Sunday Links

Yesterday the IGH team spent the day at the NYC Coffee and Tea Festival, so I am recovering from my caffeine high as I look back on the past week's news.


In DC news this week, we have the sad announcement that seven titles are being canceled over the next two months. It looks like they are cleaning house before the Flashpoint event takes over.


Who is that women in red and gold? It's our new Wonder Woman! Adrianne Palicki is taking control of the lasso in the new NBC series. In more Wonder Woman news, you can watch disturbing audition material from the show at i09. Geek girls have come too far to still have "big tits save lives" comments. I get what they were going for, but they need to revisit the script again.


Are you a fan of Esty and all of those handmade items? Well be careful: According to this article over at The Weekly Crisis, there are some "original artworks" being sold on Esty that are really stolen from hardworking artists. Caveat Emptor!


My favorite gamer news of the week is the announcement that Fables and The Walking Dead games are being created by Telltale Games. With Telltale in the mix, these are going to be download-able games, rather than in a store, so this is one less thing to stand in line for!


For all of the emotionally-scarred Glee fans from the last episode, here is some more Bieber to pass the time! I love James Earl Jones and anything he says sounds great to me, even if it is Justin Bieber.

Until next week......


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Video Friday - Geeky Love

Welcome to another installment of Video Friday. The weather is taking a turn for the better. Mountains of snow are finally melting, the sun is shining and it's put me in mood to sing so we're going to kick things off with one of my current favorite videos, Tonight I'm Frakking You.

See how many different characters you can find, then sit back and enjoy Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) rapping while Alessandra Torresani (Caprica) and Amy Okuda fight for the affections of our lead.

This next video is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK!!! But it is pretty awesome. May I present Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury featuring Rachel Bloom.

"Houston, we have a throblem." Hehe. You have to appreciate anyone willing to dedicate a... uh, "love song" to an author. Other than Tolkien, when was the last time you saw someone declare their love for an author? Where's are the songs for CS Lewis, Stephen King, Issac Asimov, or even James Patterson? Seriously, people devour his books. Where's the love?

To conclude, let's take it down a notch with a trip back to the 80's. The year was 1987 and a young Link was navigating his way through life and love.

Can you name all the movies this spoofs?

So Happy Friday to all! Grab the your favorite geek girl or geek boy and enjoy the slow emergence of Spring and each other. 

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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #654.1

This post is SPOILER-FILLED so if you are allergic to spoilers,

go read another tasty article on [insertgeekhere].

This week, I continue my Marvel Point One journey with Amazing Spider-Man. This is probably the Point One title that I am most familiar with; @Getsuyobi is a huge fan. I was also an avid viewer of the cartoon.

In this issue, we follow Flash Thompson, Peter's high school bully/friend. We find out pretty quickly that Flash is, wait a dramatic beat, the new Venom. He isn't evil though; Venom is being used by the military for covert ops. Flash, as a wheelchair-bound veteran, has the skills and desire to be willing to risk using Venom. 

 As we follow Flash on his first mission, we see that he can communicate with Venom, but he is in control. The mission takes them to a party filled with a lot of powerful people, including a terrorist that he bugs. We learn that Flash is only allowed limited time as Venom to prevent bonding with it. When the mission concludes, we go back to Flash's life. We meet his girlfriend Betty and learn that Marla Jameson, Jonah's wife, has died. Betty tells Flash that Peter is upset about it, so he goes to cheer him up. 

As he heads over, he is thinking about how Peter has got himself together, good job, nice girlfriend, Carlie Cooper... then he sees him talking to MJ, his ex. Flash doesn't know Peter is telling MJ that he is upset that he let Marla die as Spider-Man. Flash is tempted to interrupt but gets a Venom distress call. He has to don the suit to rescue someone he met at the party from the terrorist he tagged. He goes in, without backup, because of the ship's shielding. As he rescues the captive, he gets trapped by a terrorist called Flag Smasher, who looks like Batman. Flag Batman throws a bomb at Flash, and the resulting explosion gives Venom a chance to take control. Venom chews up Flag Batman, literally, and then spits him out. Best part of the book: Its not cannibalism if you don't swallow. So the mission succeeds, but the government guys realize that only 99% of Venom came off Flash. He also has greasy looking hair. They suspect that Venom bonded with Flash. And Flash has plans for Peter.

