Fringe, Godzilla, Lost, Nexus, The Moth, Steve Rude, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Cpt. America, Superman, King of the Rocket Men, Calvin and Hobbes

This is the day of beginnings and endings. A day to be happy and sad. On this day in 1990 The Sci-Fi channel began and fans were happy, but on this day in 1995 the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip ended after a ten year run and that made me and so many others sad.

I hope everyone has a great New Years Eve tonight with family and friends.


Enjoy !!!





Birthdays

Lance Reddick 1969, actor, Agent Phillip Broyles - Fringe (35 episodes, 2008-2010), Soldier on Manhattan Bridge - Godzilla (1998), Matthew Abaddon - Lost (4 episodes, 2008-2009).

Steve Rude 1956, comic book artist, Rude became widely known in the comics world when he and writer Mike Baron created Nexus, an independent science fiction comic book with a large supporting cast. For the Nexus series, Rude designed a dozen or so distinctive alien races, including the Thunes, the Amphibs, the Quattros, the Giz, the Demons, and others. Rude more recently co-created and penciled The Moth (with writer/inker Gary Martin) in 2004, while continuing to teach art classes and do commissioned work.

Stanley Price 1892, actor, Lab Worker Turned to Clay - Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)[Ch. 1], Captain Martin/Zugg Man - Buck Rogers (1939), Dr. Shang - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)[Chs. 1, 13], Owens (henchman-driver) - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 3-5], Barn Heavy QR10 - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)[Ch. 8], Henchman Driver - Batman (1943)[Chs. 1-2], Barnes - Thug - The Masked Marvel (1943)[Ch. 2], Chief Chota - The Phantom (1943)[Chs. 1-3, 15], Purple Death Chemist - Captain America (1944)[Ch. 1], Duke - Imposter Candidate - Secret Agent X-9 (1945)[Chs. 5, 7, 9-10, 12-13], Native Chief - Brick Bradford (1947), Crandall the Thug - Superman (1948)[Ch. 3], Gunther Von Strum - King of the Rocket Men (1949), The Phantom Ruler - The Invisible Monster (1950).

Vernon Wells 1945, actor, Wez - Mad Max 2 (1981), Lord General - Weird Science (1985), Mr. Igoe - Innerspace (1987), Plughead - Circuitry Man (1990), Plughead - Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Mister Cutt - Space Truckers (1996), Morga - Conan the Adventurer (2 episodes, 1997), Squad Leader - Starforce (2000), Ransik - Power Rangers Time Force (35 episodes, 2001), Ransik - Power Rangers Wild Force (2 episodes, 2002), Acme VP, Child Labor - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Network Head - The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010) (voice).

Events

1968, Filming for TOS: "Turnabout Intruder" begins.

1990, Star Trek:TNG, "The Loss" airs.

1990, The Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting.

1995, Calvin and Hobbe comic strip ends.

2999, fictional date that Futurama character Philip J. Fry comes out of cryogenic sleep.