Toys!

God, I Love Toys. Action Figures, Statues, Maquettes, Models, Bobble Heads, You Name It...

On A Recent Trip To Target, I Found This Cool Stuff.

This Is A Target Exclusive Battle Rancor With A Felucian Rider And Saddle.

This Sweet Little Number Is A "Taters Of The Lost Ark" Indiana Jones Mr. Potato Head. You Can Push The Top Of His Hat To Play The Theme Song...

I Made A Post About Mighty Muggs Before. I Really Like These Guys And They're Made From 100% Recycled Material, Which Is Pretty Cool. Not To Mention They Look Awesome.

Anyway, Thought I Would Share...

Ex Machina

I Just Read The First Ex Machina Trade, The First Hundred Days. The Book Was Written By Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man) With Art By Tony Harris (Starman) And Published by DC/Wildstorm Comics. I Had Checked It Out A Few Times For The Art, But Never Got Into It Due To An Overpopulated Pull List. I Would Have To Say, Its Pretty Damn Good. The Whole Post 9-11 Political Commentary Thing They Have Going On Is Pretty Cool. The Art Is Fantastic. The Dialogue All Seems Very Natural, Which Is Important In A Story Like This. That Really Goes For Any Story. They Didn’t Mess Around Developing The Characters, Which Was Told Mostly In Flashbacks. They Got In There And Got It Done. By The End Of This Book, I Really Felt Like I Knew These Characters, Their World, And What Was Going On In It, Which Is A Nice Departure From The Norm. They Didn’t Screw Around For Twenty Issues Trying To Make You Guess What Was Happening, Although There Is A Few Things They Left Open For Good Measure. They Jump Right Into The Story And Just Immerse You In This Alternate Timeline. Like I Mentioned Before, They Did Not Answer ALL The Questions, So, I’ll Continue To Pick This One Up In Trade. I Think Its Pretty Needless To Say At This Point, But Enjoyed It A Lot. I’d Suggest Keeping An Eye Out For At Your Local Comic Shop Or Book Store. As Always, I’ll Keep You Posted.

MC Frontalot

That's Right! Nerdcore Baby!

Have You Seen The Spore Trailer?

This Game Looks Awesome, But There Has Been A Lot Of Hype Surrounding It. I Really Hope It Can Deliver...

Jon Boy Meyers

In The Last Couple Of Issues Of JLA I’ve Read There Have Been These Cool Back Up Stories. The Guy Doing The Art In Them Is Jon Boy Meyers. I Don’t Know If You’ve Ever Seen Any Of His Stuff, But If You Haven’t You Should. He’s Got This Cool Art Style. Its Realistic And Cartoony At The Same Time. Check out JLA #18 To See What I’m Talking About. Doctor Magnus Looks More Pimp Than I’ve Ever Seen Him. His Red Tornado Is Amazing. Anyway, Just Thought I’d Rant A Little Bit…

Episode 004 - Life Size Glowing Eyes

The Newest Installment Of This Train Wreck That We Call The Out Of Square Podcast Is Rearing Its Ugly Little Head...Check It Out. You Can Download It Here.

Show Notes:
Stan Lee’s New Universe…
Skype For PSP
Iron Man Bust
Silence Of The Lambs Minimates
The Port Huron Statement – Man Of The Match
The New Youngblood Comics
Atomic Robo
Justice Society Of America
Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas
The Entertainment Earth Podcast
This Week In Media
Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness - Episode 1
Amos Lee
Weezer (Red Album)
Alligator Dave
Batman: The Dark Knight (July 18)
Civilization Revolution For 360 And Nintendo DS (July 8)
The New X-Files Movie (July 25)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (July 11)
And As Always, You Can E-mail Me At outofsquarecomics at gmail dot com

Out This Week

June 18

Here Are A Couple Of Choice Tidbits Coming Out This Week:

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Dynamo 5 Volume 2: Moments Of Truth TPB
Gemini #2 of 5
Kill All Parents #1
Killing Girl Volume 1: A Sister’s Love TPB

DC
Batman & The Outsiders #8
The Brave & The Bold #14
Checkmate #27
The Flash #241
Green Lantern – Sinestro Corps War Volume 2 TPB
JLA #22
Shadowpact Volume 3: Darkness And Light TPB
The Spirit #18
Superman/Batman #49
Trinity #3

