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Wolverines Playing Poker
There it is. The many different versions of Wolverine playing a game of poker. Ten geek points for anyone who can name all the Wolverines. Here is a hint: Wolvey in the helmet is from Weapon X.
(via Geekologie)
English Version of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Coming
This is some of the best news I have heard all week. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is coming to Adult Swim. While I have no interest watching anything on Adult Swim, it means the Japanese anime will be dubbed in English. The original anime was amazing (even though the movie sucked so badly) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a new series that follows the manga storyline more closely. I haven’t read the manga but I’ve heard it is even better than the original show. If that isn’t enough, most of the original english voices are even returning. I don’t think I could even watch it if they sounded different. Adult Swim has indicated the new series will start running February 13/14 so if you can’t wait till then you can check out the japanese voiced episodes with English subtitles at the Funimation website or Hulu.
(via nerdbastards)
Float On: Wash gets a One-Shot Comic
Wash was always one of my favorite characters and when he died in the final act of Serenity, it felt like I just lost my best friend. This won’t bring back my favorite starship captain, but it may be as close as we get. Wash is getting a One-Shot Comic featuring old stories from his days before Firefly. The comic will be titled Serenity: Float On and be published by Dark Horse on June 2nd.
(via nerdbastards)
Rorschach and Deadpool Team Up
This is the sequel to the Marvel vs DC by ItsJustSomeRandomGuy starring Rorschach and Deadpool. Its great to see Rorschach legitimately try and torture and Deadpool just kinda randomly shooting people for no reason. I would love to see RandomGuy do a larger movie because he has a great sense of humor and seems to get be a Deadpool fan, which makes him awesome.
Hit the jump for the original video:
This guy is Batman (or should be)
This guy is Batman. He has demonstrated the ability to quickly change outfits, scale walls, good hand eye coordination, skilled “flinging” (for the Batarangs), an ability to move some boxes around (which isn’t as impressive as the other stuff), a mastery of “gadgets” (dice, yo-yos), and he has a sword. Seriously, if this guy isn’t Batman he should be batman. Go buy a bunch of Batarangs off ebay, hire a butler and go save Gotham!
He would sure make a better superhero than some people who try and claim the title.
Hit the jump for his outtakes (which are kinda funny)
PSP Comic Viewer Review
In hopes to turn the PSP into an all powerful super device, The PSP’s latest firmware has added a Digital Comic Book Viewer to the device along with a comic book section to the PSN Store. After you select the viewer from the new “Extras” section, you will have to download the viewer before you can start checking out the comics.
The main interface is simple and helpful allowing you to view your entire collection, just the new additions, or the comics you have yet to read; beyond that you can even sort by the comic series and genre. After you finally selected your comic, you get to the most important part: reading it. The comic viewers fuctions are actually quite impressive starting with the simple but nice ability to listen to the music on your PSP while you use the comic viewer. The best way to read the comic is using the “AutoFlow” fuction that with the click of the left and right direction button takes you smoothy throughout the panels so you read the story in the order. The Autoflow also allows for deeper story interactions then just reading the physical comic as it seperate different aspects of the panel or page as they should be viewed. During one comic, I clicked the right button and it zoomed on the panel to show the back of a rabbit standing in the snow, then the screen moved to show the rest of the panel and revealed the bunny was watching a man in the snow. Another good use of the “AutoFlow’ system happened later in the same comic in which a large explosion in the comic resulted in the page shaking on the screen. These simple tricks help create a great feel for the story.
While the AutoFlow is the best way to view the comic, some people may want to read it their own way and the Comic Viewer allows for that. You can zoom in and out using the left and right trigger as well as panning around the comic and the up and down direction buttons flip the page. This is helpful for when the Autoflow misses small parts of scenery when moving from speech bubble to speech bubble. Once you are done panning around, you can snap back to the panel with a tap of the triangle button.
