Anime Motivation

24Jun

HAPPY birthday LOU REED!

by gzji Anime

celebrating rock as well as roll’s preferred depressive, who was born on this day in 1942, with covers of his classics! rather than pick famous versions, I did my finest to cut a wide variety.

Hit next as well as get to listening!

24Jun

An interesting idea is ruined by no final thought or resolution in breaking the 10. Sean Michael Wilson has a practice of this — his The story of Lee came out in two volumes, four as well as a half years apart — so I desire I hadn’t fallen for it again, however I believe potential visitors ought to be conscious that this partial story will be extremely unsatisfying.

That’s not the only misleading element. Wilson cheats the challenging parts of his tale. It’s about David, a former Christian who’s bitter after a drunk chauffeur kills his spouse as well as son. David rants at God a great deal about this, ultimately choosing to break all the 10 commandments in a quote to demand a reaction from a silent deity.

He starts with longing for his neighbor’s wife, playing on her sympathy at his loss. however Wilson doesn’t cover the difficult part of that conversation. exactly how did David convert a friendly, caring person into somebody prepared to sleep with him? exactly how did he seduce what seems like a good lady with a typical relationship? That’s the difficult part to make believable, so Wilson just doesn’t bother showing it to us. instead of remarkable moments such as that, we get redundant monologues as well as tiring conversations.

There are likewise two observers, one blond in white who’s concerned with order, one amoral dark-haired in black, who are walking cliches that add bit to the story, other than pieces of philosophical exposition that brought my reading to a halt. The art, by Michiru Morikawa, is competent however has nothing exceptional about it. The computer-done lettering, just like The story of Lee, needed a pass by a expert copy editor before being sent to print, many certainly to eliminate the bit rectangles that suggest a missing special character.

At the end of this installment, David’s halfway with his quest. without any unforgettable or insightful dialogue, no striking images, what I got out of wasting my time reading these 100-plus pages is the exact same thing covered in the very first two sentences on the back cover — what David’s doing. The tease, whether he’ll go all the method as well as what will occur to him, remains.

I want to understand what happens, however I would have rather checked out the total story, when it was ready. best now, no volume 2 has yet been announced. Without understanding exactly how long to wait, I question I’ll even keep in mind what I checked out years later. (The publisher offered a evaluation copy.)

DENNISON point by cool DL

by gzji Anime

cool DL’s new album, Dennison Point, is a directly up autobiography about his experience being transferred to east London as a kid, after having gotten into a bit of difficulty in his former home, sharing a bedroom with his sibling in an apartment or condo with his daddy as well as his father’s new wife. There’s a genuine danger when you get this certain in your stories that people won’t identify, however like Fresh prince who had to step in with his Uncle as well as Aunty in a new hood, cool DL does a great task at bringing us into his life as well as making us care.

So, I’m doing something I nearly never do here: Recommending a rap album by a UK artist. Smooth as well as jazzy production, it recalls the early ’90s days of native Tongue, when rap had a message without being heavy handed as well as didn’t have to verify exactly how difficult it was all the time.

Good stuff.
Dennison point by cool DL

8Jun

Batman: The killing Joke cartoon gets Theatrical release

by gzji Uncategorized

Well, it’s a one-night-only special, but Warner Bros. home entertainment and Fathom events will be running the upcoming original animated film Batman: The killing Joke in selected us theaters on Monday, July 25, 2016, at 7:30 and 10 PM (local time). The “social screening event … will include exclusive-to-the-evening presentations before and after the film rolls.” The movie can be bought on digital HD the next day, or on Blu-ray or DVD a couple of weeks later.

The special features include

an introduction from mark Hamill, who voices the Joker

a never-before-seen documentary about how Hamill was cast in this project and what the role means to him as an actor and a fan.

a special behind-the-scenes look at how the Joker’s memorable, yet disturbing, song-and-dance number was recreated for this feature.

Remember, this is R-rated, so it’s a Batman cartoon that’s not for Kids. Tickets are on sale now.

CROOKS-Lonesome, rowdy and Restless (EP)

by gzji Anime

best band name/album name combination of the year.

Crooks are an Austin, Texas indie/country band who make amazing music. I’m diggin’ it.

downtown by Crooks Country

18 Wheels by Crooks Country

4Jun

COMICLIST PREVIEWS: big trouble IN little CHINA OLD man JACK #11

by gzji Uncategorized

Jack must atone for his sins if he’s ever going to be able to stop Lo Pan’s wrath.

