Golden Age Heroes
Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti is producing this series of heroes and villains in their later years. With Emerald City Comicon just behind us, these seem somehow appropriate.
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Superheroes Invade Art Museum, Story At 11
This week New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled it's newest exhibit "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." As you may have guessed from the title, the exhibit features costumes worn by actors in superhero cinema. In addition to a wardrobe that would inspire murderous jealousy in any comic geek, on display will be outfits created by today's leading couture designers inspired by the supersuits and contemporary sportswear similarly inspired.
The exhibit runs through September 1st, so any Big Apple based geeks would do well to go and have a peek. For those of us not lucky enough to live in New York City the gallery over at DVICE will simply have to do.
The Thing That Should Not Be
Every once in a while, Woot has a Photoshop contest that really brings out the funny. This week the subject was "an especially inappropriate franchise (an old TV show, comic book, classic novel, ancient myth, cartoon, movie, etc.)" Here's my favorite (and the winner!)
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Podcast for 04-21-08 | The Mythological Secret Level
This week Chris is joined by Mack and Ross to talk about those playground perpetuated secret levels we all remember from childhood, the Iron Man/Hulk movie crossover, the Mortal Kombat vs. DC crossover, and our frothing demand for GTAIV. These and other geeky discussions can be yours this week, for the low, low price of zero dollars! Will these geeks ever get over the childhood trauma of finding out there's no cow level? Find out by downloading this podcast!
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Frank Miller: Sucking Other People's Legacies Dry
Perhaps there are others amongst you, dear readers, who felt the familiar, icy grip of The Fear when, upon watching Sin City you saw Frank Miller's name listed as a "director". Perhaps, like me, you may have shuddered at the thought of the horror that would be wrought by giving this man such a lofty title and, perhaps, you too felt ill when it was announced that he would be "directing" the film adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit.
It is unsurprising that Miller would choose The Spirit for his first solo project; after all he has a history of gallantly and self- righteously attaching himself to comics's old guard, like a vampire, riding their accomplishments and championing their causes as if they were his own and I'm sure it's been difficult now that Jack Kirby is gone.
The Spirit, then, is a gift from the gods. Here is an opportunity to take the work of one of the medium's greatest contributors and, due to the average movie-goers ignorance, shamelessly co-opt it. Congratulations Mr. Miller, they may never name an award after you, laud you for expanding the breath of what comics could accomplish, or stand in awe of your storytelling abilities, but fuck 'em right? Judging from these posters it is better to have made Sin Spirit instead. That's a legacy you can be proud of.
Podcast for 03-10-08 | Awkward Glances
This week Chris, Qais and Mack exchange audibly awkward glances this week while discussing how dreamy Shia Lebouf is, Spore on the iPhone and the release of new apps on that crazy little device, how dreamy Iron Man is, how crappy Sci Fi channel is now and how guilty we feel for leaving our Animal Crossing towns to ruin. A new contest is also announced, so be sure to listen to the podcast to find out how you can win something! Something neat, maybe!
I know I say this every week, but this week's podcast is probably the best podcast ever. Just sayin'.
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Omega: The Unknown
I've been a Jonathan Lethem fan since I read his first book, Gun, With Occasional Music, a futuristic detective story as written by the love-child of Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick. Lethem wrote a few more science fiction novels before writing Motherless Brooklyn, whose main character is man with Tourette's Syndrome. It is an unbelievably fantastic novel and, if you haven't read it, you should do so immediately. His latest offerings, however, have not lived up to the promise of his earlier work and it seems, at least to me, that he has discovered there's more money in writing about music lovers who may or may not love each other than post apocalyptic fiction.
That said, he has not completely left his love of sci-fi behind. As well as recently editing a collection of the works of the aforementioned Philip K. Dick, he is also writing a ten issue series of Omega: The Unknown for Marvel with art by Farel Dalrymple. The character was created by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes and ran for ten issues in the late 70s. The story is interesting because of its focus, not so much on the titular Omega, but on his child companion James-Michael Starling who are connected in mysterious ways. The first issue of Lethem's run is available, for free, online and is worth checking out.
