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I Reads You Juniors: December 2022 - Update #65
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NEWS:
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: Writer Mark Waid talks about the "explosvie twist" in the series, "Batman vs. Robin."
DC STUDIOS - From CBR: Warner Bros. reportedly begged "Joker" director, Todd Phillips, to take the job leading DC Studios, but like many people in Hollywood, he did not want the job.
From Variety: "Shazam" actor Zachary Levi, defends DC Studios bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran, saying, "Give them time to create something special."
From Variety: After meeting with James Gunn, co-chair of DC Studios, actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says that his superhero character, Black Adam, star of the recent film, will not appear in the first chapter of the new universe of DC Comics films.
From BleedingCool: DC-Studios co-boss, James Gunn, says he won't be bullied ... more or less.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: AfterShock Comics has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The publisher also owes a lot of creators.
DC STUDIOS - From THR: Henry Cavill's cameo as "Superman" and Gal Gadot's cameo as "Wonder Woman" have been removed from "The Flash" movie.
DC COMICS - From DCBlog: The great Jerry Ordway talks about his return to Stan Lee's "Just Imagine" in the new anthology, "Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee."
SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From THR: Writer-director-producer Donald Glover ("Atlanta") is attached to star in and produce a movie for Sony's Spider-Man universe. It will focus on the villain, "the Hypno-Hustler," which debuted in "Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #24."
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: James Gunn, co-Chair and co-CEO of DC Studios, is writing a Superman film, but actor Henry Cavill will not return as Superman/Clark Kent. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck will remain at DC Studios - as a director and not as Batman/Bruce Wayne.
MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Greg Capullo is moving to Marvel Comics, first drawing covers and then drawing an unnamed project.
FANTAGRAPHICS - From TheNewYorker: The New Yorker's Sam Thielman profiles the long-running indie comic book, "Love and Rockets," and its creators, brothers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez.
DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog: "How Kevin Conroy Became Our Batman" by Alex Jaffe
DC STUDIOS - From Variety: The tricky road ahead for DC Studios.
MARVEL STUDIOS - From Deadline: The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The 2022 class includes Marvel Studios' "Iron Man."
DC STUDIOS - From THR: Director Patty Jenkins says that there was nothing she could do to move "Wonder Woman 3" forward, in the wake of the film's cancellation.
MILLARWORLD - From THR: Mark Millar has announced his next Millarworld/Netflix comic book project, "The Ambassadors," a series with global potential.
EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist: American freelance cartoonist, Don Orehek, died at the age of 94 on November 6, 2022. Orehek was a prolific book, magazine, and newspaper gag cartoonist, who best known association was the American humor magazine, "Cracked." His work also appeared in "Good Housekeeping," "Playboy," and "The Saturday Evening Post," to name a few.
DC STUDIOS - From THR: "Wonder Woman 3" is supposedly no longer happening, but new DC Studios bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran, are supposedly prepping a multi-year plan for DC Comics films.
From THR: James Gunn, DC Studios co-chair and co-CEO, responds to "The Hollywood Reporter's" story about the transition period for the studios film, which included news that "Wonder Woman 3" has been cancelled.
DC TV - From Deadline: The CW's superhero television series, "The Flash," will debut its ninth and final season February 8th, 2023.
DC COMICS - From CBR: The anthology one-shot, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters #1," features stories co-written by Shazam! star Zachary Levi and actors Grace Caroline Currey, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Adam Brody and Faithe Herman. The issue also features contributions made by Fury of the Gods screenwriter Henry Gayden and other comic creators, such as Colleen Doran, Josh Trujillo and Tim Seeley.
EN MEMORIAM - From TheBeat: Cartoonist and Underground Comics creator, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, has died at the age of 74, Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Kominsky-Crumb was one of the first of the underground cartoonists to produce autobiographical comics. She was part of the "Wimmen's Comix" collective. Along with the late Diane Noomin, she was a contributor to and editor of the "Twisted Sisters" comics anthology. Aline was married to legendary Underground Comics creator, R. Crumb, with whom she had a daughter, cartoonist Sophia Crumb.
From DrawnandQuarterly: D&W functionary Peggy Burns speaks on the late Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
DC COMICS - From DarkKnightNews: There is a YouTube preview video for the updated edition of the book, "Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond." which you can see via the "Dark Knight News" article about the book.
EUROCOMICS TO FILM - From THR: Comic book legend, Frank Miller ("Daredevil," "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns"), is the writer for Studio Canal's television miniseries based on the legendary European comic, "Corto Maltese."
DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool: Writer Christopher Priest and artist Michael Sta. Maria launch a new "Draculina" comic book series, "Draculina: Blood Simple."
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Friday, April 15, 2022
#IReadsYou Review: BLUBBER #6
BLUBBER #6
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
CARTOONIST: Gilbert Hernandez
EDITOR: Eric Reynolds
COVER/BACK COVER: Gilbert Hernandez with Paul Baresh
24pp, B&W, $4.99 U.S. (August 2021)
Blubber is an intermittently published, black and white, alternative comic book series written and drawn by Gilbert Hernandez, cartoonist, comic book creator, and graphic novelist. He is best known for being one-half of the duo referred to as “Los Bros.” Gilbert and his brother, Jaime Hernandez, are Eisner Award (Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards) winners, and they have produced the seminal, alternative comic book series, Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics Books), for the last four-plus decades.
Blubber offers short stories and vignettes featuring a cast of misfits, monsters, and anthropomorphic types. Beto also presents his usual mix of bizarre characters, strange stories, and outlandish sex and sexual acts, all hallmarks of his comic book output going back to the beginning of his early career.
Blubber #6 is comprised of multiple one-pagers and a few short stories. It also opens with a one-page comic inside the front cover (frontispiece) and ends with another story inside the back cover. I'll discuss each story individually, to one extent or another.