Big trouble in little China: Old man Jack #11
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: John Carpenter & Anthony Burch
Artist: Jorge Corona
Cover Artist:
Main Cover: Brett Parson
Action figure subscription Cover: Michael Adams & Marco D’Alfonso
Connecting “Jack through Time” incentive Cover: will Robson
Colorist: Gabriel Cassata
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Price: $3.99

Ant-Man DVD date announced

by gzji Anime

The much more I think about Ant-Man, the much more I like it. It’s been treated as a poor cousin of the marvel film universe, not tying into the big Avengers franchise, but that gives it the ability to operate on its own as a much more stand-alone “man finds his destiny through acquiring powers and learning to help others” film. and the cast was talented — Paul Rudd as the lovable loser, former thief Scott Lang; Michael Douglas as the jaded scientist Hank Pym seeking revenge for the sake of the world; and Evangeline Lilly as the overlooked daughter, protected “for her own good” by the men in her life (who need to instead let her find her own abilities).

The premise is as expected: Lang learns to shrink and work with ants over the course of the film, eventually leading up to a number of action set pieces as he works to stop Corey Stoll, the generic businessman bad man who’s stolen Pym’s invention. I’m curious to view the film again, to see what details emerge.

Marvel has now announced that the film will be available on Blu-ray (list price $33), DVD ($30), and Blu-ray combo pack ($40 for 3D Blu-ray, conventional Blu-ray, and digital copy) on December 8. The HD digital version will be available a month early, on November 17, through Disney films Anywhere. special features on the Blu-ray and DMA include:

Making of an Ant-Sized Heist: A How-To guide — set your view and count down the action in this fast-paced behind-the-scenes look at how to pull off a heist movie, including Scott Lang’s funny heist “family,” Ant-Man’s costume, plus amazing stunts and effects.

Let’s go to the Macroverse — Shrink down to size in this fascinating look at creating the world from Ant-Man’s perspective, from macro photography through the subatomic.

WHIH NewsFront — A hard-hitting collection of content, including a peek at the future of Pym Technologies with Darren Cross, anchor Christine Everhart’s interview with soon-to-be-released prisoner Scott Lang on his notorious VistaCorp heist, and more.

Plus deleted scenes, a gag reel, and commentary by director Peyton Reed and Paul Rudd

One of the best parts of the film was Michael Peña as Lang’s heist buddy Luis, who has a great, humorous way of narrating his plans. That method figures in the new home video trailer, as shown here:

2012 BALTIMORE COMIC-CON WELCOMES VERTIGO CREATORS

by gzji Anime

Media release — skilled creators from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint will be in attendance at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con. The show, which will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center, will take location the weekend of September 8-9, 2012. joining the growing listing of guests are mark Buckingham, Garth Ennis, Jeff Lemire, Scott Snyder, as well as Chrissie Zullo.
Mark Buckingham, who is best-known as well as most-celebrated for his work on the long-running Vertigo title Fables, began his occupation in 1990 working with Neil Gaiman on Miracleman from Eclipse Comics. working on such titles as 2000 AD, Hellblazer, as well as Shade, the altering Man, he ended up being a mainstay at DC Comics after taking over art tasks on Fables with problem #6. His run on Fables has earned him four Eisner Awards, including finest new series in 2003, finest Serialized story in 2005 as well as 2006, as well as finest Artist/Penciler/Inker in 2007.

Garth Ennis broke into the American Comic scene in 1991, taking over the composing reins on Hellblazer. After a successful four-year run, Ennis moved on to produce Preacher, a 66-issue legendary that ran from 1995 -2000. In addition to these two ground-breaking series, he likewise had prolonged runs on DC’s The Demon as well as Hitman. a lot of recently, Ennis is preparing to wrap-up The Boys, a 72-issue story which began at DC’s Wildstorm imprint before moving to Dynamite enjoyment with problem #7.

Jeff Lemire made a name for himself after creating the Eisner as well as Harvey-nominated Essex region trilogy from top shelf Productions. In 2009, he composed as well as drew The Nobody, a 144-page graphic book published by DC’s Vertigo imprint. Currently, in addition to composing Justice league Dark as well as animal guy for DC’s new 52, Lemire likewise is the writer/artist on wonderful Tooth, a monthly Vertigo series which began in 2009.

Scott Snyder made a significant effect on the comic market last year with his ground-breaking work on the Harvey Award-winning Vertigo title, American Vampire. In addition to American Vampire (and it’s present spin-off mini-series, Lord of Nightmares), Snyder is likewise composing both Batman as well as Swamp Thing, as well as will be co-writing the upcoming series Talon, which spins off directly from his critically acclaimed “Court of Owls” storyline from Batman.