I enjoyed this issue for a few reasons. One, there was great background given without it feeling forced. We got to learn about Peter through someone else's eyes. There was also good background given about other characters and the universe. Two, I felt like I was starting at a new story. This felt like the beginning, not jumping in during an arc. Granted, this was also a great intro for the new Venom book coming out soon. That's almost a downside. Dan Slott told such a great story that I am more interested in what happens to Flash as Venom than Spider-man.

Based on Marvel's Point One initiative, this is a great read for new and old readers. I don't know if I liked it enough to add it to my pull list but I can see myself raiding @Getsuyobi's stash.

Next week, there is no Point One issue coming out but hopefully there will be more news on new titles added to the Point One lineup. It has already been announced that Daken: Dark Wolverine and Alpha Flight will be added. I'm not sure how I feel about those titles being reader friendly but I'll find out when they are released. This may also be a hint of things to come; many of the current Point One titles have movie franchises - will Daken join his daddy on the big screen?!

My Point One Journey so far:

* Review: Wolverine
* Review: The Invincible Iron Man
* My Point One Plan
* The info about the Point One Initiative


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Webcomic-y Goodness!

Webcomics: one of the best types of comics around. Whether they are episodic or stand alone, they're easily accessible, quick to read (usually), more often than not, on a set schedule, and all around, a whole lot of fun. As of today, I read close to twenty different ones. Some I read everyday, some sporadically and others, I like to wait a few months and then read them all in one shot. I just love them, so I wanted to share that love with you.


To kick things off, I'm going to introduce you to my two favorite "having fun with the comics industry & geekdom" comics, Let's Be Friends Again and Gutters. Both comics have their own very unique voice and style, but the message is still the same - Geeky pop culture is fun to make fun of. Check these out -

You'll be hearing more about my slightly unnatural love of all things Ryan Sohmer/Blind Ferret Entertainment but Let's Be Friends Again is celebrating some great news - they've decided to take the plunge and make it a full-time gig. You can read more about it in their interview with Comics Alliances' Laura Hudson.

In the weeks to come, I'll be sharing some of the other webcomics I love, but I'm always looking for a new one. If you have any suggestions, send them my way at insertgeekhere@gmail.com or leave them here in the comments.


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Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day from [insertgeekhere]! To celebrate, sit back and relax while watching the latest release from Team Unicorn!

"Super Harmony"





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Sunday Links

Wow, has everyone recovered from this past week? As the world changes and history is written right before our eyes, we still had a crazy geek news week to cover.


Big Comic news of the week, Diamond and iVerse are teaming up to sell digital comics in retail, brick-and-mortar comic stores. This sounds like a great and/or horrible idea. The Beat got an exclusive with Diamond's head of digital distribution about how this will work, but iFanboy's Jason Wood still isn't convinced. He raises some great points and I hope Diamond has an ace up their sleeve.

I am sad to report that Activision announced the end of Guitar Hero. *tears This great unit of games just hasn't been pulling in the moolah as of late, and the licensing fees are just crazy. I love Geekologie's coverage of this, and yes, pushing colored buttons does make me feel like a bad ass.

Marvel was all over the press this week. The biggest movie news of the week is the release of 3 Marvel trailers including the Thor, Captain America and X-MEN: First Class trailers. In case you missed it, you should watch them right now. And since this week was crazy Marvel week, they also announced a press conference for Feb. 15 about Moon Knight, their next big thing after their release of the big thing, Fear Itself. I am digging this teaser art for Moon Knight, but can we get through one big event at a time guys? It's hard to keep up with all of this!




There are also plenty of people taking issue with Marvel this week. Ryan at The Weekly Crisis has some good points against Marvel's new plan of killing a major character every quarter to boost sales. Our own WyseFyre also has a bone to pick with Marvel about their PSA comic about suicide.

We put out a call to our geek family this week for supporting The Nerdy Bird's fundraising efforts for the MDA Muscle walk. Go support this great cause right now!

There has been a lot of comic con ticket craziness in the past week, that I am excited to get past. Best con news of the past week? This touching article about TempleCon by Total Fan Girl.

Finally to end our week, a fun mystery from Nerd Approved. Do you see Wolverine or Two Batmans?





If anything comes out that you would like to see highlighted in Sunday Links, email me at insertgeekhere@gmail.com.



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Marvel Trailer Time!

This week was a huge Marvel news week. The best part is the great trailers released. In case you missed them, check them out below.

Thor spot looks great. I am not a big Thor fan but this trailer definitely excited me for May!

Still excited for Captain America despite his bobblehead appearance in the beginning of this clip.

This is a great trailer and I can't wait to see what else comes out for X-Men: First Class.

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Video Friday!!! V-Day Edition

Love is in the with Valentine's Day just around the corner. Some of you might not be ready for it so here are a few suggestions of what to do and not to do to celebrate.

Candy Sushi



I know it's usually chocolate that's given to that special someone, but what makes this so special is it's different so you can tell your honey you think they're special and unique as well as deliciously sweet.

Flowers are nice but make sure you know how the other person feels about them, after all, you wouldn't want this to happen -

Valentine's Day Phobia 

I hear serenading is a popular expression of affection but you have to make sure it's done right. Be sure you can sing well, otherwise these reactions are going to happen to you....

World's Worst Singer



If you're not a strong singer but still want to incorporate music into your plans, get creative and try to put together something like this...

All of the Lights (Cello Cover)



And finally, if you're going to use Valentine's Day to tell that special someone how you really feel, whatever you do, don't do this...

I Love You




Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Review: Wolverine #5.1

WARNING:

This post contains face-melting spoilers.

Read at your face’s risk.

If symptoms continue for more than 4 hours, contact [insertgeekhere].

I'm continuing my Marvel Point One journey this week with Wolverine. Yes, I know that Wolverine wasn't on my original plan, but after last week's disappointing Iron Man, I decided to expand my search. I plan on reading all of the Point One issues and then making a judgment call.


Wolverine #5.1, written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Jefte Palo, jumps off a lot differently than Iron Man did. We get to see Wolverine heading to someone's house, with flowers, when he sees an abandoned truck. He jumps into action, ready to save the innocent. Then we see his girlfriend, Melita, hosting a birthday party in his honor with all of the superhero elite and Deadpool. He crashed....with cheese dip. We also see that Spider-man was left behind at the Avengers mansion. Meanwhile, Wolverine gets caught by some cannibals, brothers called Buford and Boyd, and while they try to decide how to cook him (anyone else flash back to the Hobbit here?), he cuts off one of their hands. Despite his desire to kill them, Logan just rescues the trucker, drops the cannibals off at the police station and gets to Melita just in time to miss his party. We do find out that Logan has been celebrating the wrong birthday all this time. Meanwhile, our cannibals get rescued by a interesting group called The Hand. A fun cliffhanger for the baddies, and Wolverine gets some at the end.


I loved this issue. It gave hints at Wolverine's background but not a crazy amount of detail. It also didn't feel like it was someone writing out a background and forming a story around it. This is a story that new and old readers could enjoy. This truly felt like a jumping on point, which was missing from Iron Man. I started at the beginning of the new story, with some background to catch me up. Now, I want to know who/what The Hand is, and if Logan tangles with them sooner rather than later. Will the cannibals return for vengeance? I want to know about his relationship with Melita. They seem to have a good thing going, which means trouble for them. This story drew me in to this world and connected me with the characters.


Based on Marvel's Point One initiative, I call this a win. I would definitely buy this book again.


My Point One Journey so far:

* Review: The Invincible Iron Man
* My Point One Plan
* The info about the Point One Initiative


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Help out a fellow geek!

