The Random Panel Project Wk7&8

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Things Every Superhero Should Know

- Long flowing capes should only be worn by professional superheroes, not amateurs. Especially around moving machinery.

- If a super-villain wants to rant, just let him rant. It’ll give you valuable information and enough time to escape his death-trap.

- Don’t fly around while carrying a car or large metal objects. You’ll get picked up by military radar.

- Do not charge directly at the giant killer robot. There are several different ways to solve any difficult problem, and the obvious solution isn’t always the best. Especially if a mad scientist is involved.

- If you ever get hit by a shrink-ray, just stay calm. Use your new size to your advantage. And don’t provoke any household pets.

- Try to avoid getting hit by a high-powered energy cannon. Just because you’re bulletproof does not mean that you’re invulnerable.

- If a UFO approaches the earth, try to communicate with it before you attack. Maybe it’s not invading. Maybe it’s just trying to find a parking space.

- The secret to an effective superhero team-up is communication. If your greatest weakness is your partner’s main power, just say so.

- If you’re going to have a secret headquarters, then make sure it’s clean, dry, and isn’t going to cave in. Crime-fighting equipment doesn’t come cheap.

- If you travel back in time, do not contact your ancestors, do not send yourself messages, and do not try to alter your own timeline. These things never turn out well.

- Gigantic rampaging monsters might look intimidating. But chances are they’re more scared of you than you are of them.

- No matter how hectic your life is, do not clone yourself, do not create a robot duplicate, and do not bring your twin from an alternate dimension into our world. It’s more trouble than its worth, and you’ll just wind up fighting yourself.

- Evil henchmen are people too. They work hard, and most of them don’t have health insurance. Try not to injure them too badly.

- If you have X-ray vision, then use it responsibly. People have a right to their privacy.

- Most people aren’t dressed warmly enough for flying at high speeds. Try to remember that before carrying them with you.

- After you foil a bank robbery, don’t forget to put the money back in the bank.

- Fighting crime is a dirty job. Be sure to wash your costume regularly.

- Think carefully before telling your girlfriend your secret identity. Be sure that she can handle the news well. You never know when she might become your ex-girlfriend.

- If you have a young side-kick, make sure they know when it’s appropriate to provide comic-relief and when it isn’t. Jokes made at the expense of funerals, weddings, ancient pagan gods, and dying alien civilizations can often be in poor taste.

- If you ever encounter an evil super-intelligent computer, the first thing you should try is unplugging the computer. This will usually save you a lot of time and aggravation.

- If a power-mad emperor has a beautiful daughter, do not fall in love with the daughter. She will have daddy issues, and they will put a strain on the relationship.

- Deactivating a doomsday device can take a while. If you’re pressed for time, just throw it into the sun.

- No matter how strong you are, you should not try to lift up a building. You're only going to damage the infrastructure, and it's just a bad idea.

- And finally, it’s tough to balance a civilian life with fighting crime and saving the planet from certain doom. But you can make it easier with a few simple steps, like using a day-planner and taking frequent power naps.

Episode 49

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Ghetto.

Muscle Thug Love.

Frankenhooker

GNFOS

The revolution is being televised

Fat big Ten

Nikki Interview

Love at first rhyme

Body by Liefield?

Robby L

And now the show:
The Booty jacking bonanza begins, as the group new and old discuss and disect prison love and its consequences. The guys also talk about a gamut of other things like Politics and the God of Art Liefeld himself..

Casting Call
Episode 49 part 1.

Casting 2: Cast Harder
Episode 49 part 2.

Casting 3: Cast b****es Cast
Episode 49 part 3.

Casting: The final Call
Episode 49 part 4.

Turistas

It seemed like most of the advertising for this movie billed it as a torture fest along the line of Hostel and Saw. But while Turistas does contain its share of violence, there’s really only one scene that’s comparable to those films. The rest of it manages to stand on it’s own as a tense, solid thriller.

The movie follows vacationing Americans traveling through Brazil by bus, who happen to meet a couple other tourists on holiday. After the bus breaks down, the group finds themselves stranded at a secluded beach. Rather than wait aimlessly for the next bus to come along, they decide to stay awhile and get on with partying and drinking themselves into unconsciousness.

But the next morning they discover that they were drugged, and robbed while asleep. A local they befriended earlier named Kiko appears, and seems to want to help them. He leads the wayward vacationers to a remote house that he claims is owned by his uncle.

Of course, this movie is a horror-thriller. And if the uncle was as altruistic as Kiko claimed, there wouldn’t be much of a story here.

The “uncle” turns out to be a psychotic medical doctor who shows up at the house with a group of thugs, takes the vacationers prisoner, and plans to harvest their organs for sale on the black market. Some of the vacationers go under the knife, some are killed off, and a few manage to make a break for it. From there, the story leads to a chase through an underwater cave and some of the most tense, memorable scenes in the story.

