Wrestlemania 27 Pre Show Thoughts

The Rock host Wrestlemania 27

We are just a few hours away from Wrestlemania 27 and this year unlike recent Wrestlemania’s I am genuinely excited to see what happens tonight. The last few have been a mixed bag with the two highlights being HBK vs. The Undertaker whose matches have stole the show consecutive years. 

This years Wrestlemania has a different feel to it for one two young guys are in the main events for the WWE and World Heavyweight titles and the fact the Rock is hosting the event which leaves a huge question mark on what might happen over the duration of the event. Going into an event like this with that air of mystery and the unexpected might happen is one of the best thing in wrestling.

Four Minutes of Green Lantern

This is a Youtube rip of footage that Warner Brothers has recently put up at Apple Trailers. The first Green Lantern trailer was released sometime ago now and It looked pretty good nothing amazing but good. This was also before I started reading the Green Lantern series.
Now with the four minutes of footage released we can judge it a little better. So what do I think…I’m hyped I had low expectations for the movie but those expectations have certainly increased after seeing this, it seems to be staying very true to the source material and it generally looks awesome I am literally shocked at the quality. For me June 17th seems a long way away after watching it.

The video is embedded above so you can decided for yourself, now if you like it spread the word because I believe the movie deserves some more attention based off this new glimpse at the film.

What I have been reading recently

2011 has really been a surge for me so far in terms of reading. There has been a lot of great stuff I’ve read over the past few months, and a few writers which stick out to me.

I’ve grown to love Geoff Johns work as a writer he has a knack of writing characters in such a natural fluid way that they feel tangible. I first came across his work with Superman: Secret Origins. Which is a great book I enjoyed it a lot he really nailed the characters and made them believable. From there I wanted to read some more of his work which brought me to Superman Brainiac which is one of my favourite books at the moment. The story isn’t very long but it is packed with content and it is just a really fun story to read the way the confrontations are handled just has that epic feel. He has a knack of writing things in a way that are very subtle which just adds to the depth of the story and characters.

Green Lantern Rebirth

New content incoming and a few updates

It has been roughly over a month since my last post and back then I wanted to post a little more often. The month of March has had a lot going on a work with some major stuff that is up in the air and along with general work stuff I’ve been busy. I tried writing one or two posts but I just couldn’t get into it, reading it back to myself there was nothing to it.

Now the month is drawing to an end spring is in full swing. Things feel refreshing I like the way things are headed for the rest of the year. Last year really set me back looking for work for such a long time took some of the confidence away, now I feel like I have it all back plus more. Now enough about all that what will I be doing with all this blog stuff?

Well I will be adding up a review for WWE All Stars which I have been looking forward to for quite sometime and that will be going up over the weekend possibly Sunday. I’m thinking of covering a few things on Minecraft along with a few other games and some thoughts to a few future releases.

That’s all for now. So the All Stars review will be up over the weekend and now I’m in the mood to write a few more things so you can expect a few more things from me.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: First Impressions.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has been the long awaited sequel many didn’t see coming due in part that a lot of the licenses for characters are split between different publishers so to see the game announced last year with the inclusion of Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron-Man etc was a refreshing surprise.

Now I never played the previous games though I had an interest in playing Marvel vs. Capcom 2 when it was released on Xbox Live Arcade, I was on the fence about it after hearing mixed things about it and the high entry level of skill to play the game so I wasn’t sure if I would get much out of it. Then hearing about Marvel vs. Capcom 3 I thought I might as well jump in to the new game like many others.

On a first impression the game is not that hard to a new user,  picking up skills as you play the game is a process, like struggling to pull off air combos but after a bit of practice they become second nature it is this kind of thing that I am enjoying about it the more time you put into it the more you get out of it.

WWE All Stars : The Wrestling Game Comeback

All Stars is the bright refreshing change for the wrestling game genre which for many years has become well… stagnant with the Smackdown vs. Raw series which has clearly seen better days and is in desperate need for some kind of a reboot of the franchise. All Stars goes for a fresh approach in the style its trying to create with Legends vs. current WWE Superstars which opens up a plethora of dream matches like The Rock vs. Cena, Triple H vs. The Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant vs. the Big Show and more.

THQ’s new San Diego studio are the team behind the new All Stars game, the studio was bought when Midway closed its doors and since then people have been wondering just what have they been working on since then for THQ as there last game was a wrestling game. This is not the teams first try at a wrestling game they worked on the 2009 TNA iMPACT which I found to be at its core a great game with a lot of great improvements and innovations for the genre, the game just lacked content which could be linked to a lack of budget, but the game showed great of potential for the future.

Back, what has been happening?

It has been awhile since I last posted here I have sort of been neglecting this place to some degree, which I think is purely down to the fact that a lot has been going on towards the end of December and throughout January.

That might sound negative but its actually been a lot of good stuff that has been keeping me busy recently, the first which I am so happy about which is finally finding work and its actually a pretty good position I am working for the University that I got my degree. I’m working in the film archive as a Digital Archive Assistant, it’s a six month contract but even so I’m really happy to be working and in area that I am interested in. Working with film, learning and increasing my knowledge of film in generally will be a great jumping point for me in the future, it’s a really good chance to gain and experience for the future.

So that is one thing that has been keeping me very busy over January and late December I found out I was accepted for the position mid December so I wanted to enjoy the rest of the holiday before I started work.

So what else has been happening? Well with work being the priority a few things have taken a bit of a backseat due purely for the fact I just haven’t had the same amount of time as I did before.

I’ve been reading a fair amount of stuff recently some being a lot of Batman trades and graphic novels, I’ve just started on Grant Morrison’s Batman & Robin which is really enjoyable. Two others which I think are worth mention as well are Batman Long Shadows written by Tony S Daniel’s  which has become one of favourite Batman books and finally Batman Arkham Reborn which when read in continuity is a really fun read and it is a little different from what you might expect.

Superman Earth One Review

Superman Earth One is a re telling of the origin story of Superman aimed predominately at the modern generation, adding to the Superman mythos while keeping the mainstays that define the character and the world he inhabits.

Earth One begins with a young Clark Kent entering Metropolis for the first time and as the reader we see Clark is dealing with the two sides of his personality and how he is trying to fit into this world he calls home. The struggles Clark faces in this book are much more relatable than previous iterations of the character, things such as fitting in and being different are tackled in this book and ultimately the responsibility of becoming Superman. Most if not everyone can relate in someway to growing up taking responsibility and becoming the person you want to be or being face with an event that shapes your life and Superman Earth one rides this line.