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Turtle Club Newsletter: All Good

Greetings all, As I type this it is Friday, April 26, 2024. That means it is my 35th birthday. This fact does not really color the content of this newsletter at all, but if you feel inclined to become a paying member of the Turtle Club in honor of this important day in history, I’m not going to stop you. Receive the link to this newsletter from someone else? Subscribe to join! Type your…

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Review: All Pulp in Mad Cave's DICK TRACY #1 by Segura, Moreci and Borges

I wasn’t much of a comics strip kid outside of Peanuts. I know some people were religious readers of the funny pages. It wasn’t my preferred way of reading comics, especially the heavily serialized and dramatic ones. But I knew Dick Tracy, and as a kid I had a strange fondness for Warren Beatty’s bizarre technicolor noir adaptation. I’ve got an appreciation for the character’s place in the…

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DCAU Rewatch: Batman the Animated Series 32

DCAU Rewatch: Batman the Animated Series 32: Robin's Reckoning. Tension arises between Batman and Robin when the man responsible for the death of Dick Grayson's parents returns to Gotham City.

Tension arises between Batman and Robin when the man responsible for the death of Dick Grayson’s parents returns to Gotham City. The heroes reckon with their mutual past as they remember their first meeting. Credits: Written by Randy Rogel Directed by Dick Sebast Music Composed by Carlos Rodriguez Animation by Spectrum Animation Studio Count me among the Batman fans who views Robin as a…

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No Context Comics: A Look at 3 Books I Don't Read from the week of April 24

This week's reviews of comics I don't read include Star Wars: Jango Fett #2, Green Arrow #11, and the sci-fi dystopia of IDW's The Ministry of Compliance #5.

Welcome back to another edition of No Context Comics, the regular column here on Urbane Turtle where I take a look at 3 new comic releases and review them. How do they work in isolation as a single work outside of their larger serialized narrative? That’s always the question I am looking to answer. This week, journey to a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: Jango Fett #2, join the Arrow Family for…

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Random Comic Panel of the Week #117

Random Comic Panel of the Week #117: Danger and Other Unknown Risks (2023, Penguin Workshop) by Erica Henderson and Ryan North

Danger and Other Unknown Risks (2023, Penguin Workshop) by Erica Henderson and Ryan North

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Turtle Club Newsletter: Scattershot

Hey gang, First, sorry if you are subscribed and have been getting a bunch of emails. As I start working with the new features, there’s been some hiccups. Duplicate posts, previously scheduled posts that I can’t seem to figure out how to turn off the email option… Growing pains! Working on the site itself has been taking up a lot more time than producing writing for the site. Think that’ll…

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DCAU Rewatch: Batman the Animated Series 31:The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy

A crooked foreign dignitary humiliated by Batman hires a criminal mastermind to capture the Dark Knight's cape and cowl for his trophy case...or has he?

A crooked foreign dignitary humiliated by Batman hires a criminal mastermind to capture the Dark Knight’s cape and cowl for his trophy case…or has he? Credits Written by Elliot S! Maggin Directed by Frank Paur Music Composed by Beth Ertz, Mark Kovel Animation by Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD. While this episode is not particularly well remembered, and even was initially disliked by the…

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Random Comic Panel of the Week #116

Random Comic Panel of the Week #116: Harvey Knight's Oddysey (2023, Drawn & Quarterly) by Nick Maandag

Harvey Knight’s Oddysey (2023, Drawn & Quarterly) by Nick Maandag

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Subscriber Review: Animated Intrigue in Uncanny Valley #1 by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter

A review of the new cartoon mashup series Uncanny Valley by Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter.

Nostalgia defines the majority of the entertainment industry. We exist in a world that is desperate to replay the hits, recapture the magic of previous successes, to turn back the clock to our childhood. Uncanny Valley knows this. Its structure harkens back to an era of cartoon/live action hybrids like Roger Rabbit, the Pagemaster, or Rockadoodle. By its very nature as an homage to the animation…

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DCAU Rewatch: Batman the Animated Series 30: Perchance to Dream

Bruce Wayne awakens in an idyllic life where his parents were never killed. But can a man defined by pain learn to accept a chance at happiness?

Bruce Wayne awakens in an idyllic life where his parents were never killed. But can a man defined by pain learn to accept a chance at happiness? Credits Story by Laren Bright, Michael Reaves Teleplay by Joe R. Lansdale Directed by Boyd Kirkland Music Composed by Shirley Walker Animation by Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD. Of all the many great Batman stories we have gotten from across the…

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Random Comic Panel of the Week #115

Random Comic Panel of the Week #115: Amazing Spider-Man #34 (2023, Marvel) by Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz, and Zeb Wells

Amazing Spider-Man #34 (2023, Marvel) by Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz, and Zeb Wells

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Turtle Club v 2.0

Announcing the updated Turtle Club newsletter and subscription

New club same as the old club If you are reading this, first of all, thank you, second, it means you previously subscribed through the Urbane Turtle website, the Substack, or Patreon. Wherever you come from I really appreciate your support and viewership. This is a one-man operation and an outlet for my own passion so every reader is a real validation. I’ve spent the last few weeks…

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No Context Comics: A Look at 3 Books I Don't Read from the week of April 3

Happy Wednesday and Happy April. It’s miserable and rainy and cold here in the Philadelphia area but Bryce Harper hit 3 home runs last night so we are managing. This week, I also celebrated the 24th anniversary of the seminal sprite comic of the early aughts, BOB AND GEORGE. Check it out. I’m proud of it. At Comics Beat this week I share a few words about Immortal Thor. Enough preamble. We’ve…

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Review: Wonder Woman the Outlaw

No subtlety hereMan there were a LOT of comics this week! And lots of them are new first issues. I blurbed a couple over at The Comics Beat this week. I had a few thoughts on the close of the first arc of the Lanzig/Kelly Guardians of the Galaxy (such a weird book) for the Marvel Rundown. I was also wowed by a new Image series called Junior Baker which has some stunning artwork. You can check out…

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Wanna Go Do Something Stupid? The legacy of Bob and George the Mega Man comic strip 24 years later

The year is 20xx. The internet is still exciting, a place where a plucky nobody can create a work of art and share it with the world, no gatekeepers between the creator and audience. The only limits: your ability, your willingness to grind through the writing, hone your art, and figure out how to format a damn table on Geocities or Tripod.  Or, if you’re Dave Anez, you realize you can’t draw and…

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Random Comic Panel of the Week #114

Random Comic Panel of the Week #114: Hound (Mad Cave, 2024) by Rodrigo Vásquez, Justin Birch, Sam Freeman, and Sam Romesburg

Hound (Mad Cave, 2024) by Rodrigo Vásquez, Justin Birch, Sam Freeman, and Sam Romesburg