The new season of MLB officially opened today. (That stuff about the Red Sox doesn't count)
President Bush threw out the first pitch for the Washington Nationals first game in their new stadium and the Yankees game was postponed due to rain. This could be the worst day in the history of Baseball. :)
Hopefully tomorrow will work out better for the Yankees. This is an historical season for New York. The legendary stadium is gonna be BLOWN UP after this season and the team moves next door to a brand new facility that looks almost the exact same next year! (of course, with several upgrades and features... kinda like Vista)
So lets hope this season is a great send off for what John Kruk (who was supposed to call the game for ESPN) called the greatest sports arena in the world. Of course, by that I mean WORLD SERIES TITLE!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Opening Day
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Webcomic ranking 6
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Obama Girl
Obama Girl has a new video on the Barely Political website called "Hilary Stop the Attacks" The song sucks but it's Obama Girl and the song basically says what I've been saying for weeks. Honestly, she could just stand there and not say anything and I'd probably love it.
Read More......Tuesday, March 25, 2008
B3N (New character)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Snake Eyes
Friday, March 21, 2008
Obama Speech
This is a great speech and it's a shame so many people are either spinning it (Sean Hannity crowd) or babbling about how it'll affect the polls when they should be talking about the substance of the speech instead.
Read More......Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Superhero Quiz
Your results:
You are Superman
| You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.  |
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz... Read More......
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Webcomic Rankings 3
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Alien Review
This is a new series I'm about to launch tomorrow called 'The Alien Review'!! If you haven't figured it out already, it's about a bunch of aliens that review stuff. :) The first two aliens are Jintuan and Bob. I'm starting with them because they're my favorite two so far. I'll be adding more aliens as the series progresses.
Some of the stuff I'll be reviewing are movies, comics, TV shows, etc. The first installment is a review of Stargate - The Ark of Truth. I haven't made my mind up about what will be next but I'll probably talk about some comics or something.
THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS AT ALL!
The point of the strip isn't to actually review anything. It's really just to make jokes about stuff. I'm not gonna post an installment that says "...but the most shocking part of 'The Empire Strikes Back' is when we learn that Darth Vader is in fact Luke's father!!"
There'll be none of that.
And I am in no way affiliated with any of the shows, comics, movies, companies, producers, creators or ANYBODY that is IN ANY WAY involved with ANYTHING I talk about.
Read More......Sunday, March 16, 2008
New Frontier
I finally got the 'Justice League - New Frontier' DvD the other day. It was ok but nothing special. I've never read the comic so I don't know how good that was but I think the mini-series 'American Way' and 'Red Menace' (Bot about superheroes set in the '60s and '50s respectfully) were alot better. Maybe it's just me though. W/e. The end.
Read More......Saturday, March 15, 2008
Short Story
A constant stream of giant fire balls leave a thousand trails of light. They slowly fade and dissipate into a dark black canvas painted sparsely with tiny specks of light. The bow pans left and tips forward. Kel-Boran fills the viewport of the small transport.
The planet wears a dusty sand belt with lush green forests covering the polar caps. It’s few citizens mostly work in the mines while machines build ships from the resources they collect. At night the locals gather in gritty pubs where they mostly sit quietly and drink. The cargo ships they build will sometimes return to bring fresh supplies. The family transports they build in Kel-Faidus usually leave to never be seen again. The battle ships they build in orbit play no part in their general way of life.
They stir up little dust if any as their transport lands. The facility’s Foreman walks swiftly towards the possible commission. He scratches his beard as he examines the small ship. He’ll make more from the spare parts than he would trying to resale it he thinks. The pilot pulls a latch. The canopy opens.
The pilot studies the facility beside him with blatant apathy as the Foreman examines him. He’s young. Slightly shorter than average. Wavy blonde hair on a thin frame. He carries himself with a forced nature. He’s just a pretty boy. He’s an easy mark.
The co-passenger is a few years younger. Long straight black hair. She’s a beautiful girl. She’s used to living in luxury. The Foreman recognizes this. He’ll play it to his advantage. He’ll show them the more expensive family yachts and convince the boy that he’s gotta treat his girlfriend good. He hides his glee and introduces himself.
“No thank you. We’re here to meet a friend and join his crew.” The boy is smarter than he looks. “And I have no intention of being conned out of my ship.”
A feeble old man, wretched and devoid of hope, stands like a crumbling statue in the ruins of an empty future. He took a gamble and failed. He gives them a moment to leave before he turns to face his fate. A dilapidated building that feels no shame in it’s disgusting appearance.
Hours pass but nothing changes here. The few gusts of wind that pass them by barely cause a stir in the dusty sands. They sit on a stone step watching a setting sun that takes forever to hide behind the blank horizon. She wraps her arms around his and rests her head against his shoulder. The Universe whispers prophecies in the stars. You’ll never see each other again. Everything is ending. If she heard it she ignores it.
“Cole?”
“Raila?” His wit is subtle.
“Are you sure you want to live on a starship for the rest of our lives?”
“It’s not forever.” He makes the lie sound convincing. “In a few years we’ll have enough credits to settle on a nice tropical planet. Grow our own fruit, set up a stand in the market. Live by the sea.”
“Mmm. Daughter of the Ocean.” She pauses for a moment.
The secrets we keep destroy us. They hide in the shadows lurking like a twisted predator. The longer we keep them, the longer they stay hidden, the more the balance of power changes. Eventually the scales tip and you find that you’re no longer hiding secrets. You’re hiding from them. Eventually they’ll catch up to you. They’ll claw you to death and let the vultures circle.
She struggles to hide her emotions. She knows he’s lying. She saw the transmission before he had a chance to delete it. They’ll never settle down. They’ll live the rest of their short lives running.
After five years of service in the Bellian War, Second Commander Cole Allara left the Arishian Fleet with less than he took with him when he joined. Holo-banners along the city streets promoted the nobility of standing up in defense of Arishia and it’s allies. The chance to explore the Galaxy only fueled his ambitions. He hadn’t considered the affects of being stranded in space under constant threat of attack along a frontline that bordered a sector of the galaxy he’d only read about as a child with nothing protecting him from the vacuum of space but a layer of metal and an energy shield that was depleted more and more with each blast wave it absorbed. Five years was enough. He’d done his part. They can’t re-call what they can’t find.
He watches from orbit as the sun swings around Kel-Boran. He’d arrived shortly after his nephew Cole but chose to watch the sunrise first before going planet side. The contrast between a vast horizon and a giant marble always reminds him just how small the world really is. He’ll spend most of his life in the darkness of the universe. Moments like this are few and far between.
He can barely remember the last time he saw a star peak out from behind a planet. He’d been serving twice as long as Cole before his nephew even considered joining the Fleet. After nearly twenty years of sitting in a cockpit feeling helpless as he watched his fellow pilots blasted into oblivion he’d had enough. A few fingers on his right hand could be replaced. His left arm from the elbow down could be replaced. The missed opportunities, numbered in the thousands, to watch a morning star were lost forever.
Rebirth is a constant theme in every corner of the galaxy. In some systems they believe in reincarnation. The belief that a dying soul floats up into the sun where it’s refined and transformed into a new being and sent to live on another world. On Caju-Bin they believe the orange rivers produce a water that purifies the soul and makes it new again.
He came to buy a ship. Within the hour, he’ll have a new ship and a new title. A new crew to follow him. And with any luck, by this time tomorrow, he’ll be on his way to a new day on a new world with another beautiful morning star. Read More......
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Stargate - The Ark of Truth
I bought 'Stargate - The Ark of Truth' on DvD yesterday. I've watched it 4 times already. It's that good.
As much as I love watching superhero/comic book movies or Martial Art/Kung Fu flicks, There's nothing better than a good SciFi/Space adventure and Ark of Truth is the best one I've seen since Revenge of the Sith.
If you've ever watched the Stargate SG-1 tv series you know the scope of the show is damn near cinamatic already. The special effects are probably the best on tv in any genre. In Ark of Truth they took that to another level. Seeing the Oddessy going through the "Super gate" was amazing and exciting.
Speaking of the Oddessy, there's no real space battle. That's one of the few negatives about the movie. Sure there's a battle between the Oddessy and 4 Ori ships (A one-sided battle) But aside from that there's nothing.
The main focus of the movie is split between Carter, Mitchell and the crew of the Oddessy battling with the replicators inside the Oddessy and the ground based adventures of Jackson, Teal'C, Vala and Tomin (Who kinda takes on the mantle of the sixth team member in the film) It's exciting and does a great job of keeping your attention - even through the 4th viewing.
Adria returns as the main villain. A role she played throughout the final 2 seasons of the series. And she's evil! A perfect kind of evil. She doesn't waste time trying to convince the good guys that they're wrong as much as she did in the tv series. She's pretty straight to the point.
One of the most centric elements of the tv series were the "Ancients." The Ancients, also known as the Alterrans, were the first evolution of Humans (we being the second) in the universe. They were the original builders of the Stargates. The movie deals heavily with the story of the Alterrans/Ori and gives us a great resolution to what can only be described as the most epic good vs evil battle in the entire universe (the Stargate universe anyway)
We also learn a lot about their background as well as answers to some questions left by the tv series about their evil counterparts, the Ori.
There's also a lot of little things thrown in that seem to be done specifically as a nod to the fans of both (SG-1 and Atlantis) shows. Walter, Reynolds, Ellis all make cameos.
The bottom line is, if you love the tv series you'll love this movie. If you love SciFi/space adventures you'll love this movie. If you love fantasy you'll love this movie. Basically, if you love movies... you'll love this movie!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Diebold
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Don't Drink The Water
I found a bunch of articles on a few different sites about Drugs in the water supplies of 41 million Americans. At first I was like "OMGWTF?!" until I read the part about it being in "waste water"
That means it's stuff people have been taking and when they go to the bathroom the water is taken and "refined" before being put back into the reservoirs of our water supplies! :) At this point I found the story to be hillarious... in an "Oh my god, we're drinking refined waste water?!" kind of way.
After reading that part, as a creative writer, all I could do was picture some guy calling his wife into the kitchen and saying "Hey honey? Does this tap water taste kinda spicey to you?"
While I was doing "research" for this very educational blog post I came across this article on Fox News. Apparently, republicans have to be told something that should seem f*cking obvious.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Webcomic Rankings 2
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Mayan Calendar
New Art
This is one of my newer pieces I'm working on. It's a concept for a super-heroine that's connected to the super-hero in the piece below. I added some flats to the pencils here to give a feel for what I'm going for. It's still a long way from finished though and I'm not really sure when I'll actually get it finished because I'm busy working on Shan and Shanny and orginizing the second chapter of Clinical Assassin so I'm basically working on it in the background. Read More......
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