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The Fight For Equality and Comic Books

jorge — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:04:26 +0000

The Fight For Equality and Comic Books. PostDateIcon January 17th, 2011 | PostAuthorIcon Author: Neo Windu. Today is Martin Luther King Day. Many of us don’t even realize that the struggle Dr. King fought is still alive today. …

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Sparkplug Comic Books: Zine (and Comic) Fest Etiquette

shervin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:11:00 +0000

Sparkplug Comic Books. Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Zine (and Comic) Fest Etiquette. A great post by Amber from Fight Boredom Distro about Zine (and what could easily be Comic) Festival etiquette. hello-amber.blogspot.com …

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Superman vs Darkseid- Revisit

shervin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:35:45 +0000

iLegends73 posted a video:

just found out how to do some new stuff with special fx in windows movie maker so as a quick trial i used my superman darkseid stop motion i already did but just added the extras in…now that i kinda know what im doing im working on a new one as i type this….bare with me folks, im new at this lol

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ADVANCE PREVIEW: "Chaos War" #1

jorge — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:30:48 +0000

Marvel Comics has unleashed a first look inside their next event which sees gods from Hercules to Thor clash as the Chaos King revives waves of dead Marvel heroes to join in the fight.

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ADVANCE PREVIEW: "Shadowland: Power Man" #2

shervin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:22:54 +0000

Marvel Comics has released a new unlettered preview of the “Shadowland” tie-in focusing on the new Power Man featuring his fight with the original Heroes For Hire and the return of some villains of the past.

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CCI: "Sucker Punch" Press Conference

shervin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:58:02 +0000

The cast and crew of “Sucker Punch” spoke at Comic-Con International, discussing the empowerment of their fight training, director Zack Snyder’s approach to filmmaking and the decision to shoot the movie in 2D.

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CBR Review: Justice League of America , issue 47

jorge — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:00:56 +0000

The JLA, JSA, and All-Stars continue to stave off the Starheart’s attack while trying to bring the fight back to the Starheart.

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San Diego Comic–Con 2010: The Formic Wars: Burning Earth

jorge — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:59:23 +0000

By Kevin Mahadeo Ender Wiggin may have ended humanity’s war with the Formic race in the best–selling, award–winning novel “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card, but the fight to squash the bugs… (originally published on: Jul 20, 2010)

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Scott Pilgrim’s Epic Broad Appeal

shervin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:33:00 +0000

I have not read any of the Scott Pilgrim books, something I am going to remedy soon, but even then I am incredibly excited by the trailers of the movie that have been steadily streaming into the public’s eye. I am looking forward to watching the movie, much like just about anyone else that has seen the same trailers. I’m not just talking about people on other blogs, though there’s no shortage of excitement there, but also of several examples much closer to home. Hit the jump to see just how EPIC the appeal of the Scott Pilgrim movie is going to be.

As several movie studios have learned the hard way, it’s not enough to just make a movie based on a comic book and let the cash flow in. There’s always going to be an inherited audience for them, but for it to really take off there has to be something for it to appeal to beyond the established fan base. The movies that do worst only try to aim for a certain demographic, more often than not the young adult/teenager male section of the audience, but fail to capture the imagination and attention of everyone else. The prime example of something like this would be Kick-Ass. Diametrically opposed to that, I believe, stands Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Allow me to explain.

I already stated in the opening paragraph that I’m excited about the movie, and really, being a 20-something male comic book reader, I’m a pretty easy sell to studios. The trailer was just enough to get me excited, and here I am writing a whole article about the movie. I’m doing their job for them, basically doing viral marketing at its finest and purest. I made my wife watch the trailer of it, as I do with just about any comic book/nerd movie that comes out (she humors me, thankfully). Sometimes she likes what she sees and wants to watch the movie with me (Watchmen, for example), and other times doesn’t understand why I care about this stuff (Tron).

In the case of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, while she wasn’t blown away by it, she did admit that it looked funny, saying that some of the fight scenes looked too silly and agreed to go see it with me. For the record, she’s a big fan of animated Pixar films, the Harry Potter franchise, and stuff like Coraline or Tim Burton movies. On top of that, we are both big fans of Arrested Development, and I know she finds Michael Cera to be a funny guy. I think part of her wants to see the movie just to hold her off until they make the Arrested Development movie.

Anyway, I also caught my younger sister watching the trailer. She’s the prototypical teenage girl, she loves the Twilight movies (Team Jacob, in case you are wondering), she watched Juno an unhealthy amount of times, and she cries every time she sees the ending of The Notebook. She wants to see Scott Pilgrim. Again, Michael Cera is probably a pretty strong reason why she wants to see it, but the fact that it is wrapped in a love story is probably equally important. Even if that love story involves epic video game fights. Or perhaps because of it.

Speaking of the fights, you know who else I caught watching the trailer? My father. He’s pushing fifty and an action and science fiction movie junkie, he owns all the Star Wars (even the prequels), Matrix (even the sequels) and Lord of the Rings movies. It’s not the only thing he watches, but clearly the ones he enjoys the most, and there he was watching the Scott Pilgrim trailer. I asked him about it, and he said that the fight scenes looked pretty creative and entertaining. He laughed at some of the silliness of it, but not enough to stop him from watching it.

Conclusion

So what’s the lesson here? The Scott Pilgrim movie seems to have been crafted with a wide appeal in terms of demographic. When opening day hits, I think this movie stands a better chance than some of its contemporaries like Jonah Hex, The Losers, or the aforementioned Kick-Ass. It’s not because of the teenage heartthrob alone, or the special effects, or romance plot, but because of the confluence of all these elements that make it more appealing to a wider audience. Have you found some non-comic acquaintances excited to see the movie? Let us know in the comments section!

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Brainwave Entrainment – Unleashing the Hidden Powers of the Mind …

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:10:21 +0000

There is a much bigger and better person in you. Remember the movie, Fight Club? Remember how Edward Norton basically invented the other.

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