We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
If your library hasn’t purchased The Legend of the Legendary Heroes yet, tell your purchasing agent to put an order in for the title. This looks like a good action adventure/fantasy anime to add to your library’s anime collection. Thanks to the FUNimation channel on YouTube for the following trailer.
Let your purchasing agents in your libraries know that a new Resident Evil computer animated movie is slated for an October 27, release. The title of the movie is Resident Evil: Damnation. This movie is one that will not only interest your anime fans, but your library’s Horror and gaming fans. Thanks to AnimeNews Network and YouTube for the following trailer:
This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber DaiKunProductions. DaiKunProductions takes the song “Ready to Roll”, performed by Jet Black Stare and edits in images from Initial D. This is a great song to get your blood pumping and the Initial D scenes work perfectly with the song. This AMV was also a finalist at Anime Expo in 2009. This is definitely one that will get your head rocking and your foot tapping…..Great job all around. You can watch the video below or search for it on YouTube under “Ready To Drift – Anime Expo 2009 AMV Contest Acton Finalist”.
Free Comic Book Day is fast approaching. I hope your library has ordered in an allotment from your local comic book store. We have the majority of ours ready. If you don’t remember the date for Free Comic Book Day is the first Saturday in May, which is May 5 this year. Hope everyone has a great time with it and helps promote the comic book medium.
Let all your Pokemon fans and DS gamers know that the next installment of Pokemon is coming their way. The next titles will be Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2, which will introduce two new Legendary Pokemon (Black Kyurem and White Kyurem). The release date for the two games is set for June 23, in Japan and in the Fall for the North American and European markets. Thanks to the Pokemon Website, YouTube, and AnimeNews Network for the following game trailer.
On April 11, the Louvre art museum began renting Nintendo 3DS’ that provides audio and visual commentary on the works in the museum. The DS also has a map feature that one can use to navigate the museum and know where they are at within the museum. The rental fee is approximate $6.50 in U.S. currency and is available in French, English, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish and Italian. A new way that gaming systems are making their way into everyday life. There was no comment on if you own your own 3DS if the app can be downloaded. So at this point it seems that you have to rent the Louvre’s 3DS’.
I have been away at the 2012 Kansas Library Association Conference this last week. That is why there were no posts and part if not most of today will be catching up in the office. The site will be back on track if not by this afternoon then tomorrow. Thanks to every0ne for their patience.
IDW has announced that it has reached an agreement with Amazon to start releasing it’s graphic novels on the Kindle Fire. Only ten are available at this time, some of the titles are: Locke & Key, Vol. 1; Last Unicorn; and Parker: Hunter. Use the link below to get the other titles.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has a great story about a young Alaskan boy that used comic books in his science fair to work around his teachers ban on comic books in the classroom. The young man contacted Chris Wilson, with the Graphic Classroom website, via Skype and asked him several questions and Chris even sent him a PowerPoint on the topic. The young man’s project, about comics in education, went to the Alaska State Science Fair where it won 1st place. Great job! Link below to Graphic Classroom’s website.
http://cbldf.org/homepage/intrepid-alaska-third-grader-overcomes-classroom-comics-ban/
http://www.graphicclassroom.org/
http://www.graphicclassroom.org/2012/04/comics-ban-sparks-science-fair-project.html
AnimeNews Network is reporting that gamers won’t have to wait as long for Resident Evil 6. The game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release date has been moved up to October 2, 2012, from its previous November release date. Thanks to AnimeNews Network, through YouTube, for the trailer below: