tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21788945077612994402024-03-17T00:19:31.615-07:00BLOG FOR ROM FANS WHO AREN'T DICKSComments, information & especially ROM related original art work all welcomedShlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-79221896373477876822024-03-01T23:25:00.000-08:002024-03-10T23:22:20.772-07:00The Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe issue 9 re-covered sketch card<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07eqnIeEWB9q1uXP0tU4Eh41SmBj3jIWqk0YRFyK0UoGj_GadIHC6ym8QRUjbfg52aYcHW0YUgmnx1gXgtSqIwGohO3n32IKJylqr0DVKDrHK9zBoiU0XDikpq7ZYZvQ9z14pb7gvRqfSPEGrFhSfGl8QMnozLPhHB_uB_DIn8vVnK9BaC6e3LRHji68/s669/Official%20Marvel%20handbook%20to%20the%20Marvel%20Universe%209%20re-covered%20fan%20art%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Sabra%20She-Hulk%20Rogue%20X-Men%20Ronan%20The%20ASccusar%20Kree%20Sand%20Man%20Sabertooth%20Rino%20by%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="504" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07eqnIeEWB9q1uXP0tU4Eh41SmBj3jIWqk0YRFyK0UoGj_GadIHC6ym8QRUjbfg52aYcHW0YUgmnx1gXgtSqIwGohO3n32IKJylqr0DVKDrHK9zBoiU0XDikpq7ZYZvQ9z14pb7gvRqfSPEGrFhSfGl8QMnozLPhHB_uB_DIn8vVnK9BaC6e3LRHji68/w407-h541/Official%20Marvel%20handbook%20to%20the%20Marvel%20Universe%209%20re-covered%20fan%20art%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Sabra%20She-Hulk%20Rogue%20X-Men%20Ronan%20The%20ASccusar%20Kree%20Sand%20Man%20Sabertooth%20Rino%20by%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;">Hopefully you're familiar with the 80s Official Marvel Universe Handbook series? Anyways, here's issue 9 for you to reference . . . </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://viewcomiconline.com/the-official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-issue-9/">https://viewcomiconline.com/the-official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-issue-9/</a></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;">What I did here was replace the characters on the front page cover with characters on the page page cover with the one exception being ROM whom I just repositioned on the front cover. Interestingly enough as I was working on this labor intensive sketch card I realized that Sabertooth was completely absent from the cover art for issue 9 despite having his profile in the issue. I've had this issue since the early 80s and I'm just noticing that for the first time. His profile shares the same page (15) along with Israel's Sabra. I'm thinking that might have been some sort of over site at the time. Anyways, I decided to add him to the mix. </span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"> </span></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-80984184405776416172024-01-01T05:23:00.000-08:002024-02-26T22:09:49.899-08:00Enter 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQblYP25fEBwQq7fkieWB5SBAz6o6Ec4YoqusySuRCYGG5s5yKCu8X3lj8r221ZJT5HSHkEylVsftFRNUZ2cP6bHiKbigQ3OllQY8M_vm_AdmSDwce9Kve5R15jnurFA_rg3fMcMKJTWIWR6iAvA6VyEsvTRsPWG9HheqV7YY9XCA7C3TNFgoqeIPd6is/s608/ROM%20spaceknight%20fan%20art%20by%20Parick%20Goddard%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="432" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQblYP25fEBwQq7fkieWB5SBAz6o6Ec4YoqusySuRCYGG5s5yKCu8X3lj8r221ZJT5HSHkEylVsftFRNUZ2cP6bHiKbigQ3OllQY8M_vm_AdmSDwce9Kve5R15jnurFA_rg3fMcMKJTWIWR6iAvA6VyEsvTRsPWG9HheqV7YY9XCA7C3TNFgoqeIPd6is/w400-h565/ROM%20spaceknight%20fan%20art%20by%20Parick%20Goddard%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><p>I usually don't care much for character study type fan art. I much prefer fan art that involves some sort of scene that tells a story or pays tribute to an awesome moment comic book or sci-fi fandom. But once in a while I make an exception and this would be one of those times. This is just excellent from a figure composition stand point and in general really encapsulates that greatest of the spaceknights vibe. Compliments of artist Patrick Goddard </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotco-E6Fj7QV45y4Kg4QEvaW8sgfoDshAAVJUXiwfXfOkbt-bcfjrdGENZ7l5C7QZ9lpJq6tG1oFM9i7zq0THqcJzylLyG-YIWRJMiqGLfwic3yAZKPPJ0P70VelSVmdbNy94Hj5dbb5Dr9qVCa7DSw2uxlPegN1wEAFHkYqcCcDatZ-p9maq0BeA4dM/s743/Marvel%20Tales%20ROM%20and%20The%20X-Men%20trade%20paper%20back%20Logan%20dire%20wraiths%20Hybrid%20Nick%20Bradshaw%20Hugh%20Jackman%20ROM%20spaceknight%2017%2018%2031%2032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="743" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotco-E6Fj7QV45y4Kg4QEvaW8sgfoDshAAVJUXiwfXfOkbt-bcfjrdGENZ7l5C7QZ9lpJq6tG1oFM9i7zq0THqcJzylLyG-YIWRJMiqGLfwic3yAZKPPJ0P70VelSVmdbNy94Hj5dbb5Dr9qVCa7DSw2uxlPegN1wEAFHkYqcCcDatZ-p9maq0BeA4dM/w390-h261/Marvel%20Tales%20ROM%20and%20The%20X-Men%20trade%20paper%20back%20Logan%20dire%20wraiths%20Hybrid%20Nick%20Bradshaw%20Hugh%20Jackman%20ROM%20spaceknight%2017%2018%2031%2032.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p>That's a pretty good deal when you consider that the ROM Spaceknight 1 facsimile goes for 5 bucks. With that TPB you get 4 ROM issues for just a little more. Get your copy in 2024. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDwnzEjMFK66KIUiw3f7AyaKxmOoQNtJ1PKe4vs_bbBHdUBEG1qSffrNeR0LVxypM1pQZRu76OJ_wV_ZagR8U1zJxNWmwxXEV4EI-Un7sYO3f35xtKGUvG6Ol63NQsphyphenhyphenT0t9XJx5fbsFxA-pCQxDXX8euWMBpIlvhtiUtjyGEVJqIzM7y3unSioxMyI/s549/ROM%20X-men%20TPB%20rack%20Flying%20Colors%20Comics%20Concord%20CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="549" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDwnzEjMFK66KIUiw3f7AyaKxmOoQNtJ1PKe4vs_bbBHdUBEG1qSffrNeR0LVxypM1pQZRu76OJ_wV_ZagR8U1zJxNWmwxXEV4EI-Un7sYO3f35xtKGUvG6Ol63NQsphyphenhyphenT0t9XJx5fbsFxA-pCQxDXX8euWMBpIlvhtiUtjyGEVJqIzM7y3unSioxMyI/w384-h348/ROM%20X-men%20TPB%20rack%20Flying%20Colors%20Comics%20Concord%20CA.jpg" width="384" /></a></div>Once again, it was nice to see a ROM publication on a new comic shelf. And even though it was a reprint, at least this time it was something that featured new original cover art unlike in the case of the facsimile. Perhaps we're inching ever closer to the day where we will have new stories of the one and only Greatest of The Spaceknights appearing every month on new comic book day?<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_arXg_rEjfo4dhIiP-nJzUme1a2NYs3ZGheBhxgmQ2Zl0VbZMGNunwu9G6TTtcVxrdNxXaWC0bEOHOpfkNjguUhwGz1f-KGrah0K9peyIa0KlYA8AOPw2Oh8wytIVPwx827LhRARQVNNw1vXbvzxK5AN-TOYv14Miu6ighjleryGiQeqa2VVDXTd2is/s719/The%20Mandalorian%20vs%20palestinian%20propaganda%20fake%20flag%20Star%20Wars%20I%20Stand%20With%20Israel%20fuck%20hamas%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="719" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_arXg_rEjfo4dhIiP-nJzUme1a2NYs3ZGheBhxgmQ2Zl0VbZMGNunwu9G6TTtcVxrdNxXaWC0bEOHOpfkNjguUhwGz1f-KGrah0K9peyIa0KlYA8AOPw2Oh8wytIVPwx827LhRARQVNNw1vXbvzxK5AN-TOYv14Miu6ighjleryGiQeqa2VVDXTd2is/w402-h295/The%20Mandalorian%20vs%20palestinian%20propaganda%20fake%20flag%20Star%20Wars%20I%20Stand%20With%20Israel%20fuck%20hamas%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="402" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although I'm always on the look out for anything ROM related that's cool I've had other matters on my mind in recent weeks and it's not looking like that's gonna change any time soon. Are sick and tired of seeing this so called flag and all the propaganda, thuggery, mayhem and vandalism that comes with it? Then this part of the posting is for you my friend.<b><b> </b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRy5Sm3gSKIMASekCSxHgkOXd_gr4XJq8uwe5tL-FcrX34p7cmOMyWtzTyOzQgeQ7Rgw3UK6CFS2S5uDmFA5wt28hX9T_UT6-br7YbVZWE8eogXEewyAd43a7vukeDXx8JI6076iu3QwQ2kk5QjpwN0AiIICsPAZPJKkMNVpL9HlZPtiggEXZ7q8r4o/s756/Israeli%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Sabra%20vs%20palestinian%20hamas%20terrorist%20scum%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20Zionism%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20x-Men%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDRy5Sm3gSKIMASekCSxHgkOXd_gr4XJq8uwe5tL-FcrX34p7cmOMyWtzTyOzQgeQ7Rgw3UK6CFS2S5uDmFA5wt28hX9T_UT6-br7YbVZWE8eogXEewyAd43a7vukeDXx8JI6076iu3QwQ2kk5QjpwN0AiIICsPAZPJKkMNVpL9HlZPtiggEXZ7q8r4o/s756/Israeli%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Sabra%20vs%20palestinian%20hamas%20terrorist%20scum%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20Zionism%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20x-Men%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPVNz-Hjzb7-Zhzb3SIfyybIofqg8QJgvYtt_xNmDFCAf_Z26ZsR6pV_0-COM4H900KnFbs1wnHfmUezERwljAJD-Wer7ZeZczlGwxwnVmHkqjKLYvcgdZug9XZaxo0ntMG4scrfESnqGpkN2_aSRmo56v4jrhjvaZMYUQS2g2-m3W0aGXaiE6cN-asE/s756/update%20Israeli%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Sabra%20vs%20palestinian%20hamas%20terrorist%20scum%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20Zionism%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20x-Men%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="756" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPVNz-Hjzb7-Zhzb3SIfyybIofqg8QJgvYtt_xNmDFCAf_Z26ZsR6pV_0-COM4H900KnFbs1wnHfmUezERwljAJD-Wer7ZeZczlGwxwnVmHkqjKLYvcgdZug9XZaxo0ntMG4scrfESnqGpkN2_aSRmo56v4jrhjvaZMYUQS2g2-m3W0aGXaiE6cN-asE/w392-h290/update%20Israeli%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Sabra%20vs%20palestinian%20hamas%20terrorist%20scum%20gaza%20war%20Bring%20Them%20Home%20Now%20Zionism%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20x-Men%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><b> </b>January 13th Update:</b> So as with all my postings for many months now I had to add some Sabra into this one. That aside I was long over due to do something with Sabra fighting islamic terror this one became my first fan art piece of 2024.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSSi6LSd9kZZ1CMv73MaGeUSf_w_WfRmH3jg363c9zG5m0uwdBA6WRoEKnaabffG4g6yIm4ltWgWxTAEAiUY1_hni48MJUeY-gyUIEHE6gFmUKGUN1_V2BcZmuD9CjnfmtRFm5N9VOpxC-SrWeACsIjl-oQZvUr6Nd4GjBYJgldgFKjEJMwc7mD277DY/s432/Gary%20Graham%20Vulcan%20Ambassador%20Soval%20Star%20Treck%20Enterprise%20Axanar%20ALIEN%20NATION%20Matt%20Sykes%20RIP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="432" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSSi6LSd9kZZ1CMv73MaGeUSf_w_WfRmH3jg363c9zG5m0uwdBA6WRoEKnaabffG4g6yIm4ltWgWxTAEAiUY1_hni48MJUeY-gyUIEHE6gFmUKGUN1_V2BcZmuD9CjnfmtRFm5N9VOpxC-SrWeACsIjl-oQZvUr6Nd4GjBYJgldgFKjEJMwc7mD277DY/w413-h212/Gary%20Graham%20Vulcan%20Ambassador%20Soval%20Star%20Treck%20Enterprise%20Axanar%20ALIEN%20NATION%20Matt%20Sykes%20RIP.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><p><b>January 23rd Update:</b> Today a buddy of mine texted me the sad news about Gary Graham having passed away. I met Gary at a con in San Jose California about 7 or 8 years ago. He was at a booth with the late sci-fi legend Richard Hatch (Apollo from Battle Star Galactica ofcourse, RIP) promoting Star Trek Axanar. I told him how at first I was skeptical about him playing a Vulcan diplomat on Star Trek Enterprise after having enjoyed him several years before as a smart mouth but street smart detective on ALIEN NATION. But he pulled it off brilliantly, and he seemed to be quite delighted by my compliment. Ofcourse I was also sure to let him know that I was a faithful viewer of both shows and that I felt they ended long before their time. Gary Graham was only 73 and reportedly died of a cardiac arrest. </p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdCPBcrW7lJQ75ASu0ruOrLbVtMFecWwBNDZlAkKFxig8kr_bwLw1b0-7GeZrMM2u54eegOUj4CMwGUVw4V7xpEAAMtzDefpWy7Ipy2zuF7Dtl92klO6pq4psPZNCovnPUJQckE80NgycOHRpqPAebWYH-ZzsYY397n41ahE3ypWhSsQEY_LSWZLzkuk/s387/Carl%20Weathers%20rest%20in%20peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="387" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdCPBcrW7lJQ75ASu0ruOrLbVtMFecWwBNDZlAkKFxig8kr_bwLw1b0-7GeZrMM2u54eegOUj4CMwGUVw4V7xpEAAMtzDefpWy7Ipy2zuF7Dtl92klO6pq4psPZNCovnPUJQckE80NgycOHRpqPAebWYH-ZzsYY397n41ahE3ypWhSsQEY_LSWZLzkuk/w417-h247/Carl%20Weathers%20rest%20in%20peace.jpg" width="417" /></a></b></div><p><b>February 3rd Update:</b> Carl Weathers is dead at 76, and It's hard to even write that as a statement of fact as of yesterday. So many great 80s memories (Rocky and Predator ofcourse) going back with this guy to say nothing about his more recent notable work in the Star Wars franchise. Been finding out a lot of interesting stuff about Weathers that I didn't know in recent hours about his time as a professional athlete as well as his work in films and TV both in front and behind the camera. Way too much to write about here but I did want to make a mention of his appearance on The SHIELD which is probably my all time favorite cop drama TV show. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-7444157454943658152023-11-01T00:31:00.002-07:002023-12-27T21:11:17.396-08:00The Greatest of The Spaceknights enters the war on terror<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYAeiOd0xR2yz5QB0QO8BgmLKYTCwdeALYgkcBJsopwkwtoyZNBO9aaE_nInRaVWTQTfMBl9sqSTcl0AlfLyMIls4DM_ihvHKT8oe_M22_lbsS1tvlms-ZgyNOUm0f1VVu3qG34PV0s9QBBPLl6V5GrFWLZ8RCm5Oi1mIzf7Tp8X5WtonI2BQ_MBauGE/s525/Marvel%20Comics%20super%20heroes%20corner%20box%20redesign%20featuring%20ROM%20Spacekinght%20Sabra%20Misty%20Knight%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="525" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYAeiOd0xR2yz5QB0QO8BgmLKYTCwdeALYgkcBJsopwkwtoyZNBO9aaE_nInRaVWTQTfMBl9sqSTcl0AlfLyMIls4DM_ihvHKT8oe_M22_lbsS1tvlms-ZgyNOUm0f1VVu3qG34PV0s9QBBPLl6V5GrFWLZ8RCm5Oi1mIzf7Tp8X5WtonI2BQ_MBauGE/w418-h376/Marvel%20Comics%20super%20heroes%20corner%20box%20redesign%20featuring%20ROM%20Spacekinght%20Sabra%20Misty%20Knight%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><p></p><p>I recently decided to make some new corner boxes out already existing fan art of mine. Sabra comes from a sketch card posted here two postings ago. Added some color to a sketch card of ROM from the previous posting so that's where that one came from. And Misty Knight is from some fan art I did a few years back. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWCM7WYCGFHZAH9vEhhPiWtOKE2516zbeqhOS6AipU4vJYmNGlVE_hhoGTogvg65TERbLx59YoGZxhzFsTmD1__pBvDy3VCnc0Zb2arxs03pts7vo25VKg4tAnDzXU2wwzeeu-bxcd9G4pN_08HoTXwWAtj2vIBETz47rxOVYXVG14_cCsHeh_lyQarY/s720/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20islamic%20terror%20hamas%20gaza%20war%20fan%20art%20marvel%20Comics%20Hasbro%20David%20Holsey%20October%202023%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="720" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWCM7WYCGFHZAH9vEhhPiWtOKE2516zbeqhOS6AipU4vJYmNGlVE_hhoGTogvg65TERbLx59YoGZxhzFsTmD1__pBvDy3VCnc0Zb2arxs03pts7vo25VKg4tAnDzXU2wwzeeu-bxcd9G4pN_08HoTXwWAtj2vIBETz47rxOVYXVG14_cCsHeh_lyQarY/w399-h176/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20islamic%20terror%20hamas%20gaza%20war%20fan%20art%20marvel%20Comics%20Hasbro%20David%20Holsey%20October%202023%20copy.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I've actually been thinking of doing something like this for years now. I even had this idea in my head of portraying a ROM vs islamic terror scene like this using the cover art of ROM 3 as a template. Obviously recent events in The Middle East has given me the final motivation to get this done even though I ultimately decided to go with a less challenging composition then the Frank Miller cover art from ROM Spaceknight #3.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5kMJLssY65kpYBZtv5BLEm9nw8ZQKk1QsA0UCTixEsYNa6NwZ3nb2f8TcYD_By9sFUpU6IhK0xf6dDO-oNCQQXQoiQAJ-fK9Dw6Ssg15h5znTTv0JRLOTkRPxTDsYADKLAYNLjUzxbE6Fxjx3puphyphenhyphen68Rl439rs2NzQHkxzi8usYmWZosAJbjS_W9l4/s1440/Shogun%20Warriors%20dispatch%2012%20letters%20page%20ROM%20spaceknight%20rare%20house%20ad%20Masrvel%2080s%20%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5kMJLssY65kpYBZtv5BLEm9nw8ZQKk1QsA0UCTixEsYNa6NwZ3nb2f8TcYD_By9sFUpU6IhK0xf6dDO-oNCQQXQoiQAJ-fK9Dw6Ssg15h5znTTv0JRLOTkRPxTDsYADKLAYNLjUzxbE6Fxjx3puphyphenhyphen68Rl439rs2NzQHkxzi8usYmWZosAJbjS_W9l4/w410-h547/Shogun%20Warriors%20dispatch%2012%20letters%20page%20ROM%20spaceknight%20rare%20house%20ad%20Masrvel%2080s%20%20.jpg" width="410" /></a></div>Shogun Warriors 13 was one of the very first comics I ever which at the time I used to have to nag my parents to buy for me. A few years ago I stumbled across a copy of issue 12 in a dollar box so I figured what the Hell let's check it out. And I was treated to yet another pleasant surprise when discovered one of the most rare ROM spaceknight house ads on the letters page. <br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfZGd2-UWcpjLPmI9bq-IyglHxgHJ6VjcnrD2vJizCh8eZNXV613t0_MalP7fUVgv6bssU0xMaUCDyKT2W3tQDK79ajoxUklnCPbB1G4xt0LZqcFgZfzZVc6xwIT-VeHxA7WkSTVtZmQ08MWRdjX4qzqcjGiQwd_Wzfs2Tjj7dtBoOALI32hzXkldpbk/s1080/Lafayette%20California%20Bring%20Them%20Back%20Now%20pro%20Israel%20solidarity%20rally%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1080" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfZGd2-UWcpjLPmI9bq-IyglHxgHJ6VjcnrD2vJizCh8eZNXV613t0_MalP7fUVgv6bssU0xMaUCDyKT2W3tQDK79ajoxUklnCPbB1G4xt0LZqcFgZfzZVc6xwIT-VeHxA7WkSTVtZmQ08MWRdjX4qzqcjGiQwd_Wzfs2Tjj7dtBoOALI32hzXkldpbk/w398-h184/Lafayette%20California%20Bring%20Them%20Back%20Now%20pro%20Israel%20solidarity%20rally%20.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bayareatelegraph.com/2023/11/16/pro-israel-protestors-gather-on-highway-24-overpass-to-demand-return-of-hostages/">https://bayareatelegraph.com/2023/11/16/pro</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-58355676348121339082023-10-01T00:48:00.028-07:002023-10-20T22:31:55.724-07:00A New Comic Book Day unlike we've seen for decades now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D9eGv6oQGzuLUH5yPrlNvFplpyGQxbRjNABrYBEwiwU1rehGMJVAgH-fiX7bS4CXuCGudT2Q9ZeQC0NnHj8Am_ujEYP7lbwENr3IXosRjsnxrnb6XltoQDkzzvVy1iIUL1Czb_AiTe_1YTQSIHW6q2JAMmkxN2co2_IHZr5WbVX7W6SVeVHd5ayCXEM/s672/The%20Comic%20Shop%20San%20Lleandro%20California%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20facsimile%20new%20Comic%20book%20day%20rack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D9eGv6oQGzuLUH5yPrlNvFplpyGQxbRjNABrYBEwiwU1rehGMJVAgH-fiX7bS4CXuCGudT2Q9ZeQC0NnHj8Am_ujEYP7lbwENr3IXosRjsnxrnb6XltoQDkzzvVy1iIUL1Czb_AiTe_1YTQSIHW6q2JAMmkxN2co2_IHZr5WbVX7W6SVeVHd5ayCXEM/w377-h501/The%20Comic%20Shop%20San%20Lleandro%20California%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20facsimile%20new%20Comic%20book%20day%20rack.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><p></p><p>Last month we had a New Comic Book Day that had a unique ring of nostalgia to it that even a few months ago I would not have believed would have ever been possible. Even though just a reprint, it was nice to see ROM back on the shelves of a comic shop in the new comics section. I didn't pick up the copy you see here I had already a couple days before placed an order for a foil cover variant. Unfortunately when I showed yesterday to pick it up I found out those dumbasses somehow ordered a standard copy for me. I was so pissed, it's really something else check it out...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmCH08g_RYU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmCH08g_RYU</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkofgSmZJXec4CuNpj1R5BcQp3lkO9TiNqR-1oU2uF-LIB9WOuBecwqrjeo3q-CdDTyVDRMnAJZJwx0hteyxB0rvxxTYKeqHwbZDUlWDO253kN0c9qJZtRpkeVV697WbGgCJmHSaNOC-bPzPmbs_W0eZG78yVJZWuw3jwbGpVUuqgJ7TbR4Ccuq6avVdU/s337/ROM%20spaceknight%20Marvel%20Comics%20original%20vs%20idw%20reboot%20trash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="337" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkofgSmZJXec4CuNpj1R5BcQp3lkO9TiNqR-1oU2uF-LIB9WOuBecwqrjeo3q-CdDTyVDRMnAJZJwx0hteyxB0rvxxTYKeqHwbZDUlWDO253kN0c9qJZtRpkeVV697WbGgCJmHSaNOC-bPzPmbs_W0eZG78yVJZWuw3jwbGpVUuqgJ7TbR4Ccuq6avVdU/s320/ROM%20spaceknight%20Marvel%20Comics%20original%20vs%20idw%20reboot%20trash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And just to be clear, I'm talking about the genuine article and not the pale and pathetic imitation that was a commercial flop from idw publishing. Same goes for idw's <b>MICRONAUTS</b> reboot.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP8YXbX-yfAFS9U847KrYh0NPPNnSqPqbya2rCG-cDYeVfPvhBEuRi8YoyWhOfp5U2dvYzezCDNrINsZDBgB_bZVXuIt6HoYJZH29xj4zhF_uF5xn1k3vhYMvMTiJ0_kW4uaowuYXxsctoinL1iBfA2tPfxkgrSzL8el7AQtOWwdYe5728PikGReqvVk/s720/ROM%20spaceknight%2063%20tribute%20fan%20art%20sketch%20card%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20revised.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="720" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP8YXbX-yfAFS9U847KrYh0NPPNnSqPqbya2rCG-cDYeVfPvhBEuRi8YoyWhOfp5U2dvYzezCDNrINsZDBgB_bZVXuIt6HoYJZH29xj4zhF_uF5xn1k3vhYMvMTiJ0_kW4uaowuYXxsctoinL1iBfA2tPfxkgrSzL8el7AQtOWwdYe5728PikGReqvVk/w397-h303/ROM%20spaceknight%2063%20tribute%20fan%20art%20sketch%20card%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20revised.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><p>All this buzz about the ROM facsimile variants along with all the other upcoming ROM reprint projects has got me in a nostalgic mood this weekend so here's some new fan art. This one is a tribute to ROM 63 which was what I considered to be the last issue from the series where the art work was still decent. Plus it was always one of my favorite covers of the series.</p><div><a href="https://viewcomiconline.com/rom-63/">https://viewcomiconline.com/rom-63/</a></div><div> <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0f8YbyPYPq_MLtSiTQV_5H8XQnYwBxUYvuKDyUAq1P95fSwPHL3Kr-fK_SZ4p_WgeLQLo9bqEG7xfNByGq1nDRsleT46wyXbjq_UiZAP3LG0vtj58ryLRabJLW7RfxH90XbikN-uMXP-y9nR2jHJyhxX_bCRZrtdIkRYe51DDKS0tpfnv7qUmeyIxcc/s1020/Sabra%20mutant%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20Over%20Power%20cards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="1020" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0f8YbyPYPq_MLtSiTQV_5H8XQnYwBxUYvuKDyUAq1P95fSwPHL3Kr-fK_SZ4p_WgeLQLo9bqEG7xfNByGq1nDRsleT46wyXbjq_UiZAP3LG0vtj58ryLRabJLW7RfxH90XbikN-uMXP-y9nR2jHJyhxX_bCRZrtdIkRYe51DDKS0tpfnv7qUmeyIxcc/w390-h188/Sabra%20mutant%20Mossad%20Marvel%20comics%20Over%20Power%20cards.jpg" width="390" /></a></div>I recently came across some Marvel Over Power cards for Sabra I had never seen before. I like the art work on them (artist/s unknown unfortunately) it's almost like discovering new fan art. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYp0qkSbelWW0bzICg15YhWyhE2aSKtStJGrWeN0sK48Hn7oRLUc68L-x7qsa_enkVdRxH1JED2NY36EkQDi6DSFoK274RV9W-b59n_VQeW0X4-ajKgGDxutWWaQFc62NI_juHXLb4HvNVWn8XjaNtPdVdPA0smjlh_yeyXNl8zwUU7dFPxZ-n0y7_eY/s576/Israel%20rally%20downtown%20Redwood%20City%20SF%20Bay%20Area%202023%20photos%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYp0qkSbelWW0bzICg15YhWyhE2aSKtStJGrWeN0sK48Hn7oRLUc68L-x7qsa_enkVdRxH1JED2NY36EkQDi6DSFoK274RV9W-b59n_VQeW0X4-ajKgGDxutWWaQFc62NI_juHXLb4HvNVWn8XjaNtPdVdPA0smjlh_yeyXNl8zwUU7dFPxZ-n0y7_eY/w411-h308/Israel%20rally%20downtown%20Redwood%20City%20SF%20Bay%20Area%202023%20photos%201.jpg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div><b>October 9 Update: </b>Speaking of all things Israel, I'm sure even those of you who are not much into politics have heard something about the war that broke out in Israel thanks to what was nothing short of an invasion by those iranian regime backed jihadi nazi mother fuckers in gaza. This is a photo I took of the scene in Redwood City yesterday which is about 30 minutes south of San Francisco on the other side of The Bay from where I live.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-37726116325350907882023-09-01T02:58:00.025-07:002023-09-24T13:59:20.410-07:00Contest of Licensed Properties unredacted and in color for the first time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHhPKVXrqK3kE5fFWwIe-tady1UxjZhzyciI18AHeXCX9KFOP4STP36-LVSEgZzkok-TwCPNceOMTTSzBjJOXCy1jCvfAFA7P77Wu9VruaLTMkEi5w9hiiEWC153xxFpUv43ZjBS7IPSUTQcQp0SVlKbsJL49-4DvNFUr9G3YFYOkFS8wHl4E_Ok0YmA/s822/color%20Marvel%2075th%20Anniversary%20Celebration%20Licensed%20Contest%20of%20Champions%20splash%20page%20full%20image%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronuats%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors%20Alan%20Davis%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="578" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHhPKVXrqK3kE5fFWwIe-tady1UxjZhzyciI18AHeXCX9KFOP4STP36-LVSEgZzkok-TwCPNceOMTTSzBjJOXCy1jCvfAFA7P77Wu9VruaLTMkEi5w9hiiEWC153xxFpUv43ZjBS7IPSUTQcQp0SVlKbsJL49-4DvNFUr9G3YFYOkFS8wHl4E_Ok0YmA/w409-h582/color%20Marvel%2075th%20Anniversary%20Celebration%20Licensed%20Contest%20of%20Champions%20splash%20page%20full%20image%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronuats%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors%20Alan%20Davis%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If this looks familiar to you this might be why . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-nova-vs-dire-wraiths-halloween-e.html">https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-nova-vs-dire-wraiths-halloween-e.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's this from earlier this from the tail end of last year . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2022/11/will-2023-be-happy-new-year.html">https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2022/11/will-2023-be-happy-new-year.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In recent weeks I've become quite certain that the original art work by Alan Davis was colored only after it was redacted. If I'm right that's a damn shame, but I recently decided that I wanted to see what it would look like in color and with out all those annoying black boxes all over Davis's kick ass art work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MNVnhNxJFHqgdnsdnUQEFilJhKI7Bqx8f1qi0FmEfhIRG8MsTewYS953GZdk-c3LAsOFX8Q0Z_YGmfo-z1HcHN3OFXHh_VFKFcmvTFcft2HWXeQdd8zLcj1KFMJ5pgVm27-iKHObmvGSifbFciJqiAezsyQp7CZ56PIrVQCfjObM7Cg4xjavz-q0YVY/s561/revised%20ROM%20spaceknight%20worthy%20of%20lifting%20Mjollnir%20fan%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="561" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MNVnhNxJFHqgdnsdnUQEFilJhKI7Bqx8f1qi0FmEfhIRG8MsTewYS953GZdk-c3LAsOFX8Q0Z_YGmfo-z1HcHN3OFXHh_VFKFcmvTFcft2HWXeQdd8zLcj1KFMJ5pgVm27-iKHObmvGSifbFciJqiAezsyQp7CZ56PIrVQCfjObM7Cg4xjavz-q0YVY/w401-h308/revised%20ROM%20spaceknight%20worthy%20of%20lifting%20Mjollnir%20fan%20art.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The question of all questions as illustrated by Kapandais Nikolaos way back in 2018. Would The Greatest of the Spaceknights be able to lift Mjollnir? I'll let the 3 or 4 people out there who will come across this posting ponder that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64JFybZEC6ChsFdpDAlChCyXQRAvdlvtS1IzjSZ4hJkGDGCHWvf6K4LQjIW_MA8FJUrM9bPGayZX2HQRDzN7CEgr8KdsBRLdypgBWH5yMWrX9e2vjMcgsmJ4Pewny5bQvWwKSHE_WfKW-MUjWMBHozyNMMo6yhtZ0TN66waN0O7QhaqYqNvHYh1Vlckk/s603/Sephardic%20variant%20Sabra%20with%20Israel%20flag%20Jewish%20Super%20heroes%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20MCU%20Mossad%20zionism%20by%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="468" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64JFybZEC6ChsFdpDAlChCyXQRAvdlvtS1IzjSZ4hJkGDGCHWvf6K4LQjIW_MA8FJUrM9bPGayZX2HQRDzN7CEgr8KdsBRLdypgBWH5yMWrX9e2vjMcgsmJ4Pewny5bQvWwKSHE_WfKW-MUjWMBHozyNMMo6yhtZ0TN66waN0O7QhaqYqNvHYh1Vlckk/w365-h471/Sephardic%20variant%20Sabra%20with%20Israel%20flag%20Jewish%20Super%20heroes%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20MCU%20Mossad%20zionism%20by%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the decades we've seen the Sabra character go through several
costumes and hair styles. But depending on who was drawing her it seemed
like she also went through a spectrum of ethnic appearances as well.
