WE3 Live Action Film
Ok, I’m going to talk about Thomas the Train for a minute but I swear this has a point, so bear with me. In 2000, Thomas came to the silver screen in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. In 2009, my son discovered that he loved Thomas (all trains really) more than anything. He watched the dvd and had some kind of freak out when the trains left the screen. Unfortunately for him, there’s not really a ton of train action in the movie. It’s filled up with stupid people.
Which brings me to this:
‘We3’ Lands ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Director John Stevenson
A live action WE3 film? Interesting…interesting. I like how the article is quick to point out that it will be R rated. Duh. How could it not be?
WE3 is a thin masterpiece (in my opinion) that turns three animals into weapons. Once these fluffy killers escape the lab they try to find their way back home, using their instincts which are now attached to guns. The result is bloody and heartbreaking. Each animal has it’s own personality, not based so much on emotion but those qualities which make them what they are. For example, the dog is a needy creature, bred to please it’s master.
As the animals pretty much plow their way through the city, there is very little human interaction in the book. There doesn’t need to be. It’s a catastrophe of human hubris as seen through the eyes of the weapons.
So, my concern for the movie would be, like Thomas, that in order to flesh out a small book they add more human characters. They turn the doctors into central characters. I hope not. I can’t wait to see a preview.
Reading Over Shoulders
David Welsh reviews Eden on his Flipped column. I really want to read this title. In fact, I’m requesting it via interlibrary loan right now!!!
Let the work speak for itself – check out this preview of The Eternal Smile.
Hee, snarky reviews. (link via Journalista)
I’m always curious to see what other people have to say about a series I like, don’t like or don’t know how to feel about. Gantz falls in that last category. Here’s the Active Anime take on Volume 3.
The Savage Critic finally explains Kramers Ergot 7 to me.
Jack of Fables – Turning Pages review
If you’ve been reading the wonderful Fables but haven’t picked up the Jack of Fables spinoff, you’re missing out. Jack of Fables is the story of Jack (that egotistical but irresistible hero) after he leaves Fabletown to seek his fortune. What follows is a series of hilarious mishaps, seductions and new Fables. It doesn’t have the weight and worry that the Fables series has and that’s a good thing. Jack narrates, that’s also a good thing. He’s just as narcissistic as ever, often getting upset when one character gets a little more “screen time”.
Turning Pages is volume 5 and is a good jumping in point. The first story is sort of unnecessary. Way back in they day (before the events in Fables) Jack is the leader of an Old West gang, killing lawmen and stealing horses, the whole bit. Sheriff Bigby (the Big Bad Wolf) gets wind of this criminal behavior and sets out to bring Jack back. While it’s a fun story, it’s mainly filler. Though it is interesting to see Bigby before Snow White manages to calm him down.
After that brief interlude, comes the stories of the three Page sisters. They are Literals and librarians working at the Golden Boughs Retirement Community (it’s not nearly as nice as it sounds). Their background stories lead into what appears to be a very sticky situation for Jack.
This isn’t the strongest volume in the series but it’s nice to have a break from the building action. Willingham and Sturges make sure to keep the laughs up, even as the stakes get high. One of the best things about this series is the use of American Fables like Paul Bunyan and his strange blue ox Babe. Like the original series, this one is packed with imagination.
If you’re looking for a delightful prose read that’s a lot like these series, pick up the Thursday Next mysteries by Jasper Fforde.
Nickelodeon Magazine announces Comic winners
The children have spoken and here’s what they say – Nickelodeon Magazine – Nicktoon Comics.
I’m really pleased to see that so many kids are enjoying Diary of a Wimpy Kid! I chuckled at the Simpsons win too.
Reading Over Shoulders
Snow?? Really?
Soliloquy in Blue reviews Joss Wedon’s take on one of my favorite series, Runaways. While you’re there you can giggle at the Twilight review. I confess I did try to read Twilight and I failed. I wanted so badly to be obsessed with teenage vampires but I mean, my god, they SPARKLE – what is with that?
Slightly Biased Manga is slightly biased towards the awesomeness of High School Debut vol. 8. So am I.
Eva Volin looks at Swans in Space – the title alone is reason to read it.
Turns out that Slam Dunk’s Hanamichi is a lot like the Hulk – or so says John Jakala.
Reading Over Shoulders
Did you fill out your bracket?
Matthew Brady takes a break from reading Monster to review Slam Dunk.
Comics Worth Reading has a review of Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon, or as Johanna calls it “Wolverine: the Bloody Red Book” cause it is certainly red.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Maximum Ride adaptation in Yen Plus and Ester Keller of Good Comics for Kids is also pleased with the whole volume.
Personally, I couldn’t even make it through one volume of Claymore but lucky for you, Rachel Brown made it through 9 volumes and loved it!
Read About Comics reads League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, 1910. Alan Moore lost me with Black Dossier so I’m not sure I want to even attempt 1910.
