10 Welsh Superheroes
Anthony and I were idly speculating one day how many Welsh superheroes were out there. I said we could get to ten...
#10. Plancton Jones
The strip here is from the 1952 Hwyl! annual - I found the scan on the Bear Alley blog. I don't know much about this guy, but either he's a hero, or he's been driven mad by the banality of Radio Wales and attempted to murder someone while under the influence. It's anyone's guess.
#9. Red Dragon
Gareth Thomas - aka Red Dragon - is part of Marvel's SHE (Superheroes of Europe) lineup. There is also a briefly seen Lady Red Dragon, but that's about all Google could tell me. Marvel are, of course, secret #IndyWales fans. They even included a Welsh flag at the UN conference scene in Black Panther.Your regular reminder that even the MCU knows @YesCymru is the way forward... pic.twitter.com/LO5CwveFeS
— Jessica Powell (@jess__powell) November 28, 2020
#8. Stinger
Stinger - aka Blodwen Reese - is a member of the Marvel Genetix group. According to her Marvel bio, she was abducted as a young girl by a mad geneticist who helped her gain the ability to absorb energy, then shoot it from her hands. It doesn't mention where she learned her gravity defying latex wrap skills.
#7. Captain Beany
Wikipedia tells us: "Captain Beany [from Planet Beanus] is a Welsh eccentric and fundraiser." His flat in Port Talbot also serves as the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence. That's commitment. You can keep up to date with all the latest news at www.captainbeany.com!
#6. Scorch
Scorch (and his younger incarnation Scorch Bach) is a 'superhero dragon' and mascot of the WRU (Welsh Rugby Union). He features in his own series of online bilingual comics, and in a published graphic novel.
#5. Dan Can
Anthony argued strongly against Dan Can's inclusion but, he's a superhero and he's Welsh. As we've just seen, there was nothing in the challenge that said these superheroes had to be humanoid, after all. Dan is Torfaen's recycling mascot - because if Dan Can, You Can. (Geddit?) He has lots of different comic strips and other resources which you can check out HERE.
#4. Captain Wales
Real name, Huw Gruffydd. He was a member of the Captain Britain Corps, appearing in one issue of X-Men: Chaos Engine before being killed off by Doctor Doom. What a guy.As I couldn't find a picture, have one instead of The Choir, a new Welsh superhero introduced by Marvel in February 2020, long after this post was originally written...
It's been another week of ups and downs. First the bad news: as expected, Natwest are refusing to refund me the £250+ that was taken from my account, on the basis the card used had my chip and pin. It's well documented that it's easy enough to fool an ATM with a cloned card, so I've written to the ombudsman and action fraud to try and get them to check the CCTV at the ATMs. If it's not me, and it's not anyone who could have had access to the card (i.e. Anthony, who they've accused of stealing from me!), I don't see how they can continue to refuse to refund me. On top of that, Royal Mail have lost a phone (prize win) I sold on ebay, so I'm waiting for their response on whether or not they're going to pay up.
Still, on the plus side, I did get some awesome news this week. I won a 49" TV from a competition on the Bargain Booze website! (I've listed it on ebay.) On Tuesday I attended my first citizenship ceremony - and took some strange look attracting photos for a post on Catch the Bus Week - and then on Wednesday Marianna and I went to Caldicot for the day with my parents. It was a lovely day, the sun shining, and as it was free entrance to the castle for the day we went to look around there too.
☆ READING: Lots of blog posts - I'm co-hosting the #KCACOLS linky this week over at A Moment With Franca. :)
☆ WRITING: I did The TMI Blogging Tag. It made me all nostalgic for the days of MySpace!
☆ WATCHING: Funny commercials - they were the host theme for the #FridayFrivolity linky this week.
☆ LISTENING: Carousel - Melanie Martinez. I love all her stuff, to be fair.
☆ WEARING: Nothing special.
☆ EATING: I had the best pulled pork sandwich at The Castle Inn in Caldicot on Wednesday. Seriously, it was so good!
☆ REVIEWING: I have a couple more I'm committed to, but I think that's going to be it for a good long while. I've had some lovely experiences with different PR companies - and brands directly - but even a one off scenario like this week's is more stress than I'm willing to deal with for something which is supposed to be a fun hobby.
