Go Ballistic!
I love Ballistic. They’re a publisher of fine digital art books based in Australia and their line is absolutely magnificent. A tad on the pricey side, butcha pay for quality, dang it! They’re worth every penny, but they’re also incredibly hard to find in the big chain bookstores. That’s why I strive to have them in depth in the Forbidden Planet NYC store and online at forbiddenplanetusa.com.
My rep with them is a real sweet fella named Alan Halsted, and he’s started a blog for Ballistic. Be sure to check it out often as he’ll be posting previews, pics, and other secrets of the universe.
He also recently posted about Ballistic’s association with FP, and featured a really doofy picture of some geek in love with Ballistic’s stuff:
- Hi. I’m Jeff and I haven’t slept in a week cuz I love this book so much!
I really do give Ballistics stuff my full endorsement. Explore their site, check out their books, and pick ‘em up. This won’t be the only time this publisher is mentioned, so stay tuned.
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone NYC Theatrical Run
Eva 1.0 is the first of four films that comprise a Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy. Essentially a re-telling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, done up with schmancy new art and CG, the film’s a spectacular testament to the series longevity and lasting appeal.
Starting tomorrow, Friday 18th (mah berfday!), it’s getting a week-long theatrical run in NYC at Village East Cinemas, 181-189 2nd Avenue at 12th Street… a few short blocks around the corner form Forbidden Planet. Getcher anime on, then be sure you hit up the FP, ya hear?
Further details can be found here: http://www.funimation.com/evangelion/
Oh, and leave your cosplay cat ears at home for this one, kids. This one’s for the mech fans.
Batman of Zur-En-Arrh available on “Arkham Asylum” game.
I know! What a cop out! Designers have released codes to unlock costumes like the Batman RIP costume, The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, the Batman Beyond costume, even the movie versions of the costume.
Unfortunately, players who have the game on XBOX, PS3 and the like will probably have to wait until the game is updated. I’ll wait patiently.
So, far the game is flying off the shelves, and is being hailed left and right as “the best superhero game ever.” Speaking of, I gotta get my buddy over here to loan me the game, so, I can post a review.
WATCH THIS: “Bored to Death” on HBO.
Jonathan Ames, novelist, writer of Vertigo’s The Alcoholic and now television producer has a show on HBO starting this Sunday at 9:30pm. Bored to Death is based on a short story by Ames in which he gets bored and decides to pretend he’s a private detective. Naturally, this is a TERRIBLE idea, and all kinds of shenanigans ensue.
The pilot episode, that doesn’t air until Sunday night, is available to watch for free on Amazon. Its a kind of indie darling, Peter Sellers Pink Panther attempt at Hipster dumbass private detective sleuthing. Its still enjoyable, and quite fun, and because it is Ames I could say that its probably going to be a darling of a TV show. Ames writes on the show blog about how the story came to be. Essentially he was really depressed and was reading alot of Raymond Chandler so he decides to post an ad on Craigslist posing as a Private Detective.
Starring Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman as Ames and The Hangover’s Zach Galifianakis as Dean Haspiel (well, his character name is different but his character is a comic cartoonist who runs an online webcomic collective and his sketchbook is full of Dean Haspiel’s art, but his character name is Ray Hueston) who is sex obsessed and Ted Danson plays Ames’s pothead boss, George Christopher. Ames confirms Galifianakis’s character is drawn from Haspiel on the show’s blog:
The Ray Hueston character, played by Zach Galifianakis, is a loosely drawn — an apt choice of words, I should say — take on my dear friend, the illustrator, Dean Haspiel, who was my collaborator on The Alcoholic. I met Dean in 2001. I was sitting at the Fall Cafe on Smith Street in Brooklyn, after having played some pick-up basketball in Carroll Gardens and was feeling rather low. I must have gotten abused on the basketball court, a veritable petri dish for aggressive male behavior which I tend to find disheartening. Why do fights always have to break out? Can’t we just play? I don’t mean to sound wimpy; I like to fight in the boxing ring – well, actually, I like the romance of wearing a boxer’s costume, being hit and hitting are not that pleasurable — but on the basketball court insecure alpha-male behavior is time-consuming and people get in your face, often with very bad breath.
To gear up for the show premiere, Ames and Haspiel’s book The Alcoholic came out in softcover this week. Its a kind of memoir, involving Ames struggle with addiction as it relates to post September 11th New York City. Its a heartfelt book with one helluva ending.
Bored to Death premieres Sunday night at 9:30pm.
