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Me Geek, You GeekAdulterated Comic Book Commentary |
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I wonder how many old jokes can be made until it stops being funny. Oh...did we get there already?
Labels: Movie Trailers, Movies
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If you dug Secret Invasion #1 as much as Bart and I did make sure you don't miss Secret Invasion #1.5. This is a great tie in issue to the main event and welcomes Nick "I screw Skrulls" Fury back to the MU where he belongs.
There are some spoilers in this Rant so if you haven't read the issue yet make sure to read it before listening.
This is what comics should be all about. Brian Michael Bendis might finally make it in comics.
Here's the cover (click to enlarge):
And here is the SPOILER page at the end of the book. Red vs. blue circles? Hmmm? Get my thoughts on what they mean by listening to the Rant.
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Labels: Comics, Marvel Comics
Today's Daily Rant can also be heard by using the audio player at the end of this post, downloading the audio file to your computer or subscribing through iTunes.
So I want to rant about Stan Lee and all things Virgin. No really. I'm serious. No kidding. Stan Lee. Virgins. Take a listen. I swear.
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Here is Reed Richards doing his impersonation of what he may of looked like as he began to get blown apart at the end of Secret Invasion numero uno.
He can be all yours....signed by Bart and I if you are the 6th emailer to the show. This is our version of a No Prize...so Excelsior! and Mike Mine Me Geek! and all that jazz.
Don't say we never gave ya nothin'.
Here's what the figure is supposed to look like. But Wizard screwed up and sent him a broken figure. Go figure.
Doesn't he look like he should be saying, "Bend over...the doctor is here."
Labels: Comics
I have seen the future of comic books and it is getting better.
Before I continue on this little rant make sure to catch up on my thoughts on how comics will adapt to the changing world (read: internet) and will, and should, deliver comics digitally.
So read my thoughts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and some various topics about DCP comics here.
Although I lay out my nine objectives to distributing comics digitally in Part 2 (above) I must say I wasn't quite the futurist I thought I was. Almost. But not 100%.
The lovely scanner image is named the Plustek Optibook 4600. It is described as a scanner for books (and I would add comic books) since the scanning glass goes all the way to the edge. Hence, you don't have to bend the spine of your comics since you can open the comic it at a 90 degree angle and scan away. This little baby will undoubtedly make it easier (and less painful) for the DCP folks to do the DCP thing.
But part of what sucks about digital distribution is that the end product is digital so you have to stay attached to an electronic product. Palm Pilots, iPhones and other similar devices are okay for reading ebooks, but not eComics. Devices such as Sony and Amazon's ebook readers are okay, but again, they are either black and white or unable to fully deliver a comic book in all it's glory. So we are tied to our computer, at best a small laptop which burns up your lap as you read the latest issue.
However, technology is always expanding and I'm happy to report, it expanded for me this morning when I came across this little gem of a website:
It's exactly what it sounds like. Punch in your pdf file and it will automatically turn it in to a booklet for printing. So technically, if you are tech savvy enough you could open an eComic in ComicRack (the best damn eComic reader available), save the comic as a pdf, upload to Bookletcreator.com and print out the resulting file as a little comic. Kinda like the old ashcans since you will most likely be printing on 8.5x11 paper and will be folding it in half.
The quality is great (depending on your printer) and the booklet printed the pages in saddle stitch format (go buy a longer stapler).
The limitations at this point is the comic pages have to be shrunk down in order to fit on the smaller page size. Also, printing these four color wonders will get pretty expensive, pretty quick. But someone will come out with a site that prints out comic size pages...perhaps Comicbookletcreator.com? And hopefully new printer technologies will mean a decrease in ink prices to the point you won't think about it when you print. I was reading about 3D Printers that actually print physical products (I read an article that stated we will purchase products over the net this way. Want a hat from Amazon.com? Order it and "print" it out on your end), so I would assume my my $25 inkjet printer's ink should be coming down in price soon.
Again, it's not perfect at the moment, but the future is bright.
I know I've been busy but not hearing about this movie is ridiculous. Will Smith starring in a superhero movie? Albeit a non licensed superhero movie. From the clips this movie looks like it's going to have a fresh spin on the latest crop of movies and some serious special effects. Check out the first couple of trailers from the gods of Youtube if you've been hiding under a rock like I have.
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Welcome to another episode of our show! Bart throws out an offer at the to the sixth emailer to the show. If you are the one you will get a signed, broken (but new!) Reed Richards action figure!
The shows topics include:
As stated above...check out these great pages of comic goodness (click on 'em to make 'em big). The Spidey and Wolverine page for the interaction. The Starfire pages for the obvious reasons....the backgrounds. ;)
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Welcome to another episode of our show! Skypecasting all the way.
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