I posted my Editorial Calendar Ideas for July, though it's still far from comprehensive, and entered the Walls and Floors tile voucher competition. The other main blog thing is that I finally got around to updating my media kit:
Throughout the year there are so many awareness days, commemorative days, special days, celebrations, holidays, observances, etc, etc. These can be great as blog post inspiration, or just for getting a bit of extra traffic to an existing post by repromoting it as a tie-in.
Read on for a list of notable dates for January - if the day has its own website or wiki page, I've linked to it. A lot of the weirder ones are USA based unofficial 'national days'; I've included them in the list if they've crossed the pond, or had a fair number of media hits when I googled them.
I've included links to any posts I've written for a particular day.
1st
☆ American Zoo Day.
#3. Captain Cymru
Morwen Powell is the Captain Britain of an alternate timeline where Wales was the preeminent culture of the British Isles. Marvel always likes to keep things believable. (The awesome art is by StazJohnson on DeviantArt.)Matthew Evans, founder of Ironman Wales and The Long Course Weekend, has also created an alter ego called Captain Cymru who competes in endurance events to raise money for charity.
#2. Pixie
Marvel character Megan Gwynn is a troubled teen from a (fictional) former mining town called Abergylid. Instead of filling diaries with tortured metalcore lyrics, Megan discovers she is actually a mutant with the ability to fly and, later, perform magic. She still comes out with lines like "there's a sliver of darkness that Magik put inside my soul" though, so the potential remains.#1. SuperTed
SuperTed started life as the titular character of a book series by Mike Young. Young founded Siriol Productions in 1982 to take Ted to the television screen, with the show first airing on S4C in 1983. A defective teddy bear, discarded by a toy factory, Ted gets a whole new lease of life when he's discovered by an alien from the Planet Spot - together they fight crime and strangely effeminate skeletons. There has been speculation that Ted is shaping up for a reboot so, though you snigger, he could be the best known Welsh superhero for a long time to come!CONVERSATION
This Week #43
It's been another week of ups and downs. First the bad news: as expected, Natwest are refusing to refund me the £250+ that was taken from my account, on the basis the card used had my chip and pin. It's well documented that it's easy enough to fool an ATM with a cloned card, so I've written to the ombudsman and action fraud to try and get them to check the CCTV at the ATMs. If it's not me, and it's not anyone who could have had access to the card (i.e. Anthony, who they've accused of stealing from me!), I don't see how they can continue to refuse to refund me. On top of that, Royal Mail have lost a phone (prize win) I sold on ebay, so I'm waiting for their response on whether or not they're going to pay up.
Still, on the plus side, I did get some awesome news this week. I won a 49" TV from a competition on the Bargain Booze website! (I've listed it on ebay.) On Tuesday I attended my first citizenship ceremony - and took some strange look attracting photos for a post on Catch the Bus Week - and then on Wednesday Marianna and I went to Caldicot for the day with my parents. It was a lovely day, the sun shining, and as it was free entrance to the castle for the day we went to look around there too.
A photo posted by Jessica Powell (@plastigffantastig) on
☆ READING: Lots of blog posts - I'm co-hosting the #KCACOLS linky this week over at A Moment With Franca. :)
☆ WRITING: I did The TMI Blogging Tag. It made me all nostalgic for the days of MySpace!
☆ WATCHING: Funny commercials - they were the host theme for the #FridayFrivolity linky this week.
☆ LISTENING: Carousel - Melanie Martinez. I love all her stuff, to be fair.
☆ EATING: I had the best pulled pork sandwich at The Castle Inn in Caldicot on Wednesday. Seriously, it was so good!
☆ REVIEWING: I have a couple more I'm committed to, but I think that's going to be it for a good long while. I've had some lovely experiences with different PR companies - and brands directly - but even a one off scenario like this week's is more stress than I'm willing to deal with for something which is supposed to be a fun hobby.
I posted my Editorial Calendar Ideas for July, though it's still far from comprehensive, and entered the Walls and Floors tile voucher competition. The other main blog thing is that I finally got around to updating my media kit:
CONVERSATION
Editorial Calendar Ideas for July
Throughout the year there are so many awareness days, commemorative days, special days, celebrations, holidays, observances, etc, etc. These can be great as blog post inspiration, or just for getting a bit of extra traffic to an existing post by repromoting it as a tie-in.
