ABC is doing a new Muppet show. They are calling it an adult Muppet show. I didn't realize the original was only for children. Regardless I'm excited. They had me at, "Animal does nudity if tasteful".
One thing I've never cared for in the movies is how Kermit and Piggy are always an item. It the TV show he was always trying to get away from her. Anyway, bring on the Electric Mayhem.
There are a lot of superhero shows and movies out there and
there are more coming. Due to the years I’ve sent with a comicbook in hand I’ve become the person ask
when any of my family have questions about these properties. When you’re mother-in-law texts you because
she wants to more about the Inhumans it is a very, very strange day. I have deep pre-52 DC knowledge and fair
Marvel knowledge. My wife has gotten
used to my comic triva knowledge when watching things like Arrow of Flash. I’ll smirk or giggle at a name or reference
in the background and then I’ll have to explain something why the name of Iris’
stuffed turtle is awesome.
When we spent a weekend binge watching Daredevil I was out
of my element. I knew Daredevil of
course. I had read some of Frank Miller’s
run but not all of it. I knew a lot of
his villains because they appeared in other things. I don’t own any Daredevil comics and I have 1
Daredevil trade paperback (I’ll reveal which TBP later in this update). So when I had to confess ignorance to some of
my wife’s questions I suddenly saw her texting Brandon, the biggest Daredevil
fan we know.
The next Netflix show is based on the Alias comic. While I know of the story, I’m even more in
the dark about it than I am Daredevil.
After that is Powerman. Luke Cage
appears in a lot of the comics in my collection but I don’t have any of his
solo run. Finally we get to Iron Fist. I know a lot about Iron Fist. Between trades and single issues I have the
good, the great, and the horrible Iron Fist stories. Starting next week Iron Fist 101 will be a regular
feature here. Every update will cover a
story arc, handful of one shots, or even a single issue if it is important
enough. It won’t cover a lot of the team
book stuff, I just don’t have those.
When Iron Fist debuts on Netflix next year you’ll be ready. You’ll know your Dragon Kings, Immortal Weapons,
and the Thunderer. Oh, that Daredevil
trade I own? It’s when Matt is in prison
and he asks Iron Fist to become Daredevil.
My only Daredevil trade co-stars Iron Fist, we’ll be covering that one
too.
This is one of the things I’ve been working on for awhile
but with all the site hiccups it didn’t start until now. I don’t art well. I’ll skip all the self-deprecating jokes and
just acknowledge that as a fact. I do
happen to know Carlos Cabaleiro who can art.
Now because I like to do things like pay my bills, feed my family, and
other things like that I can’t hire someone full time to art for me. Trust me, I sometimes day dream of that. I’d be all like, “You! Draw me Modok jumping rope!” And then someone would ask if it was single
or double Dutch. Of course that should
have been obvious by the way I asked the question so I’d have to yell and throw things
at people’s heads. Someone would cry, I'd apologize even though everyone involved knew I didn't mean it. But eventually after
my request I’d have art of Modok jumping rope. Holy shit that
went off the rails.
So anyway. Once a
week in addition to the day’s topic it will include art by Carlos. At the bottom of that article will link to a
ebay auction for the piece of art in question.
That way if you like the art we used that day, you can own it. I get art.
You get art. Carlos gets
monies. I think it works out well for
everyone but I wanted to be completely transparent with what was happening and
why. As an example of things to come the
image above can be found on ebay by clicking HERE. We'll try to keep the images tied into what is going on that week. If everyone is excited about Avengers, that's probably what picture is going up.
Carlos is the artist for a creator owned comic A BULLET FOR
YOU with writer R. Thomas Favino and the penciller/inker for CLOUDWRANGLER
COMICS' MAJOR HOLMES and CAPTAIN WATSON.
Carlos is regular contributor for the top trading card companies: Topps
(Star Wars), Upper Deck (Marvel) and Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC). His artwork
has been featured on sets for Rittenhouse Archives, Breygent Marketing, and
Pastime Cards. He also has a website, www.carloscabaleiro.com.
Sometimes I shouldn't be allowed near children’s toys. As we were putting my son to bed last night I
saw the Duplo Batman figure next to the circus scene and I knew what I had to
do. Batman is part of the licensed DC
Comics Duplo sets that started coming out right before Christmas. The police officer and the circus stuff all
come from the other sets we have littering our floor.
Also I know it would be better if it had been Bruce Wayne
and not Batman with the young Dick Grayson.
But I had a pretty limited pallet to work with here. I figure it still gets the point across.
For the record the only DC heroes so far with figures are Batman and Superman. By the time they get around to Flash my son will have graduated to normal sized Lego. Of course he could be in high school and I'd still buy a Duplo Flash.
I honestly don’t know why I’m on Hallmark’s mailing list,
but I am. Yesterday I received an email
talking about this year’s Christmas ornaments.
I realize it’s probably a huge portion of their yearly profit but holy
fuck I wonder how early they announce these things. Regardless of how premature it might have
been, I still clicked on the link to see what pop culture icons were turned
into little plastic things to hang on trees that somehow celebrate the birth of
the baby Jesus. There is of course
Disney out the ying yang and that means Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star
Wars. But that wasn’t all, there was
also Megatron.
And I mean real Megatron.
He’s not a tank. He’s not whatever
the fuck that thing in the movies is. It’s
gun trigger for a dick, honest to god Megatron!
The ornament is clearly based on the original toy and looks
fantastic. He won’t be on sale until
July and is priced at 14.95. That means
he won’t have any crazy light or sound effects, but this is Megatron; he didn’t
need those anyway. My favorite thing is
you can see just how early the 2015 ornament entries are. The product description is clearly copied
over from last year’s Optimus Prime ornament.
It was one of the worst kept secrets ever; Disney
Infinity’s next release had to be Star Wars.
The first game was all Disney and Pixar.
The second introduced Marvel into the mix. Both games even included unlockable Star Wars
items. It was a no brainer that Star
Wars would be involved in the next big game update. Last week a German video game store blew the
surprise big time by putting up the pre-order for Disney Infinity 3.0. The whole world could see the new starter
pack would include Anakin and Ashoka.
Disney Infinity’s own Youtube channel didn’t comment on the leak but
promised big things for today.
Now we have an official announcement and it came from
Game Informer. The video above shows
early game footage and a large number of the figures to expect. For those unfamiliar with how Infinity works
there are two main play types; play sets and toy box. Play sets are the story mode and are
represented by a clear plastic game world piece. Only figures that make sense in that world can
be used in play sets. So Iron Man is
fine in the Avengers play set but Stitch is not. This time around all of the Star Wars
characters will be usable in every Star Wars era’s play sets. Toy box mode lets you create anything you
want and freely mix your characters. You
can also download other people’s creations and play through them.
Game Informer’s website also had some other interesting
news. Melee combat has been reworked and
driving has also received a massive overhaul.
Races make up a big part of the toy boxes so that is a very good thing. The new set will also include new Power Discs
but they will not be blind packaged this time around. There was no mention to how they are going to
be sold or at what price point.
From the video and the article we know these figures are
on their way. I'm sure there will be more, but these were the ones announced so far.
Starter kit: Anakin and Ashoka
Original Trilogy Playset: Luke and Leia
Single Star Wars figures: Chewbacca, Han, Vader, Clone
Wars Obi-Wan, Maul, Yoda
Force Awakens Playset and figures were announced but
unnamed.
Marvel Playset and figures: Hulkbuster Iron Man and
Ultron.
Pixar’s Inside Out play set and figures: Joy, Disgust,
Anger, Fear, and Sadness.
Disney figures: Classic Mickey Mouse, Classic Minnie
Mouse, Sam Flynn (Tron), Quorra (Tron),
Mulan, Olaf.
Lately
I’ve been playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto on the Xbox One. It took me a while to pick up the game
because I was so bored by the last one that I never finished it. The new one has me sucked into both the
single player version and the multiplayer.
But it is not the game that I’ve spend the most time with. No, that honor goes to Marvel Puzzle
Quest. When I’m walking around with my
phone at 22% charged it’s because of this game.
Available
on iOS, Android, and PC Marvel Puzzle Quest is one of those freemium games that
actually works.MPQ is a continuation of
the Puzzle Quest series.I had the
original Puzzle Quest on my Xbox 360 and spent hours upon hours playing
it.The concept was simple, it looked like
any other jewel matching game but it threw in RPG elements.You had a character with different
abilities.All of these spells and
powers cost colored points.The only way
to get these points was to match gems of that color.Added to that, each match and power would
cause damage to your opponent and vice versa.
Marvel’s
version is very similar but instead of only having one hero though put together
teams of three.Each of the characters
has their own powers and finding a group that works well together is part of
the fun.As you play you unlock random
packs that give you more characters to use.You can use real money to purchase more random packs and to purchase my
space on your roster, but it isn’t a crippling pay wall.
The
game is constantly getting new character updates too.The randomness of the rewards can be
frustrating at times but the game is a lot of fun.While I did say earlier that the game doesn’t
require you to pay, I did want to mention I have purchased some of the Hero
coins.I felt it was the best way to
show support to the game that has captured so much of my attention.The coins went to expanding my roster slots;
I have to be ready for when I eventually pull a Luke Cage cover.I feel like already having Iron Fist should
increase my chances for a Cage.
