#Neil Uyetake

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Cover Credits

Pencils/Inks: Ryan Jampole Colors: Reggie Graham

Story Credits

Writer/Art: Ryan Jampole Letters: Neil Uyetake

Editorial Team

Editors: Megan Brown & Kristen Simon

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Ghostbusters: Answer the Call by Kelly Thompson, Corin Howell, Valentina Pinto, Neil Uyetake

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Star Trek - Deep Space Nine

The Dog of War #1 (2023)

IDW

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War #1 is an excellent debut

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War #1 is a debut fans won't want to put down #DS9 #StarTrek #comics #comicbooks

One of the best shows I ever watched was Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The shows had everything going against it. It was another franchise in the Star Trek universe, and it was not a ship, The most known actors were Rene Auberjunois,  Avery Brooks and Michael Dorn. What no one could predict was how it brought another element to the Star Trek universe. The show become its own phenomenon, as it…

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GHOSTBUSTERS: GET REAL #1-4, ANNUAL 2015

2015

By Erik Burnham, Tom Bancroft, Dan Schoening, Luis Antonio Delgado, Neil Uyetake, Erica Henderson, Evan Shaner, Joe Quinones, Chirs Uminga, Tom B. Long, Shawn Lee, Otis Frampton, Sara Richard, Sean Galloway, Drew Rausch, Matthew Dow Smith, Anthony Marques, Alex Deligiannis, Erik Evensen, Jeremiah Skipper, Ester Salguero, and Juanchoo

When the "Real Ghostbusters" get transported to the "real" Ghostbusters' Earth, the two teams will start investigating how to put things back to normal, and stop the God known as Proteus from capturing them.

SCORE: 9

This one was an amazing read. Once more I am amazed on the versatility of Dan Schoening. They man can draw in any style!

But apart from the visuals, the story contains easter eggs beyond just the "real ghostbusters".

Now, to be fair. on that double splash page I had to read the wiki to figure out where some of those came from. But I was really surprised to see the Filmation Ghostbusters in the mix.

The story is simple enough, and fun. Now, I included the 2015 annual because, for some reason it tends to get bundled with this mini-series a lot. While it deals with the aftermath of "Get Real," it is not a continuation of the story.

The annual is a horror story (kind of), and it also introduced Samhain to the canon of the book.

Oh, and James Hong technically appears as the ghost from "Little trouble in Little China."

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Monster House (2006) had a tie-in graphic novel?

Yeah, it did. I only found out about it by chance when reading the wiki. It was done by IDW Publishing on June 14, 2006. This would have been roughly a month before the film had its theatrical release in the U.S. on July 21, 2006.

Before we start talking about the content, let's talk about the credits. The comic consists of two stories. I will print the credits exactly as they appear.

"Skull & Bones" Written by: Joshua Dysart Art by: Simeon Wilkins Colors by: Len O' Grady

"Honor Roll" Words and Art by: Simeon Wilkins Colors by: Len O' Grady

Edited by: Kris Oprisko Designed by: Neil Uyetake Lettered by: Tom B. Long

Now, of course, I cannot post the entire work here. Sure, the comic appears to have only been printed once in 2006. Sure, it is unlikely that it will ever be reprinted, as Monster House was a single film that told its complete story and never got any sequels or spin-offs. Sure, the only way to legitimately purchase a copy these days is to buy it second-hand. Still, I could get in trouble for posting it in full here.

However, you could try searching "Monster House Graphic Novel". You may find that someone has scanned and uploaded a copy that you can read for free. You might even feel inspired to make a Tumblr post sharing some of your favorite panels from that scan. Imagine that. https://archive.org/details/monster-house-graphic-novel

Anyway, before you go past the "read more". I recommend you obtain the graphic novel and read it for yourself to get the full experience.

The first story, "Skull & Bones", alternates between scenes that take place at the same time as the movie and scenes that took place 20 years earlier. Our protagonist for the evening in both timelines is "Bones". You remember him right?

We all remember the scene between him and Zee where he's messing with her, she gets sick of him, and she kicks him out. Mind you, the movie showed it from DJ's POV, who couldn't see much from behind the couch.

