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    Random Access Memory: Five Years – January 2017 (News Guy Wept and Told Us)

    Rand BellaviaBy Rand BellaviaJanuary 27, 2022Updated:January 27, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read

    Rand Bellavia takes a look at his growing longbox, and reflects on comics released in January 2017.

    The Flintstones 7: Another Day on Earth

    writer: Mark Russell
    artists: Rick Leonardi and Scott Hanna
    colorist: Chris Chuckry
    letterer: Dave Sharpe

    Vintage Flintstone fans note: That’s The Great Gazoo on the cover.

    This issue deals with religion and ethics.  We open at the Church of Gerald:

    After realizing that it’s a lot easier to sell the notion of a just God by convincing everyone that bad people will be punished (and good people rewarded) in the afterlife, Reverend Tom discovers a new problem:

    Just then, a parishioner shows up concerned about the state of her soul.

    Predictably:

    Meanwhile, The Great Gazoo is filling out a report on the people of earth.  (Warning: Social Satire Dead Ahead!)

    Fred’s boss Mr. Slate comes to Rev. Tom for counsel.

    Before long, it’s time for the prehistoric Martin Luther to nail his 95 theses to a cave wall.

    Amidst all this moral compromise, Fred takes a stand.

    Gazoo’s report is interspersed between all of these scenes, providing interesting commentary on what he thinks the problem with humanity might be.

    This is reminiscent of Grant Morrison’s image (from The Invisibles) of humanity as a caterpillar so hungry for metamorphoses that it will devour the very leaves that are keeping it in the tree.

    A pretty grim assessment.  But then there’s Fred.  Good ol’ Fred.

    God Country 1

    words: Donny Cates
    art: Geoff Shaw
    color: Jason Wordie
    letters and design: John J. Hill

    This was my first exposure to Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, and what a great introduction it was!  You’ve got solid world building, emotional family dynamics, engaging theological discussions, and a preposterously large talking sword.

    We begin grounded in reality, meeting our main characters in the midst of a real world crisis moment:

    Emmett’s dementia is such that he no longer recognizes his own son, and — practically speaking — he has never met his granddaughter.

    Then the normal lives of our characters are changed by the aforementioned giant talking sword:

    Someone’s about to meet their granddaughter.

     

    Nova: Resurrection 2

    writer: Jeff Loveness
    artist: Ramon Perez
    color artist: Ian Herring

    Before Jeff Loveness became a powerhouse writer for Rick and Morty, he wrote a lot of really great, funny comics that very few people appear to have read.   This Nova series began with Sam Alexander (the “current” Nova) meeting Richard Rider (the “original” Nova).  This issue picks up with Richard meeting Alex’s friends.

    After Amadeus Cho (AKA the Totally Awesome Hulk) convinces Sam Nova that Richard Nova is the Real Deal, Kamala Khan (AKA Ms. Marvel, no not that one) and Miles Morales (AKA Spider-Man, the other one) arrive, and we get my three favorite Marvel panels of 2017:

    After a few pages of this, Richard Rider begins to wonder if coming back to life was a good idea after all.

    Other Comics I Read from January 2017

    • Aliens: Defiance 9
    • All-New Wolverine 16
    • All-Star Batman 6
    • Amazing Spider-Man 23
    • Archie 16
    • Avengers 3, 3.1
    • Batman 14, 15
    • Black Hammer Giant-Sized Annual 1
    • Black Road 6
    • Black Widow 10
    • Bloodshot USA 4
    • Briggs Land 6
    • Cage 4
    • The Champions 4
    • Civil War II 8
    • Clone Conspiracy 4
    • Daredevil 15, 16
    • Descender 18
    • Detective Comics 948, 949
    • Divinity III: Stalinverse 2
    • Doctor Strange 16
    • Faith 7
    • Foolkiller 3
    • Generation Zero 6
    • Guardians of the Galaxy 16
    • Hawkeye 2
    • Hellblazer 6
    • Infamous Iron Man 4
    • Invincible Iron Man 3
    • Invisible Republic 14
    • Jessica Jones 4
    • Justice League/Power Rangers 1
    • Kill or Be Killed 5
    • Midnighter and Apollo 4
    • Mighty Thor 15
    • Moon Knight 10
    • Moonshine 4
    • Ninjak 23
    • No Mercy 13
    • Occupy Avengers 3
    • Old Man Logan 15, 16
    • Postal 17
    • Power Man and Iron Fist 12
    • Reborn 4
    • Revival 46
    • Rocket Raccoon 2
    • Saga 42
    • Southern Bastards 16
    • Spider-Man 12
    • Spider-Woman 15
    • Spread 18
    • Star-Lord 2
    • Super Powers 3
    • Superman 14, 15
    • Thanos 3
    • They’re Not Like Us 13
    • Totally Awesome Hulk 14, 15
    • Unworthy Thor 3
    • Walking Dead 162
    • Wonder Woman 14, 15
    • World of Tanks 4
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    Rand Bellavia is half of the Filk Pop Nerd Rock band Ookla the Mok. They’ve been playing at science fiction and comic book conventions since 1994. Their clever, media-savvy lyrics, catchy melodies, and accessible power-pop sound have made them a cult-sensation with nerds everywhere. With song titles like Super Powers, Welcome to the Con, Arthur Curry, Kang the Conqueror, and Stop Talking About Comic Books or I’ll Kill You, it’s easy to see why. Rand and Ookla the Mok have won four Pegasus Awards, and the 2014 Logan Award for Outstanding Original Comedy Song. Ookla the Mok had the most requested song on Dr. Demento in 2012 (“Tantric Yoda”) and 2013 (“Mwahaha”). Rand co-wrote the theme song for the Disney cartoon Fillmore, and his vocals are the first thing you hear on Gym Class Heroes’ Top Five hit “Cupid’s Chokehold.” In his secret identity, Rand is the Director of the Montante Library at D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York. He has lectured and presented at international conferences on the subject of comics and libraries. Rand is like the Internet, except he smells nice.

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