http://comicbrain.com Comic Book Commentary Fri, 04 May 2007 01:20:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First Look at theRed and Gold Armor Hot on the heels of the first photo of the Grey Armor from next years Iron Man movie we get the first photo of Iron Man’s main armor, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. The filmmakers have stayed faithful to the red and gold color ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/05/03/who-who-who-part-2/ By now most of you realize that I’m a big Iron Man fan. I don’t think that the character was ruined in the Civil War (which may be a topic for a post sometime in the future, maybe). I’m cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Iron Man movie and ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/04/17/who-who-who-iron-man/ In my post about attending MegaCon 2007, I mentioned the excellent sketch Stan Sakai drew in my “The Art of Usagi Yojimbo” hardcover. I wanted to share the sketch with the world so here it is. Usagi Yojimbo Sketch by Stan Sakai The only thing left to say is: Buy Usagi ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/04/11/usagi-yojimbo-sketch/ I have a bit of a dilemma. This is still a relatively young blog, and I'm not really sure how it is going to evolve. But I need to make a decision about the comments feature fairly soon. You see, while I get a fair number of visitors daily, ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/04/09/comment-on-comments/ Due to the overwhelming response to the first classic Captain America scene from the 70's, I'm proudly presenting yet another. What makes this scene so great is that you think you know what Captain America is going to do at the top of the dam, but you don't. Seriously, you ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/04/04/continuing-the-tribute-to-an-american-classic/ Ok, Spring Break is over. Time to get back to work. CaptainAmerica I want to talk a little bit about Captain America. You see, Marvel decided to whack the good Captain. Ed Brubaker handled the actual story execution of the execution, so it was done well. (We can ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/04/03/captain-america-back-behind-the-shield-in-2009/ So I've been trying to come up with a good excuse for why I haven't posted in a while. Technically I was sick for several days, but that isn't enough. I also thought I could claim that I'm working on the greatest post ever, and that it is ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/03/19/excuses-excuses-excuses/ At what point does the trend towards more "realistic" comic book stories clash too harshly with the fantasy elements of the super hero genre? There is a concept in robotics referred to as the "uncanny valley". The basis for the uncanny valley is the notion that as a robot becomes ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/02/28/the-uncanny-x-valley/ There's more than one way to become a super hero. Personally, I'm a fan of the technological approach (see part 1 and part 2 of the battle armor series). But not everyone wants to build a high-tech laboratory and invent crime fighting super gadgets. (I find it hard to ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/02/22/getting-your-super-powers-the-natural-way/ The staff of ComicBrain attended the MegaCon in Orlando, Florida this past weekend and an excellent time was had by all. I usually don't spend much time in Artist Alley at conventions. I've just never been all that interested in meeting industry professionals and getting autographs. Now, before anyone ... http://comicbrain.com/2007/02/19/usagi-yojimbo-and-megacon-2007/