I like a good beer every now and then and I’m a “web developer.” Having said that, I still don’t get coastr.com. Actually, I get it. I just think it’s hilarious. They’re so web 2.0. They got the last vowel dropped from their name. They’re a “social” site where you can rate beers and places to drink beer.
However, there just isn’t a lot of info or content there. The beer info pages are terribly boring and of the two or three detail pages I checked out, one of them had SPAM comments. Perhaps they are still growing (although there is no Beta in the logo) and they’ll develop into something cool. So, check them out if you’re so inclined. If you’re really into the site (and beer), you can even let everyone know what you’re drinking with the handy Coastr WordPress widget.
Month: March 2007
Filmation Batman and Superman Coming to DVD
It looks like the original 1966 New Adventures of Superman and Batman cartoons from Filmation will finally be coming to DVD, according to Warner Brothers animation writer Earl Kress.
At the end of a post detailing release plans for more old-school Hanah Barbera animation, Kress drops the following dates:
6/26/07: The New Adventures of Batman
The New Adventures of Superman
Those have not been “officially” announced by WB, so I wouldn’t call it 100%, but it’s a good sign. I would hope that the Batman series they are referring to is the Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. It’s the one that was paired with the New Adventures of Superman in 1969 when they originally aired together as the Batman / Superman Hour on CBS.
The New Adventures of Batman was the series produced by Filmation in 1977. It’s the one I remember watching as a kid. It aired as part of the Super 7 block that featured Tarzan, Freedom Force, Jason of Star Command, Manta and Moray, Superstretch and Microwoman, and Web Woman. Freedom Force is out on DVD now and Jason of Star Command will be released in May.
These shows are the reason I started making my own DVDs a few years ago and I’m excited to see them finally get the actual release they deserve. If there is one area that DC dominates Marvel in, it’s tv/animation/DVD. With Superman and Batman coming, I hope they follow up with: Adventures of Superboy, the DC Heroes shorts, Aquaman, the 1988 Superman cartoon and the other Batman series (whichever one doesn’t get released). I haven’t completed (actually-just barely started) my Superman set, so it will save me some work.
Kress also states four more of my favorite cartoons will be released on July 17.
On July 17, Warner Home Video will release them in their original configuration as Space Ghost and Dino Boy and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio.
He also teases that a release of the Banana Splits Adventure Hour is pending as well.
Ka-Zar = Tarzan
In issue #10 (1965) of the X-Men series, Ka-Zar was introduced and he bounced around the Marvel Universe for many years following, somehow meeting up with a large cast of Marvel heroes, despite being a one-hit Tarzan knock-off and mainly located in the Savage Land.
He did have a short run series in 1997 with art by Andy Kubert, but the character hasn’t been seen much since then.
Bibliography
First appearance: X-MEN #10
Origin issue: DAREDEVIL #13
Significant issues: X-MEN #10 (first encountered original X-Men, first battled Maa-Gor);
DAREDEVIL #12-14 (first encountered Daredevil, first battled with brother the Plunderer);
INCREDIBLE HULK #109-111 (first encountered Hulk, battled Umbu the Unliving);
ASTONISHING TALES #1-2 (first battled Kraven the Hunter);
ASTONISHING TALES #8 (encountered Bobbi Morse (Mockingbird));
ASTONISHING TALES #12-13 (first battled AIM, met Man-Thing);
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #103-104 (first met Spider-Man, battled extraterrestrial Gog);
KA-ZAR #1 (first met Shanna the She-Devil);
KA-ZAR #14-20 (battled Klaw, first visited another dimension);
X-MEN #61-63 (first battled Magneto’s Savage Land Mutates);
X-MEN#115-116 (teamed with X-Men to battle Zaladane and Garokk);
KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE #1 (discovered the Savage Land is part of Pangaea);
KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE #12 (first battled Belasco);
KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE #29 (married Shanna);
KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE #33 (apparent death of brother Parnival);
AVENGERS #256-258 (destruction of the Savage Land by Terminus, rescued by the Avengers, left Savage Land for the civilized world);
IRON MAN #202 (encountered Iron Man, battled the Fixer);
X-MEN ANNUAL #12 (Savage Land restored by High Evolutionary and Garokk; Ka-Zar, Shanna and newborn return);
KA-ZAR GRAPHIC NOVEL (Ka-Zar and Shanna separated)
Time Sensitive CSS Switcher
Pretty cool tutorial / explanation on how to set your blog up to display a different CSS style / layout / background based on the time of day. I’ve done user selectable layouts and random images, but this is a creative idea and the related design fits perfectly with the idea.
R2-D2 Post Office Mail Boxes
It looks like the US Post Office is rolling out new graphics for many of the mailboxes located within its offices to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars. You’ve got to admit, those are pretty cool looking.I only hope that Lucas will release at least Episode IV: A New Hope into theaters sometime this year. Carter has turned into a huge Star Wars fan (and not because of me) and I would love to take him to see one of them in the theater–several times.