At [insertgeekhere], we really do believe in supporting charities we like. So when one of our geek circle wants to support a cause, we want to help!

Jill Pantozzi, aka The Nerdy Bird, formed a team, called the Nerdy Birds, for the MDA Muscle Walk for the Metro NY-NJ area. She is looking for a little financial support from the geek community, and if we all give a little, we could make a big impact.

To learn more about donating to Jill's team, click here.

Any cause that the Nerdy Bird and Batman support is a good cause in my book!

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Op/Review - Captain America: A Little Help #1

Over the weekend, I was catching up with one of my favorite webcomics, Gutters, written by the awesome Ryan Sohmer and featuring some of the best artists, known and unknown, currently around. There, it was brought to my attention that Marvel had released an eleven page mini-comic, hoping to address the subject of suicide. I found this very intriguing and immediately went to check it out.


Thank you Marvel for completely dropping the ball on this one. You had a great opportunity to reach out to so many people who are struggling, and you proceeded to turn it into a comic about watching Captain America fight an army and a robot. I think it was Hydra. What was that? Is it because the guy, instead of jumping off the building like he originally intended, just barely survived in the aftermath, now he had the will to live? Is it because he touched Cap's sacred shield that he realized there's so much more to live for? Or was it because Captain America gave him a thumbs up? What was the point?


What kills me is the first few pages started out so strongly. It set up all the reasons this guy felt like he needed to end it all. I'm not saying he was right, I just understand where he was coming from. But then, the comic went to pieces. How do you take a subject as serious as taking one's own life and make it about someone else?


They could have fixed this. If they wanted to keep all that fighting in, then there should have been an additional page or two where Captain America talks to the guy, not just gives him a thumbs up from far away. It was pointed out to me that Captain America probably didn't know what the guy was planning, hence only the thumbs up, but considering the guy was stuck on a tiny platform on the remaining part of a roof, surrounded by destruction, couldn't he have been talked to while being rescued by Captain America? See how simple that is? (Seriously, how did the guy get back to his apartment?)


I've been upset with you before, Marvel, but this one is personal and you screwed up. Big Time. I don't know how you can fix it, but I want it fixed. If there is more to the exploration of this topic and the comic, please let me know, because I don't want to be this angry at you, and I'd really like to think you would handle this subject better. 


Captain America: A Little Help #1 was written by Ursiny Dragotta and drawn by Nick Dragotta. You can see the comic here. Take a look and let us know your thoughts on it.

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Favorite Superbowl Ads of 2011

Despite our geekiness, the whole IGH team sat down to watch the Superbowl last night. Even discounting the geektastic trailers for Thor and Captain America, there were some great and horrible commercials this year.

Here are some of our favorite commercials:

And here is the creepiest commercial (even though it's an awesome product):

And this one is just weird:

What was your favorite ad from this year?

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Sunday Links

Another week, another set of craziness!

This past week, we watched with the world as Egypt revolted against their president. Luckily, despite an internet ban, we could follow reports on twitter. GeekGirlDiva wrote a great and touching piece about her perspective of the events we have been witnessing.

Marvel asked us, "Who are the Mystery Men?" No, Ben Stiller isn't back with his infinite rage, it is a new comic series. No details have been released but Newsarama has a pretty good theory. In other Marvel news, their Point One initative started this week with The Invincible Iron Man. You can check out our review here.

DC Comics announced collaboration with The Heroes Initiative on a series of 100 original and unique Justice League of America #50 covers. These will be auctioned off with proceeds supporting The Heroes Initiative's great work. Three covers have been released and you check them out here.

There has been ticket sale mania this week, with San Diego Comic Con tickets selling out yesterday, but still plagued with troubles. New York Comic Con announced that they are adding a 4th day and their tickets are going on sale tomorrow. Which cons are on your schedule this year?

To end this week's recap, here is the commercial that has taken the geek world by storm this week.




Gung Hay Fat Choy!



