Godzilla: Half-Centuary War Announced from IDW
April 19, 2012 at 11:51 AM | Posted in (All Posts), Comic News | Leave a commentTags: Godzilla, Half Century War, IDW, James Stokoe, Kingdom Of Monsters, Orc Stain
My good friend Brett send me this news a few days ago and I thought it was worth sharing.
It was recently announced that writer James Stokoe (famous for his work on “Orc Stain”) will be writing a new Godzilla mini-series for IDW titled “Godzilla: Half Century War.”
Since IDW began publishing their Godzilla titles last year, the company has gone through three series thus far (Kingdom of Monsters and two mini-series), which IMO, the mini series have most certainly been superior to the main title. With Half Century War being yet another mini-series, and with such an acclaimed writer, this is one to look forward to.
IDW released a solicitation for the series:
Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla’s reign of destruction, courtesy of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe! The year is 1954 and Lieutnant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives… and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years! Don’t miss the first decade in a tale of a lifetime!
In the article over at ComicsAlliance, IDW had the chance to sit down with series editor Bobby Curnow. One of the things he says that really stuck out to me was talking about the continuity of the Godzilla films. In the 60s — referred to by fans as the Showa Era — the movies didn’t necessarily tie together with continuity. They were very accessible and you could literally watch many of them in any random order and not feel lost — which is an approach IDW has taken with their Godzilla series.
I wasn’t too impressed with Kingdom of Monsters, but every mini-series to come after has been worth picking up, and this series has the potential to be the best IDW Godzilla series thus far.
Judd Winick Talks “Night of the Owls” + Batman: The Dark Knight #9 Cover
March 30, 2012 at 10:57 PM | Posted in (All Posts), Comic News | Leave a commentTags: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Court of the Owls, David Finch, Gates of Gotham, Gotham City, Judd Winick, Night of the Owls, Red Robin, Talon, The Dark Knight, Tim Drake
Judd Winick recently spoke with Newsarama.com about the upcoming Batman-related event in DC Comics– The Night of the Owls.
^ The cover of Batman: The Dark Knight # 9 by David Finch, showcasing Red Robin against one of the Talons from the Court of Owls. I love seeing Red Robin drawn by Finch. It’s just awesome. Not only will Finch be doing the cover for this issue, but he will be doing the interior art as he has for the other issues in the series.
While the story is primarily being told in Scott Snyder’s main Batman title, the Court of the Owls will be effecting all of the Bat-related tittles.
One point that I feel is a positive for the event is the fact that all of these books are not tie-ins to the main story. If you want to get the main story, you can just primarily buy the Batman title from Scott Snyder and that’s all you need. But if you enjoy reading books like Batman & Robin or even Nightwing, each book will have its own story to tell and how your favorite Bat-family characters are effected by the event.
For those who don’t know, in Snyder’s main Batman title, the first story arc has been about Bruce Wayne finding out that Gotham City is not exactly “his” city as he had always thought it to be. Even though Batman is the ultimate protector of Gotham, Bruce has found out piece by piece that a strange group (almost like a cult) called the Court of the Owls has had their talons (pun intended) into Gotham since it was first developed. This group has seemingly ran Gotham and let it run its course, watching things unfold and making things happen to better benefit their cause — which hasn’t exactly been unveiled as of yet.
The court themselves are just a group of individuals (seemingly of all ages) who wear strange owl masks, but the ones that actually do their dirty work are known as Talons. These Talons are reanimated corpses from various period of Gotham’s history, one who was unveiled to be an ancestor of Dick Grayson. In each of the titles effected by Night of the Owls, it seems like it will showcase the Bat-family characters going up against various Talons.
In this particular issue (Batman: The Dark Knight #9), Red Robin will be going up against a Talon of his own. What makes this one so special, and what Winick talks about in the interview, is that this is the most recent Talon to be reanimated. In other words, the body being used as a host for this Talon died very recently, and while it’s not been revealed yet, he is someone who has encountered Batman before.
Scott Snyder can practically do no wrong (in my opinion) and I’m happy to say the main Batman title has been one of my favorites of the New 52. All of the Batman titles have been incredible so far, for that matter. I’ve not been reading The Dark Knight, but to see a David Finch version of Red Robin? I’ll definitely be picking it up.
