Greeting Friends,
More Smallville.
Season 2 Episode 9 Dichotic (original air date 11-19-02).
Ian a four point student can't accept a "C" in metal shop. So his teacher must pay. Enter freak of the week: Duplicate Boy. Clark helps Lana move in with Chloe. At the farm, Jonathan is working on his tractor and the jack slips. His leg is pinned. Amazing display of powers: Clark (in the house) hears his dad yelling in the barn, fast run to the barn, lifts the tractor off his dads leg and uses his vision to see the broken leg. During an interview for the Torch, Ian makes a move on Chloe. Then he offers to help Lana with her math homework. Clark gets jealous. Duplicate Boy then splits in half to spend quality time with Chloe and help Lana at the same time. After a confrontation with Ian about Chloe and Lana, Clark and Pete investigate the metal shop. They find dead Mr. Frankel. Before they can leave the shop is set on fire by Ian. Clark and Pete trick Ian into being two places at once. When he realizes the gig is up, Ian tries to kill Lana and Chloe at the Smallville dam. Ian drops Chloe over the side of the dam. Clark jumps down to the bottom and catches her. Clark takes out Ian and saves Lana.
Season 2 Episode 10 Skinwalker (original air date 11-26-02).
Luthor Corp. has workers building an office park in the woods. An old Indian man warns the workers to stay off his land. During the night a worker is mauled to death by a wolf. Half the site is blown up. The next day Pete and Clark are riding motor cross cycles in the area. Clark flips his cycle and falls into a hole in the ground. The large hole ends up being a network of caves. An Indian female finds him while she is investigating the caves. After looking an uninjured Clark over, she refers to Clark as "invincible". The Indian girl finds hieroglyphics on the cave walls. Clark notices an octagonal impression in the wall. Clark also realizes that the language on the cave walls is the same on the ship. Clark invites the girl (Kyla) and her grand father for dinner. Later in the barn Kyla makes a move on Clark (witnessed by Lana). Lionel offers Lex into a joint venture, since he successfully lead his employee lead buy out. While investigating the caves there is a partial cave in. Clark rescues Kyla using his strength, speed and invulnerability. Kyla who witnessed it asks if he can shoot fire out of his eyes. Lana asks Mr. Small if he can help with a blockade of building on the cave site. Mr. Small tells Lana that they share the same DNA. Clark enlists Lex for help with the caves. During their search of the caves Lex sees the octagonal impression in the wall. Lex says that the caves could be more important than anything they can imagine. Lex offers to buy out Lionel, but he refuses. Clark asks his new girlfriend if her grandfather is a skinwalker (after his mom is attacked by a wolf). At the mansion, Clark saves Lionel from a wolf. The wolf gets injured while jumping out the window. The wolf turns back to Kyla before she dies. The building site is closed down. Lex gets his wish to make it a historical site. Lana tells Clark that Whitney is M.I.A.
Keep watching.
D.L.
Monday, March 5, 2012
2012: Week 9 - Comics
Greetings Friends, 
I read a few more books this week. Check them out.
#81. Secret Avengers #20.
I read a few more books this week. Check them out.
#81. Secret Avengers #20.
#82. Star Trek #6.
#83. Steed and Mrs. Peel #2.
#84. Batman Beyond Unlimited #1.
#85. The New Avengers #21.
#86. The Avengers #23.
#87. A Game of Thrones #6.
#88. The Bionic Man 37.
#89. Batman Odyssey #5.
#90. Legion Secret Origin #5.
#91. Spaceman #4.
#92. The New Avengers #22.
#93. Sergio Aragones - Funnies #7.
#94. Astonishing X-Men #47.
#95. All Star Western #6.
#96. Road Rage #1.
#97. Star Trek - Legion of Super-Heroes #5.
#98. Savage Dragon #177.
That's it. Eighteen comics this week. Not bad. Just 402 left to go.
Keep Reading Comics.
D.L.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Smallville - A Retrospective -8.
