Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother, The Sandman, The Phantom, Doctor Who, Li'l Abner, Duck Dodgers, The Day After.

A big Happy Birthday to artist and Facebook friend, Jill Thompson. It was a joy to have her attend the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in 2010.


Enjoy !!!


Birthdays

Jill Thompson 1966, comic book artist, Probably better known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has also worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman. In 2005 Thompson wrote and illustrated the Dead Boy Detectives, an original graphic novel based on two minor characters from Season of Mists.

Reginald Denny 1891, actor, Police Chief - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Commissioner Mallory - The Phantom (1961) (TV), King Boris - Batman (2 episodes, 1966), Commodore Schmidlapp - Batman (1966).

Bernard Horsfall 1930, actor, Stephen Sycamore/Captain Moonlight - Captain Moonlight: Man of Mystery (1 episode, 1958), John Stewart - Out of the Unknown (1 episode, "1+1=1.5", 1969), A Stranger / Gulliver / Taron / Chancellor Goth - Doctor Who (15 episodes, 1968-1976).

Events

1939, Li'l Abner radio serial ran weekdays on NBC from Chicago until December 6, 1940

1980, Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century is aired as a sequel to the 1953 original 7 minute cartoon. Daffy played the role of metafictional character "Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Dodgers".

1983, The Day After is aired.

1987, First day of filming on TNG: "11001001". Among the scenes filmed today is scene 15, Riker and La Forge observing Data painting the zylo eggs.

1989, Star Trek:TNG, "The Vengeance Factor" airs.

1993, Star Trek:TNG, "The Vengeance Factor" airs.

1995, Babylon 5 Episode 47 - "A Day in the Strife" first aired

1995, Star Trek:DS9, "The Sword of Kahless" airs.

1995, Star Trek:Voyager, "Maneuvers" airs.

1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Warlord" airs.

2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Singularity" airs.