Speaking as a North Texas native who idolized Nolan growing up (and is ecstatic that he's now a part owner a team president), this was painful to watch. What a waste.
Nolan Ryan #1
Written by Linkara Monday, 20 September 2010 23:38
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09.20.2010 - 23:57 | rowdycmoore
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02.06.2011 - 08:18 | ladydiskette
Ugh, basically its saying that mild complaining about something you could easily fix by trying something new is way more serious than say clinical depression that could lead to drug abuse or suicide.
And this is why I buy cereal with a cartoon leprechaun on the box. Plus, to me that Frosted Flakes cereal tastes like cardboard, all I did as a kid was suck the frosting off and spit out the flakes.
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09.20.2010 - 23:58 | BasilOf course Tony is there on the mound, what umpire is willing to stand up to a tiger? Isn't 60 mph kind of fast for grade school? Oh well, training montage!!
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09.20.2010 - 23:59 | Crossover Princess
Wow... that whole "I I" thing is sad. Sure I make that mistake sometimes whenever I write, but at least someone (okay my computer) catches it!
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09.21.2010 - 00:06 | Jackass Mask
Ah yes, nothing says baseball like...Tony the Tiger? Makes you wonder what exactly they have been frosting those flakes with.
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09.21.2010 - 00:13 | snakes3425What next Pete Rose telling us how Gambling is bad? Also mister you're Nolan Ryan, one of the best MAJOR LEAGUE pitchers I don't think you have much to worry about from a kid who's still in grade school
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09.21.2010 - 00:21 | FullmetalNinja25
Nolan Ryan probably the greatest Pitcher that ever lived....but a shitty comic book character.
Great review Linkara! =D
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02.08.2011 - 14:14 | ladydisketteThis one and the Spider Man: Skating on Thin Ice really are bad PSAs....as in bad because they don't do thier job reforming you.
I don't know what is worse a bad PSA in a good comic that ruins the fun of the comic or a bad comic that ruins the intent of the PSA that is really bad.
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09.21.2010 - 00:36 | Deadpool85Loved how Nolan could randomly tell how fast a pitch was going by just looking at it. Yeah, that can happen...
As a baseball historian I was pretty surprised to see a Rabbit Maranville mention in that comic, since he's a pretty obscure HOF player.
Overall this comic was pretty dull, not horrible but certainly not good. Just bland garbage that has been long forgotten.
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09.21.2010 - 11:00 | whatever42
Of course that could happen. Don't you know that all baseball players have built-in speedometers? Judging the speed of that pitch was as easy as breathing for Nolan. :gah:
Seriously though, just another bland PSA comic. We can at least be happy it wasn't too annoying, aside from the dumb kid. There have been some seriously annoying PSAs, so I guess, comparitively speaking, it wasn't so bad. Also, at least Nolan did something. What possible reason could there be for Tony to be there and why does it seem like Nolan and him are living together?
Hmmmmmmmm ... :eyebrow:
Nope, not going to read into it.
Good review Linkara. It really seems like sports stars are the best target for comic book PSAs, huh?
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09.21.2010 - 00:59 | NoNostalgiaReviews
PSAs are both a waist and backwards, if you want to inform kids do it in a serious matter so they know what your talking about is in fact serious, you make a psa out of a comic book they'll think what your talking about is a story of fiction that won't likely happen like most comic books.
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09.21.2010 - 01:06 | rogueofmv
Hi, Tony the Tiger...
Bye, Tony the Tiger. Thanks for your, er, contribution?
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09.21.2010 - 01:08 | Archedgar
Tony the tiger? wtf?
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09.21.2010 - 01:17 | NoNostalgiaReviewsone mooooore thing, they do show tony putting the can back up in the panel where he says, "Can you do it again?" but hey, mistakes happen, good video.
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09.21.2010 - 01:20 | Deimos1984rd
[color=green]I couldn't get over the face of Zombie Nolan in that part with his missing eyes...oh man that was weird...[/color]
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09.21.2010 - 01:22 | foxbomber5
Glad you kept the original theme.
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09.21.2010 - 01:23 | david wevaaaahhhh! youngblood's disease is spreading!! :gah:
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09.21.2010 - 01:24 | atypicaloracle
I... cornflakes?
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09.21.2010 - 01:28 | Ota-Kun
Your continued usage of Weird Al Pleases me greatly! :psychotic:
You know I think there's kind of a "Sidekicks" dichotomy going on here.
I'm starting to believe that Tony the Tiger is some sort of peice of Nolan's psyche and dosn't actually exist. It would explain why he randomly disappears and reappears and no one was drawn to him at the museum.
