Comics have a lot of bonuses. One of the bonuses I've come to discover is they create endless story possibilities. Especially in the case of stories that seem to have ended. I've already mentioned my love of the t.v. series Farscape, and my sadness at its end. Boom! Studio's new series carries on with the stories of Moya and her crew.
Farscape: D'Argo's Lament, written by Keith R.A. Decandido and illustrated by Neil Edwards, is a 4-part series before the Peacekeeper Wars. When a deal made by Rygel to obtain orujna (a vital oil needed to keep Moya's collar-damaged skin from flaking away) dissolves, D'Argo and Jool must travel to Egrof to find it right at the source. Once there, they are caught in the middle of two warring crime lords under the impression that D'Argo is the Luxan general hired as a mercenary to shift the balance of power. When the mercenary in question turns out to be a face from D'Argo's past his mission and Moya are in jeopardy.
Issue #4 picks up with the carnage released by a mercenary Luxan and D'Argo's former superior, General Fin Sterikk. Kitrap's distillery is in flames, a move made by Sterikk to swing the balance of power in rival crime lord Esseret's favour. And now Sterikk stands between D'Argo and the orujna he needs to help Moya. Kitrap tries to convince D'Argo the answer is to strike back at Esseret, but D'Argo knows the answer is to face the General in combat.
The really great thing about this series is it focuses solely on D'Argo and Jool and opens up a little background on D'Argo in a way that couldn't really be explored in the t.v. series. The soul of the characters is there and the series is really well drawn. It's a great companion to the other comics in the Boom! Farscape series.
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Twelve Action-Driven Hours of Original Animated Series Hail Start of Summer on Monday, May 25. 12 p.m.-12a.m.
Fighting for truth, justice and the last slice of pizza, the D.C. Comics Teen Titans are five super heroes who are living proof that you’re never too young to save the planet. Twenty-nine hand-selected episodes of the hit animated series will air uninterrupted over 12 hours on the commercial-free Boomerang network, Monday, May 25, starting at 12 noon and culminating at 12 a.m. (ET). Teen Titans originally premiered on Cartoon Network in 2003 to great viewer and critical acclaim, making the series an instant classic for younger generations and a TV favorite for comic book fans of all ages.
Based on the long-running DC Comics series, Teen Titans features five teenage superheroes who each exhibit special powers. The team is led by Robin, the acrobatic and daring group leader with a stocked utility belt and no fear. Beast Boy, small in stature and quick with a joke, can shift into the form of any animal, from a tiger to a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Starfire is new to Earth and naïve to its ways, but when it is time for a throw-down, she fights as hard as any of the others. The spooky, deadpan Raven can control inanimate objects with her powerful mental abilities. Hulking Cyborg is half-man, half-machine and the most powerful member of the team.
But Teen Titans is not all about superpowers and bad guys. Like most teens, they love hanging out with their friends, playing video games and going to parties. And also like most adolescents, they each are trying to find their place in the world and deal with their growing pains as best as they can.
“A Teen Titans marathon is the perfect way to ring in the summer,” Said Stacy Isenhower, senior vice president of programming and scheduling for Boomerang and Cartoon Network. “Teen Titans shows us that we can be capable of great things while still having a little fun.”
Highlights of the marathon include:
• 12 p.m. (ET): “How Long is Forever?” – A super-thief from the future called WARP travels back in time to steal a priceless antique. But when the Teen Titans show up to stop him, the villain tries to escape.
• 2:05 p.m. (ET): “Date with Destiny” - A creepy criminal known as KILLER MOTH threatens to destroy the city with a flying army of MUTANT MOTHS unless Teen Titan ROBIN agrees to take KILLER MOTH’s spoiled-rotten teenage daughter KITTEN to her junior prom!
• 3:45 p.m. (ET): “Betrayal” - After a few weeks as a Teen Titan, TERRA has everything she ever wanted: a nice home, good friends, and even a little romance with BEAST BOY. Everything seems perfect...but is it?
• 4:35 p.m. (ET): “Aftershock: Part One” – A long-lost friend of the Teen Titans returns with a vengeance , and SLADE orders OVERLOAD, CINDERBLOCK, and PLASMUS to launch a series of sinister strikes all over the city. Can our heroes stop three monsters, SLADE, and their newest enemy?
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