Constantine

by D. on 22 July, 2005 at 19:00

Watched Constantine last night while inking Cowboys. This was an underrated film. I gotta admit I had, and still have, my doubts about Ted, Theodore, Logan as the Hellblazer. But Keanu has one talent, and it seems to be picking scripts to star in.

Once upon a time I read the comic on a regular basis, having been convinced to start by a friend’s description of the story Dangerous Habits. I rather liked how the film blended several storylines together, and in a way that a movie audience can understand. It does, however, make a few assumptions of the audience. That’s not a bad thing, but I did find myself explaining and figuring out things that a normal Hollywood piece would have pounded into the audience.

I really liked some of the special effects, and Lucifer—whose name means “Beautiful Bringer of Light”—being dressed all in white and key lighted was good indication of how thoughtful the special effects were.

Keanu managed to get by without his trademark “Whoa!” And that’s a good thing, I can suffer Hellblazer being set in LA, I don’t think I could handle John Constantine as a surfer.

Rachel Weisz has a thing for wet, white shirts, but she’s always wearing something black under them. Darn.

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Inking

by Marc on 22 July, 2005 at 17:12

Yes, ANDREW, the panels are inked differently. I am trying out different pens. I do get carried away sometimes, But I am also RUSTY!

Aren’t you supposed to be working?

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Books N Stuff.

by Marc on 21 July, 2005 at 17:20

Several traditional book publishers had tables at the Comic Con. Many well known authors also made appearances; i.e. Robert Jordan “The Wheel of Time” and Orson Scott Card “Ender’s Game” to name two of the many that attended. (They are two of my favorite writers actually.) There were several panels during the con covering such topics as, “Is that Your Sword or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me?” and “Science and Storytelling: Empirical Data and Creativity.” The panels provide a fascinating insight into the participants writing habits and styles. Orson Scott Card also wrote a book I recommend for any would be published authors out there: “How to write Science Fiction & Fantasy.” It was very helpful when I first started working on my as of yet unnamed Sci-Fi novel.

So, I was tooling around the web comics I like today and noticed several posts mentioning the new Harry Potter book. I haven’t read any of them. Honestly, I had no interest in reading them until recently. I am now considering picking them all up and blasting them out one weekend just to see what the commotion is all about. Anyway, if anyone has any comments feel free to email me and tell me what you think of the series. (We are working on adding a message board to the site in the near future.)

If you are a fan of science fiction, I suggest C.J. Cherryh’s three “Foreigner” trilogies. The latest book in the series“Destroyer” is new in hardcover. The first novel “Foreigner” just recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary. I would write a review, but Amazon already has some good write-ups on the books posted.

If you like hard science and are interested in physics, I also recommend: “The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe” by Roger Penrose. I picked the book up after reading “The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory” by Brian Greene. While I enjoyed “The Elegant Universe”, it lacked the actual math and formulas of the theories. I found reading about the intricacies of the theories frustrating without the actual math around to look at. Roger Penrose does not shy away from the formulas, though at over one thousand pages, it is not a book to pick up lightly. If you are new to String Theory, and want to check it out, the article “Is String Theory about to Snap?” in the August, 2005 edition of Discover Magazine by Michio Kaku (one of the founders of the theory) is fantastic. If you are a true lunatic like me visit: Wikipedia, it has some great definitions and explanations, and as an added bonus you can get lost in the seemingly endless links for hours.

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Con Panel Play time

by Marc on 19 July, 2005 at 16:15

I was able to attend the Web Comics panels during the Comic Con in San Diego. The panels were interesting and the speakers were genuinely funny. Scott Kurtz of PVP was as usual entertaining.

So, I swung by his site earlier today and saw his post concerning a WIRED magazine article covering the panel. Now having actually been there I must support Scott in his comments concerning the article. The WIRED article simply fails to relay the context in which Scott told the story.

Anyway, if you are interested swing by Scott’s site and check out the article. I suspect from reading it that the writer of the article may have actually attended the panel in person, but must have been listening to the good ole I-Pod or something at the time.

For write-ups and pictures of the Web Comic panels swing by blanklabelcomics.com.

If you are a fan of the “Cosplay” or the costumes that many fans wear at the Con this site is great. Many of the photos are from the Masquerade, which is a costume competition held during the Con.

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What to do…

by D. on 16 July, 2005 at 12:08

We just got in from our Saturday tradition: wandering around the city looking for the party we got invited to, and getting stuck in an elevator with the “Evil Guy from X-Files.” This year was a little different, though, because we actually got invited to more than one party, and we had to decide which one to get lost on our way to. We broke our four year old tradition, though, our man never stepped into the elevator we took by accident.

There are still pictures to come, but we’re saving some of them for evidentiary reasons. This year it seems there are more ‘Vaders than Stormtroopers. I suspect some sort of cloning for the remakes of Episodes 4-6 in which the rebellion is crushed by an army of sith lords.


Never underestimate the power
of a Wonderwoman!

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