GENERAL PETRAEUS, U.S. AIR FORCE & CONSERVATIVE WOMEN GET COMIC BOOK TREATMENT

On June 26, 2014, Bluewater Productions released new comic book biographies focusing on political and military subjects:  American Defenders: The U.S. Air Force, Political Power: General David Petraeus, andFemale Force: Conservative Women of Politics.

Most of us have heard his name. Most have seen his face. But until now, his story has been a mystery. General David Petraeus has been a leader of men, and his name has become synonymous in recent years with the American war effort. Join the top-selling comic series Political Power and get an up-close look at the man himself. Written by CW Cooke and Michael L. Frizellandillustrated by acclaimed artist James Bolton,Political Power: General David Petraeus will feature a special cover by famed comic book legend Joe Phillips. About General Petraeus, Frizell states, “He’s a fascinating figure. Though missteps in his personal life forced him to step down from his position as Director of the CIA in 2012, his heroic service remains untarnished.”

Female Force is a series that features biographies on strong, independent women in the world of politics.Female Force: Conservative Women of Politics is a 96-page graphic novel written by John Blundell, CW Cooke, Michael Troy, and Jerome Maida with art by Todd Tenant, Luciano Kars, Manuel Díaz and a cover by Jaume Font. This graphic novel includes stories on Ayn Rand, Nancy Reagan, Laura Ingraham, and Michele Bachmann. The graphic novel retails in print for $17.99 and digitally for $9.99. 

It's off we go into the wild blue yonder to discover the origins from the most amazing air force in the world. From the use of balloons during Civil War for spying on the enemy, the fabled dunes of Kitty Hawk, to the high-tech aircraft and exploits of today, American Defenders: The U.S. Air Force shows how the United States Air Force keeps skies over our country safe and how they helped defeat any and all enemies both foreign and domestic. American Defenders: The U.S. Air Force is a special-length 32 pages written by Don Smith with art by Jon Stanicek.

A collected edition of the American Defenders features all issues of the comic book series.  Includes the biographies of the United States: Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy.  American Defenders: The Untied States Military is released on July 30^th. 

In the past Bluewater has featured subjects as Ronald Reagan, Ted Kennedy, Margaret Thatcher, The U.S. Army, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice, subjects carefully selected by founder and publisher Darren Davis. “Comic books are a great way for kids to read about famous people and important topics in an engaging medium that open pathways to understanding the importance of these topics to the world,” added Davis. “Our biography comic books are now taught in schools and libraries for students and reluctant readers.”

Download Bluewater comics to your e-reader from iTunes, Kindle, Nook, Wowio, ComiXology, DriveThru Comics, Google Play, My Digital Comics, Overdrive, Iverse, Biblioboard, Flipkart, ComicBin, Axis360,  Blio, Entitle, Comicblender, Kobo and wherever eBooks are sold.

Print copies of Bluewater’s titles can be ordered exclusively at Comic Flea Market: http://bit.ly/XKXzyo

Bluewater’s biographical comic books have been featured on CNN, Politico, Roll Call, The Today Show, FOX News, and in People Magazine among thousands of others.

Interviews and PDF Review copies are available upon request. Please feel free to use the cover image & pages for your publication.

About Bluewater Productions

Bluewater Productions Inc. is one of the top independent production studios of comic books, young adult books and graphic novels. Its extensive catalog of titles includes the bestsellers “10^th Muse” and “The Legend of Isis” ”Bluewater publishes comic books in partnership with entertainment icon William Shatner (“TekWar Chronicles”), legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen (“Wrath of the Titans,” “Sinbad: Rogue of Mars,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” et al) and celebrated actor Vincent Price (“Vincent Price Presents”), Additionally, Bluewater publishes a highly successful line of biographical comics under the titles “Female Force” and “Political Power.” Bluewater aims to unite cutting-edge art and engaging stories produced by its stable of the publishing industry’s top artists and writers. For more information, visit www.bluewaterprod.com

Webcomic: Mixtape debuts!

Hello everyone it's your BI VP here Jeremias with something to debut for you guys. I've been talking with some of the other people that work with and for TheBrokenInfinite, especially EIC Frankie and I've decided to work on a weekly webcomic. (I'm shooting for weekly) The plan is to release at least one page a week and every month have those pages collected and put that collection up here using issuu.com.

On top of drawing and writing these little webcomic pages I also happen to be writing two comics as well. As you can see from the comic page there's a reason I'm becoming a pro at writing but not drawing, well, for now at least perhaps all the practice will boost my skill. Basically if my wonky art isn't to your liking I hope you can still enjoy the comedy.

