Getting to know the Guardians of the Galaxy
With the Spring/Summer movie season nearly upon us, I’m hardly able to contain my enthusiasm for Guardians of the Galaxy. In preparation for what I hope will be most epic Marvel movie yet, I decided to explore the Guardians’ origins and read the series. The whole damn thing. Lawd help me.
Cashing in on Cachet
If backing crowdfunding projects for the last year or so has taught me one thing, it’s that the most effective use of the platform is to trade notoriety for cold hard dollars. Whether that bump comes from the good will of fans or the free publicity such a project generates varies from project to project, but the end result is the same: people who are well known tend to do better than someone you’ve never heard of, whether their cause deserves to or not.
This week we have a doozy.
Monday Miniatures: Hydra
This week we are talking a particularly large model. Models this big take a lot of time and a lot of patience. Given that level of commitment, I’m not surprised that we have had less participation this week than in the past.
Monday Miniatures: Snakeman
This week we stave off an invasion of snake warriors. The minis this week look exceptionally venomous.
Mage: the Ascension Lives on Kickstarter
Mage: the Ascension, White Wolf’s seminal game of modern magick, has returned for a 20th anniversary edition. And where else? Kickstarter of course.
Monday Miniatures: Marsh Troll
At last we come to the venerable troll. Guardian of bridges.. eater of children. Best known for their frightening regeneration, they are fearsome beasts.
Peek below the fold if you want to see some especially frightening color schemes.
Harold Ramis, Rest in Peace
I’m not much for celebrities typically, and I will leave it to you whether his writing of Groundhog day or his acting in Ghostbusters left the bigger mark on society, but with a career that spanned four decades, there is a favorite moment in his career for everyone. He will be missed.
Monday Miniatures: Mangu Timur
This week we see what our painters want to do with a classic dark knight, Magnus Timur. While I was digging this picture up from the Reaper website I noticed that the bones version is $3, and the metal version is $6 dollars. While that makes the bones a bargain by any measure, it certainly hits home just how good a deal the kickstarter was. Everyone who picked this little guy up during the crowd funding process got him for a third of that.
Strangeness Afoot
On the heels of big Guardians of the Galaxy news, it appears that there is no rest for the good folks at Marvel Studio: they’re vetting directors for Phase 3’s Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme flick. It is such a lovely time to be a nerd.
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Comic Movies that Sailed the Failboat
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