Fun with Photoshop: ZZ Gundam for the NES

This week's entry is a fake cover for one of the few Gundam series that didn't have a video game based on it, Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam. I never watched this one (it wasn't released in the States) but I love almost everything Universal Century (the original timeline of the Gundam series). The main Mobile Suit appeared in various Gundam games later on (including Gundam vs. Z Gundam for the PS2). If the game was made for the 8bit console, it would have been made by Bandai (the make almost everything Giant Robot related).

Digital comics deals @ comiXology

Taken from takesontech.com

With Black Friday approaching, comiXology released lots of deals on popular series. This list has the offers available as of November 26. If there is any new sale within the same time period as these, I’ll try to update this post. Check the list of titles after the jump. Happy shopping!

Fun with Photoshop: He-Man for the NES

 The He-Man cartoon and toys were extremely popular in the 80's but he never got a game for the NES. There were a couple of video games based on his adventures (including a movie-based one) for computers, the Atari and Intellevision but not for the classic Nintendo console. He-Man spend the 90s in limbo, but returned in the 00's with a new series, toys and video games. One was released for the Game Boy Advanced and other for the Playstation 2 (in Europe only). Check the He-Man.org site for more info about games based on the saga of the champion of Eternia.

The Wally West mess

 When the New 52 was announced, it was advertised as a relaunch, not a reboot. A lot of readers (me included) thought that even if the Flashpoint event changed the past and the Wildstorm (former Image line turn into DC imprint) characters were going to be incorporated in the DC Universe, continuity was mostly the same. But when it was finally released, some characters continued their adventures from were they left off (the Green Lanterns and the Bat-Family), others changed more drastically (Superman and Teen Titans) and some very popular characters were nowhere to be found. One of them was Wally West, original Kid Flash and the Flash for more than 20 years.

Fun with Photoshop: Fatal Fury for the NES

 For this Friday, we have another SNK gem... Fatal Fury (餓狼伝説 in Japan). This game put SNK on the map as one of the big names in the fighting game genre with it's gameplay (two row arenas and arm wrestling bonus stages!!!) and memorable characters. While it never made it to the NES, it was ported to the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Did you know that the creator of the original Street Fighter (or Fighting Street) Takashi Nishiyama designed this game?

The most epic trailer in the history of epicness!!!

Excellent fan made movie mash-up with an awesome 80's soundtrack!!

Big Convergence New!!!

Over at CBR and Newsarama, DC revealed some heavy details about their next event. Spoilers ahead!!!

Evil Dead TV series to begin next year

 Have your boomstick ready! Accordion to Hollywood Reporter Starz greenlit a TV series that continue the saga of Ashley Williams. The series (Ash vs The Evil Dead) will consist of 10 half-hour episodes. Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell are set to return. Truly awesome news, Ash is a unique character and nobody can imagine someone other than Bruce to play him. Very few can switch from confident  “leader of men” to a cowardly douche-bag. The series may start airing next year.

Um Conto De Batman: Na Psicose Do Ventríloquo movie review

 Between Dark Knight Rises and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, there is Um Conto De Batman: Na Psicose Do Ventríloquo (A Batman's Tale: In The Psychosis Of The Ventriloquist). Brazilian director Elvis Delbagno offers a new vision of the Caped Crusader, featuring an obscure villain and projecting social concerns from Brazil.This film is a great example that you don’t need millions of dollars and huge stars to make a good Batman movie. And yes, the film is in Portuguese.

Fun with Photoshop: Pocket Monsters for the NES

Pokemon is one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises, and with good reason since the games are insanely fun. But the first Pokemon game debuted in the original GameBoy and never made it to the NES. But what if Pokemon was published 10 years earlier? Well, this is how the game box would probably looked like. And yes, it would have been called "Pocket Monsters" because in the 80's nobody would understand what Pokemon means (plus, it sounds more rad!)

No “Clone Saga” Teaser, Marvel?? I’m insulted.

In the last couple of week, Marvel released multiple teaser images from past events with a “Summer 2015” date. People speculate it has something to do with a multiverse crisis (hey, that’s DC’s department!). But they missed this gem from the 90’s. Love or hate it, The Clone Saga is one of the most controversial Spider-Stories ever. Marvel, you also missed Annihilation, Mutant Massacre and The Dark Phoenix Saga.