2023 – Page 4 – Anime Motivation

5May

NEW STS!

by gzji Uncategorized

I haven’t listened to it yet, however I like STS. He’s wizard.

Download here.

4May

Why I evaluation

by gzji Anime

Not to toot my own horn, however I’m feeling much much better (after a week of having a chilly for the second time in less than a month), as well as I had a realization that I’m going to share.

I desire a lot more of my examining experiences might go like it did for Solstice. Here’s lots of of the things that went right:

I was sent the book unexpectedly, as well as it was already published (so no pressure about asking for it or feeling guilty about not speaking about it in a timely fashion).

I was unfamiliar with it as well as I had no preconceptions about the work or its creators, so I might engage it on its own merits.

It was good, which was a pleasurable surprise as well as made me want to talk about it.

I hadn’t seen any individual else talk about it, so I had no preconceptions about what I must believe about it or anything I felt I had to respond to, directly or indirectly.

It serviced several levels, which supplied a range of approaches.

I believed I stated insightful, or at least interesting, things about it; in other words, I was delighted with my work.

When I sent a link to the publisher, I got back a basic “thank you”.

I don’t believe my work, or the book for that matter, is a exceptional traditional to be kept in mind in decades to come, however it was extremely pleasurable overall, the type of experience that makes me believe “that’s why I keep doing this”.

CAMERON LAKE-Covers part One

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An EP with a excellent cover of question Wall, totally free for download if you just provide ’em an e-mail address!

1May

BACK roads and abandoned MOTELS by THE JAYHAWKS

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They’re back! A solid collection of soft Americana.

It’s feel-good music!

30Apr

BEGIN THE hunt FOR THE SINISTER secret OF DEATHMATE ON BLOODSHOT ISLAND

by gzji Anime

Media release — Valiant is proud to present your first look inside BLOODSHOT REBORN #15! On July 13th, it’s sun, surf, and suicide missions when new York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Moon Knight) and Valiant-exclusive superstar-in-the-making Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN) plunge headlong into the next shocking chapter of “BLOODSHOT ISLAND”! As the unstoppable killing machine codenamed Deathmate hunts Bloodshot and his fellow castaways from project Rising Spirit, all hope hinges on surviving the seemingly endless cycle of tortures that this tropical paradise turned killing field has to offer…
Live. Die. Rejuvenate. Each day, Bloodshot and his predecessors awake to find themselves hunted by the unstoppable engine of destruction called Deathmate. and each day, they die…only to begin their escape once more after the nano-technology inside them repairs their fatal injuries. As Bloodshot and his new teammates begin to understand the brutal logic behind their seaside prison, will the biggest threat to their survival be the horrors that await in the jungle around them…or each other?

On July 13th, no one escapes “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” unscathed as Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan bring a new dawn, a new day, and a new death to Valiant’s nanite-enhanced powerhouse! featuring covers by Tomas Giorello (Conan), Ben Oliver (The Multiversity), Stephen Segovia (Action Comics), Ryan Bodenheim (The dying & The Dead), Darick Robertson (The Boys), and Jeff Lemire (A.D.: After Death), the summer’s bloodiest blockbuster sets “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” ablaze, only in BLOODSHOT REBORN #15!

Plus: Coming this October, THE FUTURE OF VALIANT boils over in BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1 (of 4) – a pivotal new standalone comics event from new York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men) and Valiant-exclusive superstar Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS, Justice)!

In the tradition of THE VALIANT, the big Apple turns blood red when project Rising Spirit releases a top-secret contagion onto the streets of America’s greatest metropolis: new York City. As mayhem engulfs Manhattan, Bloodshot must lead the most dangerous invasion ever waged on American soil and keep a runaway pandemic from toppling armies and governments…and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

Beginning in July with faith #1, THE FUTURE OF VALIANT will extend throughout 2016 with a total of seven epic series – each introducing an innovative array of new concepts and characters…and firmly establishing Valiant’s place as the premier publisher of creative storytelling in comics today:

FAITH #1 by Jody Houser, Pere Perez & Marguerite Sauvage in July
GENERATION ZERO #1 by Fred Van Lente & Francis Portela in August
BRITANNIA #1 (of 4) by Peter Milligan & Juan Jose Ryp in September
BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1 (of 4) by Jeff Lemire & Doug Braithwaite in October
HARBINGER RENEGADES #1 by Rafer Roberts & Darick Roberston in November
SAVAGE #1 (of 4) by B. Clay Moore, Clayton Henry & Lewis LaRosa in November
DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1 (of 4) by Matt Kindt & Trevor Hairsine in December
For more information, check out Valiant on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and ValiantUniverse.com.