How does it compare to actual comics books? The Digital Comics offer portability since you can store hundreds of comics on your PSP and take them wherever you go. The AutoFlaw definately adds to the story and allows you to focus on one panel at a time, but I noticed small areas that weren’t shown due to their lack of story aspects. The panning works but doesn’t compare to simply moving your eyes along a page. The most disappointing part of the Digital Comics comes from the buying side, with their current selection of comics being rather small and the average price at $1.99, saving you just a buck from buying the physical book. I like the viewer itself, but at that price I would only use for the free comics and special issues available only online.
School Days and the Return of LG
If you havn’t visited Last Geek in awhile, you will notice two things: a new look and the that I havn’t updated the site in awhile. Work, School, and professional writing have kept me far too busy and unable to think about more then what homework I am putting off till the last minute. The good news is that I used every opportunity to show my geeky side during my school days and have decided to post the geekiest of my homework assignments for you to enjoy.
Born to be Wilder:
An Essay on how Joe Feinburg’s philosophy on Absurd Self-Fulfillment compares to the philosphy of Van Wilder.
The Line Between Hero and Criminal:
An Essay about the morals and reasons behinds costumed vigilantes in comic books, mostly covering the events in Watchmen and the Marvel Civil War.
Emotions:
A short article written for the college newspaper about video games ability to evoke emotions.
WTF: Disney buys Marvel
This is not an joke. It has been reported from everyone from Kotaku to the New York Times
Walt Disney Company said Monday it has agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment, the storied comic book company that owns the rights to such popular characters as Spider-Man and and the Fantastic Four, in a cash and stock deal it valued at $4 billion. The deal comes more than 10 years after Marvel was at the center of a bruising and highly public takeover battle between two feisty financiers.
Shareholders at Marvel will need to approve the transaction, which boards of directors at both companies have already approved.
“We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation,” Robert Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said in a statement announcing the deal.
“Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,” said Ike Perlmutter, Marvel’s chief executive officer. “This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world.”
While I am a bit reluctant about the whole deal, I think Disney will have enough business sense to leave Marvel as in, but I feel a feeling we will begin to see the two companies start affecting each other in minor ways. While the both companies have agreed to the deal, the government still has to sign off before it can become official, so for any fanboys who fear this will be the end of the world, there is still hope.
Marvel Super Hero Squad
I’ve liked the Marvel Super Hero Squad since I stumbled upon my favorite comic book character, Deadpool, in the adorable cartoony figures aimed at children who probably never picked up a comic book in their young life. While I enjoy the quality to realism of the normal action figures, I can’t bring myself to remove them from their original packaging, but the Super Hero Squad’s stylized design looks great to display on my bookself that the normal figures. My initial interest in the toys was intensified when I stumbled upon the daily Super Hero Squad comic strip available on Marvel’s website. The strip pokes fun at the heroes and villians odd appearance and personalities, often featuring the heroes and villains playing childish pranks on each other. The cartoony heroes have become the face of Marvel to sell to the younger audience with the characters being featured on boardgames, posters, and they will soon star in a their own video game and a Cartoon Network TV series. Overall I like seeing my favorite characters is whatever medium they are placed in, being a very serious take or the most childish one. Though I’m curious if Deadpool would be one of the heroes or villians. I’ll definately check out the show when it hits and end up buying enough of the adorable figures to scare off a girl who would be crazy enough to enter my apartment.
(via Wikipedia)
Resistance Comic Books
Wildstorm, the publisher of many comic books based on video game series, has released its first issues of the Resistance comic book. Each of the comics is divided into two parts, the first following the Sentinels’ early days while the second tells the story of James Grayson from the upcoming Resistance Retribution game for PSP. It is interesting to see get more background on these characters who we’ve only seen thus far from the middle of a firefight. The art design is original and both plots are developing as we reach the third comic book. Hit the jump for a shot of James’s brother taking on the Chimeria in an aerial battle.
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