The comic lovingly recreates the scene from the front of the couch.

Comic made him more of an ugly sonuvabitch than the film did.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Remember, he did have his back-story that he talked about during the film. Now, we get to see it.

One day, 20 years ago, long before his nose was quite so big, Bones was flying his kite. The kite's name was "Awesome Kite".

But then, it all goes wrong. Awesome lands on Mr. Nebbercracker's lawn. Bones knows well and good that Nebbercracker will steal his kite if he doesn't get it back quickly. Worse, he has to listen to Nebbercracker's marital problems.

Mr. Nebbercracker is calm and reasonable about the whole thing, just like in the film.

Back in the present-day, we have Skull and Bones showing that they care about making children happy, or maybe they are just desperate for a gig. Either way, they are playing a gig at the local children's hospital.

However, they parked in a hand-capped spot. Well, nobody's perfect.

Lester very nearly ends the story early, but our heroes are saved in the nick of time.

Oh look, its the little girl from the movie's intro. Why does her face look like that?

Okay, let's go back to just after Zee kneed him the stomach and sent him packing. We know that he went to take his anger out on Nebbercracker's house.

Our idiot hero is easily lured into the house by Awesome Kite, who is made to float in the doorway.

Then, he gets eaten.

He'll be fine though. Everyone remembers the ending of Monster House, right? We got a montage of all the characters who were eaten by the house climbing out of the ruins. The children in the audience were re-assured that the house never actually killed anyone.

Yeah, no, the comic confirms that Constance isn't the only skeleton in the basement. I spy a mail carrier, a door-to-door salesman or special agent from ACME, the milk man, someone who was just shoveling the sidewalk, and at least one dog. At least I don't see any child skeletons.

Still, our plucky hero continues his search-and-rescue operation. At last, he reaches Awesome Kite.

Before, he can reach it though, let's flash back to 20 years. While Bones is sulking over his kite, Zee is having a tea party. Lovely.

Look, I don't care about the monster house anymore. This scene of Zee obliterating the dolls with a damn weed-wacker is amazing.

Bones meets up with his friend Skull, and we get our musical number.

Afterwards, Skull and Bones go on their mission to retrieve Awesome. They don't have J.D's level of planning however. Lester, who would go on to become the skinny cop, discovers them.

I know I've been making fun of the story, but it does show us an important angle that we don't get in the movie.

We see Nebbercracker frustrated with Constance's actions, as well as all of the effort he puts into keeping Constance's true nature a secret.

I want to share one particularly impactful line.

"You keep saying you love me! But you don't know how to love!"

Then, he tries to leave.

And she doesn't let him leave.

No, he returns to stare into the fire.

Yeah, he kisses her on the Mantle. Bones and Skull don't understand how tragic this whole scene is.

And now, we're back to business as usual. Nebbercracker goes after the kids, and Constance looks ready to eat them herself.

And now we're back to present-day Bones and near the end of the movie. The house rips itself out of its foundation. While it hurries away, probably to go eat three kids, Skull is able to climb out to safety.

Skull, the twist villain of the comic, has stolen his girl.

Or, maybe she was just pretending to date Skull to make Bones jealous? Maybe they're a polycule now?

No matter what happened, it looks like Zee lost in the end. That's what she gets for breaking that plant pot and blaming it on DJ.

I managed to hit the image limit before I got to the second story. However, that one doesn't really have much to do with Monster House. "Final Roll" tells us that Skull and Bones play DnD. Its really just Bones walking away from the game after refusing to make a roll. Skull badgers him for weeks until he throws the die into Nebbercracker's lawn. I may make a second post with highlights from that story, but the first story was definitely the more important one to cover.

I'm glad that I got to read this comic. It was alot of fun. The original movie is a masterpiece in presenting such dark themes to children. And then, the graphic novel expanded upon it. We got to see that Nebbercracker was not always able to keep everyone safe from Constance. We got to see how much of a toll the whole unfair situation took on him. We got a peek at Bone's, Skull's, and Zee's childhoods. We got to see Zee destroy a bunch of plastic dolls with a damn weed whacker.