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Podcast for 02-25-08 | Superheroes
With HD-DVD dead, the geeks from The Weekly Geek somehow manage to make a podcast in these most dire of times. Yea, though the apocalypse is upon us, we can still enjoy ranting and raving about video games and movies. This week, Chris, Mack and Qais discuss the wonders that are Wondercon and the Game Developer's Conference, expanding into discussion of community games, digital downloads, media wars, how much cooler Rock Band is versus Guitar Hero, the virtues of Leonardo DiCaprio and how DC will never really kill off their characters, even though they say they will. Liars.
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I apologize for the audio quality of the podcast, we had technical issues again which makes me and Qais sound quiet and Mack sound really loud. Good for Mack, I guess!
Total Party Kill: Greetings. It’s Warhammer Day.
Steven is an experienced writer in the fields of comic books and tabletop gaming, and he is probably the nerdiest person on The Weekly Geek staff. That is a compliment. Please welcome Steven to The Weekly Geek! --Chris
Hey, folks! Great to be here. I’ll be updating you at least a couple times a week with things I find of interest from the wild, untamed weird lands of comic books and tabletop games (war, board, roleplay). If you know of anything you think I should check out or yap about, please drop me a line.
There are a couple announcements today which are Warhammer related; and since I’m a huge Warhammer fanboy, I figured mentioning these would make for a good first post.
Recently, the gaming world found out that Black Library (a division of Games Workshop) was dropping Black Industries, their boardgaming and roleplaying publishing arm. People freaked out, naturally, wailing about the horror of a world without Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition, the Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy RPG, and the excellent Talisman 4th Edition boardgame. I should know-- I was one of them! Anyway, good news fellow nerdlings: Fantasy Flight Games picked up the licence to produce Warhammer RPGs, boardgames, and collectible card games. Read what they have to say here. Though welcome news, it comes as no surprise to me. I suspected before that FFG would be in the running for this simply because they seem to be trying to take over the world (I'm kidding FFG! No need to send Da Boyz to put me in line... 'kay?). I’ve always been satisfied with their products, so I’m thinking these properties are safe in their hands. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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Necronomicon #24: Flaming Catholic
A bowling pin and a hedgehog talking politics while skydiving? What will this wacky guy come up with next!
Necronomicon #23: Baby Eating Pop Stars
I apologize if the text here is too small to read, because personally I think it's pretty darn funny. That is, if you can read it. Originally published on 04-13-05.
Necronomicon #22: Al Gore
At this point in time I had no regard for screen resolution, so I apologize if reading this is a problem. If you can't read it, I assure you it is the most hilarious thing you have ever laid eyes on. Ever. Originally published on 04-10-05.
Necronomicon #21: Dumpster Diving
I was using a brush pen starting with this comic, and it was odd to transition to but in the end I felt it provided for much more interesting art. It took me longer to produce, but I pared down the schedule to relieve some pressure. Originally published on 04-08-05.
Necronomicon #18: Model Rocketry
I think I was getting really good at doing the shine on Sock's nose around this point. Seriously! This was a major turning point in my comics, when I actually started to get into the swing of drawing the characters better and setting things up. Also, magic hands! Originally Published on 09-22-04.
Necronomicon #17: Monkeys
A smack-talking killer whale? How very delightfully absurd! Buber has a point, though. Stop calling chimps monkeys. They are not. If you get the secret irony in this strip, you get a cookie. Originally published 09-20-04.
Necronomicon #16: Dreamworks Sucks
That's right. Pixar rules. Suck it Dreamworks! A webcomic just totally burned you! HOW DOES THAT FEEL, SPIELBERG?! SUCK IT. Originally published on 09-14-04.
Necronomicon #15: Khan
It's funny, a lot of these old comics have teeeeeensy tiny text. I think I figured that it looked ok at whatever resolution I had at the time, so it was going to look ok for everyone! So apologies in advance if you can't actually read this because your eyes are awful. Originally Published 09-10-04.
Necronomicon #14: EXTREEEEEEEEEME
Continuity? What continuity? Time for the funny! Originally Published on 09-09-04.
Necronomicon #12: Toilet Ninjas
Buber has magical non-hands! Also, making fun of goths is always instant humor, right? Add a ninja and you have Internet meme material! Originally published on the web 09-07-04.
The Necronomicon #11: Closet Pirates
I... I got nothin'. What do you guys think about seeing my crazy old comic strip? Interesting? Boring? Horrible? Awesome? Awesomeorrible? Interboring?
