I have but one thing to say. Blue Shiny Pants? BLUE SHINY PANTS??
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Red Robin
I had done it.
I had finally come to terms with Tim Drake's new uniform. I moved past the bowl shaped cowl and left the Doctor Mid-Nite jokes in the past. As a mature responsible adult I finally accepted that some things change and some characters are going to evolve into people with horrendous costumes and names. Then this happened:
Red Robin 19. Red Robins adventures in the Unternet, gave him a snazzy new costume, one that Drake can pull off quite nicely. It has an obvious Nightwing feel, but with a few alterations it could be a hella lot better than the costume he currently wears.
But alas the issue ended and Tim was back in his usual uniform, and I thought that was it for awesome-costume-2.0. Buuuuutt as many of you know, it came back in Red Robin 21. This gives me hope for a cowl-less future for Mr. Drake, which is a nice future since Tim has such great hair, and really his facial structure is much better suited to a domino mask.
Obviously when Red Robin 19 came out fans went crazy over the new costume, so the creative team brought it back, and hey maybe it won't be put away forever. I used my detective skills and found out that we may be seeing the costume again.
So here's to a possible new costume! Our next goal? Name change.
I had finally come to terms with Tim Drake's new uniform. I moved past the bowl shaped cowl and left the Doctor Mid-Nite jokes in the past. As a mature responsible adult I finally accepted that some things change and some characters are going to evolve into people with horrendous costumes and names. Then this happened:
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| *insert angelic choir here* |
Red Robin 19. Red Robins adventures in the Unternet, gave him a snazzy new costume, one that Drake can pull off quite nicely. It has an obvious Nightwing feel, but with a few alterations it could be a hella lot better than the costume he currently wears.
But alas the issue ended and Tim was back in his usual uniform, and I thought that was it for awesome-costume-2.0. Buuuuutt as many of you know, it came back in Red Robin 21. This gives me hope for a cowl-less future for Mr. Drake, which is a nice future since Tim has such great hair, and really his facial structure is much better suited to a domino mask.Obviously when Red Robin 19 came out fans went crazy over the new costume, so the creative team brought it back, and hey maybe it won't be put away forever. I used my detective skills and found out that we may be seeing the costume again.
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| my detective skills at work |
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| mmm justice |
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Comic Reviews: March 09 2011
I'm just going to put this out there. I'm really bad at reviewing things. I'm usually quite a positive person, and I really just enjoy reading comics so it's hard to be critical of them. But I'll try, just for you though. Just this once. I'm also going to try to keep them short and not too reviewer-y. Just if I like them and why.
I'll start this review session with my favorite cover of the week. This week is:
Wonder Woman 608 variant cover by Alex Garner
Justice League: Generation Lost 21: Consistently an excellent comic, but this week made me extra happy due to the ending. Also Red Rocket is quickly becoming one of my new favorite characters. Good
Batgirl 19: I had never really been much of a Stephanie Brown fan until her new series. Something which may have been due to my love for Tim Drake. She also kept screwing up all the time which pissed me off. But now Batgirl is one of my favorite series. Brian Q. Miller has made Stephanie charming, witty, and completely awesome. Batgirl 19 is no different. Good
Wonder Woman 608: Even though it's been 8 issues, Wonder Woman is still trying to find its footing. It's not that I don't enjoy Hesters work, I'm just finding it hard to care about the story or characters. Though I do enjoy the new takes on Artemis, Giganta, and Cheetah. I am looking forward to seeing where the series is headed, but I'm still gonna give this issue a Meh
Ultimate Spider-man 155: I really enjoyed the scene between JJ and Peter. It's nice to see that in this universe Spider-man and Jonah can work alongside each other. I'm a bit skeptical about this whole "death of Spider-man arc. I hate that it's starting so soon I really would have liked to see more of Peter being taught how to be a superhero by Iron Man. Captain America and Thor would have been cool too. Who knows maybe we'll get to see more of that if Spider-man survives his death.Good
