Instead of going to a default topic, I went to a default topic from 25 years ago.
I remember well when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue #1 came out. It was exactly 2 months before I started collecting comics in the 80s, and when the limited run of the first Eastman and Laird classic shot up in price, I was priced out. Being a completist, since I wasn't going to be able to afford issue #1, I forsook the series completely. But, even then, being the stalwart pop culture kid, I wanted in on this martial arts/animal meme.
I scrounged the comic racks and bins for my very own mutant animal fighters. While I'm sure I didn't find them all, I did find the following:
Cold Blooded Chameleon Commandos
Geriatric Gangrene Jujitsu Gerbils
Mildly Microwaved Pre-Pubescent Kung Fu Gophers
Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung-Fu Kangaroos
and my favorite...
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
Just to prove I am not making these up, I have included scans of the issue #1 covers from my dusty archive. I've also included an issue #1 cover of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters 3D.
I'm not saying these were great literature. I'm admitting some sad geek status in owning them. And I'm wondering if ANY of you remember ANY of these or if I own the only copies left in existence.
Pardon my nostalgic waxings. I've got to put my bags and boards away... if you don't know, you won't know.
After being torn away by work and other commitments for almost two weeks, I finally got to see the movie I waited 20 years to see. What did I think?
On the considerations taken to not go and see the midnight showing of a film I've waited 20 years for.
I am far too nostalgia-laden to pass this one up. I cannot disagree with a single choice on this list, although, for geek cred, I will say the number one useless sidekick's sidekick is 1 Rover 1, the robot dog of 7 Zark 7. One major omission... Scrappy Doo!
Check out the list with convenient video clips of each one.
from ted.com