Frankenstein Bicentennial

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein examined morality, ethics and science in a way no other book has captured quite as well since. Frankenstein was first published in 1818, two hundred years ago.

Many educational institutions are marking the event with celebrations,  For instance, Arizona State University is celebrating the  bicentennial with the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project. Washington University in St. Louis is celebrating the occasion as well with a series of events. 

For this year-long celebration, University of San Francisco, San Jose State University, and Santa Clara University, will also be holding a variety of events.

Here at the Strangest Adventures we have a modest proposal regarding Frankenstein’s monster and comic books; maybe DC comics can publish adventures featuring super heroes versus Frankenstein’s monster in this anniversary year! Perhaps in a single volume. Here are some suggestions. 

Batman confronting the monster in Transylvania.

Superman cornered by the monster on an old submarine.

The Flash is so afraid of the monster that he prays for help.

Watch out for the monster, Green Arrow and Black Canary!

The book Frankenstein is important in our understanding of how ethics, morality and technology intersect however we can also focus  on the more gruesome aspects of the book as well.  You just might see more of Frankenstein's monster here in the future.

Fake!

Last time at the Strangest Adventures we discussed Trump’s fake Time Magazine cover. Time Magazine has requested that Trump cease displaying these fictional covers. 

Here we offer a rebooted version of that cover that offers some  refinements; perhaps no less fake though.  

-Superior Cover Art-This version has the “visionary stare”.

-Correct red outline with white stripe

-More realistic cover text

-almost correct UPC Code, this code is from a cover of Time.

Marvel’s Earth 65    Merry  Marvel Marching Mutant!

With the current state of “mainstream” Marvel comics right now (Captain America has been revealed be a life long double agent for HYDRA, for instance ) we at the Strangest Adventures will prefer to briefly examine  the alternative  universe of Marvel’s Earth 65. In this universe Gwen Stacy, a cast member of Spider-man. is bitten by the radioactive spider and becomes Spider-Woman. The character debuted in Edge of Spider-Verse #2 as part of the 2014–15 Spider-Verse comic book storyline. 

The only other major superhero written about on Earth 65 is their version of Captain America. There is one villain there worth noting; their version of MODAK is clearly based on a mutated Donald Trump. Why have they done this? Where is this going?

DC Bombshells!

The universe of DC Bombshells has a very unusual history-it began as a series of retro styled figurines of famous super-heroines depicted pin up style. Only later, after the figurines became popular did DC Bombshells become a  comic book series! In DC Bombshells #37 Harvey Dent is clearly based on Donald Trump. He promises to “Make Gotham Golden Once More”. MAGA? 

In most versions of reality Dent becomes becomes horribly disfigured  which leads him to becoming Two-Face. Where is this story headed? Does Trump become Two-Face?

Trump Versus Time Lincoln! 

Antarctic Press Launches New Comic From David Hutchinson, Trump Vs Time Lincoln, for July12 2017 In Shops: Jul 12, 2017! The Great Emancipator, Time Lincoln, faces an all-new threat to existence--from within his homeland!  Just when he thought it was safe to go back in time, he discovers part of reality has been replaced by Alternate Reality, where what was once fact is now a matter of alternate choice. 

Hecho en Mexico-Donald Trump appears someplace real! 

Donald Trump is in the papers! Actually, in Mexico, Trump IS the paper. Mexican businessman and Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia is introducing "Trump" brand toilet paper, marketed under the slogans "Softness without borders" and "This is the wall that, yes, we will pay for." 

 More of the story here. These marvelous wiping papers will only be available in Mexico. At the Strangest Adventures we look forward to be products and comics Trump will inspire in the future and wonder what will he inspire in the future?

Supergirl!

The Strangest Adventures has covered the wildly successful Flash TV show, now Greg Berlanti, creator of that show and Arrow, has created two more comic book based shows. The first one is Supergirl, which debuts on CBS on September 26^th, 2015. I’ve seen the pilot already, got it at this years Awesome Con. Thankfully this is not another Smallville, a show that took 10 seasons before the hero gets into costume-in the last 20 seconds of the show! In the pilot Supergirl is in costume long before the end of the first episode. Melissa Benoist plays Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin. I won’t spoil the show by revealing too much but the show includes Superman’s associates such as Cat Grant, Lucy Lane, and Jimmy Olsen, and his enemies such as Vartox, Reactron, Live Wire and Hellgrammite. Superman is only seen as a streak in the sky and the producer says he won’t appear otherwise on this show. Fans are hoping for a crossover between Supergirl and Flash and Arrow but so far, no confirmation of that but they are combining promotions for both shows in Variety so it’s a start.

The next show will air in January 2016, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, a spin off of The Flash and Arrow. A diverse group of heroes and villains help time traveling Rip Hunter fight the immortal Vandal Savage, in an adventure that spans time and space, to save the human race from destruction. Characters include The Atom, Firestorm, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, White Canary,  Captain Cold and Heat Wave. I’ll let the video tell the rest of the story.

This may be silly to some of you but the Strangest Adventures are looking forward to these shows, sure beats reality TV!

More of the Story!

The Strangest Adventures has covered some well known and lesser-known corners of the world of comic books. This seems a good time to update some of that information. We have previously mentioned Superwoman. Here’s her entry in Who’s Who, a series of DC comics listing Heroes, Villains, and more which they began publishing in 1985. Highly recommended.

We did a 3 part entry on the 75^th Anniversary of Batman. This is one of the less savory events of Batman’s history, the time he killed Robin.

We’ve mentioned Star Trek before. Here’s a cover from the Gold Key run of that title, from the time the USS Enterprise went to Pluto.

We covered the Silver Age Doctor Mid-Nite before and how she became reduced in age to become a teen and went to the 30^th Century (don’t ask) where she joined, for a time, The Legion of Night Heroes. That didn’t last.

The X-Men didn’t always have the most dignified of villains, case in point, Anus the Untouchable! The less said about him the better. He stinks! A lot has been made lately about Wolverine’s death, but I remember the first time they killed Wolverine off.

The rest of the story? To Be Continued.