http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31353
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Fright Night Poster: David Tennant, Vampire Slayer
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31353
Some of the Details for the Up-coming Legend of Korra ComiCon Panel
Some news up about what's going to be going on at the San Diego ComiCon regarding Legend of Korra. Sounds like it might be interesting, they have the creators and a ton of the voice cast there.
More news when it happens.
http://www.ugo.com/tv/comic-con-2011-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-coverage-and-panel
Avatar Korra by *Kuroi-Tsuki on deviantART
More news when it happens.
http://www.ugo.com/tv/comic-con-2011-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-coverage-and-panel
Avatar Korra by *Kuroi-Tsuki on deviantART
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Good News Regarding the DCReboot: Demon Knights and Stormwatch
Yeah, there is some. :) And also oddly relevant to my projects in one case.
Anyways, the DC blog interviewed Paul Cornell, writer of the excellent Mi13 series amongst others, about the rebooted DCU-situated version of Stormwatch and his new series Demon Knights.
http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3087516.html?#cutid1
Posted the link to my post about it over at Scans_daily as my network says that the Source has a virus or something, anyways, both actually seem very interesting, particularly Demon Knights, though I'm a sucker for anachronistic superheroics. The existance of the Authority members within the DCU, as established characters as opposed to invaders from the Wildstorm Universe (which imploded or somethin' when the imprint folded), is interesting for a number of reasons.
Firstly, Midnighter and Apollo are now DCU characters, raising their number of mainstream gay characters by two, which is cool. Though people might think that this is the first time they've been portrayed as such, which going to be kind of dumb. But people thought that when they started talking about the redheaded version of Batwoman being a lesbian (this back during 52 before we knew who Kathy Kane was), there were shout of outrage over Cass' sexuality changing. Not that they've said that Cass is purely straight or not, but that's a subject for another time.
Secondly, Angela Spica, aka the Engineer, will be the leader of the Stormwatch team, which is neat. She WAS kind of the most intelligent member of the Authority, but they didn't really seem to utilise that much back in her old universe. So that's also cool, plus she's Latina, so there's another point against the view that the reboot is being made up primarily of the white, straight versions of the characters that people are touting recently.
And Thirdly, Jenny Quantum/Quark is gonna be in the DCU too! Yay! Though this is kind of weird, as several months back, I had her as a member of a future version of the Teen Titans in a strip I did. It is especially strange, as Cornell said that he was going to make her as old as the current century, making her 11 to twelve years old, making her old enough to be in the Teen Titans the same time as Milargo Reyes, Lian (if she's alive again) Harper and Damian Wayne.
Here's the strip,
http://espanolbot.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d2ix8m0
Huh, probably should draw a strip for this.
Anyways, the DC blog interviewed Paul Cornell, writer of the excellent Mi13 series amongst others, about the rebooted DCU-situated version of Stormwatch and his new series Demon Knights.
http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3087516.html?#cutid1
Posted the link to my post about it over at Scans_daily as my network says that the Source has a virus or something, anyways, both actually seem very interesting, particularly Demon Knights, though I'm a sucker for anachronistic superheroics. The existance of the Authority members within the DCU, as established characters as opposed to invaders from the Wildstorm Universe (which imploded or somethin' when the imprint folded), is interesting for a number of reasons.
Firstly, Midnighter and Apollo are now DCU characters, raising their number of mainstream gay characters by two, which is cool. Though people might think that this is the first time they've been portrayed as such, which going to be kind of dumb. But people thought that when they started talking about the redheaded version of Batwoman being a lesbian (this back during 52 before we knew who Kathy Kane was), there were shout of outrage over Cass' sexuality changing. Not that they've said that Cass is purely straight or not, but that's a subject for another time.
Secondly, Angela Spica, aka the Engineer, will be the leader of the Stormwatch team, which is neat. She WAS kind of the most intelligent member of the Authority, but they didn't really seem to utilise that much back in her old universe. So that's also cool, plus she's Latina, so there's another point against the view that the reboot is being made up primarily of the white, straight versions of the characters that people are touting recently.