Sometimes she's been drawn to look more ashkenazi (basically more
caucasian) and others have drawn her with more sephardic (Middle
Eastern) features. I'm sure there's a further discussion on that subject
matter to be had but for now I felt like just doing a more sephardic
interpretation of Sabra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQGfShpqBgHiET5CBSmtemciy3P3LcEgk_KaF4b6hQfMUM6-bYpSV8W3hN-lONdSqHxfyzoYoCZWuwklyM6UGZvN09IYmGx8qVl9f4ZgoqYtlpNN2V8hdIODIgZzKe6YZgHWxUgcBjAiwnl6xZ_rT67OZfcNQ70AKDhivGtBE1M_T5U3cx0agRsehPEM/s576/GOLDA%20movie%20Helen%20Miren%20Golda%20Mier%20Israel%20Yom%20Kippur%20War.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQGfShpqBgHiET5CBSmtemciy3P3LcEgk_KaF4b6hQfMUM6-bYpSV8W3hN-lONdSqHxfyzoYoCZWuwklyM6UGZvN09IYmGx8qVl9f4ZgoqYtlpNN2V8hdIODIgZzKe6YZgHWxUgcBjAiwnl6xZ_rT67OZfcNQ70AKDhivGtBE1M_T5U3cx0agRsehPEM/w408-h200/GOLDA%20movie%20Helen%20Miren%20Golda%20Mier%20Israel%20Yom%20Kippur%20War.jpg" width="408" /></a></div>And speaking of strong Israeli women (fictional or otherwise), I saw the movie GOLDA last weekend. It was epic! Golda Mier's legacy is certainly not with out it's critics both in and outside of Israel. And as far as the movie goes, like most any other historical biography I'm sure it was not with out it's inaccuracies. But despite that, it had me totally emotionally invested in it and in a state of suspense through out even though I knew how it would end and that says a lot. Best film about Israel's history I've seen since Munich. Way better then 7 Days In Entebbe I assure you of that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-4qMnsVJGwakAqPSfwv1tdHg7zDrlcOrYdCOAjmg9tya5XXfOFXCOUZl-BHYlxX_IwYyXao4GNv4pCXhKHtA65h9M8OKqAEv2o50dGatjCqW7MYZee6ToOdl7n8XZTvXFh6on6h7JIle41Kh4g2DQ8PtSVGPzrztSHK3snBDg1igAJ3p_kecg27Ydh0/s642/Marvel%20Tales%20ROM%20spaceknight%20X-Men%20mutants%20Hasbro%20one%20shot%20Nick%20Bradshaw%20Mantlo%20Buscema.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="432" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-4qMnsVJGwakAqPSfwv1tdHg7zDrlcOrYdCOAjmg9tya5XXfOFXCOUZl-BHYlxX_IwYyXao4GNv4pCXhKHtA65h9M8OKqAEv2o50dGatjCqW7MYZee6ToOdl7n8XZTvXFh6on6h7JIle41Kh4g2DQ8PtSVGPzrztSHK3snBDg1igAJ3p_kecg27Ydh0/w354-h528/Marvel%20Tales%20ROM%20spaceknight%20X-Men%20mutants%20Hasbro%20one%20shot%20Nick%20Bradshaw%20Mantlo%20Buscema.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>September 22 Update:</b> Marvel/Hasbro will be reprinting ROM's first encounter with Marvel's mutants in a one shot coming out right before Christmas this year. Ofcourse I have those ROM issues already but I'm getting a copy of this just for the cover art alone which is by <b>Nick Bradshaw</b>. For me it's kinda like new fan art that's actually good for a change. Get the full details here... <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/22/rom-and-the-x-men-marvel-tales-1/">https://aiptcomics.com/2023/09/22/rom-and-the-x-men-marvel-tales-1/</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news of all things having to do with Marvel & Hasbro joint projects for ROM I'm sure most of you by now have heard about all 3 variants of the ROM spaceknight 1 facsimile having come up a couple days ago. There's no hard data as to how well they're selling but I can tell you my LCS sold out of all their copies within the first couple of hours after opening on new comic book day although by the owner's own admission he did place a pretty small order. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://damosteez.com/product/marvel-tales-rom-x-men-aventures-hunting-the-vile-dire-wraiths-on-earth-fan-gifts-classic-t-shirt/">https://damosteez.com/product/marvel-tales-rom-x-men-aventures-hunting-the-vile-dire-wraiths-on-earth-fan-gifts-classic-t-shirt/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br />Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-80287416972170380202023-08-01T00:05:00.033-07:002023-09-03T22:22:22.004-07:00Marvel Universe fan art trading cards by Greek artist Kapandais Nikolaos<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDf5edwbLVUR4WQlPYqncs6WHv2ncSBp2WVUN2S_ZUZpePyhn8b00BviLrXr35bWt9C9jvnvm9iFDTo72BGTg9crWqqdjsIf56GNCZc4k8USmidjUc3oEjTSUhwex51L8uVadChxW0epGNT_mCqdgXufcL2XNxzVA1eBDmQjxWmJaZ5_utJho5NQ1kEw/s576/Marionette%20Sabra%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronauts%20Cloak%20Dagger%20Bill%20Mantlo%20fan%20art%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20sketch%20cards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="420" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDf5edwbLVUR4WQlPYqncs6WHv2ncSBp2WVUN2S_ZUZpePyhn8b00BviLrXr35bWt9C9jvnvm9iFDTo72BGTg9crWqqdjsIf56GNCZc4k8USmidjUc3oEjTSUhwex51L8uVadChxW0epGNT_mCqdgXufcL2XNxzVA1eBDmQjxWmJaZ5_utJho5NQ1kEw/w393-h539/Marionette%20Sabra%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronauts%20Cloak%20Dagger%20Bill%20Mantlo%20fan%20art%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20sketch%20cards.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>It seems years of nagging my fellow artist and friend about trying out doing some sketch card fan art has finally paid off, and in a big way. He cranked out a bunch of these awesome kick ass business card sized fan art pieces over the course of just a couple weeks. You might say the ones you see above are the <b>Bill Mantlo</b> subset collection but there's many many more . . . <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtxdi0p7K2JSw1PYFt55wWx-cKKYMNhu744xIkGsP4nPbTCp9xOSYWAu7LrUwfLeDWqIYn805w7pWwhNDoHFMdRZyf4hchhQSjT5WmCbQglNRgpocSd-mpZTjXr8kPG6e5FGD3x2apFbwC1AXi2ADEB-oqhVEM1LxghEWTDoiH2wcqsxBbV3NmudMrIk/s693/Marvel%20sketch%20cards%20super%20heroe%20fan%20artBlack%20Panther%20Bullseye%20Moonk%20Knight%20by%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="693" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtxdi0p7K2JSw1PYFt55wWx-cKKYMNhu744xIkGsP4nPbTCp9xOSYWAu7LrUwfLeDWqIYn805w7pWwhNDoHFMdRZyf4hchhQSjT5WmCbQglNRgpocSd-mpZTjXr8kPG6e5FGD3x2apFbwC1AXi2ADEB-oqhVEM1LxghEWTDoiH2wcqsxBbV3NmudMrIk/w417-h216/Marvel%20sketch%20cards%20super%20heroe%20fan%20artBlack%20Panther%20Bullseye%20Moonk%20Knight%20by%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%202023.jpg" width="417" /></a></div>What I posted here are just a few samples, there's nearly a dozen in all check em out over at his deviant art gallery... <p></p><p><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3S4G0fqoktGluIJdB6_Fz7k8cSI3YSVHlLs35gBpYmMFC3Dyypxwzps4kYTwndpne3yFU3HfRzMIOpPiKH0jjgWIdyOwXO8OPmK-grvovDxn3_95nztKuml1Oirbu4S3NgolyuX9W4ohwONZaTjwaBepxeAHK_bIvdoHs3k8JhWfpY7smJLmTlPUS1Q/s672/Marvel%20Universe%20Encyclopedia%202021%20edition%20Sabra%20profile%20Israel%20Jerusalem%20Mossad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3S4G0fqoktGluIJdB6_Fz7k8cSI3YSVHlLs35gBpYmMFC3Dyypxwzps4kYTwndpne3yFU3HfRzMIOpPiKH0jjgWIdyOwXO8OPmK-grvovDxn3_95nztKuml1Oirbu4S3NgolyuX9W4ohwONZaTjwaBepxeAHK_bIvdoHs3k8JhWfpY7smJLmTlPUS1Q/w413-h551/Marvel%20Universe%20Encyclopedia%202021%20edition%20Sabra%20profile%20Israel%20Jerusalem%20Mossad.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><p>I was browsing at one of those over sized hard bound Marvel encyclopedia books a couple weeks ago when something occurred me when I was looking at Sabra's bio. Writers for comic books actually have a better grip on reality then leftist antisemites do. You see up there where it reads "<b>BASE</b> Jerusalem Israel"? One of the things antisemites love to ramble on about on social media is how Jerusalem is actually in "palestine". And that's despite "palestine" not being listed on virtually any geographic map or even on whatever GPS app that is on your phone. Ya see even within the fictional world of The Marvel Universe there are certain basic facts that are a reflection of the real world such as the existence of gravity or that the planet earth is round and not flat. Another basic fact, Jerusalem ISRAEL nuff said.<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/sabra-ruth-batseraph-x-men--308707749468370811/">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/sabra-ruth-batseraph-x-men--308707749468370811/</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS8TBhTljJWlaBDt3cfD4Yi3W-yhfFQC0S7Jj9qUxCQVHX4c_vGrgUVMyEo2gK46O2N-BnXBHSXhqNIgepWX6nA4Oybq_JFqhb7j3wQz3qJvvZ04ofSV_dh-OR_E07um09nXpBfW7UwuVT6JAR7orT0ZDZnBB4xnsXk4HkMoQrtHoUrepuW3kZ_y_WnA/s623/ROM%20spaceknight%20Punisher%20Mike%20Zech%20cover%20art%20homage%20comission%20fan%20art%20Carlos%20Franco.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="432" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS8TBhTljJWlaBDt3cfD4Yi3W-yhfFQC0S7Jj9qUxCQVHX4c_vGrgUVMyEo2gK46O2N-BnXBHSXhqNIgepWX6nA4Oybq_JFqhb7j3wQz3qJvvZ04ofSV_dh-OR_E07um09nXpBfW7UwuVT6JAR7orT0ZDZnBB4xnsXk4HkMoQrtHoUrepuW3kZ_y_WnA/w419-h604/ROM%20spaceknight%20Punisher%20Mike%20Zech%20cover%20art%20homage%20comission%20fan%20art%20Carlos%20Franco.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><p>If you're any kind of Marvel 80s fan then you shouldn't have too much trouble figuring out the cover art this commission fan art piece by artist Carlos Franco is based on. </p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY2YFG5LkLJqjOVzAH_OoP_BFn8r0V2mKDV92W4aUFzmK2cqLKaCfNjbRVnzbqM_koxJr41los9ZpDeBNd1DP3xDxhOCDG3VBJJuXpKLYb-jeZm8xJFK6wv8w67RJOjcmkxd_OfCBeFaLqCUcKJ29hhXK180O1JFIkuGJ5PUHp2UQfLxG2mURB2VvSAI/s648/Avengers%20Annual%2013%20Beast%20Captain%20Marvel%20dire%20wraith%20skrulls%20refference.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="648" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY2YFG5LkLJqjOVzAH_OoP_BFn8r0V2mKDV92W4aUFzmK2cqLKaCfNjbRVnzbqM_koxJr41los9ZpDeBNd1DP3xDxhOCDG3VBJJuXpKLYb-jeZm8xJFK6wv8w67RJOjcmkxd_OfCBeFaLqCUcKJ29hhXK180O1JFIkuGJ5PUHp2UQfLxG2mURB2VvSAI/w416-h250/Avengers%20Annual%2013%20Beast%20Captain%20Marvel%20dire%20wraith%20skrulls%20refference.jpg" width="416" /></a></b></div><p><b>August 9th Update:</b> A big thanks to Eclectic Lee for the heads up on this dire wraith reference made in the pages of Avengers Annual 13 (1984). I love it when this kinda nostalgic 80s stuff turns up, it's right up there with the discovery of great new ROM related fan art. </p><p> </p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-25587502167206807572023-07-01T06:15:00.039-07:002023-09-03T22:20:23.525-07:00HEAVY METAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5J0jj0EPDoH9ghQllmek8kQSSCu66ef0FrQFDgBxj5uFPylvrOgtGgyi5GjNdrZXVn1_bdGjxDK8JhgK5orUTDRiFYlWNNJgCx_iR4Xds6kPHWAIiIYrEjitGB_Zgw8d4UIoFlzqwFGDiTYiIYPRtxj2ggadTpeABULLGfRnP1cHWOCT-PuEy0_eA8p4/s553/Heavy%20Metal%20magazine%20Rom%20spaceknight%20illustration%20cover%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="398" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5J0jj0EPDoH9ghQllmek8kQSSCu66ef0FrQFDgBxj5uFPylvrOgtGgyi5GjNdrZXVn1_bdGjxDK8JhgK5orUTDRiFYlWNNJgCx_iR4Xds6kPHWAIiIYrEjitGB_Zgw8d4UIoFlzqwFGDiTYiIYPRtxj2ggadTpeABULLGfRnP1cHWOCT-PuEy0_eA8p4/w400-h555/Heavy%20Metal%20magazine%20Rom%20spaceknight%20illustration%20cover%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>About two or three weeks ago I stumbled upon some new ROM fan art on social media but unfortunately thus far I haven't had any luck finding out who the artist is. Now I don't know if the setting is original art or if it was lifted from some other source but ROM himself was directly taken from the final page of ROM annual 2. Usually I'm not big on facsimile fan art because of its inherent unimaginative nature but this one was some what of an exception to me. It kinda had this 70s/80s sci-fi fantasy art style to it that had me feeling a bit nostalgic. Then I got to thinking about what it would have looked like on the cover of HEAVY METAL Magazine.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7SPBjVrfi-3V-_K0iar96iklx4TvEiKrxD9UB1DvH35_RfgcWrGEcCOXiku1NZIsF_1T6SJUIvE8GCDA4JjX6q9jP0VkmZ3dKLIYlBWkGEZ5yLi_QUoYh7gzSGMOj_HKiyap5olShL_dEyKDHb25e4-PYneJvzxLkQNuZiawWggJipPcdeSSPXFNwbg/s571/ROM%20spaceknight%20Lyon%20France%20Convention%20sketch%20comic%20fan%20art%202023%20by%20Bob%20Layton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="378" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7SPBjVrfi-3V-_K0iar96iklx4TvEiKrxD9UB1DvH35_RfgcWrGEcCOXiku1NZIsF_1T6SJUIvE8GCDA4JjX6q9jP0VkmZ3dKLIYlBWkGEZ5yLi_QUoYh7gzSGMOj_HKiyap5olShL_dEyKDHb25e4-PYneJvzxLkQNuZiawWggJipPcdeSSPXFNwbg/w370-h560/ROM%20spaceknight%20Lyon%20France%20Convention%20sketch%20comic%20fan%20art%202023%20by%20Bob%20Layton.jpg" width="370" /></a></p><p>And speaking of nostalgic mock covers, this Strange Magazine cover art is apparently a convention sketch by Bob Layton who is in Lyon France. I'm almost certain that's ROM's neutrilizer in his right hand ... or at least it was. I guess there must still be some ROM fans in France. <br /></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsACznLYDwHkxv5XTlMRm_-1wLmEuAKlUCvRb1mhXNxzkNGE1PYRVevvmOUJ6FImL-zqOOSBG1zANx9WTsuSGpNnJfcVYuejL-G45G2FRR6obCrLXFDjr6IYIySf4kwl09AI-To9hZXFg_Lh4RhXPzSe4jz1gO4ym4ccPlFevcshNrztQkOznhQJNDz4/s601/Sabra%20Israel%20vs%20antisemite%20ruffalo%20dumb%20HULK%20BDS%20fail%20MCU%20marvel%20comics%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="432" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsACznLYDwHkxv5XTlMRm_-1wLmEuAKlUCvRb1mhXNxzkNGE1PYRVevvmOUJ6FImL-zqOOSBG1zANx9WTsuSGpNnJfcVYuejL-G45G2FRR6obCrLXFDjr6IYIySf4kwl09AI-To9hZXFg_Lh4RhXPzSe4jz1gO4ym4ccPlFevcshNrztQkOznhQJNDz4/w386-h536/Sabra%20Israel%20vs%20antisemite%20ruffalo%20dumb%20HULK%20BDS%20fail%20MCU%20marvel%20comics%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div>This digital fan art of Sabra vs antisemitic dumbass ruffalo Hulk is actually from last year I just didn't post it here at the time for what ever reason. Anyways, fuck mark ruffalo. And as stated so pointedly by front man David Draiman at a Disturbed concert in Tel Aviv a couple nights ago "FUCK roger waters" to . . .</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSKzoC5xxMQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSKzoC5xxMQ</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z6TbfAca7aC88QBoM4_N20FqtnuFL_F3j_30ArWxBPOQcepalmGP01kMx_UYzBfbmzvfLTwjvMSaroQq2LVWXt_44XAgfqJ2JXKLDWrzdxWe1k1fIHBNqq08tLj-bRlxcihIpMcW0S9isT6jNxAKtZOzIZmPwtWrSKgGrHaXNGxL--eOWzypyT7Bp6E/s495/Fred%20Hembeck%20Grey%20Matters%20Marvel%20Comics%20color%20scheme%20changes%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Iron%20Man%20Incredible%20Hulk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="495" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z6TbfAca7aC88QBoM4_N20FqtnuFL_F3j_30ArWxBPOQcepalmGP01kMx_UYzBfbmzvfLTwjvMSaroQq2LVWXt_44XAgfqJ2JXKLDWrzdxWe1k1fIHBNqq08tLj-bRlxcihIpMcW0S9isT6jNxAKtZOzIZmPwtWrSKgGrHaXNGxL--eOWzypyT7Bp6E/w385-h302/Fred%20Hembeck%20Grey%20Matters%20Marvel%20Comics%20color%20scheme%20changes%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Iron%20Man%20Incredible%20Hulk.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>4 of July Update</b>: Someone posted this (Hembeck ofcourse) on Farcebook recently and I'm always happy to discover some new archival ROM related stuff out there. I remember an old interview with Stan Lee in which he explains the HULK was originally intended to be grey but because of some glitch they couldn't fix at the printers he ended up being green so Stan basically just went with it. In regards to ROM, I did notice how his armor was introduced as grey but shortly later took on a more blue look but I never really gave it any thought for some reason. I do like the blue tone a bit better but at the same time when I see the more "Grey ROM" it kinda feels more classic Marvel 80s. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsiZfXAgx2Ppvvj1mAy0gslbuo396KYn2cCPqh3gTTIa5_JP4JHXuCxDKNnBQ9kMN09OUsJ_S4YEAafkDtvEdHEj7-u6kvpBx1n5D13o54bp2kPzidsfrZRDCfqyl3HvIN-ZyZpT5t81YIgMC_RIYvUdubl5pC5IpsiTRkeG2fq5vnZ0ONA8o5m8ukN8/s648/Secret%20Invasion%20Dire%20Wraiths%20vs%20The%20Skrulls%20Marvel%20Comics%20ROM%20spaceknight%2050%20fan%20art%20sketch%20card%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="648" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsiZfXAgx2Ppvvj1mAy0gslbuo396KYn2cCPqh3gTTIa5_JP4JHXuCxDKNnBQ9kMN09OUsJ_S4YEAafkDtvEdHEj7-u6kvpBx1n5D13o54bp2kPzidsfrZRDCfqyl3HvIN-ZyZpT5t81YIgMC_RIYvUdubl5pC5IpsiTRkeG2fq5vnZ0ONA8o5m8ukN8/w403-h276/Secret%20Invasion%20Dire%20Wraiths%20vs%20The%20Skrulls%20Marvel%20Comics%20ROM%20spaceknight%2050%20fan%20art%20sketch%20card%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div><b>July 9th Update</b>: I don't know about the 3 or 4 of you out there who have read this posting but I'm loving The Secret Invasion series on Disney Plus. Woke up this morning in the mood to draw something having to do with The Skrulls here we are. I ended up doing this sketch card which is based on the history of the Dire Wraith and Skrull conflict as explained in ROM Spaceknight 50.</div><div><a href="https://marvelcrossovers.blogspot.com/2018/10/wraith-war-1984-1985.html?sc=1691337863733">https://marvelcrossovers.blogspot.com/2018/10/wraith-war-1984-1985.html?sc=1691337863733</a></div><div> </div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-55170984868999411682023-05-18T07:43:00.050-07:002023-06-29T00:52:35.658-07:00Cosmic Marvel Dream Team<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc57qto0VoQv82CwU9Wi9NC-Yq2ONXOpiUmCjx4RX_-MlbnuSgjeV4a0GE8RQMV4r9ASgjiymqTYtAN_tmNooq2xZAZmCSzkYWXVTK4EAjCV7J9KI6vAaGzLDHaEZ62bEBs4CEVIxVTFGF1INa3BHeQoN05Mru7Ck9Kry11Z0IxIqtAk56OwjfZXw1/s600/Deviant%20Art%20low%20res%20Marvel%20Cosmic%20dream%20team%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Captain%20Marvel%20Nova%20Silver%20Surfer%20fan%20art%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc57qto0VoQv82CwU9Wi9NC-Yq2ONXOpiUmCjx4RX_-MlbnuSgjeV4a0GE8RQMV4r9ASgjiymqTYtAN_tmNooq2xZAZmCSzkYWXVTK4EAjCV7J9KI6vAaGzLDHaEZ62bEBs4CEVIxVTFGF1INa3BHeQoN05Mru7Ck9Kry11Z0IxIqtAk56OwjfZXw1/w414-h622/Deviant%20Art%20low%20res%20Marvel%20Cosmic%20dream%20team%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Captain%20Marvel%20Nova%20Silver%20Surfer%20fan%20art%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20copy.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So this one here actually started off with a fairly recent Silver Surfer fan art piece by Greek artist Kapandais Nikoloas. I took into photoshop on a day where I had some spare time on my hands and played around with it and started added other characters from separate fan art pieces from his gallery. It took a little time to get them to all blend in so that the finished piece didn't have too much of a "patch work" look to it and I think I was fairly successful in that endeavor. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK92DS9QPWjxOv2Zv4CgAjJ4E00P_iohpbracTY8kUWRTL2XC0E4ySWDvbMR1_9SO7XbBCutSxe2hbNrggD2GS-F8WqUdcsYKdikd6qfU2b5SKHKgaLfRvlH50nmAUazpf4lHEgbfXMbkZvgtAicGcH3uzotuto03S33Hp8nhwHI4SyBZiGnyNKT3/s523/Marvel%20Age%20Magazine%2019%20letter%20column%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Official%20Marvel%20Universe%20Handbook%20hardware%20mix%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="432" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK92DS9QPWjxOv2Zv4CgAjJ4E00P_iohpbracTY8kUWRTL2XC0E4ySWDvbMR1_9SO7XbBCutSxe2hbNrggD2GS-F8WqUdcsYKdikd6qfU2b5SKHKgaLfRvlH50nmAUazpf4lHEgbfXMbkZvgtAicGcH3uzotuto03S33Hp8nhwHI4SyBZiGnyNKT3/w381-h462/Marvel%20Age%20Magazine%2019%20letter%20column%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Official%20Marvel%20Universe%20Handbook%20hardware%20mix%20up.jpg" width="381" /></a></div>Also recently, I was reading through a bunch of back issues online of <b>Marvel Age Magazine</b>. I came across this letter in issue 19. I remember back in the day when I got my hands on that copy of that Marvel Universe Handbook (issue 15) and thinking the exact same thing. I dunno why I never wrote any letters to comic book publishers back in those days I really regret it now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Sc6FoYiVUNU6Rqd6FynBjocDZRxVaJQh1wlDKzI-h8_PHujqAltn7omfO5edl7Waz6QAgq7zvMz3sHst2EtWI22HjimcSTCdkbDPpB_OqmK9EaHvkvYGI0oQuBZGNG_4RgJp5eSJWmEqGbEUcno5Qk4XH8I8rW9BYv4pZ3Kbb4fTd9ktjJisRNP/s568/low%20res%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20Sabra%20Israel%20vs%20morality%20police%20iranian%20regime%20islamic%20terrorist%20religious%20fanantic%20hijab%20Mahsa%20Amini%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="450" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Sc6FoYiVUNU6Rqd6FynBjocDZRxVaJQh1wlDKzI-h8_PHujqAltn7omfO5edl7Waz6QAgq7zvMz3sHst2EtWI22HjimcSTCdkbDPpB_OqmK9EaHvkvYGI0oQuBZGNG_4RgJp5eSJWmEqGbEUcno5Qk4XH8I8rW9BYv4pZ3Kbb4fTd9ktjJisRNP/w376-h474/low%20res%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20Sabra%20Israel%20vs%20morality%20police%20iranian%20regime%20islamic%20terrorist%20religious%20fanantic%20hijab%20Mahsa%20Amini%20copy.