Favorite Media: October 2010

I liked this very humorous post by Samax. I totally agree with him about the importance and coolness of ninjas. However children halloween costumes, whether they be ninjas or some things else are almost always less than authentic! I think this is why I found this critique so funny!

ghettoManga: Because real Ninjas read Maxim...

Halloween is upon us. Comics Alliance has posted a great article on making Batman's cowl out of duct tape! And it actually looks spiffy. The article also includes a link to a website that gives instructions on how to make it!

Duct Tape Batman Mask Makes Caped Crusading Cheap and Flashy - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

It turns out that the 20 micro-episodes that set up the series Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes are actually the first 5 episodes of the series! I like this! It's big. The Avengers don't deal with small things the stakes are always high!

Watch the two-part series premiere of "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!" right here on Marvel.com! | Marvel.com News | Marvel.com

Someone has taken the Black Panther chapters of Secret Invasion and made a motion comic. IT obviously shows why it is a bad idea to mess with Wakanda.

I found out about an interview about the upcoming animated series for Spider-man, Avengers, and possibly Deadpool.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

More ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ And ‘Avengers’ Animated Series Details From Man Of Action Team

Comics Alliance has posted a great article giving a running commentary on an Anime movie from 1980

Little did I know that that already happened in Japan, thanks to a hilariously terrible feature-length anime special from 1980 called Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned, which largely centered around Dracula stealing the girlfriend of the actual Devil and trying to keep Satan himself from getting laid. Like so many things in the 21st century, the entire film has made its way to Youtube in six parts, and as part of ComicsAlliance's Halloween celebrations, I'm watching the whole darn thing and writing up my own running commentary to see just how bad it gets!

You can follow the link to read the comments and watch the movie below:

ComicsAlliance vs. The Hilariously Terrible 'Tomb of Dracula' Anime - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

This is an interesting fan-made trailer

Superman: Doomsday Fan-Made Trailer

Comic Alliance has posted a great article about the backlash against the 99 franchise. The 99 are a multi-ethnic team of SuperHeroes who draw their powers from the 99 attributes of Allah. I think that people should think about these characters and what they represent but I think censoring them so that Children aren't exposed to Islam is stupid. What is the difference between the 99 and Marvel Comics' Thor? Thor was a god of Norse mythology and there is a day of the week named after him. Can you get any more religious than that? The difference is that there are few, if any, people worshiping Thor while they are about a billion worshipers of Allah. However as a Christian, I'm not worried about my children being exposed to the Norse Religion or Islam because Christianity can stand up to scrutiny and investigation - no problem.

99 Problems But a Cape Ain't One: Conservatives Attack Islamic Superheroes - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Image via WikipediaHere is a flash game based on the new animated series.\

Play Games - Disney XD

I must say that I appreciate Comics Alliance a great deal. In this article they discuss what I really want to know how does Disney taking the rights to distribute Avengers and Iron Man 3 away from paramount really mean, and uh...how did Disney pull that off considering that Paramount had the rights? Answer: Disney paid $115 million! Pocket change for Disney, yet quite a bit money for anyone else. I saw Marvel.com's article about the deal...it was very Politically correct - given that Disney owns Marvel Comics - but the Comics Alliance piece did ask the question I wanted to know: "Does it make sense for Disney to go after distribution rights for X-Men and Spider-man? The article suggests probably not, but I hope they do because I would love to see a movie with Spider-man, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men in a single movie someday - even if it was animated. Maybe something like the "Civil War" storyline.
Disney Takes 'Iron Man' and 'The Avengers' Movie Away from Paramount - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Iron Man 3 Soars Into Theaters May 3, 2013

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Here is a great fan-made mashup video Made from the Iron Man movies. I really liked the editing.

YouTube - I Am Iron Ma n

Here is an awesome article that explains the new motion control technology from Sony and Microsoft.

Playstation Move vs Microsoft Kinect: The Future of Motion Control - G4tv.com

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Here is a great article comparing and contrasting how Marvel and DC Comics have been using the internet and social networks. The article is very detailed and one can read it to see analysis of what they are doing right and how they could potentially improve their social media presence. You can also get good ideas for your own ventures!

Social Media Battle: Marvel vs. DC - Kirsten's Social Web

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