doctor Mordrid, and he’s pretty great, per usual. The villain is the guy who played the alien bounty hunter in X-Files. Otherwise, worth a skip.

98. Invisible Kid


I coulda/shoulda cheated on this one and any other “invisible” related character. I went with this version of the character since there seems to be a drastic lack of minority and diverse characters in the Legion (outside of aliens and monsters).

Also, I now have the Metallica song stuck in my head.

97. Timber Wolf


Timber Wolvertooth!
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Why is Bob’s Burgers second season only 9 episodes long?
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I had a Kirby epiphany. A Kirbiphany.

I’m looking at modern day superhero costume designs, and it’s all extraneous lines and seams and designy dots and glowing suits and krackle. Then a New God or a Celestial shows up and it’s all extraneous lines and seams and designy dots and glowing suits and krackle. These characters – these alien gods and inhuman manifestations of human emotions and elements are supposed to slap you across the face with their visual weirdness and awesomeness. They’re supposed to be more visually impressive than the already visually impressive superheroes that are around. Their appearances mean something. Yet, when the “normal” characters are all flash-bang zippidy-whippidy hoohah, what is there to make these immortal ethereal beings stand out?

I understand the want and desire to pay homage to The King, but glow-y Tron lines only serve to hurt the kind of thing Kirby was the master of.

I don’t know if any of that makes sense to anyone else. I mean that in a clarity/I’m dumb kinda way.

96. Shrinking Violet


Oy, this drawing is fucking terrible.

95. Colossal Boy


I like that his basic color scheme is that of The Atom. He had some pretty bad costumes with some unnecessary details. I liked the one this is based on, but got rid of the flared boots, shoulders and gloves, which I am usually a fan of, but seem out of place on a guy from the 31st century.

Watching Life of Pi as I write this. It’s very good so far, and gorgeous. Plus, kitty.

94. Chameleon Boy


Cham didn’t really have any great costumes that I saw, so I amalgamated a few of them. And Proty!

I am a movie-watching fool.

Eaten Alive. A very bad late 70s Tobe Hopper movie about a crazy hotel owner who kills people and feeds them to his giant pet alligator.

Lockout. I finished watching it from a few weeks ago. It’s enjoyable. Guy Pierce is always good in things.

Martha Marcy May Marlene. To be reviewed for Gutter Trash.

93. Monstress


I remember liking her in LEGION LOST.

I watched Drop Dead Fred. I had always wanted to see this movie when I was a kid, and it just never happened. Stumbled onto it on Netflix. It was okay. Phoebe Cates is lovely and Rik Mayall is always pretty great.

My Name is Jonah – Free Comic Book Day 2013


Listen, Saturday May 4th. 2013 is Free Comic Book Day. There’s also a brand new set of Magic: The Gathering that is released this weekend. Even if it were “Get Paid to Read Comic Books Day”, there is no way in hell you could catch me in a comic shop this weekend. The worst of the worst of the worst is going to be out in full force, ball-sweatin’ on a whole stack of free comics and stinking up your lesser comic shops everywhere. It’s awful and I want no part of it.

But now you can enjoy free comics from the safety and pleasantness of your own home!

For the third year in a row I have participated in the My Name is Jonah Free Comic Book Day offering. You can download it (for free!) here starting tomorrow (May 4th) and everyday thereafter. In fact, I high encourage you to download it (and the two previous year’s books) freshly every day. And I can guarantee that the only ball-sweat you’ll come into contact with is your own or that of a loved one.

92. Bouncing Boy


One of my favorite characters in the cartoon series, so I went with an approximation of his look from that here.

91. Lightning Lass


Lightning Lad’s twin sister. Sort of an amalgam of a bunch of her costumes. Since I had the Lightning Lad file open, I used the same colors. Twins and stuff.

Watched:
Frankenstein Unbound. A 1990 meta/sci-fi take on the Frankenstein story, it was the first credited movie that Roger Corman had directed in 20 years, and the last movie Roger Corman ever directed. It stars John Hurt as a time traveler who meets Mary Shelley (Bridget Fonda), Lord Byron (Jason Patric), Percy Shelley (Michael Hutchence of INXS), Dr. Frankenstein (Raul Julia) and the monster (some guy). He introduces everyone to cars and sunglasses, gives Mary Shelley the novel “Frankenstein” before she writes it – which is based on a “ripped from the headlines” news story that is actually happening, fucks Mary Shelley, helps Dr. Frankenstein build “The Bride” and then travels to the far future where the monster takes over the world. If anything I’ve just describe appeals to you in that incredible run-on sentence, please feel free to rent this movie.

All-Star Superman. To be reviewed by The View Masters. Soon.