Marvel Appendix 20th Anniversary Wrap-Up!

Today is the final day of the month-long celebration of the Marvel Appendix's 20th year! All of the profiles I created to celebrate this occasion are now available online. Here's what I created for the event:

• AIDA (of Earth-712)
• AIDA (of Earth-199999)
• Arizona Kid
• Belag
• Clete Brandon
• Creighton H. Craven
• Major Cullen
• King David
• Dean "Deadman" Donnelly
• Gargantus
• Goliath
• Happy Hicks
• Hugo
• 'Lash' Larribee
• Laser-cannon
• Bobby Lathrop
• Jim Lathrop
• Marie Lathrop
• Cliff Macklin
• Nan Macklin
• Marak
• Mobius M. Mobius
• Private Tim O'Toole
• Omoro
• Packrat Pete
• Phil Parker
• Regulator
• Sigmar
• Spy Fighters
• Ted Stark
• Professor Stromm
• Lu Sun
• Freddy Sykes
• Adam Tyler
• Zadixx
• Zakka

Again, happy 20th Appendix!

New Essay: Yearning for Wakanda

I didn't intend for my next essay on Christopher Priest's Black Panther to take the shape that it did, but the idea for Yearning for Wakanda came to me while reading W. E. B. Du Bois soon after arriving in Angola and I found I had to get my ideas written down while they were fresh. I hope you like this essay!

Jessica Jones Season 3 Creator Credits

It's been a few years since the third season of Jessica Jones aired - I do normally try to be a bit more timely in posting the list of creators responsible for what was on screen. In my defense, I had cancelled my Netflix account and (let's admit it) the Marvel Netflix shows are no longer anyone's idea of what good super hero television looks like. Jessica Jones started strong, but not only did Iron Fist sap most the audience's goodwill towards the programs, it seemed to rob them of inertia in general. This season was pretty rote and predictable.

My complete list of Marvel Cinematic Universe creator credits can be found here!

Brian Michael Bendis: co-creator of Jessica Jones, a cynical, alcoholic, superhumanly strong private detective who runs Alias Investigations; of Jessica's relationship with Luke Cage (Alias #1, 2001); of Malcolm, the nearest person Jessica has to a secretary (Alias #6, 2002); Jessica gaining her powers in a car accident which killed her parents and brother (Alias #22, 2003); of Jessica having a past with Killgrave which left her with PTSD (Alias #24, 2003); of the Raft, a maximum security prison for superhuman criminals; of Foolkiller incarcerated at the Raft (New Avengers #1, 2005)

Michael Gaydos: co-creator of Jessica Jones, a cynical, alcoholic, superhumanly strong private detective who runs Alias Investigations; of Jessica's relationship with Luke Cage (Alias #1, 2001); of Malcolm, the nearest person Jessica has to a secretary (Alias #6, 2002); Jessica gaining her powers in a car accident which killed her parents and brother (Alias #22, 2003); of Jessica having a past with Killgrave which left her with PTSD (Alias #24, 2003)

Steve Englehart: co-creator of Patsy Walker wanting to be a hero (Amazing Adventures #15, 1972); of Patsy Walker being capable in a fight; of Patsy's mother Dorothy Walker (Avengers #141, 1975); of Patsy Walker gaining superhuman athletic powers; of Patsy as Hellcat, a costumed hero in yellow and blue (Avengers #144, 1976)

Archie Goodwin: co-creator of Luke Cage, superhumanly strong and durable hero for hire in Harlem; of Willis Stryker, Cage's one-time friend who became his enemy (Hero for Hire #1, 1972); of Spider-Woman, heroine Jessica Jones is based upon (Marvel Spotlight #32, 1977)

George Perez: co-creator of Patsy Walker being capable in a fight; of Patsy's mother Dorothy Walker (Avengers #141, 1975); of Patsy Walker gaining superhuman athletic powers; of Patsy as Hellcat, a costumed hero in yellow and blue (Avengers #144, 1976)

Michael Fleisher: co-creator of Jessica Drew's occupation as detective (Spider-Woman #21, 1979); of Dr. Karl Malus, a criminal scientist who experiments on both willing and unwilling subjects to grant them superhuman abilities (Spider-Woman #30, 1980)

Marv Wolfman: co-creator of Blake Tower, New York district attorney (Daredevil #124, 1975); of Mind-Wave, a criminal who can read minds (Daredevil #133, 1976); of Spider-Woman's Jessica Drew identity (Spider-Woman #1, 1978)

