Toku Time: Tokuween

EZ Rider tries to review something creepy for the scariest day of the year, unaware something scary may be creeping up on him!

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1st Impression: SHADOWMAN # 11

SHADOWMAN # 11
Written by Jim Zub

Art by Miguel Sepulveda & Brian Reber
Valiant Comics

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                It’s Halloween in the Big Easy as a group of men get ridiculously drunk and, eventually, get possessed by some evil spirits. Jack’s personal life continues to suffer as he jumps into action against these possessed men. But it turns worse when the possessed men end up in New Orleans’ Halloween Parade , which is being hosted by Dr. Mirage.

ART:

                The book is nothing short of gorgeous. Sepulveda’s clean  and detailed style really works well as we get very detailed backgrounds, people of different sizes and colors and beings have expression.  There is a great amount of fluid motion that is captured with Sepulveda’s art that just makes the book a real treat to behold. Reber’s colors only add to the amazing pencils and inks that Sepulveda put in to this issue as it fit the very holiday that it is celebrating; dark, wicked yet festive. The oranges and blacks are well used this issue to give a great atmosphere. Overall, this art team did a solid job.

WRITING:

                This is Zub’s first (and possibly only) issue of Shadowman.  Yet, Zub does a great job of capturing our main hero’s current struggle with his destiny and his real life. We got more layers of Jack as he went to face off against the spirits … only to have a bit more of a problem than he bargained for. And I love that fact. Jack is STILL very new to all this and Zub points that out well; making sure that Jack has an air of experience around him while still playing the inexperience Jack is coping with.

                The addition of Dr. Mirage was very well used and Zub, seemingly, got more into the character than the previous writer did in this one issue. Definitely get a very good look at Dr. Mirage this issue and it was refreshing. The demons themselves mirrored their hosts; which made the possession a good fit. The book has good pacing and it used the knowledge of Halloween compared to Voodoo as a good way to establish a little background. Zub writes a strong issue here.

OVERALL IMPRESSION:
                Zub writes a good Shadowman but an even better Dr. Mirage.  The story was good. The art was fantastic. I liked this issue and wish we were getting more from this creative team.

RATING:

                I give SHADOWMAN # 11 a  9 out of 10. Pick it up when it hits stores tomorrow.

ZUB and SEPULVEDA Present a Very Special Halloween Spooktacular in SHADOWMAN #11!

 

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Shadowman #11 from Harvey Award nominated writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and fan favorite artist Miguel Sepulveda (Red Lanterns)! On October 2nd, evil has its day when Jack Boniface tackles his very first Halloween in the Valiant Universe!

 

It’s All Hallow’s Eve in News Orleans – and Shadowman’s about to find himself alone on the job, standing guard on the most dangerous night of the year. Still reeling from the fallout of his cataclysmic battle with Master Darque, can Jack go it alone and protect his city from the legion of evils that haunt the Halloween night? 

 

By popular demand, it’s a special October tale for Valiant’s nocturnal guardian – and a standalone story that's perfect for new readers! And look for the special Shadowman #11 Halloween Mask Variant – featuring a fully detachable Shadowman mask designed by award-winning artist Rian Hughes!

For more information on Shadowman and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter and at ValiantUniverse.com.

 

SHADOWMAN #11

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA

Cover by MARCUS TO (AUG131479)

Halloween Mask Cover by RIAN HUGHES (AUG131480)

Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO (AUG131481)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 10/2/13

 

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Comic News: ZUB & SEPULVEDA Take Shadowman on a Halloween Adventure in October

HALLOWEEN Hits SHADOWMAN #11 – A Special October Adventure by JIM ZUB and MIGUEL SEPULVEDA!

Halloween is coming – and it's about to hit the Valiant Universe like a ton of bricks!

Valiant is proud to announce its first standalone Halloween special, coming this October inShadowman #11 – an all-new, hell-raising, bonfire-blazing adventure from critically acclaimed writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and superstar artist Miguel Sepulveda (Red Lanterns, The Thanos Imperative)! 

After witnessing the origin of all Shadowmen past and present in Shadowman #10, follow Jack Boniface into his first Halloween in the Valiant Universe! It's All Hallow's Eve in News Orleans – and Shadowman's about to find himself alone on the job, standing guard on the most dangerous night of the year. Still reeling from the fallout of his cataclysmic battle with Master Darque, can Jack go it alone and protect his city from the legion of evils that haunt the Halloween night? By popular demand, it's a special October tale for Valiant's nocturnal guardian – and a perfect jumping-on point for new readers!

"Halloween mixes in well with the supernatural action and voodoo that drives the series and this issue uses the over the top Halloween revelry in New Orleans as a backdrop for an action-packed caper," Zub told the New York Post. "On a night where everyone is in costume and the imagery of death and the supernatural is all over the place, Shadowman can operate a bit more ‘publicly’, but the seasonal chaos also presents a whole other set of challenges."

Featuring a standard cover by Marcus To (Cyborg 009, Batwing), also look for the Shadowman #11 Halloween Mask Cover – featuring a perforated, fully detachable Shadowman mask printed on high quality card stock that no Valiant fan will want to miss!

