tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8478010709173109486..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: January 28th, 1981 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-63532962369601032372021-01-31T22:10:21.953+00:002021-01-31T22:10:21.953+00:00B.t, I vaguely remember there being a story in whi...B.t, I vaguely remember there being a story in which a villain (Lightmaster?) kidnaps the Dazzler and hooks her up to a machine, having decided her boobs are the best place to attach the electrodes. I'm fairly sure that's the story they're referring to.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-51097830299144395252021-01-31T17:30:00.111+00:002021-01-31T17:30:00.111+00:00So — what exactly is this Dazzler incident in ASM ...So — what exactly is this Dazzler incident in ASM that y’all keep alluding to?<br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33552560356655054732021-01-31T07:27:38.705+00:002021-01-31T07:27:38.705+00:00Colin, you've made some good points. And I hav...Colin, you've made some good points. And I have read the novel.<br />What have we learned from this? <br />To wit: reanimating corpses of any size is an enterprise fraught with peril.<br />Innocence lost and so forth.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-27072142907356992002021-01-31T05:01:32.375+00:002021-01-31T05:01:32.375+00:00The Frankenstein monster created by Universal is i...The Frankenstein monster created by Universal is iconic but in the original novel the monster is just described as hideous and repulsive not 7ft tall with a flat head and bolts through his neck. The original monster was only the size of an average man (as far as I recall) but he was also intelligent and articulate unlike the film versions where the monster is always a simpleton usually due to his brain being damaged beforehand (I'm especially thinking of the 1957 Hammer film). And in the original novel the monster only kills out of bitterness at being constantly rejected by mankind and he kills those close to the selfish Victor Frankenstein who created the monster then totally abandoned him. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72869869738272195712021-01-31T02:19:33.843+00:002021-01-31T02:19:33.843+00:00Say, I just had a thought about Frankenstein. If y...Say, I just had a thought about Frankenstein. If you were gonna build a monster out of cadavers and give him life, why make him big? What if he decides to run amuck, which is what happened in the novel. Maybe make the first one small, so he's easier to handle. <br />But I guess maybe the local graveyard didn't have a lotta recently deceased midgets lying around, so perhaps that wasn't an option. <br />You could still probably find some short dead guys, though. Cemeteries are fulla them.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-60151731622117856962021-01-31T02:11:33.731+00:002021-01-31T02:11:33.731+00:00Ah, the old "Charlie syntax."
Charles, y...Ah, the old "Charlie syntax."<br />Charles, your comments are sometimes like the Frankenstein monster--weirdly cobbled together from dubious sources.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37621718320799345162021-01-31T00:39:24.315+00:002021-01-31T00:39:24.315+00:00Me and the boys put on the razzle dazzle at the ba...Me and the boys put on the razzle dazzle at the basketball game. And I ain't taking the piss!<br /><br />That's some good english boys!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13711810940332444232021-01-31T00:18:16.363+00:002021-01-31T00:18:16.363+00:00ASM will never be the same for me again SeanASM will never be the same for me again Seandangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-32639628733279873672021-01-30T11:49:11.247+00:002021-01-30T11:49:11.247+00:00Sean - As to the phrase, "Bobby dazzler"...Sean - As to the phrase, "Bobby dazzler" - let's not discuss that! Oops - I've opened Pandora's box!<br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86359007044840428782021-01-30T11:18:08.580+00:002021-01-30T11:18:08.580+00:00crewmen - not crewman! damned typos!crewmen - not crewman! damned typos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3974567891078695102021-01-30T11:09:26.806+00:002021-01-30T11:09:26.806+00:00Actually Phillip, what I had in mind was that Char...Actually Phillip, what I had in mind was that Charlie's handler in Havana didn't brief him to pass as American quite as convincingly as I thought.<br />Although to be fair, I'd never have noticed "razzle-dazzle" - you probably have to be American to catch him out on something as specific as that.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77561747026843110082021-01-30T10:29:29.201+00:002021-01-30T10:29:29.201+00:00in the back of his mind - damned typos!in the back of his mind - damned typos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-23218145498461501462021-01-30T10:28:10.445+00:002021-01-30T10:28:10.445+00:00Colin - Maybe we shouldn't burn Guy Fawkes'...Colin - Maybe we shouldn't burn Guy Fawkes's effigy on Nov 5th, every year - instead we could stick his effigy's head on a spike. It would save a lot of burns, etc, in A&Es!<br /><br />Sean - What I thought you'd say is, Fawkes failed - as a Yorkshireman - in his life's purpose, having never stolen a single dog.<br /><br />b.t. - If I'd known crewman were discussing Joseph Conrad, I'd have kept watching Jackson's Kong until the end. Thanks for the heads up!<br /><br />M.P. - the lyric "razzle dazzle 'em" is from the musical 'Chicago'. So, as Charlie's a Chicago based guy, it's an apt turn of phrase for him to use! Sean, with his vast knowledge of pop culture, had this observation the back of his mind, too!<br /><br /> Phillip<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30338592486472590582021-01-30T09:28:08.795+00:002021-01-30T09:28:08.795+00:00You're dating yourself, Charlie. Nobody has us...You're dating yourself, Charlie. Nobody has used the term "razzle dazzle" since the '70's.<br /><br />PLEASE don't use that term indiscriminately tomorrow at the local supermarket.<br />"Boy, this tomato has some razzle dazzle to it. I'm gonna buy it."<br /><br />Don't be that guy, Charlie. They're gonna look at you funny.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38947279873588451432021-01-30T04:50:55.907+00:002021-01-30T04:50:55.907+00:00Funny.... 40 years on Thor was the herald of Galac...Funny.... 40 years on Thor was the herald of Galactus and now Galactus is dead.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82291780029356932322021-01-30T04:49:14.136+00:002021-01-30T04:49:14.136+00:00Sean - Thank you much.