Turistas may not bring much in the way of originality, but it does hit all the right story beats, and manages to be entertaining. A torture-horror flick that’s light on the torture, but heavy on the suspense.

- Nate

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Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears

If you’re a comic book fan, then chances are you recognize the name of Garth Ennis. You also know that he has a great feel for dialogue, and he’s known for writing series like The Boys, Crossed, Preacher, and Punisher Max. While Ghost Rider: Trailer of Tears isn’t one of Ennis’s better known works, it is worth seeking out.

Trail of Tears begins with a violent, bloody battle in the American Civil War. In the aftermath, a former slave named Caleb discovers a wounded Union soldier named Travis Parham on the field, and takes Parham back to his farm. After Parham recovers, he works on Caleb’s farm to pay off his debt, and in the process befriends Caleb and his family.

Later, Parham rides out to the frontier to seek his fortune, but winds up returning to Caleb’s farm two years later. To Parham’s horror, he discovers that Caleb and his family have been slaughtered, and he starts hunting down the killers.

But Parham soon learns that the Ghost Rider is going after the same group as well. And no matter what Parham originally meant to do, the plans of the Spirit of Vengeance are much, much worse.

Now there’s one thing I should mention about Garth Ennis’s work. While I am a fan, I don’t care for his writing when he’s making fun of superheroes, or shooting for crass, gross-out humor. In those cases, Ennis’s raunchiness can often overpower his own work, and lessen what might otherwise be a compelling story.

But in the case of Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears, I’m happy to report that Garth Ennis was in his “serious” mode when he wrote it. And he appears to have used the basic concept of the Ghost Rider as just an excuse to write a kick-ass, B-movie, Old West horror comic. While it doesn’t reach the greatness of Ennis’s Preacher or Punisher comics, it’s still a solid story.

- Nate

Episode 48

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Much thanks the Marc the maestro of many an episode.

Ghetto.

Muscle Thug Love.

Do they speak English in Maine?

This is for the Polanskis of the world.

SHARKTOPUS!

SHARKTOPUS! AGAIN!

Wanna chat sometime.

Better than Murderball?

And now the show:
Thank the good lord it seems that the audio has been marginally saved by NOT using noise cancellation. Oh yeah, Chris, Keith, and Nate are on today with yours truly, the guy who's writing this schlock.

Fat Mutton
Episode 48 part 1.

The Dragon’s Teeth
Episode 48 part 2.

Sorry we’re spinning
Episode 48 part 3.

Horns, by Joe Hill

The book Horns possesses certain qualities I’d like to see more of in horror fiction; it has an interesting concept, well-written characters, and is satisfying to read. Bonus, there’s not even a hint of vampires.

After a night of heavy drinking and bad decisions, Ig Perrish stumbles from his bed and to the bathroom, looks in the mirror, and discovers that there are horns growing out of his head. Naturally, the first thing he does is piss himself.

After Ig gets himself together, he discovers that his horns grant him a measure of power over other people. Ig starts learning things about his family and friends that he never wanted to know, and he doesn’t deal well with the new knowledge. But ultimately, Ig decides to use his newfound abilities to find out who raped and killed his long-time girlfriend, Merrin Williams. It’s a crime that Ig was suspected of committing, but was never cleared of by the police. To this day, everyone in Ig’s hometown are convinced that Ig was the one who did it. Even his parents.

But now Ig has the means to find the real killer, though finally bringing him to justice proves more difficult than he expected.

So yes, there is a lot to enjoy in this novel. Though one thing I liked in particular is that Joe Hill doesn’t spell out the origin of the horns in heavy-handed detail. Instead, he gives the reader enough just info to draw their own conclusions, while keeping back enough to keep Ig’s transformation mysterious. It’s a great approach, and one that more storytellers could learn from.

In any case, I would recommend Horns to fans of horror. Especially those who are interested in something a little more solid than another vampire or zombie tale.

- Nate

My quest to destroy the rest of the world's brain cells

This would make me watch more quick cash in sequels

Feast upon this

The Falcon Lords Theme Song

Here is an animated music video that I was commissioned to do for The Falcon Lords.

If you are so inclined, please go a buy the album at

http://www.falconlords.com

The more albums they sell, the more money they will make, and the more commission work I will get from them.

Episode 47

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Much thanks the Marc the maestro of many an episode.

Ghetto..

Muscle Thug Love..

Cosmic Bath..

Makes you want one of your own..

The Major returns..

Hakan or the Human Slip and Slide..

Blanka was always my favorite..

Eamon Stevens.

And now the show:
We have Chris Keith and briefly Steve on this episode, but for some reason sound input and sound tests aren't helping. I'm guessing I may need to upgrade my tech...any humanitarians out there?