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Review: Invincible Iron Man #500.1

This post is SPOILER-FILLED so if you are allergic to spoilers,

go read another tasty article on [insertgeekhere].

This week, we got our first taste of Marvel's Point One program with an introduction to Invincible Iron Man. This issue is designed for both hardcore Iron Man fans and newbies. As a Marvel newbie myself, and only knowing the basic story lines, I was excited to give this issue a shot.

This issue starts out with Tony heading into a AA meeting. He gets up to tell his story to sobriety. Through Tony Stark's eyes, we get to see his journey from childhood to adulthood to actually maturing into an adult. Not surprisingly, did you know Tony partied at a young age? We see how Tony embraces the idea of taking responsibility for himself. But then, at the end of the story, we see him get shot down by Pepper and go pick up another girl.

As for a jumping on point, this issue seems to give a decent overview if you know something about the story. It actually felt like I was reading a clip show. As a new reader of the series, I felt like some back story was explained but even more was just hinted at. Unless you know who Pepper is, their conversation at the end just doesn't make sense. You see Rhodes as Iron Man and War Machine but his name isn't mentioned. I know Captain America died in the Civil War but the new readers they are targeting don't.

I did learn some new things I didn't know. It was interesting to see Tony as homeless and strung out. However, I just don't think this character is for me. He does provide a dramatic story but it's just too much drama for me.

I'm not sure this issue is a great way to gain new readers, but that could be as much about the story than how its told. I probably won't continue reading this but I will keep trying the Point One issues.


What did you think of this issue?

If you want more info about Marvel: Point One, check out my posts here and here.


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Video Friday!!!

It's that time again...


McBain - The Movie???


The awesome folks at CollegeHumor have done it again. Putting together all the McBain clips from The Simpsons, they have created what looks to be a great action flick.

I want this movie made now! 

A Brief History of Hip Hop

This guy is amazing! I don't know how Eklips does it, and I think some of the magic would disappear if I did, I just know I want him to keep doing what he does.


3 Minutes





I think I nearly died from the sheer amounts of geeky awesomeness. This stars two of my favorite dancers, Harry Shum Jr. (Glee) and Stephen "tWitch" Boss (SYTYCD), in action roles... oh, and did I mention lightsabers? Yeah, they're in there too. All it needed was a soundtrack from a beloved 80's cartoon and I would have gone to nerd heaven. 


A History of Rap





I have to admit I was a little surprised at how good a job they did. I expected JT to pull it off, but Jimmy Fallon surprised me. As great as the guys sounded, I think I liked the dancing and facial expressions even more, They looked like they had a ball doing it.


To finish things off, as you know, yesterday was Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Rabbit. To celebrate, the ever elusive @Getsuyobi (yes, he's still around trying to defend his masculinity) found this little gem...


39 Degrees North: 兔年 Year of the Rabbit





Wishing you all a Gung Hay Fat Choy!!!

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Art Spotlight

As you can see, I'm no artist (Microsoft Paint is my medium). However, I am frequently jealous of artists who can create beautiful works. At conventions, I spend a ridiculous amount of time wandering through Artist Alley, looking at everything displayed and chatting up the creator. Since everyday I see some wonderful piece of art posted online, I decided to share that creativity with you. I plan on this being a monthly piece for now.


If you found something you want us to feature, email us at insertgeekhere@gmail.com.



This is one of the few times it's OK to judge a book by its cover. The intensity of this matches the Savior 28 story exactly and is a great way for this series to start. This cover, drawn by Mike Cavallaro, is one of my favorite pieces of comic art, not to mention one of my favorite books.



This is a Batgirl that was drawn by Mike Maihack during a meeting. If he keeps turning out awesome art like this, I want him in more meetings like that!



The best part of working at IGN? Getting to see Jim Mahfood's Geek Crossover mural, of course. This is just a small portion of its awesomeness, and you can see more of it here. Yes, I have a soft spot for Robocop.

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Marvel's Point One: where should I start?