The only possible answer to this all would be... This is all happening... in NOLAN RYAN'S Head! A town that is completely obsessed with baseball and a kid who (much like himself) isn't good at batting but great at pitching. Where Tony the Tiger has the power to replace cans with his mind as well as be translucent one second and pyshical the next... my god... Nolan Ryan's mind is shattered due to a diet based soley on 'Frosted Flakes'!
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09.21.2010 - 01:44 | Quantum Wolf
And a new batch begins with episode 101. Hilarious comic to start with.
I like Frosted Flakes, but really was Tony necessary here? He was GRRRREATly unneeded in a GRRRREATly bad comic.
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09.21.2010 - 01:48 | Pistol_WhipperSnapper
Hey Linkara, big fan, first time messaging. As embarrassing as it is to admit this, this is the first comic you've reviewed that I've actually read as a kid (out of a 100 episodes, yeah I know -_- ) but I got to give you a thank you. My dad was one of those type of parents that wanted to push their kids into sports and bought me this comic in order to make baseball seem more interesting. I just remember this comic being really stupid so it was cool to see you rip on it. You're a real funny guy.
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09.21.2010 - 01:55 | StingWray06
6:58 - "Let's follow Paul and get to the bottom of this... TO THE RYANMOBILE!" (insert 60's Batman transition here)
Tony the Tiger would totally make a hilarious Robin.
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09.21.2010 - 01:57 | Quantum WolfHoly cereal Nolan! Paul is being picked on by baseball-obsessed kids!
Now now old chum, it's nothing that Frosted Flakes can't handle!
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09.21.2010 - 02:02 | Thatpirate
Tony was there because he's GRRRRREAT!
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09.21.2010 - 02:04 | Death the Kid
Oh ho! This is gonna be good! xD
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09.21.2010 - 02:06 | Van Ultimo
This comic would have gone from zero to awesome if they simply used the picture of Nolan Ryan pounding his knuckles into Robin Ventura's nose. Bip. Bop. Plap.
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09.21.2010 - 02:15 | danethefurry
I never understood why people like sports so much. It's incredibly boring to me. Even I ever need a sleeping aid I'll watch something like Sports Center...And on a side note, Texas sucks but just one lower then California.
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09.21.2010 - 02:17 | MasterKirov
They wasted two perfectly good people here...three if you count Linkara reading the damned thing! X_X
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09.21.2010 - 02:29 | FunkyM
Yeah, Being British, I don't do the base ball, So I'm gonna say thanks for vid and move on.
:)
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09.21.2010 - 14:45 | some random person
yeah....... most americans dont either, its a dieing trend =)
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09.21.2010 - 02:43 | Aotrs Commander
I think the most interesting thing in that entire comic was the fact Frosties are called Frosted Flakes in the US.
('Course, being English the whole baseball angle is off to a losing start from the get-go. (My entire knowledge of baseball comes from cartoons and the introduction of the UK version of one of Steven Jay Gould's palentology books (Wonderful Life I think), where he gave an idiot's guide for the British reader, so they could understand the metaphors he'd used therein), But even so...
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09.21.2010 - 02:48 | TrencherIs this a test of your fans? This comic was might be a little bland but far from horrible.
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09.21.2010 - 03:46 | Linkara
Yeah, maybe sucks was too strong, but it wasn't particularly good. Sometimes I'll do comics that aren't as bad as others.
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09.21.2010 - 23:15 | mumbls
It may not suck, but if you don't say it, I mght think you actually have a semblance of enjoyment like with the Power Rangers Comic you did when you first defeated Mechakara.
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09.21.2010 - 03:09 | CrazyFikus
Getlemen (and lady), I propose we all start wearing protective goggles when reading comics to prevent the spread of Youngblood's disease any further. It is also advised to read a couple of good comics before exposing yourself to any hazardous reading material to build up temporary immunity.
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09.21.2010 - 03:32 | dennett316
I don't think the problem with Ryan's face in that one panel was Youngblood's disease, I just think he got a bit too excited to be holding a baseball and orgasmed on the spot....he could have featured in that Lonely Island video;
"One day, I was holding a baseball and I...JIZZED IN MY PANTS" =)
Nice vid, and a horribly pointless comic. Surely anyone with even a passing interest in baseball would know that batting isn't everything? What a pointless message.
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09.21.2010 - 03:45 | jalford
[i]"Doing new thing is for losers..."[/i]? Shouldn't it be "Doing a new thing", or "Doing new things"?
Oh, and I'm pretty sure I've seen old news footage of Reggie Jackson snorting coke with the Cocoa Puffs Bird.
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09.21.2010 - 10:32 | MithianYou sir, are made of win. =D
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