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by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Astro!
Replies: 45
Views: 15315

Let's petition Google to make a special doodle next year for both Astro's birthday and Tezuka's birthday!
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Astro!
Replies: 45
Views: 15315

And all the Chinese jokes I've heard involved L's and R's.
(Like the joke about "Cadaracs" and "Rincoln Continentals").
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 18
Views: 4242

Just started Tom Clancy's "Threat Vector".
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: What Is That Green Band On Astro?
Replies: 61
Views: 16472

:lol: Commando?? I've not heard that expression, so I Googled it and nearly fell of the chair laughing!! Hope I made your day there! I seem to have a knack for sometimes saying something that unintentionally cracks someone up. Your remark reminded me of a get together with friends many years ago. W...
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Naoki Urasawa's "Pluto"
Replies: 25
Views: 6859

That's all we need, a remake of the ORIGINAL live action Astro Boy from the 50's (I've seen a few clips of it on youtube, and some of the early Godzilla movies were better made!).
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: 10, A Younger Brother Called Melchi (JETTER MARS)
Replies: 12
Views: 8192

Popeye also twisted airplanes in flight by their props.
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Tezuka's Tongues
Replies: 89
Views: 48531

He just reminds me of Groucho, maybe it's a duck with hair. In the 50's Groucho was an MC on a TV game show called 'you bet your life'. There was this duck puppet wearing glasses and smoking a cigar that would drop from the ceiling on a string whenever a contestant said 'the secret word' with a $100...
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: What Is That Green Band On Astro?
Replies: 61
Views: 16472

Well if they are shorts then as Jeffbert has shown he's going commando. The 'shorts' must have flaps in them to let the barrels of the machine guns stick out. As far as the boots go in both the first and last episodes of the 1983 series (US order) you can see that Atom's feet have TOES on them. BTW ...
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Tezuka's Tongues
Replies: 89
Views: 48531

I know I'm missing something but it seems that the gesture of pulling down your lower eyelid while sticking out your tongue must have a special meaning for the Japanese that escapes Americans. Also who is this duck character Pukko? Whenever I see him I think of Groucho Marx (did Tezuka base him on G...
by Tetsuwan Penguin
10 years ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Who's your favorite vilian from Astro Boy (or ANY Tezuka story)?
Replies: 31
Views: 10866

F-Man: Sorry 'bout that, but I don't think we gave away enough of the important plot to really spoil the read. Adolf is a very well written graphic novel with lots of plot elements involving at least a dozen characters. One thing that did surprise me was that the good doctor didn't draw himself into...

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