If you haven't read it, go read it. My post isn't going to be the same as reading the whole thing.

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Transformers Spotlight #5: Ultra Magnus

Read Date: July 18, 2023 Cover Date: January 2007 ● Writer: Simon Furman ● Art: Robby Musso ● Colorist: Kieran Oats ● Letterer: Neil Uyetake ● Editor: Chris Ryall ◦ Dan Taylor ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read:

● they can do a lot more with their holomatter than I thought! (I exclaim as though it's not a fictional comic book) ● 👏👏👏👏

Synopsis: On Zull, Ultra Magnus apprehends the Decepticon criminal Swindle, blowing away Karzai Lorcha's forces who are protecting him. However, Swindle decides to make Ultra Magnus a deal: his freedom in exchange for Scorponok's location. Magnus realizes that Scorponok's capture would be far more important than Swindle's, and he knows that he would easily be able to catch Swindle the next time he got himself in trouble, then he could still get him to Decepticon High Justice. But is it enough for Magnus to violate the rules he enforces? Ultimately, Ultra Magnus agrees.

The information leads him to Nebulos, where he finds that Scorponok is using businessman Mo Zarak's corporation, the Zarak Consortium, as a front for his own activities. Using a holomatter disguise, Ultra Magnus penetrates into the very heart of the facility and discovers what appears to be a Nebulan whose body has been almost entirely re-engineered with Cybertronian technology; in short, a transforming Nebulan. Shortly after discovering this, his hologram is detected and destroyed, and Ultra Magnus reenters the facility via less subtle means. He encounters a group of Cybertronian drones—which are lacking heads. Defeating the drones, Magnus realizes that something serious is going on, and heads into the underground facility.

Once underground, Ultra Magnus offers Scorponok a chance to surrender, which is interrupted by an attack. Although Scorponok's usual modus operandi is to flee when discovered, he says that what he is working on is something "breathtaking", and Magnus cannot be allowed to interfere. In the ensuing battle, Mo Zarak, afraid that all his work will be lost, tries to stop Scorponok and is shot in the crossfire, revealing cybernetic components in his body. Ultra Magnus takes advantage of Scorponok's distraction at having seemingly killed Mo Zarak and shoots the Decepticon in the face. Scorponok, damaged and distraught over the loss of his research, flees through an artificial wormhole generator.

Twenty-nine stellar cycles later on Buras, Ultra Magnus finds himself taking Swindle into custody once more. As Swindle once again tries to bargain his way out of trouble, Ultra Magnus wonders just how many compromises he'll make in order to get Scorponok.

(https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Spotlight:_Ultra_Magnus)

Fan Art: Commission : Ultra Magnus Transformers by sharknob

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Predacon Inferno

Beast Wars Source Book

Written by Simon Furman and Ben Yee

Art by Robby Musso, Marcelo Matere, Don Figueroa, Nick Roche, Guido Guidi, Dan Khanna, Liam Shalloo, Josh Burcham, Zac Atkinson, Frank Milkovich, Simon Williams, Matt Frank

Colors by Zac Atkinson Josh Burcham, Andrew Elder, Guido Guidi, Kieran Oats, Rob Ruffolo

Edits by Dan Taylor

Design by Mike Heisler and Neil Uyetake

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THE LADIES, FACES, & ANTAGONISTS OF COBRA COMMAND -- HAIL COBRA!

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the Baroness, Destro, and Abbey Chase, Agent of COBRA (in her finest "Lady Destro" costume, no less) -- Opening splash page to "Danger Girl/G.I. Joe" Vol. 1 #3. September, 2012. IDW Publishing.

Resolution from largest to smallest: 1600x2460, 1332x2048, & 1002x1632.

Story: Andy Hartnell

Pencils: John Royle

Inks: Philip Moy

Colors: Romulo Fajardo, Jr.

Letters: Neil Uyetake

Sources: http://notahoaxnotadream.blogspot.com/2013/12/danger-girlgi-joe.html & Pinterest.

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New Fiction 2022 - December

The Chimes at Midnight by Geoff Trowbridge (2008)

It takes its time to get to the meat until there’s more to chew on in the latter half. Most of these TOS alternate histories were mildly interesting but this one is a cut above.

