Archive for February 15th, 2011
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As promised yesterday, here is a BRAND NEW comic celebrating Valentine’s Day. Yeah, so what if I’m a day late. It doesn’t mean I love you any less…
Actually, this is a bit of a milestone because I can’t remember the last time I did two comics in one week – let alone back to back. I think this is the first time I’ve produced two comics in one week since I made the announcement of going to a once-a-week schedule last summer.
So, fingers crossed… hopefully it will be the start of a new trend?
I really don’t have anything to say about Justin Bieber: Never Say Never except that I’m glad that it wasn’t number one at the box office this weekend. It did come close, however. It was a million bucks short following Adam Sandler’s Just Go With It. So, y’know. Look out.
You might be surprised to learn that I really don’t have that much animosity toward Justin Bieber. Quite truthfully, I spend very little to any time thinking about him. But from what I’ve seen, he appears to be a competent performer who has a sense of humor about himself not unlike, say, Justin Timberlake.
People used to really, really, REALLY hate Justin Timberlake, too. But that turned out okay, I guess?
Incidentally, I didn’t mention that I saw Just Go With It on Friday night. That might be worth revisiting in a review later on. Keep an eye on the Bonus Materials blog for something like that in the future.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed today’s comic and had a fantastic Valentine’s Day. If not? Well, there’s always President’s Day!
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I know I’m a little bit behind the curve on this, but let’s talk about it anyway.
On Monday, Sony released a brand new, official promo image of Andrew Garfield in costume as Spider-Man in director Mark Webb’s reboot of the franchise.
The film’s official title was also announced – The Amazing Spider-Man.
There have been plenty of photos of Garfield in costume from outdoor sequences the crew has been shooting around Los Angeles. I will state for the record that I haven’t been impressed by those shots. But I reserved judgment until we saw something official from Sony.
Now that we have something concrete, I can say… ehhh… I don’t hate it.
Sony originally released a photo of Garfield sans-mask looking pummeled and forlorn a few months ago. Aside from the aesthetic changes they made to the costume, that shot didn’t mean much to me. Without the mask, the jury was still out.
Now that I’ve seen the mask, I’d say they did a pretty good job. It still has the Oakley lenses similar to the costume in Sam Raimi’s version, but the webs on the mask are thinner and horizontal across the forehead and scalp. To my eye, it looks more like the old Steve Ditko version of the costume (comic book nerds will know what I’m talking about) and I think that’s a good thing.
Even though I think there’s too much blue in the costume – and unnecessarily textured – the colors are bright and poppy. That, in combination with the decision to title the film The Amazing Spider-Man leads me to believe that the film will have a lighter, bouncier feel than the angst-ridden Raimi films.
Don’t get me wrong. Peter Parker’s life sucks. That’s what makes the character relatable. But when he puts on the mask, he’s free – almost jubilant. That’s something that Raimi’s films never fully captured. I have my fingers crossed that Webb’s Spider-Man will be much wittier and quicker on the take.
This reboot will live and die by the tone it establishes. If it’s not different enough from the originals, the 5 year span between the last movie and this relaunch will make the film feel perfunctory. Here’s hoping they pull it off.
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