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sabra by Kapandais Nikoloas (2022)</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMusAMe5FJpwVDDqw65KVU0FGVj8yo8xXSh4jikWdvftSmHkJbsyCc0PSEpZKf2UBRJwQ4TYH1PUcYk-n-ziVbfKmSjAbGdsiYjg2JYJfAMDBlpRBUZvCErGTUJBNkMSLPczjs-uUrnmnfdFjcvan1yKlWF-W2CE1-2Ss96uqUL2sK0OK8JtWKQDGJ/s444/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Omnibus%20collection%20Hasbro%20Marvel%20Entertainment%20announcement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="432" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMusAMe5FJpwVDDqw65KVU0FGVj8yo8xXSh4jikWdvftSmHkJbsyCc0PSEpZKf2UBRJwQ4TYH1PUcYk-n-ziVbfKmSjAbGdsiYjg2JYJfAMDBlpRBUZvCErGTUJBNkMSLPczjs-uUrnmnfdFjcvan1yKlWF-W2CE1-2Ss96uqUL2sK0OK8JtWKQDGJ/w395-h407/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Omnibus%20collection%20Hasbro%20Marvel%20Entertainment%20announcement.jpg" width="395" /></a><br /></div><p> <b>May 22th Update:</b> I have to admit for years now every time a ROM fan would wish for a omnibus collection I used to snicker to myself because it seemed like such a pipe dream. Well, not any more so I guess the laugh is on me this time. This is definitely the coolest thing to happen for the ROM spaceknight character since that action with several points of articulation came out some 5 years ago. I don't know if this will open new doors for MARVEL and Hasbro when it comes to all things ROM but this certainly comes as welcomed news just the same. After more then 2 decades it's nice to see MARVEL finally show some degree of respect to the ROM fan base. Would be really interesting to see what went on behind the scenes between MARVEL & Hasbro to make this happen.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbl5pq_5yXxHjgEoGBEPIQurfRV83v9YfyQVanj569436D8o3zORdB-OUdWQv6xgMR0-FuX7qANgdW2Hgz8QFkJzOOTaA7nT2O5eD9aWbWX71FL5_h8XjjPQpjsqDTY9ZVPtgvyT5-eXQyoF79q3kEpphoTHrE9Hmiuu7mZucFIf-IGtr3e-ys8Hm/s427/Ray%20Stevenson%20Chris%20Noth%20twins%20seperated%20at%20birth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="427" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbl5pq_5yXxHjgEoGBEPIQurfRV83v9YfyQVanj569436D8o3zORdB-OUdWQv6xgMR0-FuX7qANgdW2Hgz8QFkJzOOTaA7nT2O5eD9aWbWX71FL5_h8XjjPQpjsqDTY9ZVPtgvyT5-eXQyoF79q3kEpphoTHrE9Hmiuu7mZucFIf-IGtr3e-ys8Hm/w389-h359/Ray%20Stevenson%20Chris%20Noth%20twins%20seperated%20at%20birth.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><p>Well it certainly wasn't all good news today. Actor Ray Stevenson passed away at only 58! As I was going through his filmography I realized all these years I had him mistaken in the movie Book of Eli for Sex and The City actor Chris Noth. Ain't that some shit!? Not seeing much about his time on Dexter in his acting credits which is a shame because he was good in that to. Now I find out he's supposed to be this bad ass in the upcoming Ashoka series so now I'm looking even more forward to that. Rest In Peace Ray. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF014tfHxbTaLxDU1f3uwo7BckpAppE7zELK9wJpURyYXHZR5YGMPKr2EDQOadHQMqmg9Ar0z1FLuP-VZGNrdeL0HVjukGBJ9xt6SbaTvpX5SMENM0t1It2QXovIqFMgxwOsQAi_FaHiqYz8MVURVsz3q1ykkchHL7ujtGQ5E3DcY1RrwsFrMr5AKO/s360/Tina%20Turner%20RIP%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="360" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF014tfHxbTaLxDU1f3uwo7BckpAppE7zELK9wJpURyYXHZR5YGMPKr2EDQOadHQMqmg9Ar0z1FLuP-VZGNrdeL0HVjukGBJ9xt6SbaTvpX5SMENM0t1It2QXovIqFMgxwOsQAi_FaHiqYz8MVURVsz3q1ykkchHL7ujtGQ5E3DcY1RrwsFrMr5AKO/w362-h295/Tina%20Turner%20RIP%20copy.jpg" width="362" /></a><br /></div><p><b>May 24th Update:</b> I don't know what the Hell is going on this week. But now we just lost the legendary Tina Turner who I think most would agree was a national treasure. Among other things, I've got so many great 80s memories from Turner especially when it came to her music videos on MTV. It's too bad she didn't do more acting work back in the day, she had great on screen presence in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6JUYfrR3pdny_ioknQ4jtvho3Pg624KiBRQwYZJnPi9EprzD5VzzDqDRUUXtXYZzASa7KC2ipXcxnkdd-VqssryWzM8UQdlawgLw22W2PVE42u1BkKm02xfE50wMAC5Dc0v208xaEMnl9Sy-wluIannNKwNvMRTkIHEjFjeeZ2VKXD6Wk5jjfcN9/s576/John%20Romita%20Jr.%20rest%20in%20peace%20June%202023%20ROM%20spaceknight%20dire%20wraiths%20X-Men%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6JUYfrR3pdny_ioknQ4jtvho3Pg624KiBRQwYZJnPi9EprzD5VzzDqDRUUXtXYZzASa7KC2ipXcxnkdd-VqssryWzM8UQdlawgLw22W2PVE42u1BkKm02xfE50wMAC5Dc0v208xaEMnl9Sy-wluIannNKwNvMRTkIHEjFjeeZ2VKXD6Wk5jjfcN9/w381-h381/John%20Romita%20Jr.%20rest%20in%20peace%20June%202023%20ROM%20spaceknight%20dire%20wraiths%20X-Men%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" width="381" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b>June 14th Update:</b> Just heard the sad news about the passing of John Romita. I don't have much to say that hasn't already been talked about by the millions of fans out there on social media about his epic and legendary career. On an interesting side note, his son (John Romita Jr.) penciled the ROM sales pitch art as seen above and some years later penciled Uncanny X-Men issues 184,185,187 and 188 which were some of the most pivotal ROM spaceknight-wraith war tie-ins of the 80s.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTtXvXHfcG2LCgwUu7XayUfERu9ORMqRRbDfYHLzKVi5nGyJH-hYkUAgIuB3HqloftOeE7FG8QyD0Gd8ApXlo9dBAz2e-aSJCa9b6Hnf9BBx5DOje-k4BROhw4Y3w4mPriKlHr-Zj77IyqMmizs4GAbJRArCkJrz9pgBhsePpDuDJ1wncCrVy52oS/s432/Ukraine%20Solidarity%20United%20States%20stands%20with%20Ukraine%20fuck%20russia%20putin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTtXvXHfcG2LCgwUu7XayUfERu9ORMqRRbDfYHLzKVi5nGyJH-hYkUAgIuB3HqloftOeE7FG8QyD0Gd8ApXlo9dBAz2e-aSJCa9b6Hnf9BBx5DOje-k4BROhw4Y3w4mPriKlHr-Zj77IyqMmizs4GAbJRArCkJrz9pgBhsePpDuDJ1wncCrVy52oS/w360-h360/Ukraine%20Solidarity%20United%20States%20stands%20with%20Ukraine%20fuck%20russia%20putin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's been a while since I "book ended" one of my postings with recent photos of local public displays of solidarity with Ukraine. Here we are now well over a year into this shit. Fu#% russia, & the same goes for the regimes in iran and china to.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-84311100752169640842023-05-01T00:03:00.030-07:002023-06-28T08:52:27.347-07:00My belated SABRA MCU update spiel because even though I'm late over here I still gotta represent<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEl1KwcA68Jx5yRPpLi-nkRrNcluLIdrNlzYZkg1B2aVJ6n-zcryeDE-IeetfKCZczD-kRH6dnnwa3utxOXyept94TBlo_h38IMGcUUrgV3-PUeO2m8slRnY0e6PVCeRbVeDQuNqMRii6e-6S4uMDg4VZO3PKyF_iMll2fLMBWpmI02Bf7d1hTR5q5/s653/Sabra%20pin%20up%20commission%20Jewish%20Israel%20Mossad%20super%20heroes%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20MCU%20artist%20Hulk%20256%20Adriana%20Melo%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema%20%20colorized%20color%20copy.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="432" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEl1KwcA68Jx5yRPpLi-nkRrNcluLIdrNlzYZkg1B2aVJ6n-zcryeDE-IeetfKCZczD-kRH6dnnwa3utxOXyept94TBlo_h38IMGcUUrgV3-PUeO2m8slRnY0e6PVCeRbVeDQuNqMRii6e-6S4uMDg4VZO3PKyF_iMll2fLMBWpmI02Bf7d1hTR5q5/w384-h579/Sabra%20pin%20up%20commission%20Jewish%20Israel%20Mossad%20super%20heroes%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20MCU%20artist%20Hulk%20256%20Adriana%20Melo%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema%20%20colorized%20color%20copy.jpg" width="384" /></a>There's a good chance you've seen this already but I feel like opening up this blog post with this awesome Sabra commission piece by Brazilian artist Adrianna Melo. This one is a version I colored in photoshop but you can see the original here </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/adrianamelo/art/Sabra-pinup-commission-213154434">https://www.deviantart.com/adrianamelo/art/Sabra-pinup-commission-213154434</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaZeKih8frpM6kWM9Z3tck45fyTYhNiM9vIvfPNRvIJppRV8KcKA7R6cESudpZo8CCIfzsHjuRdlidbbS0SlzavGgOZmpy3dg-RRfsnSbdvge__7IHLjaMEsWZ9h0-xgbLt9TuKtKG-LiCvM6fW11N8x-ftthC1vpnCM8hQLFg1A4oU67puIP4qXO/s576/6%20inch%20revised%20Sabra%20vs%20The%20Hulk%20tribute%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20Israel%20Mossad%20MCU%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaZeKih8frpM6kWM9Z3tck45fyTYhNiM9vIvfPNRvIJppRV8KcKA7R6cESudpZo8CCIfzsHjuRdlidbbS0SlzavGgOZmpy3dg-RRfsnSbdvge__7IHLjaMEsWZ9h0-xgbLt9TuKtKG-LiCvM6fW11N8x-ftthC1vpnCM8hQLFg1A4oU67puIP4qXO/w387-h516/6%20inch%20revised%20Sabra%20vs%20The%20Hulk%20tribute%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20Israel%20Mossad%20MCU%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema.jpg" width="387" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And you may have seen this awesome one to, it's by Greek artist Kapandais Nikolaos. Yep, the same guy who's work I featured in the previous blog posting. The guy's got a knack for great fan art for both Sabra and ROM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrD1mQmz5wP--t8Zbx6em2IPwhCqLAB6VG8SnLdSagPWw2GgYEd6KHBFmGQ5-B1U3x7wtWXWT89HMEjk48PdfN4hsZiSdL82c_rYEgs8Zet13EDe1-AT5bPOZeWh-jov9QUahWYolsORn2VSjcb7BGA4wYZvyeXh4MGOs25oX3S4lJIbG-RyDHNbtGW8/s577/Incredible%20Hulk%20256%20Sabra%20Israel%20super%20hero%20Mantlo%20Buscema%20Jerusalem%20photo%20David%20Holsey%20vacation%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="468" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrD1mQmz5wP--t8Zbx6em2IPwhCqLAB6VG8SnLdSagPWw2GgYEd6KHBFmGQ5-B1U3x7wtWXWT89HMEjk48PdfN4hsZiSdL82c_rYEgs8Zet13EDe1-AT5bPOZeWh-jov9QUahWYolsORn2VSjcb7BGA4wYZvyeXh4MGOs25oX3S4lJIbG-RyDHNbtGW8/w398-h489/Incredible%20Hulk%20256%20Sabra%20Israel%20super%20hero%20Mantlo%20Buscema%20Jerusalem%20photo%20David%20Holsey%20vacation%20.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On a fun side note, here I am in The Old City of Israel's capital of Jerusalem (2017) near The Jaffa gate with my copy of Incredible Hulk 256 which was the first full appearance of Sabra. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA58b7V6KkkNX6_0MWL9lIxSwExzOKdmxOQKy0gEEylSE1OVNGaprvfYJGqVH3HydxV09WAfkdTTxsYsJlGf9SwwJ-92qK6OZlphkiRdGNClATJuByJ6tZknYB4O6M4Lt2A4KGwo6yFjktzqbo2OfZGL6XsApMxqeijynUI7livnMLntXjoEioQSQJxnE/s735/Incredible%20HULK%20255%20Israel%20Tel%20Aviv%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Marvel%2080s%20Sabra%20appearance%20prelude.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="720" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA58b7V6KkkNX6_0MWL9lIxSwExzOKdmxOQKy0gEEylSE1OVNGaprvfYJGqVH3HydxV09WAfkdTTxsYsJlGf9SwwJ-92qK6OZlphkiRdGNClATJuByJ6tZknYB4O6M4Lt2A4KGwo6yFjktzqbo2OfZGL6XsApMxqeijynUI7livnMLntXjoEioQSQJxnE/w403-h412/Incredible%20HULK%20255%20Israel%20Tel%20Aviv%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Marvel%2080s%20Sabra%20appearance%20prelude.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>Speaking of which, issue 256 has been much in the spotlight for many months now but fans of Sabra and supporters of Israel in general should also the final panels of Incredible HULK 255 of some interest to. Kinda funny to actually. The Hulk wants to get away from fighting and have some peace of mind so he ends up stowing away on a ship bound for The Middle East, Oy Vey.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblvVrWqcdYcHesonD1KtTdDRzTxaERm0xa7dt8wBqpA9SMjAu0Q7RJLTy5Yb2NkzGpcTPgGunZt-zx4yOttMARH2EsiFarQRHjlpWUgJ3Hjqot92NkD_UM1LR4NKHup8AVBBPcbo5q5Df9WPB2JNe6EQMImRZ2mqCXMzJr5t84Kn0aGSAYCQE_WXM/s562/Shira%20Hass%20on%20set%20first%20look%20image%20photo%20Sabra%20MCU%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20ISRAEL%20Jewish%20Super%20heros%20Marvel%20Comics%20MCU%20Direct%20Mossad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="562" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblvVrWqcdYcHesonD1KtTdDRzTxaERm0xa7dt8wBqpA9SMjAu0Q7RJLTy5Yb2NkzGpcTPgGunZt-zx4yOttMARH2EsiFarQRHjlpWUgJ3Hjqot92NkD_UM1LR4NKHup8AVBBPcbo5q5Df9WPB2JNe6EQMImRZ2mqCXMzJr5t84Kn0aGSAYCQE_WXM/w389-h274/Shira%20Hass%20on%20set%20first%20look%20image%20photo%20Sabra%20MCU%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20ISRAEL%20Jewish%20Super%20heros%20Marvel%20Comics%20MCU%20Direct%20Mossad.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><p>Now I just learned about these Captain America New World Order production photos of Shira Hass as Sabra like only a week ago even though they surfaced online at the tail end of March. But I think I may know why. Unlike September of last year when the Sabra MCU debut was first announced it appears as if the voices of the leftist antisemitic cry babies on social media was pretty muted this time around. I don't know if I should or shouldn't be surprised about that. Nice to see Liv Tyler reprising her role as Betty Ross. She was really good in what was a criminally under rated HULK film. It's too bad Ed Norton didn't continue to play The Hulk he's an all around great actor and I fucken hate that leftist antisemitic piece of shit mark ruffalo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DWKyH94Ie9g" width="482" youtube-src-id="DWKyH94Ie9g"></iframe></div><br /><p>Not seeing Sabra in anything resembling her classic blue and white costume on the big screen certainly comes as no surprise. That aside, I do still have some reservations about the MCU's live action interpretation of the Sabra character given that the comic book version is older and much larger in stature then actress Shira Hass. But hey ya know what? The positive take away still is that the MCU is on track with getting it's first Israeli character next year. And that's despite all those antisemitic losers out there with their threats of boycotts, online propaganda and even public vandalism. If any of you are reading this I want you to know just how truly pitiful and pathetic you all are. You idiots have a big BDS fail waiting for you in 2024. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzXapNZyjqLi72wemv6QQl4Ce2UhgIB48Q7RAuZj9SM6UK3jFAdKvYrjVLXYqGj8JRCvTV5ngwviYFqBfNpQWWyR1Oy5o9G4DezQLwDjZsmwjkuYq6pRWIYJVwvaA6klvpTzqRs7xc5-KSq6AEMbze3aeKLM8VxKqpij5-46GslF66dxWhStX5sLt/s600/100%20dpi%20Sabra%20Ruth%20Bat%20Seraph%20Sam%20Wilson%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20Israel%20fan%20art%20%20MCU%20Gal%20Gadot%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="600" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzXapNZyjqLi72wemv6QQl4Ce2UhgIB48Q7RAuZj9SM6UK3jFAdKvYrjVLXYqGj8JRCvTV5ngwviYFqBfNpQWWyR1Oy5o9G4DezQLwDjZsmwjkuYq6pRWIYJVwvaA6klvpTzqRs7xc5-KSq6AEMbze3aeKLM8VxKqpij5-46GslF66dxWhStX5sLt/w417-h310/100%20dpi%20Sabra%20Ruth%20Bat%20Seraph%20Sam%20Wilson%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20Israel%20fan%20art%20%20MCU%20Gal%20Gadot%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" width="417" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Where as the online antisemitism was fairly toned down with the most recent Captain America movie update I'm disappointed to see this "Not my Captain America" sort of sentiment still being pretty pervasive on social media. And this goes especially for those who are still saying that after having seen the Falcon & Winter Soldier Disney plus mini-series. That series did such a great job of analyzing what does Captain America represent as both a symbol and aspirational idea. And ofcourse, how that relates to racial matters both past and present. So I'm gonna call it out for what it is if even now you still just can't handle the idea of Sam Wilson as Captain America. In most cases when it comes to Americans, the hang up has it's roots in racism (subtle as it may be) rather you can admit it to yourself or not. Yes. many of you will scoff at this statement. But it absolutely does in every bit the same way that pathological Israel bashing has it's roots in antisemitism. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy78RNw5RmrgHaJw-5_-oqV4zsoSFUM3PlkDrfBs6_SY5jc3DlU64Sfr2_smfcRbAPS6-WEzaNLEBa3RAra1zBAP9TKmR3fHdGOIKKJfiJMryykzHyxlIXa2bWKeGFeal80ZliG6lBiqWmVL01k6N6dEp7X2lhSpi2nX-FOCM7Crf1N8twDASNDla/s409/Red%20Falcon%202%20mini%20series%20Marvel%20Comics%20clip%20art%20from%20the%20ghetto%20Sam%20Wilson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="401" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy78RNw5RmrgHaJw-5_-oqV4zsoSFUM3PlkDrfBs6_SY5jc3DlU64Sfr2_smfcRbAPS6-WEzaNLEBa3RAra1zBAP9TKmR3fHdGOIKKJfiJMryykzHyxlIXa2bWKeGFeal80ZliG6lBiqWmVL01k6N6dEp7X2lhSpi2nX-FOCM7Crf1N8twDASNDla/w396-h403/Red%20Falcon%202%20mini%20series%20Marvel%20Comics%20clip%20art%20from%20the%20ghetto%20Sam%20Wilson.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I love Marvel Comics of the 1980s, but by today's standards they were a bit socially problematic here and there. It's time for Sam Wilson to ascend to something far beyond what amounts to a supporting side kick type character he's certainly earned it by now. This is an excellent analysis video of the sociopolitical aspects of The Falcon Winter Soldier mini-series it's worth fifteen minutes of your life. Check it out . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p55kI2Hi6gM" width="392" youtube-src-id="p55kI2Hi6gM"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomPnKBfG2tftCmaR3i77U2IprOF-ue5qj7JoxwWldb2RYyUW2tJ0iczwo4U6FK4aI6kEnHRkMXl8eeucDL_aoIz9lJKKafAeYwHwZZ4eiyBGYHoVQcFzvLEpkdQeia-iY9F3KuRsD4AGnxYZwlqYzNOeR0fRdB7sSBIPA3GkcQ303FZslv2k0dMgP/s576/The%20Mandalorian%20season%203%20finale%20Din%20Grogu%20R4%20D4%20Navarro%20homestead%20Star%20Wars%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomPnKBfG2tftCmaR3i77U2IprOF-ue5qj7JoxwWldb2RYyUW2tJ0iczwo4U6FK4aI6kEnHRkMXl8eeucDL_aoIz9lJKKafAeYwHwZZ4eiyBGYHoVQcFzvLEpkdQeia-iY9F3KuRsD4AGnxYZwlqYzNOeR0fRdB7sSBIPA3GkcQ303FZslv2k0dMgP/w377-h283/The%20Mandalorian%20season%203%20finale%20Din%20Grogu%20R4%20D4%20Navarro%20homestead%20Star%20Wars%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b>May 9th update:</b> In more news of pop culture hate mongering, what the Hell is going on with all this online hate these days? Star Wars fans having a difference of opinion about various aspects of the franchise is nothing new. Those differences and the resulting debates have been literally going on for decades. But in recent years it seemed like we could all pretty much unite under the common understanding that The Mandalorian was fucken awesome. Well apparently as of the conclusion of season 3 that's no longer the case. I cannot believe all the idiotic belly aching on social media I've been seeing since the season finale. An epic finale at that. I mean seriously, how was season 3 so different from 1 or 2 in terms of quality!? What a sad state of galactic affairs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws2i_MTOl0x_hU_kWi0q1zXl1Kiioigt2P5HWEyF6_Ivb4mcZdzZWkj38SOY3wRBnQv3YTTuQ8vQkGy_URVG8S_MexanRxi6QyOphbAplWER4rZg_K4rqQGkeNvC3MClRZV6JB11PjbO7JuwgVeNEda5OXPEO9Q9UZxNxuGFPbbvjKPk9MyzFJPpN/s324/Marvel%20Age%20Magazine%2034%20January%201986%20letter%20column%20angry%20fan%20on%20ROM%20spaceknight%20cancellation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="324" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws2i_MTOl0x_hU_kWi0q1zXl1Kiioigt2P5HWEyF6_Ivb4mcZdzZWkj38SOY3wRBnQv3YTTuQ8vQkGy_URVG8S_MexanRxi6QyOphbAplWER4rZg_K4rqQGkeNvC3MClRZV6JB11PjbO7JuwgVeNEda5OXPEO9Q9UZxNxuGFPbbvjKPk9MyzFJPpN/s320/Marvel%20Age%20Magazine%2034%20January%201986%20letter%20column%20angry%20fan%20on%20ROM%20spaceknight%20cancellation.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div>May 15th update:</b> Since the theme of this posting seems to be all about unhappy people (cry babies actually) with the decision makers of their favorite pop culture media entertainment I figured I might as well include this to. This fan letter came from Marvel Age Magazine 34 (1986). But in this case, the anger is entirely justified.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> </span></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-75539972881832136822023-04-01T00:04:00.037-07:002023-04-30T16:15:45.134-07:00What the Hellhounds!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6gUeF8h05dQ8v9Dy1CEupv1WSGWxqJytPTUBvoY19Ov63hPWpxWTG7rvoMC8OZJOTbGQGSKbEqBbMjolgrkjGVDXydlKLAe1HL1lXulYPDq4NmqnWSUBV0i0TTw-RYwDqJYeORSawp1WcofCLxD00HRkRPubD6F1UdF3sZcrUV4z52YO-PjfH0KC/s563/ROM%20spaceknight%20and%20The%20Torpedo%20team%20up%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Eric%20Janson%20and%20Kapandais%20Nikolas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="501" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6gUeF8h05dQ8v9Dy1CEupv1WSGWxqJytPTUBvoY19Ov63hPWpxWTG7rvoMC8OZJOTbGQGSKbEqBbMjolgrkjGVDXydlKLAe1HL1lXulYPDq4NmqnWSUBV0i0TTw-RYwDqJYeORSawp1WcofCLxD00HRkRPubD6F1UdF3sZcrUV4z52YO-PjfH0KC/w402-h451/ROM%20spaceknight%20and%20The%20Torpedo%20team%20up%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Eric%20Janson%20and%20Kapandais%20Nikolas.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>The source material for this piece which I put together in Adobe photoshop comes from two other artists. The Torpedo was a line art character study from <b>Eric Jansen</b>. All I had to do to that one was basically add some color to it. ROM is a cropped version of an original piece from <b>Greek</b> artist <b>Kapandais Nikolaos</b>. All I did to that one is add some grey tones to make him contrast from the background a bit more. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15Fv7VxqO1gt62nq3NPAf_OTuiPPDkAHeRxCbA-FLYhDZLM3jICj_zvVn-HSTj0YWDkQWxu8qy-bpiLj6It6IRDspuJB_0hiAilqbMT43BKDpbovpurSUiUCVk54DtYdZh3TE-DENFL6QT8CbVjHSfw-gMEdmRkpX673mDH1H546N7m0TOFsPa3qa/s600/low%20res%20Rom%20Spaceknight%20vs%20Dark%20Nebula%20Heelhounds%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20Crete%20Greece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="432" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15Fv7VxqO1gt62nq3NPAf_OTuiPPDkAHeRxCbA-FLYhDZLM3jICj_zvVn-HSTj0YWDkQWxu8qy-bpiLj6It6IRDspuJB_0hiAilqbMT43BKDpbovpurSUiUCVk54DtYdZh3TE-DENFL6QT8CbVjHSfw-gMEdmRkpX673mDH1H546N7m0TOFsPa3qa/w404-h562/low%20res%20Rom%20Spaceknight%20vs%20Dark%20Nebula%20Heelhounds%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos%20Crete%20Greece.