This October, evil has its day. Ride along when Shadowman confronts Halloween's worst horrors in Shadowman #11 – by acclaimed creators Jim Zub and Miguel Sepulveda!

For more information on Shadowman and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter and at ValiantUniverse.com.

SHADOWMAN #11

Written by JIM ZUB

Art by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA

Cover by MARCUS TO

Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO

Halloween Mask Cover Also Available

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 10/2/13 (FOC - 9/9/13)

Broken Infinite TV: 1st Annual HORROR FEST

We got 6 movies to scare you.

 We got 6 episodes of Tales From the Crypt.

Time To be a bit afraid. Enjoy!

Pugsly's 2012 Halloween: Special Review

Soylent Green Double Review

 

Part One: The song

It is that time of year again; time to pull out my slightly more Gothic music and my paranormal stuff for reviewing. This year, I am reviewing a movie that has a song loosely based off of it. I will get to the movie later since I have to watch it but I can review the song “Soylent Green” by Wumpscut.

“Soylent Green” comes from the album “Music for a Slaughtering Tribe” originally released in 1993. The song has become a frequently played song at events and clubs in the Goth and industrial subcultures, in Germany, United States, and the UK. "Soylent Grün” is the German version of the song that I don’t feel like reviewing because it is the same song but “the German Version is more dramatic on words,” a quote from Rudy Ratzinger.

“Soylent Green” contains audio samples from the German dubbed version of Soylent Green (known as 2022 — Die Überleben Wollen in Germany) and contains samples from some of Charlton Heston aka Detective Robert Thorn’s lines from the movie. “Soylent Green” is indeed loosely based off the movie of the same name. Rudy confirmed it via Facebook.

The song has an acquired taste. You'll either love it or hate it and if you love it, the vocal distortion might drive you away. At first I never really cared for the song but over time I've warmed up to it. The opening is the best part of the song. That was the hook for me, I heard that first minute of the song and I loved it then the vocals happened and it confused me. I'll elaborate more later... Oh and the song is also six minutes long...

Verse one:

Welcome to the worlds of dreams

Where people have to satisfy the need to sell their means

Don't look back in anger

You're not the only one

To choke on all this madness,

Cause all you get is none

All you get is none

I have to say the more I listen to this song it gets better and better every time. However the vocal distortion still annoys me but it isn’t terrible in this verse. I get the feeling I should have watched the movie before reviewing the song but it’s not heavily based off of the movie. I know the basic plot of the movie and I did spoil it for myself by reading Wikipedia’s plot synopsis for the movie. That happened a while ago though so I don’t remember every little detail it mentioned. This verse sort of sums up the movie and the themes inside the movie, which the Wikipedia article sums up the plot as:

The film overlays the police procedural and science fiction genres as it depicts the investigation into the murder of a wealthy businessman in a dystopian future suffering from pollution, overpopulation, depleted resources, poverty, dying oceans, and a hot climate due to the greenhouse effect. Much of the population survives on processed food rations, including "soylent green"

Verse two:

All you get is none

Don't look back in anger

You´re not the only one

Live for, die for

the substance of your life.

You cannot chain your misery

Just seal it in your life

moving in circles, the anger emanates

the madness all around you

the healing hands of Fate.

Verse two contains very muddy vocals. It starts out clear and then somewhere towards the middle the music and the vocals just collide and melt. As awesome as the music playing behind the vocals it’s awkward when they are randomly drowned out.

Chorus:

“Soylent!

This is right.

This is the truth you prayed for

This is the fruit you die for

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Can't get away

Get your anger…

Can’t get…

Get your anger away"

Soylent green seems to be a really big deal if people are legitimately dying for it, I don’t think it sounds like the good thing it might have intended to be. I’m guessing it was marketed as something good but it can’t be all that great since it is the title of the movie and said movie seems to revolve around it.

Random German Verse 1:

(Translated by Aaron because he’s awesome and knows German)

"Rindfleisch, miss shirl"

"Haben Sie ein Solches stück schon mal gesehn?"

"Wie oft kann ich denn schon einmal meiner Kundschaft etwas anbieten, was derart Phantastisch ist?"

"Nun ist es also soweit"

"Richtig ist es nicht doch, notwendig"

"Für Gott"

"Für Gott"

"Für Gott"

"Für Gott"

"Für Gott"

"Geh mit Gott"

What this translates to:

(The first verse of German)

“Beef Miss shrill?

You seen this cut before

how often can I offer costumers something so posh (fancy)

Now the time has come

right, but is it not necessary

for god

for god

for god

for god

for god

go with god”

Verse Three:

“Run!

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Soylent - this is the way to resurrect

The hope, the fear

The bodies are littered”

Screaming and repeating one word tends to get really annoying really fast. Especially when you have to backtrack to certain verses of songs because you haven’t formed an opinion or thought of anything coherent to say about a verse.

Verse Four:

“God and religion,

Religious in vain

Religious in vain

Religious in vain

God is Religion, religious imprisonment!”

