Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
PRE VIZLA STATUE
I must say, I dig the LOOK of the MANDALORIANS seen on "CLONE WARS". They remind me of Ralph McQuarrie's early Boba Fett Concept Designs.
And similar to how they incorporated the Boba Concept HELMET MARKINGS into the CLONE designs, they've added forehead markings to the Mandalorian PRE VIZLA (is that supposed to be a play on "Pre-Visualization"??). .
Which leads me to... Gentle Giant has made a sweet Maquette Statue of Pre Vizla:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
NECA'S ALIEN & PREDATOR 2-PACK
Check out the upcoming ALIEN & PREDATOR Toy-R-Us Exclusive 2-pack from NECA! They're pre-existing figures, packaged together for your enjoyment. I already have the Alien and have no interest in the Predator.... although that Alien Skull is kinda neat.... I thought I should mention this 2-pack is coming anyway, in case anyone would/does want it.
NO MORE GRANT MORRISON BATMAN, PLEASE
I guess I can say that I'm a GRANT MORRISON Fan. Some of my favorite comics written in the past 20 years are by him. His Vertigo work is beyond impressive. and his JLA run in the 90s (with special note on his handling of Batman) greatly contributed this once-Marvel Zombie into a DC Fan. But I really dislike his current Batman Run.Looking back, I've disliked it from the very beginning. Damien, Man-Bats, Batman of Zur En Arrh, Time-Displaced Bruce Wayne (Caveman Batman, Pirate Batman, etc), turning the Wayne Family history into the "DaVinci Code" and now.... upon Bruce Wayne's return from time-adventuring, Wayne holds a press conference and reveals to the public that He & Wayne Enterprises has been secretly funding Batman for years.
I used to think Morrison "got" Batman. No longer. I don't think he understands the character at all. His entire run feels like a deconstruction into Oblivion. He's now turned [the character] Batman into a Global, Public Franchise; a Corporation. Morrison has undone all the growth and refinement of the past 20 years and dragged Batman back into the Silver Age, which I was never a fan of (Adam West's Batman was Silver Age, to give you an idea of what that Era was like). I feel that Batman works best in the shadows, as an almost urban-myth. Not a global Team of batmen. It's simply a direction I don't enjoy.
In addition, this plot device is extremely played out. Over at Marvel, just about everybody's secret identity has been revealed in the past decade; Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Daredevil, and well atleast half of the Marvel Universe Heroes after the event "Civil War". This plot device has been the focus of stories for awhile now, and the "Wayne backing Batman" is a rehash of the Tony Stark/Iron Man relationship for the past 30+ years. The Bruce Wayne "reveal" just feels cheap to me.This is not the Batman comic I want to read. Many others love Morrison's take. So to them I say, "Enjoy!" But I think I'm going jump off the Bat-Wagon. The Bat-Books now have 2 Batman; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. I think I'll continue to subscribe to the Dick Grayson stuff, for love of the character (although he's teamed up with the little Damien brat). For now, I'm pulling the Bruce Wayne/Morrison/Corporation titles from my Pull List.
Maybe Batman & his "world" will return to something more recognizable & likeable in another 10 years? After all, in the World of Comics, Change is a healthy constant. And who knows, maybe this new direction will bring in lots of entertaining stories. If so, by all means let me know.
WORLD'S BIGGEST HARRY POTTER FAN
His house looks like mine!!!
(but Harry Potter instead of ALIENS shit)
(but Harry Potter instead of ALIENS shit)
Monday, November 15, 2010
SWEET HAWKGIRL STATUE
I've really enjoyed this previous (pre-Blackest Night/Brightest Day) incarnation of HAWKGIRL. And this statue is real purty. Although I wish her helmet/cowl was down. It's designed by Adam Hughes and sculpted by Jack Mathews, and part of the Cover Girls of the DC Universe series of Huges statues. Available July 6, 2011 for $99.
FOUND: OLD GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
Mrs. Smash recently found her old GARBAGE PAIL KIDS cards! Looks like she has a couple near-complete sets of SERIES 1 and 2. They still smell like that disgusting pink gum! I think its pretty awesome that she collected them, too, as a kid. Things like that are but 1 of many reasons why I married the lady. 17 years later, I still have no idea why she married me. I can only assume my kickass Comic Book Collection and passion for ALIENS wooed her beyond reason.
SPIDER-MAN VS H.G. WELLS
In the recent, new-jumping-on-point issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (#648), the New Avengers respond to a new DOC OCK attack on the city. Upon their arrival they see giant robots wrecking havoc. Spider-Woman says, "Giant Octopus Robots. That's new."... which perplexed me because they look just like the MARTIAN TRIPODS from H.G.Well's "WAR OF THE WORLDS" circa 1898 (not new).Now, maybe she meant "That's new for Doc Ock", but that's not what she said... anyway, I was pulled from the comic on page 2. Thought I'd share.
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