Classics
No More CGI Destruction of Cities Required, Please
Films there not a more interesting story to tell using these kinds of characters that isn’t just 100% shock-and-awe tactics. How long is it going to be before kids shrug their shoulders at one of these films and the audience pulling power of a $200m blockbuster starts to wane?
Eleven great web comics that you should read
GeneralHere are some great sites to check out - hopefully you will find some interesting and hilarious web comics!
Calvin and Hobbes snowmen made into a miniature montage
GeneralCalvin and Hobbes has always been a little on the ridiculous side when it comes to making comics about snowmen.
From Book to Film: Part two
FilmIn the previous installment of From Book to Film, we discussed two films that, though adapted from a novella and a novel, respectfully, differed from their source material in terms of narrative structure, adding, expanding upon or even skipping over plot points while still managing to create a strong, everlasting cinematic experience.
Turns out the real plot for Revenge of the Nerds was the assimilation of the masses into their collective. Not unlike what the Borg would have done.
FilmThe seventies and eighties weren't such a good time to be a nerd. It was an era when soldiers, jocks, and corporate men ruled the world, and D&D players weren't likely to get the girl. As the decades went by, the dynamic changed enough that Jocks were hiding inside on sunny days playing video games (even if it was Madden NFL) and the Nerds made it outside long enough to notice that having a tan ain't that bad.
However you want to put it, things have changed enough that it isn't such a black spot on your rep to admit that you're into stuff that once would have gotten your underwear run up the flagpole.
The life of Bullet Bill is one of loneliness. A comic.
GamingThe life and times of this Bullet Bill from the Mario universe is one of loneliness and constant traveling.