Basurake

So, sorry that took so long. That page has been done for a while, but I’ve been so busy working on Heckbringers that I hadn’t the time to post it. Shrimpy’s in for it now, seeing as Molly doesn’t seem like the type to take a little boy’s crap lightly. We’ll see what nastiness is in store for Shrimpson soon enough…

Sooooo…. VIDEO GAME TALK TIME! First off, Volume 3 of Life Meter is apparently on sale now at www.lifemetercomics.com, which is cool I guess. I don’t have a copy, but a friend of mine ordered one, and although it took its sweet time getting to him, he said it is quite nice! I’m not trying to shove this down anybody’s throats, but if you like the whole whimsical video game comic thing, or just like indie comics in general, check it out. Secondly, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is pretty awesome. So is Red Steel 2, as a matter of fact. I don’t remember if I talked about it at all when it came out, but I highly recommend it. I’m not gonna go all “this is the best game ever” or “its the second coming of Christ in video game form” or any of that nonsense, but I will say that it is a very rewarding action game that I personally had a blast playing.

OTHER STUFF! Dragon Ball Kai is on Nicktoons now, mysteriously renamed Dragon Ball Z Kai. I think alot of stupid people are probably lamenting this fact, but honestly I think its great. Funimation has really give DBZ a great localization, the one it deserved all along. The OST appears to be intact, the dub is pretty accurate from what I can tell, and the opening and ending, although a little hammy, sound pretty cool translated. There seems to be some minor censoring going on, probably due to Nicktoons, but its no worse than the original run of the show. I’m mostly excited at the prospect of a new generation coming to love what is really a classic series, as it makes me downright giddy to see my nephew watching Gohan kick Nappa into a mountain and loving it. Cartoon Network really dropped the ball by not picking this series up, I think.

As I said earlier, I’m hard at work on Heckbringers. The free comic book day promotional issue turned out pretty good, so I’m in full blast mode working on the full issue one. Hopefully that will be done before the end of June, but I guess we’ll wait and see.

THAT’S IT! Hopefully a new page next week!

Some people just don’t know how to adapt their speech to suit the situation. Like, have you ever heard a young guy address a cop or something as “Dude” or “Man”? That’s not getting you out of breathalyzer!

MEGAMAN 10 IS OUT! AND I HAVE IT! AND IT IS COOL! I wouldn’t mind a 16-bit look for one of these new games, as I really really liked MegaMan 7, but I think I’m in the minority on that one.

Speaking of MegaMan, the much anticipated (by me) release of Hitoshi Ariga’s Rockman Megamix in good old English has come and gone, and I can’t seem to find the damn thing in a store anywhere. As a matter of fact, I haven’t been able to find a manga that I actually wanted in a retail store in years! I understand having trouble finding books from smaller publishers, but sometimes there are Viz books that stores don’t stock simply because they are not Bleach or Naruto.

Can’t seem to find a copy of Shiren the Wanderer 3 either… very annoying, but I guess that’s what the internet is for!

Aluc- I mean, Augenweiss lays down some mad talk. Gasp as nothing continues to happen! You know, I really don’t know how this comic ended up being so goddamned chatty…

Probably a new page on Thursday! We’ll see!

Johnny is freed from bondage, for better or worse. Kinky, eh? What terrible deeds does an have in mind for the unsuspecting boy?
God, this could so easily turn into scary yaoi, it isn’t even funny… its Yami no Matsui all over again!

After almost 30 pages, the closest thing to a main character returns! What a grand re-entrance for Johnny Shihab Al Din Matchead!

Very little new info to post this week, at least in regards to this website. I don’t really have any thing to try to go on and on about today…

Well, I guess I do. I’ve been reading Black Jack lately. Not the card game, the medical drama by the creator of Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka. Written in the stone age of Japanese manga, Black Jack’s titular character is an unlicensed surgeon with unsurpassed ability, a black market doctor who charges insane fees for his work. While there is little in the way of continuity, each of the Black Jack stories are poignant and often rather depressing, quite the opposite of Tezuka’s often uplifting Astro Boy. The issues and themes addressed in Black Jack, despite Tezuka’s comical art style, are quite grim and serious, and I highly recommend it.

OK, well that’s it. Enjoy today’s page, come back on Thursday.

Big head Joe jumps out a window, cause he’s in a competition to see who can be the most like Heero Yuy from Gundam Wing, who was in turn trying to be like Gatchaman, I guess… whatever.

A sort of unspectacular page I guess, but notable for having the paneling done by an assistant. That’s pretty cool, I’d say. I also am very very fond of La Grim Narwhal, and look forward to showing it more in the future.