The irritating screaming and heavy distortion is hard to listen to one time let alone constant repeating due to how I go about reviewing songs. The lyrics aren’t muddled in with the audio but the distortion and the range make my brain malfunction and deciphering it by ear was impossible so I was rather shocked to find out that verse six is yelling about religion being terrible. Okay not shocked that it’s saying religion is terrible but I wasn’t even sure if it was in English at first.

Random German Verse 2:

 “Ich kann ihnen nicht helfen, leider verzeihen sie mir”

"Was hat er gebeichtet?"

"Gott möge uns schützen"

"Ich hab gesehn was sich dort abspielt"

"Die Ozeane sind leer, das Plankton geht zugrunde"

"Es dauert nicht lange und sie werden Menschen züchten zur ernährung, wie vieh"

"Die menschheit muss es wissen"

"Es ist Menschenfleisch"

"Soylent grün ist ein Produkt aus Menschenfleisch"

Translation:

(Also translated by Aaron and it contains spoilers which I didn’t know about until he translated it…)

              

“I can't help you, they forgive me unfortunately

"what did they confess?"

"god bless us"

"I've seen what there happens"

The oceans are empty the plankton rot"

"it does not take long they breed people like cattle"

Mankind must know this"

it is man flesh (human meat?)

soylent green is a product of man flesh (soylent green is people)

RUN

god bless us

soylent green is man flesh”

Well I guess that ruined the movie for me… I knew I should have watched it before listening to the song… Oh well, too late now since I already know what the whole mystery of the movie will be about. And I’m not shocked in a dystopian future the dealing with overpopulation issues turned to turning people into food and selling it to the rest of the world. I’m not shocked in the least bit at all. Have you seen how stupid politicians are now! What do you think they’d be like if the world turned into the state the world from the movie Soylent Green?

Well that’s the last verse of the song, if it counts as a verse since it is technically dialogue from the movie. It doesn’t sound like its being sung either and that kind of sucks because there’s a quote from Citizen Kane in the song “Fear In Your Eyes” and it sounds like someone is singing it even though no one is actually singing. Maybe some quotes are more rhythmic than other quotes. The ending would have been amazing if it ended with just the major movie spoiler part repeating to a fade after the last what sounds like 32nd notes. I might be wrong my musical knowledge isn’t that great… anyways that last bit right before the ‘Soylent grün ist ein Produkt aus Menschenfleisch,‘ the little awesome part happens muscially and then the line happens and fades. That’s how the song should have ended, that scream is torture and it feels like it lasts forever. Also this might be a nitpick and completely pointless to mention because you have to end a song somehow but I feel like once the dialogue happens some of the momentum dies and it flatlines and then a loud scream that lasts forever.

Overall I think this song is decent, I’m not exactly sure how or why it is super popular in industrial cubs but I won’t complain about it gaining popularity as well as maintaining it. Now to watch the movie, that’s already been spoiled for me... as well as anyone else who hasn’t seen it yet.

WTFriday (#4) :Halloween Havok

We got a bunch of a regular shows mixed in with a slew of horror shows & movies. Happy  Halloween. Get ready. Get set. From Japan to the US and beyound, this is gonna make you scream and say What the Fuck.

Internet Goodness: Awesome animated 'Halloween' pitch

Earlier this year, it was "sorta" confirmed from various film blogs that Dimension Films/The Weinstein Company, the current holders of the Halloween IP, were gonna join forces with Michael Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes to reboot/re-imagine/revive the Halloween franchise.

Fast forward to late September, Federico D'Alessandro, head Storyboard Artist and Animatics Supervisor for most of Marvel Studios recent hits (Thor, Captain America: TFA, The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World), contacted horror film site, Bloody-Disgusting with keyframes (like the one shown above this article) and a animatic video to pitch his idea on what a Halloween reboot should look, act and most of all FEEL.

Mr. D'Alessandro told B-D.com:

"As a lifelong 'Halloween' fan it would be a dream to direct a reboot of the franchise that's so near and dear to my heart," said D'Alessandro. "I created this animatic to show the tone and storytelling that I would bring to the project if I were lucky enough to have that chance." He continued: "It turned out pretty cool, but unfortunately while I was in the middle of working on it, talks fell through between Platinum Dunes and the Weinsteins…so I missed the boat on that one."

Sadly, as Mr. D'Alessandro pointed out in his statement, while both parties loved his take and direction for the franchise, the deal went south and so did the proposal for a PROPER Halloween retelling….for now.

While this deal went sour for some unexplained reason, I hope both parities try once more in the future and give Federico's vision of a Halloween reboot a shot. If not, I still would like to see him give it another try as a new property.

Halloween was directed by John Carpenter and was also written by him, and his ex-wife/producer, Debra Hill. It was released in theaters nationwide on October 25th, 1978 and it not only made Jamie Lee Curtis' career and dubbed her "The Original Scream Queen", but also gave birth to the Horror sub-genre know as the "slasher" genre.


Though their won't possibly be a new installment in the beloved franchise for the foreseeable future (look up on google "Halloween 3D" and you'll see what I mean), the 1978 classic will be re-released in theaters nationwide on October 25th, in celebration of it 34th anniversary.



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