Author: Nigel G Mitchell

Z is for Zod We all love General Zod from Superman II. Ruthless, arrogant, elegant, and awesomely powerful. But he wasn’t always a general. At some point, Zod had to be a fresh recruit, just starting out in the Kryptonian military. So once again, we present the continuing story from “I, Zod: The Journal of Private Zod.” For parts 1-3, click here. For parts 4-6, click here. 20 Gree, 341 KC I have met another soldier whose stupidity is equaled only by his brute strength. He is named Non. I first met him during a weapons drill. We were all issued laser rifles and had…

Y is for Yoga Graphic artist Rob Osborne has created a series illustrating yoga poses with Star Wars characters. Starting with Boba Fett, he got all the way to Vader Yoga and Yoda Yoga. Osborne used to sell prints with it, but Lucasarts has ordered Osborne to cease and desist selling material with his artwork. Kind of a shame. Click the images below to enlarge. s What do you think of the Star Wars yoga? [Via Rob Osborne via Buzzfeed] Related Posts Top 10 Star Wars Wallpaper Lando Calrissian on a Colt 45 Steampunk Star Wars is Full of Win…

W is for World War Three World War III has been a threat looming over Mankind ever since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Although technically the concept of WWIII is simply another war that draws in the major superpowers, the fear has always been that the war would escalate into a nuclear exchange that destroys the world. Here are 10 movies that provide an overview of the concept of WWIII. Some WWIII movies are about avoiding the war. 1. Watchmen – In an alternate world where superheroes exist, the US and the Soviet Union are still on the…

A lot of boardgames are being adapted into movies these days, so it’s only a matter of time… Would you watch this movie? What other games should become movies? [Image Source: IMGUR] [Via heltarez via IMGUR via Reddit] Related Posts Titanic Remade By Michael Bay, J.J. Abrams, and George Lucas The American Version of Akira If Star Wars Characters Advertised Saturday Morning Watchmen

U is for Universe Today, we thought we’d blow your mind. Here’s an interactive infographic that lets you scale up and down from atoms all the way to galaxies. It’s an amazing way to appreciate the truly vast size of the Universe. The Universe made possible by Number Sleuth What was it like to magnify the universe? This U post is part of the month long “A-Z Challenge.” For 27 days, I’ll be choosing a letter from the alphabet and crafting a post around it. To read more of the posts in the series click here. To find out more about…

Summer Lyn Glau was born on July 24, 1981 in San Antonio, Texas. Her life started out in the direction of the stage as she trained as a ballet dancer for most of her childhood. After receiving a scholarship to a ballet company, Glau broke her toe, forcing her to shift her focus to acting. After moving to LA in 2002, Glau’s first TV role as a ballerina on Angel caught the eye of Joss Whedon. That’s how she ended up getting her big break as River Tam on the sci-fi western, Firefly. Her role as the sexy but deadly…

S is for Star Wars If you have an iPhone or an Android phone, you’ve probably played Angry Birds. And if you’re on this blog, then you’re probably a fan of Star Wars. So these screens combining Star Wars and Angry Birds will make you laugh. Would you play Angry Rebels? [Via Bite via Designtaxi] This R post is part of the month long “A-Z Challenge.” For 27 days, I’ll be choosing a letter from the alphabet and crafting a post around it. To read more of the posts in the series click here. To find out more about the challenge go here. Hosts:…

R is for… Would you watch River Tam Beats Up Everyone? [Image Source: XKCD] Related Posts Geek Bits: “She Don’t Like Firefly” Breakup Song Captain Mal Returns on “Castle” Morena Baccarin is the Perfect Alien in V Browncoats Unite: Firefly Marathon This R post is part of the month long “A-Z Challenge.” For 27 days, I’ll be choosing a letter from the alphabet and crafting a post around it. To read more of the posts in the series click here. To find out more about the challenge go here. Hosts: Arlee Bird at Tossing it Out, Alex J. Cavanaugh, Stephen Tremp at Breakthrough Blogs, Jenny Pearson at Pearson…

We were recently notified by David Black at Dave Wrote This that he awarded us the Liebster Blog award! The award is designed to promote other blogs with less than two hundred followers. To follow up, we’re awarding five other blogs the award. It was tough, because a lot of blogs we love and thought deserved this award had over 200 followers, but here are the results: Buddhist on a Blog Chaotically Yours The Eagle’s Aerial Perspective Tyreans Writing Spot Star Trek Space What blogs would you nominate? Have you visited these sites?