Steve - Guy = Man. Who&...Sean - Thank you much. <br /><br />Steve - Guy = Man. Who'd a thunk it? Not Charlie.<br /><br />Dazzler - It really is a mamby-pampy name from Charlie's perspective. Charlie's dad and many dads born in the 30s -50s (?) would refer to "the razzle dazzle" describing those hot moves on the basketball court or wherever. E.g., "Ok kids let's show them some razzle dazzle!" Anyhow, dazzle -> dazzler is really not exactly a thrilling name.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-34978048271284168752021-01-30T04:01:56.516+00:002021-01-30T04:01:56.516+00:00b.t., I would agree that Kong '76 was not a ba...b.t., I would agree that Kong '76 was not a bad movie.<br />I think you're right that Skull Island benefited from better editing, which the others didn't have.<br />Still, "skull-crawlers?" They shoulda just put real dinosaurs in there. Budget limitations, I imagine.<br />I think John C. Reilly saved that movie. Comic relief. <br />That and the giant daddy-long-legs. Yikes.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67752044568385537372021-01-30T02:59:54.831+00:002021-01-30T02:59:54.831+00:00The last time I saw Spidey & Beast was in MTU,...The last time I saw Spidey & Beast was in MTU, against the Griffin. It was so sad how they treated that villian afterwards.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70345845067470787262021-01-30T02:52:47.652+00:002021-01-30T02:52:47.652+00:00MP, it was Dazzler's ability to control light ...MP, it was Dazzler's ability to control light that mattered, not her rollerskating. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70257106543536646312021-01-30T02:52:45.343+00:002021-01-30T02:52:45.343+00:00I like KONG ‘76 a lot. It certainly has its share ...I like KONG ‘76 a lot. It certainly has its share of problems, mostly in the special effects department, but I actually really like all the elements that most people slag it for. All the ‘Updated for the Swingin’ 70s stuff — Energy Crisis, ‘Petrox’ , Dwan’s love of Astrology, Jack’s activism, etc — is super-charming to me. And the supposedly ‘Camp’ humor goes down pretty easy. And when it wants to play things straight, it’s genuinely suspenseful and exciting. And that dang John Barry score is AWESOME.<br /><br />The Peter Jackson version has lots of nice things in it — but it’s bloated, and simultaneously too serious and too silly. A friend of mine said that there’s maybe a good 75 minute King Kong movie in there if you trimmed out all the fat — thé Too Cute skating rink scene, Kong punching T-Rexes while swinging in a net, the dodgy Brontosaurus stampede, the crewmen discussing Joseph Conrad, etc etc . But you’d still be stuck with an off-putting Leading Man and a ridiculous and annoying Jack Black. And put me in the ‘Kong shouldn’t just be a gigantic Silverback’ camp. <br /><br />Also, I think KONG: SKULL ISLAND is a blast. <br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61475643717260268492021-01-30T02:47:09.565+00:002021-01-30T02:47:09.565+00:00Hey, thats a herald of Galactus you're complai...Hey, thats a herald of Galactus you're complaining about M.P.<br />Are roller skates any dumber than a surf board?<br /><br />Perhaps they were aiming to broaden their audience beyond the usual teenage boys? With the trend at the time toward scowling tough guys - Wolverine, Miller's DD, the Punisher etc - there was something to be said for an enjoyably daft comic like Dazzler (although I accept it could have been better).<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-10289545004949307622021-01-30T01:55:32.007+00:002021-01-30T01:55:32.007+00:00What was the audience they were aiming for with Da...What was the audience they were aiming for with Dazzler, I wonder. Granted, roller skating was pretty big over here back in the late '70's-early '80's (first time I ever kissed a girl was in a skating rink. She later married a hairy bartender who was missing several fingers for some reason)<br />But roller skating as a plot device? Nope. I think Linda Blair has a lot to answer for. <br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1548356150442900042021-01-30T01:01:47.093+00:002021-01-30T01:01:47.093+00:00I've never seen Mighty Joe Young or the Family...I've never seen Mighty Joe Young or the Family Guy episode. Woe is me. <br /><br />I think Guy Fawkes was hung, drawn and quartered and his severed head was stuck on a pole (immigrants from Poland were mistreated even in those days).<br /><br />Dazzler's real name was Alison Blaire but I admit I was only reacquainted with that fact when the internet came along. If you'd asked me Dazzler's real name back in the '90s I'd have completely forgotten it. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56362247656658045152021-01-29T22:13:58.507+00:002021-01-29T22:13:58.507+00:00Phillip, Guy Fawkes was hanged, not burnt at the s...Phillip, Guy Fawkes was hanged, not burnt at the stake, so I'm going to take your claim that he never stole a dog with a pinch of salt.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-89975057154634133252021-01-29T21:18:43.807+00:002021-01-29T21:18:43.807+00:00Phillip, I remember liking Mighty Joe Young too bu...Phillip, I remember liking <i>Mighty Joe Young</i> too but haven't seen it since I was a teenager, so cannot give a definitive judgement of it.<br /><br />I do remember that <i>Family Guy</i> episode.<br /><br />I don't recall the Dazzler's real name either.<br /><br />In general news, I have, just today, discovered that Guy Fawkes was the origin of us all using the word, "guy," to mean, "man."Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com