Hawk the Slayer: Watch for Me...: Collected Comic Book Covers

Hawk the Slayer: Watch for Me in the Night (2023)

Collected Comic Book Covers

Related to the Hawk the Slayer: Watch for Me in the Night post on The 7th and Last.

The Art of Judge Dredd The Movie [A Selection] (1995)

The Art of Judge Dredd The Movie [A Selection]

Related to the Judge Dredd post on The 7th and Last.

The 1995 Judge Dredd movie may have had some of the worst casting of any Hollywood junk that year, but not everything about the venture was terrible. Some of the production art was pretty darn good. I know because a book from the same era gave an insight into what might have been.

INFO: ISBN 0-7522-0666-4, Page Count: 157, Published by Boxtree Limited. 1995.

Below the cut you'll find a small selection of what I feel are among the more interesting images from the book – that excludes much of the 'tech manual' stuff for weapons and vehicles, etc, so if that's your jam, apologies in advance.

DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel (2022)

DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel (2022)

Author: Lilah Sturges | Artist: Drew Johnson | Colourist: Zid | Page Count: 120

If you look through the contents page of both this blog and my main one, The 7th and Last, you'll notice that I really like Frank Herbert's DUNE. Over the years I've read all six of the original novels multiple times.

Beyond the printed page, I've watched the David Lynch film so much that I could probably replay the entire movie in my head with a fair level of accuracy. And I've even watched the TV Miniseries about half a dozen times. Then there's the many video games, soundtracks, and previous comic book adaptations, all of which vary greatly in their relatedness and believability.

What I've not watched is the film version made by Legendary Pictures in 2021, for various reasons, none of which will add much to this review. The reason I mention it at all is because the comic book in question is an adaptation of it, not of Frank Herbert's original novel.

The film's fans claim it's very faithful to the source, so I figured I'd be in familiar territory, at least. Nevertheless, it means I'm writing about an adaptation of a film that I've not seen, which is a rarity for me. But I'll give it a try.

Masters of the Universe: Posters, UK Comic Specials

MotU: Various Posters from the UK Comic Specials

Alongside their fortnightly MotU Comic, UK fans got specials with unique stories, reprint, and posters/pin-ups. Below the cut are a few of the latter. From MotU Adventure Magazine 01 (1987); MotU Adventure Magazine 04 (1987); MotU Adventure Magazine 08 (1987)

In Defence of Batgirl in The Killing Joke (2016)

The Thorny Portrayal of Batgirl

in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

While I agree that the first 28 minutes of the animated adaptation of Alan Moore's The Killing Joke (1988) are tonally different to what follows, I also feel that it isn't as bad as many reports proclaim it to be. It may even have more in play than it gets credit for, and the gut-reaction of naysayers could, at least partially, be unfair and unwarranted.

With that in mind, I decided to give it a fair crack of the whip and discovered it's not the worst thing the Batman animated universe has shat out - that award goes to Batman and Harley Quinn (2017), from the selection that I've seen, to date. If there's a worse feature than that, I don't want to see it.

In order to properly discuss the story and Batgirl's controversial role in it, I'll need to include spoilers, including revealing the ending. If that wasn't explicit enough, expect UNRESERVED SPOILERS from here on.

Masters of the Universe Calendar (1986)

MotU Calendar (1986)

Images from the MotU calendar for 1986, in association with Lay's potato chips. Why 1986? No reason other than it's the only one for which I have scans. Without further ado...

HeroQuest (1989)

Nothing I could say would be as good as The Bard of Bardic Broadcasts said it.

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