Which brings me to what Mixtape is. Mixtape is a comic about randomness. Every page is just stuff happening. This page happens to have the whole page be about one thing, but sometimes even panel to panel things can be completely unrelated and random. It's basically my way of cooling off from writing stories by having a comic where I do anything I want. I started it when I was 15 and... you CAN look for those old pencil comics if you search hard enough, or you can ask me. But, eh, let's forget about those eh? Here's the debut webcomic page:

If you want to know things like "is this how crappy your normal stuff looks like?" "do the characters have names?" "just what are that red-head's measurements?" Then go here: http://fighterxaos.deviantart.com and check out character profiles and the like. If you're on deviantart go ahead and add me to your watch list too. I do commissions too, $5 for a full color character drawing.

Straight Forward Reviews: Tales of The Family Ashe

Welcome to Straight Forward Reviews where we look at comic books and tell you as plainly as possible, if it's worth your time or not. This time we're looking at the other collection of one shots set in the Princeless universe. Tales of the family Ashe.

You can see a review on the other collection of one shot short stories: Girls Who Rock

Review by Jeremias de León

Story

Since these are a collection of shorts there's naturally more than one storyline here. The story of the first short is a comedic look at Adrienne's older sister Angelica and her adventures in trying to plan an event.

The other story gives a look at the past of king Ashe as a young man, perhaps even a teenager. It's not dark but I would have to say it's the most serious of the stories. This story seems to have the most to do with the plot too. Especially if you remember the beginning of one of the issues in volume 2 and a dream Adrienne had.

The final story has to do with Adrienne's other sister Angoisse and her encounters with a man who seems to swoon over her but you wonder if he actually cares or not. This one is a comedic story too but more serious than the first story.

The writing in each short is great, as always the dialog and character interactions are what stands out the most in Princeless. The stories add something to the understanding of the characters or the universe and in this case that's a really good thing since the characters these shorts focus on are integral to the plot.

Art

Like the previous set of shorts the art for each story is done by a different artist. I have to say it was a real treat seeing these art styles. The artist for the first story Adriana Blake did a great job of having things look like a funny cartoon. Cullen Gardepe on the second story has a fantastic take on serious art that has a nostalgic feel to it. Considering the story the art was for was a flashback in a way it definitely works. Finally Autumn Crossman in the last story has a great way with the line-art as the flowing hair and clothes of Angoisse and the few people she meet give a great stylized look for the story.

Verdict

Each story is captivating for the few pages they get to themselves. The art for each story is really well thought out having a different style that fit each story. Finally the star of the show the writing and dialog is top notch. This is definitely a must get I give it a 9.5 out 10.

Straight Forward Reviews: Bubblegun # 1

Aspen debuts another brand new series this month after Jirni debuted in April. In this edition of Straight Forward reviews we look at cyberpunk action in Bubblegun issue 1. Sparkling issue 1!

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

The story in this issue, as it should do since it is a first issue, is set up the characters and the world. They debut in a big action scene that quickly lets you know what each characters strengths are and then afterward have some character building dialog and then at the end delve into what the plot for the next issues are going to be. In a spoiler free nutshell. 

The writing is not bad, the dialog between characters is believable and well done. The world seems to be pretty huge and have a lot of lore for it. In this issue, it seems to be a good thing and a bit of a drawback. It looks like there's going to be plenty going on in this world to not run out of stories to tell but it also feels like there's some important things about the world that the reader should have known about the world; like a little as to why certain corporations are extremely powerful or important t the characters. The story doesn't stop being enjoyable but it feels like there could have been some more information. Though I'm sure there will be more explanations in the second issue.

Characters

The main character and the crew she's in are all distinct and, although some got more time to shine than others, it's obvious when reading their dialog that they all have tons of personality. Also their designs are all fantastic. I love their character designs, they all have this nostalgic flavor and new sensibilities at the same time. Plus they're all bright and colorful and Molli and her sister look fabulous. It's nice to see colorful characters like them. 

Molli as a character has a lot of spunk and is very animated. Her sister is a nice foil for her, and their crewmates are all very distinct. 

To speak about how well the character designs are, I originally was not supposed to review this book! But after seeing the first two pages and how the characters looked I was intrigued enough to want to review the book and see if it really was good. 

Art

I already mentioned how much love I have for the characters. The whole comic is a colorful cyberpunk adventure and the inventive designs don't just stop at the characters. The weapons and technology are cool and the action looks flashy and stylish. The art is what made me pay attention and it will most likely get you to pick up the book. So it more than does it's job in my book.

Verdict

This book is tons of fun to read. There is less information about the world than I would like but it looks great and the characters are awesome. Plus there being less information than I'd like doesn't mean it is by any means not followable or poorly written. Quite the opposite. I give this comic an 8.5 out of 10

Top 20 Tough Females in anime

This is Jeremias back with another countdown after such a long time. My last countdowns sure got an interesting response. Let's see what I came back with this time!

