He-Man Film Adaptation
More movie news! He-Man to be a live action movie. I’ve searched around and only got reports of “still in the talks” and no actual green lights yet. A review site, however, got hold of “the” draft by Justin Marks (Green Arrow) and gave it two thumbs up. Quoting from Latino Review: What is GRAYSKULL about? We get both the origin of HE-MAN (or HE-MAN BEGINS), the origin of SKELETOR, and the origin of THE...
Mangaholix Manga Mania 2008: Aftermath
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I arrived half a day late for the convention proper. And as much as I would have liked to give you real-time highlight updates via micro-blogging, there was no wifi available. So forgive me for my very limited point of observation in my post-event report. Highlights The layout of the booths surrounding the stage area was well thought out. One can easily walk around and not bump on anyone, unless of...
Dragonball Movie
Scanned images courtesy of Dragonball the Movie site. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a live action Dragonball movie in production. We thought it’ll be a Japanese production, but it turns out it’s a Hollywood one which makes it worse. I don’t know about you, but I’m apprehensive about this movie due to a number of things. The possible deviation from the original storyline (which I loved), the...
Preview: Mortal Kombat vs. DC is a bad idea
When we hear of the phrase Mortal Kombat, only one thing first comes to mind: Fatality. Even Capcom can admit that this concept featured in MK challenged the supremacy of their Street Fighter. The Fatality became a major innovation in the genre of fighting games, that it made MK gain its current reputation: it was deemed too graphic and disturbing that it caused major uproars from concerned citizens, especially parents. Ironically, I...
Event: Mangaholix Manga Mania 2008
Manga-making showdown, trivia and drawing contests and cosplay competition. Plus live performances by Urbandub, Kala, Nyctinasty, Fairlight Madison and The Kagaws. And also: Get a chance to take home A Nintendo Wii! May 31, 2008, Saturday SMX Convention Center Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City Event and competition details can be found at their Deviant Art page.