So about two or so years ago I dropped my Wii and broke the game drive. Since I have had little reason to get it fixed. Epic mickey came close but didn't quite get light the fire under me. Then came the 25th anniversary of a little series called the Legend of Zelda.
Out of all nintendo properties Zelda is by far my favorite, and for the new game (the first official one for the Wii and not a port) I had to get it. So I sent off my Wii for repairs and then bought the game. The collectors edition comes a snazzy golden wii remote plus (it even has the winged triforce emblem), and symphony music Cd.
So far I'm having a great time playing it and I can't wait till school is over so I can dedicate a lot more time to it. My only complaint is getting used to the wii remote plus controls oh and that Link is right handed because of the motion controls
So far I give the game a 4 out of 5
Usually when I want a comic my shop has it, if not there are other places I can check. Not this time this one comic that I had been looking forward to for moths was out everywhere I look. The comic? Batman the brave and the Bold number 13. Why the clamor for this particular comic well let;s take a look at the cover shall we:
That's right all the Robins. Every. Single One. well technically Dick is here as Nightwing but whatever he was robin so it counts. Of particular note my girl Stephanie Brown is here along with Carrie Kelly.
Dan Didio rewrites history we don't need you to do it Dami
This comic lived up to all my expectations, Damian being a brat (and subtly fanboying dick), Carrie being snarky, Jason being cocky (and getting slapped down by Steph and Damian), Tim and Steph being my favs forever, and Dick being his normal BAMF self. Highly recommended to all robin fans. Oh and there was some plot about Batman dying and needing the lazarus pit or something but who cares. ALL THE ROBINS!!!!!
Lack of updates make ME sad the grand total of two that are reading this blog probably don't care that much. I've been busy playing Batman Gotham city which is so very awesome I've finished the main storyline and there is still much to do. I'll do a picspam of all the awesome comic stuff that I read. Look for some X-men stuff mostly. Unbelievably Scott Lobdell's other two books are turning out better than I could have predicted.
What's got me off my behind and posting this moment is this little sereis that I didn't give a chance because of it's title. Then I noticed people talking about it. The anime is Tiger and Bunny. Just watched the first episode and I love it.
This show is Japan's take on the superhero, something they don't usually do. (Sentai and Kamen rider are exception and not anime to boot). Its an interesting world were Heros have corporate sponsors and heroes rated on TV shows. I'll give a full review one I finish the season.
When I started this blog I intended to talk about all facets of my geeky side. So far I've indulged mainly in comics. and why not its a very exciting time to be a comic fan. DC rebooted their entire universe, Archie comics have introduced their first gay character, The X-men have split apart (BTW uncanny x-men was my favorite book this week), Sonic has gone back to his roots. Things are blowing up across the board in comics. My point is that comics are only one part of my geekly focus and I want to highlight All of it. So I want to take this moment to bring up Brittish Sci-Fi icon Elisabeth Sladen.
Earlier this year we lost this truly amazing actress. She was best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who. Starting in 1973 she would stay on until 1976, and from this time she would reprise her role over the decades. With the doctor who revival in 2005 (called NewWho by fans) she returns again in the 2006 series 2 episode School Reunion. This return prompted her on Spin-off called the Sarah Jane Adventures.
Developed for CBBC it became a favorite of new and old fans.In this series Sarah Jane gets a family. spoiling a weekly alien plot, raising her genetically engineered son, and training a new generation to take care of alien threats to earth her life blossoms. She reminds us that life on earth is an adventure too. Now the series is over, fortunately before her illness and death Miss Sladen had recorded 3 serials (for a total of 6 episodes) for Sarah Jane Smith.
So with a heavy heart I loaded up the final episodes already sad that this was the last I'd see of Sarah Jane Smith. In this season she adopts an Alien daughter, we get a great story out of my favorite character in the series Clyde, and we get a last story of her and Luke (bonus points for him learning to be a big brother).Then came the very ending:
cue tears streaming down my face. The story will go on forever Lis. Now excuse me while I go spend too much money on old Doctor who DVDs.
The first month of the DC relaunch is over.I read nearly 52 new #1s this month and it
was exhausting. Some of it was ok, some of it was so painful I felt like my
soul became tainted and dirty. Then there were books that just made me happy to
be a comic book fan during this time.One of those books is Static Shock. Most of you who know Static Shock probably
think of this:
Like I said during the first week of the DC relaunch I did
not miss and episode of this cartoon. NOT ONE.So I am very glad that they decided to include static in the relaunch.