Superboy 4: Even though the Superboy vs Kid Flash race should have been awesome, I was pretty underwhelmed by it. This issue felt like a filler issue, which it might have been, but thats no excuse.Plus I'm still really bothered by the Lori Luthor/Superboy we're-totally-not-related-even-though-we-so-are thing. It's really making me not enjoy the series. I do not want to see a budding relationship from two characters who share the same DNA. This is not Arrested Development you can't get away with that. Bad
I'll start this review session with my favorite cover of the week. This week is:
Wonder Woman 608 variant cover by Alex Garner
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| umm spoiler? |
Justice League: Generation Lost 21: Consistently an excellent comic, but this week made me extra happy due to the ending. Also Red Rocket is quickly becoming one of my new favorite characters. Good
Batgirl 19: I had never really been much of a Stephanie Brown fan until her new series. Something which may have been due to my love for Tim Drake. She also kept screwing up all the time which pissed me off. But now Batgirl is one of my favorite series. Brian Q. Miller has made Stephanie charming, witty, and completely awesome. Batgirl 19 is no different. Good
Wonder Woman 608: Even though it's been 8 issues, Wonder Woman is still trying to find its footing. It's not that I don't enjoy Hesters work, I'm just finding it hard to care about the story or characters. Though I do enjoy the new takes on Artemis, Giganta, and Cheetah. I am looking forward to seeing where the series is headed, but I'm still gonna give this issue a Meh
Ultimate Spider-man 155: I really enjoyed the scene between JJ and Peter. It's nice to see that in this universe Spider-man and Jonah can work alongside each other. I'm a bit skeptical about this whole "death of Spider-man arc. I hate that it's starting so soon I really would have liked to see more of Peter being taught how to be a superhero by Iron Man. Captain America and Thor would have been cool too. Who knows maybe we'll get to see more of that if Spider-man survives his death.Good
Superboy 4: Even though the Superboy vs Kid Flash race should have been awesome, I was pretty underwhelmed by it. This issue felt like a filler issue, which it might have been, but thats no excuse.Plus I'm still really bothered by the Lori Luthor/Superboy we're-totally-not-related-even-though-we-so-are thing. It's really making me not enjoy the series. I do not want to see a budding relationship from two characters who share the same DNA. This is not Arrested Development you can't get away with that. Bad
Monday, March 7, 2011
Marvel Vs. DC : Websites
Fans of comics or comic book movies are constantly in an argument with over which is better. Marvel or DC? Its a big debate DC has Batman Superman and Green Lantern but Marvel has Spider-Man and the X-Men. Both put out quality stuff so it’s really hard to choose. But I’m about to invoke another debate. Which website is better Marvel or DC?
Round 1: How Easy is it to Find
The first thing I notice is that when you Google DC, it comes after DC Shoes so it’s not even the top search, but Marvel takes about half of the first page. So first point goes to Marvel for being easiest to find. Even if it’s only by a small Fraction (Apologies for the lame Matt joke).
Marvel: 1
DC: 0
Round 2: Homepage
Both homepages aren’t bad but I find that DC has a nice simple and clear homepage. Since there isn’t that much on the website you can easily find what you want, and go to it. Marvel is a bit more cluttered, not enough for it to suck but enough that I just enjoy DC’s homepage more. Point for DC.
Round 3: Locating Solicit Information
DC is the clear winner in this case. One of the main uses of a comic website is to find what comics are being released soon. DC has their list all on one nice page. You can click on each week and the new releases for that week appear. Its very simple. Marvel recently changed theirs, it was a lot worse than it currently is but this one isn’t as good as DC’s. It lists all the releases for that week clearly but it’s complicated to find the weeks after that. This is especially true if you are on your phone or iPod touch. It makes things a lot harder. So point for DC.
Round 4: Video
I looked at all the Marvel videos, and they do have a lot. They have previews of their upcoming movies like Thor and classic looks at their old animated TV shows. They also have a show that takes a look at what’s going on at Marvel and everything related to the brand. When I went to the DC site they had one video up and when I clicked on it my window froze. Sooo I think we all know that the victory goes to Marvel there.
