Category: Comic Musings

All general posts relating to the comic book industry.

A Sign That The Manga World Is Out Of Ideas…

At a local Tim Hortons restaurant late at night, I’m having coffee with a buddy of mine and we talk about a whole bunch of stuff. At some point, he brings up the news that there’s a new manga called Daigo: The Beast coming out soon. I don’t keep up with manga news, so I ask him what’s so special about this manga.

He tells me that it’s a manga-ized biography of that Street Fighter pro player person.

I look up and stare into his eyes, looking for any sign that he could be pulling my leg or making some ridiculous claim. I’m waiting for him to cut the air of silence and tell me what this manga is really about. It didn’t take long for me to realize that he was being completely serious.

“Somebody’s making a manga about some gamer?” I ask him.

My bud nods slowly.

I slowly shake my head in disbelief. Of all the things you could make a manga out of it and you go with some gamer’s life story. This was a sign that the world is running out of good ideas.

“Is there a reason why anyone would want this?” I ask. “I’m not sure why anyone would want a manga about a guy whose claim to fame is that he’s very good at Street Fighter.”

My buddy just shrugs, unable to give me an answer that would satisfy me. I take a couple more sips of coffee before we change the subject.

Just to clarify, I know about Daigo; that guy who did fifty parries to a crowd of lifeless zombies heard around the world. Apparently, he’s one of the best SF players in the world. You know what? Good for him… that doesn’t mean the world needs a manga about this guy. Not when you make more magical girl comics instead that borderlines on hentai or whatever the proper venacular happens to be.

For people who care about this sort of shit, the Daigo: The Beast biography manga is due out in December, but early copies are available at the EVO event this July.

Later.

R.I.P. Adam West

Heard the sad news that Adam West – the deep-voiced actor perhaps best known for his role as Batman in the 1960s television show of the same name – recently passed away of leukemia. Mr. West’s role as Batman is one that most people (myself included) associate him with and while that has been a source of a career stall for a period, his appearances in Family Guy has given audiences a newfound appreciation for the man.

My heartfelt wishes and condolences to the West family and friends.

Regarding The MMPR Comic From Boom Studios

So I promised a write-up on the comic some time ago… and well, this isn’t it… but for those curious (for whatever reason) about my thoughts on Boom Studios’ current Mighty Morphin comic book, I’ll just say what I said on the DTM-Cast last month and expand on it a bit here.

For the most part, I think it’s well written fanfiction, with a couple ideas I’ve seen done better, but honestly, the current Green Ranger wankfest that this comic is on is boring the shit out of me. So you start with a new heavy that last eight issues and then all of a sudden, two Rangers are trapped in another dimension where they get to conveniently meet faces from futures seasons of the show and… you know, the funny thing is that the ideas that they had going on here were ideas that a couple buddies and I were toying around with when we were thinking of new fanfic ideas to put together back when we were brainstorming fanfics years ago and… well, fucking hell, man.

See, it started off well and with some potential, but it just fell off the rails. And when they introduced that new hybrid Ranger a couple issues prior – first thought that comes to mind is “that’s probably evil Tommy” and it never occurred to me that it might be anyone else because the writers have such huge fucking boners for the character that they had to go with the cliche “What if Tommy stayed evil?” Something that has been before in numerous fanfics good and bad.

This isn’t anything new. I like the idea of the two coins combined to make one Ranger; I thought that was kinda cool, but… I don’t know, man. I’m just holding out for something better to come along.

One Incentive Cover You’ll Never See Published…

For what it’s worth, the image itself was done years ago – it’s even been used as a thumbnail for one of my older video reviews. It’s essentially someone sitting on the john with a Green Ranger helmet added on and the tie recolored green. (I believe it’s from a poster for a George W. Bush biopic or something; can’t recall which one, but the cowboy boots are a dead giveaway.) However, with Boom Studios offering blank cover editions of their MMPR comics, it seems like a no-brainer to produce a custom cover of my own.

To the three people who might have the inclination to ask, I do have a write-up planned in regards to the current comic series being published. It’s going to take a while since I do need to play catch-up on a couple things, but hopefully, sooner than later, it’ll be up in some form or fashion.

The cover, however, should provide a hint as to my feelings on the current run, but not necessarily the whole story.

Congratulations To Batman V. Superman for its Razzie Presence

The 37th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards has awarded their Razzies this past weekend and I felt due to give my congratulations to the very prestigious and deserving Batman V. Superman: Yawn Of Justice feature film in its numerous nominations and award wins. No doubt Zack Snyder, DC, and Warner Bros. are thrilled by being nominated for seven categories (and TWICE in one area) and winning four of them. I mean, that doesn’t take a whole lot, but goddamn, kid, that’s quite an accomplishment nonetheless.

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One Week… One Bloody Week…

And what happens while I take a week off from uploading shit?

– Billy Corgan, TNA president and hopeful acquirer of said company, sues Dixie Carter and the company he’s employed with because they owe him money. Goddamn, kid.

– Paige suffers another WWE Wellness Policy violation over prescription drugs they say are “illegal” and now sources on her side claim that a second opinion doctor says she needs neck surgery. WWE doctors believe otherwise; look at all the wonders our Z-Paks have done for us over the years.

– This year’s Survivor Series PPV will comprise three traditional Survivor Series style matches (almost like the earlier editions of the PPV were just that) and headlined by the “long-awaited” rematch between Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg, which is being booked for the sole purpose of trying to sell more copies of the video game… because apparently Suplex City isn’t enough of a stupid idea to try and sell more video games.

– The rumored Women In Hell In A Cell match has been confirmed. Not only that, but the match between Seth Rollins and Champion Of The Universe Kevin Owens will also be a Cell match. WOW! THREE HELL IN A CELL MATCHES ON ONE SHOW! SMELL THE BUYRATE! Brace yourselves for mediocrity.

– They announced a Justice League/Mighty Morphin crossover comic… because I guess we really needed the stench of Zack Snyder in my MMPR comic books… oh wait, they’re talking about the comic version of JL, not the film… sorry, my bad.

– Another Rogue One trailer… Maybe you should’ve released this first before TFA if you wanted to get on everyone’s good nostalgic side or something.

Well… that’s something.

So Youtube videos will resume this week with a pick-up video and then straight reviews for the next few weeks. Nothing grandiose for this wave of reviews… I’m saving those for later.

Will LOGAN Be The Temporary Sabbatical Of Wolverine?

]I know it’s been said that this is going to be the last time Hugh Jackman dons the claws and stuff, but somehow I find it difficult to believe that they won’t somehow shove him into a cameo in a future X-film and somehow have him regenerate into a younger jabroni like Shia LaBeef or whichever young stud is relevant at the moment who can’t act.

And yes, I’m still referring to it as “The Temporary Sabbatical Of Wolverine” instead of its Death title. I’m still entirely convinced he’ll be back sooner than later.

Logan comes out March 3.