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><p>Here's a brand new awesome fan art piece of ROM blitzing a pack of Black Nebula Hellhounds by <b>Kapandais Nikolaos. </b>And this time this one is all him. By the time they realize just what the Hell hit them they'll be on a one way trip to Limbo.</p><p><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Rom-Spaceknight-955323949">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Rom-Spaceknight-955323949</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV14Ce38hOJd8D2XVi70GVCjB0xi3ZeM0sQfk6VPestsCAB3b32c8CzOw1a1SXHIdBpIBCSTe-wZadCmujIYq9RRHNF4YZ8fe9kZ5Oxvxp7YdMVSF5lCDsv3G2jFNdWK_dg0ZRrATkYmW2PklGHZbmRGtmZ5UGdYmty9A7jRX1WEdDyHoljWInmDha/s1001/Sabra%20Living%20Weapons%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbao%20page%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="648" height="643" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV14Ce38hOJd8D2XVi70GVCjB0xi3ZeM0sQfk6VPestsCAB3b32c8CzOw1a1SXHIdBpIBCSTe-wZadCmujIYq9RRHNF4YZ8fe9kZ5Oxvxp7YdMVSF5lCDsv3G2jFNdWK_dg0ZRrATkYmW2PklGHZbmRGtmZ5UGdYmty9A7jRX1WEdDyHoljWInmDha/w416-h643/Sabra%20Living%20Weapons%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbao%20page%201.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A couple months ago I was hesitant to post these pages that were part of a SABRA story pitch to Marvel Comics from writer Matt Yocum and artist Jake Bilbao because I felt they were a little too "real world" in terms of subject matter. I've recently had a change of heart. Mostly because I really just want to share this stuff with as many people as possible out there. It's really great material when it comes to the question of what could have been.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuDmYy97Y3jVpzJpCuGU9RWXWG3tM2gwDJlLlKKYywuD_ogyjE-iHCepnKGbAGQ2NW9sFR8-dJoENYXJ6KccpQJFzZZUgpry6HnIbZSX9bOW3r-C_3tndg7k3qXjFxjE2QFkTrHtfJeehabz_wa-myPwPu7ckTCRsWgjl8EYuiSc-aeCw5wnDDhMu/s1001/Sabra%20Living%20Weapons%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbao%20page%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="648" height="646" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuDmYy97Y3jVpzJpCuGU9RWXWG3tM2gwDJlLlKKYywuD_ogyjE-iHCepnKGbAGQ2NW9sFR8-dJoENYXJ6KccpQJFzZZUgpry6HnIbZSX9bOW3r-C_3tndg7k3qXjFxjE2QFkTrHtfJeehabz_wa-myPwPu7ckTCRsWgjl8EYuiSc-aeCw5wnDDhMu/w418-h646/Sabra%20Living%20Weapons%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbao%20page%202.jpg" width="418" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Almost certainly by late 2023 we will start to see official movie trailers turn up for Captain America New World Order. But before those trailers we will almost certainly by privy to production and "first look" type still images from the film. Some of those no doubt will include Shira Hass as Sabra. I can't help but wonder if all the leftist antisemites as well as the ones within the muslim world will freak out out again and act like a bunch of cry babies with dirty diapers as they did back in September when the Sabra character appearance in the MCU was first announced? The Sabra character was created by <b>Bill Mantlo</b> and <b>Sal Buscema</b> with creative input from <b>Belinda Glass</b>. Thank you all!</div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y1BMsmXIjAlOCqt2N3I5xN_qMeJbzXTSI2KC_ibQZPbsdk4a8tMNVuuJrB6Kn0MDcTqOqyUfTfphR-GydtBANiJIgZpW0uHiZ84C3kWgSnOXqoijP-UNMBp4THc_dLgM_fn04OXlRuZ657Az16T0d5A5HBLu4buycjUb9KUQ17bzYLxt8_mBRyqo/s576/text%20variant%20Battle%20damage%20Darth%20Vader%20mask%20vs%20Kenobi%20duel%20season%201%20finale%20Star%20Wars%20Disney%20plus%20fan%20art%20by%20artist%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="576" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y1BMsmXIjAlOCqt2N3I5xN_qMeJbzXTSI2KC_ibQZPbsdk4a8tMNVuuJrB6Kn0MDcTqOqyUfTfphR-GydtBANiJIgZpW0uHiZ84C3kWgSnOXqoijP-UNMBp4THc_dLgM_fn04OXlRuZ657Az16T0d5A5HBLu4buycjUb9KUQ17bzYLxt8_mBRyqo/w414-h301/text%20variant%20Battle%20damage%20Darth%20Vader%20mask%20vs%20Kenobi%20duel%20season%201%20finale%20Star%20Wars%20Disney%20plus%20fan%20art%20by%20artist%20David%20Holsey%20copy.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>April 8th Update:</b> For any Star Wars fans out there I've got something to share that I just started last night and completed this morning. The show down from the season one finale of Disney Plus's Kenobi was one of the best light saber duels ever in Star Wars. The exchange
that Kenobi and Vader had at it's conclusion was also some great writing
that was the icing on the cake. That was definitely my kinda Star Wars.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikw-7M7TmdkgoAY_l19EeFEkuBxvYy0Wy2CMK-tcdVsbc-RAKFiUsyp5OSj5QAFY9ECzXdxx7xX88pbEv-dvdx2KAoupLIj3gFZ5Ji2Ra6riU-qc_j9MigDNuYXIk4M6Ahb9Gy58Sen9DU7FIbDkrkjQ_F8DlWxPooui7IT2jTjTBumW3Yrwp43Dd/s1080/Oakland%20California%20Park%20Street%20public%20fan%20art%20Spider-Man%20Mural%20Marvel%20Superheroes%20Spiderverse%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1080" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikw-7M7TmdkgoAY_l19EeFEkuBxvYy0Wy2CMK-tcdVsbc-RAKFiUsyp5OSj5QAFY9ECzXdxx7xX88pbEv-dvdx2KAoupLIj3gFZ5Ji2Ra6riU-qc_j9MigDNuYXIk4M6Ahb9Gy58Sen9DU7FIbDkrkjQ_F8DlWxPooui7IT2jTjTBumW3Yrwp43Dd/w414-h343/Oakland%20California%20Park%20Street%20public%20fan%20art%20Spider-Man%20Mural%20Marvel%20Superheroes%20Spiderverse%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><p><b>April 10th Update:</b> We'll, just when I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to comic book/sci-fi related public art in The San Francisco Bay Area. What we have here is an amazing Miles Morales Spider-Man mural. I've been past this block in Oakland more then once in recent months so I know this mural is pretty new. It's located on 29th Avenue right before the highway 880 south bound onramp. Check it out if you're in the area.</p><p> </p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-16567165258923980462023-03-01T09:39:00.030-08:002023-03-21T00:07:21.620-07:00ROM Spaceknight fan art rewind and more!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLN4Z25jz4-NAVpcBaY2O9u8-oNMh8QlFrKGa_Gs0B9HHDFUlVMPOBRmHITGlFSYLrEGlQk2OuTqurX8efkCGeer_Uqmg4seS7iKA57RY_gWRsx9EJNlz5rkqPAdIw_aKNiCX8AYSUZE6Prz-I3kO9mDgiODghOUlYHlmY33948vayfmD3G7I1Hfx/s432/ROM%20spaceknight%2017%2018%2032%20vs%20Hybrid%20dire%20wraith%20Jimmy%20Marks%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscea%20tribute%20fan%20art%20cgi%203D%20studio%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="432" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLN4Z25jz4-NAVpcBaY2O9u8-oNMh8QlFrKGa_Gs0B9HHDFUlVMPOBRmHITGlFSYLrEGlQk2OuTqurX8efkCGeer_Uqmg4seS7iKA57RY_gWRsx9EJNlz5rkqPAdIw_aKNiCX8AYSUZE6Prz-I3kO9mDgiODghOUlYHlmY33948vayfmD3G7I1Hfx/w372-h367/ROM%20spaceknight%2017%2018%2032%20vs%20Hybrid%20dire%20wraith%20Jimmy%20Marks%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscea%20tribute%20fan%20art%20cgi%203D%20studio%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20copy.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pretty much put this ROM vs Hybrid scene together in the same way I did the one in the previous posting. Moving on we're going to be revisiting some really professional looking past fan art piece from years ago that for reasons I can't remember I didn't feature here at the time. So let's get to it...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuYMAVfuaTg9P8JWLafzxb6_U4TFCF65jmpZwsrKZol0_MBFTjC-RIlJEKKhanGio10qkLCR7RYjQOLHujmvIfXvMcVGMuoynSbGkemftldLBgFPV_maSEX6AEPrSK0wiZU4PoPP0c7OH8L21mBOrRpPd5uf0iOB4Z12q76MiciwJN9mQjiITbAVe/s602/Torpedo%20Brock%20Jones%20custom%20Marvel%20legends%20Toyphilia%20figure.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="602" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuYMAVfuaTg9P8JWLafzxb6_U4TFCF65jmpZwsrKZol0_MBFTjC-RIlJEKKhanGio10qkLCR7RYjQOLHujmvIfXvMcVGMuoynSbGkemftldLBgFPV_maSEX6AEPrSK0wiZU4PoPP0c7OH8L21mBOrRpPd5uf0iOB4Z12q76MiciwJN9mQjiITbAVe/w385-h384/Torpedo%20Brock%20Jones%20custom%20Marvel%20legends%20Toyphilia%20figure.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And speaking of beautiful custom figures related to the ROM series, this Torpedo one has gotta be one of the very best I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few over the years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5K-Q6Hrhl17Asgs3E-uuodNr6_MnkfKVcM8SryuMRgNgvdMivj0Q-XvFta8LOu2GyAUExWHxnykmMLCB9LqYsliQPOh_zQnpJo0CAKFJvp55a916B3xdyKhAruchuoRKWeYkYXRcjihnWkl9x4cG-z31xK2bKz3AGj51xsRYFlwpCVPuW7WFNoeq/s432/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Galactus%20fan%20art%20by%20Eteuati%20J%20Lalau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5K-Q6Hrhl17Asgs3E-uuodNr6_MnkfKVcM8SryuMRgNgvdMivj0Q-XvFta8LOu2GyAUExWHxnykmMLCB9LqYsliQPOh_zQnpJo0CAKFJvp55a916B3xdyKhAruchuoRKWeYkYXRcjihnWkl9x4cG-z31xK2bKz3AGj51xsRYFlwpCVPuW7WFNoeq/w380-h380/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Galactus%20fan%20art%20by%20Eteuati%20J%20Lalau.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br />This one come from artist <b>Eteuati J Lalau</b>. I'm assuming that's Galactus's hand that ROM is either perhaps materializing from or away to where ever Star Trek transporter style. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQtYiZ795U2lBXh8qLvtY80bsDxI1P3SijV6MsRKsKaBxE4jEGJztZPwV586-S13IRqUtQ7qUVESexHOEQHg-Kg9Sq9gfjd2_ImTkwO5m8rBDKRaSf44mTrSlSINgz8Vdix-JUkdFzZtEwYe3NTCoR2LKwITcPP18CGKmIgc0qVtXpwAT6KfRM2kp/s726/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20on%20steroids%20ambush%20fan%20art%20by%20Nalldo%20Ribeiro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="516" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQtYiZ795U2lBXh8qLvtY80bsDxI1P3SijV6MsRKsKaBxE4jEGJztZPwV586-S13IRqUtQ7qUVESexHOEQHg-Kg9Sq9gfjd2_ImTkwO5m8rBDKRaSf44mTrSlSINgz8Vdix-JUkdFzZtEwYe3NTCoR2LKwITcPP18CGKmIgc0qVtXpwAT6KfRM2kp/w410-h579/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20on%20steroids%20ambush%20fan%20art%20by%20Nalldo%20Ribeiro.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /> This one is from artist <b>Nalldo Ribeiro</b>. Now normally ROM wouldn't have much to worry about from a single dire wraith trying to get the drop on him but this one looks like it's jacked up on roids or something. I also like this spaceship type corridor this scene is taking place in. It tells a story that your imagination can run with.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzMETJUc-c_XJFbbUet-1Ri2kLKmvCUI471LdSAOL9mDAWSPmDz8IpRjaDozz3RLevsXaRZ00fSC0s0Udfw3yzFjUqIHAZk9PkCC_3tauiSkWAywMIlMNoZ2OW5Ci8BYCYP4LzMldzmC-NEdd0op0GtS8jDxKQxno3qkTfQRKJNvL9NuMK9nQBi9a/s429/ROM%20Galadorian%20spaceknights%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20war%20fleet%20fan%20art%20Brian%20Douglas%20Ahern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="429" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzMETJUc-c_XJFbbUet-1Ri2kLKmvCUI471LdSAOL9mDAWSPmDz8IpRjaDozz3RLevsXaRZ00fSC0s0Udfw3yzFjUqIHAZk9PkCC_3tauiSkWAywMIlMNoZ2OW5Ci8BYCYP4LzMldzmC-NEdd0op0GtS8jDxKQxno3qkTfQRKJNvL9NuMK9nQBi9a/w385-h319/ROM%20Galadorian%20spaceknights%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20war%20fleet%20fan%20art%20Brian%20Douglas%20Ahern.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p>This cool space battle scene comes from artist <b>Brian Douglas Ahern</b> (a.k.a Brizy) who's work is no stranger to this blog. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjo-yDlqgJAxxcxC36nr0WBePtVqwJ7-Nuyv36lhcwQ5EmYV8w6AorRJ-Uj_vhX3Rvkug2_U74JCpbcJtk2gbI2jYbrWfIw2JJjupssZm4_DwtRoO50mMRK3QSQ0zdFkhQLBTLyeqaQ3CYgw7cijUX6xdQeR6EkLzc8hWeGrtfTLzePaGUoyUInhP/s648/Sabra%20Silver%20Surfer%20Jerusalem%20Israel%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20Incredible%20Hulk%20250%20tribute%20Bill%20Mantlo%20David%20Holsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="648" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjo-yDlqgJAxxcxC36nr0WBePtVqwJ7-Nuyv36lhcwQ5EmYV8w6AorRJ-Uj_vhX3Rvkug2_U74JCpbcJtk2gbI2jYbrWfIw2JJjupssZm4_DwtRoO50mMRK3QSQ0zdFkhQLBTLyeqaQ3CYgw7cijUX6xdQeR6EkLzc8hWeGrtfTLzePaGUoyUInhP/w385-h257/Sabra%20Silver%20Surfer%20Jerusalem%20Israel%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20Incredible%20Hulk%20250%20tribute%20Bill%20Mantlo%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This sketch card scene taking place in the skies of Israel's capital of Jerusalem was inspired by a splash page in Incredible Hulk 250 (1980) in which The Silver Surfer flies all over Earth lamenting his terrestrial imprisonment by Galactus. In the process he has these scant encounters with various international characters (like Sabra ofcourse) which acted as a prelude to their eventual Marvel Comics full appearance in upcoming issues of The Hulk...</p><p> <a href="https://earthsmightiestblog.com/hulk-250-1980/">https://earthsmightiestblog.com/hulk-250-1980/</a></p><p>But, in 1996 a Fantastic Four animated series would utilize that same Silver Surfer story line which gave us an animated version of Sabra's encounter with the surfer as seen here...<br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKyH94Ie9g"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKyH94Ie9g</a> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8HTc49vSZltelPtf7-husSloC_wfkQPYqgQK5wU-uQHlY3Px-ZgSM84WJlpydDH4uugDPkqDSJeQ5M_Vcw6oLMQPhsc5uUiOew7aA2EjZNHADSM48bxdOi7Vg6SXWwyTRFjSWYslxVoN0Tg6x22f4wpwaRkuOYT802NOYRG6NV4j50oUjQj1IXaI/s736/Japan%20Town%20Mural%20San%20Jose%20Godzilla%20King%20Kong%20Ultra%20Man%20Voltron%20Manga%20pop%20culture%20Bay%20Area%20public%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="736" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8HTc49vSZltelPtf7-husSloC_wfkQPYqgQK5wU-uQHlY3Px-ZgSM84WJlpydDH4uugDPkqDSJeQ5M_Vcw6oLMQPhsc5uUiOew7aA2EjZNHADSM48bxdOi7Vg6SXWwyTRFjSWYslxVoN0Tg6x22f4wpwaRkuOYT802NOYRG6NV4j50oUjQj1IXaI/w387-h263/Japan%20Town%20Mural%20San%20Jose%20Godzilla%20King%20Kong%20Ultra%20Man%20Voltron%20Manga%20pop%20culture%20Bay%20Area%20public%20art.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><p> It's been awhile since I've posted any local cool comic book/sci-fi pop culture public art. Here we have a fantastic mural of Godzilla, King Kong, Voltron and Ultraman playing the NES game system on Mecha Godzilla. It can be found in San Jose's Japan Town here in The San Francisco Bay Area. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jEs8tkiWjZWYYapW3KqcmAn2IFu5kChbcLcHqu5Yqz0V8CqGZ1xvE8fIP4CxUv8Xq-PjOZtSaMpTmnR_PfucYRxwXphAl3o9htyoPay1cy8rcxAiKz1Up-tJ3L-w5hStKwkt2CTb0jDG7znuu0WppKIuozsoO2ww5V9jHIMMOJpILa8GwlV0GNNx/s648/Raquel%20Welch%20Tom%20Sizemore%20Topol%20RIP%20dead%20celebrities%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="648" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jEs8tkiWjZWYYapW3KqcmAn2IFu5kChbcLcHqu5Yqz0V8CqGZ1xvE8fIP4CxUv8Xq-PjOZtSaMpTmnR_PfucYRxwXphAl3o9htyoPay1cy8rcxAiKz1Up-tJ3L-w5hStKwkt2CTb0jDG7znuu0WppKIuozsoO2ww5V9jHIMMOJpILa8GwlV0GNNx/w408-h169/Raquel%20Welch%20Tom%20Sizemore%20Topol%20RIP%20dead%20celebrities%202023.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><b>March 15th Update:</b> Well we're only about half way through March and already we've had a pretty long list of celebrities that have passed away this year. For me, Raquel Welch, Tom Sizemore (died too young) and Jewish Israeli actor Topol have been the ones that have saddened me the most. I go way back with Raquel Welch with films like Fantastic Voyage and Topol in Flash Gordon. Tom Sizemore came along later and although his sci-fi stuff like Red Planet wasn't bad, HEAT, Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan were his best moments as an actor. <br /><p></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-15745203089325354052023-02-12T00:05:00.003-08:002023-05-05T20:52:14.744-07:00I have something better then flowers for Valentine's Day this year
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTfM5XY4Wmx343LH5a7NYCId5bduTyhRJh4SZ8lB5zM9mTvhGBDyLLqRomfdpCSrSsmM-Jbz_c4UJJyxb2RNlolRQUC55Ag26kKIctRsoKiilKb3SudCSmWwGbubS6JQbdmaRn6ywV8OtnIB2UKE0suPOd_tuHgDlMpmFSbZ1nw3KjTnoyFJYMMfm/s576/ROM%20Spaceknight%20fan%20sketch%20art%20by%20Idan%20Knafo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTfM5XY4Wmx343LH5a7NYCId5bduTyhRJh4SZ8lB5zM9mTvhGBDyLLqRomfdpCSrSsmM-Jbz_c4UJJyxb2RNlolRQUC55Ag26kKIctRsoKiilKb3SudCSmWwGbubS6JQbdmaRn6ywV8OtnIB2UKE0suPOd_tuHgDlMpmFSbZ1nw3KjTnoyFJYMMfm/w391-h391/ROM%20Spaceknight%20fan%20sketch%20art%20by%20Idan%20Knafo.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><p>Although this piece has been around for well over 2 years, for reasons unknown this is still largely undiscovered by ROM fans. I'm a bit more partial to ROM fan art that's a bit more creative theme wise, but still I gotta say I've got nothing but love for this one. Not because Valentine's Day is just around corner, but because the figure composition in this piece is so perfect along with how ROM's armor looks with this artist's (Idan Knafo) particular style. And the colors, the colors are almost down right mesmerizing. This is where I found it . . .</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/artofidan/status/1330456189294043136">https://twitter.com/artofidan/status/1330456189294043136</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4DbtnOFMGlqIvc76vqSZN0SqYzeIKpEJOF9tZz9YRLxRePcKv5I0ADvE6gYFjTUssc_wwZx1vIRGLDknFlRi3VRYUQA7fIBTp6bB7zfEYH4CbTuNnxgkxgfmjAE3ddiggZuIvVyyELlHHCmTvp9DLzTB2k6SlZWDHVyLiqkR0BsODtCP-0PO4kN2/s612/flat%20CGI%20rendering%20Brandy%20Clark%20the%20bride%20of%20Hybrid%20ROM%20spaceknight%20annual%203%20tribute%20fan%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="566" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4DbtnOFMGlqIvc76vqSZN0SqYzeIKpEJOF9tZz9YRLxRePcKv5I0ADvE6gYFjTUssc_wwZx1vIRGLDknFlRi3VRYUQA7fIBTp6bB7zfEYH4CbTuNnxgkxgfmjAE3ddiggZuIvVyyELlHHCmTvp9DLzTB2k6SlZWDHVyLiqkR0BsODtCP-0PO4kN2/w387-h418/flat%20CGI%20rendering%20Brandy%20Clark%20the%20bride%20of%20Hybrid%20ROM%20spaceknight%20annual%203%20tribute%20fan%20art.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><p>This is actually something I threw together in photoshop several years
ago with some borrowed 3D renderings I found online but for some reason
I never posted it. But back then this piece only consisted of Brandy
Clark and Hybrid. Thanks to photos that have turned up on social media
in the past year or so of Alberto Diaz's insanely awesome custom
electronic ROM doll I now can include him in the scene. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvoAAL_ww47RerNdFNdeArBp_m6f0F3ty4of_fUh15iFYxD6Q2XcH3tJxbtrE7n0F-diSyFT4QAqrEGoQYJ-70snHVe8sxNXETmtHWmn1v3bgm7Yr6Q5Fm_LfT4WYiTuLsMZ86E4o_U_46kT77D3TUSg6hpgqwi7SuXm0XdKEyj9MWRMus5bpJVFl/s649/ROM%20Annual%203%20clip%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="576" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvoAAL_ww47RerNdFNdeArBp_m6f0F3ty4of_fUh15iFYxD6Q2XcH3tJxbtrE7n0F-diSyFT4QAqrEGoQYJ-70snHVe8sxNXETmtHWmn1v3bgm7Yr6Q5Fm_LfT4WYiTuLsMZ86E4o_U_46kT77D3TUSg6hpgqwi7SuXm0XdKEyj9MWRMus5bpJVFl/w411-h463/ROM%20Annual%203%20clip%20art.jpg" width="411" /></a></p><p>For those of you who have never read ROM Annual 3 or maybe it's been a
while I included this clip art in order to give the art work some
context. That last panel still grosses me out to this day</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvU6K4X5rHuqs1xahzIzg1tYcfurPzlmkWdp-wtTeaV1NHxb5R9TonrniqTPeJasbqquVII41rnET2yuRuO-Op05gqj5rk6IqIdFZFWtb0Yiv4Vrrqc9FNJMOF-EPsMXfHX0Xu19s9Jcitq3YhJSl-2iLY0f74dhnzuZCa-V-AZi_aQHnMBnevMu-/s628/Sabra%20and%20X-Men%20Giant%20Size%20Annual%201%20homage%20Ice-Man%20Marrow%20Cecilia%20Reyes%20fan%20art%20operation%20zero%20tolerance%20mutants%20Mossad%20Israel%20by%20David%20Wynne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="628" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvU6K4X5rHuqs1xahzIzg1tYcfurPzlmkWdp-wtTeaV1NHxb5R9TonrniqTPeJasbqquVII41rnET2yuRuO-Op05gqj5rk6IqIdFZFWtb0Yiv4Vrrqc9FNJMOF-EPsMXfHX0Xu19s9Jcitq3YhJSl-2iLY0f74dhnzuZCa-V-AZi_aQHnMBnevMu-/w382-h307/Sabra%20and%20X-Men%20Giant%20Size%20Annual%201%20homage%20Ice-Man%20Marrow%20Cecilia%20Reyes%20fan%20art%20operation%20zero%20tolerance%20mutants%20Mossad%20Israel%20by%20David%20Wynne.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><p>I
just by chance discovered this cool Sabra art work which belonged to a
podcast episode from early December last year. The episode covered part
of the Operation Zero Tolerance story arc in which Sabra was temporarily
teamed up with some members of The X-Men (Ice-Man and Marrow) as well
as with Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Hopefully most of you noticed the Giant Sized