So as I was reading Fantastic Four #587, I saw this ad:

I was excited about Marvel: Point One when they announced in November, but since then, I kinda forgot about it. It just seemed so far off! I am hopeful that I can break into this world without too much confusion. No more waiting, it starts today with Invincible Iron Man.

Now, I need to decide what to read. I wish I could read them all, but my budget doesn't allow for that. So far, I'm definitely going to read Amazing Spider-man, Invincible Iron Man, Deadpool and Avengers. I'm torn on getting Captain America and Uncanny X-Men.

For all of my fellow Marvel newbies, I promise to post reviews about how effective Point One is. Is there any other recommendations for us from more experienced Marvel readers?

If you want more info about Marvel: Point One, check out my last post here.

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Work in Comics? No Brainer!

Yesterday @Wilderowens wrote a response to Jim Mroczkowski of iFanboy fame's post about how he'd respond if the call came in, asking him if he wanted to write comics for a few years. I found his reaction interesting, especially since it's one I can identify with.... to a degree.

I've thought about it. I've come up with a couple of characters and even wrote an X-Men screenplay as part of a high school project (it was several years before the movies came out). It was really awful. Just really laughably terrible. Needless to say, I abandoned the idea of working in comics shortly after that.


Great thing about growing up and joining the workforce is learning there are a lot of different jobs that help create a finished product. I might not be the greatest at writing dialogue and I'm not a great artist, but I'm good with ideas, I'm great with understanding the feel of different characters, and I know the difference between strong, solid storytelling vs. something that feels rushed and incomprehensible.


I'd love to be an editor, but I think where I'd accomplish the most would be in helping the brand expand into other mediums like movies or television as well as merchandising. One of the things I would focus on is getting more females interested in buying collectibles. I'm a collector but I don't like to  purchase some of the female action figures or specialty items because they are so sexualized, it's a little ridiculous. I want to be able to display these items in my home without making anyone, including myself, uncomfortable. 


Better yet, can someone explain to me why Halloween costumes are "sexy" versions of certain characters but that particular character is already very sexy or instead of pulling from the tons of awesome and well known female outfits, we're given sexy versions of the males? I'm not saying all this to come across as a crazy feminist or or a prude or anything like that, but I feel women are still being excluded, and I'm full of ideas on how to change that. Basically, I want to convince more females to spend the amounts of money I've spent, so the brands I love can not only continue for years to come, but also continue to grow in good healthy ways. There's also a part of me that would love to be the person to green light or veto bad movie ideas but that's a completely different story.


So yes, I would definitely work in comics but not necessarily in the front lines. As awesome as it would be to have tons of fans and recognition, I love the industry so much I don't need those things. All that matters to me is helping it be the best it can be.

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My Response (sorta) to Who Wants to Work in Comics?

Jim Mroczkowski over at iFanboy wrote a great post today about who wants to work in the comic industry. Specifically, after tweeting this:

wife got new budgeting software, is reacting like I would if Marvel called and said, "Hey, want to write Spider-Man for a couple years?"

He realized that writing Spider-Man might be horrible. He goes on to discuss how fans are always saying how they want to write/draw a book and be the next big comic breakout star. That the world's constant scrutiny is tremendous pressure for writers and artists. Well Jim (I hope I can call you Jim), I agree with you. It must be hard to be a writer or artist and deal with the crap that we, as fans and media outlets, put out there. Where you lost me is that I do want to work in comics. Just not as a writer or an artist.



I'm sure I'm not the only fan that wants to work in the industry but not on the creative side. Yet, whenever anyone talks about breaking into comics, us normals are ignored. I'm afraid that we are forgetting about all the people that make it possible for comics to come out and reach the public. Don't forget about them because without them, Dan Slott wouldn't be writing for us.

Jim, who knows what careers are available for you in comics. You never know what you could do, so don't discount it. I am an event planner, and I would love the chance to work in comics. Yes, I'm a fan but who cares? The closest I have come is this blog, on the fringes. So close and still so much fun! So next time someone tells you "I want to work in comics," keep an open mind. They might surprise you with their career path.