Marathonian

In a marathon session, I read World of Warcraft issues 15 to 23, which had been piling up on my coffee table for the last few months. I stopped reading the series after the first story arc (mostly) wrapped up, and I had been letting the issues pile up while I was busy doing other things. Unfortunately, Ludo Lullabi doesn't illustrate any of these, but Mike Bowden has grown on me, and he does a good job as the book's regular penciller. However, what I like the most is the story by Walter and Louise Simonson, old pros who once again prove why their names are legendary.

So, if you like fantasy, you could do worse than checking out WoW, even if you don't play the game. I don't, either, and I am thoroughly enjoying the series!

Director's Commentary

Hungry for behind-the-scenes information regarding the great War of the Witchblades story arc? Then head to CBR.com and check out this long article in which Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic reveal lots of juicy information about the earth-shattering confrontation between Sara and Dani. Enjoy!

Terrific Trivia

I love Toy Story and Toy Story 2, so when Disney re-released them as a double feature I was immediately interested. I own the movies on DVD, but I had never seen the first one on the big screen. I did see the second one when it opened back in 1999, but the original I had only enjoyed at home. Therefore, and keeping in mind I honestly believe Toy Story is one of the best movies of all time, it wasn't even a choice.

I didn't care at all for the "Now in 3D" scam though, because, honestly, all the 3D does is improve the depth of what you're seeing and little else. It is definitely not worth the three extra dollars they charge for it, and I am sick and tired of overpaying for movies with no added value. However, I did get an unexpected bonus, and that was the trivia in between the two movies.

They had a ten minute intermission so that people could go to the restroom and, of course, buy more popcorn and disgusting Coke. I stayed put, though, and I got to enjoy ten minutes of trivia questions about the movies. I was playing against a seven-year-old, and she almost beat me! Since I've seen Toy Story about a million times, I knew all my facts regarding the first movie, but I had only seen the sequel two or three times, and that's where she had the advantage. At any rate, it was a great way to keep the audience entertained in between these two amazing films, so good job, Pixar/Disney!

Fueled by Greed

The Old Man Logan story arc on Wolverine turned out to be lots of fun. Written by Mark Millar and drawn by Steve McNiven, OML tells a story that takes place fifty years in the future. All the heroes are gone, and villains rule the United States. An old, gray-haired Logan lives with his wife and two kids in a small farm in Sacramento, California, and he has sworn never to pop his claws again. Then an old, blind Hawkeye shows up and talks Logan into a road trip across the continent (in the spider buggy, no less) to deliver a mysterious cargo. Logan, who is hard-pressed for cash, accepts… and that's all I'm going to reveal.

The story was very entertaining, and the artwork was very good. Also, I like the fact this was done in the regular Wolverine series instead of as yet another miniseries. However, I also need to curse Marvel's name for trying to have their cake and eat it too. This is an eight-issue story, and the first seven are part of the regular Wolverine series. However, part eight was sold as a separate giant-sized issue, which makes no sense. Well, it does: so that Marvel could make even more money. More vexing yet is that the price of this "giant-sized" issue is $4.99. Do you want to know how many pages of story this "giant-sized" book actually has to offer? 32. Thirty-two meager pages of story for five bucks. And in a pathetic attempt to justify the price, the geniuses at Marvel decided to include a cover gallery with all the covers from the previous seven issues. Well, call me crazy, but I think that the only people that will be buying the eighth part of a story are going to be… let me think about it… well, maybe the same freaking people who bought the first seven and therefore have all those covers you are forcing them to pay for again? I don't want to say "fuck you, Marvel", but I think that's exactly what you deserve to hear. So fuck you, Marvel.

Tropa de elite

Como nuestro amigo Finn ha decidido darle una oportunidad al cine policiaco, voy a recomendar esta otra magnífica película. Tropa de élite nos cuenta de forma realista la corrupción de la policía brasileña, la vida en las fabelas, y cómo las clases media/alta para más tocar los cojones van de "salvadores del mundo" pero sin tener ni puta idea de cómo funciona. Pues cuando las cosas se complican de verdad en las fabelas y la policía normal no puede entrar, llaman a la tropa de élite, un cuerpo de policía especial compuesto de tíos más duros que las piedras, que hacen el trabajo sucio. La peli no se corta, y cuenta las cosas como son: son polis pero torturan a la gente para sacar información, y si se tienen que cargar a alguien, lo hacen y punto.

La peli nos cuenta la historia de un policía de esta unidad que, como pronto nacerá su primer hijo , quiere dejar el cuerpo, pero antes ha de encontrar un sustituto para reemplazarle al mando de su pelotón. No hay persecuciones espectaculares, ni grandes efectos, pero no los necesita ya que cuenta una historia de verdad.

No cuento más porque sería destripar la peli y paso, pero es muy pero que muy recomendable.

Buzzard

Here you have the Buzzard, one of my favorite characters from Eric Powell's The Goon. I was going to say this is the first time I've drawn the Buzzard but, as it happens, it is the first time I've ever drawn any character from Powell's amazing series. Anyway, I hope you like it!

Dragon Age

Check out this awesome video of Dragon Age, the new game by BioWare coming out on November 3. The video looks great, but I'd like so see some gameplay to get a better idea of what the game will be like. Enjoy!