Archive for March, 2010
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Hey, I made it to comic number 30. I feel bad for missing last Wednesday so I have a double sized comic for you inspired by Dreamworks latest animated feature How To Train Your Dragon. The movie was beautifully animated and story kept my three-year old at the edge of his seat. We opted for the 3D version and I was really impressed with the environmental set pieces and the use of depth of field. There were moments in the action where the 3D can really reinforce the danger surrounding the audience in burning embers and ash.
The only compliant that I have is that other than the main Night Fury dragon, I didn’t really care for the other creature designs. However, I think that viking characters easily make up for the weaker designs.
I highly recommend checking this one out. Dreamworks has a great style and I think that this film is a close second to Kung Fu Panda.
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Sorry readers, my day job has me burning the midnight oil for the next few days. I will try to get to a new strip up this weekend.
I’m happy to report that I’ve returned to the dark side and picked up a shiny new PC for gaming, 3D and some web developing. I’m looking forward to some killer new RTS games with the recent release of Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising and StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty on the horizon.
The rig I went with is a Dell Studio XPS with a Core i7 Processor and a ATI Radeon 5770 from my friendly neighborhood Best Buy. I’m sure that this will blow away my old system and I will finally be able to see World of Warcraft as it was intended. Man, do I have a lot of PC gaming to catch up on.
I thought that it was a little strange that both Borderlands and Avatar used Pandora as the name of their story’s planet. Both have a megalomaniacal private military general in a mech suit. Throw in a few big blue aliens and there might be an intellectual property war.
I’m grateful that Gearbox is supporting the game with downloadable content, its one of the features that keeps me coming back. I hope, with a little help from my LIVE friends, that I’m able to level high enough to see the big bad KNOXX.
Enjoy the 29th comic and Geeko System’s new web look. More improvements to the website are on the way.
I’m currently playing through Dark Void from developer AirTight Games. I think that creative team really pulled off that rocketeer feeling of blasting through canyons. The Vertical Cover was very interesting way to move the Gears of War cover system to the z-plane. I really like what I’ve played so far and I’m looking forward to finishing the game.
Would the years of being locked in Singe’s bubble cage take it’s toll on Daphne’s good looks? – I had a blast drawing this strip..this has to be one of my favorites so far.
Thanks for all of the kind words of encouragement from everyone. My page views and visitor numbers have exploded over the last few months. I was giddy a month ago, breaking into the top 1,ooo on the webcomic list and the comic continues to climb, as I type this Geeko System is Ranked: 773/15422. Again, thanks to everyone that’s helping to spread the word about the site.
I’m only three comics away from 30, which is the magic number when this turns from hobby to something a little more serious. More to come…stay tuned!
I found this great article on how the iPad could change the way we consume comics on the Major Spoilers website. This is really compelling, I have far too many comics in long box storage that I would love to get rid of. Digitizing my collection, keeping only my treasured signed issues would be a dream come true. My only fear is the impact this will have on comic shops & conventions.
Could Apple's iPad change the way we consume comics?
I don’t want to know how many quarters I plunked into Dragon’s Lair over the years. A $5 app store investment was an easy choice to finally plunge the magic sword into Singe.
Bayonetta has to be one of the strangest games I’ve ever played on my Xbox 360. I really liked what Platinum Games did with this new I.P. and I hope that sales are high enough keep this development team alive. It’s not everyday that you fight a double headed dragon with a upside down human face for a stomach while falling though space riding on a destroyed cathedral scored to J-Pop Mall music. ( inhale ) Thanks for publishing this one SEGA…I would have loved to have been in the room when Platinum pitched this oddity.