The next book in Keri Arthur’s Dark Angel series, Darkness Hunts, is available for you to pick up for your collections. The following is a short talk with Keri Arthur about the series. Thanks to PenguinUSA, on YouTube for the following video:
Wrinkle in Time Graphic Novel Trailer
Hope Larson has adapted the classic novel Wrinkle in Time, by Madelene L’Engle, to the graphic novel medium. This is one you will want to add to you Graphic Novel Collections. Thanks to MacmillanChildren, on YouTube, for the following trailer:
Best Wishes to Peter David
The staff here at ComicPop Library want to extend well wishes and a speedy recovery for Peter David. Peter David is a famed comic book writer and novelist, that after the new year suffered from a stroke. He is currently in the hospital and will be moved to an in-patient rehabilitation after being released from the hospital.
Burnings Call Back to Past
Maren Williams has posted an article on Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s website about a community in Connecticut that will be burning material deemed to be violent in content. This is being done in Southington Community by a public organization, Southington SOS, within the community and is not sponsored by the local government. It is a buy back program where the group will give out gift vouchers to area businesses for Video Games, CD’s and DVD’s that people hand over. The collected items will then be snapped, discarded and possibly incinerated. The article goes on and explains that:
For many others, however, the impending destruction recalls the past incineration of all kinds of creative works, from Beatles records to — of course — comic books, that some adults thought had a negative influence on youth. In reality, there is no proven link between gun violence and video games, but that has not stopped lawmakers and media commentators from trying to blame them for virtually every mass shooting by a young male since the Columbine massacre in 1999. Of course, this requires ignoring the fact that millions of people around the world, of all sexes and ages, play and enjoy a wide spectrum of video games that some would consider violent without embarking on real-world killing sprees.
Follow the link below for the complete article.
http://cbldf.org/2013/01/video-games-to-be-destroyed-in-connecticut-town/
Episode 29 of ComicPop Library: It was like having a Cat and Stapling a Dog’s Tail to It
Join the ComicPop Crew as we review and discuss the movie Cabin in the Woods and the debut album Stereo Typical by Rizzle Kicks. And why would anyone staple a dog’s tail to a cat? Listen to the show and all will be explained, it’s not as bad as it sounds.
Episode 29 of ComicPop Library: It was Like having a Cat and Stapling a Dog’s Tail to It
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Gamers Get Naruto Anouncement but have to Wait
Namco Bandai Games has begun streaming the trailer for the North American release of Naruto: Powerful Shippuden, for the Nintendo 3DS system. However, gamers have to wait until December to own the North American release. Thanks to Namco, through YouTube, for the following trailer:
Hmmm Over Reaction or Not?
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund reports that on December 18 a sixteen year old New Jersey boy was arrested for some drawings he had in his notebook. The school authorities thought they were drawings for weapons, but his mother says it was over a drawing of a flaming glove. The police also went to his house and found electronic parts and unspecified chemicals and labeled them as “explosive device”. To this his mother says her son just enjoys taking old equipment apart seeing how it works and putting it back together. The article also states that the school superintendent and police chief did not expect any violent behavior from the boy. Yet he was still arrested and placed into juvenile hall. With the recent school shooting tragedy one can see why school officials are sensitive at this time and we don’t know everything about the case. The point of discussion with this case is should the school officials and police investigate fully, before they arrested a minor based on notebook drawings. Hopefully they did. You can follow the link below to the full article:
http://cbldf.org/2012/12/doodles-lead-to-new-jersey-students-arrest/
Fire Emblem Trailer
Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem Awakening will be available in the United States for the 3DS System beginning February 4. Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the info. and the following trailer:
A New Year is Upon Us
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and had a happy New Year. Now it is time to get back into the swing of things. I am currently working on the next episode that hopefully will be up later today or more than likely tomorrow morning. The staff here want to wish everyone’s 2013 be fruitful and fun. And tell your friends about us.
AMV Spotlight of the Week
This weeks AMV Spotlight is on “snowdragon25”. Since we are getting ready for the biggest party of the year, I thought this AMV was appropriate. “snowdragon25” took the song “Party All Night (Sleep All Day)” performed by Sean Kingston and edited in several clips from different anime that featured the main characters dancing or singing. The scenes have some transitions with no hard breaks between the variety of scenes, a really nice job. The black border around the video is not my most favorite feature. I like for the AMV to take up the complete screen, but that’s just me. You can catch the AMV on YouTube under “Anime Dance Anime AMV – Party All Night” or check it out here: