Christmas Covers - December 19

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

Tom Palmer paints the cover to Marvels 1985 adaptation of Santa Claus: The Movie for Marvel Comics Super Special #39

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(Bad holiday movies getting you down? Cheer up by listening to Yet Another Music Radio for our Holiday Music 2005 mix for over three hours of seasonal songs.)


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)

Christmas Covers - December 18

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

From 1992, Jerry Ordway draws the cover to Adventures of Superman #487, featuring Superman & Bibbo helping out the Children's Aid Society.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(Can't find your Santa suit? Don't worry, you can instead listen to Yet Another Music Radio for our Holiday Music 2005 mix for over three hours of seasonal songs.)


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)

Christmas Covers - December 17

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

From 1996, Scott Roberts brings us A Patty Cake Christmas.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 8 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(Tired of running yourself ragged trying to find that perfect gift? Take a holiday break and listen to Yet Another Music Radio for our Holiday Music 2005 mix for over three hours of seasonal songs.)


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)

Christmas Covers - December 16

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

Today's cover is the 1993 Bone Holiday Special by Jeff Smith.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 9 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(Need to get up the nerve to deliver gifts to your personal rat creatures? Get into the spirit by listening to Yet Another Music Radio for our Holiday Music 2005 mix for over three hours of seasonal songs.)


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)

YAFL: Week 14 Results

Here are the results from week 14 of Yet Another Fantasy League:


Moon Knights 46
Kickers Inc. 54

www.rickgebhardt.net 26
The Inferior Five 71

Nine Pound Hammers 53
B.P.R.D. 52

Danger Unlimited 67
Power Pack 61

Secret Six 46
Tomorrow Syndicate 53

Inferior 5 plus 6 68
The Maxx Squad 41


Final Regular Season Standings:

   Team                 W-L-T  Pct   Pts  Streak
   ------------------- ------  ----  ---  ------
*1.Power Pack          10-4-0  .714  875  L-1
*2.Nine Pound Hammers  10-4-0  .714  839  W-6
*3.Kickers Inc.         9-5-0  .643  824  W-1
*4.B.P.R.D.             8-6-0  .571  885  L-4
*5.Inferior 5 plus 6    7-7-0  .500  922  W-1
*6.Danger Unlimited     7-7-0  .500  885  W-3
*7.Tomorrow Syndicate   7-7-0  .500  856  W-1
*8.www.rickgebhardt.net 7-7-0  .500  710  L-1
 9.Secret Six           6-8-0  .429  864  L-2
10.The Inferior Five    5-9-0  .357  785  W-2
11.The Maxx Squad       5-9-0  .357  733  L-1
12.Moon Knights        3-11-0  .214  691  L-3  

Quarterfinal Playoff Games:

1. Power Pack (10-4-0)
vs.
8. www.rickgebhardt.net (7-7-0)

4. B.P.R.D. (8-6-0)
vs.
5. Inferior 5 plus 6 (7-7-0)

3. Kickers Inc. (9-5-0)
vs.
6. Danger Unlimited (7-7-0)

2. Nine Pound Hammers (10-4-0)
vs.
7. Tomorrow Syndicate (7-7-0)


Don't forget--there are 3 games on Saturday this week.

Good luck to all.


In my other Fantasy Leagues it went from bad to worse. My team in my friends & family league completed the humiliating second half of the season by losing 62-33 and falling down to last place (final record: 3-10-1); I won 52-46 in public league, but at 7-7-0 stayed in seventh place (which puts me in the consolation bracket for the playoffs); and in my Pass & Kick league one of my QBs didn't play, and I only scored 137.90--bad enough to drop to last place. In Fantasy Basketball I won 5-3-0, and moved up to fifth place (22-24-2).

National Bill of Rights Day

December 15th is National Bill of Rights Day in the U.S. Established in 1941 by President Roosevelt, it celebrates the passage of the first ten ammendments to the U.S. Constitution. Included in these ten ammendments is the first ammendment, which reads:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

What better day than today to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund? And, if you join, renew, or make a donation of $25 to the CBLDF, I'll match your donation--see my Second Annual CBLDF Fund Drive for the details.

Remember, it's not just about the money you're donating to a worthwhile cause; it's also about adding your name to the membership roster, showing your support for the freedom to create, sell and read comics. It's about creators, retailers and readers joining together in support of the hobby and artform we enjoy.

Christmas Covers - December 15

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

It's Hulk vs. Santa Claus on the cover of Incredible Hulk #378 by Bill Jaaska & Bob McLeod.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 10 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(Do the Christmas blues have you feeling gray? Get into the spirit by listening to Yet Another Music Radio for our Holiday Music 2005 mix for over three hours of seasonal songs.)


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)