comics 'n stuff

Monday, April 17, 2006

Hip hop and comics and stuff

Someone wrote this on SomethingAwful forums :

Earlier today, I began to think of Watchmen, and how much I loved that comic. I've been listening to a lot of rap lately, so the two ideas sort of melded together. What if your favorite comics were performed in a rap? What would they be like? Here's what I came up with for Watchmen (Contains a few Watchmen spoilers, WATCH OUT):

Rorschach: Rorschach here comin from the streets, layin out suckas like I lay down beats
Pop outcha fridge even though you got cancer, throwin left hooks like a club has dancers
When I come to ya house in the middle of the night, ya better have beans or else there gonna be a fight
Now here's a dude who I think you'll like, he turns sand into glass, and can really rock the mic
His name is Jon, neutrinos he counts
He'll give this party, a lot more bounce

Jon: Yo yo my name is Jon, I'm the fuckin man
Turnin suckas into dust just because I can
You stare at my dick, you wonder how
This fuckin dick weighs a hundred thou
Lookin' into the future 'n' I know what's happenin
I'm the American God fuckin Doctor Manhattan

Nite Owl: The fuckin Nite Owl here, performin for you
Got Laurie here, we're quite the crew
Used to be Jon's bitch but now she's my ho
Left that giant dick and got with my flow
Take the ship out and fly it round the city
Rescue niggas in a fire because I take pity
On helpless souls who ain't got no one
I'm bad- the fuckin Nite Owl son

Silk Spectre: Silk Spectre's my name and I'm the mother of Laurie
I got mo body than Romero's got gory
I get all the boys comin round my pad
Lost count of all the boys that I done had

Comedian: Shut up bitch you only a slut
Comedian with a AK bustin ya gut
I got jokes that'a leave ya sides split
Bust ya with a uppercut throw ya in the shit
Got silk spectre lickin' all slick
Little asian hoes be suckin this dick
Went to Vietnam 'n helped to win that war
Hitcha with my big dick knock ya to the floor

Adrian: Now all you suckas playin on this mic
Bow to the masta,
The man you should like
Adrian here with tha fuckin snow base
Dreamin of utopia fuckin world payce
All the honeys call me the smartest man in the world
But they don't know this- my plan has been unfurled
Jon you can't stop me Nite Owl yousa bitch
What the fuck Rorschach you little snitch
Jon fuck his shit up hurry up son
Jon: I guess you've got a point. Hmm, consider it done.
Where you goin', Rorry, you little tory
Rorschach: Gonna tell the press. Hurm. Big story.
Jon: You know you can't do that, I'll blast ya in the snow
Rorschach: Just do it fuckin pussy, I want it you know

Boom

Jon: Fuck you nigga, I didn't wanna do this
We can't do shit, you're all fuckin' clueless
I blasted yo shit because you were gonna tell the world
Adrian's plan has begun- as he says unfurled
Russians fuckin stopped that shit in Afghanistan
Too bad we owe it all to Adrian's plan
I tire of this galaxy, it's too complex
All these playa hatas is makin me vexed
Fuck you all especially you Laurie
Suckin fuckin Dan's dick like you wasn't sorry
See you all never this is fuckin it
You can have this place- this big ball of shit
Teleportin' outta here is what is goin on
So I say to all you fuckers- I'm gone

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

How Many X-Men Can You Name?

From the 2004 Atlanta Comicon comic book convention, a segment of "Giant Size Comic Book Show" where both pros and fans were given 15 seconds to name as many X-Men, past and present, they could name.

Travis Charest Marvel/DC Portfolio

A body of work by Travis Charest, one of the best comic book illustrators. Somebody made this video so that maybe he could convince others to see how good he is and maybe make him draw a mainstream comic.

The Jolly Roger Studios

Host Chris Companik chats with Tony Harris, Tom Feister, and JD Mettler of the Jolly Rogers Studios, discussing their past and upcoming comic book projects, how the studio was formed, and the possible secret identity of Whipping Boy.

From "Giant Size Comic Book Show", shot at the 2004 Atlanta Comicon comic book convention.

Collectors

Interviews featuring collectors and their collections, from "Comic Books" to "Pokemon" to "Dark Shadows Memorabilia".

The fan...

Documentary on possibly the world's biggest comic book fanboy...

Jim Lee

This is actual footage of comic book artist Jim Lee at the New York Comic-Con on Feb. 25th, 2006,by Matt Suhu.

A chat with Brian Bolland

Spider-Man Robs Comic Book Store

Security camera footage taped a robber dressed up as Spider-Man stealing rare comic books from a store in Culver City, Calif., Tuesday, according to KCBS-TV News.

The issue that was Spidey's first appearance, Amazing Fantasy No. 15, X-Men No. 1 and Fantastic Four No. 1, all valued at around $2,500 apiece, were among the comics stolen by the webhead.

KCBS-TV's Suzie Suh reported that the webslinger entered the store at about 11:30 a.m. — but a fan dressed up in partial costume didn't seem unusual to employees there.

"He's wearing a Spider-Man mask, he must like super-heroes," Alan Gardner of Dream World Comic Books told KCBS-TV.

The sudden supervillain fled on foot after busting open a glass display case protecting many of the more valuable items with a hammer.

Security tapes show the same person entering the store Sunday, and police are studying the footage, store owners said.

Which Comic Book Character Would You Like to "Party With"?

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