Richard Melendez

@richardmelendez

"That's my secret, Cap. I'm always hungry." Writer, editor, newsie, comic geek, casual gamer, unfussy foodie, Gen Xer and proud Boricua. Opinions are my own.

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Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 16

Wait, so do we finally have our answer??

the infamous viral image showing two drawings of dogs wearing trousers. one where the trousers cover all four legs and one where they only cover the rear two legs.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 8

'80s night, featuring Loverboy?

image of the singer of Loverboy in foreground wearing a black headband, and guitarist in the background. Text reads "Turn Me Loose," Loverboy.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 3

i don't have Photoshop on this computer, but i want to insert this guy into this meme:

Norman Rockwell's painting "Freedom of Speech" showing a middle-aged everyman in a brown jacket standing in a crowded room, apparently addressing someone unseen in the front of the room.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 2

It's probably telling on myself that I solved this first grouping in no seconds flat.

Screenshot of the NYT's Connections game with the first line solved, reading "Places in Cocktail Names." The answers are Cuba, Long Island, Moscow and Singapore.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 1

*laughs in Gen X

Jim from The Office peering through slatted blinds, smirking

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jul 1

Principal Skinner meme. Top panel: Am I out of touch? Bottom panel: No, it's the voters who are wrong.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jun 18

Yeah, I read scripture

Cover to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, issue #5, covering entries H through J, "From Hangman to Juggernaut." The cover features a montage of characters, including Hulk, Iron Man, Hawkeye, the Invisible Woman and Iceman.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jun 17

pre-MTV, when music videos were only on one night a week:

neon sign reading "Friday Night Videos." this was from the opening of a music video show at the dawn of the music video era, pre-MTV.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jun 17

still from the opening credits of the forgotten television show, The Hat Squad. we see silhouettes of three men in wide brimmed fedoras walking through thick fog.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· May 14

My first exposure to Torgo was FF #174. So good. It was also during the period when Ben had no powers and was using a Thing suit to compensate, which I did not know going in. Imagine the surprise of young me seeing Ben suddenly shedding his skin at the push of a button.

A panel from Fantastic Four #174 showing Ben Grimm popping open a Thing suit he was wearing, revealing a human Ben Grimm within.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· May 6

Everyone's talking about Star Fox today and all I register is this guy from Marvel Comics.

comic book illustration of Starfox from Marvel Comics. no relation to Star Fox, the Nintendo game.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 29

This is why the Comics Code was established.

The stamp of the now-abandoned Comics Code Authority, which assured consumers that the content of a comic book was appropriate for mainstream readers. It reads "Approved by the Comics Code Authority"

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 27

I was never much of a Batman kid growing up, but this issue written by Gerry Conway was and still stands as one of my favorite comics of the era. Detective Comics #526, "All My Enemies Against Me!" with art by Don Newton and Alfred Alcala. (deleted OP and reposted w/ image and correct issue #)

The cover to Detective Comics issue #526 showing Batman, Robin and Batgirl running towards the reader upon a background of villains' floating heads. A banner reading "Anniversary: Batman's 500th appearance in Detective Comics" runs across the top of the cover.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 20

What are we doing? Why are we having these conversations??

Screenshot of an AP headline that reads "You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?" The accompanying photo is of assorted skincare products made from salmon DNA.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 7

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 6

Another photo of the cutlets frying, after flipping

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Apr 6

*walks up to the mic, clears throat 🎙️🎼🎵 Whooooaaaaa, they're halfway done, Whoa-oh! Vegan chickpea cutlets, Have a bite, you'll like 'em, I swear Ohhh-oh! Vegan chickpea cutlets! Vegaaannn chickpeeaaa cuuutleeets 🎶 *Guitar solo 🎸 (With apologies to Jon and the gang)

Skillet with four vegan cutlets frying in a thin layer of olive oil

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Mar 26

I mean, this is seriously evil. Opening day. Our home opener.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Mar 12

I've been loving Storm under the guidance of writer Murewa Ayodele, and have been chasing down all his work. I just read issues 009-013 of the Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic he did with his frequent artistic partner Dotun Akande. Not a fan of the Infinity format but this did not disappoint.

cover to Marvel's AVengers Unlimited Infinity Comics #009, featuring War Machine, Ironheart and Iron Man taking aim at something off-page

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Feb 7

I've never really ever been able to get into the Legion of Super-Heroes (small doses, here and there), but even as a kid, I loved Mordru, I loved the idea of Mordru. I still do.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jan 30

... particularly his fight scenes, when someone gets walloped and goes flying.

Richard Melendez@richardmelendez· Jan 30

Keeping with the Sal theme, I'll be reaching for Defenders #64. I was about 6 or 7 when this came out. I don't know if it was necessarily my first Sal comic, but it was the first that I noticed Sal's distinctive artistic stylings...