Mon
30
Aug

Australian Slot Machines are Leaders in Global Gambling Industry

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Online slot machines are the most popular in Australia. They occupy 21% of the total number registered in the world. Everyone can get acquainted with the features of slot machines online.

Sat
28
Aug

Batman Earth One Volume 3 Continues Saga of More Grounded Batman Becoming Less So

Batman Earth One Volume 3

The BATMAN: EARTH ONE graphic novels from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank represent a fresh take on the characters -- the heroes and villains -- of the Batman mythos and give them something of a more "real world" foundation. The crimes are more gruesome, the villains more demented, but to date the only presence of any real super-normal capabilities have been exhibited by Croc -- who in this telling becomes an ally of Batman instead of an enemy. Alfred is the butler, but only as a cover of necessity, having been a former merenary in debt to Thomas Wayne and saddled with young Bruce upon the death of his parents.

Thu
26
Aug

CRoM Con Europe 2 Launches Online August 28, 29

CRoM Con Europe 2

CRoM Con, the online convention for independent comic creators to show off their projects (and sell them) kicks off again this August, and this time the focus will be on comics created outside the United States.

This is the second CRoM Con Europe, and each day will have intermissions for art auctions for various charities. 

The live online event will be broadcast simultaneously to the following outlets:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CRoMadness

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadnessComic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ComicTalkWithPopsVanZant

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thepopsvanzant

Wed
25
Aug

Simu Liu Shines in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (PG-13) officially opens 9/3/2021 in US theaters.

Marvel’s 25th entry to their Cinematic Universe is something you don’t see Hollywood do very often. They made a film with a predominantly Asian cast, with an Asian-centric story. Most of the time, Hollywood either imports a foreign film via distribution rights (think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) or they take an Asian star like Jackie Chan and drop him into an American style film with an American actor as a co-star (think Rush Hour). Executive Producer Kevin Feige tabbed a relative newcomer Destin Daniel Cretton to direct Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Given a reasonably blank canvas to work from, Cretton has crafted a surprisingly engaging superhero film. 

Wed
25
Aug

How to Choose the Best Online Casino: 3 Distinctive Features

Best Online Casino: Three distinctive features

To date, there are several thousand registered online casinos in the world. However, not all online gambling platforms are the same. Different casinos have different collections of games, bonus programs and conditions for the withdrawal of winnings. Moreover, many casinos accept players only from certain countries. In addition, there are countries where online gambling is restricted or even prohibited. In this regard, the choice of online casinos should be taken seriously.

Tue
24
Aug

Foxy Casino Review

Foxy Casino

Introduction

Foxy casino is a global online casino that's been in the gambling market since 2015. It was established 7 years ago but Foxy's consistency would make it seem like the casino of a decade. Foxy Casino's main focus is on mobile gaming and free bank betting. The brand owner of Foxy Casino also won "The best casino operator of the year" by Gaming Intelligence and EGR. Cassava enterprises are known to handle casinos quite well, therefore it is not a surprise that Foxy is doing so well. Foxy Casino Review will have a look into the bonuses, pros, security, login of this site.

 

Pros

Fri
20
Aug

Yipes! Swipes? Indie Comics Artists Seeing Their Work in Unexpected Places

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Swipes. It's a slang term that can sometimes mean 'homage' and sometimes mean 'plagiarism.' In the comic book industry, it generally refers to an image, most frequently the cover image, where the artist relies on a previously published work as a reference. Most times this is done without the intention of hiding anything -- artists appreciate other artists, and they will usually sign their name to the finished piece with "after Other Artist" to pay their respect. And sometimes, and more rarely, it's just done for expediency, without attribution just so the job gets done. Comic artist Greg Land gets discussed a lot when the comic shop conversation turns to swipes, having frequently used published photos of models and even other artist's works (like this ALIENS piece discussed here).

Usually, the swipe is obvious, and often it's from another well-known (or at least mainstream) peer in the industry.

Thu
19
Aug

Profile Follows an ISIS Recruitment as it Plays Out

Profile Blu-ray

More relevant than ever, Profile is a story told in the daring cinematic method of screen grabs and video Skype calls. It' a slow burn of a film that ignites in supernova intensity in the third act.

Valene Kane plays Amy, a freelance journalist looking to break into a full time job with a huge story. Using Facebook, she establishes a profile that falls in line with those of other young girls in the U.K. who had been recruited by ISIS as brides. Once she makes contact with Bilel (Shazad Latif), private messages evolve toward video calls with each other, as Amy tries to make herself the perfect victim to be recruited.

But the longer Amy pursues her relationship with Bilel, the more she finds herself sympathizing with him, his motivations, and his causes, to the extent that she begins to isolate those around her -- who in turn act toward her in ways that mirror the rejections that seemingly forged Bilel into the man he is.

Wed
18
Aug

Endless Online Adventures - EP 1

And it begins...

The Obscured Cartoons and Obscured Gaming team has decided a new series for Endless Online content called EO Adventures. We want to thank the EO community for all the love and support and we hope we can bring in both old and new players to the wonderful and obscured world of Endless Online.

We will be covering more content on Endless Online and welcome all of you to join but before we show you the first episode here is a bit about Endless Online.

Endless Online is a free-to-play 2D MMORPG with cute, old-school anime graphics. The usual character development, monster hunting, trading, and customization are available here. Billed as being "player friendly", Endless Online is completely free to play and encourages the social aspects of its gameplay.