Greetings Friends,
More Smallville.
Season 2 Episode 7: Lineage (original air date 11-05-02).
Use of power: Clark uses his heat vision to toast bread. A mysterious woman breaks into the Kent house. Later the woman confronts Clark at his school. She tells him that she is his mom. Metropolis United Charities (founded by Lionel Luthor) adopted Clark to the Kents. Mrs. Dunlevy claims Lionel father her son and that Clark and Lex are brothers. The mystery man in Lana's photo is Henry Small of the Smallville Smalls. Jonathan tells Clark about the day the meteors fell. How they found him and his ship. And then down the rode found a stunned Lionel and helps him find his son Lex. The court wants to find out if Clark is actually Mrs. Dunlevy's son. Clark reluctantly gives a mouth swab. Later that night Clark and Pete break into the lab and steal the sample. Lana confronts Mr. Small about being her father. He tells her to go away. Lex tells Clark that they could be brothers. Mrs. Dunlevy then kidnaps Lex. Dramatic Rescue: Clark blasts through Mrs. Dunlevy's front door to save Lex. Clark takes an axe shot to the gut and the axe head explodes. In a flash back Lionel gives Jonathan the adoption papers but asks for a favor: Talk the Ross brothers into selling him their farm. Lionel tells Lex his real brother died when he was an infant. But hold on - Lionel has a picture of the child as a 6-7 year old.
Season 2 Episode 8: Ryan (original air date 11-12-02).
Ryan is back and being experimented on. He escapes his captors briefly and calls Clark for help. The mayor of Smallville shows up in Lex's office and wants a bribe. Nell tells Lana that she wants to move them to Metropolis with her boyfriend Dean. Clark tracks Ryan to the Summerholt Research facility and breaks him out. Clark hides Ryan with Lex at the mansion. The doctor from Summerholt wants Ryan back. Lex uses his lawyers to block him. Lana then tells Clark about her upcoming my to Metropolis. Clark tells her not to go. Lex shows Ryan his collection of Warrior Angel comic books. A noticeably sick Ryan passes out and goes to the hospital. Ryan tells Clark that he has a brain tumor and it is growing. It is killing him. Use of powers: Clark runs to Hub City looking for a brain doctor. The doctor agrees to try to help Ryan. Lana gets to stay in Smallville with Chloe. After his surgery, Ryan doesn't get better. Clark takes Ryan in a hot air balloon ride. Then Ryan dies.
Keep Watching.
D.L.
More Smallville.
Season 2 Episode 7: Lineage (original air date 11-05-02).
Use of power: Clark uses his heat vision to toast bread. A mysterious woman breaks into the Kent house. Later the woman confronts Clark at his school. She tells him that she is his mom. Metropolis United Charities (founded by Lionel Luthor) adopted Clark to the Kents. Mrs. Dunlevy claims Lionel father her son and that Clark and Lex are brothers. The mystery man in Lana's photo is Henry Small of the Smallville Smalls. Jonathan tells Clark about the day the meteors fell. How they found him and his ship. And then down the rode found a stunned Lionel and helps him find his son Lex. The court wants to find out if Clark is actually Mrs. Dunlevy's son. Clark reluctantly gives a mouth swab. Later that night Clark and Pete break into the lab and steal the sample. Lana confronts Mr. Small about being her father. He tells her to go away. Lex tells Clark that they could be brothers. Mrs. Dunlevy then kidnaps Lex. Dramatic Rescue: Clark blasts through Mrs. Dunlevy's front door to save Lex. Clark takes an axe shot to the gut and the axe head explodes. In a flash back Lionel gives Jonathan the adoption papers but asks for a favor: Talk the Ross brothers into selling him their farm. Lionel tells Lex his real brother died when he was an infant. But hold on - Lionel has a picture of the child as a 6-7 year old.
Season 2 Episode 8: Ryan (original air date 11-12-02).