Billy Graham: co-creator of Luke Cage, superhumanly strong and durable hero for hire in Harlem; of Willis Stryker, Cage's one-time friend who became his enemy (Hero for Hire #1, 1972)

Steve Gerber: co-creator of Foolkiller's face being disfigured (Foolkiller #10, 1991); of Foolkiller, an insane maniac who kills people he deems unfit to live (Man-Thing #3, 1974)

Steve Leialoha: co-creator of Dr. Karl Malus, a criminal scientist who experiments on both willing and unwilling subjects to grant them superhuman abilities (Spider-Woman #30, 1980)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of the Cat, a costumed identity assumed by Patsy Walker (The Cat #1, 1972); Daniel Rand, a young businessman (Marvel Premiere #15, 1974)

Joe Orlando: co-creator of Killgrave, a man dressed in purple who can control the actions of others through the sound of his voice (Daredevil #4, 1964)

Stan Lee: co-creator of Killgrave, a man dressed in purple who can control the actions of others through the sound of his voice (Daredevil #4, 1964)

David Finch: co-creator of the Raft, a maximum security prison for superhuman criminals; of Foolkiller incarcerated at the Raft (New Avengers #1, 2005)

Roger Stern: co-creator of Foolkiller, Greg Salinger, an insane maniac who kills people he deems unfit to live (Omega the Unknown #8, 1977)

Lee Elias: co-creator of Foolkiller, Greg Salinger, an insane maniac who kills people he deems unfit to live (Omega the Unknown #8, 1977)

Jeff Christiansen: creator of Mind-Wave's real name Erik Gelden (All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol. 10, 2006)

Val Mayerik: co-creator of Foolkiller, an insane maniac who kills people he deems unfit to live (Man-Thing #3, 1974)

Mark Gruenwald: co-creator of Patsy Walker being a teenage celebrity (Defenders #89, 1980)

Chris Claremont: co-creator of Jeryn Hogarth, a lawyer (Marvel Premiere #24, 1975)

Pat Broderick: co-creator of Jeryn Hogarth, a lawyer (Marvel Premiere #24, 1975)

Sal Buscema: co-creator of Spider-Woman, heroine Jessica Jones is based upon (Marvel Spotlight #32, 1977)

Ruth Atkinson: co-creator of Patsy Walker, a red-headed young woman (Miss America #2, 1944)

Otto Binder: co-creator of Patsy Walker, a red-headed young woman (Miss America #2, 1944)

David Anthony Kraft: co-creator of Patsy Walker being a teenage celebrity (Defenders #89, 1980)

Carmine Infantino: co-creator of Spider-Woman's Jessica Drew identity (Spider-Woman #1, 1978)

Frank Springer: co-creator of Jessica Drew's occupation as a detective (Spider-Woman #21, 1979)

Gil Kane: co-creator of Daniel Rand, a young businessman (Marvel Premiere #15, 1974)

Tom Sutton: co-creator of Patsy Walker wanting to be a hero (Amazing Adventures #15, 1972)

Steven Grant: co-creator of Patsy Walker being a teenage celebrity (Defenders #89, 1980)

Ed Hannigan: co-creator of Patsy Walker being a teenage celebrity (Defenders #89, 1980)

Don Perlin: co-creator of Patsy Walker being a teenage celebrity (Defenders #89, 1980)

Linda Fite: co-creator of the Cat, a costumed identity assumed by Patsy Walker (The Cat #1, 1972)

Marie Severin: co-creator of the Cat, a costumed identity assumed by Patsy Walker (The Cat #1, 1972)

J. J. Birch: co-creator of Foolkiller's face being disfigured (Foolkiller #10, 1991)

Bob Brown: co-creator of Mind-Wave, a criminal who can read minds (Daredevil #133, 1976)

Len Wein: co-creator of Blake Tower, New York district attorney (Daredevil #124, 1975)

Gene Colan: co-creator of Blake Tower, New York district attorney (Daredevil #124, 1975)

Junk Food in Angola!

I have an entry in my vlog series -- and it's all about junk food in Angola!

New Vlog: Where Do Products in Angola Come from?

I have a new vlog up on Youtube all about where products in Angola are manufactured. I hope you find it fun!

Happy 20th Anniversary, Marvel Appendix!

Everyone at the Marvel Appendix is celebrating the website's 20th anniversary! As one of the site's earliest contributors I was certainly happy to take part in the event. I wrote a few dozen profiles which you'll see over the next few days on the new stuff page! For now you'll notice my profiles on Headline Hunter, Lash Larribee and Jim Lathrop! More will come over the next week as the celebrations continue!