In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton john s rocket man again, in a spoken voice. Im simply saying that abrams should find a way to put shatner in the sequel. William shatner confirms hes been contacted for star trek 3. From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. Comic rocket is a growing index of 39,625 online comics. Pages in category novels by william shatner the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. The simpsons s 11 e 4 treehouse of horror x recap tv. From s21e19, and comic book guy has bought himself a blowhole corset. Im really pleased to report that comic rocket can now index the canonical webcomic about life in a library, unshelved.
William shatner sings rocket man 1978 best quality. At the very least, theres no denying that shatner s rocket man is very, very weird. You saw the parody by stewie griffin on family guy. Shatners rocket man condensed to just the performance. Shatner spruced up a reading from an upcoming autobiography of the star trek captain by pretending the familyfriendly book was full. William shatner, the living legend culture the guardian. At the recent denver comic con, on june 2, william shatner arrived unexpectedly at the childrens story time stage aka the comic book classroom corral and delivered a special styling of the maurice sendak picture book where the wild things are. Check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. Dive through the archives or read the latest page, and comic rocket will keep track of where you left off. Shatner s scenes are, like those of many guest stars of movies in the 70s, phoned in and filmed completely separate from the main action. Dec 15, 2010 from the 1978 science fiction film awards. By using panelflys digital platform, man o war will be released as a cinematic graphic novel as well as a digital comic and an ebook. Its apt, because although shatner is often wry and self. This is the original, with william shatner doing his own rendition of elton johns rocket man.
Apr 16, 2008 shatner s rocket man condensed to just the performance. Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. Created by writerartist dave stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s the rocketeers secret identity is cliff secord, a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jetpack that allows him to fly. The ads were some of the first to employ what has become a common comic trope. William shatner on 50 years of star trek in comic book men. Nov 06, 2018 a career onscreen or in music doesnt necessarily translate to talent with a pen, but the comic book industry is a great place for celebrities to indulge their creative ideas or cut their teeth as. Mel torme is an animal trainer who crashes his plane full of circus animals in the woods and has to survive, while william shatner is the guy back home who searches for him. The original series, but one way to bring the two series even closer together would be an appearance by original series star william shatner. Toys, art and shatner highlight this design studio shelf porn. Its not as large a collection as some of the others featured on shelf porn, but we like it and its easy enough to dust.
Convention scene is the webs leading source for comic book. Chris elliotts reenactment of it on letterman in 1992 had more comedy because it was done in the context of elliotts tv series get a life being cancelled. Another live double album by shatner, captain of the starship, was also released in 1978. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. I love him in ways its best my wife doesnt know about.
William shatner reveals if hed appear on star trek. Yes, thank you for talking to one of us like we just tuned in. The entire bundled package will be digitally interconnected. It is written by al ewing and drawn by adam gorhan. William shatner reads where the wild things are at denver. Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. The original series from 1966 to 1969 continuing into seven of the subsequent movies. William shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. Rocket is a guardians of the galaxy spinoff, published by marvel comics. They try to save xena from the collector, who is comic book guy. Theres a comic book that isnt a comic book were calling it cinematic. Oct 15, 2010 william shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it.
Sep 10, 2017 as a prequel starring spocks adopted sister, star trek. The walking dead scene voted best good guy negan moment. One of the interwebs most popular viral videos is of william shatner singing elton johns classic rocket man at an awards show from the 70s. Sep 22, 2016 silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner. We link to creators sites exactly as theyre meant to be shown. Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. William shatner launches comic book imprint with stan lee onboard. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith.
Canadian by birth duel citizen of canada and the united states by choice. Small familly business with a lot of passion of the comic industry from vintage 1940s comics to modern and. The cinematic graphic novel experience is enhanced by our digital distribution partner, panelfly. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek comic. William shatner launches comic book imprint with stan. Its been a great excuse to decorate our work space with the things we love. The william shatner presents comic series at bluewater productions will blast off with a special oneshot collectors edition in honor of free comic book day this spring. When they reach the rocket, homer unsuccessfully attempts to bluff his way on.
You can find a new recording of rocket man on seeking major tom. Oct 11, 2011 the phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. Read william shatner s man o war comic online free and high quality. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. Kirk of the starship enterprise, is the star attraction at this weekends wizard world comic con cleveland. The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later.
In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Rocket man is an inventor who created a jetpak, and made one for his fiance, and together, they fight crime and nazis over europe. This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and sessions focusing on what life will be like in 2075. Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec.
Id take a bullet for him, and have, in fact, taken many bullets over the years, including kingdom of the spiders, tek war novels, and t. Join our launch of a revolutionary new digital format. A quarter of a century later, its easy to laugh at shatner and his tek books but they were something of a cultural phenomenon with nine books, a tv series, comics, trading cards and a video game. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. William shatner joins free comic book day lineup cbr. William shatner appears at the tobin center for the performing arts on friday, june 22nd at 7. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop. William shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel indiegogo. The comic book guy saying that he fell for a ruse so hackneyed, it would make stan lee blush. Now a cult classic, shatner s performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. Rocket man, experimenting for the first time with shatner as shatner, giving. Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk.
From the season 10 episode, they saved lisas brain featuring an appearance by stephen hawking with a rocketpropelled wheelchair. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatners career had fallen poststar trek. Created by writerartist dave stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s. His book star trek memories is full of stories about how the original. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william. Rocket raccoon is a big part of the guardians of the galaxy future. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting.
He sent the liquidpropellant falcon 1 into orbit in 2008, and the second dragon into the international space station in 2012. Shatner hosts british comedy quiz show sings rocket man. Nov 18, 2016 check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. My mom has a masters degree in library science, so this is a topic of personal interest to me. Comics, collectibles, variants, treasury sizes, autographs, cgc, and more. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek. Superman the witcher gets an amazing guardians of the galaxy 2 intro and we love it heres how ps5 controller dualsense looks in other colors. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, writer, performer of the spoken word, and director, best known for having gained fame for his starring role as captain james t.
While attending a panel at wizard world nashville comic con this weekend hat tip to comic book, shatner. By george marston, newsarama contributor october 20. While at wizard world nashville comic con, william shatner revealed that he has in fact been contacted regarding a cameo in star trek 3. Comic rocket is a growing index of 39,629 online comics. Mar 11, 2016 11 funniest comic book characters of all time. Star treks william shatner says he would travel into. But day in, day out, it always comes back to william shatner, the man eddie murphy once called the coolest white guy alive. In 1977 a live double album titled william shatner live was released.
William shatner s tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. William shatner give his opinion on why star trek has endured for 50 years, crediting the fan community and the franchise mythos. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. In the episode treehouse of horror x 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the collector uses the only working phaser ever built which was fired only once to keep william shatner from making another album. X 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the. The rocketeer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books originally published by pacific comics. William shatner tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes. A career onscreen or in music doesnt necessarily translate to talent with a pen, but the comic book industry is a great place for celebrities to indulge their creative ideas or cut their teeth as. Shatner, who will forever be linked to the science fiction classic star trek, will be in cleveland this weekend as the premier guest at the wizard world comic con. Discovery already has some strong ties to star trek. Check out william shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel on indiegogo. Executive producer alex kurtzman has said that he has several stars on the line whod like to appear in discovery, and. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t.
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