Monster Society of Evil cancelled AGAIN!

As reported by Cynthia Finnegan on the WorldsMightiestMortals Yahoo group, according to both Diamond Distributors and Amazon.com, the Monster Society of Evil reprint that has been promised from DC has been canceled.

Well, this is disappointing. Speculation runs rampant. Is DC trying t obury the Marvel Family out of some sense of revenge left over from the 1940's? Is it simply that no one at DC has any respect for the Marvel Family? Or perhaps the demons of political correctness raised their ugly heads over the truthfully offensive racial stereotypes (black, African, Japanese, German, Scottish, etc) that appear in the series. Or maybe, just maybe, they want to time the release to coincide with the long-promised and frequently rewritten Shazam movie.

Whatever the reason, fans and scholars will have to continue to hunt down the expensive, hardcover, poorly-bound reprint from the early 1990's, or read unauthorized downloads on line.

History of Comics on Film begins with Captian Marvel!

I found this series on the history of comics on film, and appropriately it begins with "The Adventures of Captain Marvel." This series provides good insight into the movies, as well as clever referencing of other comics and comics on film in each episode. Wonderful use of the medium too!

Sadly, the producer won't allow embedding, but follow the link:

History of Comics on Film, Chapter 1: The Adventures of Captain Marvel

Captain Zorikh on Toni On New York!

Toni Senecal was cool enough to come to the Big apple Comic Con and interview me! You can see one of my music CD's (The Three Chord Monte Strikes Again 2.0) and she asked me to draw superhero versions of the whole cast of her show. So i Did! What do you think?

The English Football "Captain Marvel"

I finally found out who the "Captain Marvel" is in English football (soccer). It's Bryan Robson, the longest-serving captain of the famed Manchester United team. He also represented England 90 times, captaining the team in 65 matches. He played from 1973 - 1996.

He later moved into management, heading Middlesbrough, Bradford City, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Manchester United, and the Thailand national team.

He is one of the all-time greats of the game, an immortal with many goals scored and several championships, but I have not been able to find any information as to why "Captain Marvel" was the nickname given to him.Perhaps because he was such a good player and long running captain, the most popular name in England to give to a heroic captain is "Marvel," and there it is.



It also seems that the title "Captain Marvel" is also given to other footballers who are given the captain's armband and perform exceptionally, including such folks as David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Billy Batson/Captain Marvel appearing in Brave & Bold cartoon!

Back in July at Comic-Con in San Diego, it was announced that Captain Marvel/Billy Batson and the Marvel Family would appear with Batman in the "Brave and the Bold" cartoon. Well, the first clip is available on IGN and it's a doozy!

Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV Clip - Exclusive: Captain Marvel's Debut

Tara Strong does the voice of Billy, and Jeff Bennett does the voice of the Big Red Cheese. I can't wait to see how they will do Mary and Freddy!

Monster Society re-print delayed

Many classic Captain Marvel fans have been very excited since it was announced that the Fawcett serial "The Monster Society of Evil" was going to be reprinted in a single volume again, this time affordable priced (there was a deluxe hardcover edithion with a slipcase published back in the early 1990's, but it was a very expensive item).

Sadly, though, it seems that the release date for this has been delayed. perhaps it is to coincide with some anticipated news about the "Shazam" movie project?

http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news/orders-cancelled-for-shazam-the-monster-society-of-evil-hc

New Video: Lecture on the DC-Fawcett Lawsuit

This was edited together from the Captain Marvel Culture lecture I did at I-Con in March: