Literature
I want to look forward to this. But I fear that it’s going to be disappointing.
This featurette gets my hopes up a bit. We’ll have to check out the original at least one more time before hitting the 3D version of the new one.
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For my son’s birthday last weekend, a trio of classics:
Rama was from my brother at my suggestion. He’s a big Rama fan and was excited to be the one to get the book for my son.
I would have preferred the classic cover of Lord Foul’s Bane and a non-Will Smith cover of I, Robot, but they’re what was on the shelf at the book store. The book club edition hardcover of the old school Rama cover makes up for it, though.
Personally, I haven’t read I, Robot since about fourth grade and Rendezvous With Rama since junior high. And, I’m a little embarrassed to admit, I’ve never read Lord Foul’s Bane. I checked it out of the school library in junior high and got a few chapters in but that was it.
My son had just started The Hobbit (read several times already) when he got these and wanted to finish it before starting any of them, but he’s nearly finished (Thorin was on his deathbed when I checked this morning) and is going to hit I, Robot next.
Bring ‘em up on the good stuff, says Kilgore.
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Watched this again the other night:
A cracking good yarn.
I can see a couple of clever players getting their PCs into the sorts of situations Peachy and Danny find themselves in and getting out of. If that save vs. drugged bride hadn’t failed, they might have gotten away with it.
I have not read the Kipling story, so I do not know how well the film compares to the original.
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Coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray next month:
Looks like it could be good. I was a big fan of the first two seasons of the Justice League cartoon, less so when they went to the Justice League: Unlimited format.
This movie is based on a direct-to-video feature that was intended to bridge the gap between the two series but was shelved. It has been reworked to remove references to the television series.
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The Evolution of the Superhero Movie Graph
I must say that I was once a big comic book fan and am still intrigued by the concept of superheroes. I must also say that none of the comic book adaptations to film have really re-charged my power ring, if you know what I mean. There are a few that I don’t mind, of course. I’ve been horribly disappointed by the new Batman films, though it looks like they tried to bottle what it is I’m looking for.
The Watchmen movie was pretty good, though I’m not a big enough fan of the original to comment on whether or not it was a good adaptation.
FWIW, I think the film that best captures the comic book vibe is “The Matrix.” I’ve said since I first saw it that it is “a comic book on film.” And, taken as such, it’s immensely enjoyable.
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My daughter gave me the heads up on a possibly-interesting new development in the panels of Prince Valiant:
The last panel from today's Hal Foster's PRINCE VALIANT by Gianni and Schultz
The “Garden of Doom”? Sounds like that should have been an entry in the one-page dungeon contest…
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This appears to be the final installment of the dragon story in Prince Valiant. Here’s a highlight of today’s entry:
From today's Hal Foster's PRINCE VALIANT by Gianni and Schultz
It’s been a good run, with thirteen posts here on Lord Kilgore and one other week that had no dragon images so I didn’t post about it.
Kilgore’s favorites are this one and this one.
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Prince Valiant has the antediluvian horror hot on his tail in pursuit of her egg, but Val hurls it into the sea:
From Hal Foster's PRINCE VALIANT by Gianni and Schultz
One would think this is the end of the arc, but next week’s installment is called “Mother and Child”, so maybe we’ve got more giant monitor lizard to come.
Don’t even try pretending to be disappointed.
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