Posts Tagged ‘Batman’
September 2, 2012
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Hisui’s picks:
- Manga Out Loud : Shout, Shout, Let it All Out
- What a Charity Case: From a little while back. Manga Out Loud looks at manga related Kickstarter projects. More companies are getting in on the action but is that a good thing? It is passing the hat around, patronage, a pre-order system, a new method of finance, or something else entirely?
- CLAMPing Down: Manga Out Loud looks at the works of CLAMP. They are one of the most famous examples of fans turned pro in the manga industry. With a very diverse catalog opinions are mixed on which titles go in the good, the bad, or the ugly pile.
- Bruce Wayne Gets Shanghaied
Narutaki is not the only one who can post Batman links. This is a rather short but fascinating re-imagining of Batman as a crime fighter on the means streets of Shanghai. Since it is a short they can go hog-wild on the animation and it shows.
- If the World End November 1st You Will know Why
Mamoru Nagano’s Gothicmade is apparently set to come out on November 1st in theaters. Part of me still thinks I will only believe it when I see it. I still enjoy that Mamoru Nagano is like half the staff listed in the credits of the movie.
- So How Long Until an Elementary Manga?
BBC TV’s Sherlock gets a manga adaptation. We were talking about manga on the blog before we even knew it was manga. This is just the perfect excuse … I mean reason to talk about the show more.
- Type-Moon News Round Up
- Walking the Line: The line art included the the 2nd Fate/Zero box set is quite impressive.
- Viva La Vita!: The promo for Fate/Stay Night [Realta Nua] for the Vita is out. It now has a bit of the opening song as well. Man I wish this could get licensed.
Narutaki’s picks:
- The Synthetic Orchestra
My link is to his “making of” video but you can go to his entire library and listen away! It is hard to believe one guy can make this happen with such richness in the music.
- Rob Liefeld VS. The Universe
If you aren’t up on comics news, you might have missed creator/artist/writer Rob Liefeld’s very public resignation from DC projects. If that weren’t enough he also had a few words for Tom Brevoort from Marvel and Scott Snyder writer for Batman at the moment. Everyone under the sun seems to be dragged into this so don’t get left out!
- It’s Official: Joss Whedon Working on S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series
My big question is whether or not Samuel L. Jackson will be making any appearances on the show. On the one hand, he is probably way too busy and way too expensive. On the other hand, more and more film stars are showing up on TV shows. Maybe a few cameos can be arranged at least.
- No More Layton
The next Professor Layton game is to be the last, I don’t know if I truly believe it! Or maybe I just don’t want to believer. But then again there are far worse things than two fun-tastic puzzle solving trilogies. I’ll be curious if we get any more Layton anime or manga in the near future, fingers crossed!
- Now You’re Knitting With Power
100% for real. This kind of rendered me speechless.
This picture just makes me laugh:
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Posted in All Points Bulletin | Tagged Avengers, Batman, CLAMP, Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero, Gothicmade, Marvel, Professor Layton | Leave a Comment »
August 12, 2012
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Narutaki’s picks:
- New Toy Story Short Sneak Peek
As much as I try to keep up on animation news, some things always slip by me! I didn’t even know they were making a Toy Story short, but no matter, it looks great and will surely be another memorable vignette from Pixar.
- Team Bloggers Speak Out
Anti-Social Geniuses ask bloggers about the ups and downs of team blogging. Plus, advice on starting a team blog.
- The Avengers Isn’t Optimistic Just Because It Takes Place During the Day
Great opinion piece on how The Dark Knight and The Avengers take on themes like cynicism and optimism.
- ParaNorman Knows Graphic Design
Had seen these plastered around the city, really looking forward to this movie.
- Subscribe to Your Favorite Toy Lines
This sounds like a great way to go broke, faster than usual for a hardcore toy collector. Still the promises of not having to worry over pre-orders is very attractive.
- Black Jack Coming to American TV?
I believe the live action American Black Jack TV series was called House, but hey I’m down for a sequel! Okay, so it isn’t the return of House as a wandering unlicensed doctor, but it could still be plenty good. Of course if they try to stick closely to the source material Pinoko will be an interesting problem.