Read on for a list of notable dates for January - if the day has its own website or wiki page, I've linked to it. A lot of the weirder ones are USA based unofficial 'national days'; I've included them in the list if they've crossed the pond, or had a fair number of media hits when I googled them.
I've included links to any posts I've written for a particular day.
☆ American Zoo Day.
☆ British Virgin Islands Territory Day.
☆ Canada Day.
☆ Establishment Day. [Hong Kong]
☆ Independence Day. [Burundi]
☆ Independence Day. [Rwanda]
☆ Independence Day. [Somalia]
☆ International Day of Slash.
☆ Canada Day.
☆ Establishment Day. [Hong Kong]
☆ Independence Day. [Burundi]
☆ Independence Day. [Rwanda]
☆ Independence Day. [Somalia]
☆ International Day of Slash.
☆ International Reggae Music Day
☆ International Tartan Day.
☆ July Morning. [Bulgaria]
☆ Madeira Day. [Madeira Islands]
☆ Memorial Day. [Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada]
☆ International Tartan Day.
☆ July Morning. [Bulgaria]
☆ Madeira Day. [Madeira Islands]
☆ Memorial Day. [Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada]
☆ National Postage Stamp Day. [USA]
4th
☆ Alice in Wonderland Day.
☆ National Wrong Trousers Day. [UK]
☆ Van Mahotsav. [National Festival of Tree Planting, India]
2nd
☆ Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day.
☆ Van Mahotsav. [National Festival of Tree Planting, India]
2nd
☆ Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day.
☆ Made in the USA Day.
☆ National Disco Day. [New Zealand]
☆ World Sports Journalist Day.
☆ International Drop a Rock Day.
☆ International Plastic Bag Free Day.
☆ National Stay Out of the Sun Day. [USA]
☆ Alice in Wonderland Day.
☆ Independence Day. [Algeria]
☆ National Bikini Day. [USA]
☆ Pet Remembrance Day. [UK]
☆ X-Day. (Spoof Day, End of the World)
6th
☆ Independence Day. [Comoros]
☆ Independence Day. [Malawi]
☆ National Fried Chicken Day. [USA]
☆ Statehood Day. [Lithuania]
☆ Teachers' Day. [Peru]
7th
☆ Independence Day. [Solomon Islands]
☆ Saba Saba Day. [Tanzania]
☆ Tanabata. [Japan]
☆ World Chocolate Day.
8th
☆ Be a Kid Again Day.
☆ X-Day. (Spoof Day, End of the World)
6th
☆ Independence Day. [Comoros]
☆ Independence Day. [Malawi]
☆ National Fried Chicken Day. [USA]
☆ Statehood Day. [Lithuania]
☆ Teachers' Day. [Peru]
7th
☆ Independence Day. [Solomon Islands]
☆ Saba Saba Day. [Tanzania]
☆ Tanabata. [Japan]
☆ World Chocolate Day.
8th
☆ Be a Kid Again Day.
☆ National Freezer Pop Day. [USA]
☆ Independence Day. [Argentina]
☆ Independence Day. [South Sudan]
☆ Nunavut Day. [Nunavut, Canada]
10th
☆ Independence Day. [Bahamas]
☆ Nunavut Day. [Nunavut, Canada]
10th
☆ Independence Day. [Bahamas]
☆ National Kitten Day. [USA]
☆ National Piña Colada Day. [USA]
☆ Silence Day.
11th
☆ Naadam Holiday. [Mongolia]
☆ World Population Day.
12th
☆ Independence Day. [São Tomé and Príncipe]
☆ The Twelfth. [Northern Ireland]
13th
☆ Martyrs' Day. [Kashmir]
☆ Statehood Day. [Montenegro]
14th
☆ Bastille Day. [France]
☆ International Day of Femslash.
☆ National Hot Dog Day. [USA]
15th
☆ Social Media Giving Day.
16th
☆
17th
☆ World Day for International Justice.
18th
☆ Nelson Mandela Day.
