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I have no idea what that headline means it was just fun to yell. Dayna Baby Lou is a Pro-Cosplayer and model... you know what, just look at her facebook page, but a lot of her focus tends to be on video games and who's complaining? Not me. Below you'll find her Terry Bogard collection and some Mortal Kombat shots as well. Terry Bogard
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWnShSe6e8 I'll play a Sonic game, but I'm not in love with Sonic. That blue dude can eat a dick for all I care.
I'm not a huge fan of Ben Stiller like most people, but I do like the look of this movie. People are already saying it's an award contender, but I think it just looks interesting. What about you?
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Rachel Pandich of Skin Crawling Comics, Paul Chapman from the Greatest Movie Ever Podcast, and Gerald Rathkolb of Anime World Order provide a celebrity panel discussion on HORROR COMICS. To listen to part one where the panel discusses HORROR MOVIES, click over to The Greatest Movie EverPodcast. And subscribe to it on iTunes if you haven’t done so already. These guys want to remind you to please help out the Skin Crawling Comics campaign.
Sneaky Zebra really set the bar high when it comes to music videos featuring cosplay. SpendthriftMonk gives a decent effort, but the music is really slow which makes the video seem to go on forever. Also Yaya Han has a ton of appearances in the video and I have to say that I'm not a big fan of hers. If you're bored then check it out, but I saw a ton of cool pictures of cosplay from the event and very few of them made it into this video which was a shame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYTulal_fU
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Official Press Release:
Before USA Luge takes to the ice at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, you can help decide which Valiant-designed uniform America's luge athletes will wear into competition next February!
Valiant is proud to announce that it has partnered with USA Luge, home of the fastest sport on ice, and USA Luge technical partner Dow for a new online contest to choose the final sled, helmet and suit designs to be used in competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Now through August 23rd, fans worldwide can visit www.USALuge.com to vote on their favorite combination of Valiant-designed helmets and racing suits – as envisioned by Harvey Award-nominated artist Khari Evans (Harbinger, Archer & Armstrong) – and Dow-engineered sled! The winning, fan-selected design will join the USA Luge team in competition next February, as they represent the United States at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
"A modern, sharp-looking uniform is more than mere aesthetics, as it helps boost the confidence of athletes," said Gordy Sheer, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and Director of Marketing and Sponsorship for USA Luge. "Valiant Entertainment has an incredible design sense, and we're thrilled to have them contributing to the look of the USA Luge helmets and race suits for the Sochi 2014 Games."
"Valiant is incredibly proud to be a sponsor of USA Luge, and the responsibility of overseeing the team's next great suit and helmet designs – to be seen in action at the Sochi 2014 Games – is one that we do not take lightly. It's been an honor to participate in the process, and we look forward to seeing which thrilling design the fans decide to send into action alongside USA Luge's athletes in Sochi this winter," said Russell A. Brown, Valiant's President of Consumer Products, Promotions and Ad Sales.
The newly selected helmet and suit design will be the second Valiant-inspired uniform employed by USA Luge. A corporate sponsor of the team and its athletes since 2012, Valiant also designed the look of USA Luge's race gear for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 World Cup and World Championship seasons with a groundbreaking uniform design patterned after the iconic design of X-O Manowar, the armor-clad hero of Valiant's flagship comic series.
Now, with four all-new new designs to choose from – Flagship, Racer, Silver Wave, and Stargate – fans are encouraged to select their favorite look and make their voice heard before the final ballots are cast on August 23rd. Visit www.USALuge.com today to cast your vote and bring the USA Luge team one step closer to glory this winter at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games!
I enjoy seeing comic book costumes incorporated into every day fashion. Sure more comic fans would spot this and know that it was Captain A-Town, but others would probably just glance at it and think it was a cool design. It was created by AcidDaisy and while I doubt that you'll see it on store shelves, I bet you could check out how she made it and fashion one for yourself if you wanted. Via Fashionbly Geek
We've got another clip for Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox which is out today. There's also an image gallery at the bottom. This is the last official WB Premiere movie and after that it's rebranded so enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oltJtZOMf8&feature=youtu.be
After being mesmerized by the first episode of High School USA! I was looking forward to more. There’s always that chance that the pilot episode is actually the best episode, but thankfully that wasn’t the case here. The second episode “Sexting” pokes fun at some many modern-day high school occurrences while still keeping with the wholesome outward appearance. That’s definitely one thing this show has over other animations is that they don’t always hand you the jokes and explain it. A lot of it is hidden in the dialog and yet due to the animation, it’s deceivingly wholesome looking. In this episode there are plenty of visual gags and a few that will be completely noticeable and others not so much, but their dialog hides a ton more.