Marvel: 2
DC: 2
Round 5: Message Boards
The Marvel and DC message boards are both pretty organized. So props to them. But this is a competition so I’m going to have to nitpick now . The color scheme on DC’s site makes the forums seem less cluttered. Also I’ve seen comic writers post on the DC message boards which is awesome. Marvel loses points because they actually make a section dedicated to fan fiction, and in NO way should that be encouraged.
Round 6: Extras
For Extras DC comics has a blog with news and previews on upcoming comics. Icons and Desktop patterns to download, podcasts and checklists for their latest events.
Marvel has games wallpaper podcasts character galleries, creator galleries, and things to download to your phone.
Marvel wins for this one games and creator galleries are much cooler than icons.
Marvel: 3
DC: 3
So that makes 3 for Marvel and 3 for DC. Ahh yes the tie cop out. Both websites are a good representation of what their brand actually, well...represents. Marvel has a more modern feel to it using videos and games to entertain visitors, but DC is simple and easy to navigate. But both really could take a cue from the other. Not like a Doom patrol/X-men cue, that's just ripping each other off. They need to learn from each other to figure out what will work on their website, and what won’t.
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| The biggest debate since Dr. Pepper vs Mr. Pibb |
Round 1: How Easy is it to Find
The first thing I notice is that when you Google DC, it comes after DC Shoes so it’s not even the top search, but Marvel takes about half of the first page. So first point goes to Marvel for being easiest to find. Even if it’s only by a small Fraction (Apologies for the lame Matt joke).
Marvel: 1
DC: 0
Round 2: Homepage
Both homepages aren’t bad but I find that DC has a nice simple and clear homepage. Since there isn’t that much on the website you can easily find what you want, and go to it. Marvel is a bit more cluttered, not enough for it to suck but enough that I just enjoy DC’s homepage more. Point for DC.
Marvel: 1
DC:1
Round 3: Locating Solicit Information
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| Pictured: Convenience |
DC is the clear winner in this case. One of the main uses of a comic website is to find what comics are being released soon. DC has their list all on one nice page. You can click on each week and the new releases for that week appear. Its very simple. Marvel recently changed theirs, it was a lot worse than it currently is but this one isn’t as good as DC’s. It lists all the releases for that week clearly but it’s complicated to find the weeks after that. This is especially true if you are on your phone or iPod touch. It makes things a lot harder. So point for DC.
Marvel: 1
DC: 2
Round 4: Video
I looked at all the Marvel videos, and they do have a lot. They have previews of their upcoming movies like Thor and classic looks at their old animated TV shows. They also have a show that takes a look at what’s going on at Marvel and everything related to the brand. When I went to the DC site they had one video up and when I clicked on it my window froze. Sooo I think we all know that the victory goes to Marvel there.
Marvel: 2
DC: 2
Round 5: Message Boards
The Marvel and DC message boards are both pretty organized. So props to them. But this is a competition so I’m going to have to nitpick now . The color scheme on DC’s site makes the forums seem less cluttered. Also I’ve seen comic writers post on the DC message boards which is awesome. Marvel loses points because they actually make a section dedicated to fan fiction, and in NO way should that be encouraged.
Marvel: 2
DC: 3Round 6: Extras
For Extras DC comics has a blog with news and previews on upcoming comics. Icons and Desktop patterns to download, podcasts and checklists for their latest events.
Marvel has games wallpaper podcasts character galleries, creator galleries, and things to download to your phone.
Marvel wins for this one games and creator galleries are much cooler than icons.
Marvel: 3
DC: 3
So that makes 3 for Marvel and 3 for DC. Ahh yes the tie cop out. Both websites are a good representation of what their brand actually, well...represents. Marvel has a more modern feel to it using videos and games to entertain visitors, but DC is simple and easy to navigate. But both really could take a cue from the other. Not like a Doom patrol/X-men cue, that's just ripping each other off. They need to learn from each other to figure out what will work on their website, and what won’t.
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