X-Men Annual 1 cover art homage in David Wynne's art piece here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRZJgFFWG62dv_wXHxE9itqhfOrYszu_KTrrkn-Bpc4ly3pmDCtZFKBLMuWfJ7fAupM8WORraXjSmsJBvylNn885oP38Z9oy5ckDkkf8jAL9W7vIkH4oU8KWDG0x5jaeqbmBR4Ms_1tAiIEgGVARB1B3_5a2kE1P5X3H4uIF3HcnE9IcqJne12QjB/s576/X-Men%2069%20Sabra%20Israel%20Mossad%20Operation%20Zero%20Tolerance%20clip%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="576" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRZJgFFWG62dv_wXHxE9itqhfOrYszu_KTrrkn-Bpc4ly3pmDCtZFKBLMuWfJ7fAupM8WORraXjSmsJBvylNn885oP38Z9oy5ckDkkf8jAL9W7vIkH4oU8KWDG0x5jaeqbmBR4Ms_1tAiIEgGVARB1B3_5a2kE1P5X3H4uIF3HcnE9IcqJne12QjB/w392-h151/X-Men%2069%20Sabra%20Israel%20Mossad%20Operation%20Zero%20Tolerance%20clip%20art.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1ASQBqTmiNJicWANMRPXZANGSuD1v-lsQ94nnZSW2TUmWcrDD6Phak1U1fnqjftaM4m43-wLL_gircgp1UDEm76KKOfD-6xZCwHIa_e3i7zkqBazPj6RfnhofqiaI8RatY2WOhs4c3V_r-IlTe1YtGcI9aP2sj1CAmIhoHukuk1eCvjTz0ZsidLC/s613/BackintheBronzeAge%20Bronze%20Age%20Twitter%20fan%20poll%20ROM%20Micronauts%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="576" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1ASQBqTmiNJicWANMRPXZANGSuD1v-lsQ94nnZSW2TUmWcrDD6Phak1U1fnqjftaM4m43-wLL_gircgp1UDEm76KKOfD-6xZCwHIa_e3i7zkqBazPj6RfnhofqiaI8RatY2WOhs4c3V_r-IlTe1YtGcI9aP2sj1CAmIhoHukuk1eCvjTz0ZsidLC/w372-h395/BackintheBronzeAge%20Bronze%20Age%20Twitter%20fan%20poll%20ROM%20Micronauts%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><b>February 14th Update:</b> A poll closed this afternoon on the BacktotheBronzeAge twitter page. They periodically have these polls and sometimes ROM shows up in one of the categories. If memory serves me right, more often then not his category gets the most votes just like it did today. ROM had an early lead but toward the end The Micronauts started to close the gap but couldn't quite catch up by the time the poll closed.<br /><p><br /></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-33532165676814796512023-02-06T00:47:00.020-08:002023-03-20T23:38:11.885-07:00Sabra vs Captain America and new ROM in The Microverse fan art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mCo7akH5bHwW7jKc7CMv4kGFgpe8y39WXDmCc2nr6fk4SNfKM0wYrSmYzh-R97BSr94AlfszTUnsXRSr_edCTGhQZp4Nj2J5jJr1ZZJTtkJYVgtCpIXALxo5-T9PnnEJW3IYeGMuVromXRRl6idiQ7Mz-Fp2lkqiwXeya5FIZmT2vxKHbOOv2AqB/s648/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Acroyear%20Micronauts%20Microverse%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20fan%20art%20Erik%20Roman%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="648" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mCo7akH5bHwW7jKc7CMv4kGFgpe8y39WXDmCc2nr6fk4SNfKM0wYrSmYzh-R97BSr94AlfszTUnsXRSr_edCTGhQZp4Nj2J5jJr1ZZJTtkJYVgtCpIXALxo5-T9PnnEJW3IYeGMuVromXRRl6idiQ7Mz-Fp2lkqiwXeya5FIZmT2vxKHbOOv2AqB/w401-h263/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Acroyear%20Micronauts%20Microverse%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20fan%20art%20Erik%20Roman%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The sketch card you see below was originally done by artist Erik Roman. I liked it, but at the same time I felt it was missing something and that it had the potential to be turned into a great ROM and Micronauts cross over fan art piece.</div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pxjv08AFh83Y86rZpc4CzasQuA04zt05iLySmfKdEPXuD4TMGwM7J89rZvdRVBlIqHiGgx8VKfJRwaU7NqcAUxgAKvBGix_7PrAB1YipNeIY_6161-HEGDPfl57fo8GSpzW0SrfVur8vYKhJ2V6Dyw0oJf_mF0cAlpT5ZTFt08kof3hItfOeB2o0/s432/ROM%20spacenight%20Acroyear%20sketch%20card%20Erik%20Roman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="432" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pxjv08AFh83Y86rZpc4CzasQuA04zt05iLySmfKdEPXuD4TMGwM7J89rZvdRVBlIqHiGgx8VKfJRwaU7NqcAUxgAKvBGix_7PrAB1YipNeIY_6161-HEGDPfl57fo8GSpzW0SrfVur8vYKhJ2V6Dyw0oJf_mF0cAlpT5ZTFt08kof3hItfOeB2o0/w407-h270/ROM%20spacenight%20Acroyear%20sketch%20card%20Erik%20Roman.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><br />A number of photoshop tools and some borrowed elements from some Micronauts fan art of mine (see link) from many years back was all it took to give this sketch card a digital upgrade . . .<br /><div> <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/csuhsux/art/Micronauts-MEGO-toy-line-based-comic-strip-concept-865196068">https://www.deviantart.com/csuhsux/art/Micronauts-MEGO-toy-line-based-comic-strip-concept-865196068</a></div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnp93ZS66umXr0zLs_DX-Klxro6oqDG0JUTUvWIyZAa8hl64xKj5ht5I5MDEseVq30KF3JSgRuXWful97lUNwvy9xs-87mACOZ4tjLtFT7S9E668FhYbEBTsXaj5sP-CAqYm7UHf9L2ILuo8Ls02hu4Sq7KRDbXK0wts0nDZ9v0rCQoMDrOuwF30C/s632/Sabra%20cover%20concept%20fan%20sketch%20art%20Jerusalem%20marvel%20Jewish%20Israeli%20superheroes%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="432" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnp93ZS66umXr0zLs_DX-Klxro6oqDG0JUTUvWIyZAa8hl64xKj5ht5I5MDEseVq30KF3JSgRuXWful97lUNwvy9xs-87mACOZ4tjLtFT7S9E668FhYbEBTsXaj5sP-CAqYm7UHf9L2ILuo8Ls02hu4Sq7KRDbXK0wts0nDZ9v0rCQoMDrOuwF30C/w385-h564/Sabra%20cover%20concept%20fan%20sketch%20art%20Jerusalem%20marvel%20Jewish%20Israeli%20superheroes%20copy.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFp74dW2aaSrwSi_SVQ_ciSyAOUzKrKsjcshmkTbXZzNp9yhAoUfXPUsD1yhACL-Lq9z-d9IENBWPl7iEIpl5o9gYHt_6fZ706UsSLX84aniA-WxApLfUBn6W9Z3A40obiNsfvOKeHqF5piSIdnrMQ2sYtJE1wRZ0CE_Jsikj3wpaM1xPtgs_MgwB/s1001/Sabra%20vs%20Captain%20America%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbro%20unpublished%20fan%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="648" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFp74dW2aaSrwSi_SVQ_ciSyAOUzKrKsjcshmkTbXZzNp9yhAoUfXPUsD1yhACL-Lq9z-d9IENBWPl7iEIpl5o9gYHt_6fZ706UsSLX84aniA-WxApLfUBn6W9Z3A40obiNsfvOKeHqF5piSIdnrMQ2sYtJE1wRZ0CE_Jsikj3wpaM1xPtgs_MgwB/w403-h624/Sabra%20vs%20Captain%20America%20by%20Matt%20Yocum%20and%20Jake%20Bilbro%20unpublished%20fan%20art.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCcC0dFYSlMHCjhSMX-Pcz5yU1ZhV_zY8tUMDkyeBYpMGBQaV9jgVU2jrMnvlDuLfPm6qooyLCW7u-PirkuJfKcyGKDimo4gCriAPgkqgdM_eOzTpXX0ydA0EpXq48YHv8k13J-s4Xu3WKd4Xufhjxy8ndLKSa3xJFnOeC3AjnP9D6eBQH-tyFztK/s531/Sabra%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Israel%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20bonus%20pin%20up%20Jake%20Bibao%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="360" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCcC0dFYSlMHCjhSMX-Pcz5yU1ZhV_zY8tUMDkyeBYpMGBQaV9jgVU2jrMnvlDuLfPm6qooyLCW7u-PirkuJfKcyGKDimo4gCriAPgkqgdM_eOzTpXX0ydA0EpXq48YHv8k13J-s4Xu3WKd4Xufhjxy8ndLKSa3xJFnOeC3AjnP9D6eBQH-tyFztK/w405-h596/Sabra%20Jewish%20super%20hero%20Israel%20Marvel%20Comics%20fan%20art%20bonus%20pin%20up%20Jake%20Bibao%20copy.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><br /></div><div> These are a couple of a few unpublished pages having to do with stories about Israel's premiere super hero <b>Sabra</b> on the farcebook page of writer Matt Yocum that was posted back in 2013. It turns out they were pages that Yocum pitched to Marvel in order to give more exposer to artist Jake Bilbao in the hopes they would hire him for a Wolverine story Yocum wrote. However, despite the quality of Billbao's work Marvel instead hired Yocum to write a Sabra story. Matt Yocum is a United States Air Force veteran with a history of deep ties to Israel both in a personal and in a professional capacity. The Sabra story that Yocum wrote was a fantastic 8 page Astonishing Tales (digital only unfortunately) feature which was beautifully illustrated by Brazilian artist Adriana Melo.<p></p><div><a href="https://cmro.travis-starnes.com/detail.php?idvalue=27154">https://cmro.travis-starnes.com/detail.php?idvalue=27154</a><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-34484556682908525712023-01-23T08:59:00.048-08:002023-03-21T06:25:28.006-07:00It's 2023 but I'm still missing the 1980s<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNkdpd0CWGasGvEJbJKo5-kZ9Cto-FCMvR08DizQzZBZCW6DFV70oH9xerRmg5hu_ZCfsNqoASOq2N1CZF2UyvbCkTezycu9k00KbzzObcvXRWPL5OfnisVUjbpbAX7xxbpeyF_SbUjl3VWjseHNzBI1i4uSFOW5IoQddgVCEiVwdYZaIUsJh-Y6A/s837/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Easy%20Box%20complete%20collection%20redbubble%20t-shirt%20Over%20Power%20card%20Marvel%20Comics%20vinatge%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="837" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNkdpd0CWGasGvEJbJKo5-kZ9Cto-FCMvR08DizQzZBZCW6DFV70oH9xerRmg5hu_ZCfsNqoASOq2N1CZF2UyvbCkTezycu9k00KbzzObcvXRWPL5OfnisVUjbpbAX7xxbpeyF_SbUjl3VWjseHNzBI1i4uSFOW5IoQddgVCEiVwdYZaIUsJh-Y6A/w385-h254/ROM%20Spaceknight%20Easy%20Box%20complete%20collection%20redbubble%20t-shirt%20Over%20Power%20card%20Marvel%20Comics%20vinatge%20collection.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>Ya know how some times you just find yourself in the mood to showcase a given collection of something that makes you happy? I think often that might happen toward the end of a year or more at the beginning of the next one. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapHXlCvl7ZbEaDQB-FuRGeeaNJHIeRr7QVCCktLoz09YAXyd-LRbJY96-ncqSrUpGlsYT8CumF-XGNj8af8ABsl9FEUxH_eakmCXy0B-NzsPZADFr33CXCZ6O5oMquDxBRaVU9a2FcruntRkLchoRI004PlWL-sT2xK1BqJp5OJ0d2iU-5Rqo75VL/s576/ROM%20spaceknight%20wallpaper%20screen%20shot.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="576" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapHXlCvl7ZbEaDQB-FuRGeeaNJHIeRr7QVCCktLoz09YAXyd-LRbJY96-ncqSrUpGlsYT8CumF-XGNj8af8ABsl9FEUxH_eakmCXy0B-NzsPZADFr33CXCZ6O5oMquDxBRaVU9a2FcruntRkLchoRI004PlWL-sT2xK1BqJp5OJ0d2iU-5Rqo75VL/w400-h226/ROM%20spaceknight%20wallpaper%20screen%20shot.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR48t3di9Iw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR48t3di9Iw</a></div><p>Here's a youtube video I discovered recently that's worth having a look at. It won't have much of anything you haven't seen or heard before but it is very well produced. And it some how has managed to visually "repackage" and present the source material in way that makes the video not feel so redundant and boring like the majority of ROM related features on youtube. <br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7Ta1T3LGwZh0PGm-ChhGAHqs4xPAdOPRBFKyARAajgn3343cnTvdCf_R5vh1Pgzdj735zLXxwS7MmoDdtCQupt9AidCza81XhaGnt1aiDHJ1Anl8rJkOREFjXVcAb9p7iDNCo760zVVAi2_c-54E6fsju2c4J-N5GhvZpWiyvTuYPTA_t_Ysok3k/s540/Contest%20of%20Champions%202%20Sabra%20vs%20She-Hulk%20fan%20art%20Sketch%20card%20Israel%20superheroes%20Marvel%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="396" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7Ta1T3LGwZh0PGm-ChhGAHqs4xPAdOPRBFKyARAajgn3343cnTvdCf_R5vh1Pgzdj735zLXxwS7MmoDdtCQupt9AidCza81XhaGnt1aiDHJ1Anl8rJkOREFjXVcAb9p7iDNCo760zVVAi2_c-54E6fsju2c4J-N5GhvZpWiyvTuYPTA_t_Ysok3k/w338-h460/Contest%20of%20Champions%202%20Sabra%20vs%20She-Hulk%20fan%20art%20Sketch%20card%20Israel%20superheroes%20Marvel%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo.jpg" width="338" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't done any ROM related fan art yet this year nor have I come across anything that I thought any good. I the stuff I have done this year has been to some degree in response to a lot of the hate I saw online in late 2022. First up is this Contest of Champions fan art. I just don't understand all the hating on the Disney Plus She-Hulk series. I mean it wasn’t without it's problems but most of the social media bashing on it was so over the top especially when it came to all these right wing type hang ups. And ofcourse around the same time Marvel announced the upcoming debut of Sabra into the MCU which predictably stirred up the usual trolls made up of leftist antisemites and people from certain corners of the muslim world with anger management issues. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1jJUaAyAqF_5D8-TiG81GAq5z4Chwjpvjdv6j0cYtSW362TVUDAEHrAnma7JVVQ0VJA5AaHqP-yhUOID7-XFZoD7O3jascSHqC1gWU9p3fTjyne3f2oWyS6ph_scs_ChnmUJmAkVbhXo9vbBLVlat0YTWp6Ek_zduG_Bj372lR7ULtYNkvRKidYQ/s633/Star%20Wars%20Book%20of%20Boba%20Fett%20final%20season%201%20Mandalorian%20Rancor%20sketch%20Mos%20Espa%20Tatooine%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="468" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1jJUaAyAqF_5D8-TiG81GAq5z4Chwjpvjdv6j0cYtSW362TVUDAEHrAnma7JVVQ0VJA5AaHqP-yhUOID7-XFZoD7O3jascSHqC1gWU9p3fTjyne3f2oWyS6ph_scs_ChnmUJmAkVbhXo9vbBLVlat0YTWp6Ek_zduG_Bj372lR7ULtYNkvRKidYQ/w380-h513/Star%20Wars%20Book%20of%20Boba%20Fett%20final%20season%201%20Mandalorian%20Rancor%20sketch%20Mos%20Espa%20Tatooine%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">If you happen to be a Star Wars fan then you no doubt noticed all the
hating on the first season of The book of Boba Fett. Again, it wasn't
with out it's problems but over all I think it had way more pros then
cons plus the season finale was awesome. So I say fuck all the haters on
all that to.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbu_6razCDOkUtkHY5JjECqc9N1SetCOcaMJ5Gq7yHnm8lctz90TZFNkrcnWkgboWCs2VYJ6hTTB6i0eBRv1Z2ylNpi2oZaXu3Q8q61eeyT2ukpceTcAaoiUSiLxG1hCKHtQlDS7OIDtO9EUIwZIXbZZQwRCNkzM06C0jRAb8UkXZorlCAGPXG1YV/s760/Rom%20and%20Starshine%20spaceknight%20vs%20Deathwing%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo%20by%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="561" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbu_6razCDOkUtkHY5JjECqc9N1SetCOcaMJ5Gq7yHnm8lctz90TZFNkrcnWkgboWCs2VYJ6hTTB6i0eBRv1Z2ylNpi2oZaXu3Q8q61eeyT2ukpceTcAaoiUSiLxG1hCKHtQlDS7OIDtO9EUIwZIXbZZQwRCNkzM06C0jRAb8UkXZorlCAGPXG1YV/w390-h528/Rom%20and%20Starshine%20spaceknight%20vs%20Deathwing%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo%20by%20Kapandais%20Nikolaos.jpg" width="390" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>January 28th Update:</b> I was hoping to have some fan art to add to this
posting but I seriously doubt anything new that doesn't suck will turn up
any time soon so I decided to dig into my archive collection. After some
minor tweaks here and there to enhance it I'm presenting it again for
your viewing pleasure. This was originally done by Greek artist
Kapandais Nikolaos who also happens to be a collaborative partner and
friend.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14IRjs_sSOOWAGsdTrv3N2rWLlYL87cM0K76cGm8Hl6DbpyYV0Lhkb38prGnbsr2h7Y2voOyJIE9_0XBD6OL-eEyKJwbh0CuGPGqfAG5s1ReiGxU_MOVgwgUFN1Y4_VGq0VPT0h233VUC0Aog1AVZ-ck46aqSbpNE0YN50lg4wTaNB_I9uKmyXUFn/s421/ROM%20annual%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="421" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14IRjs_sSOOWAGsdTrv3N2rWLlYL87cM0K76cGm8Hl6DbpyYV0Lhkb38prGnbsr2h7Y2voOyJIE9_0XBD6OL-eEyKJwbh0CuGPGqfAG5s1ReiGxU_MOVgwgUFN1Y4_VGq0VPT0h233VUC0Aog1AVZ-ck46aqSbpNE0YN50lg4wTaNB_I9uKmyXUFn/w394-h349/ROM%20annual%203.jpg" width="394" /></a></div></div><div><p>ROM Annual 3</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-5801650057086156592022-11-01T23:54:00.082-07:002023-03-21T22:23:47.801-07:00Will 2023 be a Happy New Year?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrrQutXL7D1G_gIu6mYmxfD9NSKs7zoDy7mXuuRcGJl426fh6VU1b2alHwS9-opDvO8IRwXmy3xEQpzhbmnvQTF6eZ3DDOKbZRnkwD_xRdpfsgM7ZjSo58Ntyxu0BOmRwJ8izzAnWbBmL2shwRhaMetgUU2qExRUB84zSmaAVPSxZ5YookXI88R3T/s606/ROM%20spaceknight%20Sabra%20Captain%20Marvel%20America%20Iron%20Man%20team%20up%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="606" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrrQutXL7D1G_gIu6mYmxfD9NSKs7zoDy7mXuuRcGJl426fh6VU1b2alHwS9-opDvO8IRwXmy3xEQpzhbmnvQTF6eZ3DDOKbZRnkwD_xRdpfsgM7ZjSo58Ntyxu0BOmRwJ8izzAnWbBmL2shwRhaMetgUU2qExRUB84zSmaAVPSxZ5YookXI88R3T/w403-h274/ROM%20spaceknight%20Sabra%20Captain%20Marvel%20America%20Iron%20Man%20team%20up%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For openers, I wanted to repost this fan art that I originally did right after I saw Captain America The Winter Soldier when it came out in theaters. Yeah, it's been almost 8 years now since that movie came out. Yeah I know, where does the time go right? But when I first posted it I only had Sabra and Captain America along with ROM. All these years I never quite felt like the scene was truly complete. So I recently added Iron Man and the Monica Rambeau Captain Marvel. There was too much unused space before so now it looks right. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoVnGvmPmp7s84QWeRnmfHcQYYIG_qiQncsLUqzv9tOW-cA1ske9k4Sc64pkuyfxf4S_SCPIjBzTEFpzET7PKmhBbIIEqGoN50rZ9vlnQUUfrhY6UskqwiquGhlw1cMGNcOb-7cPYY1v8J_DatFf2Jp9B0WC3hnDqR4sbU1R-jXtRNB92RcpQ701s/s790/Marvel%2075th%20Anniversary%20Celebration%20Licensed%20Contest%20of%20Champions%20splash%20page%20full%20image%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronuats%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="578" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoVnGvmPmp7s84QWeRnmfHcQYYIG_qiQncsLUqzv9tOW-cA1ske9k4Sc64pkuyfxf4S_SCPIjBzTEFpzET7PKmhBbIIEqGoN50rZ9vlnQUUfrhY6UskqwiquGhlw1cMGNcOb-7cPYY1v8J_DatFf2Jp9B0WC3hnDqR4sbU1R-jXtRNB92RcpQ701s/w369-h504/Marvel%2075th%20Anniversary%20Celebration%20Licensed%20Contest%20of%20Champions%20splash%20page%20full%20image%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Micronuats%20Godzilla%20Shogun%20Warriors.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><p>Now here's something new! This awesome splash page style fan art may look familiar to you. But at the same time you're sure you've never actually seen it before. I believe the art work was done by <b>Alan Davis</b> who's easily among the best of the best when it comes to Marvel 80s artists . . . <a href="https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-nova-vs-dire-wraiths-halloween-e.html">https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-nova-vs-dire-wraiths-halloween-e.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNx4JFDloyWCWguC1jXIeUcKW-tVa-9H5S9kMI7VzvBQnWWzz4W0K37GQjT5ETU7Fh71M9DEzjxWHk_9qOrvOLAMQMc-Kczdi4f6DyYFk6iP6jiDmeuUyMrc4RLfHFeEYjlExqWLNqmVeg25C7bHNgm-BqeC0dpEwVC2stqhl9GXN_bnmXoc_KMW-/s800/100%20dpi%20Sabra%20Ruth%20Bat%20Seraph%20Sam%20Wilson%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20Israel%20fan%20art%20controversy%20MCU%20Gal%20Gadot%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="800" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNx4JFDloyWCWguC1jXIeUcKW-tVa-9H5S9kMI7VzvBQnWWzz4W0K37GQjT5ETU7Fh71M9DEzjxWHk_9qOrvOLAMQMc-Kczdi4f6DyYFk6iP6jiDmeuUyMrc4RLfHFeEYjlExqWLNqmVeg25C7bHNgm-BqeC0dpEwVC2stqhl9GXN_bnmXoc_KMW-/w406-h303/100%20dpi%20Sabra%20Ruth%20Bat%20Seraph%20Sam%20Wilson%20Captain%20America%20New%20World%20Order%20Israel%20fan%20art%20controversy%20MCU%20Gal%20Gadot%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div>With just two months to go before new year's eve I find myself wondering what kind of year 2023 will be for a number of reasons. When it comes to Captain America: New World Order we're not gonna be able to see it next year but you can bet there's gonna be plenty of promotional marketing and leaks for fan boys to discuss and debate all year long. No doubt through out next year we'll also start to get a better idea of the MCU's interpretation of the Sabra character. I can't help but wonder if that will prompt another wave of antisemitic nut jobs on social media acting like a bunch of babies with soiled diapers. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then ofcourse there are the other questions about 2023. Is covid going to be even further in the rear view mirror? Will there be any progress made on any meaningful steps to mitigate climate change? And then there's the war in Ukraine brought on by putin's insane invasion. I don't even want to think about how many different ways that could get even worse but I'm still so impressed with the gains Ukraine have made and in general with their tactical ingenuity and fighting spirit. I hope putin gets testicular cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease and complications from an enlarged prostate all at the same time next year. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn4gbgag3XNT9gYXvSfRRZicaSR6BIFBh4wiOvik64hHBqKsVcAvJuYbeLGKnLk8B2B3G5VKAElcxnxZTY0kLorDQjJuEw8tQ55T5PvuuNgjwKExj_1zSFb71pXy7v5ZicsgIA6JCh4VcejHLvrbkvI5_ApeKnrnz897tUQ6B-tEBZaa-wX4VYJjZ/s564/Black%20Panther%20Wakanda%20Forever%20mural%20public%20art%20Castro%20Valley%20CA%20CRUSH%20Comics%20Chabot%20theater.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="564" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn4gbgag3XNT9gYXvSfRRZicaSR6BIFBh4wiOvik64hHBqKsVcAvJuYbeLGKnLk8B2B3G5VKAElcxnxZTY0kLorDQjJuEw8tQ55T5PvuuNgjwKExj_1zSFb71pXy7v5ZicsgIA6JCh4VcejHLvrbkvI5_ApeKnrnz897tUQ6B-tEBZaa-wX4VYJjZ/w393-h348/Black%20Panther%20Wakanda%20Forever%20mural%20public%20art%20Castro%20Valley%20CA%20CRUSH%20Comics%20Chabot%20theater.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><b>November 15th Update: </b>I managed to see Black Panther Wakanda forever on opening weekend and I enjoyed it for the most part. The cast really raised their game in the absence of Chadwick Boseman's presence and the writing was well done as both a sequel and in regards to paying tribute to Boseman's legacy. I'm still on the fence about the MCU's interpretation of The Sub-Mariner character and there's a few relatively minor aspects of the film that could have been handled better or but like I said overall it was pretty good.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xXbnbAkEB8znYhkCKpvdhfX0EsOohJwn61mJm3z0cHLQjrMi8RsS17lWunBuhgrtp8ZfA0-iC0ZXDylcUFlx59MMZf7NK_XbxyH_VmBh7Zr-UcHf06lWyGJdtZ3NpTLC75gJhofcOEiCc0cOJU7A6ILqY83631_dMkTNK4BTI9FfgEo-ZyCZxV0C/s216/Kevin%20Conroy%20rest%20in%20peace%20Batman%20voice%20actor.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="216" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xXbnbAkEB8znYhkCKpvdhfX0EsOohJwn61mJm3z0cHLQjrMi8RsS17lWunBuhgrtp8ZfA0-iC0ZXDylcUFlx59MMZf7NK_XbxyH_VmBh7Zr-UcHf06lWyGJdtZ3NpTLC75gJhofcOEiCc0cOJU7A6ILqY83631_dMkTNK4BTI9FfgEo-ZyCZxV0C/s1600/Kevin%20Conroy%20rest%20in%20peace%20Batman%20voice%20actor.