It’s true that Batwing is being an unquestionable badass:
and Justice League
International is being the best team book DC is making now; but neither of them
give me the sheer joy and pleasure of Static Shock.So far both issues of this comic book have
given me everything that a new series needs to hook you:character introduction and development,
action packed scenes, likeable support characters, and lots of setup to keep
readers interested.
Because of his interference in their operations the Slate
gang is targeting Static. Their trump card Virule succeeds in severing Statics
arm only for it to miraculously grow back. While the Slate gang gets berated
for failing to take out Static, Virgil himself is trying to figure out exactly
what happened with his arm.
The kid is smart coming up with a plausible theory for why it happened if not how. My only quibble so far is at least brought up
in the issue; Virgil needs a support system. Sure he has Hardware, but he doesn’t
want to bother his mentor (benefactor ?). Besides hardware isn’t his friend
like Frieda (or Richie from the cartoon).
So back at the Hawkins house the next big mystery rears its
head (literally right out of Sharon’s mouth). Apparently for some reason Sharon
has a clone (and how I missed it last issue is beyond me because now that I
know it was painfully obvious.Both Sharon’s
think they are the original and hate each other and it’s all somehow Virgil’s
fault (or at least he blames himself). I hope this story line continues for a
while.
Being the science smarty that he is he goes to a science and
math school appropriately named after Static’s Creator Dwayne G. McDuffie. For
those of you who are unfamiliar with this man. Not only is he responsible for
the minority owned and operated Milestone Comics. He was also wrote episodes of
Teen Titans, was and editor for Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 Alien Force.I am sure that Mr. McDuffie is looking down
on this series smiling (and hoping it doesn’t turn to crap)
Overall I really am enjoying this run because it keeps Static’s
character firmly intact. He is smart, heroic,
A believable teenager
Static likes the ladies and the ladies like static.
And a hopeless science dork, seriously look at him fanboying
his enemy’s tech:
So I am looking forward to every issue of this amazing
comic. It is highly recommended to fans of the original comic, cartoon and to
new readers alike.
I’m going to make a Side note that didn’t fit into the
review proper. Joker appears in this book and I hope to all that is good in the
world that Batman doesn’t show up. This is Static’s book we don’t need Batman
sticking his nose in here too. He is all over the DC 52 verse. Let’s run down
the list of Bat related books in the new universe:
Detective Comics-Stars Batman
Batman- Stars Batman
Batgirl-stars a Batman Partner
Batwoman- Batman INC. member (and Batman shows up)
Catwoman-Stars his Girlfriend whatever Catwoman is to
him(who may have raped him but that’s Another
rant)
Red Hood and the Outlaws –stars Batman’s anti-hero douchebag
former partner
Batwing- Batman Inc. member (and Batman shows up)
NIghtwing- Stars Dick Grayson former Batman partner
Batman and Robin- Stars Batman
Justice League-Has Batman as a member
Justice League International-Batman Is a member
Batman: The Dark Knight-Stars Batman
That’s 12 books connected to Batman 13 if you count Teen
Titans which stars another pupil of Bruce Wayne. That makes about 25% of the
books. Yes Batman is awesome but you are over exposing him DC. Here is a hint DC Batman does not poop
rainbows and lollipops you have other awesome heroes let them shine on their
own.
So no top pick review from last week. Red hood and the Outlaws left such
a bad taste in my mouth that Superman Returns seems like high art and Batman
and Robin seems like a comedic masterpiece by comparison. So I
thought I'd take a moment to do something different. I'm into tokusatstu, which
are Japanese special effects shows. There are lots of these shows but one
of my favorite franchises is Kamen Rider. It started in 1971 and has been going strong since. In fact its 40th anniversary show just started introducing Kamen Rider Fourze:
Every series has varying amounts of seriousness and silliness. As a series set in high school; with a hammy, hot blooded, shonen action hero; a space addicted Genki Girl Four I don't think it could get sillier. Oh it was created by Ishinomori Shotaro creator of Cyborg 009; and head writer is Nakashima Kazuki, script writer for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann? Well this series just went from delightfully quirky to Crazy Awesome.
Other than the Rider design (I like the function if not the look of the suit) I'm already hooked. Granted the series is taking the High School cliche up to eleven, but its hilarious to watch and I can't wait to see how everyone in that title sequence becomes friend and fight evil IN SPACE.
Someone fixed Red Hood and the Outlaws go check out how Starfire and Roy should have been written also makes Jason's issues make sense http://lusilly.tumblr.com/post/10600068405/how-red-hood-and-the-outlaws-should-have-gone