THE LOWDOWN: The inside front cover story is entitled “Giving It a Go.” It's about giving a device called the “Fuck-U-Later” a go. Mila gives it a go.
That I don't find this disgusting says a lot about me. That I kinda wish there was such a device...
“Ulu Extreme Productions Present 'Young, Fast and Scientific'”:
Pupusi's ability to take the voluminous ejaculations of Maximiliano a.k.a. “Max” during the filming of the movie, “Young, Fast and Scientific,” impresses people on the set. So Kolchak, Wilfer, Zoe, Ulu, and John Dick (he of the three-foot+ erection) join in on the fuck-tastic fun.
As usual, Beto shows the facility of his pen in drawing exaggerated genitalia. However, he does “stick the landing” by drawing natural looking genitalia on Page 3.
“But is it Pretty?”:
Corazon has breasts that aren't real, but feel real. She does however have a well-endowed member that is real. Well, Mila wants to put that member to use.
All I can say, Beto, is “Wow!”
“The Nahanny”:
Peaky, the athletic trainer who appeared in “Ulu Extreme Productions Present 'Young, Fast and Scientific',” is back in this half-page, five-panel story.” A non-human character wants to suck on her biceps.
I like Beto's design work on the non-human character, whose name may be Kemp or “The Nahanny.” Beto's character designing talent is probably not appreciated enough. I can see the influence of “Silver Age” comic books on this genius in “slick” drawings.
“Kemp”:
Kemp sucks on Zoe's balloon-like breasts, with disastrous results.
This story shares the page with “The Nahanny.” The panels are almost too small to read, but I didn't let that stop me. And I like the characters.
“The Damn Loo!”:
“Tin Man,” the robot character featured on the cover, (sexually) assaults one of Beto's signature cryptids, the “Loo.”
Once again, I am digging the design of the Loo.
“Cisnero's Secret”:
Pipusi spurns the advances of Cristobol and Efren, but she takes it up the bum from Cisnero. Apparently, this action takes place with The Beatles 1967 pop tune, “Strawberry Fields Forever,” playing in the background.
I like that this one-pager deals with something that vex's almost all men.
“Gay Wheeler”:
Gay Wheeler is not gay … but he is willing to perform oral on Max, who says he isn't gay either.
This a cute story, but it gets better when Beto offers us Corazon' ability to bang her own boobs.
“Don't Fuck with the Loo”:
This time the Loo gets the best of Tin Man.
Untitled:
John Dick's penis is so long (and thick) that he has a … hard time finding someone to adequately pleasure him and it. Luckily, Cisnero comes along and tries to offer John a “soothing blowjob.”
It's funny that John says he is not gay, so what Cisnero is doing to him must be a dream. But it is a dream he hopes to have over and over again. Soothing blowjob … I hear ya talkin,' girl.
“The Thighs Have It!”:
Efren takes advantage of Kolchak's thighs, among other sexual delights. Cisnero and “Strawberry Fields Forever” guest star.
All I can say about this one-page is that the thighs do indeed have it. This story also shows off Beto's talent at cartooning the human figure.
“The Fruit of His Loins”:
The story focuses on a young man who is referred to as “Our Man,” but his name may be “Norte.”
This story, about narcissism and sexual hang-ups, showcases Beto's skill at cartooning exaggerated body parts...
“Plunk”:
More porno adventures at “Ulu Extreme Productions,” this time without the cameras.
“Clipper”:
Still more porno adventures at Ulu.
“Plunk” and “Clipper” are indeed true pornographic comics. That's a good thing, and they're kinda nice.
“Dr. Sanz Was What?”:
Dr. Sanz wants to create a stimulant for penis augmentation. After inventing a formula, he tries it on himself. A dream shows him the possibilities of having an augmented member … the bad … and the good.
Beto's drawings of Dr. Sanz's face recalls the similarity of his graphical style to the late writer-artist Darwyn Cooke's. The two collaborated on the odd miniseries, "The Twilight Children" (DC/Vertigo, 2016), and “Dr. Sanz Was What?” makes me think that they did share some aesthetics.
“Wilfer's Way”:
Wilfred likes to bang breasts and finds all other sexual acts to be nonsense. But what if Pupusi could come up with something that was like fun-bag-fun, but not exactly it?
This one pager may be the best story this issue.
“Tamba”:
Peaky is enjoying sex with men, but is she ready for sex with cryptids?
What would Blubber be without multiple sex-with-cryptids stories?
“Fuck the Loo”:
Tin Man and Snowman the cryptid wreck the Loo.
A funny story, especially because we learn that the Loo is a Republican.
“Zoe Loves Her Work!”:
Zoe loves her work – having sex. Cisnero, Mila, and Efren do, too!
What can I say about this story. I love reviewing comic books when it lets me read stories like this.
“Submitted for Your Disapproval”:
Baby meets Corazon … in a way.
I can love this story because Baby is in it.
The inside the back cover story is “Secret Sex.” This story takes place partially in Efren's past and is about a woman he banged 35 years ago. This is a lovingly drawn 20-panel one-page story. I'd like to have the original art for it.
After reading any issue of Blubber, I think that Gilbert Hernandez is the only modern cartoonist doing true modern underground comics. Blubber recalls the classic erotic/porn comics of R. Crumb, but Hernandez's work is more purely surreal. I treasure Blubber #6, as I do every issue, because I see it as a gift from the rebellious spirit of a master of alternative comics. Plus, my mind played “Strawberry Fields Forever” throughout the entire issue.
Blubber is the product of a master who just draws whatever the heck he wants to draw. He submits it for your disapproval, and probably wants you to disapprove, dear readers. But I won't, King Gilbert. I'll always approve.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of Gilbert Hernandez must have Blubber.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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