Blake & Mortimer 1 - The Yellow M: 01 (Adventures of Blake & Mortimer)

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Arriving at the scene by taxi, Mortimer stays on the Yellow "M"'s trail, following him into the sewers where he finds the mystery man's secret lair. There he comes across an impressive laboratory where he sees none other than Septimus questioning the Yellow "M" over his recent failures regarding Blake and Mortimer—which he is unable to explain. When the Yellow "M"'s cumbersome headgear is removed, Mortimer is astonished to recognise his old enemy Olrik, but the man who was once a ruthless adventurer, gang leader and master criminal now appears to be nothing more than a pathetic slave in a state of hypnosis under Septimus' control. Anyway, the red M&M is a walking contradiction. He apparently has a “genius IQ” but also “thinks he knows more than he does”. So he’s hyper-intelligent but also arrogant regarding his intelligence. And he’s able to “turn simple chores into complicated tasks”. What’s his deal? William F.R. Murrie, 1873-1950". Hershey Community Archives. The M.S. Hershey Foundation. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019 . Retrieved January 22, 2011. Meeting Blake at the Centaur Club, Mortimer is also introduced to some of its regulars: Leslie Macomber, editor of the Daily Mail; Sir Hugh Calvin, judge at the Central Criminal Court; Professor Robert Vernay of the British Medical Association; and Dr Jonathan Septimus of the Psychiatric Institute. Following dinner the group breaks up with Vernay and Septimus electing to walk home. On the way Septimus feels uneasy and calls a taxi, leaving Vernay alone. Shortly afterwards, Vernay is abducted by the Yellow "M".

Moye, David (January 23, 2023). "M&M's Ditches Spokescandies After 'Woke' Uproar, Introduces Maya Rudolph". HuffPost . Retrieved January 23, 2023. The first incarnation of the characters in CGI was a 1994 celebrity campaign which had the characters interacting with celebrities on which M&Ms candy color is their favorite. This campaign was created by Blue Sky Studios. Concurrent with 1995's blue M&M campaign, M&M's introduced second computer-animated "spokescandies" in their television commercials. The depiction and campaign of the M&M's were made by Will Vinton in 1995. Vinton previously created the clay-animated California Raisins in 1986. Around the time he worked on CGI projects, he made the depiction of the M&M's as more mature than most food mascots. These include the team of the cynical and sardonic Red (originally voiced by Jon Lovitz, thereafter Billy West) [54] who is the mascot for milk chocolate, peanut butter, and crispy M&M's, and the happy and gullible Yellow (originally voiced by John Goodman, thereafter J.K. Simmons), who is the mascot for Peanut M&M's (he was originally known as "Peanut" when first introduced). Other mascots include the "cool one", Blue (voiced by Robb Pruitt) [55] [56] who is the mascot for Almond M&M's; the seductive Green (her personality is a reference to the 1970s urban legend that green M&Ms were aphrodisiacs) [57] (voiced by Cree Summer and Larissa Murray), [56] who is the mascot for both Dark Chocolate Mint and Peanut Butter M&M's, and the slightly neurotic Orange (voiced by Eric Kirchberger), who was introduced when Crispy M&M's were first released and returned when Pretzel M&M's debuted in 2010. Orange, upon his return, was joined by the second non-M&M mascot, Pretzel Guy, who "supports" him and offers helpful advice as he hates the idea of having a pretzel put inside his body.Events – M&M Candy Cow". Behindthescenesmarketing.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011 . Retrieved January 15, 2010. Ok first up let’s discuss how weird it is that these things have ages and genders. I guess it’s natural to project gender-roles onto any anthropomorphised figure. Still, you don’t actually need to spell it out here. I also DO NOT LIKE this M&M being 30 years old. He should be ageless.

M&Ms Royals were marketed in the early 1980s with an advertising campaign that said: "Now chocolate's got a whisper of mint." They were colored pale green or brown and showed a crown rather than an M&Ms logo. Other changes include the anxious orange M&M “embracing his true self” and the red M&M being “nicer” to his friends. He’s apparently stressed as hell. And his expression just screams out “I”m aware that I am a piece of confectionery who exists only for human consumption”. Yet he dreams of being “on the endangered species list”– as if he welcomes death? And he’s constantly anxious, being “always aware of his surroundings” and believing that “everyone is after him”. During the 1990s, Europe first began to adopt the M&M's brand name, replacing existing products. Two of these were known as "Treats" and "Bonitos." [ citation needed] In 1996, Mars introduced "M&M's Minis", smaller candies usually sold in plastic tubes instead of bags. [22] In 1999, Crispy M&M's were released. They were slightly larger than the milk chocolate variety and also featured a crispy wafer center. Crispy M&M's were discontinued in the United States in 2005, before being reintroduced in 2015; however, they remained continually available in Europe and Australia. [23] 2000s–present: New flavors and re-releases A traditional milk chocolate M&M weighs about 0.91 grams / 0.032 ounces [4] and has about 4.7 calories (kcal) of food energy (1.7 kcal from fat). [5] Despite common belief, each colored M&M does not have a different flavor and all possess the same chocolate taste. [6] History 1940–70s: Beginnings Milk Chocolate M&M's were introduced in 1941.

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One of the newest members of the spokescandy family, Vanessa Williams stepped into the role of Brown with a Super Bowl ad in 2012. “Ms. Brown is definitely the brains behind it all,” Williams said shortly after her debut. 7. Eric Kirchberger // Orange Captain Blake is assigned to the case, and over drinks in the Centaur Club on Pall Mall he warns Mortimer that the Yellow “M” is no mere thief and all these crimes are leading somewhere terrifying. Jacobs is a master storyteller, combining meticulously researched and graphically detailed imagery with fantastical ideas to create an impressive, convincing alternate reality. As their adversary leads the heroes on endless chases through the dark city, each encounter is brilliantly staged to make the most ordinary settings come vividly alive, seething with potential for mayhem. The design of the villain himself with his dynamically pared-down shapes and blank eyes radiating threat is superbly dramatic, menacing but elegant at the same time, and much imitated since. The mystery gradually builds and then breaks in a direction that seems impossible, until excellent detective work by Mortimer reveals just what kind of being this invulnerable super-criminal is. But knowing him and defeating him are two different things.