Fan Rants

Well I just watched the full trailer for the DC Comic adaptation of the Jonah Hex comic book. And all I gotta say is WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?!

Alright…stepping back a bit, I can fully remove myself from the fact that this movie is not going to be like the comic series. That isn’t a problem with me at all. The problem I have right now is that hollywood refuses to make a Comic Book movie without “Super-ing” it up.

In the comic, Jonah is essentially raised by the Apache but then branded by them in the end thus explaining his facial scars. Later in life as an ex-confederate soldier he became a bounty hunter with a strong code of ethics when it came to protecting the innocent.

But here we have the trailer showing they changed his entire origin just to satisfy a meager plot point. I can almost live with that…but then to give him super natural powers? And what the hell is up with twin gatling guns on a horse!? This is far more like that junker of a movie Wild Wild West that came out a few years ago than a solid Western story. And the sad thing is we have had some excellent Westerns come out over the last few years, making good box office returns also…so it’s not like they had to make these changes to bring in an audience.

Watch the trailer…make your own decision.

Sweet balls of rum!  This week we get back in the swing of things with rum and beer.  Not mixed together.  Let me say that WE KNOW (now) that we were totally wrong about Fringe.  I didn’t edit it out because I thought it was funny.  There’s movie talk, TV talk, we make fun of Thor, the French, the Germans, ourselves, religious fanatics, Harrison Ford, aliens, among many other things.  Some how we managed to talk about the upcoming Cowboys and Aliens movie for like 10 minutes.

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Music this week was generously provided by Kirby Krackle.  We met them at C2E2 and they were super cool and nice.  They sing nerd rock about video games and comic books.  they’ve got two albums out, E for Everyone and Kirby Krackle, both available on iTunes.  Check them out!

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This week Johnny and I went to C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.  I’m severely disappointed because we weren’t able to drink as much as we wanted.  This is because we were working.  I know, you’re thinking “when has drinking at work ever been a problem?”  Well, hindsight is 20/40, especially when you’ve been drinking in the morning.  We really had a great time at the convention and were sad to leave.

We spent 4 lovely days in Chicago, taking in the sights and reporting our findings on the website.  I do hope you’re reading the website… You can follow the podcast at @fantsinpants where there are links given out to new articles as they’re posted along with my comments and banter and digital belches, OR if for some unknown reason you don’t like to hear me rant at celebrities and talk about the book I’m reading on the crapper, you can follow @fanrants and just get link updates.  Either way, follow one of them… It really is the best way to see what we’re doing AND get in touch with us.

Johnny and I picked up some pretty awesome swag at the convention, and we plan on giving most of it away!  You will either need to check back here, or follow one (or both) of the above twitter accounts for details.

Music this week was very graciously provided by the band The Browncoats.  We met them at C2E2 and they agreed to let us use their latest CD, Space Age Loser, as the backing music this week.  They were SUPER nice guys and thier version of The Hero of Canton is great! The whole CD is great!  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE support them!! You can hear them at The Browncoats Webpage.  Please go buy their stuff.

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Today was a full day for us, and it started out as a big pile of poop! And really not talking about Kevin this time.

First I cost us about an hour by having to head back to the car after getting half way to McCormick Place on the subway. My old age is creeping up on me since I had forgotten my badge and the flyers for Fan Rants there. Not only that but I dropped my phone and lost the battery cover onto the train tracks. Definately not a good start for the day.

But once we got back on the train we ran into one C2E2 fan heading into town from the airport. Obviously it was a treat for the Cub fans heading to the game and the business people heading to work to find a Ghostbuster on the train with them.

After a very meandering journey from the Blue Line to McCormick Place, involving a nice walk and a bus ride, we arrived ready to have a great time. And Kevin was already beaming with his fancy Press Pass swinging around his neck.

We headed to the special Kick Ass autograph session and were lucky to get the last 2 passes to get in. Maybe our luck was changing after all! We also ran into a couple of really cool guys in line who had shared some of our DragonCon adventures in the past. Not that we had known them before, but we do now. In fact go check out evilsteveproductions.com and give them some support.

The autograph session went quick with everyone being greeted by Aaron Johson (Kick Ass), Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist). Very pleasant kids, I wish them the best in their upcoming careers.

For the next few hours we just wondered the exhibit hall and took in some of the costumers and checked out the warez for sale. All the major publishers were on site pushing their comics and toys. There is a nice artist alley setup with a plethora of famous and not so famous comic artists. And a good selection of your favorite webcomic publishers are on hand.

One interesting thing that I have not seen at other cons is a section for Tattoo artists to setup and sell their services. I think this is an awesome idea as there is a great crossover traffic between the fans.

We caught a couple of panels near the end of the day, but by that time we were exhausted. But no matter how tired we are right now…Saturday should really put us through our paces.

Awesome panel with Mike Mignola here at C2E2. Mike told us about an upcoming Hellboy comic centered on the American West and a 2 part Abe Sapian series based in Russia.

One of the questions brought forward was why he hasn’t done more with the Asian mythologies, of which he commented that it was very alien to him. In fact the recent comic with Hellboy in Japan made him realize he didn’t know how to draw a Japanese door! He feels that he needs to find the right artist for these stories. One of which he wants to base in China.

Some of the upcoming Hellboy stories will take place in that 50 year span where he roamed the world, before the prophecy came about on his destiny. This is excellent news as Hellboy comics have been absent from the book shelves over the last couple of years.

One thing he emphasized over and over is that he is doing his best to keep the Hellboy movie universe and comic universe very separate. He firmly believes that what Del Toro does with the films are very different than the comics. Obviously the Liz/Hellboy relationship are very different in the two, I hope he keeps to his guns on this.

Mike is expanding his art line on his website, www.mikemignola.com. He will be providing more limited edition prints and sounds like we have a lot to look forward too.