For Valiant merchandise and more, check out ValiantStore.com.

BLOODSHOT REBORN #14 (NEW ARC! “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” – part 1)
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by TOMAS GIORELLO (APR162027)
Cover B by BEN OLIVER (APR162028)
Cover C by KANO (APR162029)
Cover D by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (APR162030)
Valiant x CGC Variant by CLAYTON HENRY (APR162031)
Interlocking Variant by RYAN BODENHEIM (APR162032)
Variant Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON (APR162033)
B&W Sketch Variant by TOMAS GIORELLO (APR162034)
Valiant Linewide Variant by JEFF LEMIRE (APR162035)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | on sale JUNE 29 (FOC – 6/6/16)

BLOODSHOT REBORN #15 (“BLOODSHOT ISLAND” – part 2)
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by TOMAS GIORELLO (MAY161875)
Cover B by BEN OLIVER (MAY161876)
Cover C by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (MAY161877)
Interlocking Variant by RYAN BODENHEIM (MAY161878)
Variant Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON (MAY161879)
Variant Cover by JEFF LEMIRE (MAY161880)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | on sale JULY 13 (6/20/16)

Finder: dream Sequence

by gzji Anime

dream Sequence takes the next step beyond previous volume Talisman in dealing with alternative realities. users with direct-interface brain jacks visit Elsewhere, the world inside Magri White’s head, to process their subconscious into dream-like visions in lieu of sleeping. It’s a virtual reality with all senses engaged, and because it’s the vision of a single creator, it’s a better experience than the corporate, computer-designed alternatives.

Magri’s life is his art, and he’s building worlds literally shared by his audience (even though he dislikes other people). However, his artist’s dream becomes a nightmare when someone begins torturing the visitors to elsewhere and mutilating his creations.

Carla speed McNeil has taken our world, where her comic success was in part influenced by her visibility on the internet, and once again moved it one step beyond in this story. anyone who’s found friends online can relate to the ideal elements of Elsewhere, and it’s easy to empathize with her characters’ descriptions of its benefits. Plus, the dreaming metaphors give her room to create dense panels of stunning imagery that rewards study and reflection. There’s plenty of room for interpretation, as with a cloudy sky or your own dreams.

The conflict between the physical and the mental is a classic science fiction theme, ringing up such questions as how we escape when so much of modern, technological life is over-crowded, controlled, and constructed? how do you tell the difference between reality and a fantasy where all your senses are involved? If your dreamworld lets you do what you can’t otherwise and is better than your waking world, does it matter?

McNeil also incorporates many ideas here about the nature of art, made more potent in a world where the artist is the art. Magri feels responsible for what others do with his creations, but where to draw the line is complicated, once others start interacting with them. Similarly, he can’t differentiate between his life and his work, because each feeds and influences the other. He’s sacrificed himself for his art, and that’s becoming literal.

Magri is an artist consumed by the demands of his creation and his fears of psychosis, unoriginality, and being thought a fraud. He’s a symbol of mind/body duality; his world gets sicker as a psycho roams through it, and Magri’s physical body reflects the destruction. He’s been locking his emotion inside to prevent disturbing anyone else. Where should the line be drawn between excessively creative and societally non-functional?

As well, there’s some other cultural commentary snuck in. The image of the workers putting up with terrible conditions in return for the best broadband access was uncomfortably accurate, as were the shrunken cubicles that visually extrapolate from today’s corporate world. some of the characters are addicted to being online, which contributes to the whole problem.

My favorite scene was that where a group of writers gather to talk about their work. I found the scene, dense with quotes and allusions, more insightful than a year’s worth of critical analysis. It’s one of those that I will reread it in months or years and get completely different things out of it. It also deals with the question of a creator’s responsibilities to his fans, even the disturbed ones who’ve taken their love too far.

There are questions raised about the bias of originality, the sources of inspiration, the validity of fan fiction and criticism, and the distinction between plagiarism and influences. They’re all ringmastered by a character who himself evokes the lead of Colleen Doran’s A distant soil combined with bits of Gilbert from Sandman. (And it’s not now, until my sixth? more? reread, that I’ve realized that his name evokes Magritte, the artist who played with the nature of reality.)