The episode starts off in “Le American Diner” again as the gang is sitting around their food which they never eat. Cassandra begins busting Amber’s chops about how excited she is about her “boyfriend” Brent returning. He’s described as a beautiful man and even Brad agrees. Amber begins to freak out though when Cassandra mentions his member. Now Amber can’t stop thinking about what his penis might look like and the fact that she hasn’t seen it and so she asks for a picture.
Later that night her mom pops in her room and she opens up to her; pay really close attention to this scene because aside from the visual cues there are some dialog cues about Amber’s mom which made this my favorite scene of the episode. Amber gets the picture and it’s not what she expected.
The next day she drags Cassandra to the bathroom with her and at this point you can cue the next visual gag. She shows Cassandra and she instantly makes a joke about Brent’s doodle, but still asks for a copy of the picture to “study” and give a better opinion. The picture of course ends up circulating to all of the girls in the school which puts Amber and Cassandra at odds with each other.
Marsh feels that he must take it upon himself to fix the problem so that when Brent arrives he doesn’t feel awkward. His solution is that the entire male population of the school should take a “dick pic” of their own and send it to all of the girls in the school. Only by all of them doing it will it show solidarity. Also, if you think that every dude sending every girl a “dick pic” goes by unmentioned then you’re wrong. It’s hilarious.
The episode was quite funny and I found it strange that some people didn’t like it. After all it’s not exactly pushing any envelopes that Simpson, South Park or Family Guy haven’t pushed well before it, but I can see it not being everyone’s cup of tea. It could very well be that Dino Stamatopoulos has created another show before it’s time.
The voice acting still seems like its finding its rhythm which isn’t uncommon with animated shows. If you look back at some of your favorites, the first couple of episodes are always rough and usually don’t resemble what the series becomes or the voices you become familiar with. I do wish there was a better breakdown of who is voicing which character rather than the few on IMDB and from what my own ear can pick up, but I’m sure as episodes progress that will happen as well.
Something I didn’t talk about on my last review was the animation by ADHD. If you’ve followed the site then you know we’ve featured a lot of their shorts on here in the past and I doubt I’m alone when I say that they are a fantastic animation studio. The visual story telling is just as strong as the narrative and it looks great. The coloring is definitely one of the best things and gives the show a modern vibrant look. It stands out compared to other animated shows that are locked into their look from decades past.
If you’re not watching it, you really should be. I’m not going to deny that this show would be better suited for Adult Swim, but I’m also not going to pretend that Adult Swim has had it’s time to shine and squandered it’s potential on syndicated shows over original content. Frankly, as long as it’s funny I don’t give a crap about where I watch it.
Score: 4/5
Writer: Dino Stamatopoulos
Like most people I took one look at High School USA! and thought, “Oh good they’re finally getting around to spoofing Archie.” Only I said it really sarcastically. Well the joke is on me because this show is fantastic. In a lot of ways it reminds me of early Family Guy episodes in which they would spoof what television portrayed as reality and the TV formula in general. With High School USA! the formula is the high school experience boiled down to its lowest common denominator so that it’s transparent and relatable. The episodes are only ten minutes long which means that it follows the Adult Swim outline for the most part. In the first episode we’re just thrown in with the characters with hardly an introduction and no backstory. It’s very easy to pick up on and the writer’s do a fine job of making sure character’s names are repeated often, but without it being so obvious that they’re just saying it for your benefit.
The first episode opens up at a pep rally about Bullying. The teacher that we met (and the only character’s name that I don’t remember) calms down the crowd and goes through why a bully is bad and that they will not tolerate Bullies at the school and if caught students won’t be allowed to attend Friday’s dance.
After the pep rally we spend some time with our main characters: Marsh the “Archie” of the group who was overweight as a child and even though he’s thin now, he’s still obsessed with weight loss. Then there’s Brad, who is the “Jughead” to Marsh’s “Archie.” Instead of being a hollow knock off though he actually represents the typical jock for the most part. Then there’s Blackstein… he doesn’t really compare to someone from Archie in my opinion, but it’s clear that he’s the nerd of the group. There’s more to his character as he represents some typical stereotypes as well, but you’ll see it when you watch. Lastly are the ladies. Amber is of course the “Betty”, but this is in hair color only. She and Cassandra, the “Veronica”, are both very accurate in their dialog and come across like any tween/teen girl that you may have overheard in a mall or just out in public in general. Their charm is that they are so accurate with their dialog and mannerisms that you forget they’re just cartoon characters.
