Tuesday, June 9, 2009

"MSH: What The--?!" Episodes 2 and 3

In the tradition of a comic series I used to read in the late 1980's called What The--?!, Marvel Comics has begun to create humorous videos staring action figures of their characters using stop-motion animation. What The--?! was a comic book in which Marvel mocked itself and the industry. The videos are in the same vein...hilarious. Here are episodes 2 and 3.








I posted the first one April 1, 2009.
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Sherlock Holmes Trailer




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Monday, June 8, 2009

Peter Cullen and Frank Welker Interview


I found this interview of two of the most important voice actors to my generation!



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Sunday, June 7, 2009

100 Best Movie Lines in 200 Seconds

Here is a great compilation of the greatest lines from the history of cinema.



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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Black Cat Tributes


Here are some great videos paying tribute to Marvel's Black Cat.







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Friday, June 5, 2009

MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1

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The original Human Torch, Toro, the Sub-Mariner, the Angel and the Ferret team up to prevent Nazi saboteurs and one of the Torch's earliest foes from creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in this all-new 22 page story. Plus another 10 page classic vintage tale from Marvel's Golden Age!

Written by:Tom DeFalco
Art by: Chris Burnham




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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Announcement: This is a new Blog!


Frequent readers of this blog may have noticed that I I usually pit all things of interest to me in terms of fiction on this blog. I've come to realize that I need to focus more on smaller topics to be of the most benefit to the readers and supporters. Therefore from now on Favorite Fiction will be an all MUGEN blog. It will continue to be for reviews, demos, announcements, and interviews but nowe only dealing with the Mugen community. I will now be maintaining 4 blogs.

1. Favorite Fiction will house all my Mugen related activities.
2. What Had Happened Was... will be for all the things I like to study: Theology, Science, Politics, News, Technology, and History.
3. Favorite Media will cover movies, television, YouTube, comic books, and music.
4 Favorite Gadgets will be used for field testing new web technology and widgets.

Please feel free to visit any of these blogs at any time and leave comments on any of them blogs or e-mail me. Thanks for your support
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Marvel and DC Keep on Trekkin'

ItsJustSomeRandomGuy acts out key scenes from Star Trek with Marvel and DC action figures!



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Remember these?

These series bring back some memories. Both the cartoon series and the comic books! Does anyone know if anyone has put any of them into mugen yet?





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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Black SuperHeroes

Here is a video slideshow showing black superhero characters. The slideshow was created by a YouTube user known as DrDoomFate. He has some great videos dealing with the comic book genre.




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Monday, June 1, 2009

"V" is back!!!


Ok, I'm betraying my age here but I remember watching and enjoying "V" on NBC when I was a kid. I just read an article from G4TV that announces that ABC will be resurrecting the series 26 years after it originally aired. The show was ground breaking for many reasons:

1. I had never before seen giant city-sized space craft over all the major cities of the world.
2. The show played around with the question of whether or not the aliens had the right to use us as fodder because of their technological superiority.
3. Race issues came up - especially when a human woman gave birth to twins! One was female with a lizard tongue but looked human otherwise and the other baby was male and he looked reptilian like their father.
4. Let's face it: it paved the way for much science fiction after it.

The article I read pointed out some differences between the new show and the old classic one. I think a major one is that the new protagonist will be a woman. I don't think that would have flown in 1983 like it does now. Well, I'm gonna give it a shot and watch it when it is released. I'm curious.


ABC has released some short videos concerning the new series.




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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Review - X-Men Origins: Wolverine


Last Thursday I finally saw Wolverine. I had a great time! It was very packed with action. However, it was skimpy on character development. I guess what else can we expect in about 97 minutes! I really, really liked the was Wolverine used his claws in the movie. IT was also plausible for why Logan cannot remember his past.I'm still not sure about the casting choice for Sabretooth: no continuity with the first movie. I liked Gambit and I liked Deadpool. I hope there will be a Gambit spinoff. I don't really like the way Deadpool was handled at the end. He's never had so many mutant powers. There were a lot of cameo characters like Quicksilver and Toad, but no time was spent on any of them.