And Thirdly, Jenny Quantum/Quark is gonna be in the DCU too! Yay! Though this is kind of weird, as several months back, I had her as a member of a future version of the Teen Titans in a strip I did. It is especially strange, as Cornell said that he was going to make her as old as the current century, making her 11 to twelve years old, making her old enough to be in the Teen Titans the same time as Milargo Reyes, Lian (if she's alive again) Harper and Damian Wayne.
Here's the strip,
http://espanolbot.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d2ix8m0
Huh, probably should draw a strip for this.
Movies I've Seen: the Man from Nowhere
Somehow over the years, I've become a big fan of movies from South Korea. Not entirely sure how it happened, but either way a whole new area of cinema that I wouldn't otherwise have been exposed to was opened up to me.
Today, after watching Lady Vengence and Sympathy for Mr Vengence last week, I decided to watch 2010's highest earning Korean movie: the Man from Nowhere.
For those who don't know, it's about a man who befriends a young girl whose mum is involved in drug related crimes. One day, gangsters kidnap the girl and her mum, and the mysterious man goes out to try and rescue her.
The story is well paced and fairly interesting, the bad guys are believably evil, and the cops who are pursuing the male lead character, Cha Tae-sik, don't come off as cartoonish or unreasonable, which is always the risk in this kind of movie.
The fight scenes are excellent, the acting is also suprisingly good. The addition of what appeared to be a Bjork song at the end of the movie was kind of suprising though. Probably wasn't Bjork, but it sounded like it was.
I recommend it, particularly of fans of the Professional and Taken.
4 out of 5, I'd give it.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
News on the Dark Knight Rises Catwoman Outfit
From over Io9 way,
From here,
http://io9.com/5816093/what-will-anne-hathaways-costume-look-like-in-the-dark-knight-rises
Here is the outfit in question,
Anne Hathaway's Catwoman costume will reportedly be a far cry from Michelle Pfeiffer's leathery getup in Batman Returns or Halle Berry's... well, whatever the hell Halle Berry was wearing in Catwoman. According to an inside source, Hathaway's costume more closely resembles what Selina Kyle wears in the comics, which is actually a fairly practical outfit as far as things female comic book characters wear. Here's the report
"Anne's outfit is more tactical, like the comic book, than the previous Batman movies. She will definitely be wearing the goggles and it's going to be less sexy than Halle Berry and Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman costumes. She's going to look more like a robber."
But enough about things that could theoretically speak to the movie's aesthetic or narrative aspects...what about far more important matters?
"But fan boys shouldn't be worried. This costume is going to be form-fitting enough to make Anne look smoking hot. Everything from the looks in her eyes, her head movements, her body–everything is so feline. The role is taking her to new places."
From here,
http://io9.com/5816093/what-will-anne-hathaways-costume-look-like-in-the-dark-knight-rises
Here is the outfit in question,
Monday, 27 June 2011
Hint as to Where Steph is Goin' After the Reboot
It seems that Stephanie might be in the Teen Titans reboot, possibly,
"Teen Titans- All four Robins star or co-star in a book. (I know, what about Stephanie Brown? It was hinted that we would see her in Batman Incorporated. Dan Didio said she worked better as Spoiler.) This book is Tim Drake’s showcase. There will be some synergy between this and Superboy."
Worked better as the Spoiler? Ooooooh, I'm sorry. I thought that her becoming Batgirl was a good case of positive character development, my mistake!
Wow, I'm really bitter and ranty in these aren't I?
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/27/the-end-of-writing-for-the-trade-%E2%80%93-dc-retail-roadshow-takes-manhattan/
A bit 'o fanart,
Batgirl Stephanie Brown by *DeathWind13 on deviantART
"Teen Titans- All four Robins star or co-star in a book. (I know, what about Stephanie Brown? It was hinted that we would see her in Batman Incorporated. Dan Didio said she worked better as Spoiler.) This book is Tim Drake’s showcase. There will be some synergy between this and Superboy."
Worked better as the Spoiler? Ooooooh, I'm sorry. I thought that her becoming Batgirl was a good case of positive character development, my mistake!
Wow, I'm really bitter and ranty in these aren't I?
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/27/the-end-of-writing-for-the-trade-%E2%80%93-dc-retail-roadshow-takes-manhattan/
A bit 'o fanart,
Batgirl Stephanie Brown by *DeathWind13 on deviantART
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