We're looking at the women in anime that can kick butt. Either by being a great leader, tactician, or just being downright strong and can physically beat their enemies if they're tough in any of those ways they're eligible for the list. Here we go!

Number 20

Masane Amaha 
Series: Witchblade

We'll kick things off with the tough bad guy beating Masane Amaha. It's surprising that she can also move as fast as she does considering how much her chest must weigh her down. But, it is anime, physics usually takes a back seat. Considering what she does with her skimpy armor I'd say she's pretty tough forgoing more protection and taking out enemies as strong as robots with just a sword. She's usually seen around the net with pictures and figures focusing on her attributes, but she really can fight too. As seen here.

Number 19

Misaki Tokura 
Series: Cardfight Vanguard 

Not all the females on this list are physically kicking butt, but it doesn't mean they don't kick any less butt, just in different ways. She basically has photographic memory, is extremely smart and has a fierce competitive spirit. One thing to note as well, is that unlike some other female allies in other anime is the fact that she does not drag the hero down and can and does win on her own. As seen here

Number 18

Saya
Series: Blood+ 

Saya, a tough sword wielding, super powered woman who isn't really human. She'd make the top list on a lot of top female characters in anime, or heck, top character countdowns period. She has a lot of great fights throughout the series and in terms of being tough, as in, being able to not only dish it out but take it, she passes the test with flying colors.




Number 17

Sailor Mars
Series: Sailor Moon

For many growing up in the 90s in the U.S Sailor Mars was probably the first or one of the first females that was tough. In the early episodes Moon and Mercury definitely knew how to fight but Mars was the one that had the personality to match a major butt kicker of evil. She has a "fiery" personality (eh? eh?) and never backs down from a fight.

  

Number 16

Emma Sheen

Series: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Emma Sheen is the no nonsense female pilot that was originally a Titans pilot then switched to the A.E.U.G she is willing to smack sense into the main character and doesn't ease her position when she stands for what she believes in.

Number 15

Shizuru

Series: Godannar

The ecchi and hot blooded mecha series Godannar has quite a few standouts in terms of tough. But for the females Shizuru is a stand out for being a strong pilot and sniper from the beginning of the series to the end.

Number 14

Yuri

Series: Dirty Pair

Yuri from Dirty Pair is one heck of a powerhouse for a human woman. Along with her partner she has a reputation for destroying a lot of property. Yuri being a highly trained "Trouble Consultant" also has a lot of know how to fight people either with her hands or with a multitude of weapons.

Number 13

Sailor Jupiter

Series: Sailor Moon

Sailor Jupiter like Sailor Mars is the kind of girl who's really aggressive but is also shown to be really physically strong as well. When fighting evil she can hold her own even without using her powers.

Number 12

Kei

Dirty Pair Flash

Kei and Yuri are both awesome and tough, but just personally, since I'm a fan of red heads and tomboys and Kei is a redheaded tomboy I had to put her slightly higher on the list. She's like Yuri in being more than capable to take out people with her hands or with weapons but she also has an added spark to her with her personality where she's more aggressive.

Number 11 

Balsa 
  
Seirei no Moribito

Balsa is a stoic woman who does what she say she does and won't run away or stop for any reason. Plus she's one heck of a martial artist and is pretty much second to none with her spear, in terms of "classic" tough Balsa can be the poster woman for it.

Number 10 

Haman Khan

Series: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam/ZZ Gundam

Haman is more cerebral than a lot of the other women in this countdown, and usually uses her charisma and leadership to get things done. But she is not squeamish and she is one heck of a mobile suit pilot as well, defeating Char in battle which is quite a feat.

Number 9 

Lina Inverse

Series: Slayers

Lina is incredibly strong she also seems to be a bit of a ditz but boy, is she strong. The beings she can call upon for power pretty much makes her able to stop just about anyone. Check her out.

Number 8

Allenby Beardsley

In a universe with extremely strong male mecha pilots that can not only fight in their robots but with their bare hands Allenby gets major points for being able to hang with them being a smaller, young girl and not only hang with them but prove that she's a powerhouse.

Number 7

Revy 

Series: Black Lagoon

Revy is one heck of a woman. She not only can kill with ease but she has no problem in doing it. She's also crazy skilled and some would say she's even more manly than a lot of male characters in anime today.

Number 6

Faye Valentine

Series: Cowboy Bebop

Faye's toughness comes from her intelligence. Being able to escape from situations by always having a plan and having the fortitude to follow through on it no matter how dangerous.

Number 5

Motoko Kusanagi

Series: Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex

Kusanagi was a major in the military and seen countless battles. In her unit of the police she currently works for, Section 9 she commands the respect of her operatives. She is no nonsense, most of the time, and her toughness can be heard in her commanding voice as well as her actions. Also, she freaking took on a mech and won.

