Yearly Archives: 2011
WTF…Heels? Fighting Crime and Abusing Fashion
A common, if cliched argument. Of course, practicality isn’t the point as far as the artists are concerned, and fangirls like me have always looked the other way. Still, it’s always nice to see examples like this, from Aaron Diaz:
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My X-Box Live Avatar Right Now
Is Robin.
Or it’s me, dressed in a Robin costume from the upcoming game Batman: Arkham City. I’m geeking out about this. My avatar currently rules.
Envy me
Why should you care? Ostensibly you shouldn’t. This is just a personal geek choice. X-Box Live avatars are these little animated versions of yourself for when you log onto your X-Box 360. Perhaps people are more familiar with the Miis that came out with the Nintendo Wii? Well X-Box jumped right onto that bandwagon and made their own avatars, only these look more like people. You can outfit them with clothing and gear from your favorite video games or fashion lines.
And finally, after long last, we got some really good superhero stuff. I also bought a Robin T-shirt for my avatar for those times when I don’t feel like dressing up in full costume. It’s just really silly and really geeky, but I wanted to share because I think it’s hilarious. They also have costumes for Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn and Catwoman, as well as just icon T-shirts. My girlfriend and X-Box buddy Alyssa is currently sporting a Catwoman costume.
I may end up buying the whole dang Batman catalog for my avatar when all is said and done.
I couldn't decide between Batman or Robin...
The 6 Geekiest Things I Own
This may not come as a big surprise to some people, but I am a huge dork. The condition was really bad in high school, seemed to mellow slightly in college and has now settled into a nice, acceptable level of being a geek. And I’m happy with that. I’ve made my peace with my awkward, dorky state of mind, and an adulthood that’s heavily influenced by video games and Spider-Man. This life clearly doesn’t appeal to everybody, but damned if I’m not loving it. So this list will be a celebration of my geekitude.
And you will never find a more wretched hive of nerd and geekery than my apartment.
No, it's not that bad, and has less Chewbacca
That is to say, my apartment in Rome, New York is filled with all manner of geeky artifacts and memorabilia. Some of it has been collected over the years, and some items were spontaneous purchases that I couldn’t pass up. I’ve got a lot of the items on display just for the sheer geeky thrill of it. I love every scrap of nerdy crap and I thought it would be funny to share The 6 Geekiest Things I Own with everybody.
And yes, I don’t get many female visitors to my apartment. The place could probably use a woman’s touch.
New Batman Cartoon Show Announced!
Breaking news on the Interwebs today is that Batman will be returning to the small screen with a brand new animated series in 2013! I think Batman has been on TV in some animated form or another since Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s. He jumped from that to his role in the Justice League cartoons. Then there was The Batman cartoon, followed by Batman: Brave and the Bold, and now the new show to be titled Beware the Batman!
My question is, where’s Robin?
Definitely not in this preview picture, which features Batman, Katana and a gun-toting Alfred the butler. I’m serious.
Why does Alfred have a gun?
From what’s been revealed so far, it will be a CGI cartoon starring Batman and some more modern villains. That guy in the pig mask in the background is Professor Pyg, who was created within the past year. Though they say the Joker will still be around, with other classic villains. Plus Katana will be in the sidekick role for now, I guess. Boo.
I’m more than willing to give new superhero cartoons a try. DC is usually fantastic when it comes to animation. Except that the “gun-toting Alfred” is just stupid. Batman and his allies don’t use guns!
According to information I’m gathering online, it’ll be part of a DC Nation block of animation, including other shows like Doom Patrol and one starring Batgirl, Supergirl and Wonder Girl. I guess we’ll find out in two years!
Here’s the video from France where they announced the animation. Fast forward to 30:30 to hear about the show.
Nightwing Images Surface
I announced yesterday that Nightwing has been all but confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming video game Batman: Arkham City. Well no sooner did that happen then possible images of Nightwing appeared on the Internet today! They’re pretty sparse, and it’s just shoulders up, but it looks pretty badass. Nicely detailed and with an updated style. Check out more images here.
He's got that sexy hair
Henchman-4-Hire 