Friday, October 19, 2007

Movies - The NEW Star Trek

Well Paramount cast the new Star Trek. What do you think?


How long till Lucas decides to re-make the original trilogy I wonder.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Art - Jose Holder & Dan McDaid

CBR is doing their annual talent search for artists again this year called Comic Book Idol. You can check out this years entries and see who's winning HERE. Out of the 10 they picked I found 2 guys I really liked, Jose Holder & Dan McDaid.

Jose Holder


Jose Holder has a Barry-Winser Smith + Walt Simionson + Larry Stroman thing going on. You can check out his blog HERE.


Dan McDaid



Dan McDaid is a mix of Bruce Tim & Dwayne Cook. You can check out some of his art HERE.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Toys - DC Direct - SHOWCASE PRESENTS SERIES 1

DC Direct is putting out a new series of figures based on their Showcase line.


Four DC characters are presented here as they were portrayed by some of their top artists! This inaugural series includes Superman by Curt Swan, Batgirl by Carmine Infantino, Hawkman by Joe Kubert, and Jonah Hex by Tony DeZuniga. Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.

JONAH HEX
HAWKMAN
SUPERMAN
BATGIRL

THE BEST PART IS THAT THE SUPERMAN FIGURE INCLUDES ALTERNATE RED KRYPTONITE HEADS.

That red kryptonite is some messed up shit. I mean look at this:

Art - The War In Iraq: A Soldiers Perspective

I came across this animation today thru an email chain at work. It was created by U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell and details the events of a battle in Iraq. It's pretty cool. The art and storytelling is pretty amazing. I watched it with the sound off at 1st and was surprised how good it was visually. I give it a

4 out of 4 Ass Money




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