Entry 11: Marvel v.s Capcom 3, The NHL All Star Game, and Geoff Johns

Okay, folks here we are for another rousing series of ramblings patented exclusively by me.  Today I'm going to talk about the impending release of Marvel v.s Capcom 3, The up and coming NHL All Star Game, DC Comics writer Geoff Johns, and Greek philosopher Plato.


We'll start off with the gaming stuff.

Firstly, I usually dislike Marvel Comics.  I could elaborate on that, but we can save an entry on that for later, but I usually do appreciate the mass media products Marvel puts out, such as movies and games.  And that Marvel v.s Capcom is absolutely no exception.  The first two games, predominately more infamous for being arcade games, are some of the most intricate fighting games ever released.  And, if not truly a buff at them, requires some surious button mashing.  Marvel v.s Capcom 2 came out 11 years ago in the turn of the new millennium, and was a 2 dimensional fighter released under the Naomi arcade platform.  It was a wildly popular game, and a wildly difficult game.  One I happen to not be very good at.  Anyway, 11 years later, we get a beautifully polished looking game with a full blend of characters ranging from Ryu and Viewtiful Joe to Wolverine and Iron Man.  Not counting Downloadable content, the game features a whopping 36 characters, and the game builds upon a intricate, meticulous strategy where a player selects up to three characters at a time.  There's been unbelievable hype for this game from the gaming world, not unlike that for Super Smash Bros. Brawl back when the Nintendo Wii was first released, and it looks nothing short of promising.  The game is to be released on February 17 on US Shores.

Left to Right: Captain America, Taskmaster, Spiderman

Moving right along to our next topic,  The NHL All Star game is this Sunday, and like All Star games, no one is going to watch.  Forget the fact it's a hockey all star game, just the fact that it is indeed an All Star game all but cements the fact no one will watch it.  However, I think the NHL's Vice President of Hockey and Business Development, and former Red Wings, Brendan Shanahan has done a great job at developing some sort of hype for this all star slug fest between the all stars of the NHL world.....Except for Sydney Crosby....Who got a bruise or something and can't make the game....For the second straight time....*Ahem*  (Note:  Editorial Bullshit:  The NHL would have a better face for the league, if said current face wasn't partially covered up by his pacifier.)  Moving on, this time around, the NHLPA(National Hockey League Player's Association) took the players voted in by fans and picked by the league itself(picked by seasonal statistics and accounted for by parity's sake to give every team some sort of representation), and voted for two captains.  Nicklas Lidstrom, greatest defenseman of our generation and current captain of the Detroit Red Wings, and Eric Staal, one of the premier league's power forwards, and captain of the hometown Carolina Hurricanes(game's in Raleigh, North Carolina).  The two Captains then go on to have a draft and pick their own team.  This aspect of the game has sparked more interest in the weekend than the actual game has itself.  The theory is Lidstrom will pick many other countrymen, being that he's from Sweden, and that many NHL Swedes are pretty close.(2006 Turin Olympics unified the countrymen substantially)  And on top of all that, The NHL Guardians, which'll either be decent, or laughably horrible will make whatever debut they have Sunday as well.  So, stay tuned for entertaining NHL festivities this weekend.

Next order of business.  I'd like to talk about one of my very favorite writers of the comic industry currently.  The architect of what may be the best ongoing book of the last decade, and the best crossovers in ages, Geoff Johns.  Geoff Johns is solely responsible for The reinvention of Hal Jordan and the entire Green Lantern Corps.  He took the series starting from Rebirth, moving into the Sinestro Corps War, and then to Blackest Night, and currently is working on Brightest day.  Six years of phenomenal work.  It's because his dialog between characters, his character development, and attention to details is incomparable.  He may not have the subtlety that fellow writer Grant Morrison has, but he knows how to write and enthralling and exciting book.  And to think, he's had all of this outlined since it's inception.  He's made the Green Lantern so popular within Comic circles that it's inspired a film to be released this summer before another Superman movie or even a Wonder Woman movie.  DC Comics editor Dan Didio is fully aware of the prominent success of Johns and has handed him the reigns to many other DC books, such as some Superman books, the Flash, Booster Gold, the Justice Society of America, among others.  I just wanted to give a shout out to probably my favorite second writer of the business.  Perhaps I'll elaborate more on the Green Lantern mythos in a future blog.

Alright folks, I had it planned that I'd rant about Plato in this blog too, but frankly I wrote a lot already, so I'll save that for the next entry.  But for now, I bid a humble adieu to all, and to all a good night.  Seeya my few, and faithful.

Yo, this is the 10th entry and it has content pertaining to the NHL Guardians, Independence, and Generic Wawa Drank.