Read the Gospel According to X-Men Origins: Wolverine on my my main blog
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Spectacular Spider-Man: The Complete First Season



I just heard from ReelComix.com the specs for the Spectacular Spider-Man Season 1 DVD. I am very excited because the series is great. It's action packed and it really reminds me why I love Spider-man as a character.

Witness the Spider-Man mythology from the beginning. Peter Parker is not your typical high school junior. This 16-year-old returns to school after an exciting summer of nabbing common criminals with his new found powers as “Spider-Man”. Now Peter Parker must conceal his real identity and deal with the multi-leveled pressures of teenage life, while, at the same time, battling bigger, badder super villians in the real world!

Episodes Included in this Volume:

  • Episode 101: “Survival of the Fittest”
  • Episode 102: “Interactions”
  • Episode 103: “Natural Selections”
  • Episode 104: “Market Forces”
  • Episode 105: “Competition”
  • Episode 106: “The Invisible Hand”
  • Episode 107: “Catalysts”
  • Episode 108: “Reaction”
  • Episode 109: “The Uncertainty Principle”
  • Episode 110: “Persona”
  • Episode 111: “Group Therapy”
  • Episode 112: “Intervention”
  • Episode 113: “Nature vs. Nurture”

DVD Special Features Include:

  • All-New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: Stylizing Spidey –A look at the creative decisions made in creating the show, stylizing the look and storylines.
  • All-New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: Spider-Man Re-Animated – A behind the scenes look at making the animated series, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
  • “Play All Episodes” Option
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Animated Lead-in For Terminator:Salvation


Warner Brothers has become a master at milking us for more money by releasing animated short films to support their movies in the science fiction genre. It started with Matrix Reloaded and continues with Terminator:Salvation. What they're doing is unique. It's a series of animated short stories that take place before the start of the new Terminator film spotlighting one of the main supporting characters. The short stories are computer generated using video game technology! It's being distributed on ITunes but here is a short promotional video that give us a small taste!



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Friday, May 29, 2009

Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen : Transmitter



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ghettoManga: Required Reading...


The GhettoManga blog has passed on the announcement that DC Comics are bringing the Milestone Comics into the mainstream DC Universe. I think that this is a great idea because Milestone characters were largely Black and Latino. I want to give this a shot.

ghettoManga: Required Reading...
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Deadpool Trailer


Okay, so here is another reason to get PS3: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to play the first game on Ps3, but I did want to. This sequel promises to be even better than the original - including a storyline based on 2006's Civil War storyline and includes even more characters like Deadpool. I found this information on Marvel.com.



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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

1990s X-Men Series Intros

Original American Series



1st Japanese Intro



2nd Japanese Intro

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

ItsJustSomeRandomGuy's Newest Parody


This is Hilarious

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Monday, May 25, 2009

A Must-See "Green Lantern" Fan Trailer


As you may already know there are couple of Green Lantern projects currently in development. One is going to be a direct-to-DVD animated movie. I think it drops in September. The other is a live-action movie. Making the rounds on the Internet right now is a fan-made "trailer" for a live-action movie. The author used his considerable skills and talent to edit together clips from other movies into what a well-made Green Lantern film should look like! Warner Brothers should hire this guy! It will take your breath your way.



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Friday, May 22, 2009

Comic By Comic: So BatDick's back...

















I heard of the miniseries called "Battle for the Cowl" which ran through the Batman comic books recently. I could not follow the stories myself but they tell the story of what happens when Bruce Wayne disappears and all his allies and enemies converge on Gotham City to either take advantage of his absence or take up the mantle. This post on the Comic By Comic blog summarizes the new status quo. I sure hope Bruce Wayne Returns soon.
Comic By Comic: So BatDick's back...

