![]() ![]() Harvey Pekar, a fairly miserable and obsessive fellow who works as a file clerk in a Veterans' Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, is the creation of Harvey Pekar, a writer who sets out to chronicle his everyday life in comic form, recruiting artist Robert Crumb and others to illustrate anecdotes about the cranky hero's mundane, frustrating life. On Screen: Georges Wilson and Jean Blouise played him in 1960s French films ( Tintin And The Golden Fleece, Tintin And The Blue Oranges), Paul Frees dubbed the voice in internationally-seen cartoons (providing definitive live readings of the "blistering barnacles" business), and some bloke called Steven Spielberg directed the bequiffed Belgian in stop-motion animation The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn.ĭid You Know?: The Captain's name was suggested by Hergé's wife, who explained that a haddock was "a sad English fish".īuy Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure now on Amazon 48. Catchphrase: "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!" ("Mille millions de mille milliards de mille sabords.") Trademarks: Captain's hat, bushy beard, tumbler of whisky and a roll-neck pullover. Pursuit of whisky is his defining motive – he even got drunk on a trip to the Moon! One of the most human and perversely admirable characters in fiction. The full-bearded alcoholic, rageaholic, commitment-phobic British sea captain lucked into a fortune ( Red Rackham's Treasure) and wound up drinking himself insensible in Marlinspike Hall, occasionally giving vent to amazingly picturesque salty language (often through a megaphone) when assailed by bashi-bazouks, troglodytes, prize purple jellyfish, Incan mummies and Signorina Bianca Castafiore, 'the Milanese nightingale'. ![]() Tintin's most enduring sidekick turned up in the ninth of the young reporter's adventures, and became more and more prominent thereafter – eventually becoming practically the main character. The energy fuelling it, however, is not and if Spawn ever exhausts his reserves it's a one-way ticket back to hell.īuy Spawn Origins Volume 1 now on Amazon 49. On Screen: An award-winning HBO animated series ran in the late '90s, as well as a markedly less successful live action movie starring Michael Jai White.ĭid You Know?: The scope of Spawn's hell magic is limited only by his imagination. Trademarks: A Billowing, semi-sentient cape, trailing chains, glowing green eyes and hell-derived magical powers. His popularity has since waned, but Spawn remains an iconic crusader, both for the characters in his stories and creator-owned comic books. While he began as a traditional – if unorthodox – vigilante hero, Spawn grew increasingly dark over time, slipping further into an anti-hero role as the theology-heavy storylines became increasingly twisted. ![]() Created by Spider-Man legend Todd MacFarlane, Spawn was a murdered CIA operative who makes a deal with the demon Malebolgia, returning to Earth as an immortal, Hellspawn. Among their numerous launch titles, Spawn would prove to be by far the most popular. The cake's design also features eye designs as a reference to Hermaeus Mora.In 1992 a group of Marvel's top artists, frustrated with having their work exploited, walked out to form Image Comics, a place where creators would retain the rights to the characters they created. It is a two-tiered Bundt cake with purple icing, and is decorated with kiwis and blackberries, along with a flowering plant as the topper. The cake is Apocrypha-themed in reference to 2023's Shadow Over Morrowind storyline and Necrom Chapter. This effect was removed at the end of the event, and the cake lost its glow. Once per day, it was also used to gain 3 Event Tickets at once. During the event, the cake glows golden, and eating a slice will result in a 100% bonus to experience earned for the next 2 hours. Effect: Causes the player to cheer and place the cake on a stand.Its secret ingredient is an unfathomable enigma, giving it a complex flavor profile! Eat this cake, once per day, to earn Event Tickets. Chef Donolon's Jubilee Cake is the perfect pastry to celebrate any special occasion or awesome anniversary. ![]() Obtained by completing Ache for Cake during the 2023 Anniversary event. Aldmeri Dominion Quests Battered Bear Trap ![]()
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