The core questions are what makes an artist and the difference between writing and world-building. Pure creativity is overrated, according to McNeil, as she explores the nature of artistic influence, homages, and inspiration. ideas on their own don’t matter, but as she says, “It’s what you do with them that counts.”

ADVENTURE TIME WINS EISNER FOR best publication FOR kids

by gzji Uncategorized

Media release — The 25th annual will Eisner Comic industry awards (“The Eisners”) were held last week at Comic-Con international in San Diego, Calif., showcasing the best in comics published in 2012 and BOOM! Studios is happy to announce adventure TIME was honored with the award for best publication for kids (Ages 8-12).
This is the second straight year that BOOM! has won the best publication for kids (Ages 8-12) category. BOOM! also won in 2012 for SNARKED, the first year the category was added to the Eisners. Previously, the category was best Title for younger Readers/Best Comics publication for a younger audience and was split in 2008 into best publication for kids and best publication for Teens. then in 2012, best publication for kids was split again into best publication for early readers (up to age 7) and best publication for kids (ages 8-12). BOOM! Studios is happy to be on the forefront of the growing all-ages market as The Eisners continue to expand the number of categories, highlighting quality comics for younger readers.

Only three other licensed properties have been honored with an Eisner award in the 25-year history of the awards. the most recent was Gumby in 2007 in the best Title for younger Readers/Best Comics publication for a younger audience category.

ADVENTURE TIME, written by Ryan North (DINOSAUR COMICS) and drawn by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (ICE AGE) is a monthly comic series based on the top-rated cartoon Network animated series of the same name.

“I’m so extremely happy of my team on this book…we put so much love into adventure Time every month, it’s terrific that the readers can see it!,” says Shannon Watters, senior Editor at BOOM! Studios.

The Eisners, named for popular cartoonist will Eisner (creator of THE SPIRIT and various award-winning graphic novels), are widely considered the highest honor in the comic book industry. The finalists on the ballot are selected by a blue-ribbon committee that considers thousands of entries submitted by publishers and creators. The nominees are then voted on by all parts of the comic book industry: writers, artists, and other creators; publishers; editors; and sellers and distributors.

About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent. BOOM! Studios is the home of Mike Carey’s suicide RISK, Clive Barker’s next TESTAMENT and HELLRAISER, Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos’ FAIRY QUEST, planet OF THE APES, Max Bemis’ POLARITY and mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE. Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 guns will be released as a feature film from universal pictures onAugust 2nd, starring Denzel Washington and mark Wahlberg. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Jim Davis’ GARFIELD, cartoon Network’s adventure TIME and regular SHOW, Mike Kunkel’s HEROBEAR and THE KID, and Roger Langridge’s Eisner Award-winning SNARKED. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired niche publisher Archaia home entertainment (archaia.com), which was founded in 2002 by mark Smylie. Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of mouse GUARD, COW BOY, GUNNERKRIGG COURT, RUST, SPERA, JIM HENSON’S tale OF SAND, RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, and other terrific titles.

3 reasons Why You need to read ‘Guerillas’ by Brahm Revel

by gzji Anime

Sometimes, three reasons just don’t feel enough. Some books I could go on about for days. Guerillas, a speculative war story set in the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, by cartoonist and animator Brahm Revel, is one such book.

Currently in its third monster-sized volume, Guerillas successfully challenges the reader’s perceptions of war on a number of different, interlocking levels. told from the point of view of cherry private John Clayton, Guerillas chronicles the exploits of a rogue troop of scientifically-enhanced primates as they fight their way through the Vietnamese bush, using the same vicious tactics as their enemies.

Although in numerous ways, Guerillas is a tale of survival, it possesses a strong, important emotional heart that considers its themes with genuine sensitivity and objectivity. It would be easy to call Revel’s comic a parody or satire of war but to do so would water down its power.

Revel’s method to the story, while documentarian in nature, is never ambivalent about the feelings and motivations of any of his characters. It’s like reading a really great piece of investigative journalism. There’s a certain required distance in the reportage but a core desire to represent its subjects honestly.

See? Didn’t I tell you I could go on for days? Without even more fanfare then, here are your three apeshit-crazy reasons why you need to read Guerillas…

#1 Chimps are people too – aren’t they?

