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New Trekker Book

Gulliver reads Reckoning on RigelI just received the latest chapter in the Trekker saga (Reckoning on Rigel) and Ron Randall has done it again. Another great story (with a few interesting twists) and top-notch art as usual. Things are getting a little more intense and it looks like Mercy may have some tough choices ahead of her, but I’m sure she’ll make the right decision in the end. Gulliver loved it too (and he claims he saw the surprises coming, but I don’t believe him).

Don’t even get me started on the rewards for backers … Ron really outdidReckoning on Rigel swag himself this time. Bookmarks, stickers, a mini-poster, a fridge magnet, a bumper sticker, some cool prints, and two enameled pins, plus a special coin-medallion. There’s more swag here than in one of those Oscar bags (and it didn’t cost $100,000).

Trekker pins and medallionHere’s a closer look at the pins (the top one is the Zephyr spaceship and the other is a funky one of Molly) and the coin. I was surprised how much the coin weighed … maybe it’s made of Adamantium? Anyway, if you haven’t already been initiated into the ranks of Trekker fandom, check it out and maybe think about contributing to the next chapter so you can get some swag of your own.

 

New Trekker stuff

Gulliver reading Hunters MoonMy copy of the latest in Ron Randall’s Trekker saga (Hunter’s Moon) arrived today; great story and art as usual … and things seem to be getting even more intense for Mercy as the story goes on. The only problem is it ends on a cliffhanger, so I’m already looking forward to the next installment. As you can see, Gulliver was enraptured right from the first page.

Ron threw in some great extras for backers on Kickstarter: posters, stickers, a bookmark, and some really cool enameled pins, one of Mercy and one of Scuf.Trekker pins

Of course, Gulliver immediately claimed the Scuf pin for himself …Gulliver with Scuf pin

Check out the series at trekkercomic.com; if you like action, romance, and a little mystery, you’ll probably love this.

New Webhost

I recently switched webhosts from WordPress.com to Bluehost, so I hope there aren’t any problems with the site. Note that the site URL now includes the “www” before eruditegorilla (although it should redirect no matter what), so you may have to update your bookmarks. Additionally, the blog is now named “The Eruditegorilla” (all one word) instead of “The Erudite Gorilla”. I left a message on the old URL with a link to this one, so everything should be fine. I’m hoping the transition will be basically seamless (and I won’t lose any subscribers), but if there are any problems let me know and I’ll try to sort them out. Thanks for reading 🙂

Gulliver Loves Trekker

I just got my copy of Trekker The complete Journey today … great stuff. The book is huge, collecting every Trekker story up through Rite of Passage; it’s cool to see those early stories in full colour! As you can see below, Gulliver liked it so much, he pulled out all the subsequent volumes for a complete read-through. Kudos to Ron Randall for all the great stories over the years.

Gulliver prepares for a Trekker marathon.

Toy Nostalgia

Over at Back in the Bronze Age, Redartz showed some pix of various action figure-type toys he’s kept for years. That got me thinking about some of the stuff I have lying around, so I dug out a few relics and took some pix of my own. You can click on the images for a closer view. Continue reading “Toy Nostalgia”

Ape Trekker

I received my copy of Ron Randall’s latest Trekker story (Battlefields) today, plus some pretty cool extras. It’s another great chapter in the Mercy St. Clair saga; even Gulliver seems to like it, despite what he calls a “lamentable lack of apes” in the story so far.

Gulliver reads Battlefields

 

Sad News

Stan Lee died today and the tributes are pouring in. There’s not much I can add; Stan co-created so many of Marvel’s characters that his legacy will probably never go away. The way we think of characters like the FF, Thor, the X-Men, the Avengers, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, and (my favourite) Spider-Man–their personalities, their essence, really–is because of the way Stan wrote them. And he was so in love with comics that his enthusiasm was infectious, leaving a veritable vocabulary of his own making. I know I’ve channeled him in my own writing plenty of times, and I’m sure countless others have too.

So, as Stan might have said: Face Front True Believers, and Excelsior!

Rule Britannia!

Gulliver's allegianceYes, I’m cheering for England–my dad is from there, after all–so I hope they make it through to the final. (Off to a good start … Trippier just scored from a free kick.)

Of course, there’s no doubt who Gulliver is cheering for either …

(I know that’s a UK flag, not an England flag, but I don’t have a St. George’s flag, so it’s the best I can do.)

UPDATE: Well, Gulliver’s not happy at all now. Congratulations to Croatia on making it through … France will be quite a challenge, I’m sure.