19th
☆ Martyrs' Day. [Burma]
20th
☆ Independence Day. [Colombia]
21st
☆ Liberation Day. [Guam]
☆ National Day. [Belgium]
☆ Racial Harmony Day. [Singapore]
22nd
☆ Pi Approximation Day.
☆ Ratcatcher's Day.
23rd
☆
24th
☆ Pioneer Day. [Utah, USA]
25th
☆ Constitution Day. [Puerto Rico]
☆ Revolution Day. [Egypt]
☆ St James Day. [Spain]
26th
☆ Independence Day. [Liberia]
☆ Kargil Vijay Diwas. [India]
27th
☆ National Sleepy Head Day. [Finland]
☆ Remembrance Day. [Vietnam]
28th
☆ Independence Day. [Peru]
☆ World Hepatitis Day.
29th
☆ Fiestas Patrias. [Peru]
☆ International Tiger Day.
☆ Oslok. [St. Olaf's Day - Nordic Countries, e.g. Faroe Islands]
30th
☆ Independence Day. [Vanuatu]
☆ Martyrs' Day. [South Sudan]
31st
☆ Warrior's Day. [Malaysia]
Movable
☆ Constitution Day. [Cayman Islands - First Monday]
☆ Action Mesothelioma Day. [First Friday]
☆ Marine Day. [Japan - Third Monday]
☆ Presidents' Day. [Botswana - Third Monday]
☆ National Ice Cream Day. [USA - Third Sunday]
☆ Tobata Gion Yamagasa Festival. [Japan - Fourth Friday]
☆ Parents' Day. [USA - Fourth Sunday]
☆ Varalakshimi Vratam. [India]
☆ Vardavar. [Armenia]
Weeks / Months
☆ International Free Hugs Month.
☆ National Hot Dog Month. [USA]
☆ National Ice Cream Month. [USA]
☆ Silence Day.
11th
☆ Naadam Holiday. [Mongolia]
☆ World Population Day.
12th
☆ Independence Day. [São Tomé and Príncipe]
☆ The Twelfth. [Northern Ireland]
13th
☆ Martyrs' Day. [Kashmir]
☆ Statehood Day. [Montenegro]
14th
☆ Bastille Day. [France]
☆ International Day of Femslash.
☆ National Hot Dog Day. [USA]
15th
☆ Social Media Giving Day.
16th
☆
17th
☆ World Day for International Justice.
18th
☆ Nelson Mandela Day.
19th
☆ Martyrs' Day. [Burma]
20th
☆ Independence Day. [Colombia]
21st
☆ Liberation Day. [Guam]
☆ National Day. [Belgium]
☆ Racial Harmony Day. [Singapore]
22nd
☆ Pi Approximation Day.
☆ Ratcatcher's Day.
23rd
☆
24th
☆ Pioneer Day. [Utah, USA]
25th
☆ Constitution Day. [Puerto Rico]
☆ Revolution Day. [Egypt]
☆ St James Day. [Spain]
26th
☆ Independence Day. [Liberia]
☆ Kargil Vijay Diwas. [India]
27th
☆ National Sleepy Head Day. [Finland]
☆ Remembrance Day. [Vietnam]
28th
☆ Independence Day. [Peru]
☆ World Hepatitis Day.
29th
☆ Fiestas Patrias. [Peru]
☆ International Tiger Day.
☆ Oslok. [St. Olaf's Day - Nordic Countries, e.g. Faroe Islands]
30th
☆ Independence Day. [Vanuatu]
☆ Martyrs' Day. [South Sudan]
31st
☆ Warrior's Day. [Malaysia]
Movable
☆ Constitution Day. [Cayman Islands - First Monday]
☆ Action Mesothelioma Day. [First Friday]
☆ Marine Day. [Japan - Third Monday]
☆ Presidents' Day. [Botswana - Third Monday]
☆ National Ice Cream Day. [USA - Third Sunday]
☆ Tobata Gion Yamagasa Festival. [Japan - Fourth Friday]
☆ Parents' Day. [USA - Fourth Sunday]
☆ Varalakshimi Vratam. [India]
☆ Vardavar. [Armenia]
Weeks / Months
☆ International Free Hugs Month.
☆ National Hot Dog Month. [USA]
☆ National Ice Cream Month. [USA]
For other months, click HERE.
CONVERSATION
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