Ryan is back and being experimented on. He escapes his captors briefly and calls Clark for help. The mayor of Smallville shows up in Lex's office and wants a bribe. Nell tells Lana that she wants to move them to Metropolis with her boyfriend Dean. Clark tracks Ryan to the Summerholt Research facility and breaks him out. Clark hides Ryan with Lex at the mansion. The doctor from Summerholt wants Ryan back. Lex uses his lawyers to block him. Lana then tells Clark about her upcoming my to Metropolis. Clark tells her not to go. Lex shows Ryan his collection of Warrior Angel comic books. A noticeably sick Ryan passes out and goes to the hospital. Ryan tells Clark that he has a brain tumor and it is growing. It is killing him. Use of powers: Clark runs to Hub City looking for a brain doctor. The doctor agrees to try to help Ryan. Lana gets to stay in Smallville with Chloe. After his surgery, Ryan doesn't get better. Clark takes Ryan in a hot air balloon ride. Then Ryan dies.
Keep Watching.
D.L.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
2012 - End of Week 8 - Books.
Greetings Friends,
As part of my 2012 challenge for 2012 I need to read 12 books (and 20 graphic novels, 500 comic books [single issues] and watch all 10 seasons of Smallville). I read (or finished) three books this week. Check them out.
Book #3 (of 12)
Zot 1987-1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection by Scott McCloud.
At 576 pages this book is a serious tomb. What is Zot? Zot is a super hero from an alternate reality Earth stuck in 1964. But their 1964 is more like 100 year in our future. They have flying cars, futuristic looking cities, ray guns and the like. And of course they can travel to other realities. Zot (who is about 15) comes to our Earth and hangs out with Jenny and her high school friends. All he wants to do is help people while he is here (crime is pretty much gone in his reality.) All Jenny wants to do is stay in Zot's reality when she can get back there.
As stated in the title this is the complete black and white edition by Scott McCloud. So this book collects issues #11-#36. It is explained in the forward that issues #1-#10 were color (and the story had a mild tweak at issue #11 so #1-#10 weren't needed for this volume). Also issues #19 and #20 weren't included because they were drawn by another artist. But their story boards are included. Cool. McCloud's artwork gets progressively better all the way through the series. His use of blacks and grey tones work well with his style of art. Nice series. Recommended.
Book #4 (of 12).
The Goon in Death's Greedy Comeuppance by Eric Powell (Goon #10).
The volume is really two stories in one. In the first story (Goon #32 and #33) it's The Goon's birthday. And he is depressed. Side-kick Frankie tries to cheer him up. We also have the return of a Goon bad guy.
The second story is the three issue limited series Buzzard. This story is kind of a Buzzard buddy rode story. Buzzard is on a quest to kill some savages that have been killing innocent people. The Buzzard's guide is a bright, inquisitive boy. They bond on there way to certain(?) doom. Will they make it out alive? Always Recommended.
Book #5 (of 12).
Monster Truck by Shaky Kane.
Shaky Kane (artist of The Bulletproof Coffin) has done a book with the tag line "Automobiles Monsters And Mayhem" That is a good way to describe this book. There are fifty pages to this book. Or should I say panels. Each page is a panel. But that's not really true either. It's actually one long panel divided up into fifty pages. The story is basically a monster truck driving through a barren wasteland inhabited with all kind of crazy monster, alien, car or whatever Shaky Kane could come up with. The art has his usual Mike Allred feel to it. Nice concept. Execution: Just okay.
Keep Reading Comics
D.L.
As part of my 2012 challenge for 2012 I need to read 12 books (and 20 graphic novels, 500 comic books [single issues] and watch all 10 seasons of Smallville). I read (or finished) three books this week. Check them out.
Book #3 (of 12)
Zot 1987-1991 - The Complete Black And White Collection by Scott McCloud.