A Gutted World by Keith R.A. DeCandido (2008)

"What if the Cardassians discovered the Bajoran Wormhole?" This is the question that got me reading all these Myriad Universes novellas in the first place, but because I’m me and a completionist, I couldn’t just skip past the others in the series to get here. I come to Star Trek expanded universe stuff with a DS9 first approach so I was keen to read how the author spun out this alternate history in which the Dominion gets their foothold in the alpha quadrant if they met the Cardassians first. It had a little too much TNG cast for my taste (especially since those characters dominate so many of these stories), but it’s a worthy DS9 tale.

Brave New World by Chris Roberson (2008)

Now we get to a whole lot of Data, so more of TNG. The courtroom stuff doesn’t hit the same way in these stories as it does in the TV episodes, and then all the implications of androids woven into the fabric of the galaxy is strangely not that compelling.

The Embrace of Cold Architects by David R. George III (2010)

Another Data-heavy story. I think these novellas introduce interesting directions with how the Federation will absolutely exploit artificial beings if they have the slightest excuse, but this particular one needed to be its own novel. It ends just as things get interesting.

The Tears of Eridanus by Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster (2010)

A TOS story that deviates from the prime universe thousands of years before the era we know. It revels in an alternate history in which the Andorians made first contact with Earth, and the Vulcans and Romulans never parted ways.

The Last Generation by Andrew Steven Harris, Gordon Purcell, Bob Almond, Terry Pallot, Mario Boon, John Hunt, Robbie Robbins, Chris Mowry, Neil Uyetake, Andy Schmidt, Scott Dunbier, Justin Eisinger, Mariah Huehner, Bill Tortolini (2009)

I could’ve done without Data and the TNG cast at the center of things (again), but it’s cool to see Sulu flying around being a badass in his Excelsior ship. All these TNG tales feels like the higher-ups asking “Ey, where’s my TNG (money)? I gotta have my TNG (money)!”

Strange World dir. Don Hall (2022)

I loved it, but then I’m a sucker for perilous adventure tales across strange new lands.

Violent Night dir. Tommy Wirkola (2022)

Die Hard meets Home Alone with a blend of Bad Santa and maybe God of War?

Empire of Light dir. Sam Mendes (2022)

I was there for it all the way. Sometimes I remember I’m a normie-ass man but that part that feels like I’m a distant weirdo never goes away, and this movie’s for that guy.

Demon Wind dir. Charles Philip Moore (1990)

I watched this movie within a video game along with its MST3K-style commentary at 2 AM with my youngest brother and what a thing to do and write down.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio dir. Guillermo del Toro (2022)

I mean, of course it’s great. I haven’t read the original story and it sounds like this hews closer to that than the popular perception from Disney’s takes.

Babylon dir. Damien Chazelle (2022)

This could've been dry but instead it’s constantly running at full charge, and even when we slow down to the granular level of filmmaking commentary it’s still a high pressure romp.

Jack and Jill dir. Dennis Dugan (2011)

Eh, I suppose the most impressive thing here is that Sandler sells the idea that’s he's own twin sister to the point that you consider them separate people.

The Whale dir. Darren Aronofsky (2022)

This had the potential to be bleak but instead it’s just genuinely hopeful. The performances come across a little too staged, as does the whole movie I suppose, so it’s no surprise to learn than this was originally a stage play.

The Outer Limits - "The Sandkings" (1995)

Here we go! I’d been thinking about watching the entire 1995 reboot of The Outer Limits and it’s everything I could’ve hoped for. All the 90s actors I remember from Saturday afternoon sci-fi TV, dated effects and production techniques, stories about man’s reach exceeding his grasp. This first episode even features three generations of the Bridges acting clan. The thing about intelligent alien bugs isn’t so compelling, but the overall production makes up for it.

The Outer Limits - "Vanishing Act" (1996)

I was looking for an episode that features New Year’s Day and found this story about a man who time jumps forward by ten years every time he falls asleep. It’s a sci-fi sort of twist on It’s a Wonderful Life and very reminiscent of something you’d see on Star Trek.