Here we are folks, time for another blog entry.  I dunno about the rest of you, but I hit a serious 4-5 week writing block.  Shit was not cash.  However, listening to Bomb the Music Industry and drinking some serious generic wawa drank while wearing superman jammie bottoms and a let it be shirt, I can honestly say this newly rediscovered independence is pretty righteous as my 1980's born would attest.  Or, as Milhouse would say, "radical."  'Cause that was his catchphrase.  Anyway, I got really tired of my title formula that I used for the first 10 entries, so I rearranged that.  If you want to stay alive in this business, and I don't mean that cannibalistic airplane movie.(fathom that, planes eating eachother, what the shit?)  Anyway, I'm back and bigger and badder than ever.  You're favorite resident blogging badass.  And the good news, the writing in this is more pretentious than ever.(Not unlike the author, obviously.)



FIRST MATTER OF BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The NHL and Stan Lee have teamed up for a new Guardian Project.  What's a Guardian Project?  The Guardian Project is an idea where Stan Lee takes every NHL team and recreates them into a superhero, often taking the city from which the team is from into heavy account.  Suffice to say, it's a neat, cute little idea.  And being a huge hockey AND comic books fan you'd think I'd adore it.  Lawlz.  Well.  A lot of the creations that Stanley Lieber(Stan Lee) has created are pretty plagiarized looking, or pretty crappy looking.... That really pains me to say.  For I love Stan Lee, and I love Hockey.  And I know I couldn't do any better or anything, but....c'mon.  Allow me to introduce you to a good one.  And a bad one. And a plagiarized one. 

Here's the Oiler...He's all right....

This is his bio though:

"The Oiler" is serious in a way that only a guy living on the outskirts of the most northern Canadian metropolis can be. He's gritty and tough like the roughneck oilrig workers he mostly associates with. He loves getting his hands dirty and not only doesn't he shy away from hard, physical work, he relishes it. He spends a majority of his time roaming the Northwest Territories. He's most happy when he's exploring the vast northern wilderness.

He does have a lighter side although his superhero buddies don't always get his quirky sense of humor. He's a modern day Cain constantly searching for the wisdom that he's certain the frozen north has to offer.

In stature you'd be hard pressed to find a more impressive Guardian. He's a 10 and a half-foot tall and 950-pound mountain of muscle. Whether it's blasting bad guys with torrents of energized oil, engulfing them in a horrendous blizzard or crushing through concrete walls, the Oiler is one devastating Guardian.

Yerp. 

Here's a bad one:

Silver Surfer Surf Board.....Also, sweet Mohawk bro.  And here's his bio....:

'The Lightning' is a man of action, he is brazen and cocky. Like the pirates who inhabited the Tampa area 200 years ago, he is impetuous and unpredictable. He's feisty and fun and he is a natural ladies man with an in-your-face bravado. He is determined to save the world from harm, and wants to look good doing it. Physically he looks like a dashing young teenager complete with an electric blue Mohawk.  He wears a rubber suit, that resembles a wetsuit but far more durable, that insulates his electrical current and allows him to walk amongst others without burning them to a crisp.

He can move at the speed of lightning and can travel from place to place using power lines or any electrical current. At a moment’s notice he can summon lightning from the sky and harness its devastating energy.  He can focus electric lightning blasts from his fingertips and his internal electrical charge could light an entire blacked out city. His most devastating weapon however is what he calls his "Bolt Spear" which is essentially a highly energized lightning rod that he can create in the palm of his hand.  

And here's the plagiarized one.  Cyclops.  I Mean the Penguin.  Why even?  I mean, I guess Stan Lee can plagiarize his own creation, but.....but....Um.  Here's his bio.


"The Penguin" as a character mirrors the recent history of the city of Pittsburgh. He was raised the son of a steel worker and he grew up watching his dad work in the steel mills. The toughness and gritty determination to provide left an indelible imprint on him.

However, he's a visionary and he loves thinking about how to improve the world around him especially when it comes to his native Pittsburgh. He is a gifted inventor and has a love of science and innovation.

Of all the Guardians, the Penguin is the least willing to be placed into a box. He considers himself a renaissance man, able to adapt to a variety of conditions. In exterior appearance, the Penguin is an impressive looking superhero, mostly human features except for a set of Penguin like wings attached to his arms. The wings, like that of an actual Penguin, don't enable him to fly but rather they allow him to maneuver both in the air and especially at sea. 

So, that's a little taste of the NHL Guardians.  Now, I know what you're saying, "It's prolly just for kids, why so mad, bro?"  Well, they're going to make it into some kind of huge event at the NHL All Star Game....It'll be either unintentionally hilarious, or just bad....If I'm wrong, then SWEET.  That'd be awesome, to be honest.  But, if you want to see the rest of the revealed so far, just venture off here:

http://www.facebook.com/theguardianproject#!/theguardianproject 




Okay, so, being back at the fair University that I humbly reside at, I'm completely independent.  I have to be organized, and do everything by myself.  I've noticed a consider social withdraw on my half.  There's plenty of reasons to attribute to that, but none worth delving into on here.  However, I feel like such a growned up here.  What with all the responsibility I has here.  No, but seriously.  Independence isn't a bad thing at all.


And finally, I'd just like to wish everyone a good new semester.  You can do anything you set your mind to.  But to find a little extra motivation, drink some Tropical Punch, brought to you exclusively by Wawa.


(I can't even find a picture of it....Too generic.)


Scores.