At 576 pages this book is a serious tomb. What is Zot? Zot is a super hero from an alternate reality Earth stuck in 1964. But their 1964 is more like 100 year in our future. They have flying cars, futuristic looking cities, ray guns and the like. And of course they can travel to other realities. Zot (who is about 15) comes to our Earth and hangs out with Jenny and her high school friends. All he wants to do is help people while he is here (crime is pretty much gone in his reality.) All Jenny wants to do is stay in Zot's reality when she can get back there.
As stated in the title this is the complete black and white edition by Scott McCloud. So this book collects issues #11-#36. It is explained in the forward that issues #1-#10 were color (and the story had a mild tweak at issue #11 so #1-#10 weren't needed for this volume). Also issues #19 and #20 weren't included because they were drawn by another artist. But their story boards are included. Cool. McCloud's artwork gets progressively better all the way through the series. His use of blacks and grey tones work well with his style of art. Nice series. Recommended.
Book #4 (of 12).
The Goon in Death's Greedy Comeuppance by Eric Powell (Goon #10).
The volume is really two stories in one. In the first story (Goon #32 and #33) it's The Goon's birthday. And he is depressed. Side-kick Frankie tries to cheer him up. We also have the return of a Goon bad guy.
The second story is the three issue limited series Buzzard. This story is kind of a Buzzard buddy rode story. Buzzard is on a quest to kill some savages that have been killing innocent people. The Buzzard's guide is a bright, inquisitive boy. They bond on there way to certain(?) doom. Will they make it out alive? Always Recommended.
Book #5 (of 12).
Monster Truck by Shaky Kane.
Shaky Kane (artist of The Bulletproof Coffin) has done a book with the tag line "Automobiles Monsters And Mayhem" That is a good way to describe this book. There are fifty pages to this book. Or should I say panels. Each page is a panel. But that's not really true either. It's actually one long panel divided up into fifty pages. The story is basically a monster truck driving through a barren wasteland inhabited with all kind of crazy monster, alien, car or whatever Shaky Kane could come up with. The art has his usual Mike Allred feel to it. Nice concept. Execution: Just okay.
Keep Reading Comics
D.L.
2012: Week 8 - Comics
Greetings Friends,
Eleven comics read this week. Check them out.
#70. B.P.R.D. - Hell on Earth - The Long Death #1.
#71. Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #10.
#72. Captain America & Bucky #627.
#73. Batman #6.
#74. Dicks #1.
#75. The Avengers #22.
#76. Planet of the Apes #11.
#77. Fear itself - The Fearless #9.
#78. Batman - The Dark Knight #6.
#79. The Li'l Depressed Boy #9.
#80. The Bulletproof Coffin - Disinterred #2.
Keep Reading Comics
D.L.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Smallville - A Retrospective -7.
Greetings Friends,
Even more Smallville watched. Check it out.
Season 2 Episode 5: Nocturne (original air date 10-22-02).
A boy is being held prisoner in his parents basement. The boy bids his time by writing Lana love poetry. Meanwhile Lionel (still blind) has fired another assistant. Martha Kent (bringing her products to the mansion) sees Lionel needs help and lends a hand. Lionel offers her a job. Byron (the captive boy) escapes his basement and leaves Lana more poetry on her parents gravestone. Clark (not understanding the poetry) is branded "The Man of Steel" by Lana. After a confrontation at Byron's house with his parents, Clark and Pete brake into Byron's house looking for him. Byron who gets out in the daylight turns into some kind of uncontrollable monster. Getting away Byron throws Pete through the air. Then he throws Lana at the cemetery. Byron (convinced that Luthor Corp. is behind his mutation) tries to bring down the Luthor Corp. chopper with Lionel and Martha in it. Clark stops Byron by knocking him into a well. In the darkness Byron reverts back to normal. Martha convinces Lionel to have Luthor Corp. work on cure for Byron.
Season 2 Episode 6: Redux (original air date 10-29-02).