Tales from the Crypt - "And All Through the House" (1989)

And since I plan to also watch Tales from the Crypt after TOL, I skipped over to this story about a bad Santa stalking a bad mom.

The Outer Limits - "Valerie 23" (1995)

Here’s a reminder not to fuck around with robots. Don’t do it! Especially not if they’re hot! There’ll more fucked up robot tales in the seasons ahead...

The Outer Limits - "Blood Brothers" (1995)

We get a few stories here about rich assholes trying to live forever. This one does also present an interesting idea: what if we could all be cured of all ailments and live twice as long in the process? What happens when no one’s dying and the population count explodes? In any case, that’s more thought than what goes into the episode’s story. It’s mostly about a rich guy jumping the gun on proper medical testing and getting screwed as he should.

The Outer Limits - "The Second Soul" (1995)

Oh man, I was definitely on the paranoid side of this story as the events unfold. It was nice to get one of these where it isn’t a bleak or worst case ending.

The Outer Limits - "White Light Fever" (1995)

Another rich asshole who literally wants to live forever. And that’s it. Spoiler: he doesn’t get to.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared - Series 2 (2022)

I wanna love this because I loved the original web series, but binging a bunch of TV-length episodes just felt like too much of it. I liked them when they were shorter and spaced out more. Binger beware, I know.

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My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2 Review

My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2 Review #MyLittlePonyMaretimeMysteries #maretimemysteries #mylittlepony #IDW #IDWcomics #comics #comicbooks #news #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews

Writer: Abby Bulmer Artist: Dax Gordine Colorist: Valentina Pinto Letterer: Neil Uyetake Cover Artists: Abigail Starling  & Shauna Grant Publisher: IDW Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 10, 2024 Guest Reviewer: Dragoncache’s Gal Misty Brightdawn has moved to Maretime Bay, where she found a game called Maretime Mysteries in a curio shop. Playing the game with her friends Sunny, Hitch, and Sparky…

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #52: "From the Shadows (Part 2)"

Writer: James Asmus

Pencils/Inks: Tony Fleecs

Colors: Heather Breckel

Letters: Neil Uyetake

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: My Little Pony Micro-Series Featuring Rainbow Dash.

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Transformers/Back to the future #1

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Review: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma #1

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma #1 is excellent with the socio-political underpinnings that makes Star Trek great. #comics #comicbooks #startrek

When it comes to Star Trek, I consider myself a fan. I’m definitely a more casual fan, having seen all of the films multiple times but when it comes to television shows, it’s more catching things here and there. It was never must-see tv for me. When it comes to the comics, that’s much of the same as well. I’ve enjoyed some here and there but it was never part of my regular reading. Having decided…

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GHOSTBUSTERS VOL. 2 #1-20

2013-2014

By Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, Luis Antonio Delgado, Andrew Harmon, Evan Shaner, Samuel Plata, Blair D. Shedd, Felipe Torrent, Ester Salguero, Erik Evensen and Neil Uyetake

The original Ghostbusters disappear and it is up to a new team to fill up the void left by their absence.

But upon their return, things start acceleration into a conflict between two Sumerian deities that could require a human sacrifice... from the heart of the team.

SCORE: 8

While the quality of this volume is similar to the first one, I have to say that my level of engagement with it suffered from time to time, especially in the first half of it. And the only thing I can really point out for it, is that the original team stopped being together most of the time. One obvious reason was the marriage of Winston... an essential distraction for this story to work as a whole.

Some classic characters left out from the first volume, like Louis and Dana come back... but to me, who still hasn't read all the pre-volume one mini-series, the reasons for them being away are a bit mysterious. They do explain why they happened, but I felt like I was missing backstory with them.

Overall the story wasn't as consistent in engagement as the first volume, but it does provide some cool moments you will remember.

As for the art, there are a bit more guest artists in this volume, right around the time my interest was waning. At this point I think Dan Schoening is a must have for this book. His style may be cartoonish (as in editorial cartoons), but you get the idea immediately of who he is drawing.

Next stop for the Ghostbusters will be their crossover with the TMNT, which I already covered in this blog.