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 | Leave a 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 ^^)
Justice League #4 Preview from Entertainment Weekly
December 15, 2011 at 4:51 PM | Posted in (All Posts), Comic News | Leave a commentTags: Aquaman, Aquaman Sharks, Geoff Johns, Justice League #4, Preview, Sharks
Behold the almighty Aquaman and all his glory.
That amazing page is from the upcoming Justice League #4. It won’t hit store shelves until December 21st, but you can get a preview over at Entertainment Weekly. The book (as you likely know) is written by Geoff Johns with artwork by Jim Lee. Johns and Ivan Reis have done a stellar job on Aquaman’s own book, but it looks like he’s going to be getting some heavy credibility in Justice League as well. I mean — I have never seen such roided-up sharks in my life — and they are doing the bidding for Aquaman. No words are necessary to describe the power that page conveys.
Gears Of War 3 Review
December 4, 2011 at 12:05 AM | Posted in (All Posts), Video Game Reviews | 1 CommentGears of War 3 Review
By David Mason
The Gears of War franchise is one of those cases when something actually is just what it appears to be on the surface, and despite how that may sound, I mean it in the nicest way possible. Just one look at a cover or screenshot from any of the titles showcases hulking marines with guns literally half the size of their bodies set in a post-apocalyptic setting. Gears of War 3 is being advertised as the “finale” of the trilogy that was started back in 2006, and if it indeed is the end of a franchise, Gears 3 is trying to go out with one giant, coffee-filtered, muscled-up “bang.”
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