After being acknowledged by an editor at the DC skill browse at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, Chrissie Zullo was used the task of supplying covers to the Fables spin-off mini-series, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love. With a style that has been compared to that of Tara McPherson, Zullo swiftly established a strong fan complying with as well as she complied with up with covers to the sequel, Cinderella: Fables are Forever, in addition to interior pencils for both Madame Xanadu #26 as well as Fables #100.

“We pride ourselves on being a show that caters to every type fan, including those fans of the mature visitor books published by Vertigo,” stated Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. “Comics are for both youngsters as well as adults, as well as these people assist create a few of the very best books geared toward an older audience. We’re thrilled to have Mark, Garth, Jeff, Scott, as well as Chrissie going to the show this year!”

TICKETS
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This year’s verified guests for the show including: guest of Honor, Stan “The Man” Lee (Saturday only!); Neal Adams (First X-Men, Baman: Odyssey); Jason Adams (Sculptor); Josh Adams (Doctor Who, Sherlock); Dave Aikins (SpongeBob as well as Dora the Explorer children’s books illustrator); Ken Bald (Golden Age Timely/Marvel Artist); Marty Baumann (Pixar artist); Brian Bolland (Dial H, Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland); Tom Brevoort (Avengers); Harold Buchholz (Archie Comics); mark Buckingham (Fables, physician Who); Jim Calafiore (Secret Six); Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table, Otto’s Orange Day); Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn); Richard situation (Artist alley Comics, Doom Patrol); Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales); Bernard Chang (DC Comics Presents, war of the eco-friendly Lanterns); Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer season eight – Saturday only!); Sean Chen (Steel, Avengers Academy, Voltron); Jim Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men, AVX VS., Spider-Men);Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman); Frank Cho (Avengers vs. X-Men, liberty Meadows); Mike Choi (Fantastic Four, Demon Knights, Captain Atom); Steve Conley (Bloop webcomic www.bloopstree.com); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy); Lar deSouza (Looking For Group, least I might Do); Todd Dezago (Perhapanauts); Dan Didio (O.M.A.C.); Eryk Donovan (SEQAPUNCH anthology, ‘Ringo Scholarship Recipnullnull

1Jun

COMICLIST PREVIEW: AIRBOY #1

by gzji Uncategorized

Media release — Bestselling writer James Robinson (Starman, great Four) as well as artist Greg Hinkle are hired to compose a reboot of the 1940s action hero Airboy, however what much better method to seek a bit innovative motivation than a night of debauchery? Robinson as well as Hinkle team as much as star in this metafiction about two comic book creators gone wild in the new series AIRBOY.
In AIRBOY, Robinson’s reluctant to do yet one more golden Age reboot as well as he’s concerned about his stagnant career, ailing marriage, as well as all-around doldrum life. however that’s nothing a rigid drink can’t fix! go into artist Greg Hinkle as well as a night of partying that has to be seen to be believed. even Airboy himself will have his work cut out for him if he plans to get the two comic book creators in-line as well as back on the directly as well as narrow! might this task be as well much for hero?

“This is me trying something I would never have had the spheres to perform in the past. Namely, I’m integrating the unfortunate details of my genuine life at a recent much darker time, as well as having those revelations integrated into a stew with gross exaggeration as well as comic book action fantasy,” stated Robinson. “If you like semi-autobiographical drama, integrated with drugs, alcohol, flagrant promiscuity, air fighters in two-fisted battle action as well as myself as well as artist Greg Hinkle doing full-frontal nudity… then this is the comic you’ve been waiting for. It’s been a blast to compose as well as extremely cathartic as well as I hope everybody enjoys seeing a different side to me.”

AIRBOY #1 hits shelves on June 3 as well as can be purchased with diamond Code APR150494.

THE huge DAY by possibility THE RAPPER as well as method MAKES PAPER by E-40

by gzji Anime

I wished to listen to this a few times before publishing on it. I saw a lot of evaluations that crap on it for being as well mainstream. however what did you expect? This is a appropriate album. albums are meant to be mainstream. It’s not a mixtape.

After a few listens, I wrap up that those reviewers are just being dicks. This is a truly solid record. great deals of fun. precisely what I’d expect from a possibility album.

I likewise truly like E-40’s latest. just like all his recent albums, it’s great deals of fun. Hilarious, amazingly skillful, regularly surprising.