Comic by Comic also sports a link to really cool Batman fan site. On the right is a picture that links to that fan site.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

S.M. Lockridge's Famous Message - "That's My King" (Full Audio)


A couple of weeks ago I posted a small post on SM Lockridge's message "That's My King". That post had a link to transcript and had videos where people took his message and set it to music and images. Powerful stuff. But no way near powerful as just hearing the message in its entirety. It's been 33 years and it still beckons everyone to bow the knew to our Lord and Master, Jesus. Lockridge asks two profound questions that each of us must answer about who Jesus is:

1. Do you know HIM?
2. Is HE your king?

In just under 7 minutes, Lockridge manages to share gospel, invite anyone listening to make Jesus their king and explains why we should make him Lord over us. Here is the original post I did and here is the message in full audio mp3 format.


That Is My King.mp...

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Comics in Crisis: Comics versus the Movies - Villains Edition


Here is a great post from the Comics In Crisis. This post compares the comic book villains with their counterparts in film. It's a great analysis.

Comics in Crisis: Comics versus the Movies - Villains Edition
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen



By now everyone knows that the Transformers are some of my favorite fictional characters. I liked the movie from 2007 a lot but I was there in the beginning. I played with the toys as a child and watched the cartoon and read the books. I studied their characters and I admit that back then I never thought that a "live-action" movie would ever be possible. My only complaint about the 2007 movie was that there wasn't enough deep characterizations for the Transformers themselves. Focus seemed to have been placed on the human characters. As a hard-core fan I would have appreciated more depth given to the Transformers. However, I got to admit that perhaps the mainstream audience would not be able identify with the robots. To be bankable, the movie had to appeal to more than just fans. Hopefully we'll see more of the Transformers themselves in the sequel because that is why I wanna go see it. All I can say is if the kill Optimus Prime I will protest.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Heroes Webisodes "Nowhere Man" Part 4

Here is the 4th part of "Nowhere Man" called Pulling the Strings.


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Friday, May 15, 2009

Muslim Art?

Who says Muslims don't use political cartoons to express themselves about American influence and power in the Middle East.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Another Transformers 2 Trailer!




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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bernie Mac's Funeral


I know it has been a while since this happened, but I just found out the some of Bernie Mac's funeral is on YouTube. I wasn't able to go. I enjoyed the man's work and it would have been nice to have attended but this is the next best thing. There may be more clips on YouTube but these are the one's I'm most interested in.



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GI Joe Movie Widget

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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Makayla and Mathias Pictures

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More Watchmen vs Wolverine Hijinks

ItsJustSomeRandomGuy has done it again. These exchanges are hilarious!



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Star Trek On YouTube


I just found out that you can watch any episode in its entirety of Star Trek: The Original Series on YouTube.



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Transfomer 2 Game Trailer


Here is the trailer for the Transformer 2 video game. I want this. I sure hope I can get a PS3 soon.



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Enterprise Destroyed By Death Star

Ok, so fans of Star Trek and fans of Star Wars are sometimes at odd with each other. This video is funny!



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Emma Frost - Movie Version






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Friday, May 8, 2009

Comic By Comic: Friday Awesome: Star Trek


I found the picture posted here a this link. I couldn't resist...it's funny to me. It's also a great swipe at Star Wars.


Comic By Comic: Friday Awesome: Star Trek
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Celebrating Star Trek



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Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto Interview


Here is a video of interviews with Chris Pine who plays Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto who plays Spock in the new movie Star Trek.



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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Comic By Comic: I post this from time to time...


I don't blame the Comic By Comic blog from posting this from time to time. It's classic. One of the commenters ask:

Is it too much to hope for this kind of Looney Tune self-aware insanity in a DEADPOOL movie?


I hope it is not too much because I think Ryan Reynolds could more that pull it off.
Here is the panel in context:



Following is the link to the Comic by Comic post
Comic By Comic: I post this from time to time...
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Heroes Webisodes "Nowhere Man" Part 3

Here is the 3rd part of "Nowhere Man" called Pulling the Strings.



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