http://www.comicsvillage/rss/articles.asp Latest Columns from ComicsVillage.com en-us Copyright 2008 ComicsVillage.com All Rights Reserved. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 4:53:35 AM GMT 20 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=392 Unico Comics was founded in July 2005 and hails from the North East of England. The idea behind Unico is to bring amateur comic book creators out of their bedrooms and into the big scary world of the small press comic business – they bring creators together to develop ideas into fully-fledged comics. Unico’s first three comics are out this year. Dragon Groove was out at the start of the year, aimed at a younger market. The latter part of 2008 sees the more mature Unico Collections and The Legend Known As… These books form the base to build on in future years.Unico Collections was started in 2007, by offering fifteen scripts from a member of the Unico writing staff to unpublished artists across the UK. The finishe[...] Eye Candy - Craig Johnson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=391 "The truth will set you free.  But first it will piss you off."  -- Gloria Steinem (recalled in GLAMOUR magazine July ’08)   DRAMA QUEEN CORNER(or, Why is [...] Form and Void - Rick Sharer Mon, 25 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=390 Older gamers may remember the name Richard Gariott (Or Lord British) as a blast from the past. Essentually the man behind the Ultima Games, I've always considered that he essentually invented the modern MM game, with Ultima Online. So it's always going to be of interest when he comes back in the world of Massively Multiplayer, as he has done with Tabula Rasa, his co-operation orientated space saga.Thanks to NCSoft I have a free trial account, so here's the lowdown on this game...Basic PremiseSet in a future universe, in the midst of a giant interstellar war, between Humanity and The Bane. Earth itself has been destroyed but the war goes on...Character SetupSo, first step, create a character...The character creation[...] GamesVillage - Glenn Carter Mon, 25 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=389 You know what would be annoying? If I reneged on my promise to write about Dark Knight again and came up with another excuse, such as reviewing Batman Begins instead.                         To be honest, after I saw Dark Knight, a f[...] CinemaVillage - Michael Aronson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=388 Viz has five new shojo manga they want you to check out, that are available now.  Though, to be honest, the only title that I thought showed any promise was Time Stranger Kyoko.  The rest enlisted a "meh" reaction in me from the previews in Shojo Beat.  I'll see if they keep that reaction after I've read the full volumes.  PR to follow:VIZMEDIA ANNOUNCES CAPTIVATING NEW SHOJO MANGA SERIES TO DEBUT IN THIRD QUARTER  Manga Village News - Lori Henderson Fri, 22 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=387 It's an eclectic week in new releases.  Anime Works makes an appearance, with Eiken.  If you want to know more about it, check out Otaku USA June 2008 issue.  Del Rey brings us the novel anthology Faust.  It will be interesting to see how it goes over with fan, with all the hype it got after it's announced licensing.  Viz has a short list with a couple of critically acclaimed titles; Kekkaishi and Monster.  It's good to be different sometimes.ANIME WORKS PUBLICATIONSEiken GN Vol 11, $10.99Strawberry Chan GN Vol 02 Super Cool Life, $11.99DEL REY MANGAFaust Novel Vol 01, $16.95Yagyu Ninja Scrolls GN Vol 04, $13.95DR MASTER PUBLICATIONSFour Constables TP Vol 01 (New Printing), $13.95  **Weekly Pick**Puri Puri GN Vol 06, $9.95GO! COMICS[...] Manga Village Pick 'n' Mix - Lori Henderson Wed, 20 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=386 The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Dan Lester drops by: creator of many fine small press comics, and involved in the Low Energy Day at Camden Market at the end of August, his most well known is possibly Monkeys Might Puke, latest issue is number seven – this plus the back catalogue are available now from all good conventions and the website: www.monkeysmightpuke.com  What was the last book you read?I can’t remember the last book I finished, but the last book I started was volume three of Dick Tracy. I’m a big fan of all those classic newspaper reprints, like Dick Tracy and Popeye, Terry and the Pirates, much more into reading that than new stuff these days.   Village Gossip - Craig Johnson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=384 The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Oli Smith drops by: long time creator of mini-comics and small press titles, one of the creative forces behind the Camden Lock Market comics stalls and events, including the upcoming Low Energy Day on 30th August: visit www.londonundergroundcomics.com and idlechild.co.uk for more details.What would you like written on your gravestone?"Fucking hell…" What are you most ashamed of having done?I’m not really prepared to admit to anything…having sex with Andy Luke? What is your favourite [...] Village Gossip - Craig Johnson Sun, 17 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=383 Though primitive compared to the flash of modern computer graphics in animation these days, flip books are still considered part of the foundation for animation as a whole.  Nothing more than page after page of slightly different art or photos, that, when flipped, created a moving scene.  If forced to choose between the latest animated movie and a flip book, I doubt many - if any at all - would choose the latter.  Web comic artwork walks down a similar road, where the differences of each end only grow more extreme the longer the road becomes.  At one end you have the beginning of the comic, where it is often painfully obvious that the creator is just starting out.  Sketchy line art, hand drawn text, no color (excluding comics that intend to be black and white), and nonexistent backgrounds are just some of the telltale signs.  As time goes on, the style of the comic gradually alters.  For regular readers, most of the changes are[...] Just Another Face in the Crowd: Opinions from Obscurity - Lisa Anderson Sun, 17 Aug 2008 http://www.comicsvillage.com/column.aspx?ArticleID=382               A little about myself: I live and work in Korea. Sometimes this comes with certain cinematic benefits, like getting Iron Man a few days earlier at the end of April. Sometimes, though, we get the shaft. Case in point: Wall-E and Dark Knight came out in August. Despite my promise to tear apart Dark Knight, Wall-E is a bit fresher in my mind, and I left the theater feeling more [...] CinemaVillage - Michael Aronson Sun, 17 Aug 2008