COMIC - File #108: "20 Questions"

Wild Bill and Hawk learn that interrogating the Cobra Commander is no easy task.


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A Farewell to Wings

I know this isn't comic-related, but I'm going to post it anyway.



Next year would have marked ten years since I got my pet lovebird, Johnny. I say "would have" because he died last night. Little guy was fit as a fiddle but when I came back a few hours later he could hardly walk.

I got him the summer before I started high school. He watched me change from the bright-eyed loudmouth gradeschooler to the cynical irresponsible young adult I am today. More cynical than usual because I just lost my friend. No matter how messed up life got, he was my constant - I'd always come home and find him happy to see me and he'd cheer me right up.

I buried him in a small wooden box and covered it with a sunflower with red on its petals. Sunflower seeds were his favourite food (he would eat them right out of my hand) and just like the flower, his little face was always red.

When I was a toddler, I used to run out into the backyard when I saw birds, even when they were sitting clearly out of reach power lines. My father surprised me one day and bought me two parakeets when I was one year old. Since then, I've always had pet birds, but now I don't think I'd be able to have any more. It hurts too much to lose them.

Needless to say, I'm feeling like total shit right now, so forgive me if I'm being distant.

TL;DR I has a sad. I'll try to have the new comic up tomorrow since I'm going to a Rick Springfield concert on Friday.

Q&Ages 25 & Up #21: Silent Interview

"It's time for the 21st edition of the Q & A! You know what that means...."
- Monkeywrench, Ages 25 & Up Quizmaster

Question #1 - Monkeywrench asks:
Are you excited for the next Joe movie?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #2 - Monkeywrench asks:
PoC Low Light… Will he be in the comic?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #3 - G.I.Eddie asks:
You have used Marvel in your comics. Will DC ever show up since they have a 3 ¾ line?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #4 - G.I.Eddie asks:
Have you been taking advantage of all the great stuff showing up at Big Lots lately?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #5 - G.I.Eddie asks:
Have you ever considered recreating any of your favorite comics panel for panel with figures? That would be AWESOME!

1337W422102 answers:


Question #6 - thatjimboguy asks:
Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first: a. heard of G.I.JOE?

1337W422102 answers:

Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first: b. bought/received a Joe?

1337W422102 answers:

Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first: c. read a Joe Comic?

1337W422102 answers:

Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first: d. realized G.I.JOE will be better then any other toy ever?

1337W422102 answers:

Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first: e. lost your virginity?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #8 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How do you feel about the return of Stephen Sommers to the helm?

1337W422102 answers:


Question #9 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How do you feel about Chris Pine as the Cap’n?

1337W422102 answers:



Hey, you know me. I just HAD to have a silent 21st issue! If you want text answers to the questions, just keep reading.

Question #1 - Monkeywrench asks:
Are you excited for the next Joe movie?

1337W422102 answers:
"Next" would imply that there already is a Joe movie.


Question #2 - Monkeywrench asks:
PoC Low Light… Will he be in the comic?

1337W422102 answers:
Sure, when I get him! (In before, "That Sniper's a Spy!")


Question #3 - G.I.Eddie asks:
You have used Marvel in your comics. Will DC ever show up since they have a 3 ¾ line?

1337W422102 answers:
DC character show up occasionally, such as the Batman in comic #5, Batgirl being central to the "Cards, Knives, & Videotape" story, and Catwoman in "Hot Wheels." And let's not forget the Christmas party. I mainly use the Microman figures since the American DC figures are pure garbage.


Question #4 - G.I.Eddie asks:
Have you been taking advantage of all the great stuff showing up at Big Lots lately?

1337W422102 answers:
I'm in Canada, so I'm not even sure what a Big Lots is.


Question #5 - G.I.Eddie asks:
Have you ever considered recreating any of your favorite comics panel for panel with figures? That would be AWESOME!

1337W422102 answers:
I tried to make the second panel of comic #63 look like the cover of Marvel Comics' first G.I. Joe issue (the one I'm reading earlier on this page). Whether it worked or not is debatable.

Comic #105 "The Coming" was pretty much a shot-for-shot remake of the first 2 pages of the one single issue of a comic book that I read the most often as a kid: Bionicle #1, and I gave its title to A25U #105, as well.


Question #6 - thatjimboguy asks:
Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads?

1337W422102 answers:
Red. All the way. Better dead than without a red.


Question #7 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How old were you when you first:

• a. heard of G.I.JOE?
• b. bought/received a Joe?
• c. read a Joe Comic?
• d. realized G.I.JOE will be better then any other toy ever?
• e. lost your virginity?

1337W422102 answers:

• a. I must've been about 1 or even younger. My older brother and cousin grew up with that and made sure I did, too. Not that I remember much from back then.
• b. I was around 4 or 5 when my aunt gave me Crazylegs. I still have him, in good condition, too. I had a Roadblock, but since for some reason, they had the infinite wisdom to build the most significant structural element of the figure out of a malleable, easily breakable material that degrades over time, so the figure broke in half (take off your nostalgia goggles - O-rings are a design flaw). I later got my cousin's entire collection, and it only grew from there.
• c. had some Special Missions as a kid, but I only really got into the comic series in college when I started reading all of the Marvel run in order. It wasn't long before I was buying figures and making A25U.
• d. It isn't.
• e. I collect toys and comics and my username is "1337W422102." You tell me.
  

Question #8 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How do you feel about the return of Stephen Sommers to the helm?

1337W422102 answers:
This is why we can't have nice things.


Question #9 - Night Viper 143 asks:
How do you feel about Chris Pine as the Cap’n?

1337W422102 answers:
I would have a substantial amount of difficulty caring less. If you've read the "A Real American Teamup" story, you can probably already tell how I feel about the character. No problem with him as Captain Kirk, mind you.


That's all for this month!

IMPORTANT - Delays Ahead!

I'm not going to sugar-coat it. My hard drive died on me this week, so until further notice, there will be no new Ages 25 & Up comics. I even have to delay the September Q&A which I was going to get done this weekend...

I apologize for the impromptu hiatus, but fear not, as soon as I can get set up again, I'll have a new comic ready that week. I was able to back up all of the A25U folder so nothing of value was lost.

In the meantime, I invite you to-- I don't know, read back issues and get nostalgic, I guess. I'll be back soon.

COMIC - File #107: "Triumph"

Can Steeler turn the tide?


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COMIC - File #106: "Trapped"

G.I. Joe clashes with Cobra's robots!


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Batteries Not Included #03: The Most Anticipated Comic Of 2010

Heads up! The new Batteries Not Included comic is now online at Crimson Monkey!
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