Number 4

Shaina

Series: Saint Seiya 

The men in Saint Seiya are known for being incredibly strong but for some of them on the road to being strong, especially the new Pegasus saint Koga have her to thank for training them and making them strong. Also of note is her emotional strength since she was an antagonist to Seiya and the rest but later redeemed herself and was able to move on and be a great ally.

Number 3

Ryoko

Series: Tenchi Muyo

Ryoko is this high on the list because she isn't just strong enough to take out a mech or a gang of people, she can take down battleships with her power. She's also very mulitfaceted and in the different Tenchi series shows off other things she's able to do besides blows stuff up. But it really is what she's best at.

Number 2

Erza Scarlet

Series: Fairy Tail

Erza is pretty much the essence of the kind of girl that comes to mind when you think of tough/strong women. She's incredibly physically strong, she's not compromising and she can lead her teammates to victory. She's also a strong magician and has a MULTITUDE of ways she can fight from summoning tons of weapons to summoning so many different types of armor she makes the top fashion designers of the world blush.

Number 1

Pirotess

Series: Record Of Lodoss War

Those who have seen my countdowns before know that I like to throw a few curveballs. Here's my number one, anybody expected it? Pirotess is a dark elf with extremely good skills as a rogue. She is extremely dangerous and in the movie that takes place after Lodoss, Legend Of Crystania she even helps fight what is essentially a god. So with that all said, especially the last part that certainly makes her my number one.

2013 Calendar by xaos

2013 Calendar by ~fighterxaos on deviantART

At the Broken Infinite I'd like to bring to your attention that xaos (er... that's myself) has created a calendar for you guys to hang on your wall for the new year.

Now there's a couple of ways to get your hands on this, and also a couple of options concerning this.

First you can buy a physical calendar from deviantart by clicking on the above picture and clicking on art gift. The calendar is 25 dollars printed by them. But they do a great job on it. (Plus, I can't change the price unless I'm a premium member)

Another thing worth checking out is the gallery, you can look at the individual months and if only one or two months strike your fancy you can get those as a print individually, that also includes the covers. Now those can be much cheaper depending on what kind of print you choose they can range from a postcard size that's like only a dollar or to a big poster size that's, well... more than a dollar.

Finally, if you'd like to print it yourself and don't want to spend 25 dollars, you can donate to paypal, a minimum of 5 dollars will get you a PDF emailed directly to you that is print quality.

Make sure to drop a line to TrueIkariWarriors@gmail.com if you don't receive your PDF withing 2 days. I always want to make sure that you get what you paid for. If you donate 10 dollars I'll give some extra art, actually I'll make it of whatever you like (as long as it's not porn, ecchi is ok). Donate right here: and let me know of any problems you have or if you just happen to really like it.

Cosplay Hottie of the Month: November 2012

Hello to all you InfiKnights with Turkey day right around the corner I know you all have cravings and I'm not just talking about Grandma's stuffing. so here goes what you really want this months Cosplay Hottie Caroline Knight  What are your favorite geek vices of choice?- I guess for me it would have to be collecting merchandise from The Dark Knight series, (mainly The Joker :D), Playing video games on Xbox 360 or PS3. What kind of games? There's too many that I could list *laughs*, and Reading comic books/manga.
 What got you into anime/comics etc?- It started when I was in 7th grade where I would see these commercials on cartoon network advertising new anime (back then: Rurouni Kenshin, and Yu Yu Hakusho) and decided to watch an episode to see what it was about and I got hooked to the anime series right away and anticipate for the next episode then.
 What got you into cosplay?- My first time cosplaying was back in 2009 at the 1st Annual Long Beach Comic Con and I cosplayed mainly for fan devotion of my favorite characters. Before that, I was always seeing Comic-Con photos of people dressed up, so I also figured that you had to dress up for a comic convention as your favorite character even though no one had too.

 What are some of your favorite anime/games?-So far, I would have to say that Skyrim, Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and Batman Arkham Asylum are my favorite video games. I remember playing on Skyrim for 5 hour straight since you get the feeling of being wrapped up in that game world! 


What are your favorite foods?-Udon, Crunch Roll, and anything that tastes sweet.




What is the best part of cosplaying?- Having fun, not cosplaying to please others, but only yourself and expressing your fan devotion to the character that you cosplay as.

And that's this months cosplay hottie the lovely Caroline Knight Keep your eyes open at cons for her I know I will :-) 

EXCLUSIVE: Brand new Gun Caliber Promo!!!

Here is what sure to be a cult classic and should be picked up and aired alongside Akibaranger. HINT HINT. Take a look and enjoy!