Showing posts with label Connor Hawke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Connor Hawke. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

You Won't Wear Out Your Green Crayon With This One...

I noticed my 6-year-old had left this out after doing some coloring. I vaguely remember snatching this up at a KayBee Toys closeout sale, but whatever initial thrill I had experienced about finding it had waned sufficiently that I let the kids have it.



Anyway, I flipped through it on the off chance there might be a little Green Arrow action and behold! G.A. appears on at least 6 interior pages! Of course, this was published in 1998, during the period when Oliver Queen was dead and his son, Connor Hawke was the new Green Arrow. Like most DC Licensed products, it's a little Superman/Batman heavy. For instance, we first see the "other" heroes on the monitor in the Batcave:


"I'll take center square to block, Peter."

I have two comments on the above picture: First, I refuse to believe that that's how Batman sits. Second, it really is pretty impressive that this coloring book includes not only a Green Arrow, but Docotr Fate and Impulse. IMPULSE fer cryin' out loud. I should note that it's a little insulting that Auqaman couldn't seem to get one flipper in this thing, but that's par for the course in '98.

Okay, this is the single biggest image of G.A. in the whole book. Get a good look, because you are gonna need your jeweler's loop to see the rest of his appearances...

Yep, there he is on the lower left, just behind Wonder Woman's thigh.

And there he is again as a floating head, just to the left of Nightwing's anachronistic mullet. Almost like an afterthought.


And finally, he gets a decent, central placement, although still pretty small. At least he's recognizable.

So this was a fun little post. check back next week for even More Fun (hint, hint)!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Chili Time!



The air is turning c
ooler, football season has started and I don't know about you, but Fall always puts me in the mood for chili.

You know who else likes chili? Green Arrow. In fact, he likes chili so much, it developed into a sort of running gag.

















Below I've attached the official "Ollie's Stupendous Chili" recipe. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs or tastes.


Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds lean sirloin chunks
  • 2 tbsp of cumin
  • 2 tbsp of paprika
  • 1 tbsp of cayenne
  • 1 cup minced onion
  • ½ cup of chopped green pepper (optional)
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp of salt
  • ½ of dried basil, crushed
  • 1 tbsp California chili powder (hot)
  • 1 tbsp Gebhardt chili powder
  • 1 tbsp Hot New Mexico chili powder
  • 1 16 oz. can of tomatoes cut up
  • 2 8 oz. cans of tomato sauce
  • 2 16 oz. cans of dark red kidney beans partially drained
  • 1 tsp of brown sugar
  • Tabasco sauce to taste
  • ½ cup water

Garnish:

  • Grated Cheese (cheddar)
  • Oyster crackers or saltines
  • Chopped onions

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, brown ground beef and spices together until flavor blends well.
  2. Drain fat.
  3. Add onion, green pepper and garlic and cook until soft.
  4. Stir in undrained tomatoes, seasonings, tomato sauce and water into a large pan.
  5. Let simmer for several hour. Occasionally stir.
  6. Ten minutes before serving, add brown sugar, Tabasco sauce, and beans.
  7. Serve with "help yourself" bowls of grated cheese, oyster crackers, and chopped onions.