The san diego comiccon has posted the schedule for saturday, july 14. Comic book guy quotes three men and a comic booat the 12th annual close encounters of a comic book kind convention. That same year, he cofounded the comicbook company shatner singularity, whose titles. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. William shatner announced for new york comic con 2017. William shatner appears at the tobin center for the performing arts on friday, june 22nd at 7.
It was one of the first comic books in the alternative comics movement of the 1980s. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. Jun 30, 2012 the san diego comiccon has posted the schedule for saturday, july 14. As a prequel starring spocks adopted sister, star trek. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. Wwe hof jerry lawler talks art, artists, celebs, william shatner at florida supercon july 2018 duration. Comics tv and gaming memorabilia on this page offers dozens of comic book, television show and gaming posters and other unsigned collectibles and memorabilia. Now a cult classic, shatner s performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with. Theres a comic book that isnt a comic book were calling it cinematic. Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with. Featured at right is a batman heavy metals miniature statue sold exclusively at 2018 san diego comiccon.
Homer and bart soon find a second, unguarded rocket nearby and climb on board. Shatner s spokenword delivery, set to quiet musical accompaniment, is completely different from elton johns performance, and thats fine. William shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with. Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. Convention scene is the webs leading source for comic book.
Jun 17, 2015 william shatner william shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Comics tv and gaming memorabilia hollywood and music. To be honest, i was only ever a middling fan of the original song anyway. Shatner clearly has a strong affection for the character, going as far as dressing up as kirk for the oscars opening monologue in 20. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. The man who was captain kirk performed this song as a tribute to bernie taupin at the 1978 saturn awards ceremony, and audiences have wondered why ever since.
Nov 18, 2016 this is shatner giving it another try, over thirty years later, and in my opinion, getting it right. Kirk, shatner addressed the notion of star trek approaching the big 50. William shatner, the emmy award winning actor from boston legal, star trek, and t. Details of william shatners star trek 3 cameo have been revealed. Theres nothing like it in comics how love and rockets. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner. The first round of guests for new york comic con 2017 were just announced, and trekkies will be thrilled to know that william shatner the original, and still the best, captain james t. Maybe its a move to make amends with shatner after inviting his star trek costar leonard nimoy to play in two rebooted trek movies, while captain kirk sat on the. Or perhaps shatners clout was that powerful at the time. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. Executive producer alex kurtzman has said that he has several stars on the line whod like to appear in discovery, and. It was one of the first comic books in the alternative comics movement of the 1980s the hernandez brothers produced stories in the series independently of each other. Rocket is a guardians of the galaxy spinoff, published by marvel comics.
In 1977 a live double album titled william shatner live was released. Team rocket is a large, villainous group that specialize in stealing pokemon and trying to take over the world. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. William shatners man o war comic read william shatner. William shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide for. William shatner appears at the bord gais energy theatre in dublin on tuesday, march 10, 2020 at 7 pm to host a screening of star trek. Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and. May 21, 2008 william shatner, the emmy award winning actor from boston legal, star trek, and t.
Discovery already has some strong ties to star trek. Selected issues in fn, vf or vfnm may not exist in some titles. In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton john s rocket man again, in a spoken voice. Their leader is giovanni, who, ironically, is also the 8th and final gym leader. William shatner s tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. Another live double album by shatner, captain of the starship, was also released in 1978. William shatners tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. The hernandez brothers produced stories in the series independently of each other. The captains kicks off an epixhosted retrospective of shatners career, also included in the trial and shatner will promote the event with an appearance at san diego comiccon july 22. See more ideas about guns, weapons and holes movie. Updated every monday, wednesday and friday, the strip brings you into the lives of frank, wayne and guy, a group of friends which best is described as less than perfect people.
Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. Shatners musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. William shatner reveals if hed appear on star trek. Star trek fan pull out poster number 1 star trek fan the interior side of the cover. From s21e19, and comic book guy has bought himself a blowhole corset. William shatner joins free comic book day lineup cbr. Before we get too far into discussing this strange cover, lets take a look at the video. Sep 10, 2017 as a prequel starring spocks adopted sister, star trek. At the very least, theres no denying that shatner s rocket man is very, very weird. Check out william shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel on indiegogo. Coccon 50 12 coccon 50 2019 sovenir boo comiccon 26 july 2730 san diego convention center attendance. You can find a new recording of rocket man on seeking major tom.
Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which. A a set in the 22nd century, the storyline will loosely follow the original tale set out in the first novel of the series. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. William shatner on 50 years of star trek in comic book. Gilbert and jaime produced the majority of the material, and tended to focus on particular casts of characters. They try to save xena from the collector, who is comic book guy. Its apt, because although shatner is often wry and self. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 more articles by. Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide. Comic fan club magazines, art books, and mailers are often included in any serious comic book collectors library. For comic book guys twitter account, see comicbookguy. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin. History on september 22nd, 1966 the second pilot episode for star trek was released, which was the first episode featuring shatner as captain james kirk of the uss enterprise.
May 12, 2017 wwe hof jerry lawler talks art, artists, celebs, william shatner at florida supercon july 2018 duration. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatner s comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. As you will see above, the broadcast used chroma key video techniques to portray three different images of shatner, each of which represented a different part of the rocket mans character. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. Jul 10, 2015 during a panel thursday to promote the upcoming book an autobiography of james t. Lee sullivan, who was the principal artist on the series providing the art for. Yes, thank you for talking to one of us like we just tuned in.
In the near future, humanity has colonized the moon and mars. Two guys and guy is a statusquo gagaday strip written and drawn by rickard jonasson. See more ideas about mad magazine, mad and magazine. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. But corporate greed and overreliance on technology have stripped earth of its natural resources. Up till now covers william shatners entire career and personal life with many rare photos. William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t.
She needs someone to break into a hightech vault and recover some land deeds from her homeworld, to protect them from the evil beavertron corporation, and rockets the best man. Up till now covers william shatner s entire career and personal life with many rare photos. Join our launch of a revolutionary new digital format. This performance has been parodied by the tv show family guy and musician beck, to name a few. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Tek war, william shatners detective noir science fiction novel serves as the foundation of this new comic book series. A jake cardigan is a police officer wrongly convicted of a crime and suddenly released from prison to. The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later. Created by writerartist dave stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s. The original series, but one way to bring the two series even closer together would be an appearance by original series star william shatner. Feb 3, 2012 companions, weapons, and vehicles of mass distraction that i have enjoyed on the internets. The rocketeer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books originally published by pacific comics. Photo cover of william shatner as kirk, leonard nimoy as spock, unidentified actor as an alien, and the uss enterprise.
Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. Earlier in the panel, shatner spruced up a reading from an upcoming autobiography of the star trek captain by pretending the familyfriendly book was full of euphemisms for sex. Iconic scifi figure, william shatner presents his boldest adventure. According to him, the reason why its still so beloved isnt because of the show itself or the actors. William shatner is a canadian actor best known for portraying the character james t. Big apple comic con 2019 returns this weekend colin solan. Oct 23, 2015 a pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk himself, william shatner. It impressed the people there so much that the magazines publishers, fantagraphics, decided to. He performed a reading of the elton john song rocket man during the 1978 science fiction film awards that has been widely parodied. From 2001 to 2007, it reemerged in standard comicbook format, and since 2008 it has been published as an annual 104page album. It is written by al ewing and drawn by adam gorhan rocket raccoon is a racoon with a problem. Shatners spokenword delivery, set to quiet musical accompaniment, is completely different from elton johns performance, and thats fine.
You can view the full schedule below and stay tuned to s comiccon section for all the latest updates. X 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the. And this is a joke everybodys in onsources as diverse as beck in his video for where. These volumes are never themselves comics, though they may include shorts. Oct 15, 2010 william shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. A quarter of a century later, its easy to laugh at shatner and his tek books but they were something of a cultural phenomenon with nine books, a tv series, comics, trading cards and a video game. Ill show you something very special, if you promise to put your grubby little hands behind your back and keep them there. Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. William shatner william shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. Details of william shatners star trek 3 cameo have been.
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