Because Voltron is Awesome, That’s Why
Rumors of a live action Voltron movie have been circulating Hollywood for years now. I remember reading once that the producers wanted to give it a realistic ‘Batman Begins’ style. I’m all in favor of that. I was a huge Voltron fan as a kid…even if my memories now are very hazy. Still, Voltron is a fun concept and it could make for a badass movie if handled correctly.
So let’s see how Director Alex Albrecht would handle it.
This video sort of just appeared on the Internet today. I’ve been trying to dig up some info, but am finding none. It stars actor Timothy Omundson, who has starred in Deadwood, Psych and other shows. So he’s a legitimate actor. And this looks like a serious, pretty decent sort of film about Voltron. It stars an older Keith, pilot of the Red Lion, having crashed after some battle. He only has precious little oxygen left. What’s he to do?
Pretty gloomy.
Here’s the description on the official Youtube page:
When a man regains consciousness in a Voltron battle lion after an “accident” he has to decide does he live a few more minutes or try to tell the world what happened… the end is only the beginning.
Could this be something similar to Mortal Kombat: Rebirth? Where a fan of the games wanted to make a new, serious movie, so he first made his own fan film…only to have it become so popular online that Hollywood’s going to let him make a real movie? That would be awesome! We could be looking at the birth of a new form of movie-making. If you want to get your movie made, make it your own damn self and put it on the Internet. That’s how Kevin Smith got started, only he had to pay a few million to get it produced and into theaters. Now these indie guys can post it online.
Either way, I look forward to possibly more Voltron short films!
Go, Voltron Force!
6 Great Things About Comic Book Conventions
This weekend I’ll be going to the New York City Comic-Con, the biggest comic book convention on the East Coast! I went last year, and it was awesome. This year I’m going with my brother and robot enthusiast Cip (or Professor Robot). I plan on seeing more, doing more and meeting more people this year. So stay tuned to this blog to see all the pictures and read about the adventures I’ll be having at the Comic-Con.
There are a lot of people at comic book conventions
But to tide you over, here are 6 Great Things About Comic Book Conventions, that I know from my own adventures.
ACE Hardware is Here to Help…Against Zombies
Everybody knows the best way to kill a zombie is to take out the head. And since most of us don’t known AK-47s or rocket launchers, we’d be left with shovels, hammers and other tools in the event of the zombie apocalypse. Well tool-gurus at ACE Hardware in some town called Westlake have fully embraced their role as the go-to place to stock up on zombie weapons!
Check out their nifty Zombie Center website.
Your one stop shop for zombie slop
Whoever wrote this up is an Internet hero. The world needs good zombie preparedness lessons, and who better than ACE Hardware to give it to them? It’s not like the government is doing anything to prepare us for the zombie apocalypse. And you know full well that they already have fancy emergency bunkers to live in should the inevitable happen! Well ACE Hardware is here for the people!
They have a helpful, downloadable Human’s Guide to Zombie Preparedness, as well as FAQs about zombie-proofing your home or keeping your dog safe. They display a wide array of available weaponry (ie: tools) for zombie-killing, as well as protective gear to wear while you’re bashing in a zombie’s gooey head. ACE Hardware has thought of everything!
They even have advice in case you’re turned into a zombie!
Because zombies need love too
Wonder Woman to Appear on Maury Povich
Wonder Woman and her new writers have a secret to reveal in November’s issue #3. It’s a fundamental change to Wonder Woman’s origin, and perhaps even motivation of the character. The new origin is part of the New 52 Rejiggering, and was revealed in an article in the New York Post. I don’t know about you, but when an actual newspaper reports on changes to a comic book character, I always get a little skeeved out. I’m excited for the attention…but I have no faith in mainstream journalists to ‘get it’, you know?
How many of them had any idea what Ultimate Spider-Man was when they ranted about Miles Morales?
Anyway, this change isn’t even that big of a deal. It’s not like Wonder Woman’s origin was as iconic as Superman or Batman’s. But I’ll reveal it after the jump!
Ironically, the new origin does not involve anything statuesque or with snakes
Review: Huntress #1
Law of averages makes it clear that DC Comics was likely to publish at least one comic starring a female character who didn’t get naked in her first issue. The Huntress, Helena Bertinelli, dresses down into a sheer nightie, but she does so for a legitimate crime-fighting reason. The lasciviousness is actually part of the story! For the rest of the adventure, she’s an ass-kicking superhero who saves some girls, beats up some bad guys and doesn’t need a man to define her character. They even upgraded her costume to get rid of the exposed midriff and thighs!
Huntress #1
But then DC had to go and ruin the whole story by making it part of Earth-2! Those bastards!
Comic rating: 5/5: Great!
I’ll get to the Earth-2 stuff later in this review. It’s complicated and I want to make sure my non-comics readers understand why it’s such a sour note. If you ignore it and don’t give a rats ass about that sort of thing, Huntress #1 is a great comic. It’s a nice introduction to the heroine, a great character study for her attitude and style of crime-fighting and it sets up a nice story. This shows promise as a nice little mini-series exploring an oft overlooked superheroine. Anyone looking for a simple story that is not bogged down in continuity or characters should give the Huntress a try. There’s a lot to like about this issue.
And writer Paul Letvitz even managed to make her sexy without resorting to the same debauchery and titillation that a lot of other DC comics have with this new revamp.
