A new story is up at my fiction-blog. You can check it out at “Half a Picture”.
A new batch of 5-Second Reviews is coming… hang tight.
Archive | October, 2007
One More Day… and another, and another…
24 OctSo Marvel announced that One More Day has been delayed.
I tend not to bitch and moan about delays, cause frankly – what can I do about it – right about nothing. I accepted the Civil War delays, time after time. I’m still patiently waiting for the Ultimates 2 Hardcover, and I too am waiting for the day when Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk will see the light of day. So why is the One More Day delay so annoying?
Firstly, cause it’s Spider-Man. I’m a big Spidey fan and I was really looking forward to this event. So it hits a little close to home with me. Secondly – One More Day being late affects Brand New Day which I am already looking forward too a lot, so to wait until January ’08 (it seems like it’ll come out around then at the earliest) is a long wait – and I am not good with waiting. And lastly, and this is the real annoying bit – it could have been avoided. The reason for OMD being late, after all, is Joe Quesada.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m all for Joe Quesada. I think Marvel during his tenure has produced some of the best books in years. My problem however lies in the fact that Quesada should have known better. As Editor in Chief he knows how important this event is – it should’ve been in and out, one month and we’re done. Instead it’s dragging – 4 months late at the last count. So he shouldn’t have signed on as artist – I appreciate the fact he wanted to contribute, I really do – but it’s just too big. Drawing 4 issues and managing the entire creative aspects of Marvel is too much for one person to achieve. So while I admire Quesada and salute him for his good will, I’m disappointed. He should’ve known better…
Devious…
21 OctI am now an official Deviant. In that I mean of course – my DeviantArt Acoount is finally being put to use. I put my “Half a Picture” stories up there as well.
I want to learn to draw cartoonish art, like Scott Campbell, Stuart Immonen, etc. My art sucks though, so I’m not counting on it actually happening. I’m gonna stick with words for now…
As an aside, in the ever lasting battle between Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, Rock Band took the lead with this video from IGN (the one dated Oct. 19th) showcasing Band World Tour mode… it’s awesome.
Oh, and I managed to beat Free Bird on hard… too bad it was on quick play and I’m still stuck on Psychobilly Freakout in the career mode… But hey – I beat Free Bird, it’s gotta count for something – right?
Science… what would we do without you?
20 OctGamespot posted the following article, in it they talk about a researcher which proved that MMORPGs consume time and hurt social lives.
This just in – having an anvil fall on your head from a ten-story building hurts like hell. Also, it appears that flame is hot.
Seriously, I’m scared to think of the amount of money that went into this so-called research. And I want to know who paid for it, maybe I can talk them into funding my own “research”, I’m sure I can come up with something…
Waiting for the Train
20 OctThere’s a new piece up on my short story Blog – Half a Picture.
Check it out at: “Waiting for the Train”
5-Second Reviews
19 OctAlright, 5-Second Reviews is something I’d like to try here, I’ll take my entire stack of comics I got this week, and give (very) short, concise reviews. Something that’ll take you about 5 seconds to read through. Onto this week’s batch, Enjoy:
- New Warriors #5 – Great cartoony art, cast hasn’t been formally introduced, so it’s hard to follow.
- Runaways #28 - Whedon’s having fun creating cooky characters. Ryan’s art is gorgeous.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer #7 – Vaughn channel’s Whedon very well, Faith kicks ass, and the story is not going where I thought it would.
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 – The story moves forward (as opposed to last issue) but ends on a note that could prove to be either fantastic or horrible.
- Marvel Comics Presents #1 – Five stories running the entire gamut – funny, strange, heart-warming and one that’s just boring. Stuart Immonen’s art rocks the casbah!
- Uncanny X-Men #491 – This entire arc seemed like an awfully long winded way of getting where we are. Bring on Messiah Complex!
- Punisher War Journal #12 – A great tie-in to a not-so-great event. The series is in dire need of a new artist (luckily, one is coming in the next arc!).
- Green Lantern #24 – The best book DC currently published. The war reaches earth, and earth’s Green Lantern in a decisive battle against Parallax!
- New Avengers #35 – Bendis at his best! Despite the (very) misleading cover, a solid read, and one of the best New Avengers issues in a long time.
That’s it for this week. Hope you’re better educated now. Laters.