Wed
18
Aug

Yo Ho! Pirate Queen Brings Comic Book Booty to Crowdfund Backers

Pirate Queen #1 Cover B

Pirate Queen, written by Mandy Summers and illustrated by Clint Hilinski, is sixty-pages of sexy interstellar satire and parody. Independently published through an Indiegogo campaign, Pirate Queen is one of the very few books I've received where I was not pulled out of the story by some niggling (or, occasionally, glaring) editing mistake. The book credits the editor as Valentino, so kudos on a job successfully done there!

Wed
18
Aug

Here Comes the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: Kickstarter's New Comics Consultant Comes Pre-Blocked to Indy Creators

Jamila Rowser tweet

For the past few years, Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been more than just competing platforms for crowdfunding comic book projects. The division of choice between the two has ranged from preference of user interfaces to the different ways they collect funds from backers. For some, the choice is one of almost a religious fervor, with creators recalling how Kickstarter removed certain projects in the past with perceived capriciousness. It's a sentiment that lingers to such a degree that independent comics professional Jon Malin ruffled many feathers recently by announcing he would not be very open to hosting creators on his podcast if the creators were using Kickstarter as their platform.

Tue
17
Aug

Good Things Come in Small Packages: CB Zane's The Mighty Mite

The Mighty Mite #1

Hurtling out of its successful Kickstarter campaign comes this tiny titan, this petite powerhouse of pulchritude -- The Mighty Mite!

Mite is the creation of C.B. Zane, and published through Outpost 426 Studios, and her debut issue packs three complete stories into 40 pages -- no small accomplishment in an era where any single story spans issues of double-digits.

Tue
17
Aug

Starburst Slot Demo

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Tue
17
Aug

Why are More Creators Choosing Crowdfunding Over Mainstream?

Zombie Tramp

On Wednesday August 11, 2021 Zombie Tramp creator Dan Mendoza announced his girl will be exclusive to the platform Kickstarter under his own label, Still Ill Princess, starting in October 2021.

This announcement adds yet one more formerly mainstream property to the list of creations and creators that bucked the system and chose to sell directly to the fans themselves using such platforms as Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

Brian Pulido broke all expectations and sales records with his character, Lady Death, when he took her to the Kickstarter platform, and continues to be the dominant force in crowdfunding comics there with his brand Coffin Comics.

Ethan Van Sciver in 2018 also chose to take his character, Cyberfrog, to Indiegogo and with the second issue of the series, titled Rekt Planet, became the top selling comic on the platform at the time, grossing over a million dollars.

Tue
17
Aug
Sun
15
Aug

Animosity a Masterpiece of Horror from Brenden Steere

Animosity

There’s something inherently terrifying about the forest. In our modern world of suburbs and pizza delivery, air conditioning and streaming services, the remote, unspoiled areas beyond the city are a connection to a collective past before civilization arose. Those wooded realms hold secrets, and sprites lurk there that, once unleashed, cannot be contained, and it’s with little wonder that so many legends, myths and fairy tales are associated with such rural barrens. After all, Hansel and Gretyl follow that path into the woods and…

Sat
14
Aug

Void Tyrant Review

A mobile game done right!

 

Developed by Quite Fresh, Void Tyrant is a mobile RPG/ card game that is a combination of Black Jack and Yu-Gi-Oh mixed in with an RPG where you battle the odds of fighting monsters and bosses, dodge traps, discover shrines and secrets as well as coming across traveling merchants and space rifts to upgrade your hero along the way. I complained about in-game purchases when it came to Toon Blast and Void Tyrant has in-game purchases as well but this game does in-game purchases the right way where you don't feel like someone is always digging into your wallet.

Sat
14
Aug

How to Write a Good Movie Review Essay

Write a Movie Review

Filmmaking is the most popular department of show business. It is the world of colors, fantasy, joy, and magic. It brings a lot of entertainment material for us. We have been watching movies and dramas since our childhood. They show us all kinds of content of our interest like cartoons in childhood, fantasy fairy tales for teenage girls, social dramas, and movies that we watch in our adult age. Movies are important components of our society that describe our culture, tradition, and religion. 

Fri
13
Aug

Nun Like Her: Sister Mercy #4

Sister Mercy #4

Sister Mercy is a Kickstarter book written by Corey Hardiman and drawn by Ricardo Silva. This is the fourth issue and, while I have not read anything of the first three in this series, I was delightfully not confused at all by where the story began. No, not because there was a giant wall of text telling me the entire history of the character from the week before her origin (because there was none), but because of the context of the story and the natural flow of dialogue between the characters -- which also didn't do a data dump on the readers. You're in. You see. You know. That's what a good comic book series is supposed to do, make the reader comfortable with coming into the book whether it's the first issue or the fiftieth.

Thu
12
Aug

Eye Without a Face has Clear Vision, But Short-Sighted

Eye Without a Face

“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” 

--Andy Warhol

 

The result of the social media revolution of the late 2000’s was the democratization of celebrity. During Hollywood’s Golden Era, performers had to spend years learning their craft, toiling in obscurity to pay dues and earn their iconic statuses, but in the post-YouTube world anyone with a cell phone and some spare time can ride the viral rocket to internet stardom, fulfilling pop-art guru Warhol’s most well-known pop-cultural prophecy along the way. And with an increasing amount of our individual lives taking place online, privacy itself has devolved into an uncomfortable form of currency: we willingly expose the portions of our lives we want others to see in exchange for Likes, Shares and Subscribers, yet feel betrayed and even fearful if the information we don’t disclose becomes known.

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