Off the Cuff: Naruto and changing art
Mar 14It’s an age old question. Some suggest it’s on the same level as the chicken or the egg. Shaken or stirred. And Abbot or Costello? So what’s this question? Does art make a comic book / cartoon good, or is it the story? I’ve always viewed this as a bit of a false choice. Just like Abbott and Costello you can’t have one with out the other. For me the...
Off the Cuff: Papercraft
Feb 28I don’t really know much about Papercraft. I guess it’s like an advanced form of Origami. Or perhaps its an ancient secret passed on by Martians. At any rate, some of the results are amazing. And of course they are all well outside of my technical abilities. But a funny thing happened as I began to look for more examples of papercraft on the internet. I discovered that...
Off the Cuff: Batman Begins
Jan 24Comics, Cartoons, and all things related By Eric Barrett It seems appropriate that I was watching Batman Begins on TV last week. As you’ve heard by now Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie died this week. Whenever I see someone who doesn’t live out their full potential, I find this to be a tragic event. And unfortunately that describes Ledger. However,...
Off the Cuff: are reviews being manipulated?
Jan 11Comics, Cartoons, and all things related By Eric Barrett Another week, another story about video game publishers and video game reviewers. This time it involves a major magazine, Electronic Gaming Monthly, better known as EGM. According to a column by Dan Hsu, their editor, certain companies don’t like the “less-than-totally-positive previews” EGM has been writing. Anyone who has ever read...
Off the Cuff: Kristin Kreuk is Chun-Li?
Jan 03So here’s a bit of interesting news. Apparently they are getting ready to film a new Street Fighter movie. Okay, so I admit that’s not all that interesting. But what is interesting is their choice of casting for Chun-Li. Wait for it…. Wait for it…. Kristin Kreuk. That’s right, Lana Lang from Smallville. Now on the one hand I think she could pull off the character looks wise. ...
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