Star Trek: First Contact is an excellent movie, and one of my absolute favorites. And that's all I have to say about that (for now).
Monday, July 20, 2009
Pic of the Day 82 - Twice Daily!
Azrael as Batman (aka Azbats), from DC Direct's Knightfall series.
I've read the novelization of Knightfall, but not the comics. Someday I'll spring for the three trade paperbacks and read it, because I loved the story when I read the book, I just haven't quite gotten around to it. It's the story that introduced Bane, who showed us he was a badass by defeating Batman through cunning and strength, and then broke his back. While Bruce Wayne was recovering, he let a newcomer to the Batfamily take on the Mantle of the Bat, Azrael (Jean Paul Valley) the Avenging Angel. Valley occasionally had flashes of inspiration, and many of them involved armoring and arming the Batsuit to better suit his own style. Eventually, Bruce Wayne decided Valley had gone off the deep end, and was not living up to the Batman mantle as he wanted, so he trained with somebody who really should have killed him, but didn't, until he could challenge Azbats. It was a good book.
I will BREAK you!! - Bane (from the Animated Series, where he doesn't, in fact, break Batman)
Pic of the Day 81 - Twice Daily!
Commando Spawn 3, Spawn Series 31, by McFarlane Toys
I've always loved the look of the animated Spawn figures, being reminscent of my favorite tv series', Batman: The Animated Series (and it's children, Superman: TAS and Justice League: TAS)).
You've got rights. Lots of rights. Sometimes I count them just to make myself feel crazy. - Batman
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Pic of the Day 80 - Twice Daily!
Labels:
Marvel Legends,
QuickPics
Ms Marvel, Marvel Legends Brood Queen wave, by Hasbro.
As though we were made for each other... Beauty and the Beast. Of course, if anyone else calls you beast, I'll rip their lungs out. - Joker
Pic of the Day 79 - Twice Daily!
Kubrick Boba Fett, by Medicom.
The kubrick figures are cute, but small (2 inches tall) and imported from Japan, so sort of expensive. There are something like 6 or 7 repaints of Boba (ESB, RotJ, Holiday Special, concept, and recently a Jango Fett too.
No ship that small has a cloaking device. - Captain Needa
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Pic of the Day 78 - Twice Daily!
Labels:
DC Direct,
Green Lantern,
QuickPics
Parallax, Green Lantern Series 1, by DC Direct
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. - Harvey Dent
Friday, July 17, 2009
BTAS Reviews Returning Soon!
Well, I have received a few comments recently on my Batman: The Animated Series posts, old as they are, encouraging me to continue, and since I have been wishing I could get back to reviewing this most awesome show, I'm going to do my darnedest to get some new ones up. My original plan was to review two episodes a week. Obviously, it's been a long time since I was that prolific. I don't stay up quite as late as I was back then, and strangely, I'm using my time even less wisely, but I'll see if I can get back up to one a week anyway. I'd like to sprinkle in some Highlander: The Series, but that show is twice as long as the animated episodes, so it probably won't happen very often.
I've also been meaning to (finish writing and) post a couple toy reviews, take pictures of some new toys, and sheesh, I haven't done a daily pic in three weeks.
In the meantime, I point you toward the comics that have been taking my time for the last three weeks. I've been reading through the archives Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Taylor, for approximately the fifth time. It's probably my favorite comic, great stories, great characters, really funny, and the artist is cool, too. Breaking things and hurting people everyday since June 12, 2000.
Also, I've been catching up on The Whiteboard, by Doc Nickel, a vaguely paintball related comic. It's also really funny, has interesting stories and fun characters, most of whom are anthropomorphized animals, and stars a Polar Bear and a Raccoon, who are not afraid to use excessive violence and/or explosives at the slightest provocation. Extreme garlic breath? Flash bang grenade and six pack of Febreeze. Leftover chinese food turned man-eating sentient life form? Home made TNT.
And seriously, new Batman review on its way!
So, the ends justifies the means, and the more good you do the more people you're allowed to kill? - Schlock Mercenery
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
