It’s been a while since I’ve done this. I think I’m going to share interesting stories I’ve seen on my FB feed. Enjoy!
1) Dad Protects Son from Bullies by Wearing a Skirt. Guess What? It Works.
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/dad-protects-son-bullies-wearing-skirt-guess-works-153600107.html
2) Happy 25th birthday, Street Fighter!
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-25th-birthday-street-fighter-194510757.html
3) Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins
4) World’s richest woman says poor should have less fun, work harder
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-richest-woman-20120830,0,3323996.story
5) Clint Eastwood chair speech provides baffling highlight at Romney coronation
http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/film/2012/aug/31/clint-eastwood-chair-speech-romney
6) Church masterpiece ‘restored’ as Mr. Bean would do it
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/23/church-masterpiece-restored-as-mr-bean-would-do-it/
7) How Many of the 163 Horror Movies Can You Name in This Impressively Short Supercut?
Please enter the url to a YouTube video.If you can beat 112 you have done better than I
Yes! For the second year in a row we will be covering NYCC and New York Anime Fest, and this time I really mean WE. The co-captain of this crazy loveboat Leia(ladyvader99) will be joining me all the way from Texas at the Javits Center on October 11-14th, and we can honestly say no one is more excited than us! This years guests include Tom Felton, Christopher Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, and Peter Davison. Despite this super impressive list (that only seems to be growing by the day) we are definitely most excited about the announced comic guests among the likes of Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples (Leia’s already on her commission list, the lucky squirt), Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Neal Adams, Akel Alonso, and Robert Kirkman. Oh, and some lady called Anne Rice will be there, whoever that is.
Panels, events, and exhibitors still need to be announced and we are certainly waiting in earnest. If you’re looking to go, and you should be you can get tickets here and keep up with other NYCC announcements. Guys, if Leia is coming all the way from Texas you know it will be the place to be! Hope to see you there!
First, let me tell you something.
IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN PRINCESS MONONOKE, I IMPLORE YOU TO SEE IT.
*Ahem*
This is a gorgeously done flick and it’s one of my favorites from Studio Ghibli and it’s beautifully animated. I really don’t know what else to say about this movie as it genuinely leaves me speechless other than this bitch has giant white wolves, one of which she rides. RIDES, I SAY! If I had one of those, I’d name it Shadowfax. I digress. It’s late at night, I’m tired and I wish I had a wolf, so it’s a night like many nights. I hope you enjoy the art, some of them really need to be clicked on to be fully appreciated.
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Twas just like any other night of late dinner and subsequent couching. Him trying to find the balance of action and comedy in a film and me languidly perusing Pinterest. I came upon something that I felt was too good not to share: Tim Shumate.
I am loving his work right now. I know that some of it has been all over the Internet and I may very well be trying to catch up with the bandwagon, but you know what? I don’t care.
Sometimes late at night, in between the marathon runs of Arrested Development and the oddball foreign movie, I check out movies I’m recommended through saucy Facebook messages of “watch this!!!” TiMER is one of those recommendations. Starring the adorable, blonde Emma Caufield, and new obsession John Patrick Amedori, TiMER is labeled as a science fiction romance that is sure to tell you when you meet the “one.”
So was it any good?
The basic premise puts a neat twist on the old worry nagging most single people in their prime: will I ever meet the one? In this time of technological advances, a company has created TiMERs, which guarantee to count down to the day you meet your soulmate. Oona, who has had a TiMER for quite some time, has yet to see a countdown appear on her device so she brings TiMERless dates that have potential to get a device, only to be crushed when no countdown appears on her device.
Her most recent disappointment weighs heavy on her mind when she meets Mikey, a grocery store clerk who has four months on his TiMER until he meets his soul mate. Against better judgment, they embark on a whirlwind romance and when her slightly promiscuous sister admonishes her for this doomed relationship, Mikey drops a real bombshell: his TiMER is a fake one that he uses to pick up women (or as he says, find out if him and his dates like each other for real). The couple feel the stress of this revelation and after a heated debate on whether or not TiMERs matter, Oona storms out and while venting to each other and a spontaneous visit to Oona’s father, they both decide to get their TiMERs removed. Laura has hers removed swiftly (to be fair, she has not put much faith in the devices and was currently “romancing” a man named Dan who didn’t even have a TiMER) and as Oona is moments away from removal, her TiMER activates and in five hours she will meet her soulmate. We don’t see her until her joint birthday surprise party the next evening, and Oona’s mother has invited both Dan and Mikey to the party. Oona arrives late and as they barrage her with questions about if she’s met him, she sadly shakes her head no, until she comes into the vicinity of Dan, who has just presented her sister with a bouquet of flowers.
Laura feels betrayed by both Dan and Oona, Dan for giving in and getting a TiMER and Oona for not getting hers removed regardless of it turning on. Oona gives a very moving speech to Laura and I genuinely feel during this scene that they care about each other and Oona will gladly give up her soulmate for Laura’s happiness. They talk it out the next morning and will love each other no matter what. Mikey has walked out while the great reveal happens, and Oona goes to him the next day to show she has removed her TiMER. They talk things out and realize their relationship won’t go any further and she goes for a jog afterward, a little later than her normal time. Dan is also at the track and they talk briefly before Oona leaves and Dan makes the comment that she should come later more often.
It’s a charming movie, one that happily filled the time it took for Sons of Anarchy Season 4 to download and it was so nice to see Anya from Buffy again. Definitely check out TiMER, because it is a breath of fresh air among all the sappy romcoms of our generation.
In a flurry of twitter updates on Wednesday; DC artist and writer Rob Liefeld announced his one-sided departure from DC comics due to a conflict of interest. When the New 52 debuted Liefeld was the artist on Hawk and Dove, a series which was quickly canceled after only eight issues. In a surprise move by DC, Liefeld was later handed three titles: The Savage Hawkman, Grifter, and Deathstroke! Although fans were split on his work things looked good for Liefeld, for the time. When Grant Morrison announced he would be leaving Action Comics, however, Liefeld began dropping hits and his eventual departure. “Officially got of the DC52 treadmill this morning,” was the initial tweet that started it all. At first Liefeld spoke with respect
to DC, but as time went by his tweets became increasingly hostile even going so far as to openly insult DC Editorial staff Brian Smith. “Next time a little DC editor wants to show me how big his little pecker is—oh, right that’s over for good. And that little pecker belongs to @yourpalSmitty let’s give him a round of applause. He’s a big dick now!!”Fellow writer Gail Simone defended Brian Smith with her own tweet, “I’ve said it a hundred times, but @yourpalsmitty is one of the best editors I have ever worked with, anywhere, period.”
Morrison and Liefeld aren’t the only writer to depart from DC due to conflict of interest. Former superman writer and artist George Perez departed after only six issues. Liefeld is, however, the only one to be so openly hostile to DC. Of course, Liefeld’s attack didn’t stop at just DC. It wasn’t long before he had stories to share about his experience with Marvel.
“Let me share a great unknown story from the 1996 Heroes Reborn era. As part of our deal we received “completion bonuses” for completed issue
Marvel President called the day after Christmas on 1996 to say they were entering bankruptcy but would honor our contracts. I was concerned
Our next issue was due and we were talking exit strategy because they wanted to slash our budgets. I flew an Extreme freelancer 2 NYC w/disc
That freelancer was to receive a cashiers check for the issue, it was 50k or more if memory serves. The freelancer was to leave and call us.
Once we had confirmation that the check was in hand, the freelancer handed over the disc with the 6th issue of Cap. He then flew home
We opted to not go with the reduced budgets on Heroes Reborn and that was the last of it. My favorite part of the story was…
That the freelancer we sent used the time during the shakedown to show his portfolio to the Marvel editors. Love that!
It would seem attacking these two companies just wouldn’t be enough. On August 23rd, Liefeld took notice of a discussion on Newsarama’s facebook page and tweeted, “Holee crap! Over on Facebook the most hideous group of hicks and losers is trash talkin‘ me at newsarama—scary” It wasn’t long before Liefeld himself dropped in on the conversation, “Wow-whatta bunch of jealous ugly people. Oh no-200 people on newsarama don’t like me—what am I to do?? Thanks Jason. Carry on.” Facebook user, Eric Stroughter said in regard to Liefeld, “The man is a cancerous sore in comics and must be removed. His creations with the exception of dead pool and cable are simply ripoffs of marvel and dc characters anyway”. Once again Liefeld showed true class by responding to Eric directly, “Eric Stroughter – I’m a cancer? Have you looked in a mirror bud. Ouch.”
Although his reasons for departing DC were understandable, his blatant disrespect towards others will not win him any more fans. No more then 62 hours after his announcement Liefeld has managed to insult both major comic companies, as well as personally attack random comic fans for expressing their dislike of his work. “I don’t crap on my employer while in their employ. Then, if they crap on me on my out…well. Get what you give.” Note, DC has remained silent throughout his entire twitter rant. If there is one thing we do not like at International House of Geek, it’s a bully. Is it harsh to openly dislike someones art? Yes. However, there is no excuse for rebuttals like: “Glanz, lay off the donuts chubs. Set a good example for the kids”. Just because someone expressed a distaste for your work. Liefeld may have started out as a potential hero, someone who broke away from a poor editorial staff that dominated the artistic process. However, he has turned himself into nothing more than a raving jack ass, or the Charlie Sheen of comics. Way to go Liefeld, hope you’re proud.