A Stop Motion Version of Web 2.0
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 6, 2007 in Animation
This is a very clever stop motion commercial for thefirstpost.co.uk, an English online daily magazine:
Creepy Cryptics
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 5, 2007 in Comic Books
There’s a great interview with Ben Roman over at Comiccon.com on his new comic book series the Cryptics, published by Image Comics. The interview is a great read, but what stands out is the fresh look of the comic itself.
Bat-blog is Batastic!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 5, 2007 in Comic Books
In the real world having an obsessive compulsive disorder is a bad thing, but if you run a blog, it’s a great thing! And Bat-blog is a great example of this, it’s a daily dose of everything Batman. The site does a great job of showing off a wide variety of toys, videos and anything else related to Batman:
Afro Samurai Appears Tonight
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2007 in Animation
Afro Samurai is on tonight at 11pm on Spike TV. So I dropped by ther website to look at the first few minutes of the show, and I have to say that the quality of the animation is A+for a television series. However I wasn’t that impressed with the writing or the editing of the story. I think my problem is that I tend to associate Samuel L. Jackson with a ‘Pulp Fiction sense of humor’ so I tend to be let down if the plot takes itself a bit too seriously. But of course being the fanboy that I am I’ll be DVRing the first show tonight, and then watching at least two out of the five episodes before I give up…
Frylock on Film
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2007 in Animation
It’s looks like the Aqua Teen Hunger Force is heading to theaters in March:
“Adult Swim’s feature version of surreal animated series “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” has been set for a March release by First Look Pictures with an opening of more than 800 playdates. The 86-minute pic, written, produced and directed by co-creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, marks First Look’s initial theatrical foray into animation as well as Adult Swim’s first feature under the Williams Street banner.”
Comic Art Community
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2007 in Comic Books
Comic Art Community is a website that features an open gallery that allows users to upload artwork (and the selection is quite amazing) and also has a comic arts auction section as well. Shown above are images from Emily the Strange, Scarlet Traces, and Blood of Saints.
Sailor Moon Super Dance Lesson
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 3, 2007 in Animation
“We hope you’ll want to dance with us!” If you want to dance like Sailor Moon here’s an instructional video:
The funny thing is that I don’t recall them dancing much in the animated television series…
Japan-Only Transformers Movie Trailer
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 3, 2007 in Animation
This trailer contains additional shots not seen in the American trailer (and it also has Steven Spielberg speaking in Japanese at the start):
New Ninja Turtle Snaps
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 3, 2007 in Animation, Comic Books
Well one things is for sure, with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Transformers film coming out t’s loking like 2007 is going to feel very much like the 80s! By the way for more Ninja snaps IESB.net has a gallery of over 150 images…
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 2, 2007 in Animation
80s anime classic Robotech is back! For those who are too young to recall, Robotech came out before Tranformers and featured sophisticated spaceship-shifting techniques. Robotech was created from three anime series from Japan: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada.
The new Robotech movie will have a limited run in theaters across the country:
– ImaginAsian Theater in New York, NY from January 8th – 14th
– Studio Movie Grill in Dallas (Arlington), TX from January 15th – 17th
– Key Cinemas (Beech Grove) in Indianapolis, IN from January 5th – 10th
– The Hollywood Theater in Portland, OR from January 5th – 7th
– Alamo Drafthouse in San Antonio, TX from January 15th – 17th
– The Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on January 19th and 20th at midnight
– Studio Movie Grill – Copperfield in Houston, TX on January 18th and 19th at 9pm
– The Crest Theatre in Los Angeles (Westwood), CA on Feb. 3rd from 12:00 Noon
If you can’t catch he movie in theaters don’t panic, the DVD is coming out February 6th. The official websites are here:
Star Wars Invades the Rose Bowl Parade
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 2, 2007 in Star Wars
Here’s a great photo essay on the Rose Bowl Parade this year which featured George Lucas as Grand Martial:
Star Trek “Landing Party” Kirk Statue
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2007 in Star Trek
Forget those overpriced auctions! For just $125 you can have a pre-painted Captain Kirk ready for display:
Star Trek: The Original Series –
40th Anniversary “Landing Party” Kirk Statue
“A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design and Sculpt! When beaming down to strange alien planets, rest assured that James T. Kirk can be on your side with this Star Trek Landing Party Kirk Statue! Each piece of this series can be displayed individually or combined with the upcoming Spock and McCoy statues for the ultimate Away Team!”
Rayman: Raving Rabbits
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 1, 2007 in Videogames
‘Rayman: Raving Rabbits’ just looks like fun, you can see why the Wii is doing so well — they get that it’s about the game and not fancy 3D graphics: