WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 10/1-10/7/12.

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

MY LITTLE POKEMON WEEK!

7. WORD OF THE DAY/ 10/4/12. Red Herring.

Anybody out there remember A Pup Named Scooby Doo? I thought it was definitely one of the better of the sub-genre of exploitation where they take a proven franchise and make a show about their younger years. It can also been seen as comparatively consecutive because it was syndicated for years, as opposed to all the awful shows of this sort.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 10/5/12. K.O.

Would it be worth writing a comparison between Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and FLCL?

5. MUSICAL MON! LIAM NEESON: THE MUSICAL!

Stare into those eyes and find your inner Neeson.

4. WORD OF THE DAY! 10/7/12. Cognizance.

Just curious, who was your favorite character in the Avengers? I think that I would have to say Agent Coulson or Mark Ruffalo's Hulk/Banner. Coulson is the heart at the center of the film and Ruffalo brought the character to life in a way that every other actor has failed.

3. WORD OF THE DAY! 10/6/12. Debate: TOP 11 REASONS I WANNA LIVE IN THE POKEMON UNIVERSE

Its been a while since I did a top 11 list; check out my First Call of Duty List, the Other COD List and my Legend of Zelda List.As for this list, it was less about a criticism/analysis of the series and more about the world.

2. TABLETOP TALES: RETURN TO RAVNICA PRE-RELEASE

And after a preview of the Pre-Release last Sunday, I went to the event, and wrote down the results into this handy article. I think the Pre-Release events are a great way for players, new and old alike, to get together and play some Magic the Gathering that's all about skill over wallet.

1. TABLETOP TALES: COLONEL HATHI'S COMPANY DECK!

And I think that the best way to end my trio of Return to Ravnica articles over the last two weeks was this awesome breakdown of my new Standard deck. If you are interested in getting into Magic the Gathering, leave a comment and ask away.

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 12/5-12/11 2011

WEEKLY ROUND-UP:

"WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH" WEEK

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 12/11/11. Trifling.

It has been a month since we dived into Skyrim. I've put a day or more worth of hours into the game and I still haven't scratched the surface of the Nordic homeland. It is the most immersive single player game on the market, right now, and if you don't have it...WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!

WARNING! After a good six hour session of Skyrim you may look down at your hands, expect an inventory menu to pop up, and then expect to be able to equip an Elven War Axe in your right hand and a Conjure Atronach spell in the other.

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 12/7/11. Feat

Captain Strong needs to return to DC Universe tomorrow. If US-1 was good enough for an awesome cameo with a space-traveling semi, than I want to see an immortal sailor man who runs on "sauncha" and fights alongside Aquaman. Steal my idea theoretical comic book writer or artist reading this!

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 12/6/11. Voracious

I always wondered if Link ate the hearts of his enemies to regain his strength, but always assumed the faeries healed him in exchange for being released. I am a big fan of fantasy from the monster or minion perspective as you can see in the little short vignette provided as an example.

4. WORD OF THE DAY! 12/10/11. Dark horse.

You can tell I am psyched about the article writing that I'm going to get back to over break. Its been a while since I wrote entire articles about my words of the day, and the two big ones I did this week were a lot of fun to write. If there are any heroes you'd like to see me research and feature, leave a comment below.

And Booster Gold is the man.

3.  WORD OF THE DAY! 12/9/11. Facade.

The world needs more Superman. The character has received a lot of flak for two primary reasons: he is not as a cool as Batman and he is a big target. The golden standard of super heroism, Superman is as timeless a character as Batman, and deserves to be given the same treatment that Batman has received in his various evolutions. 

Some cynical people out there want gritty and dark super heroes and claim that the altruism of older super heroes is ridiculous. But to quote Superman, "What's so funny about Truth, Justice and the American Way?"

2.WTF WEDNESDAY PRESENTS MAN'S LIFE: THE FRAGILE MALE EGO OF THE GREATEST GENERATION

It really was a lot of fun finding all these ridiculous magazine covers and captioning them for you guys. Perhaps I was a little hard on the men that subscribed to these magazines, because I think if they reissued these into a collection I would buy it in a heart beat. Is it ridiculous, chauvinistic, and basically socially wrong in every sense? You bet. But it's also hilarious.

1. MIXED BAG. MY POKEMON FANART!

I am pretty proud of silly little scribbles that I drew last Thursday. It was a lot of fun drawing pocket monsters in my cartoonish style. If you're wondering why I didn't color them-- its a mix of laziness and a oddball pleasure in grayscale art. I'd like to draw more of these pokemans over break and maybe I'll color some of them. Heck, maybe I'll make it a challenge to post at least one pokemon a day on my blog. Just gotta wait to get a head start. Also, pokemon themed christmas cards for my friends. Huzzah!

WORD OF THE DAY! 12/7/11

feat [feet]
noun
1. a noteworthy or an extraordinary act or achievement usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.
2. Obsolete*. a specialization, or skill.

 * Actually, in Dungeons and Dragons we still use the term feat to refer to a specialization or skill.

 EX. With a total of about four appearances in Action Comics, one appearance in Superman #361, and a sixth appearance in Green Arrow, Captain Strong is a super hero parody of Popeye the Sailor Man; captain of The Fantasia, he performed amazing feats of strength by consuming a plant with incredible properties called "sauncha" that also had the side-effect of making him act irrational, dangerously aggressive, and suffer from withdrawal symptoms.

With Superman's help, he went to rehab, quit using "sauncha", and swore to only eat vegetables to build up his already remarkable strength. Ever since he has continued to do good where he can, befriend both Clark Kent and Superman (unaware of the fact they're the same person), and serve as both an analogue for drug abuse and for proper nutrition.

And perhaps that is the greatest feat of all.