EPISODE 7 “There’s life on Pluto. If we use the Wave Gun, it means the destruction of all that life. We are not permitted to destroy life on planets of the Solar System. The Star Force is on a mission to save life on planet Earth. it would be wrong for us to destroy another … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 7
EPISODE 6 “After the battle at Pluto, my brother Alex’s ship, The Paladin, crash-landed on Titan. No survivors, sir.” - Derek Wildstar The second week of STAR BLAZERS in syndication brought the story back down to a very emotional and human level. Its hub is the common tragedy that binds Captain Avatar and the brash … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 6
EPISODE 5 “We’ve just learned a very important and painful lesson. Without meaning to, and not knowing what the result would be, we used too much power. We must be very careful in the future. Such power is a great responsibility.” – Captain Avatar The first week of STAR BLAZERS in syndication ended the “tutorial level” … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 5
EPISODE 4 “In the year 2199, Earth was under severe attack from the mysterious planet Gamilon. Gamilon planet bombs cover the Earth with radioactive pollution, and as a result, in one year’s time, Earth will be unlivable. But on the planet iscandar, there is a machine that can remove the radioactivity. Queen Starsha offers it … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 4
EPISODE 3 “Centuries ago, another ship sailed out on another important mission. it was called the Argo. In honor of our mission we have renamed our ship the Argo.” – Captain Avatar The third episode of STAR BLAZERS does double-duty. Its primary purpose is to introduce the remainder of the cast and to provide the … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 3
EPISODE 2 “This was a great battleship in a time when great fleets sailed the seas, and there were wars among the nations of Earth. It sank during one of the last wars between countries. All war on Earth ceased when Gamilon began bombing us. We all joined against a common enemy. Now, the ship … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 2
EPISODE 1 “I cannot bear to see what has become of Earth. Once green and growing, with blue lakes and silver streams, great rivers and mighty seas! Now, all gone! Only day and burning desert left, radiation everywhere!” - Captain Avatar So begins the very first episode of STAR BLAZERS, first broadcast in syndication on … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 1
STAR BLAZERS was a 52-episode animated series that began airing in the United States in syndication in September of 1979. Created in response to the great hunger for more science fiction programming in the wake of the massive success of STAR WARS, STAR BLAZERS was freely adapted from the Japanese television program SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Introduction
https://player.vimeo.com/video/16162937?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 When I was 14 years old, my father’s job forced us to relocate the family from suburban Long Island to an underdeveloped community in Delaware. This was a massive change for me–not only was I coming into my first year of high school with a change of schools after three months, but I also … Continue reading STAR BLAZERS
It was because of Fandom that I got married. Well, not comics fandom, but that’s beside the point, really, since all fandom is pretty much alike. By the early 1980s, as is typical for kids of a certain age, I was beginning to drift away from comics a little bit. I never quite stopped reading … Continue reading Introduction to COMIC BOOK FANTHROPOLOGY, 2011
The Tom Brevoort Experience 