Brooklyn’s fakest
We learn about the hit movie of the year that features War Machine and Blade, tow of the greatest black superheroes of all time.
Episode 47 part 1.

Testes and the God of Art
Before the earth cooled and man crawled from the muck, the being known as Liefled created art, and with it, all the beauty and wonder that is existence. Without this almighty power beings such as Testes the rapper extraordinaire would never exist.
Episode 47 part 2.

I am so Sorry
What doe Texas, St. Patricks day Kenshin, and the PSD have in common.
Episode 47 part 3.

Dying can be a bit difficult

With Die Hard 5 being a potential movie option for Bruce Willis, lets look toward the future.

Dying Hard by =paperlab on deviantART

The Random Panel Project Wk6

Ok I broke the chain, and I have learned a lesson with my attempt this month.
I can't tell you what I learned, for fear that a whole Gender rains down terror upon my doorstep.
Just know that I learned.

Wk6 by =paperlab on deviantART

Batman: Gothic

All right, if you’re a comic book fan, then you likely know about the writer Grant Morrison and the work he’s done on The Invisibles, Doom Patrol, Justice League, Seven Soldiers, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and the regular Batman comics.

But you might not have heard of one of his older Batman tales, called Batman: Gothic. This 5-issue story was drawn by Klaus Janson, and originally printed in the early issues of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.

The story kicks off when a mysterious character called Mr. Whisper starts killing the heads of organized crime in Gotham City. As Batman investigates, he discovers that Mr. Whisper is the same person responsible for a horrifying incident that happened in Bruce Wayne’s childhood, while he attended a private school for boys. This was before the horrifying incident that put Bruce Wayne on the road to becoming Batman. Which makes one wonder exactly how much of Bruce Wayne’s childhood wasn’t tied up in dark and traumatic events. But that’s just the way these things tend to go.

Batman: Gothic starts off well, and it has some interesting concepts to work with, though not as much as Morrison’s later comics. And the story does seem to flounder a bit in the middle, as Morrison explains the history of Mr. Whisper a little too much. While he is an interesting character, he was a great deal more interesting when he was a mystery. Still, a flawed Grant Morrison tale is still stronger than most of what’s on the stands, and it is a satisfying read. And it should also be said that even though Batman: Gothic was first published in 1990, it doesn’t feel at all dated.

So, call this one a pretty good Batman story that Morrison wrote early in his career, and hadn’t quite developed the writing style that he’d become known for.

- Nate

Episode 46

Check out the Podcast and drop us a line at Itson@paperlabstudios.com
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Much thanks the Marc the maestro of many an episode.

Ghetto..

Muscle Thug Love..

Hot Tub Time Machine..

Watch your step ladies..

Batman gets his swing on..

More Bat Love..

Honest Abe is back..

Black Barbies?.

And now the show:
Hey guys we have Steve Nick and the Scottish guy, so enjoy....At your own peril.

Buss it wide
You told us to bring it back, and here we are. I just hope it doesn’t bust wide open again.
Episode 46 part 1.

Prince Michael
Learn about the most magical man in the universe, and why his tyrannical ways makes Nick cry.
Episode 46 part 2.

Games and Sorrow
Making games is hard, almost as hard as figuring the inner workings of Michael and Eduardo.
Episode 46 part 3.

The Tournament

The Tournament possesses certain qualities that make it destined for late-night on Spike, or 1 am on Showtime; several action set-pieces, plenty of explosions, bullets, blood, martial arts, and minimally developed characters. There’s even a shoot-out at a strip club, providing some gratuitous nudity to go along with the gratuitous violence.

But yes, there actually is a storyline to go along with all this. Every 7 years, 30 assassins from around the world gather in one small, out-of-the-way little town, and there they try to kill each other for a ten million-dollar cash prize. And all the while, a boardroom full of rich men bet on the outcome. The operation is run by a man named Powers, who is so well-connected he can cover up whatever violent shenanigans the assassins get up to. I know, that doesn’t sound likely in this age of cell-phone cameras, but it’s one of those things the audience is just supposed to go with.

And to help keep things interesting, every one of the contestants is implanted with an explosive tracking device and given an electronic locator. They can find each other at any time, and if they don’t play the game, then they’re easily removed from the field. But one of the players tries to cheat by cutting out his tracking device, and tossing it into the coffee of a drunkard priest (Robert Carlyle). After he ingests the small gizmo, the priest is immediately considered to be one of the contestants. Fortunately, a Chinese hit-woman named Lai Lai Zhen (Kelly Hu) decides to protect him. Which gives the audience at least one character who can view the situation with an outsider’s point of view.