Clark is swimming in the high school pool when another swimmer gets into trouble. Clark rescues his fellow class mate only to find him aged to an old man. Troy (the kid) is dead. It's revealed Clark's grandfather is alive and lives in Coast City. While cleaning out the Talon's theater, Lana finds old pictures of her mother with another man. Meanwhile Martha's father shows up on the farm. When he comes home early Clark meets his grandfather for the first time. When aunt Nell is no help, Lana solicits Lex's help in the IDing of the man in the photo. The new principal, Mr. Reynolds puts Clark on his radar when he sees him hanging with Lex. It is revealed Mr. Reynolds was the head master at Lex's prep. school - Excelsior. Freak of the week: High school girl with the kiss of death. Another student (Russel) gets his life sucked out of him. Clark realizes that Chrissy was with Troy and Russel prior to their deaths. Clark then stops Chrissy before she can kill the principal (who has been on her about her previous school records). Chrissy is thrown through the air, when she lands hard she ages till death. Chrissy was over one hundred years old and sucked the life out of others to stay young. Lana finds out that the man in the photo could be her father.
Keep watching.
D.L.
Even more Smallville watched. Check it out.
Season 2 Episode 5: Nocturne (original air date 10-22-02).
A boy is being held prisoner in his parents basement. The boy bids his time by writing Lana love poetry. Meanwhile Lionel (still blind) has fired another assistant. Martha Kent (bringing her products to the mansion) sees Lionel needs help and lends a hand. Lionel offers her a job. Byron (the captive boy) escapes his basement and leaves Lana more poetry on her parents gravestone. Clark (not understanding the poetry) is branded "The Man of Steel" by Lana. After a confrontation at Byron's house with his parents, Clark and Pete brake into Byron's house looking for him. Byron who gets out in the daylight turns into some kind of uncontrollable monster. Getting away Byron throws Pete through the air. Then he throws Lana at the cemetery. Byron (convinced that Luthor Corp. is behind his mutation) tries to bring down the Luthor Corp. chopper with Lionel and Martha in it. Clark stops Byron by knocking him into a well. In the darkness Byron reverts back to normal. Martha convinces Lionel to have Luthor Corp. work on cure for Byron.
Season 2 Episode 6: Redux (original air date 10-29-02).
Clark is swimming in the high school pool when another swimmer gets into trouble. Clark rescues his fellow class mate only to find him aged to an old man. Troy (the kid) is dead. It's revealed Clark's grandfather is alive and lives in Coast City. While cleaning out the Talon's theater, Lana finds old pictures of her mother with another man. Meanwhile Martha's father shows up on the farm. When he comes home early Clark meets his grandfather for the first time. When aunt Nell is no help, Lana solicits Lex's help in the IDing of the man in the photo. The new principal, Mr. Reynolds puts Clark on his radar when he sees him hanging with Lex. It is revealed Mr. Reynolds was the head master at Lex's prep. school - Excelsior. Freak of the week: High school girl with the kiss of death. Another student (Russel) gets his life sucked out of him. Clark realizes that Chrissy was with Troy and Russel prior to their deaths. Clark then stops Chrissy before she can kill the principal (who has been on her about her previous school records). Chrissy is thrown through the air, when she lands hard she ages till death. Chrissy was over one hundred years old and sucked the life out of others to stay young. Lana finds out that the man in the photo could be her father.
Keep watching.
D.L.
Smallville - A Retrospective -6.
Greetings Friends,
I'm deep into my quest to watch all 10 seasons of Smallville now. Check it out.
Season 2 Episode 3: Duplicity (original air date 10-8-02).