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #563
Guardians Of The Galaxy #2
Incredible Hercules #118
Iron Man: Director Of Shield #30
Punisher MAX #58
Ultimate X-Men #95
X-Factor #32
Eternals by Neil Gaiman TPB
Jack Kirby’s Galactic Bounty Hunters TPB
Terror, Inc. TPB

Radical
Caliber #3

Virgin
Dock Walloper #5

Top Cow
Genius Pilot Season #1

Invincible

As Some Of You Might Know, Invincible Just Hit Issue #50. So, To Commemorate This Momentous Event (It Doesn't Happen As Often As It Used To), Comic Book Resources Is Doing A Series Of Interviews With The Series' Creators And Contributors. You Check All Of The Out Right Here.

The Bond Of Saint Marcel

Check Out This Preview Of The Bond Of Saint Marcel...The Art Looks Amazing And If The Preview Is An Accurate Portrayal Of The Story, It Looks/Reads Pretty Good. You Can Check Out The Synopsis Of Archaia Studio Press' Website. Also, You Can Click The Cover For A Larger Image. ---->

Weezer - Red Album

I'm Rockin' Out To The New Weezer Album Pretty Heavy. I Would Do A Review And/Or Might Still Do An In Depth On The Podcast, But I Think Alec Longstreth Summed It Up Pretty Well In His 3,000 Word Write Up. You Can Check It Out Right Here.

A Tribute to Mike Wieringo

I Had Totally Forgot About This...
Just Before Mike Wieringo Died, He Was Working On A Marvel What If... Book About The Fantastic Four. After He Passed, Marvel Donated The Seven Pages To The Hero Initiative And It Was Completed By Mike's Some Of Friends And Comic Book Brethren.
That List Includes: Jeff Parker, Arthur Adams, Paul Renaud, Stuart Immonen, Cully Hamner, Alan Davis, David Williams, Sanford Greene, Humberto Ramos, Skottie Young, Mike Allred, Barry Kitson, and Val Staples. The Cover Artwork Is By Mike With Paul Mounts. The Book Is Being Published By The Hero Initiavite With The Full Support Of Marvel And Mike's Family.
I'm Definitely Going To Check It Out. Mike Was An Amazing Talent In The Industry, A Phenomenal Artist And, From What Everyone Says, One Hell Of A Nice Guy. The Book Will Be Available For $4.99 On June 25th. I Would Suggest Everyone Check Out This Book Because Of The Talent That Went Into, But Even Looking Past All Of That, Its All Just For A Good Cause For A Great Artist.

Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Heroes

You Can Watch A Lot (Maybe All) Of The Episodes Of The Recent Fantastic Four Animated Series Over At marvel.com. For Free. And Who Doesn't Like That? While You're Over There, Check Out The "I'm A Marvel-I'm A DC" Videos. Despite Being More Of A DC Guy, They're Pretty Funny.

The Port Huron Statement

Thanks To The Guys From The Port Huron Statement For The Sweet Merch. I'll Make Sure To Get A Full Review Of The CD Up Soon.

Episode 003 - In Depth

The Third Episode Of The Out Of Square Podcast Up And Ready.

I Blow Through A Lot Of New And News: Skaar - The Son Of Hulk, The God Machine, Atomic Robo - The Dogs Of War, An AP Write Up About The New Captain Britain Series, News About The New Muppets Movie And Pre-Orders For Street Fighter IV. We Go In Depth About Superman/Batman #46 And A Pretty Unhealthy Input Section... Check It Out Right Here.

Caliber #1

Published By Radical Comics

By Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny

 

I Just Read My First Book From A New Publisher Called Radical Comics. From What I Can Deduce From One Issue, The Story Set In The Late 1800’s. Its Almost Like Two Stories. One Being From A Half Native American Half Frenchman’s Perspective And One Has To Do With An Army Lieutenant. It Seems To Me Like A Civil War Excalibur Story Centered Around This Pistol Instead Of A Sword, Which Is A Pretty Cool Idea. It Also Has This Cowboys And Indians Vibe Going For It That I Like A Lot.