Also present is actor Ving Rhames, who hams it up as a hitman named Joshua Harlow. A previous champion of the Tournament, Harlow entered this year’s Tournament to hunt down a rival assassin that he believes killed his wife. Rhames isn’t bad here, though the only special skill his character seems to have is the ability to get shot multiple times without flinching or even slowing down.

Some of the better action scenes in the Tournament involve a Frenchman named Sebastien Foucan, who brings his real-life parkour-runner skills to the film. In particular, there’s a great scene when Somerholder’s been knocked off his feet and is about to get run over by a car. I won’t spoil it here, but it’s one of the standout moments of the movie.

All in all, the Tournament is for fans of movies like Crank, Gamer, Deathrace, and the Condemned. And considering that all of those movies received a theatrical release, it’s a little surprising that the Tournament didn’t. But it’s still a decent way to kill about 90 minutes with mindless violence.



- Nate

The Random Panel Project Month 2

This is Month 2 of the Random panel project, and I feel it’s time to change it up a bit. Things went shockingly well for the lil guy named Babu. If you aren’t sure what’s all this I speak of, look for ‘The Random Panel Project 1’ in the 'COMICS' section.

What’s up next is gonna be presented by the ladies of IsThisThingOn Podcast (those heard and those not heard). As you can clearly see, things started out on a positive note but soon turned sour. I'm a bit scared where this is going to go, and here I was expecting the worst from the guys.

Well go figure.

The Random Panel Project 2 by =paperlab on deviantART

Episode 45

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Much thanks the Marc the maestro of many an episode.

Thanks Steve...or should I say SNAXX..

How could you think this looks like Bleach.

The Gamescoop Saga Part 1.

The Gamescoop Saga Part 2.

I always Felt Spiderman could use a redesign.

Spiderman's cool, but this is cooler.

Gravity or is it Gravty.

Still waiting for my Action Jackson Reboot..

The real Morgan Freeman..

When you lay the honeys down you gotta play this jam..

And now the show:
Hey guys we have a full cast this week, and as a result we have a full plate of topics. Of course with more people, it means less sound quality in the talky talky, but hey we wanted to have a good ol' talk fest. So here it is in all its glory.

Bleach Incarnate
Do you ever get the feeling that you may have seen or done something before in the exact order and method you’re doing it at present? Do you ever get the feeling that you may have seen or done something before in the exact order and method you’re doing it at present?
Episode 45 part 1.

Gang green and Gamescoop
Heard back from the Gamescoop gang, and that went pretty well so far, and I follow up with you guys on that. Oh, and there is also stuff about what happens to a butt that lacks oxygen.
Episode 45 part 2.

Aliens and water slides
Aliens need love too, and we mean the Ripley Acid blood leaking types. Anyways I wonder if a Vampire kid would be able to use a Crucifix shaped water slide. Would that automatically make it holy water?
Episode 45 part 3.

Easy Readin
Morgan Freeman, Electric Company NUFF Said.
Episode 45 part 4.

Tamika’s Question
We introduce you to the Vanishing Tamika, one of the greatest magic tricks of all time. I cannot believe we even got into this discussion. This segment is the equivalent of an episode of the defunct HBO Series ‘Tell me you love me’.
Episode 45 part 5.

We are Sorry
What more is there to say? Maybe it could be said that sound checks will be a new IsThisThingOn standard. Otherwise, this segment is long, and features random sound effects near the end. If it was not mediocrity that killed the cat, after this show, maybe it should have. Curiosity at least brought mankind wheels and fire.
Episode 45 part 6.

Keep that Hulk hand strong

I recently saw the Planet Hulk DVD and I have to say off the bat, it has a way cooler Hulk vs. Thor fight than the ‘Hulk vs. Thor’ DVD, so watch it.

All in all I say Marvel has been picking things up since that god awful Kid Avengers dreck. Even better is that for the first time in my comic book adaptation history my perception matched reality. What I mean is, the names of the characters transferred phonetically from what I had in my head reading, to the TV speakers.

As is expected in anything with the Hulk, he is unstoppable and in an effort to trim runtime, all ponderousness was cut. This gladly left us with just pure badassery, as is evidenced by the brutally graphic alien-bug deaths. Strangely enough by the end I felt like reaching out and hugging the nearest cockroach just to show some type of regret for the green blooded horrors I witnessed.

This wasn’t the greatest comic book animated feature I’ve seen, but it was sure entertaining, and for those of you who have read the comic version, just note there is no Silver Surfer. Never fear though, they have a replacement with an equally if not worse name to make up for his absence.

I didn’t necessarily jive with some of the story changes they made for run time purposes, but so be it. The Hulk having an awesome pimp medallion by the end soon made me forget whatever issues I may have had. I’m certainly hoping for a World War Hulk sequel, and maybe they’ll do the unfathomable and make a better product than the source material.

All in all it was good times and a good watch.


Hyakkimaru