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p>I'm a bit late to the game on this recent bit of sad news from last week about the passing of Batman voice actor extraordinaire Kevin Conroy. In the past few days I've learned a little more about the man aside from his many years of work as a voice actor, he seemed like a really nice guy. I gotta wonder if his volunteer work at ground zero right after 911 had something to do with the damn cancer that ended his life at only 66 years old?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgj3oNFLeit3pv0j5QRbG-4Fn1P1ca7Fa0bRyMtSNIc6XhfWnjlYIzTg_-fGolc0mv-MKAsSykt6BEk4DdAAlSe-YxhxgNfM0HXuUXMnU6k0sgriuO58-G2AUAXinFtV6UcbREgYc80JEn66kixZZrKPBB1bN9wz7aMI9zIxEGvTNZnn8VojeKEtQ/s576/The%20Torpedo%20Brock%20Jones%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Daredevil%20Hulk%20dire%20wraiths%20Bronze%20Age%20Marvel%20Premier%20Comics%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20Marv%20Wolfman%20Bill%20Mantlo%20david%20holsey%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgj3oNFLeit3pv0j5QRbG-4Fn1P1ca7Fa0bRyMtSNIc6XhfWnjlYIzTg_-fGolc0mv-MKAsSykt6BEk4DdAAlSe-YxhxgNfM0HXuUXMnU6k0sgriuO58-G2AUAXinFtV6UcbREgYc80JEn66kixZZrKPBB1bN9wz7aMI9zIxEGvTNZnn8VojeKEtQ/w398-h530/The%20Torpedo%20Brock%20Jones%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Daredevil%20Hulk%20dire%20wraiths%20Bronze%20Age%20Marvel%20Premier%20Comics%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20Marv%20Wolfman%20Bill%20Mantlo%20david%20holsey%20.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>November 29th Update: </b>Just did this latest sketch card over the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend. It's been a while since I've done any fan art with The Torpedo.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3Z5R-kyqZPho0msj6O7MKATpV7U4kM9WIUwdNRpThUkxY8MYfUF3o3Vq8MS4dLkCpJ8gZJjzXpVyBVS8VW3hHbkX8oV-OC9V_z9mnvqJVmBC-GHLarRFwqvWa_RmVX5VmLHHYkftPipnfzxKMUIqyqrJ5PDNNRWzqrLbrzEyPWuZJ77dByrIrQvS/s213/Kirstie%20Alley%20Savvik%20Star%20Trek.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="182" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3Z5R-kyqZPho0msj6O7MKATpV7U4kM9WIUwdNRpThUkxY8MYfUF3o3Vq8MS4dLkCpJ8gZJjzXpVyBVS8VW3hHbkX8oV-OC9V_z9mnvqJVmBC-GHLarRFwqvWa_RmVX5VmLHHYkftPipnfzxKMUIqyqrJ5PDNNRWzqrLbrzEyPWuZJ77dByrIrQvS/w131-h153/Kirstie%20Alley%20Savvik%20Star%20Trek.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p><b> December 6th Update:</b> </p><p>Truth be told, I'm not really a big fan of Kirstie Alley as a person. But in light of her sudden passing from cancer (which a happened to fall on my birthday of all days) I still feel obliged to give her a shout out for some of her past work as an actress I've enjoyed. That work being her appearances in films like Runaway, Village of The Damned and ofcourse as Lt. Savvik from Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3J7ww7mZuTOT2Kd5BD1RwWqZrmHU84FkcMStqds8D5cJqvbbzojBM6XPPXHNoWCTQnqfk3MQrAOBltlgdK2q9fBCLRJxg-O8zauGDWUkmMgj9E-jMcn5KFlHsMCCDJwG5pjlcvmKrgiXxpkPp2UsbNQi56xHnacuyuMsOkCGe-O4XvQ0t4JffTWy/s363/Lafayette%20CA%20War%20Memorial%20Ukraine%20solidarity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="363" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3J7ww7mZuTOT2Kd5BD1RwWqZrmHU84FkcMStqds8D5cJqvbbzojBM6XPPXHNoWCTQnqfk3MQrAOBltlgdK2q9fBCLRJxg-O8zauGDWUkmMgj9E-jMcn5KFlHsMCCDJwG5pjlcvmKrgiXxpkPp2UsbNQi56xHnacuyuMsOkCGe-O4XvQ0t4JffTWy/w382-h249/Lafayette%20CA%20War%20Memorial%20Ukraine%20solidarity.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Lafayette California Stands with Ukraine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-79560355361933092602022-10-08T19:01:00.059-07:002022-10-30T21:45:00.656-07:00Easter eggs and cameos<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdHK2FJp_YHHA8zX1SfBoOCDImjYEsStPqHUliLgJ78OAySjd8i-0ZWhiZ9XjUFJ1HP_uWPoghtYjwzrwaPXbMZKYpI88Mb52CnTyYCTRUzIES62qKNTxlWMLv_E3Ca_UDdXwyabLo_M4Il_KxoIvlNsnGQAJRDk4gF8ERjwflcqsKiVz1juZFBOr/s960/All%20Star%20Squadron%201%20cover%20homage%20faux%20cover%20fan%20art%20Star%20Lord%20Flash%20Gordon%20Adam%20Strange%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Mandalorian%20Multiverse%20Easter%20egg%20Roberto%20Coltro.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="619" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdHK2FJp_YHHA8zX1SfBoOCDImjYEsStPqHUliLgJ78OAySjd8i-0ZWhiZ9XjUFJ1HP_uWPoghtYjwzrwaPXbMZKYpI88Mb52CnTyYCTRUzIES62qKNTxlWMLv_E3Ca_UDdXwyabLo_M4Il_KxoIvlNsnGQAJRDk4gF8ERjwflcqsKiVz1juZFBOr/w378-h586/All%20Star%20Squadron%201%20cover%20homage%20faux%20cover%20fan%20art%20Star%20Lord%20Flash%20Gordon%20Adam%20Strange%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Mandalorian%20Multiverse%20Easter%20egg%20Roberto%20Coltro.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><p>Today I inadvertently came across this really cool fan made cover art homage to All Star Squadron issue 1. It was on some site called Tumpik which I've never heard of before. The Tumpik page this art work was labeled as "Art Edit Credit to Roberto Coltro" so I guess Mr. Coltro is the artist. If you're a comic book fan then it's a good chance you've seen the source material this homage is based on but if you don't recall what the original cover art looks like a Google search take care of that easy enough. But this piece has a lot going for it along with being a nice cover art homage.</p><p>Although I'm quite grateful that among this multiverse Easter eggs collection we have The Greatest of The Spaceknights present, there's a lot of other great ones as well spanning from many different genres of sci-fi and comic book pop culture. I mean look at them there's Mr. Spock, Space Ghost, Silver Hawks and even The Mandalorian just to name a few. Also, the cover art has both Flash Gordon and Star Lord in it even though that's not the MCU or even the contemporary Marvel Comics Star Lord. It reminds me of the scene from Avengers: Infinity War where Tony Stark sarcastically refers to Peter Quill as Flash Gordon in which Quill responds by letting Tony know he considers that a compliment. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJYr0qd1KY9WuyPcCJ5GtlcqgJfSTpIj3V7fuQClWl9vCgxlQd-_xIovfiwtlY5TIOHIUm4XzrksOoMDYYUcX_FbKPvb2x2CXed8JNRMikgGr5h5SihZwrmo1FYrYIWBc7RrXSSTIfMmxy0TaNWvfHecgLyu5zWAoBemm9_FjZcWb9ckm7jdt-Gii/s815/Dire%20Wraith%20appearance%20UK%20Marvel%20Mys-Tech%20UN-EARTH%20Cavern%20IzzY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="576" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJYr0qd1KY9WuyPcCJ5GtlcqgJfSTpIj3V7fuQClWl9vCgxlQd-_xIovfiwtlY5TIOHIUm4XzrksOoMDYYUcX_FbKPvb2x2CXed8JNRMikgGr5h5SihZwrmo1FYrYIWBc7RrXSSTIfMmxy0TaNWvfHecgLyu5zWAoBemm9_FjZcWb9ckm7jdt-Gii/w404-h572/Dire%20Wraith%20appearance%20UK%20Marvel%20Mys-Tech%20UN-EARTH%20Cavern%20IzzY.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><p>What you see here is a page from some sort of UK publication from the 90s that I think was affiliated with Marvel some how although I don't think there was any sort of official cross over story lines with the main stream Marvel Universe at the time. I'm not a big fan of the artist's caricaturist style when it comes to drawing people and the coloring needs some work. But the dire wraith is drawn quite well and having Forge's Neutralizer in the scene is a nice touch. Gotta think the artist and or writer was a ROM fan.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1_q_3Hh1GPhM6cwRKfPaepPgie8UQKWk4J1qfo826i6hGrPaNR48vs1fJXu55Qvvsd5X2lb5iwSGoRtNtszLqhqFR1Tj0f38rRgvSWXXIi0Z9BvWxEJ2jkcge-dWMI9OcTjo33xuo_wWAFxBwoQsCJT7QRSzrE6pSpJkJVa891a64hw5_EzEP49D/s659/Incredible%20HULK%20250%20letters%20page%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema%20ROM%20spaceknight%20promo%20Sabra%20cameo%20page%2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="659" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1_q_3Hh1GPhM6cwRKfPaepPgie8UQKWk4J1qfo826i6hGrPaNR48vs1fJXu55Qvvsd5X2lb5iwSGoRtNtszLqhqFR1Tj0f38rRgvSWXXIi0Z9BvWxEJ2jkcge-dWMI9OcTjo33xuo_wWAFxBwoQsCJT7QRSzrE6pSpJkJVa891a64hw5_EzEP49D/w387-h174/Incredible%20HULK%20250%20letters%20page%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Sal%20Buscema%20ROM%20spaceknight%20promo%20Sabra%20cameo%20page%2018.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><p>I was reading a copy of Incredible HULK yesterday and discovered two things. The first being that Sabra actually made a cameo appearance, meaning that technically speaking Incredible Hulk 256 was not her first Marvel Comics appearance. Considering how big of a Sabra fan I am I'm kinda embarrassed I didn't know have known that already. And the letters page also had this informal ROM promo. After reading that letter it's hard to imagine even a sub standard inker making Sal's pencils look lack luster. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8VH5uJVgmkV2fL2Id101P8PDWTaz8xEGGayioHLJeYfVSljQ3P3tU-xUnN7YQ_z2WMKJaM5jIw3i1uIkximh4r84rurBamdOTPl5VX0RZfGoJSNk-bys_knY-5x-bMbkXnhsSmmFqZC51HXeY11Q61AdhcqzvdirtSg0L-5MnALIF_e_eULx2ov9/s641/Silver%20Surfer%20Sabra%20cameo%20Fantastic%20Four%20cartoon%20episode%2026%20season%202%20Marvel%20Comics%20Israel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="641" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8VH5uJVgmkV2fL2Id101P8PDWTaz8xEGGayioHLJeYfVSljQ3P3tU-xUnN7YQ_z2WMKJaM5jIw3i1uIkximh4r84rurBamdOTPl5VX0RZfGoJSNk-bys_knY-5x-bMbkXnhsSmmFqZC51HXeY11Q61AdhcqzvdirtSg0L-5MnALIF_e_eULx2ov9/w407-h294/Silver%20Surfer%20Sabra%20cameo%20Fantastic%20Four%20cartoon%20episode%2026%20season%202%20Marvel%20Comics%20Israel.jpg" width="407" /></a></div>I recently found out that Marvel Comic Books is actually not the only media Sabra has appeared in. She also made a cameo appearance in the mid 90s Fantastic Four cartoon series episode 26. Her cameo was proceeded by a few others as The Silver Surfer flew through various parts of the world. I think that was a nod to Incredible Hulk 250 in which we see a similar event that gave us cameos of what was then new Marvel characters like Sabra and The Arabian knight among others.<br /> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06gS2j50GmvbMhhnWol-QTna8T9KCQ4vOunGUwJ2ZMIUahT0v49ewdvDOaoFFn2brKbsZM5YEf-BDTq3ba2yuImFw2c7MAnGQ-thJeaJSGV53X98yskt0jwIwJ_FCODwF-ckrAAJjgMw_lAa6Bd9g5Pq31aWuAqAca4EePDd-L9RehrF23JEtzVUD/s216/Louise%20Fletcher%20rest%20in%20peace%20farewell%20Deep%20Space%209%20DS9%20Nurse%20Ratchet%20Kia%20Winn%20Firestarter%20celebrity%20deaths%202022.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="216" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06gS2j50GmvbMhhnWol-QTna8T9KCQ4vOunGUwJ2ZMIUahT0v49ewdvDOaoFFn2brKbsZM5YEf-BDTq3ba2yuImFw2c7MAnGQ-thJeaJSGV53X98yskt0jwIwJ_FCODwF-ckrAAJjgMw_lAa6Bd9g5Pq31aWuAqAca4EePDd-L9RehrF23JEtzVUD/s1600/Louise%20Fletcher%20rest%20in%20peace%20farewell%20Deep%20Space%209%20DS9%20Nurse%20Ratchet%20Kia%20Winn%20Firestarter%20celebrity%20deaths%202022.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p><b>October 13th Update:</b> Ya know it really pisses me off what celebrity deaths the media chooses to give a lot of attention to and which others they hardly make any mention off. I just found out about the passing of <b>Louise Fletcher</b> late last month. Fletcher was best known for her antagonistic roles as Nurse Ratchet from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and as Kia Winn from Star Trek: Deep Space 9. That was a great Star Trek series and she played one of those characters you love to hate, but in a good way. When you look back at her decades old acting career you'll realize she's popped up in many other roles you may not have recognized her in at the time such as in the 80s science fiction horror classic Firestarter. Fletcher was 88 years old.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmK04lTs3azQxfjNH7kCZRfpA8KRL_zizuOnpeInBSSlGUw8NaUC6QVtyUhsnnS4chVgvaSoG-DpgnNojEugwNbwytnl-EsNQTfWWGUjDPgCQ517MLiCV3QE7RHZ6aMYfNpazvyk6ytYpFMaOf9Y2ZbKDjmRzgaKlxg4iOv-1zZpSbcNX9Y8nmxCr/s720/David%20Warner%20actor%20TRON%20Time%20Bandits%20Star%20Trek%20RIP%20rest%20in%20peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="720" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmK04lTs3azQxfjNH7kCZRfpA8KRL_zizuOnpeInBSSlGUw8NaUC6QVtyUhsnnS4chVgvaSoG-DpgnNojEugwNbwytnl-EsNQTfWWGUjDPgCQ517MLiCV3QE7RHZ6aMYfNpazvyk6ytYpFMaOf9Y2ZbKDjmRzgaKlxg4iOv-1zZpSbcNX9Y8nmxCr/w419-h229/David%20Warner%20actor%20TRON%20Time%20Bandits%20Star%20Trek%20RIP%20rest%20in%20peace.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><p><b>October 21st Update: </b>Well here we go again with note worthy celebrity deaths missed by the media. I just found out that actor David Warner passed away at 80 way back in July. Ya know, it's not like his acting career consisted of just some commercials and as an extra on a few TV shows or something. TRON, Time Bandits, numerous Star Trek characters, The Titanic, Time After Time and the list just goes on forever. Rest in peace David and fuck the mainstream media for hardly saying a thing about your passing or the amazing work you did for decades but gave us 24/7 coverage of Queen Elizabeth's death for almost 2 or so goddamn weeks. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zRNalVpuEjcCNDSMt3ZULZVkt4Td0EKFWLm84wMppoD6U5rpdoGrVfVJ7gjScBy7yHgxWCS56z-18yTl61ufKUjQf4vVqt89GhGVJoplJ20TFpIa2NEq5HY8SkvNsVSbi4wcNlVEvgG6h2Wa8zDmtXMEu6ek6rXVY7zGkbUgDlCAK7rnk2Y1JS1X/s568/Ukrainian%20Orthodox%20Church%20of%20St,%20Michael%20American%20flags%20Stand%20with%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20San%20Francisco%20CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="568" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zRNalVpuEjcCNDSMt3ZULZVkt4Td0EKFWLm84wMppoD6U5rpdoGrVfVJ7gjScBy7yHgxWCS56z-18yTl61ufKUjQf4vVqt89GhGVJoplJ20TFpIa2NEq5HY8SkvNsVSbi4wcNlVEvgG6h2Wa8zDmtXMEu6ek6rXVY7zGkbUgDlCAK7rnk2Y1JS1X/w369-h240/Ukrainian%20Orthodox%20Church%20of%20St,%20Michael%20American%20flags%20Stand%20with%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20San%20Francisco%20CA.jpg" width="369" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-87334203649772523702022-09-01T10:12:00.041-07:002023-08-20T01:53:32.886-07:00Legacies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjmafmPOzz1z96kpdXtUz275RQDrjORB82JVjetOuxgSinSydlMHP2zgcpFALjYq9pYm38msUroaj8sNgby_PCQ-7I0_GGO31RTlxkO-mVm5tB7MQx5_xcM3JfciLe01dqvhhkFMOwvUoJ6rNFjg8qjh_NDjQXE3MraQiRkDxukgmCKsIhUqZGO7q/s646/TRON%20Legacy%20movie%20sequal%20mural%20San%20Francisco%20California%20public%20fan%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="554" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjmafmPOzz1z96kpdXtUz275RQDrjORB82JVjetOuxgSinSydlMHP2zgcpFALjYq9pYm38msUroaj8sNgby_PCQ-7I0_GGO31RTlxkO-mVm5tB7MQx5_xcM3JfciLe01dqvhhkFMOwvUoJ6rNFjg8qjh_NDjQXE3MraQiRkDxukgmCKsIhUqZGO7q/w387-h451/TRON%20Legacy%20movie%20sequal%20mural%20San%20Francisco%20California%20public%20fan%20art.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><p>So from time to time I like to post public art I discover that's related to the comic book/sci-fi/fantasy genre that I discover by chance. Well here's the latest on, which I found in San Francisco recently. As you can see it's clearly derived from TRON Legacy. A really beautiful mural especially on the details on her face it's just too bad it wasn't done on a smoother surface instead of a corrugated roll up door.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3eELynwHOGLbQCQDhdrCBFkO6zHiGxXTUzLb6efRupOcmZiiyN7hIQTCKEnLEjCBvQjn4HXpApG0t3MPbLv_paYlj-Vn32ZrKYcOZmcJJ8zWrAlWfsJGndaQRD4EVpDAsigDm154NcqVYPrlI7FMNqzuxj9b22veSRwibobPib_VBhvflrV4-FBh/s626/TRON%20Legacy%20trailer%20The%20Black%20Hole%20Rubix%20Cube%20ROM%20spaceknight%2026%20Easter%20Eggs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="626" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3eELynwHOGLbQCQDhdrCBFkO6zHiGxXTUzLb6efRupOcmZiiyN7hIQTCKEnLEjCBvQjn4HXpApG0t3MPbLv_paYlj-Vn32ZrKYcOZmcJJ8zWrAlWfsJGndaQRD4EVpDAsigDm154NcqVYPrlI7FMNqzuxj9b22veSRwibobPib_VBhvflrV4-FBh/w394-h271/TRON%20Legacy%20trailer%20The%20Black%20Hole%20Rubix%20Cube%20ROM%20spaceknight%2026%20Easter%20Eggs.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>And I just wanted to also remind you that the TRON Legacy trailer 2 included a brief shot of ROM spaceknight 26 along with some other cool 80s Easter eggs.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW0qJx2jhSaOPAmusAPpZqtJQDAo7Vwn41LMi0H2-5nCd1uRyU2R2v392LDrrm8gi5Q5M_o7TOijoTvOf4Ugu8h-MvCvNCvWWVyFg13QbD1fv-RcmPZRaPvb5p9LzY9PPKDEKX5o4Fg_8e7FyZ-JEYQW_ZaU48nNZWQwD8f9Py83E7r7-6NVCEJMh/s579/ROM%20Firefall%20spaceknights%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20invasion%20fleet%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="432" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW0qJx2jhSaOPAmusAPpZqtJQDAo7Vwn41LMi0H2-5nCd1uRyU2R2v392LDrrm8gi5Q5M_o7TOijoTvOf4Ugu8h-MvCvNCvWWVyFg13QbD1fv-RcmPZRaPvb5p9LzY9PPKDEKX5o4Fg_8e7FyZ-JEYQW_ZaU48nNZWQwD8f9Py83E7r7-6NVCEJMh/w351-h470/ROM%20Firefall%20spaceknights%20vs%20dire%20wraith%20invasion%20fleet%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20Marvel%20Comics%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="351" /></a> <br /></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In this latest sketch card fan art, an unknown spaceknight takes center stage in repelling a dire wraith invasion war fleet. </p><p></p><p><b></b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dby2kc19i3jB1M5pcCCJLWF8acTNX0urq9XVa6KBhhRMsGYn1QzVO1s3om07H90TnpV11EszCGMPon4zw4dRllnVoLwxQR2XMw1Kw_jfaKK4PVhIgNoXOWbcajFuqrF3mqJKKTKNNrRV-cFyPZJeb8hq8wmgXeOtNCswo9ieGHYfubpmHLp9XQWv/s570/Sabra%20vs%20Incredible%20Hulk%20256%20fan%20art%20Sabra%20vs%20morality%20police%20iran%20hijab%20protests%20Israel%202022%20MCU%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="570" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dby2kc19i3jB1M5pcCCJLWF8acTNX0urq9XVa6KBhhRMsGYn1QzVO1s3om07H90TnpV11EszCGMPon4zw4dRllnVoLwxQR2XMw1Kw_jfaKK4PVhIgNoXOWbcajFuqrF3mqJKKTKNNrRV-cFyPZJeb8hq8wmgXeOtNCswo9ieGHYfubpmHLp9XQWv/w414-h264/Sabra%20vs%20Incredible%20Hulk%20256%20fan%20art%20Sabra%20vs%20morality%20police%20iran%20hijab%20protests%20Israel%202022%20MCU%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" width="414" /></a></b></div><b> </b><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery</a><br /><p></p><p><b>September 11 Update:</b> On something of a side note here. I have to mention how much of a
pleasant surprise last week's announcement of Sabra's inclusion into the
MCU was to me. As was the casting choice of Shira Hass given her age
and physic. What wasn't a big surprise at all was the antisemitic
backlash on social media. The MCU's interpretation of the Sabra
character in Captain America: New World Order will be interesting to say
the least and needless to say I'm looking forward to seeing how this
continues to unfold over the next year or so. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-716850">https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-716850</a><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueJ-FRwrH_UIPX3ZOUthipe1ducG2eB6j1ur7ALB_exkrR7WsGaBEwugvRpG31nqZ4PRqhrItYFi3EK9QgpbrBhHuyvDD1cTjcDLxoiE68mdFYwUQq-Pdk6K2PgKtuyndyp4pE9ouQRSC-dL5vcWOX7TnV9uRcASU7NdYQ34rVz2uWs4XJdWHVbco/s432/Stand%20with%20Ukraine%20yard%20sign%20fuck%20putin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="432" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueJ-FRwrH_UIPX3ZOUthipe1ducG2eB6j1ur7ALB_exkrR7WsGaBEwugvRpG31nqZ4PRqhrItYFi3EK9QgpbrBhHuyvDD1cTjcDLxoiE68mdFYwUQq-Pdk6K2PgKtuyndyp4pE9ouQRSC-dL5vcWOX7TnV9uRcASU7NdYQ34rVz2uWs4XJdWHVbco/s320/Stand%20with%20Ukraine%20yard%20sign%20fuck%20putin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br />Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-86901151329576954962022-08-16T09:42:00.026-07:002023-03-20T23:48:22.767-07:00Something Dire This Way Comes
