Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Picture Perfect Special:
Princesses of Mars, Part Fourteen
Princesses of Mars, Part Fourteen
For the rest of the year, we will be traveling to Mars every other week for visits with the deadly and exotic princesses who dwell there. Keep your arms inside the ride at all times, or they may get cut off.
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| By Mike Hoffman |
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| By Adam Hughes and Karl Story |
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| By Gene Gonzales |
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| By Anna-Marie Cool |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
No posts on any of my blogs this week.
I am having really bad eye trouble. Hopefully, tomorrow's trip to the doctor will start to make things better.
I hope you'll check in at some point in the future.
I hope you'll check in at some point in the future.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Bringing some class to NUELOW Games
One of the first releases in the NUELOW Games fiction line was my "remaster" of John Kendrick Bangs' fabulous tales of the Associated Shades of Hades, "Houseboat on the River Styx". We felt the fact we could say "Look! It's Shakespeare!" lent a touch of class to an outfit that otherwise specializes in offerings featuring supermodels beating each other up, and mockery of current political and pop cultural events.
But, seeing that I'm desperate to be respected and taken seriously as a writer, critic, and game designer, I'm once again trying to infuse a little class into the NUELOW Games line-up. I'm returning to the Shakespeare/Houseboat well.
Here's the cover for the next release for the "ROLF!: The Rollplaying Game of Big Dumb Fighters". Shakespeare and other Houseboat characters make a return, and Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, is added to the mix. There will also be a very special guest star, a newcomer to the Houseboat crew. Can you spot him in the picture?
NUELOW Games: Putting the ass in Class Since 1994!
But, seeing that I'm desperate to be respected and taken seriously as a writer, critic, and game designer, I'm once again trying to infuse a little class into the NUELOW Games line-up. I'm returning to the Shakespeare/Houseboat well.
Here's the cover for the next release for the "ROLF!: The Rollplaying Game of Big Dumb Fighters". Shakespeare and other Houseboat characters make a return, and Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, is added to the mix. There will also be a very special guest star, a newcomer to the Houseboat crew. Can you spot him in the picture?
Friday, November 11, 2011
Space Girl Adventures, Part Fifteen
I'm running low on Spacegirl material (and catching up with Travis Charest's creation of new material), so this series is going bi-weekly... and there will be a little less stuff in each post.
SPACEGIRL
by Travis Charest
Part Fifteen
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| By Adam Warren |
by Travis Charest
Part Fifteen
To Be Continued....
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| By Terry Moore |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Picture Perfect Wednesday: Random Ninjaosity
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| From Pale Rider 2: A Town Called Sakura |
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| Ninjas support a woman's right to choose--the sword she kills you with. |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Picture Perfect Wednesday: Here be Ninja Babes
Brought to you by the letter N and the annual Cinema Steve Nine Days of the Ninja mini-blogathon.
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| By Kim DeMulder |
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| By Karlonne Santos |
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| By Adam Warren |
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| By Louie Snoozzzzzz |
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| The deadliest of blogathons.... |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Countdown to Halloween with Vampirella
There is no time left...
Vampirella Wishes You a Very Scary Halloween!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Space Girl Adventures, Part Thirteen
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| By "Buzz" |
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| By Mike Hoffman |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Picture Perfect Wednesday:
Halloween is almost here....
Halloween is almost here....
... and Clara Bow is wondering if she has enough protection from the goblins and ghouls. Not to mention enough candy to sate the trick-or-treaters. How about you?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Male Call Monday:
Taking a Break from Spooky Stuff!
Taking a Break from Spooky Stuff!
Here are more highlights from Milt Caniff's WW2-era strip created specifically for American troops. Click on each strip for a larger, more legible version.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
No doubt that 'Shadow of a Doubt' is great
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, and Patricia Collinge
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Ten of Ten Stars
Ennui-ridden teenager Charlie (Wright) finds her drab world filled with life and hope of excitement when her legendary, globe-trotting Uncle Charlie, the man she is named for, pays a surprise visit to her and family. But Charlie's delight soon gives way to suspicion, then fear, then terror as she gradually comes to realize that he is hiding a dark secret -- that he is a serial killer on the run.
This is said to be Hitchcock's personal favorite among all the movies he made, and he was well within his rights to be very, very proud of it. With a script that is absolutely perfect in every way, a setting that captures the essence of the idyllic small American town so perfectly that Ray Bradbury would be moved to tears, and a cast that all deliver great performances in parts it seems they were born to play, there simply is not a single sour note in this movie.
It starts with a script that deftly sets up all its characters and manages to draw them as fully realized, three-dimension people within minutes of their first appearances on screen... usually through subtle character actions or exchanges. The most impressive of these is the film's lead character, a typical whiny restless teenager who in a script from lesser writers and interpreted by a lesser director would have been extremely annoying and someone you might wish ill upon. However, the character is so deftly written here and her reactions so believable--a mixture of childishness and adult and perception of what it means to be an adult--that you are rooting for her almost from the moment she is introduced into the story.
The same is true of the opposite side of the coin, the film's other Charlie... a man on the run with a secret, who may or may not be a serial killer. Like Young Charlie, he is deftly established a few touches that are followed up with further development that lends texture and deep character to him.