We know the episode is about Bullies and while the gang is hanging out at “Le American Diner”, Marsh points out that Brad is a bully. It’s pretty obvious considering he has Blackstein in a head lock the entire time and calls him “Brainstein” because he thinks he’s dumb, but to the rest of the gang it isn’t as obvious. Brad runs away because he doesn’t want to be a bully; later that night he’s contact about his bullying and asked to meet with the stranger. He follows a Truman Captoe looking dude to a place where jocks are beating up on nerds. Brad unwinds on a nerd who is there because he’s a “pervert” and the Captoe looking dude records it. The next day the video has gone viral and Brad is banned from the dance.
That’s literally like half of the episode, but I haven’t told you any of the jokes. That’s what’s actually great about this show; sure they’ve nailed high school perfectly and managed to even represent the youngest generation in doing so, but the comedy is what shines. In the diner Marsh turns down both girls because he’s going to be home binge eating and after Brad leaves, Blackstein says that he’ll be their date to which Amber gives a hilarious response. I’m not going to ruin any of the jokes because they’ll be completely out of context for you. Brad’s home life delivers tons of great material and his mom might just be the best supporting character of the show.
Not all of the voice acting is amazing. Marsh is okay for the most part, but his golly shucks delivery tends to leave him pretty monotone and lacking any real emotion. I think that’s supposed to be the point, but when he’s mixed with all the other dynamic characters it doesn’t really work and makes him seem like the one that’s out of place. Brad is voiced by T.J. Miller and I recognized him instantly. He’s a bit rough with his lines and it doesn’t come off naturally, but I think as the show continues it’ll get there. It definitely didn’t stop the jokes from being funny. Blackstein is voiced by Nathan Barnatt and he does a great job, but sounds the most cartoonish out of the bunch. I’m not sure who voices Amber, but she does a fantastic job. In a huge surprise, Mandy Moore is the voice of Cassandra. She does a great job, but it’s kind of weird once you know that especially after the second episode. In general the voice acting is good and you can tell that they’re going for a wholesome feel even if they’re being crude at the same time and that works. I just hope that they don’t break from that.
I would definitely say that High School USA! is worth watching. I expected very little from it and was then pleasantly surprised. If you know who Dino Stamatopoulos is, then you’ll definitely want to watch since this is his brain child. He’s written and created some of the best and most disturbing things on television including Moral Orel, which is similar in structure and parody with this show. I’m sure you can find a way to watch this for free considering Fox is backing their Adult Swim block of programing pretty hard, so check it out.
Score: 4/5
Writer: Dino Stamatopoulos
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epo1F4lc_lE After watching that I bet you were wondering, "Is all of the drama of the show going to hinge on them finishing the costumes we know they already made?" and the answer is yes. This idea looks like it was born out of the Morgan Spurlock film about Comic Con and following Holly and her Mass Effect costume. I say that because she's in this as well and it pretty much looks like all the same things that she went through. Monkia Lee is the only person I really cared about seeing and they never showed her talking. Also the main woman who cosplay's as everything and was on King of the Geeks... yeah I'm tired of her. Clearly there is some sponsorship or something because she has a shit ton of costumes. I don't want to hate on it, but this did not excite me... quite the opposite actually.
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Posted on IDW's Tumblr were Mateus Santolouco's Bebop and Rocksteady design. I don't know if this is going to become official or not, but it's pretty damn cool. I do find it curious that it has the official logo and all of the companies at the bottom.
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Granted the shield has a different logo and the "A" has been replaced with a "D", but we all know that's a Kirby inspired Captain America right there. Freaking awesome even if there is a Burger King logo in the background for some reason.
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Here's some three-month old news that slipped by. That's a redditor by the name of ohlyssa who entered a Saga cosplay contest that apparently everyone but be knew about and she won. Not really surprising when you look at the other contestants which you can see here.
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I may know nothing about Evangelion, but I know plenty about wanting to rock your favorite cartoon character on your underwear so I'm not judging anyone for wanting these. I am going to say that they suck and whoever designed them has no sense of style or taste. There's women frilly underwear and then some men's underwear which finds a way to suck even more. Women's
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Well this bad boy is out tomorrow, but today we have Nathan Fillion talking about his role as Hal Jordan in The Flashpoint Paradox and a bonus clip! Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt6ngSH4fZU
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Castle star Nathan Fillion once again reprises his role as the voice of Green Lantern/Hal Jordan in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie.
We promised a part two to last week's Comic Con coverage, but this time around we have a heavy hand on movies. We're going to give you our thoughts and opinions on all the Comic Con movie news that we felt was relevant so if you came here for something else... that's on you then. We did cover one bit of comic news that happened after last week's episode and that's the "Lights Out" info that Dan Didio leaked. I talk about a list at the end of the episode which you can find here. Overall we just hope we don't bore you like last week when we rattled off a list at you... CBMFP is GO!
