Photo Journal #3: Balloon Incredible HULK!
Mar 11, 2009 Comics, Photo Journal
I’m back with another superhero balloon! After creating a relatively basic Spider-Man in the last Photo Journal entry, YouTube has now helped me to immortalize the Incredible Hulk in green and purple rubber. This one was a pretty intricate and took a while to complete, but the results were worth it. Thanks to the Happy Cabbie for the tutorial video.
Please continue on to see the Incredible Hulk balloon I created from start to finish. I will also link to the instructional video I used to create him.
Tags: animal, balloon, hulk, incredible, qualtex
A Great Read #8: Previews Review Edition - Previews Issue 246 - PART 2
Mar 4, 2009 A Great Read, Comics
Today’s entry continues directly after yesterday’s Previews Review Part 1. Please continue for Part 2 of the Previews Review.
I will be using a very basic ranking method that will answer the question:
Will I Order This Item?
- Yup!
- Maybe So
- Not This Time
The page number and price (in US funds) will also be included for easy reference in case you feel inclined to order an item yourself. So, grab your copy of Previews and let’s get started!
Tags: bendis, bill, brian, Comics, DC, diamond, distributers, hader, halo, hulk, image, kenneht, leinil, marvel, microsoft, myers, previews, rocafort, seth, trailer, ultimate, wolverine, x-men, yu
The Weekly Pile February 25, 2009: Fantastic Four #564, Hulk #10, Mighty Avengers #22, New Avengers #50, Spawn #189, The Sword #15, X-Force #12
Feb 27, 2009 Comics, The Weekly Pile
Now this is more like it. This week’s collection of comics is a substantial stack. After a couple of pretty lean weeks, the pile is back! I left my comic shop with no less than seven books this week, so I’m not going to waste time with a drawn out introduction. I won’t even bother to finish this sen…
Continue on for Reviews of:
Fantastic Four #564 Read the rest of this entry »
Hulk #10
Might Avengers #22
New Avengers #50
Spawn #189
The Sword #15
X-Force #12
Tags: Avengers, bendis, billy, brian, bryan, clayton, crain, dan, ed, fantastic, four, Hitch, hulk, jeph, jonathan, joshua, khoi, kyle, leinil, loeb, luna, mark, mcfarlane, mcguinness, mcniven, michael, mighty, millar, new, pham, portacio, slott, spawn, steve, sword, tan, todd, whilce, x-force, yost, yu
Photo Journal #2: Balloon Spider-Man!
Feb 25, 2009 Comics, Photo Journal
This afternoon I stepped over a line into super-geek territory… I found myself combining my fondness for comic books with a recently remembered hobby. Most everyone have seen those balloon-animal dogs at the circus or during a street festival at some point in their lives and I recall always wanting to learn how to make them. So, many years ago I bought some balloons and a “how-to” book and taught myself the basics of making balloon animals (I could make a dog)… Fast forward to this afternoon and thanks to YouTube, I have discovered that there are many talented people out there making much more than just balloon canines. If you search hard enough, you can find balloon versions of Batman, Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man and of course, Spider-Man.
You know I had to try making one…
Please continue on to see the Spider-Man balloon I created from start to finish. I will also link to the instructional video I used to create him.
Tags: animals, balloon, fantastic, four, hulk, incredible, iron, ironman, man, marvel, mr, spider-man
A Great Read #6: Previews Review Edition - Previews Issue 245 - PART 2
Jan 31, 2009 A Great Read
Today’s entry continues directly after yesterday’s Previews Review Part 1. Please continue for Part 2 of the Previews Review.
I will be using a very basic ranking method that will answer the question:
Will I Order This Item?
- Yup!
- Maybe So
- Not This Time
The page number and price (in US funds) will also be included for easy reference in case you feel inclined to order an item yourself. So, grab your copy of Previews and let’s get started!
Tags: apes and babes, bendis, Bill Sienkiewicz, darkness, DC, deadpool, diamond distributers, frank cho, hulk, image, leinil yu, maleev, marvel, moby dick, new avengers, pilot season, previews, rocafort, skottie young, Smash, solicitations, solicits, spider-woman, top cow, wizrd of oz, wolverine
Trivia Time #3: Marvel in the 1990s
Jan 25, 2009 Trivia Time
Previously on Trivia Time, you tried your luck with questions about the New Avengers. Today is going to a be a bit different. We will be looking at Marvel during the 1990s. Pull out your neon T-shirts and flannel button ups because we’re heading to the 90s!
There will be 10 questions; one for each year of the decade. I will post the answers to these questions on the Trivia Answers page. No peeking until AFTER you have taken the quiz!
Continue on to take the quiz and be sure to keep score and find out how you did when you finish. Each question is worth one point unless otherwise noted.