Hisui’s picks:
- What the Hey Nonny, Nonny is This? And When Can I Get It?
I thought that the ending of Penguindrum was fairly conclusive. But apparently Kunihiko Ikuhara still has more madness to give us. And I for one can’t wait to see what that is.
- “NEXT TIME, CHIRICO DRINKS HIS COFFEE BLACK, AND IT IS BITTER INDEED.”’
Armored Trooper Votoms is considered by many to be one on the pinnacles of the real robot genre. But Andrew and Arshad look all the side material produced after the original series. And there is quite a bit of material to look at. By looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly they try to decipher why Votoms has not completely faded from the spotlight but at the same time never became a super star series.
- A Massive Attack!
After constant listeners demanded it Chaos Theater has finally released a Mass Effect podcast. They go through all three games and sing its praises alongside addressing its failures. Next time they are looking at Satoshi Kon so I know some of you need to listen to that as well.
- Otakon News Roundup
- Type-Moon News Roundup:
Because it cracked me up:
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August 5, 2012
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Hisui’s picks:
- As if the Belmont Family Did Not Have Enough Problems
Dracula is back and this time he is in ASCII form. An amusing little world puzzle game with a bit of Metroidvania thrown in for good measure.
- With All Your Favorite Batman Villains Like Colonel Sulphur and The Penny Plunderer
An amazing chart with almost every Batman villain on it. Everyone from the majors like the Joker to Johnny Karaoke. They are broken down into connected groups so you can see how many villains with royal titles are also animal themed. Fun for any obsessive DC fan.
- The Return of Kill em’ All Terry Nation’s Sci-Fi Series, Blake’s 7
As with any reboot I am always apprehensive but I did enjoy the original series. Blake’s 7 is the story of a small band of freedom fighters against a galactic empire that was always a provocative story. I am curious who they cast as Avon. As THE fan favorite character if he is not cast well the show is pretty much doomed to failure. A good Avon does not make a good reboot. But a bad Avon squashes any chances the reboot ever had.
- Otakon 2012 Round Up
- Popping Your Otakon Cherry: What happens when you take a very casual anime fan (but a general hardcore geek) and throw them into their first Otakon?
- (Set to the tune of “Make My Day” by Pico) – Otakon is a 0/1 day, 2 day, 3 day, wrap up day con: Omo’s Otakon adventures.
- The Writer, the Performer, and the Staffer: Three very different interviews from Anime Diet.
- Mostly Crying Freeman but also some Otakon: Dave, Joel, and Daryl mostly talk about Crying Freeman but they sneak some Otakon talk in there.
- Listmania®: The lists for Great Anime Openings and Anime’s Craziest Deaths from the AWO panels.
- Love and Robots: Carl Li interviews Nonaka Ai and Tenjin Hidetaka.
- More Moe than you can Manage at Otakon: One, two, three, four. five, and six comics that capture the Otakon spirit.
- Otakon War Stories: Otaku Generation vs. Otakon 2012. Being staff gives you a very different con report.
- Type-Moon Round Up
Narutaki’s picks:
- My Peoples, the Disney Movie That Almost Was
This 2D and CG combination production got pretty far along before it was shelved permanently. Romance, folk art, bluegrass music, and the Appalachians looked poised to be Disney’s next masterpiece until they declared “2D is dead.”
- Start Talking Video Game Industry!
Great article about the lack of communication between companies and gamers. Companies are so tight-lipped they are creating nothing but ill-will with gamers but maybe it isn’t too late. The author brings up just how arbitrary some “no comment” answers are as well as emphasizing that transparency would result in less anger when things go wrong with a title. I really like the article because it stays away from sarcasm and cynicism despite how frustrating the topic is.
- Typography & Superheroes
My graphic design heart really enjoyed these little art pieces.
- Ra’s Al Ghul + Scarecrow + Joker + Two-Face = Bane
This is a closer look at Bane as the final villain of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, spoilers of course.
In honor of the most unexpected Fate/Apocrypha cosplayer at Otakon:
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