P is for Pac-Man If you remember the 80s then you remember Pac-Man and you’ll love this fan film. Stay tuned for the action-packed finale. Created by SteelehouseDigital it’s better than 99.9% of video game movies. To learn more about James Farr (the director, writer & actor), visit: http://www.jamesfarr.com/ For more information on PAC-MAN The Movie (The Fan Film), visit: http://www.projectyellowsphere.com/ Visit Steelehouse’s official site at: http://www.steelehouse.com/ [Via YouTube via Fiz-x] What did you think of Pac-Man: the Movie? This post is part of the month long “A-Z Challenge.” For 27 days, I’ll be choosing a letter from the alphabet…

Any anime fan knows Akira. One of the most legendary animated movies ever made, it tells the story of a Japanese youth in futuristic Tokyo who becomes a god-like figure when he gains psychic powers. It is a quintessentially Japanese film, which is why rumors of changing the location to New York and casting of Caucasian actors like Kristen Stewart infuriated fans. For now, it looks like the American movie version is stuck in development hell, and a lot of people are happy about that. But what might the American Akira have looked like? Animator Harry Partridge (creator of Saturday Morning Watchmen) took a stab…

N is for Native American, today’s post for the A-Z Blogging Challenge 2012. When you think science fiction, the phrase “Native American” probably doesn’t immediately leap to mind. Yet Native American authors such as Gerald Vizenor and William Sanders have been writing and featuring prominently in science fiction for decades. Now this lesser-known genre is getting its due in the first Native science fiction anthology called Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction. The book was edited by Grace Dillon, an associate professor in the Indigenous Nations Studies program at Portland State University in Oregon. All royalties from the book go towards…

L is for Lando Calrissian, part of the A-Z Blogging Challenge. Hello, what have we here? Billy Dee Williams is most known for two things: playing Lando Calrissian, and promoting the malt liquor, Colt 45. Now an artist named Sean Kernick from North Carolina has combined the two by hand-painting Lando’s visage onto a bottle of Colt 45. This drink looks absolutely beautiful. It truly belongs here with us among the clouds. Check out the full images below. What do you think of the Lando Colt 45 bottle? [Via 24Flinching via Buzzfeed] [Image Source: Buzzfeed] Related Posts Ask Lando Ask…

One of the most popular Stephen King adaptations was The Running Man. The story of a near-future where a popular TV show pits condemned criminals against trained warriors in gladiatorial combat. Though it had some great visuals, that’s not to say it couldn’t be improved. Artist McLean Kendree re-designed characters from the movie with a unique and more outlandish take. Click to enlarge… The Contestants Dynamo Fireball Sub-Zero Buzzsaw What do you think of the redesigned “Running Man?” [Image Source: mcleannews]

J is for Jetpack. This post is part of the A-Z Blogging Challenge 2012. The jetpack is an icon of the future, alongside flying cars and spaceships. It’s shown up in a lot of different movies and TV shows. Here are eight that stand out as iconic moments for this ultra-cool transport. 8. Jeffrey King (King of the Rocketmen) – One of the first in a long line of pulp heroes, Jeffrey King is a propulsion expert who creates a jetpack and battles the evil Dr. Vulcan. King was responsible for ushering in a wave of rocket-powered heroes in serials including Commando…

H is for Hubble Space Telescope, today’s post for the A-Z Blogging Challenge. It seems like everyone with even a casual knowledge of astronomy knows about the Hubble Space Telescope. Launched in 1990, the telescope allows a much deeper view of the Universe, because it doesn’t have Earth’s light to inhibit its view. So far, Hubble has over fifty terabytes of data to sort through, and NASA has been cleaning up and uploading photos for years to amaze the public. However, most of them has never been seen except by a few scientists. Seems like NASA needs a little help…

Titanic 3-D has hit theaters, bringing a new dimension to the original. But considering James Cameron pioneered the recent trend of 3-D, wouldn’t he want to do something more cutting-edge? Maybe add a new sense? And what if he collaborated with George Lucas, Michael Bay, and J.J. Abrams? Web comedy team PistolShrimps decided to imagine what that would be like with Titanic Super 3-D. And it goes something…like this. What did you think of the touch-sensitivity, excessive lens flare, explosions, and stormtroopers of Titanic Super 3-D? [Via YouTube]

F is for Futurama…or Fry, take your pick. Today’s post is part of the A-Z Blogging Challenge for 2012. One of the funniest and most popular shows for geeks is Futurama, so it’s no surprise that it spawned a meme, one of which is called the Futurama Fry meme. It takes the form of a squinting image of Fry with a captain that starts with “not sure if…” Like all memes, the Futurama Fry meme exists to highlight a common experience. In this case, it’s those moments when you’re not exactly sure what you’re experiencing. It may be hard to explain,…