Tags: 1990s, a-man, chuck dixon, daredevil, deadpool, ed mcguinness, generation x, hulk, Joe Kelly, john romita jr, marvel, spider-man, todd mcfarlane
Hulk Vs. Animated Movie - Will It Be a “Smash”? - Part 2 Hulk vs. Thor
In my last entry, I touched on the preview Newsarama released for one of the 2 short animated films included on the Hulk Vs. DVD and Blu-Ray being released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on January 27th, Hulk vs. Wolverine. Today, we’re putting the previews for Hulk vs. Thor under the microscope.
Have a look at the Newsarama Exclusive preview and see what you think by clicking here. Then, check out this preview I tracked down at amazon.com by clicking here. We will be comparing them below.
Tags: asgard, bruce banner, ed norton, hulk, hulk vs. thor, incredible hulk, marvel, thor, wolverine
Hulk Vs. Animated Movie - Will It Be a “Smash”? Part 1 - Hulk vs. Wolverine
I’ve never been a huge fan of the animation that Marvel has been releasing over the past few years. This doesn’t mean that the direct to DVD offerings are not well done or don’t have an audience (Marvel keeps producing them, so someone must be a market for them). It just means that they have never really appealed to me.
I remember watching the Ultimate Avengers animated feature based on the Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch run on Ultimates and liking it well enough after loving the comic the film was based on. But, I have not watched any of the releases since then including the 2nd Ultimate Avengers movie, Doctor Strange or Next Avengers. Again, no real reason why except for general lack or interest.
Fast forward to now and Newsarama is showcasing 2 sneak peaks of the Hulk Vs. animated movie that Lionsgate Home Entertainment will be distributing on January 27th. There are essentially 2 short films on the DVD release. Hulk vs. Wolverine and Hulk vs. Thor.
I will be tackling the Hulk vs. Wolverine movie today and will follow up with the Hulk vs. Thor movie in my next entry. Please continue on to see if Hulk vs. Wolverine will “smash” or “crash”.
Tags: deadpool, hulk, hulk vs. wolverine, lady deathstrike, marvel, omega red, sabretooth, thor, wolverine
Hero Initiative Offers Memberships - Should You Sign Up?
Jan 4, 2009 Comics
A couple of days ago, Newsarama posted a story regarding the HERO Inititative offering an annual Memberships to any interested parties. If you chose to sign up, you were directed to a link where you could choose which level of Membership you felt comfortable with. Each level has an increasing number of goodies (sketch cards, trade paperbacks, T-shirts, etc.) from the lowest tier (Bronze) at $25 to the highest tier (Excelsior) at $500 with a couple levels in between. For a full run down of the levels of Membership, check out the Newsarama article or the Atomic Comics link that was provided in the article. The Atomic Comics link actually has a cool Stan Lee video as well. I’m thinking he didn’t have time to memorize his lines. Stan Lee is the Greatest!
The question I want to address is whether you should sign up for this Membership (and at what level) or not. It would seem like a no brainer to slap down some cash (in the digital sense of the term) and support this organization while getting a bit of cool stuff in the process. Who doesn’t want an original sketch card? Or a one of a kind, personalized Stan Lee piece to add to their collection? I know I do. But in these economic times, every decision to spend money that is not a necessity needs to be examined. As comic fans remove books from their weekly pull list (myself included) when cover prices increase and jobs decrease, every dollar counts that much more. Fans are watching their wallets closely, just like everyone else.
Tags: Comics, creators, HERO, hero initiative, hulk, marvel, membership, stan lee
A Great Read #2: The Hulk 100 Project
Jan 2, 2009 A Great Read
I must start by saying The Hulk 100 Project that was released in December by the HERO Initiative isn’t so much a “Great Read” as the title of this entry suggests as it is a “Great Look”. The 135 page book collects the 120 (because ”120 is the new 100″ according to the Afterword) unique covers that were created by industry heavy weights like Ed McGuinness, Frank Cho, BOTH Romitas (Jr. and Sr.), David Finch, Mike Deodato, Steve Dillon, J. Scott Campbell and MANY more. Just like the Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Project that came before it, artists were asked to create a cover for a comic book that would then be auctioned off to benefit the HERO Initiative. The money raised from this publication would benefit comic creators that paved the way for the creators of today, obviously a very worthy cause. The comic chosen this year was The Hulk #1 by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness.
Continue on for more Hulk Action. I have also included some samples of what can be found inside this book at the end of today’s entry.
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Tags: 100 project, Chris Bachalo, david finch, ed mcguinness, frank cho, hero initiative, hulk, j. scott campbell, john cassaday, John Romita, marvel, mike deodato, nick bradshaw, steve dillon