In Guerillas, Revel builds upon the humanizing of previous ape-themed characters in an interesting way by casting them in the roles of proxy soldiers. Not only does he invest each member of his simian guard with distinct personalities but he’s forced upon them the role of humankind’s agents of destruction.

This added layer of emotional danger simmers underneath the scenes of brutal violence peppered throughout each volume. Revel’s anthropomorphisation of his chimps is all the much more striking considering he mostly evokes this feeling through silent panels or through the troop’s human hostage, private Clayton, himself a proxy documenting their story in his journal.

#2 Brahm Revel ain’t no chimp.

With an comprehensive history in storyboarding and animation, it’s safe to say Brahm Revel knows how to tell a story. He possesses a amazing understanding of the peculiarities of visual storytelling in general, and comics in particular.

This is particularly apparent in Revel’s choice of format for Guerillas. By choosing to tell his story in three large volumes, the cartoonist allows himself ample breathing room to explode out essential scenes and explore his central themes in greater depth.

The restraint Revel displays by letting his story unfold seemingly at its own pace is a testament to his maturity as a storyteller. even action sequences, despite a required choreographed framework feel like they’re also sprawling across a panel or a page, drawing our eyes from one dynamic beat of grisly warfare to the next.

#3 Funner than a barrel full of…

Everybody knows that deep down, whether we admit it or not, we all love monkeys. From King Kong to curious George, we can’t seem to get enough primate in our entertainment.

Remember when you were a kid and you played army with your friends? Or hauled out the Joes for another mission to take down Cobra? now imagine if you and friends (or the Joes) were apes…How cool would that be?

Despite their apparent predisposition towards violence, there’s a fantastic exuberance in Revel’s depictions of his troop in action. That’s not to say the violence in Guerillas occurs without consequence, because that is many certainly not the case. Rather, Revel celebrates his subjects’ natural strength and agility and delights in finding innovative applications in which to show them off in battle.

And what better – funner – place to show off a troop of armed primates in battle? Well if you haven’t figured that out yet, you shortly will, once you crack the spine on your first volume of Guerillas.

Guerillas volume 3 is available now from Oni Press.

15Apr

BLACK PANTHER PROTECTS THE streets as well as THE world WITH THE team

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Media release — Prepare for a whole new team to handle the vile underbelly of the marvel Universe. It’s time for BLACK PANTHER & THE team – Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight as well as Manifold band together to handle a harmful wave of risks in this new continuous series by co-writers Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times very popular author of between the world as well as Me as well as Marvel’s Black Panther) as well as Yona Harvey (Black Panther: world of Wakanda) paired with legendary artist Butch Guice!
Speaking with TIME, Coates explained exactly how this new collective of heroes is distinct across all the corners of the marvel Universe, “There’s this idea in comic books of street characters—characters who mainly offer with street-level stories—those are your Daredevils, your Luke Cages, things that are thought about lower-tier. as well as then you have your much more cosmic level heroes, like The X-Men, the great Four, Avengers, that kind of thing. What we have in this book is a group of characters that operate on both levels.”

Paired with Coates’ present very popular as well as award-winning Black Panther series, the death of a Harlem lobbyist kicks off a secret that will expose unexpected new tricks about the marvel Universe’s past as well as set the stage for a huge story in the marvel Universe’s near future.

“The book’s action stems, in part, from exactly how stealth these heroes should be when operating in Harlem,” stated Harvey. “Misty as well as storm are required to improvise as well as take cues from one another, for instance, as well as that type of give-and-take makes for a fantastic adventure. The characters gown somewhat in a different way as well as don new monikers, however their powers are recognizable as well as their heroic dilemmas persist. The villains may be fooled, however the visitors are hip to what’s happening. as well as that’s part of the fun.”

Fear, hate, as well as violence loom, however don’t worry, there is a brand new team prepared to handle a secret that may begin in the streets, however plans to include a universe. get prepared for BLACK PANTHER & THE team showing up in comic shops this April!

BLACK PANTHER & THE team #1
Co-written by TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY
Art by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
On Sale in April!

To discover a comic shop near you, go to www.comicshoplocator.com or phone call 1-888-comicbook.

About marvel Entertainment
Marvel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s many popular character-based home entertainment companies, developed on a proven library of much more than 8,000 characters featured in a range of media over seventy-five years. marvel uses its character franchises in entertainment, licensing as well as publishing.