The Artwork And The Cover I Got Were Pretty Amazing. The Color Is Phenomenal. The Paper Was Nice And The Book Actually Had A Solid Spine With, Get This, No Staples. Its Like A Single Issue Sized Trade Paper Back. The First Issue Was $1.00. So, It Wasn’t A Lot Of Money To Check Out And Like I Said, I Think The Story Is A Good Idea. I’ll Probably Be Picking This One Up. I’ll Let You Know…

            I Also Picked Up Hercules By This Same Publisher, Which Is In The Same Format And Was At The Same Price. I’ll Keep You Posted.

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Just For The Record, I Absolutely Love The Marvel Cosmic Stuff. I Cut My Teeth On Warlock And The Infinity Watch Back In The Early 90's. I'm A Big Silver Surfer Fan. I Think Richard Rider Is A Pimp. I Believe That Galactus Is One Of The Baddest MoFos In The Marvel Universe.
Anyway, I Just Got Through Reading Guardians Of The Galaxy #1. Let Me Just Say...It Was Really Cool. I Think The Team Roster Is Pretty Good: Star Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Gamora, Adam Warlock And Drax. Apparently, The Original Quasar Is Long Gone And In His Place Is A Hot Chic, Which I Am Totally OK With. Gamora, Drax, And Adam Were All Infinty Watch. So, I've Known Their Stories For About 15 Years. Adam Was Recently Reborn. He Believes Its To Keep Another Annihilation From Happening. I've Known Who Star Lord Was For A Long Time, But Haven't Really Ever Read Anything With Him In It And I'm Not At All Familiar With Rocket Raccoon, Which I Am Told Is Heresy.
I'm Liking That Marvel Is Pretty Much Letting Writers Dan Abnett And Andy Lanning, Who Also Write Nova And Penned Much Of The Annihilation: Conquest Series Books, Go Freakin' Buck Wild Out In Space. So, Needless To Say, The Writing Is Solid. It Has Some Pretty Nice Artwork By Paul Pelletier And A Slick Cover By Clint Langley.
I'm Still Into Nova And Enjoying It A Lot Also. Either Of These Titles Is Worth The Three Bucks. So, Check One Or Both Of Them Out, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing.

Now I Just Hope We Get A Warlock Solo Book And None Of The Guardians Are A Skrull...

Venture Bros. T-Shirt Club

Check This Out. Every Week The Creative Team Behind The Adult Swim Series The Venture Bros. Will Be Releasing A New Episode Specific T-Shirt. You Can Even "Subscribe" And They Will Reserve Them For You. Pretty Sweet Idea And A Clever Marketing Strategy To Boot. The Guild T-Shirt That They Released This Week Will Only Be Available Until Saturday 6-7-08 At 11:59 PM, So If You Want One, You Better Snag It Up Quick.

The Stand

The Stand Was One Of The First Book I Can Remember Reading Cover To Cover As A Young Adult. It Was 1100 Pages Of Awesome And I Ate It Up. NOW, They're Doing A Comic Book Version Of The Story Due To The Success Of The Dark Tower Series With Publishing Partner, Marvel Comics. Lone Star Comic Did An Article On The Story And You Can Read It Here Or Check Out The Title Link For An Interview With "Merry" Mike Perkins Who Will Be Doing The Art. It'll Look Something Like This...

House Of Mystery

Sf Weekly Did A Write Up About House Of Mystery by Bill Willingham & Matt Sturges. You Can Check It Out Here.

Wanted

HOLY CRAP! This Looks SO Cool...

Well, Not On This Page Obviously.

New Interview?

I Might Be Getting An Interview With Chandra Free...I'll Keep You Posted. Her Comic The God Machine Is Available For Pre-Order From Diamond For July. Its Published By Archaia Studios Press. Her Art Is Amazing And The Story Sounds Pretty Cool...

Super Power Blues

Greg Pak's film tells the story of Super Power Go Girl, a Japanese superheroine who lives in New York City and deals with endless crises -- when all she really wants to do is sleep with her boyfriend.

Click The Post Title For The Link...

There Is A Place To Vote Unde The Videos On The Site, So Go Over And Support Greg.
The Winner Will Air On WNET, The PBS Station For New York, On Saturday June 7th.

Mighty Muggs

I Picked Up One Of These Kick Ass Little Mighty Muggs Figures At Wal-Mart The Other Day. Pretty Cool For $10. I Dig The Asian Style Figures And This One Is Done Pretty Well. Plus, They're Made From 100% Recycled Materials. Which Is Pretty Damn Cool, Too...