These two characters, and the oft-referenced "special bond" that exists between them, are the solid center around which story and other characters rotate, each developed as they relate to the two Charlies and each eventually emerging as fully realized as they are. Even the "special bond" ends up taking on personality, evolving from childish imaginings born of coincidences to something more real and that gives sinister weight to either Charlie when the younger of the two promises she will kill the older one if he hurts her mother.
Heck, this script is so perfect that the insta-romance the develops between Young Charlie and one of the detectives who come into town on Uncle Charlie's tail doesn't bother me one bit. Where this has nearly ruined a couple other Hitchcock films for me, here it
Of course, as well-written as these characters are, they would have withered in the hands of the wrong actor. Here, the casting is so absolutely perfect that the actors have an exponential impact when it comes to breathing life into the characters. Casting Joseph Cotton as a serial killer, who up to this point in his career had played nothing but lovable good guys, was a stroke of genius, and petite Teresa Wright nails her teenaged character perfectly despite being 25 at the time this film was made. Even the bit-players--like the small town's librarian and traffic cop--fit their roles perfect and instantly make the audience feel they know the person in question.
The great script and the perfectly cast actors are further supported by a great location and even better sets. A problem I sometimes have with Hitchcock's American films is sometimes jarring and obvious difference between footage made on sets or the studio back lot versus footage made on location. The quality of the environments change so drastically that I am sometimes pushed out of being absorbed in the movie. Not so here. Location and sound stage merge seamlessly and undetectably to form a perfect whole.
If you only watch one Hitchcock film, this is the one to choose.
Starring: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotton, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, and Patricia Collinge
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Ten of Ten Stars
Ennui-ridden teenager Charlie (Wright) finds her drab world filled with life and hope of excitement when her legendary, globe-trotting Uncle Charlie, the man she is named for, pays a surprise visit to her and family. But Charlie's delight soon gives way to suspicion, then fear, then terror as she gradually comes to realize that he is hiding a dark secret -- that he is a serial killer on the run.
This is said to be Hitchcock's personal favorite among all the movies he made, and he was well within his rights to be very, very proud of it. With a script that is absolutely perfect in every way, a setting that captures the essence of the idyllic small American town so perfectly that Ray Bradbury would be moved to tears, and a cast that all deliver great performances in parts it seems they were born to play, there simply is not a single sour note in this movie.
It starts with a script that deftly sets up all its characters and manages to draw them as fully realized, three-dimension people within minutes of their first appearances on screen... usually through subtle character actions or exchanges. The most impressive of these is the film's lead character, a typical whiny restless teenager who in a script from lesser writers and interpreted by a lesser director would have been extremely annoying and someone you might wish ill upon. However, the character is so deftly written here and her reactions so believable--a mixture of childishness and adult and perception of what it means to be an adult--that you are rooting for her almost from the moment she is introduced into the story.
The same is true of the opposite side of the coin, the film's other Charlie... a man on the run with a secret, who may or may not be a serial killer. Like Young Charlie, he is deftly established a few touches that are followed up with further development that lends texture and deep character to him.
These two characters, and the oft-referenced "special bond" that exists between them, are the solid center around which story and other characters rotate, each developed as they relate to the two Charlies and each eventually emerging as fully realized as they are. Even the "special bond" ends up taking on personality, evolving from childish imaginings born of coincidences to something more real and that gives sinister weight to either Charlie when the younger of the two promises she will kill the older one if he hurts her mother.
Heck, this script is so perfect that the insta-romance the develops between Young Charlie and one of the detectives who come into town on Uncle Charlie's tail doesn't bother me one bit. Where this has nearly ruined a couple other Hitchcock films for me, here it
Of course, as well-written as these characters are, they would have withered in the hands of the wrong actor. Here, the casting is so absolutely perfect that the actors have an exponential impact when it comes to breathing life into the characters. Casting Joseph Cotton as a serial killer, who up to this point in his career had played nothing but lovable good guys, was a stroke of genius, and petite Teresa Wright nails her teenaged character perfectly despite being 25 at the time this film was made. Even the bit-players--like the small town's librarian and traffic cop--fit their roles perfect and instantly make the audience feel they know the person in question.
The great script and the perfectly cast actors are further supported by a great location and even better sets. A problem I sometimes have with Hitchcock's American films is sometimes jarring and obvious difference between footage made on sets or the studio back lot versus footage made on location. The quality of the environments change so drastically that I am sometimes pushed out of being absorbed in the movie. Not so here. Location and sound stage merge seamlessly and undetectably to form a perfect whole.
If you only watch one Hitchcock film, this is the one to choose.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Space Girl Adventures, Part Twelve
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| By Dennis Fujitake |
by Travis Charest
Part Twelve
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| TRAVIS CHAREST'S SPACEGIRL RETURNS IN NOVEMBER! |
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| By Mike Hoffman |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
I think there's a ROLF! cover style evolving...
My latest bit of "art work."
I think this might have been better in concept and/or in my head than it ended up in reality. Can anyone but me see what those guys at the bottom are?
(This one is the cover for "ROLF!: The Breast Hope for Peace," which releases Wednesday, October 19.)
I think this might have been better in concept and/or in my head than it ended up in reality. Can anyone but me see what those guys at the bottom are?
(This one is the cover for "ROLF!: The Breast Hope for Peace," which releases Wednesday, October 19.)
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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