Justice League #1 Getting 6th Printing
January 19, 2012 at 12:02 AM | Posted in (All Posts), Comic News | Leave a commentTags: 6th Printing, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Batman, Cyborg, Darkseid, Hal Jordan, Jim Lee, Justice League #1, Justice League Geoff Johns, Sixth Printing, Superman, Wonder Woman
Justice League #1 from Geoff Johns and Jim Lee has been one of the best selling comics for DC in recent years. It was announced today that the first issue of the new Justice League volume will be going back to press for a sixth printing. Not only was this issue the best selling comic of 2011, but it has also been deemed as the most reprinted comic for DC Comics in the modern era.
^ Please note this is likely NOT the cover of the sixth printing. I just used it as a placeholder.
The new Justice League series has been received very well by most comic fans. While there is a loud minority that isn’t enjoying the book, it’s hard to argue with the continuing high sales numbers this series has pulled. I certainly have been enjoying it — especially issue #4 (which largely focused on Aquaman). Even at its worst, a Justice League book written by Geoff Johns and with art from Jim Lee cannot be as bad as some make it out to be. I love how all of the members are really acting like sport all-stars working together on a dream team at their first practice. They all have big heads and all have different points of view. It has been a really fun first story arc. While I wasn’t thrilled at first about Darkseid being the opening villain, it has been handled in a way that makes it feel like a huge threat that would really bring this team together.
In short — I’m not surprised this book is doing so well. I really congratulate Geoff Johns and Jim Lee for the great work on this book so far. I hope they can keep it up.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Review
January 15, 2012 at 3:20 AM | Posted in (All Posts), Video Game Reviews | 1 CommentTags: Fi, Legend, Link, Loftwing, Master Sword, Review, Skyloft, Skyward Sword, SS, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda, Zelda Skyward Sword
There is no game quite like a Zelda game. The formula can be copied and emulated, but no matter what, no one can produce the Zelda experience quite like Nintendo. And 2011 brought us the 25th anniversary of the Zelda franchise, and along with that came a new game — The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Skyward Sword was released for the Nintendo Wii on November 20th, 2011, in North America. This is the first Zelda game designed specifically for the Wii. While Twilight Princess was released in 2006, it was initially designed for the Gamecube and then ported to the Wii during production, so SS was being sold as the Wii-Zelda game that fans had been dying for. When the Wii was first released back in 2006, one of the first things that came into any fan’s mind when holding that Wii remote was, “I can’t wait to play a Zelda game where this remote is my sword.” And while Twilight Princess still offered a good Wii experience for Zelda fans, we eagerly awaited the first game designed from the ground up to make use of the Wii hardware.
Skyward Sword not only makes use of the Wii’s standard motion controls, but it actually REQUIRES players to have the Motion Plus technology. Whether you play with the Remote Plus or simply attach the Motion Plus attachment onto a regular Wii remote, it makes no difference, but the game is simply unplayable without it. Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, two of the producers for Skyward Sword, sold the experience by saying that the Wii remote IS your sword, with 1:1 motion matching up with your character on screen.
But Zelda fans already know this. So how does Skyward Sword actually stack up against other Zeldas, and most importantly, can it be hailed as the greatest Zelda game of them all?
AOW 2011 Awards
December 31, 2011 at 7:03 PM | Posted in (All Posts) | Leave a commentTags: 2011, 2012, Airship Over Water, AOW, Award, Best Comic, Best Movie, Danger, f(x), Game Of The Year, Hot Summer, IDW TMNT, Kevin Eastman, Lincoln Lawyer, New Years
As I begin typing this, it’s 2:22 AM on December 31st, 2011. In less than 24 hours, the ball will begin to drop and people will count down for the coming of 2012. People say this every year — but this year has flown by. And I say — without a shadow of a doubt — that 2011 has been the greatest year of my entire life. I mean that with all my heart. Not only was I fortunate enough to study in South Korea and travel the world, but I learned so much about myself and what I want to do.
That all being said, this year has brought a lot of great things. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight my favorite things from 2011 — music/games/movies/comics — all that and more. So without further adieu:
(^ Me at the Great Wall of China ^^)
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