For much more info go to marvel.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY COMICS: one more look AT THE romance COMIC GENRE

by gzji Anime

Valentine’s Day is yet once again upon us as well as as enthusiasts prepare the exchange of gifts as well as make appointments to spend time together, I want to spend a long time taking a look at a long neglected genre of comics: the romance genre.

You’ll see copies of romance comics up for sale on eBay or sometimes in milk crates at garage sales or in some cases for sale at thrift shops.

Although the heyday of the romance comics is long past, for collectors searching for important overlooked titles as well as unusual comics there are a few romance comics available that are historically significant as well as even valuable.

The subject of the romance genre can be defined as follows:

Romance comics are comic stories that offer with strong emotional relationships, typically between the sexes, as well as their attendant problems. The typical romance comic has a tendency to focus on: unrequited love, jealously as well as where a connection is present, the risk or truth of divorce as well as the dissolution of love, together with all way of heartache as well as problems surrounding dating as well as courting, etc.

The heyday of the romance comic genre was most likely the early 1950s however publication of solely romance themed stories really begins even earlier To my understanding the very first full as well as appropriate romance comic goes back to the late 1940s, when prize publications published:

Young romance #1 (September 1947) – The very first romance Comic

With a cover by the King Jack Kirby as well as a story by Kirby as well as Joe Simon, you’d be forgiven for believing these are the credit scores to an Atlas Captain America comic. However, you would be wrong. With the end of the War, war as even super-hero comics experienced a decline in sales, the time was for that reason ripe for other genres to discover their method into the spotlight. That occurs right here with this romance themed comic. With only 13 on the CGC census, if you discover a copy of this book, you ought to get hold of it. In 2009 a lowly 1.0 sold for $71.00 on ComicLink in a March 19th auction. because then the costs have remained stable with higher grades fetching all over from $567.63 (Heritage Auction of an 8.0 on February 23, 2013) to $573.60 (Heritage Auction of a 7.5 on Feb. 25, 2017).

Love Romances #97 (January 1962) – Stan Lee written, Jack Kirby drawn like story

Atlas Comics gives us this charming feast, however this time with Stan Lee offering the story in the Silver Age as we discover Lee teaming up with Jack Kirby for an early non-Super-hero affair. like Romances #97 in certified 6.5 grade sold for $317.00 on April 18, 2016 in an eBay auction. much more recently, this comic sold in certified 5.0 grade in December of 2018 for $112.50. With all of 5 copies on the CGC census, some Lee-Kirby enthusiasts will most likely pay some huge money for this early pre-Super-hero team up.

Girl’s Romances #109 (June 1965)- guest appearance by the Beatles

She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah. This DC comic may look like it belongs on a ‘Comics that Rock’ blogpost list, however it’s set squarely in the Silver Age romance genre. What occurs when a woman in like with the Beatles gets a date with a genuine boy? She ditches the Beatles. What’s unusual is why the gene Colan & John Romita art for this problem makes the Beatles look so weird. They get Paul much more or less right, on the cover, however John (or Ringo???) appears like Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones. In any type of case, once again a unusual comic with few copies on the CGC census (so few that in this situation it’s a Census data pending book), sells continuously for high costs when it emerges. So far, that’s happened twice; on June 2013 when it sold in 7.0 certified grade for $217.00 as well as in April of 2016, when, in 4.5, it sold for $245.00.

DC 100-Page Super-spectacular #5 (April 1971) – Scarce DC romance special

By the Bronze Age, the romance comic was still around however on its last legs. That makes this DC Super-special all the much more unusual as well as valuable. The cover to this comic boasts that, at 100 pages, it is “the most significant like mag ever”, however I question for visitors uninterested in the romance genre that adding so much material was a strong selling point. It was most likely an original little print run (only 69 provided on the CGC census), in tandem with the problem in keeping the square bound Giant-Size comics in great condition, which make high-grade copies of this book so expensive. exactly how expensive? I’m thankful you asked, on 10/23/2018 an 8.0 sold for $761.00 at a ComicLink auction. In higher grades, this book has likewise damaged the $1000.00 mark on a number of occasions. A 9.4 sold for $1,575.00 on a Comic link auction from June of 2015, as well as before that, the exact same grade sold for $1,865.00 on June 5, 2014. costs seem to be trending donull

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