Godzilla…just ate ceiling cat.
Godzilla #8
IDW Publishing (December, 2012)
“Somewhere Somehow Something Is Going To Pay” WRITER: Duane Swierczynski ARTIST: Simon Gane COLORIST: Ronda Pattison SELECTED COVER ART: E. J. Su LETTERER/CREATIVE CONSULTANT: Chris Mowry EDITOR: Bobby Curnow
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy Sean Wang’s Runners series ever since I met him at ConnectiCon 2009. Well, apparently I’m not the only one. IFC.com contributor Rick Marshall is proposing an animated series, and as proof of concept he found a short film based on the first issue, created for the Digital Animation and Visual Effects School. Check it out.
Every stereotype frat boy’s dream.
Doctor Who Vol. 3 #4
IDW Publishing (December, 2012)
“The Doctor & The Nurse” part 2 WRITER: Brandon Seifert ARTISTS: Philip Bond & Illias Kyriazis COVER ARTIST: Mark Buckingham COLORIST: Charlie Kirchoff LETTERER: Tom B. Long EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton
When done right, computer-generated images (or CGI) can enhance a scene and you might not even know it is there. Done wrong, however, and you joined Cracked.com’s list of The 7 Most Common CGI Screw-Ups (Explained). Sometimes it’s laughably obvious, sometimes it’s the uncanny valley, you many not have even caught it but somewhere in the back of your mind you know there’s something not quite right. Is it limits or bad computer animation? Writer Christina H. has some first-hand knowledge of what just what went wrong on some big-budget pictures with less believable effects than some of my reviewing colleagues whose budget is whatever Blip or YouTube paid them that pay period.
I’d listen if I were you. She can bench press a passenger jet.
Love & Capes: Ever After #6
FINAL ISSUE
IDW Publishing (January, 2013)
WRITER/ARTIST: Thomas F. Zahler EDITOR: Denton Tipton http://www.loveandcapes.com
The sad part is hasn’t met his new mechanic, either. I hear she’s a master.
This may be the lamest title yet. By the way, thanks The Big Bang Theory, for reminding me why I don’t watch you. I don’t know how insulting the latest episode was, but if the trailer is any indication, it’s second blow to female comic fans in the course of a month.
Seriously, none of the comics this week had a stand-out moment. On the other hand it’s because they were all good, even the IDW Transformers comic, and should be read as a whole. That’s odd for an entire week.
Next week I’ll be doing mostly or fully article links depending on what happens. I want to get back to getting convention videos edited, hopefully before the next one, so that will be my focus this week.
He just heard about the end of Devil Dogs.
Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots #2
IDW Publishing (December, 2012)
WRITERS: Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott ARTIST: Agustin Padilla COLORIST: Thomas Deer with Joanna LaFuente COVER ART: Ken Christiansen LETTERER: Shawn Lee ASSISTANT EDITOR: Jean-Carlo Tirado EDITOR: John Barber
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