Doctor Hamilton is back but not acting well. Lex decides to end his investigation into the meteor crystals and fires him. On his way down the rode, Dr. Hamilton has an episode of the shakes and causes another driver to crash his van. Pete sees the crash, helps the victim and sees Clark's ship in the corn field. After dropping the victim at the hospital, Pete gets Clark to help him get the ship back to his house. The next day it is stolen out of Pete's family tool shed. He suspects Clark. To prove his honesty to Pete, Clark tells him his secret. Lionel is back at the mansion now but blind. Dr. Hamilton (looking for new funding) "shows" Lionel the ship he stole from Pete. Lana tells Clark that she has broken up with Whitney. Clark tells his mom and dad that he told Pete the truth. That news causes a fight between them. A desperate for answers Dr. Hamilton kidnaps Pete and tries to get him to talk. Clark rescues Pete. During the fight, Dr. Hamilton is doused with Kryptonite liquid. This makes Dr. Hamilton shake so violently it kills him. Clark and Pete then get the ship back to the Kent cellar. Lionel and Lex go to see the ship at Dr. Hamilton's but it is gone.
Season 2 Episode 4: Red (original air date 10-15-02).
There is a new girl at school that dresses on the wild side. It's time to get his new class ring. When Clark puts it on his personality changes. Lionel (now fully moved into the mansion) makes Lex's office his own. Clark (with ring on) refuses to study with his friend. He then checks out Chloe with his special vision. Clark is starting to act out and everyone else is paying for it. Clark kisses Lana (at the Talon) and tells her he has feelings for her. While out on a date with Lana, Clark dumps her for the new "hot" girl. Chloe finds out that the stone in the class rings are fake. Pete discovers that the stones are a form of Red Kryptonite. Clark is told that the stone in his ring is Red Kryptonite. This Red Kryptonite could be changing his personality but he refuses to take it off. Jonathan and Pete confront Clark about his class ring. Pete flashes a Green Krytonite meteor rock from a lead lined box. While he is briefly down, Jonathan crushes the stone with a sledge hammer. Clark reverts back to normal. When trying to apologises to Lana she refuses to accept it.
Keep Watching.
D.L.
I'm deep into my quest to watch all 10 seasons of Smallville now. Check it out.
Season 2 Episode 3: Duplicity (original air date 10-8-02).
Doctor Hamilton is back but not acting well. Lex decides to end his investigation into the meteor crystals and fires him. On his way down the rode, Dr. Hamilton has an episode of the shakes and causes another driver to crash his van. Pete sees the crash, helps the victim and sees Clark's ship in the corn field. After dropping the victim at the hospital, Pete gets Clark to help him get the ship back to his house. The next day it is stolen out of Pete's family tool shed. He suspects Clark. To prove his honesty to Pete, Clark tells him his secret. Lionel is back at the mansion now but blind. Dr. Hamilton (looking for new funding) "shows" Lionel the ship he stole from Pete. Lana tells Clark that she has broken up with Whitney. Clark tells his mom and dad that he told Pete the truth. That news causes a fight between them. A desperate for answers Dr. Hamilton kidnaps Pete and tries to get him to talk. Clark rescues Pete. During the fight, Dr. Hamilton is doused with Kryptonite liquid. This makes Dr. Hamilton shake so violently it kills him. Clark and Pete then get the ship back to the Kent cellar. Lionel and Lex go to see the ship at Dr. Hamilton's but it is gone.
Season 2 Episode 4: Red (original air date 10-15-02).
There is a new girl at school that dresses on the wild side. It's time to get his new class ring. When Clark puts it on his personality changes. Lionel (now fully moved into the mansion) makes Lex's office his own. Clark (with ring on) refuses to study with his friend. He then checks out Chloe with his special vision. Clark is starting to act out and everyone else is paying for it. Clark kisses Lana (at the Talon) and tells her he has feelings for her. While out on a date with Lana, Clark dumps her for the new "hot" girl. Chloe finds out that the stone in the class rings are fake. Pete discovers that the stones are a form of Red Kryptonite. Clark is told that the stone in his ring is Red Kryptonite. This Red Kryptonite could be changing his personality but he refuses to take it off. Jonathan and Pete confront Clark about his class ring. Pete flashes a Green Krytonite meteor rock from a lead lined box. While he is briefly down, Jonathan crushes the stone with a sledge hammer. Clark reverts back to normal. When trying to apologises to Lana she refuses to accept it.
Keep Watching.
D.L.
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