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.
WizKids is still going strong with their HeroClix line. This information will be of interest to your gamers and to your Star Trek collectors. The Star Trek HeroClix: Tactics will be available starting in February. The 1st series will have 20 different ships from all time eras in the Star Trek universe.
This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber JellonaKunkku. The song used by JellonaKunkku is “Take on Me” performed by A-Ha and is edited to scenes from Fullmetal Alchemist. For those that can remember the music video for “Take on Me”, it was set in a comic book world. Therefore, it is fitting that it be used for another comic book world. Their are a few jumps in the editing, but the majority is cleanly done and where primarily taken from the clean openings of the series. I could be wrong about the clean openings being used, but they look real familiar to me. A nice job by JellonaKunkku on bringing together two things I enjoy. You can check out the video below or go to YouTube and use the search query “Fullmetal Alchemist – Take On Me AMV”.
More news for your gamers. Crafty Games has set a release date of December 15, for Mistborn Adventure Game Role Playing Game (RPG). Most of you will recognize this title, especially if you read fantasy fiction. Of course Mistborn is the fantasy series written by Brandon Sanderson, whom is also contributing to the last books of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
Here is something you can talk to your Gaming patrons about that like HeroClix. WizKids is set to release “Hulk Smash! Fast Force Pack” (with 6 pieces) and the Incredible Hulk Single Boosters on December 14.
Inspiration can come from anywhere and words are powerful in any context. Watch the clip below, from AnimeNews Network, that shows Presidential Candidate Herman Cain quoting the lyrics from “The Power of One” by Donna Summer from the movie Pokemon 2000.
1) The Nobody, Jeff Lemire, May 18, 2010, Vertigo. ISBN: 978-1401220815
2) Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1), Jack Campbell, reprint 2006, Ace. ISBN: 978-0441014187
Dark Horse Comics has announced that as of December 14, all of their titles will released as print and digital on the same date. They are joining a growing number of publishers that are going to this business model which include Marvel, DC, and Image to name just a few.
Action Comics #1 just broke the record of most expensive comic book to sell at auction. It was auctioned of by comicconnect.com, with the final bid of $2.16 million. The issue garnered such a price because it was professionally grade as one of the most pristine copies of this title.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/action-comics-1-sells-2-16-million-auction-010326975.html
More news from movie land. The Men in Black 3 film is scheduled for release on May 25, 2012. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be reprising their roles. And shooting will begin on Mad Max 4: Fury Road in April, the next installment for George Miller’s franchise. These two franchises have been good with the movies quality see-sawing. Hopefully, both will be fun new installments.
AnimeNews Network has put up the photo above, from the January 2012 Jump Square magazine, of Takeru Satoh as Kenshin. So the live action Rurouni Kenshin film is still in the works and I’m sure it will be licensed for the U.S. market, since the anime was so popular in the States.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-30/live-action-rurouni-kenshin-film-image-published