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvlb7gMVg-4vUDqz_7p2B2AqE32eVykfr4JwYOZZ42d67RvB1KM6LwJ_0hz2Rjq1WXUgqkLPB6qIyAkVDSPO2N1ZQwAkUvwiGts2rHkw5rI0JRfsUjHcMJxKYpFAUSBCqUSBI3udlgNHtBlYs41I1DHKvdW1uTkWjAx6ZFzdNOnqIwYfn_fd0y8V1/s631/Something%20dire%20wraith%20this%20way%20comes%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="450" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvlb7gMVg-4vUDqz_7p2B2AqE32eVykfr4JwYOZZ42d67RvB1KM6LwJ_0hz2Rjq1WXUgqkLPB6qIyAkVDSPO2N1ZQwAkUvwiGts2rHkw5rI0JRfsUjHcMJxKYpFAUSBCqUSBI3udlgNHtBlYs41I1DHKvdW1uTkWjAx6ZFzdNOnqIwYfn_fd0y8V1/w372-h522/Something%20dire%20wraith%20this%20way%20comes%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last weekend I got this idea to do a spot light piece for the dire wraiths. I wanted to do something in particular that was as menacing and creepy as possible with out depicting any sort of out right gore. My fan art that includes the wraiths usually features them getting banished, dismembered, stabbed or blown up so I decided to do something a bit different this time. Ofcourse I could never do anything that would come even close to the days of Bill Mantlo's writing, Sal Buscema's pencils with Akin & Garvey inks. But I'm pretty happy with this sci-fi horror movie poster kinda look that resulted from my efforts.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4SuMXgEBdmz0683SFqYZwqmaptHKKmL9c6coVV8VIWPp1CBIAMlxmAvIvRfklZITHI3ZSMY3C7Swln8_-q_Rc0MzOqtNolbofqybm2shPQ7MgfPIhunNI1NJWsOD7-JxehFG567QbxMNUefpAUmkD4d9aaPyITyeK6822VLXvS3JeUMmDiOUzsDo/s576/work%20in%20progress%20dire%20wraith%20horror%20show%20invasion%20sketch%20card%20penciled%20only.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4SuMXgEBdmz0683SFqYZwqmaptHKKmL9c6coVV8VIWPp1CBIAMlxmAvIvRfklZITHI3ZSMY3C7Swln8_-q_Rc0MzOqtNolbofqybm2shPQ7MgfPIhunNI1NJWsOD7-JxehFG567QbxMNUefpAUmkD4d9aaPyITyeK6822VLXvS3JeUMmDiOUzsDo/w384-h513/work%20in%20progress%20dire%20wraith%20horror%20show%20invasion%20sketch%20card%20penciled%20only.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIYIrMF-L09a8O4jNXeOr3oO0dmgpPFflZ0NP7UgNhqBxUfb1z1us3Mn181rKp_qu6vHcdzPf1xKjwJE4F96nadUqo8f9SpDbJZFjBny3_N9BRObPA4nFbTzAO01sUuMweOw-H9IOjjPBLvagBAaQFF01t3BOIFWG-0n1P4IJTXTUzyvVulMSyHye/s571/work%20in%20progress%20cropped%20dire%20wraith%20horror%20show%20invasion%20sketch%20card%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="571" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIYIrMF-L09a8O4jNXeOr3oO0dmgpPFflZ0NP7UgNhqBxUfb1z1us3Mn181rKp_qu6vHcdzPf1xKjwJE4F96nadUqo8f9SpDbJZFjBny3_N9BRObPA4nFbTzAO01sUuMweOw-H9IOjjPBLvagBAaQFF01t3BOIFWG-0n1P4IJTXTUzyvVulMSyHye/w397-h226/work%20in%20progress%20cropped%20dire%20wraith%20horror%20show%20invasion%20sketch%20card%20Marvel%20Comics.jpg" width="397" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6jHLlKa5pGLMscmy5XfI1JWzU31c4jU28oxfOUOD5u0hv47XZWzwawz8WWNpUqJ4flhVnXMD4LiiU9bVnR1BHiyph00LANRsV-DS_OeU89JAqD1LOtcd1kAVW43fuVTpIyB1Fbd0zF4kOEkmPKXEnDT97wAzdeWggtd1VetkDboNmcWPwmgrp2ec/s576/BACK%20ISSUE%20Magazine%20137%20August%202022%20Power%20Lords%20aerticle%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20licensed%20toy%20comics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="576" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6jHLlKa5pGLMscmy5XfI1JWzU31c4jU28oxfOUOD5u0hv47XZWzwawz8WWNpUqJ4flhVnXMD4LiiU9bVnR1BHiyph00LANRsV-DS_OeU89JAqD1LOtcd1kAVW43fuVTpIyB1Fbd0zF4kOEkmPKXEnDT97wAzdeWggtd1VetkDboNmcWPwmgrp2ec/w405-h378/BACK%20ISSUE%20Magazine%20137%20August%202022%20Power%20Lords%20aerticle%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20licensed%20toy%20comics.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><br /></div>It's been quite a while since we've seen ROM or any reference to him in any sort of publication. But at least in this month's issue of BACK ISSUE magazine 137 he gets a name drop in an article about Power Lords which was a short lived toy line that DC Comics made into a 3 issue mini-series. It's nice to see that ROM still gets some recognition today when it comes to published articles about comics from licensed properties of the 70s and 80s despite more then two decades of Marvel's poor attempts at continuity for the original series and ofcourse idw's atrocious reboot. All of which can be said for The Micronauts as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsQDZZs8t4apMgLdfR2qESkh9HGV9OFs4I7aHDqZpTlmHH8cq39C6oi19NPHjlXeeuLU-V51d1tymRD8Amd1wTlW542PKV6pENonwOXq7qakTXv_VXvu2AHjLNn7O88k4azJ4g3XZt6kZqd2y6FCaIbTzpSbzSLawWPUMYZSOg5tfeRApn4vZnrp6/s463/Ukrainian%20Trident%20flag%20freeway%20overpass%20padestrian%20bridge%20Pleasanton%20California.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="463" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsQDZZs8t4apMgLdfR2qESkh9HGV9OFs4I7aHDqZpTlmHH8cq39C6oi19NPHjlXeeuLU-V51d1tymRD8Amd1wTlW542PKV6pENonwOXq7qakTXv_VXvu2AHjLNn7O88k4azJ4g3XZt6kZqd2y6FCaIbTzpSbzSLawWPUMYZSOg5tfeRApn4vZnrp6/w425-h298/Ukrainian%20Trident%20flag%20freeway%20overpass%20padestrian%20bridge%20Pleasanton%20California.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And speaking of invasions by evil and vile creatures, please stand with Ukraine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-59355653974636689672022-08-01T00:10:00.018-07:002023-04-14T22:02:22.844-07:00Nichelle Nichols passes away at 89 but leaves a legacy for the ages<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONhQvKUB-P1LEWaxXXSoP0UiPA91CoPs_PrBxQeSNUr0YT5zuZgvjcUxTJ_c6oHnO7_f1zcU-66vvCtqoEvqo9Tpzu3Rdszzf_47GPYUVnSRw099L4vHzwpfgWmKw754zbrY3H1nPrHvyI9N5YsCKQ9VGQuLaRyP14FFMiKLdW8eSVgZaz7agMdWm/s432/Nichelle%20Nichols%20Lt%20Uhura%20Star%20Trek%20Rest%20In%20Peace%20dead%20at%2089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="432" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONhQvKUB-P1LEWaxXXSoP0UiPA91CoPs_PrBxQeSNUr0YT5zuZgvjcUxTJ_c6oHnO7_f1zcU-66vvCtqoEvqo9Tpzu3Rdszzf_47GPYUVnSRw099L4vHzwpfgWmKw754zbrY3H1nPrHvyI9N5YsCKQ9VGQuLaRyP14FFMiKLdW8eSVgZaz7agMdWm/w372-h329/Nichelle%20Nichols%20Lt%20Uhura%20Star%20Trek%20Rest%20In%20Peace%20dead%20at%2089.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">I had just completed putting this posting together prior to the sad news about Nichelle Nichols having passed away so for this posting I'm going to lead with her. I've been a Star Trek fan for pretty much all my life although my interest in Star Trek came on a bit more gradually and a bit later in my adolescence then in the case of Star Wars. I know that given the age of the original cast members that this sort of news shouldn't come as a huge surprise but it still feels like a punch bellow the waist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Did you know that after season 1 of the original series that Nichols considered leaving the show despite Gene Roddenberry begging her to stay? Apparently it was Martin Luther King who ultimately convinced her to stay on the show. It can't be understated enough how much of a pioneer Nichelle Nichols has been in the history of America's civil rights movement with everything from the first interacial kiss on TV to her efforts for creating more diversity at NASA. She was 89, so when you think of all she achieved both professionally and personally you have to take into account what was going on in America in her life time as a black woman. A beautiful human being both inside and out, Nichelle Nichols leaves an amazing legacy for not just Star Trek fans but also for great achievements off screen to. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9VwJNxxOdqYbcjftGj5werCGGNhmUHRUt26gaG0_n9Ni8oRscl6hA_XYrU0eqRbz1a37KyM4zDDQZ395ZYgUwMOwXe7FLvt2bnuSoK5U-4t4sPZEm2FBxpcFgpqVzdWRB-ipz1LqVm95zwsHmtnfjCipDkQTxSj75By7yo2VMJ85N27t2QcdXvL0/s578/Micronauts%2012%20fan%20made%20cover%20art%20variant%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Michael%20Golden%20Acroyear%20Shaitan%20death%20duel%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="400" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9VwJNxxOdqYbcjftGj5werCGGNhmUHRUt26gaG0_n9Ni8oRscl6hA_XYrU0eqRbz1a37KyM4zDDQZ395ZYgUwMOwXe7FLvt2bnuSoK5U-4t4sPZEm2FBxpcFgpqVzdWRB-ipz1LqVm95zwsHmtnfjCipDkQTxSj75By7yo2VMJ85N27t2QcdXvL0/w376-h545/Micronauts%2012%20fan%20made%20cover%20art%20variant%20Marvel%20Comics%2080s%20Bill%20Mantlo%20Michael%20Golden%20Acroyear%20Shaitan%20death%20duel%20copy.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Well the last posting featured fan made cover variant so why not one more to open up this posting to? This was originally a black n' white sketch card <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Micronauts-sketch-card-922465755">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Micronauts-sketch-card-922465755</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">But I felt it had potential to be something more so I colored it and added the other necessary embellishments to give it that Marvel 80s touch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxad4zplBgrNQV2WuUJFYiZOCJ1nBSVSdwqvv_bQ10OAfAKqAJ9IWSuGeLWIkVzDcL8L4cycPpA-nEoVSqsQExxqwu0cNIBtO5rajJJfyCmvSJ_LypXKds1t7eObfWdt1Cif5nNDN3pv8TWMQLFzAhBXnKeFbUvuFJBFMSgs1SCbD6LO-gqQtjfIV/s1032/Hasbroverse%20Rom%20spaceknight%20G.I.Joe%20Micronauts%20Transformers%20envelope%20fan%20art%20Hasbro%20David%20Holsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="1032" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxad4zplBgrNQV2WuUJFYiZOCJ1nBSVSdwqvv_bQ10OAfAKqAJ9IWSuGeLWIkVzDcL8L4cycPpA-nEoVSqsQExxqwu0cNIBtO5rajJJfyCmvSJ_LypXKds1t7eObfWdt1Cif5nNDN3pv8TWMQLFzAhBXnKeFbUvuFJBFMSgs1SCbD6LO-gqQtjfIV/w354-h169/Hasbroverse%20Rom%20spaceknight%20G.I.Joe%20Micronauts%20Transformers%20envelope%20fan%20art%20Hasbro%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Here's my latest envelope fan art. This one has an 80s properties or what might be today a "Hasbroverse" kinda theme to it. I think the "Hasbroverse" concept works better as envelope fan art then it does as an actual story line we all remember what a train wreck that was with IDW.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7pZQN0batXSw2anCwnk8y_-JSyhCD5E06GKO_hwXrentDaXFFZX3e4Ld35k0eix6Z9nlgJTHGd2TkKAKezwhS3vywp_fWXppjq6x7WUDzXBqS5gs0D-3rTwVIHYdlIfI0lIlM58g-8Emkz1k8NRedBt_js3xcZEePEQ15ewTCrDa_y3vwVO8Gncv/s643/Japan%20life%20size%20Gundamn%20anime%20robot%20Gadzilla%20high%20rise%20prop%20Jurassic%20world%20movie%20promotional%20Yokahama%202022%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="500" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7pZQN0batXSw2anCwnk8y_-JSyhCD5E06GKO_hwXrentDaXFFZX3e4Ld35k0eix6Z9nlgJTHGd2TkKAKezwhS3vywp_fWXppjq6x7WUDzXBqS5gs0D-3rTwVIHYdlIfI0lIlM58g-8Emkz1k8NRedBt_js3xcZEePEQ15ewTCrDa_y3vwVO8Gncv/w399-h514/Japan%20life%20size%20Gundamn%20anime%20robot%20Gadzilla%20high%20rise%20prop%20Jurassic%20world%20movie%20promotional%20Yokahama%202022%20.jpg" width="399" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No photoshop nonesense going on here. The Godzilla prop on top of that high rise and the full size Gundamn robot are both quite real. A friend of mine is on an extended stay in Japan right now and he's been sending me some fantastic photos in recent weeks. Some have to do with all things in Japan that are related to the comic book/sci-fi/fantasy genre. Of those, I wanted to share these two in particular because this stuff is awesome and you'll only find in Japan. Those must have been a Hell of a sight to see in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBkRQ-iPKNyDZYj0calNxatQcQ31JO7GVo4GaDU66oMm1nIJCzJtIRujPkRSJxWP6oP9uqwdwdBXcPtleXd4dETT458UOCca9tD-BB99arYfKNZ0nhpD9YjhBuT4q2PkkOyPSdjVEfrr2KPaPUHq-7BM4TphIp5-wNaa9nJ8V4ZNpdJx95Xg9gtQ2/s781/low%20res%20Ikon%20ROM%20Starshine%20spaceknight%20fan%20art%20Dire%20Wraiths%20Marvel%20Comics%20david%20Holsey%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="781" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBkRQ-iPKNyDZYj0calNxatQcQ31JO7GVo4GaDU66oMm1nIJCzJtIRujPkRSJxWP6oP9uqwdwdBXcPtleXd4dETT458UOCca9tD-BB99arYfKNZ0nhpD9YjhBuT4q2PkkOyPSdjVEfrr2KPaPUHq-7BM4TphIp5-wNaa9nJ8V4ZNpdJx95Xg9gtQ2/w401-h273/low%20res%20Ikon%20ROM%20Starshine%20spaceknight%20fan%20art%20Dire%20Wraiths%20Marvel%20Comics%20david%20Holsey%20.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Just on a whim today I decided to revisit a fan art piece that I did 11
years ago although it doesn't feel like it was that long ago. I was
always happy with how Ikon came out from a figure composition stand
point but I kinda lost my focus with the other elements in the sketch
piece and as a result it never did look quite right to me plus it also
felt like it was missing something to. you can see the original here <a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/2011/03/rom-return-by-nick-damon-more-ikon-fan.html">romspaceknightart.blogspot.com</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div>IKON
was Marvel's attempt to fill the Greatest of The Spaceknights void. And
at times there was some promising moments as we saw IKON team up with
cosmic powerhouses like Beta Ray Bill, Gladiator, Quasar, Silver Surfer and Ronin. We
even at one point got to see her lead a task force of classic
spaceknights giving us a bit of the old Mantlo magic from the original
series. But that was very short lived and Marvel true to form fucked it
all up with her apparent untimely demise along with Galador. We would
see a couple brief unexplained appearances not long after that and then
that was it. Haven't seen her since 2014 so fuck you very much Marvel
Comics. And don't think I forgot about you also IDW with your shitty ROM and Micronauts reboot fails you fucken suck also.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIpYJQd-PpuL4ZFEIojLsBLmmEIeyu4Gu0IIYpgv0l0KhiDbLPxc7FkOeiPcrilNAvPFSCEkz2gRWEFVboB3iappoYwXnRVvIxL24tG7Reis8ufGBTiVURYhFJLTFkcQneun0keyWFqK15aJdiJjUBVNUi0sW7oxcHWsOdtj41doylSGiK_PYkOTr/s696/FUCK%20putin%20russia%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20buymper%20sticker%20California.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="696" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIpYJQd-PpuL4ZFEIojLsBLmmEIeyu4Gu0IIYpgv0l0KhiDbLPxc7FkOeiPcrilNAvPFSCEkz2gRWEFVboB3iappoYwXnRVvIxL24tG7Reis8ufGBTiVURYhFJLTFkcQneun0keyWFqK15aJdiJjUBVNUi0sW7oxcHWsOdtj41doylSGiK_PYkOTr/w399-h181/FUCK%20putin%20russia%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20buymper%20sticker%20California.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WELL SAID!<br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-63256202255696331092022-06-23T09:50:00.038-07:002023-03-20T23:59:09.307-07:00The Greatest of the Spaceknigts unleashed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OicTnOcC7T65rso3DGzGH5W_nUouiuaD786NwQkS2Y0X5-tw7xf_Ijh2-qBGdVlSZ2g4LD4aQTN9ay1zI0sTR2pHk7DWKWpjuCntFTVoSo4xuRNRkT5k2-JEBB4se81bdWEWZvEE57ISCjxgj4PTC7-tZY000VO-OVDNYih4o4yXf1Vps6ZvMktU/s616/ROM%20spaceknight%2016%20recovered%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Sal%20Buscema%20Al%20Milgrom%20Bill%20Mantlo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="454" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OicTnOcC7T65rso3DGzGH5W_nUouiuaD786NwQkS2Y0X5-tw7xf_Ijh2-qBGdVlSZ2g4LD4aQTN9ay1zI0sTR2pHk7DWKWpjuCntFTVoSo4xuRNRkT5k2-JEBB4se81bdWEWZvEE57ISCjxgj4PTC7-tZY000VO-OVDNYih4o4yXf1Vps6ZvMktU/w389-h528/ROM%20spaceknight%2016%20recovered%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Sal%20Buscema%20Al%20Milgrom%20Bill%20Mantlo.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><p></p><p>Well just for starters I'm revisiting my ROM Spaceknight 16 cover variant (or re-cover) which is 10 years old now. It's always been one of my favorite fan art efforts. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN6X8ve7IE1IfVpKOaOwAfsO1LgAPrFj5d5_lOhxPDp6mi3e9YETCz2d49susstOcalR9jWBWIdr7-TYv-wQj8mn-vHIjiMfgR7GK_TeNHUU5nLqdRmxlNit0Tc-a2orB7Atf6Dbmi1INPLgyFaXgx4veL3gp6Gv_Nnah36_dIwYTtk3HIkvmA_lc/s600/75%20dpi%20Snake%20Eyes%20Marvel%20Superheroes%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Black%20Panther%20Spider-Man%20G%20I%20JoeTeam-Up%20Multiverse%20fan%20art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN6X8ve7IE1IfVpKOaOwAfsO1LgAPrFj5d5_lOhxPDp6mi3e9YETCz2d49susstOcalR9jWBWIdr7-TYv-wQj8mn-vHIjiMfgR7GK_TeNHUU5nLqdRmxlNit0Tc-a2orB7Atf6Dbmi1INPLgyFaXgx4veL3gp6Gv_Nnah36_dIwYTtk3HIkvmA_lc/w383-h511/75%20dpi%20Snake%20Eyes%20Marvel%20Superheroes%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Black%20Panther%20Spider-Man%20G%20I%20JoeTeam-Up%20Multiverse%20fan%20art.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><p>But I also have some brand new kick ass Marvel 80s extravaganza fan art to showcase today thanks to my fellow artist in Greece (see link below). Here we have something of a mutliverse team-up cross over with G.I.Joe's Snake-Eyes and a number of Marvel superheroes. Now there's so many different story concepts that could work for what's going on in this scene but clearly these guys are getting ready to face some unseen menace. A menace that could be anything from Cobra, the Dire Wraiths, another russian invasion or for all we now the insurrectionist MAGA nut jobs from January 6th in Washington D.C. </p><p><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/gallery</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc7UvLcBQcXx1Gf5zI7FRsneBjt4bwfgO41d3e5sSQiskFsThdwgmZMEeYl6bai3NUcGIezadCYlgfS74GD2-OVKQOBoN6t3geMulPiGU_erDTc1U2JoD5ggPVr4QOIy_MJPZ3_HRfAQp713AjTIOxuzdiJ9mJdyQyAFoWZDb9dL_1xtQ0xMMPpHG/s800/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20The%20Mandalorian%20Grogu%20Baby%20Yoda%20Star%20Wars%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc7UvLcBQcXx1Gf5zI7FRsneBjt4bwfgO41d3e5sSQiskFsThdwgmZMEeYl6bai3NUcGIezadCYlgfS74GD2-OVKQOBoN6t3geMulPiGU_erDTc1U2JoD5ggPVr4QOIy_MJPZ3_HRfAQp713AjTIOxuzdiJ9mJdyQyAFoWZDb9dL_1xtQ0xMMPpHG/w378-h503/ROM%20spaceknight%20vs%20The%20Mandalorian%20Grogu%20Baby%20Yoda%20Star%20Wars%20sketch%20card%20fan%20art%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><b></b><p></p><p><b>June 25th Update:</b> I gotta tell ya, thanks to Disney Plus I've
learned to love the Star Wars franchise again. Rogue 1 was clearly just a
flash in the pan in what has other wise been an utterly miserable
series of cinematic disasters for nearly 20 years now. I ended up liking
the Kenobi series way more then I thought I would and the last two
episodes just really hit it out of the park. Ofcourse I loved the
Mandalorian from the very start and despite some of the belly aching
from the fan base I think there was far more about The Book of Boba Fett
to like then to dislike. Last night I was looking at Mandalorian fan
art on deviant art and got the idea for this sketch card. I believe this
is my first ever ROM Star Wars cross over fan art effort. It's about
damn time!</p><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-DlD3sF2tGchh1H7XassZGsmN2RJ2J9Ws7YMVVT5NqsLqpZg7V5ZGCQH3MQeHjhXCN7CR2P2_jBSh9uKrt-TRgYRR-bwFL5X4-5kTp302N2zkLeLK2Hbszj52CcX6_NbtA7aEZF7bSTE845AR0ueGuaHyAlkgjTUNN8hf094uAXC4wznqbe-VyUu/s731/Rev%20Uncanny%20X-Men%20222%20tribute%20homage%20cover%20art%20Wolverine%20vs%20The%20Dire%20Wraiths%20sketch%20card%20ROM%20spaceknight%20tie%20in%20Marvel%2080s%20David%20Holsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="576" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-DlD3sF2tGchh1H7XassZGsmN2RJ2J9Ws7YMVVT5NqsLqpZg7V5ZGCQH3MQeHjhXCN7CR2P2_jBSh9uKrt-TRgYRR-bwFL5X4-5kTp302N2zkLeLK2Hbszj52CcX6_NbtA7aEZF7bSTE845AR0ueGuaHyAlkgjTUNN8hf094uAXC4wznqbe-VyUu/w375-h476/Rev%20Uncanny%20X-Men%20222%20tribute%20homage%20cover%20art%20Wolverine%20vs%20The%20Dire%20Wraiths%20sketch%20card%20ROM%20spaceknight%20tie%20in%20Marvel%2080s%20David%20Holsey.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p><b>July 7th Update:</b> Just did this Uncanny X-Men 222 homage cover
art Wraith War sketch card on the fly last night. Getting home from work at a
reasonable hour does wonders for the imagination. This dire wraith is
going to be in for some serious disappointment if it tries to tongue
spike Wolverine's adamantium laced skull. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCBGFyiW20SqO6gDjAgesNP2SQlUM7a2zbKZ2SFsHXiXIdL3GGxebp5RwD-zBkYoOsrEnFLuBgcmNiE2tjY3S45eFT2kXovRVOCr7M2UKI1lzMRKRQK1hni6XyMy6MMaIcoQNZfPSgStaeeivzIWBuw7FtOEbl6Qvh-twLOiV8TboJg_0QC5bpkPR/s495/James%20Cann%201940%20-%202022%20Rest%20in%20Peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="427" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCBGFyiW20SqO6gDjAgesNP2SQlUM7a2zbKZ2SFsHXiXIdL3GGxebp5RwD-zBkYoOsrEnFLuBgcmNiE2tjY3S45eFT2kXovRVOCr7M2UKI1lzMRKRQK1hni6XyMy6MMaIcoQNZfPSgStaeeivzIWBuw7FtOEbl6Qvh-twLOiV8TboJg_0QC5bpkPR/w392-h455/James%20Cann%201940%20-%202022%20Rest%20in%20Peace.jpg" width="392" /></a></div>Not too long after I posted my new sketch card today I found out the sad news about James Caan passing away at 82. I sure wish the media would mention some of his other movies that I really liked such as Rollerball, Alien Nation and Eraser. I enjoyed the Alien Nation TV series as well along with at least the first made for TV spin off movie. I think actors Gary Graham and Eric Pierpoint did a pretty good job of reproducing the chemistry of Caan and Patinkin.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTmdOqSl362v-cvTMhVgY1e9BKmrxvtP8_Pz5krTpn5FPB_zSKm9qJB-cR4zwmsDJI4wawOGOWyv4V4gMzGTNSTDmu-F6IJwT2UWhtd0WJhShr1Je0vcPRKYbHuXn__FrirdFmWrDSQKhuX432p1W_Smw-L-N8-ViuppWPIX2WicjOZQhq0Oug4tP/s432/Ukraine%20solidarity%20heart%20sign%20Walnut%20Creek%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="432" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTmdOqSl362v-cvTMhVgY1e9BKmrxvtP8_Pz5krTpn5FPB_zSKm9qJB-cR4zwmsDJI4wawOGOWyv4V4gMzGTNSTDmu-F6IJwT2UWhtd0WJhShr1Je0vcPRKYbHuXn__FrirdFmWrDSQKhuX432p1W_Smw-L-N8-ViuppWPIX2WicjOZQhq0Oug4tP/w407-h204/Ukraine%20solidarity%20heart%20sign%20Walnut%20Creek%20San%20Francisco%20Bay%20Area%20CA.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-86311441176863250322022-06-10T22:45:00.067-07:002023-03-21T06:38:50.734-07:00The Marvel Team Up issue you never saw coming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hHaW6SLA9mskoLGRQlnzuc9pFv-XBtnMBtcErqVwzGScsDzjrwkL0CISzre7SxGW6bBULVp0JiUPb9i_08R8ugzVwTtNF1xnVAS_N0vlHYPpndApszvWAwBpA4f7KWwZLSYAzq7WIHezDkdPkvjaPhNAgZkXiBhWG3mdZz0JX4C0d-3YBRW3Tzkf/s808/Marvel%20Team-Up%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Spider-Man%20Micronauts%20dire%20wraiths%20Karza%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Lou%20Russo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="526" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hHaW6SLA9mskoLGRQlnzuc9pFv-XBtnMBtcErqVwzGScsDzjrwkL0CISzre7SxGW6bBULVp0JiUPb9i_08R8ugzVwTtNF1xnVAS_N0vlHYPpndApszvWAwBpA4f7KWwZLSYAzq7WIHezDkdPkvjaPhNAgZkXiBhWG3mdZz0JX4C0d-3YBRW3Tzkf/w370-h569/Marvel%20Team-Up%20ROM%20spaceknight%20Spider-Man%20Micronauts%20dire%20wraiths%20Karza%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s%20Lou%20Russo.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><p>It's been a long time since any brand new ROM related fan art has come along that I thought was pretty good outside of the collaborative efforts of myself and my Greek friend <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap</a>. This fan art piece by <b>Lou Russo</b> is essentially what the opening page might look like in some sort of Marvel Team-Up issue with ROM, Spider-Man and The Micronauts going up against the combined evil of Baron Karza and The Dire Wraiths. A really creative piece with some obvious Marvel 80s nostalgia. ROM could use a bit of tweaking from a figure composition stand point but still overall this is some nice fan art. Wish something like this would come along more often then just a couple times a year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WZiMy-ZLrPYo-1t8p5WG8VwO0ra8pUrCkrtOrjeMRNUPioU8CF8AlWQEQDZK7nHffJFEfP7jO7vlqWWLISs-dZHf_gXbRK2pdXAx3HDs4mOOjN7JydCKk1gZbLIU0H4hlPAKrJrRbgkjK7nlbjG2wHk2PhUbwR4oeQz5MR5GMdIa_4zxU8SeEDpQ/s700/ROM%20spaceknight%2065%20tribute%20fan%20art%20Beta%20Ray%20Bill%20Marvel%2080s%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="700" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WZiMy-ZLrPYo-1t8p5WG8VwO0ra8pUrCkrtOrjeMRNUPioU8CF8AlWQEQDZK7nHffJFEfP7jO7vlqWWLISs-dZHf_gXbRK2pdXAx3HDs4mOOjN7JydCKk1gZbLIU0H4hlPAKrJrRbgkjK7nlbjG2wHk2PhUbwR4oeQz5MR5GMdIa_4zxU8SeEDpQ/w382-h289/ROM%20spaceknight%2065%20tribute%20fan%20art%20Beta%20Ray%20Bill%20Marvel%2080s%20David%20Holsey%20.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj0x007cGofpM1Fmqcj6nGkpPTHAjxARDXivXnqFTChBfTYb3aew4EbgQQ-ULPv6duhQe0z1r208qCHJvlNtSRHdx2PdLv3fsiTixzD7oAlr5Lhl4OasOAXEuZAkQyRKfTYR0ZP0hCbotR8Xb5A7zNaTZO5MLEWLhfg90J0eDuX6SbX17-6hTp0SZ/s320/ROM%20spaceknight%20fan%20art%20by%20Neal%20Adams%20copy.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br />With William Hurt's reoccurring role as General "Thunderbolt" Ross, this is now the second time this year someone who made their mark on the comic book genre industry has passed away. In honor of Neal Adams legacy in all aspects (as an artist and advocate for artist rights) of the comic book industry I'm posting this mind blowing splash page of Armor 2 from Continuity Comics that Adams penciled. This scene definitely gives new meaning to the splash in splash page. His art work is really timeless. You could take anything he did like on Batman or in The X-Men of the late 70s and it'll hold up to anything in contemporary comic book art. Unlike Ditko, Adams would have made a great replacement for Sal Buscema on the ROM Spaceknight series. On an interesting side note I just learned that Neal Adams was Jewish although as far as I can tell Adams is the family name he was born with.<p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQlPucH6DDTpzxvb_eyLrx--o2iM61OjCuCMop7VFoi0kyl2JgAfspWqH5ly2nIwFxqauD1VKmuzOpYXKfcAy-H3J0Bs-BPdE8VMh_qkdr5fSBanKC2T52ONxlUvwLf7u27ug0WgmDi0Gv6fpwDg4njbHQ2WD01VlmPW8__L1ByDbZIu0lDB6JJRS/s864/ROM%20spaceknight%2065%20Captain%20America%20Iron%20Man%20vs%20russia%20envelope%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="864" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQlPucH6DDTpzxvb_eyLrx--o2iM61OjCuCMop7VFoi0kyl2JgAfspWqH5ly2nIwFxqauD1VKmuzOpYXKfcAy-H3J0Bs-BPdE8VMh_qkdr5fSBanKC2T52ONxlUvwLf7u27ug0WgmDi0Gv6fpwDg4njbHQ2WD01VlmPW8__L1ByDbZIu0lDB6JJRS/w414-h189/ROM%20spaceknight%2065%20Captain%20America%20Iron%20Man%20vs%20russia%20envelope%20fan%20art%20Marvel%2080s.jpg" width="414" /></a> And speaking of all things ROM, here's the latest envelope fan art for my friend and artistic
collaborator in Greece. Turns out aside from our mutual love of science
fiction and comics we're also on the same page politically on most
things so bonus points to the 4 or 5 people who will see this posting
and get the significance of ROM and company attacking the military
forces that this tank belongs to. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbUOHhKkLyIC-GvyW_gaCADvPzgND0XBBPFkw578sepLgx8ywo5RySfWOpNVtR653IOugaEi0U1NrwGa327maYe9CXKknP0flq35MbTQTpCpuBJB31DGKWofGGvvpr6zbL8Z__2gUQbD82ewCJ1c-0Hv9DmeoPolJ8yalDEgHhqqjHoZABy9tXvgB/s506/ROM%20spaceknight%20Easter%20egg%20X-Thieves%2011%20Comic%20Interview%20publication%201988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="495" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbUOHhKkLyIC-GvyW_gaCADvPzgND0XBBPFkw578sepLgx8ywo5RySfWOpNVtR653IOugaEi0U1NrwGa327maYe9CXKknP0flq35MbTQTpCpuBJB31DGKWofGGvvpr6zbL8Z__2gUQbD82ewCJ1c-0Hv9DmeoPolJ8yalDEgHhqqjHoZABy9tXvgB/w347-h355/ROM%20spaceknight%20Easter%20egg%20X-Thieves%2011%20Comic%20Interview%20publication%201988.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><p>It's been quite a while since I've had something to post outside of fan
art so today is a pleasant change of pace. This is no doubt one of the
most obscure ROM Easter eggs I've ever come across. This panel is from
issue 11 of the mid to late 80s comic book series X-Thieves published by
COMICS Interview Publications. From what I've seen of it online it's a
rather quirky and all around bizarre story line that probably is best
enjoyed if the reader doesn't expend too much time and energy trying to
make sense of it. I don't think it's any coincidence that right
next to the ROM mask is another one of a toaster oven.</p><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylgxA_IKXiwulkKawpfxhdnHKgLUbel6IsO5MbrpsB1joeYkzRaVqo4gsQrJqcM2FOM4jfeWUByIBJFWjqcBYqEkomR5niIwNQiV_8ri-aOHCwoSC0Xn0v_KHKS4CksTiQvmBdZuBWXXF2HHvwM_u5Skvzpl0W7ErAKb99Q8Pe6aAQFFWADvUyS_r/s470/George%20Perez%20death%20DC%20Comics%20Marvel%20Comics%20legendary%20artist%20ROM%20spaceknight%20comission.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylgxA_IKXiwulkKawpfxhdnHKgLUbel6IsO5MbrpsB1joeYkzRaVqo4gsQrJqcM2FOM4jfeWUByIBJFWjqcBYqEkomR5niIwNQiV_8ri-aOHCwoSC0Xn0v_KHKS4CksTiQvmBdZuBWXXF2HHvwM_u5Skvzpl0W7ErAKb99Q8Pe6aAQFFWADvUyS_r/s320/George%20Perez%20death%20DC%20Comics%20Marvel%20Comics%20legendary%20artist%20ROM%20spaceknight%20comission.jpg" width="214" /></a></b></div><p><b> May 7th Update:</b> It's down right creepy how the death of yet another legendary artist from the comic book industry (George Perez ofcourse) should not only happen basically a week after Neal Adams passing but also on this year's Free Comic Book Day. As an artist, pretty much all the words of praise I gave to Adams also applies to Perez. His work was timeless in it's quality and appeal. Rest In Peace George.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf0-ACNU1OmiafDhbgppfPsytfzqfbZgPvms45HRbwnMajQK7DW0PmtlpjEs5aLUCbtQNHNNiktGGfUwsATclnXQ-Xumt43ZjAHxKgQA7rUHL-xQsb0Qxjm6uVmSths-ric3txKbFWWCw1jeM5H1bqyVJZjMF-97YZjOVZP8ilAZw-Z_xLncwK--U/s629/Thanos%20Mural%20Marvel%20comics%20downtown%20Sacramento%20California%20public%20fan%20art%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="576" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJf0-ACNU1OmiafDhbgppfPsytfzqfbZgPvms45HRbwnMajQK7DW0PmtlpjEs5aLUCbtQNHNNiktGGfUwsATclnXQ-Xumt43ZjAHxKgQA7rUHL-xQsb0Qxjm6uVmSths-ric3txKbFWWCw1jeM5H1bqyVJZjMF-97YZjOVZP8ilAZw-Z_xLncwK--U/w416-h455/Thanos%20Mural%20Marvel%20comics%20downtown%20Sacramento%20California%20public%20fan%20art%20copy.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><p><b>June 5th Update:</b> I just got back from a weekend in Sacramento California and I saw this Thanos mural in the downtown area so I was like...."yeah I need to do one more update to this posting". It's a real pleasure to post some little known sci-fi or comic book based public art once in a while. I have no idea who did this all I can tell you is that upon a closer look I could see this was painted on two separate horizontal pieces of plywood like boards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92yNrPxvaPOAe3BCXySIAe9KAOPeEv9Wix0xOsLJVh-9mhEZT8Pwh1pJleMHHR4kCoijaGxLURIIXExCvUWVrGqrNLX9j_S6F8XWT7W0EDQyCdMasYjTZu8TGd29j2cdncV8m0pgEvl1ymvV7BaT6OBIHdMyWq3jTgL4eYvG7X22MII0yx6kt-Y9Z/s432/We%20Stand%20With%20Ukraine%20store%20front%20sign%20Sebastapol%20California.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="432" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92yNrPxvaPOAe3BCXySIAe9KAOPeEv9Wix0xOsLJVh-9mhEZT8Pwh1pJleMHHR4kCoijaGxLURIIXExCvUWVrGqrNLX9j_S6F8XWT7W0EDQyCdMasYjTZu8TGd29j2cdncV8m0pgEvl1ymvV7BaT6OBIHdMyWq3jTgL4eYvG7X22MII0yx6kt-Y9Z/w390-h214/We%20Stand%20With%20Ukraine%20store%20front%20sign%20Sebastapol%20California.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-45223752465392042802022-04-11T07:31:00.005-07:002022-08-02T22:11:33.379-07:00Revisiting some great fan art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="504" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJzUIpqNv4-ElipuXHb9dPQQ9Fy9Uy5X0QVwBRTg4gC5fkVFqoJOgN4X23LMenNujJXXjWkDw79yHCDysSvIjlPZdMVxczU2OFsQ52jRmJwtSGk7-SxfdZJPCFTqGy9pJzmHSsobQjeukSZy4jilOH8eBHXLj-KXittSqd9M8vUDv8BxaG34ciIG8/w417-h539/ROM%20spaceknight%20Galactus%20fan%20art%20Jeff%20Slemons.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeff Slemmons<br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9TVlvJngM94NRpdvswK3schMag4Pq2n51z4JE-pbUQ0U-g-tpjIQQKXYR6L54d_T0NMEz7462GG1G33V1TQMRusVTtsFmpOrHAlmi6BgjEIf3kbbNnuCCmPbgREV0RjvhDwrt_xvu-bLuzSp0VTlJeIRBXmRnIC21iF9cyw5Ybf_H6Ij0B9c0G9g/s1149/277720551_1710383559322181_6483486744570365799_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="760" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9TVlvJngM94NRpdvswK3schMag4Pq2n51z4JE-pbUQ0U-g-tpjIQQKXYR6L54d_T0NMEz7462GG1G33V1TQMRusVTtsFmpOrHAlmi6BgjEIf3kbbNnuCCmPbgREV0RjvhDwrt_xvu-bLuzSp0VTlJeIRBXmRnIC21iF9cyw5Ybf_H6Ij0B9c0G9g/w415-h627/277720551_1710383559322181_6483486744570365799_n.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Digital artist unknown<br /></div><div><p>Nothing new really in terms of fan art or anything else ROM related that's interesting in recent weeks so I decided to post some good fan art that's been around for a while on other social media sites. Their is however one piece out there that's turned up in recent weeks that's at least worth having a look at. It's not on the same level as the stuff I'm featuring in this posting but like I said it's at least worth having a look at <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/c-lee-b/art/Rom-Serpentyne-867363904">Rom Serpentyne by c-lee-b on DeviantArt</a></p><p></p></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhie-9XEn1O_hSO1-3O1oURVU4iIB_zpJcPxnpg1A5aTxwjHWiehqCQCwSFOTKcQRRr7zHSi5gz8hqlssU5LHbWhglc1hd32Vu0OrazxhiNWlHd94F_dkQi2luE6dpfNtjnHwxgtCmP9mmKt61VkOjLs7pGDBYte7iFDgRtOqUNCZinalwGFI5T0Jli/s600/Updated%20Moon%20Knight%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Marvel%20Team%20Up%20fan%20art%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhie-9XEn1O_hSO1-3O1oURVU4iIB_zpJcPxnpg1A5aTxwjHWiehqCQCwSFOTKcQRRr7zHSi5gz8hqlssU5LHbWhglc1hd32Vu0OrazxhiNWlHd94F_dkQi2luE6dpfNtjnHwxgtCmP9mmKt61VkOjLs7pGDBYte7iFDgRtOqUNCZinalwGFI5T0Jli/w413-h620/Updated%20Moon%20Knight%20ROM%20Spaceknight%20Marvel%20Team%20Up%20fan%20art%20copy.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div><b>April 12th Update:</b> Looks like I may have spoken a bit too soon about nothing new that was ROM related worth looking at. Here's a treat for anyone looking at this posting who may be watching the Disney Plus Moon Knight series or otherwise a Moon Knight fan. Also, here's a really cool animated Moon Knight Gif by the same artist . . <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Moon-Knight-849786336">https://www.deviantart.com/nikoskap/art/Moon-Knight-849786336</a><br /> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbBfh_MIXYoJ74pmNDBin7RH5l2s3W3tICBbxcU6_w7lz8Jt9jomw2U6TuT0BG7KosyPGUTHH9k81OJ19co_IeeTHrIGGXqerK3rKt7OFV1PzbBIneree9IAc1dwlbEMXgMSO3tNuRjE4H67cmi2zu_r7k9gfDO-p-tViE2Uo-aXMWGxh3YiaFtAq/s668/Marionette%20fake%20Micronauts%20cover%20fan%20art%20tribute%20Chris%20Batista.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="432" height="666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbBfh_MIXYoJ74pmNDBin7RH5l2s3W3tICBbxcU6_w7lz8Jt9jomw2U6TuT0BG7KosyPGUTHH9k81OJ19co_IeeTHrIGGXqerK3rKt7OFV1PzbBIneree9IAc1dwlbEMXgMSO3tNuRjE4H67cmi2zu_r7k9gfDO-p-tViE2Uo-aXMWGxh3YiaFtAq/w431-h666/Marionette%20fake%20Micronauts%20cover%20fan%20art%20tribute%20Chris%20Batista.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><b>April 17th Update: </b>And we even have something new for Micronauts fans out there. This is the latest from Chris Batista. A great concept and an all around solid piece of art and nostalgia. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4rknT61-54ChPw1ARkBPbvbp925Ii8TWcloihMEmgyZ56VuByQaicdpLvLAnOkjm7XFszWO4NiruWshCzzOqJYJD0DowpHGY5-4x_QEqUNRT68Rbr6rqcGX0VlxbigRtwGdQPz6DNLijyALUTO22QLOtXX4U17Zx84EC04j8EGXAxFSyOElxaLsf/s555/Slava%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20San%20Diego%20CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="555" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4rknT61-54ChPw1ARkBPbvbp925Ii8TWcloihMEmgyZ56VuByQaicdpLvLAnOkjm7XFszWO4NiruWshCzzOqJYJD0DowpHGY5-4x_QEqUNRT68Rbr6rqcGX0VlxbigRtwGdQPz6DNLijyALUTO22QLOtXX4U17Zx84EC04j8EGXAxFSyOElxaLsf/w419-h287/Slava%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20San%20Diego%20CA.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><div><p></p></div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-22775869074103147572022-02-28T09:24:00.007-08:002022-04-19T08:35:10.729-07:00Captain Ukraine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu36260PfSAmD5404D1xwPR1DPw5IrykEa0RXJ9-C3sFxYB9eljQHxe_yVDN4lCttj44EpPHgrG9CKJgSerQuzXonKWLLb493HDt4nwbO6UqAdIip81eRL9m4ktnFrbsuWNeC7SBmAiENyzx7W6n83QNMSDRlMr2kuCBhC-oANLWzWnisU561c1X8D=s711" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="576" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu36260PfSAmD5404D1xwPR1DPw5IrykEa0RXJ9-C3sFxYB9eljQHxe_yVDN4lCttj44EpPHgrG9CKJgSerQuzXonKWLLb493HDt4nwbO6UqAdIip81eRL9m4ktnFrbsuWNeC7SBmAiENyzx7W6n83QNMSDRlMr2kuCBhC-oANLWzWnisU561c1X8D=w373-h461" width="373" /></a></div>This is one of those rare occasions where I'm doing a post here that's not at all ROM related because obviously I have some pretty strong feelings about putin's (tyrant, megalomaniac, war criminal, KGB scum, fool . . .etc.) idiotic and horrific invasion of Ukraine. When it comes to war time quotes for the history books I'm pretty sure "russian warship go fuck your self" is now among them.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDU9hB_nSJoVsoICo5-jsZIVHeNXr-9XSchsDOZs6Hc6LVOQLf3ikd2SwEre5Vqhy_i3tDCFnqPYmfRcjluZCW65mhMpwYxU0SU8gsQe3Fux5SxePYrvHfUGNlVwd1DxWAz5y6hvqfXhVkZdljStAdf1k4J9KHmLZ2TekFUnqnF8Op8-Ih7Z4Zp0Lk=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDU9hB_nSJoVsoICo5-jsZIVHeNXr-9XSchsDOZs6Hc6LVOQLf3ikd2SwEre5Vqhy_i3tDCFnqPYmfRcjluZCW65mhMpwYxU0SU8gsQe3Fux5SxePYrvHfUGNlVwd1DxWAz5y6hvqfXhVkZdljStAdf1k4J9KHmLZ2TekFUnqnF8Op8-Ih7Z4Zp0Lk=w411-h308" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div>Electronic billboard with US-Ukraine solidarity display off of highway 580 between Castro Valley and Dublin in The San Francisco Bay Area.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR7bWcwKvG-GZybgain8GsHFU8I_SOxoY30tEEDoKf_f88YEUw8A45qpzCiNSTg85OagN0VLKjtI_5Xy98B1YqEj8WfwUKUcKgRYj4Jp3RpqZ_bUHUCzgqPz8HJx7I_8Uc-rMQjd09rnV5cS2eatprcfG1Rq4TmTOszAOnpfn1V8qn51R1cM-0X6K/s576/Support%20Ukraine%20USA%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20posters%20city%20San%20Francisco%20CA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHR7bWcwKvG-GZybgain8GsHFU8I_SOxoY30tEEDoKf_f88YEUw8A45qpzCiNSTg85OagN0VLKjtI_5Xy98B1YqEj8WfwUKUcKgRYj4Jp3RpqZ_bUHUCzgqPz8HJx7I_8Uc-rMQjd09rnV5cS2eatprcfG1Rq4TmTOszAOnpfn1V8qn51R1cM-0X6K/w401-h534/Support%20Ukraine%20USA%20Ukraine%20solidarity%20posters%20city%20San%20Francisco%20CA.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">San Francisco<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhek_z-URNyV8OchQXBA6St9mSIP1FGxMBvPvjjxJaUgO9aln99jtlJ3CnEaluWCefsgS77adRhDyIAI_pboIFbr7HD4Og13ycYHF4YbUvPLvFwtSxGSzsmaf2rcpiahvl71ahZxWf0MRU5vEdIV-ktIAo1YfRzB5j7PoSMIWFRA5DVsXCGVULgHzsI=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="960" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhek_z-URNyV8OchQXBA6St9mSIP1FGxMBvPvjjxJaUgO9aln99jtlJ3CnEaluWCefsgS77adRhDyIAI_pboIFbr7HD4Og13ycYHF4YbUvPLvFwtSxGSzsmaf2rcpiahvl71ahZxWf0MRU5vEdIV-ktIAo1YfRzB5j7PoSMIWFRA5DVsXCGVULgHzsI=w415-h217" width="415" /></a></div><b>March 19th Update:</b> I wanted to make a mention about some other sad news from last weekend. William Hurt's passing last week is now the 3rd actor (Stan Lee & Chadwick Boseman) from the MCU that has passed away. And it happened only a week short of what would have been his 72nd birthday no less. Ofcourse Hurt had a successful career in films spanning decades and he was excellent as Thunderbolt Ross starting with the Edward Norton HULK film and later in the Avengers.</div>Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-72973196619710031752022-02-08T00:27:00.009-08:002022-02-20T21:49:39.333-08:00ROM Spaceknght 50 tribute fan art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-IUWEOwknzykdikFH0G7zhqMmPOR7EiCtQWxYMl1BP_QGSpLQ9mMvfNZOzRUthN2yJ_UBxBWph0PfO5BIaoq5ZQiQN5C7m-ZNMGuXD4bsTTXN0PI1trid_hyi5IMHu4_EgLSjNuLFAExEhwEHw4jvNxE7B6rlWBm6To1A4hvGicszMNtHRe_Z_4Q0=s413" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="413" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-IUWEOwknzykdikFH0G7zhqMmPOR7EiCtQWxYMl1BP_QGSpLQ9mMvfNZOzRUthN2yJ_UBxBWph0PfO5BIaoq5ZQiQN5C7m-ZNMGuXD4bsTTXN0PI1trid_hyi5IMHu4_EgLSjNuLFAExEhwEHw4jvNxE7B6rlWBm6To1A4hvGicszMNtHRe_Z_4Q0=w398-h353" width="398" /></a></div> <div>This piece is a combination of what is mostly black n white art work
borrowed from 4 different artists and arranged together and colored in
photoshop. The Torpedo is by Anderson Mendes, ROM is by Steve Butler,
Starshine is by Kapandais Nikolaos and the Dire Wraith and Skrulls are
by me. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKi0xUYv1dxORdcI-AD4Vs9KgtfLIN41HfSB9ix4-ZoAaqNlR42KXbSRSm5bDMwtBOmMDKrvze28H0aEwlJMQ0MhbS8FBqehriErbvPJMrLRJZ2RcHuS0r5wXwEo2cf6NbbcN15BG_MXfMD653ByTdf6-c-xZbQLw1L8_nRP8wp0XRonZB7ezrjIw/s586/ROM spaceknight armor graft fan art sketch Ron Joseph.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="432" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKi0xUYv1dxORdcI-AD4Vs9KgtfLIN41HfSB9ix4-ZoAaqNlR42KXbSRSm5bDMwtBOmMDKrvze28H0aEwlJMQ0MhbS8FBqehriErbvPJMrLRJZ2RcHuS0r5wXwEo2cf6NbbcN15BG_MXfMD653ByTdf6-c-xZbQLw1L8_nRP8wp0XRonZB7ezrjIw/w402-h545/ROM%20spaceknight%20armor%20graft%20fan%20art%20sketch%20Ron%20Joseph.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /> As you can see by the signature this Ron Joseph piece was done 7 years ago and although I've posted Ron's stuff here in the past I never posted this one for reasons I can't explain. Well, I'm gonna correct that little oversight right now. </div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhICCqs9eWCeTSrV9moxHP-Cmmd9DB6V_8JEsDpPxgSj8rvJSw-obAYo14aXT7egPiC82gPQq4MYv7ZO5rhytOz3Vnwv8sHOd52L-evhbspVdkXJDrWg2ErJRHPod_fhK-9c0L0oezdCJ4deX5kbWMO7uj9K_GaO4fZ4SnXSFqb2v0gaxTiWrObyz0f=s763" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="547" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhICCqs9eWCeTSrV9moxHP-Cmmd9DB6V_8JEsDpPxgSj8rvJSw-obAYo14aXT7egPiC82gPQq4MYv7ZO5rhytOz3Vnwv8sHOd52L-evhbspVdkXJDrWg2ErJRHPod_fhK-9c0L0oezdCJ4deX5kbWMO7uj9K_GaO4fZ4SnXSFqb2v0gaxTiWrObyz0f=w375-h523" width="375" /></a></div>Here's another one that's been around for years now but I never posted it before for whatever reason. But I think it deserves a second look obviously. The scene here between ROM, Firefall and The X-Men's Dark Phoenix certainly suggests an interesting story going on here. Would have been nice to get artist Scott Reed's take on his inspiration for this piece.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGie17mVZq-VuVLyNMf2lH5h-0D6anwo6Vahe4YAxIa7YDlIo9bPdu60Lq7EG7ghBHvjREHecOY951R1jgcP9DxsSBjEikYZn7iP_dcBBVOMXYM9j_uSa3V4nF91Yp26rYkjacjtUM1z-LEGP8iGSLxediZF7qMpKP2NVKUQzjmewGV_iJYMhkGCht=s937" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="937" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGie17mVZq-VuVLyNMf2lH5h-0D6anwo6Vahe4YAxIa7YDlIo9bPdu60Lq7EG7ghBHvjREHecOY951R1jgcP9DxsSBjEikYZn7iP_dcBBVOMXYM9j_uSa3V4nF91Yp26rYkjacjtUM1z-LEGP8iGSLxediZF7qMpKP2NVKUQzjmewGV_iJYMhkGCht=w392-h251" width="392" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>Here's some more stuff from Ron Joseph with some embellishments from me again. In this case I added ROM to this scene of The Soviet Super Soldiers trying to take down The Hulk and added a little bit of depth with some shading effects. Check out the original source material from Joseph at these links...<br /><p></p><p> <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/ronjoseph-artist/art/THE-HULK-vs-the-SOVIET-SUPER-SOLDIERS-11x17-888596989">https://www.deviantart.com/ronjoseph-artist/art/THE-HULK-vs-the-SOVIET-SUPER-SOLDIERS-11x17-888596989</a></p><p><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/ronjoseph-artist/art/ROM-vs-THE-HERCULOIDS-pencils-pg02-544320560">https://www.deviantart.com/ronjoseph-artist/art/ROM-vs-THE-HERCULOIDS-pencils-pg02-544320560</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUElyHyiufb_E5j4HzV8Zki7-f9RAQu_3XXjNS5wMkifn9ac_lpPr_xFnUOnMGjkWfI7nTekxZZ0SfoqAcc3Kxl7mDgpeBQxEUIcCmwpMQmGEqK2V-_R9s4SUGJHGnTpFUhQ0RFOGJNZNp0JrbQAXIXRc5pi25nqkBs3rqjrOwuPByeZskTUnbc906=s758" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="758" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUElyHyiufb_E5j4HzV8Zki7-f9RAQu_3XXjNS5wMkifn9ac_lpPr_xFnUOnMGjkWfI7nTekxZZ0SfoqAcc3Kxl7mDgpeBQxEUIcCmwpMQmGEqK2V-_R9s4SUGJHGnTpFUhQ0RFOGJNZNp0JrbQAXIXRc5pi25nqkBs3rqjrOwuPByeZskTUnbc906=w405-h292" width="405" /> </a></div>Here's some unpublished Michael Golden Micronauts art I came across last
year. It would make for a nice coloring project. albeit a bit a labor
intensive and time consuming one.</div><br />Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.com