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.
Richard and Matt are at Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit. During our visit we had the pleasure of visiting with three members of the costuming group Star Wars 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison: Kerry Ellison (Jango Fett); Jenny Angel (Zam Wessel); and Phil Harley (Tusken Raider).
Episode 17.5: Star Wars 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison Visit
Viz announced at FanimeCon this past weekend that Tiger & Bunny will be released in the North American market sometime in early 2013. So you might mark your calendar to start looking for this after the New Year.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-29/viz-plans-tiger-and-bunny-dvds-in-early-2013
Matt and I just got back from the Media Day and Opening Day of Exploration Place’s “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit. We had a great time. We have several pictures that will be uploaded over the next several days, if not weeks and some special podcasts over the exhibit and the regional 501st, 70th Explorers Garrison.
We start the pictures with the one above which is of course the droids and Princess Leia’s costume from Star Wars: A New Hope.
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This weekend Matt and Richard will be at the opening weekend of “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination”. They will be taking pictures and doing interviews that will be uploaded to our website. The pictures will be uploaded during the weekend and the interviews will be in a special podcast that will be uploaded sometime next week.
This is Wichita, Kansas’ Exploration Place opening weekend (May 26, 2012) for “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit. “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit will feature Star Wars costumes and prop models along side actual science in today’s world. If you have a Star Wars fan this will be right up their alley. The exhibit will be at the Exploration Place until September 3, 2012, so make your plans to visit. Our website also had a special podcast with Linda Eaves, Marketing Project Coordinator for the Star Wars exhibit, that can be found under our “Podcast” tab, Episode 14.5 or by the link below. Also below is a link to the exhibits webpage to get more information. Thank you to Exploration Place and LucasFilm for providing imagery.
http://comicpoplibrary.com/news/episode-14-5-star-wars-where-science-meets-imagination/
http://exploration.org/star_wars_exhibit.php
This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber DelugeOfRoses. In this AMV the song “Walking on Sunshine” performed by Jump 5 is put to images from Fruits Basket. This AMV caught my eye because we are in the middle of Spring and we have all this sunshine. The editing is done nicely and cleanly. There is no attempt to match words of the song to the anime characters mouths, it is just a pure video. They ending is a little abrupt and should have been played out through the fade, I can forgive it that little misstep. Also with this upbeat song of “Walking on Sunshine” fits the character Tohru Honda’s perfectly with her upbeat attitude of life, even with her sad past. Good job DelugeOfRoses. Check out the AMV on YouTube under “Fruits Basket – Walking on Sunshine” or watch it below:
With libraries having computers having a parental right policy has become easier. Parental right policy gives a minor’s parent the ability to block what that minor can check out on his or her card. With computers a blocking message is fairly easy to place on a minor’s account. Now to know if your library can do a parental right policy will take a little research. ComicPop Library is based out of Kansas and Kansas Statutes has a law for parental rights. The law is Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) 38-141 “Parents’ rights to exercise primary control over the upbringing of their children”. If your library is not within Kansas you will need to research your state’s statutes. To wright a policy like this it is best to have a state law as reference to avoid any confusion.
1. Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card, Starscope Book, 2002. ISBN: 0-765-34229-4, $5.99.
2. Archer: Season 1, 20th Century Fox, 2010. ASIN: B00475BoG2, $29.98.
3. Podcast Intro and Outro – Andrew Lubman’s, “Train of Thought”.
Other items mentioned: Dodge City Public Library; Earth Unaware; Mazer in Prison; Polish Boy; Teacher’s Pest; Pretty Boy; Cheater; Ender’s Shadow; A War of Gifts; Ender In Exile; Shadow of Hegemon; Shadow Puppets; Shadow of the Giants; Shadow of Flight; Ender in Exile Continued; Speaker of the Dead; Xenocide; Children of the Mind; Shadow’s Life; StarGate; Wall-E; Lord of the Rings; Lost Fleet; Subway; All-State; Resident Evil; Dead Space; SpongeBob SquarePants; 007; Simpsons; Family Guy; American Dad; Futurama; Hang Over; Project X; Scream; & Kansas Statutes Annotated 38-141.
The men are back. For all of your Science Fiction/Comedy fans Men In Black3 will hit the mark. Remember the concept of Men In Black is based off of a graphic novel. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer:
Chernobyl Diaries will be one that all of your library’s horror genre fans will probably love. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer:
If you happen to be heading to Calgary this Summer and you like folk music the Calgary Folk Music Festival is just for you. It’s three days of music that will take place July 26 – 29. If you want more information about the event follow the weblink to their main site: http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/artists/
Tickets for the Calgary Folk Music Festival are selling at an unprecedented rate! Early Bird 4-day passes sold out in under a week, and regular priced 4-day passes and single-day tickets are selling faster than ever before. The festival is now more than 60% sold, weeks ahead of previous years, and the festival anticipates all tickets will be snapped up before the end of June. Tickets are available online at http://www.calgaryfolkfest.
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