B is for Batarang, so here’s today’s entry in the A to Z blogging challenge. The Batarang is one of the most enduring weapons in Batman’s arsenal. That’s why I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at this simple but powerful tool in Batman’s war on crime. Here are eight interesting and possibly surprising facts about the Batarang. 1. The First Batarangs Came Late – Though batarangs are Batman’s most iconic and memorable weapon, Batman never used batarangs until Detective Comics 31, five issues after his first appearance. They were originally spelled “baterang.” 2. The Father of…

This isn’t the first steampunk Star Wars artwork I’ve seen. I’ve seen some pretty good ones, but they never seemed truly extraordinary. Most of them just put goggles and pipes on the same familiar characters. This series from artist Bjorn Hurri seems to me the most impressive rendering of the steampunk ethos with a truly unique look. Some of them are almost unrecognizable, but still have the key features of Star Wars. Click on the images below to enlarge… Princess Leia C-3PO Han Solo Boba Fett Imperial Stormtrooper Jabba the Hutt Yoda Chewbacca Luke Skywalker What do you think of this steampunk Star…

The economy is hitting everyone hard, and the Star Wars universe is no exception. So what would happen if characters from Star Wars had to open a business and advertise for their services? We think it would look something…like this. Related: More Star Wars ads What did you think of the ads? Any Star Wars characters you want to see advertisements for?

A Japanese dance troupe called the Wrecking Crew Orchestra created an extraordinary dance and light show using Tron-style lighted suits. The suits use lighted strips and tape to glow in the dark, and they use the illusion to seemingly teleport, duplicate, and disappear in time with the music. Awesome show. What did you think of the video? [Via Daily What]

What do you think about the movie, “John Carter?” [Image Source: geektwins]

What if the final frontier wasn’t space, but eighties TV? What if the A-Team had come from the USS Enterprise? The classic opening of The A-Team gets mashed up with Star Trek in this awesome video. What did you think of the video? [Via YouTube via sfsignal]

This is an example of a non-sexist female pose There is a pose that’s all too familiar in comic books, one often used for superheroines that’s come to be known as the “brokeback.” It’s basically a spine-twisting pose intended to show the butt and the boobs at the same time, but which also defies logic and anatomy. While the pose varies between subtle and extreme, it’s always hovering within the wings of comic book art. Here are ten of the most ridiculous examples in comic art. Remember, these are all the work of professional so-called artists who are supposed to…

If Pixar ever teamed up with Marvel to make an Iron Man movie, I think it would look something…like this… Click to enlarge A stunningly rendered and extraordinarily detailed image created by hugo2504 (aka Victor Hugo). [Via evermotion via reddit]

This week, we’ll be reposting some of our older articles that you may not have seen. This post was written by Maurice Mitchell on 08/2010. The dorkiest wedding I’ve ever seen is the one between a guy and a girl dressed as Batman and Wonder Woman. I’ve seen a lot of costume weddings, from Star Trek to Star Wars and this is the worst. Ever. Where to start? Neil Vaugh, 45, said “I have always wanted to be Batman, ever since I was a little boy and Sharon said she had always wanted to be Wonder Woman.” Compromise is an essential…

AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007) is a masterpiece of poor film making with boring characters, lazy special effects and a pedestrian plot ripped off from a mediocre film, but still manages to be worth watching. William Katt, famous for his role in the 80s hit Greatest American Hero, stars as a washed up writer in a small California town who leads a ragtag band of whiners from one place after another getting decimated by the “Alien” and the “Hunter”. The motivations of the characters are so obscure that when one character kisses Katt on the forehead she goes into an…

This week, we’re reposting some of our favorite articles from the past that you may not have seen. This one is from 09/12/2009, written by Maurice Mitchell. Last year, DC announced that they were merging the Milestone Dakotaverse into the world of Superman. This is sad. Milestone truly lived up to it’s name in comic book history as the first attempt – make that only attempt – to create a truly diversified comic book world made up of complex characters. In 1993, during the heyday of independent comic book companies, a group of African-American artists and writers set out to…

This week, my brother and I will be reposting some of our favorite blog posts. This one was originally posted on 03/11/2011… We all love General Zod from Superman II. Ruthless, arrogant, elegant, and awesomely powerful. But he wasn’t always a general. At some point, Zod had to be a fresh recruit, just starting out in the Kryptonian military. So here, for the first time, we can present the lost journal of those early days. We present the first entries of “I, Zod: The Journal of Private Zod.” 3 Gree, 341 KC Greetings, mortals. I am Zod, the man who…