Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: From The Caturday Files

Saturday, September 9, 2017

From The Caturday Files

7 comments:

Shlomo Ben Hungstien said...: sorry to go off topic here Cal but you'll find this interesting http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/RomIDW

if this is true about ROM, it raises some interesting questions. no doubt IDW will continue to use the character here and there in all sorts of Hasbroverse cross over stories in an attempt to dip back into IDW version of ROM fan base water well (shallow as it apparently is). or is IDW planning on relaunching the series in the hopes of offering up a version of ROM that fans will be more receptive to? it's not unheard of after DC's New52 they relaunched the Suicide Squad title at least 2 times, the last time getting it more in line with last year's movie version of The Squad.

but if the series is getting cancelled because of dwindling sales those aren't the biggest questions. here it is, in this new century did ROM as a property have enough wide spread appeal (with old and newer fans) to sustain a self titled series or was it because of IDW's reinterpretation of the character? when it comes to the old school ROM fans i know the vast majority of them either hated it at first sight like me or tried out the series and dropped it after a few issues or so. i'm inclined to believe the series could have had legs had it been more faithful to the original in some key ways but then again i'm hardly unbiased on the matter. according to this owner at a local comic shop who is also a ROM fan the radical armor redesign was in order to avoid any potential future legal fights with the family of the creator of the Parker Brothers toy Bing McCoy. that didn't quite make sense to me for a number of reasons but if that's true that means the legal red tape entangling the ROM property was even more fucked up then i could have ever imagined even back when marvel initially lost the rights. it's all enough to make your fucken head spin.; September 9, 2017 at 12:52 PM
Jordan said...: Cal, you need to watch Ozark (first season on Netflix now).; September 9, 2017 at 1:04 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: People fail to see that one of the big reasons that ROM was so popular in the 80s is that his comic was often a team up book with the entire Marvel Universe to pick from. It was a great way for Marvel to show off their properties through a neophyte and I picked up many a book based on their appearance in ROM. Plus it was a thrill to see Rom interact with Alpha Flight or the X-men. His comic these days is just him with his articulated fingers. There is nothing special about him and the nostalgia is lost. I don't read the IDW book for that reason.; September 9, 2017 at 5:38 PM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Hey, hey, HEY.

CATS, everyone!

Some excellent vintage images here today, Cal.; September 9, 2017 at 8:57 PM
Shlomo Ben Hungstien said...: IDW lost me at the armor redesign. there's at least one guy i know who still buys the idw series in the hopes it gets better i find that especially galling.; September 9, 2017 at 10:32 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: I ditched it after the first two because it hurt to much then went back to read my old Roms from the beginning.; September 10, 2017 at 7:19 AM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: I am a big fan of that old cat art and advertising myself. Love those old first readers too.; September 10, 2017 at 7:20 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.