Archive for September, 2009

  • Check It Out – MUA 2

    Check It Out – MUA 2

    Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.  It’s shaping up to be an amazing looking game. And it comes out on the 15th! http://marvelultimatealliance.marvel.com/

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  • MARVELous Wisconsin

    MARVELous Wisconsin

    Our search for the Wisconsin state superhero, which was begun in the last installment of the Hero’s Hangout, will now take us to the Marvel Universe. The reason for this is that the Marvel map of the state of Wisconsin is dotted with superheroes all...

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  • V

    V

    It’s only natural that every era produces works which fail to fully withstand the rigors of time. To make a piece of film or television truly timeless requires an almost impossibly delicate balance of strong vision and thoughtful collaboration between all parties involved, from writers...

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  • Competition

    Competition

    Web comic artists are a competitive lot, and at first there doesn’t really seem to be a reason why. With television you can pretty much only watch one channel at a time, so until everyone has a DVR, there’s still a very real need to...

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  • Mainly Character

    Mainly Character

    In any story, the protagonist is the most important character. Much like the evolution of the hero in literature, the video game hero has undergone a transformation as well. As our technology has evolved, the opportunities to tell a more compelling narrative in games have...

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  • Kids are cool with me, when they’re beating on the bad guy!

    Kids are cool with me, when they’re beating on the bad guy!

    I’m not…gonna…talk…about…Disney… Oh, hello there. I was just debating with myself. See, the comic book industry had some pretty big news this week. But since this column is supposed to take a look at what’s inside the funny books, I can’t discuss the news here....

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