Originally published on 09-06-04.
Necronomicon #10: Wish For More Wishes
Reading this now I realize that The Necronomicon's dialog is slightly confusing at times. I have a very odd manner of speech and I don't think that translates well to comics on occasion. Also, Phil's wish is basically what my retirement is going to consist of. I just gotta find someone to sell me Nintendo Cereal.
Originally Published 09-03-04.
Necronomicon #9: Grilling Candy
I wanted to switch up the narrative fast. The 4th wall breaking was just starting to grate on me, and after doing three other failed comic strips I wanted to get into my groove asap. I loved the dynamic of having the group live in a boarding house (much like Bloom County) and so I wanted to get back into that. For this, I gave Phil magic powers. Problem solved. Originally published on 09-02-04.
The Necronomicon #8: Mister Bucket Head
I am a big fan of dada-esque humor. Stuff that is just completely random and weird. After doing comics for a while, I realized that I was also a fan of not including punchlines in my strips. Hence, Mr. Buckethead. Originally published on 09-01-04.
The Necronomicon #7: Obliviousness
Phil is stupid and Sock is smart, you see. This is, of course, a variation on the "talking muffin" joke. I was such a joke thief back in the day.
Originally published on 08-31-04.
Necronomicon #6: A Sock Approaches, Command?
Originally published 08-30-04 Ahh, the first appearance of Sock. Sock is my favorite character, cause he was so much fun to write for. He is angry, cantankerous and honest. Actually, he is probably the character in the comic most like me, which made the writing easy. Granted, they are all parts of my personality, but Sock is the dominant one.
Necronomicon #5: Sock Puppets
Remember when webcomics used to always break the fourth wall and it was new and original? You're right, that was never new or original. This comic you can actually see the characters getting their own voices. Phil is playfully stupid and Buber is cynical and ties everything together. Also, I think I drew that sock pretty well.
Necronomicon #3: Your Mom
It's the classic Your Mom joke! I suddenly realized there's like, 50 of these so I will be doing daily updates. Enjoy!
Necronomicon #2
Oh god, these old ones are horrible. They get better as they go along, trust me. What we see here is me trying to be clever and holding on to the old web comic standards of 4th wall breaking and Dada-esque silliness. The character concepts here were based on the idea that Buber was a bowling pin, Phil was a stick man and Sock was a hedgehog who thought he was a sock puppet. I know, it's a stretch.
The Necronomicon #1
Some people have asked "Hey, Chris did a webcomic? Where can I see such a thing!" and I am here to bring you something so completely amazing it makes birds sing and children laugh, the scent of freshly baked bread wafts by your nostrils just hearing the name The Necronomicon.
I originally started doing a webcomic around 2001. It was horrible. It still exists online, too. I later remade this horrible comic in a less horrible fashion around 2004, which I am now going to republish here on The Weekly Geek. I am going to give you a little backstory with each strip as well!
The fonts are small. The humor lacks punchlines. Remember, I am not creating this now but showing you, the adoring Weekly Geek public, what it is like to stare into the eyes of madness. I mean... make a webcomic. Cheers, and enjoy the first strip from The Necronomicon.
Interview with Devin T. Quin from Comic Book: The Movie
In 2004, The Geek and Frodo watched a brilliant man peddle his comic book Robots R' Cool, Zombies R' Jerks in the special features of Comic Book: The Movie. That man was Devin T. Quin, and he was basically begging to be interviewed by The Weekly Geek. This is that interview. Enjoy.
--Frodo
ComiCon Report from Guest Geek Pinguino
This was the most incredible ComiCon I'd ever been to. I've been going every year since 1994, first as an artist looking for a publisher, then as a publisher myself, and finally as a pop culture journalist. I have a really long writeup online, but here's a condensed overview. Wednesday I went to Preview Night, then saw an animated French film called "Renaissance." Thursday I went to panels for Marvel's Civil War and Rosario Dawson. That night I went to the Hasbro Vault Party. Friday I went to the Heroes panel and press conference, and the Hellboy Animated panel. That afternoon I watched Billy Tan, John Romita Jr., and John Romita Sr. paint superheroes on the wall of a fancy restaurant called Palms. Saturday I went to the Sony Online Entertainment Block Party and watched the "Teen Titans" movie. If you're interested in reading more about my adventure, click here.
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