tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post2208849674540944474..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Link-blogging (and bonus babbling)Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80399474633188660712008-05-10T07:52:00.000-07:002008-05-10T07:52:00.000-07:00The Mandarin is definitely going to be the villain...The Mandarin is definitely going to be the villain in Iron Man 2. Didn't you catch all those references to the shadowy "Ten Rings" terrorist organization?<BR/><BR/>I don't think they'll bother doing an Iron Man 3. They'll just fold the whole franchise into the Avengers movie.Wild Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352452824240600307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-85484825438372445212008-05-10T07:43:00.000-07:002008-05-10T07:43:00.000-07:00In the trailer you linked it looked like they even...In the trailer you linked it looked like they even showed the scene where harvey is being scarred by the acid, not sure where you got the fames scarring from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-70287631722101063372008-05-10T06:55:00.000-07:002008-05-10T06:55:00.000-07:00I thought I was the only one who was sick of Lex L...I thought I was the only one who was sick of Lex Luthor! . . . and not just movie Lex (though he's the worst one); there's all too much of him in every Superman related anything nowadays. And damn it, if I must be subjected to him, say his freakin' name right! It's LuthOr, LuthEr is the Protestant reformer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-79536238246592880602008-05-10T06:32:00.000-07:002008-05-10T06:32:00.000-07:00An Iron Man sequel could be like armor wars, with ...An Iron Man sequel could be like armor wars, with a cadre of villains getting ahold of various suits of armor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-57226342741908829162008-05-09T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-09T11:27:00.000-07:00"How much damage could he do?"Combined with the li..."How much damage could he do?"<BR/><BR/>Combined with the likely massivesales and the subsequent DiDio edtiorial directive "HURFDURF BE LIK DAT", quite a lot, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-76584500593239174932008-05-09T06:14:00.000-07:002008-05-09T06:14:00.000-07:00Batman-imatrix?Batman-imatrix?Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-71597467987243351772008-05-09T06:13:00.000-07:002008-05-09T06:13:00.000-07:00I can see Meltzer being able to pull off a book of...I can see Meltzer being able to pull off a book of moments "before the story." The Lightning Saga was all that, and no story.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-21687351641841159392008-05-09T05:58:00.000-07:002008-05-09T05:58:00.000-07:00Is it just me, or did DC find the least intuitive,...<I>Is it just me, or did DC find the least intuitive, least reader-friendly format imaginable, and go with that or what? </I><BR/><BR/>I think it is just you. <BR/><BR/>Here is from article:<BR/><B>AlertNerd</B><BR/>http://www.alertnerd.com/?p=736<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>I think there’s some slight refinements to be made–it would be neat if I could get an RSS feed to update me when the comics have new content, for example–but I was frankly stunned at how simple, elegant, intuitive, and versatile the comics reading interface is.<BR/><BR/>First off, it abandons the vertical orientation of print comics for a 4:3 aspect ratio that completely fills my monitor in full-screen mode. The controls are damned easy, and they fade quickly into the ether when in full-screen mode, so you can see the entire strip. Pages load very quickly as well.<BR/><BR/>On my nice flat-screen work monitor, it’s a seamless and satisfying reading experience–far better than any of the CBR files I “acquired” during the rapidly-receding halcyon days of illegal comics downloading. Not to slam the CBR format, as I think it’s the best at what it does, even if what it does ain’t pretty.<BR/><BR/>But this–now THIS is a way to read comics online. In that sense, it seems as though DC has stumbled upon a bit of an innovation. Which pleases me, and yet SHOCKS ME TO MY CORE. </I><BR/><BR/>There are other articles:<BR/><BR/><B>Abhay Wrote a Boring Piece about Webcomics, Zuda, etc.</B><BR/><I>The best interface for reading comics online is plainly CBZ files, but I guess because of the pejorative connotations that CBZ files have (i.e. it’s the format of choice for your better comic pirates), it’s still underutilized by webcomic creators. Zuda Comics’s interface is a pretty appealing alternative for a simple reason: it resembles Youtube. Everyone on the internet’s been on Youtube; a viewer that works under similar principles makes sense. </I><BR/><BR/><B>Lines and Colors Blog</B><BR/><I>On the reading side, after more than 12 years(!) of crabbing about how monumentally clueless Marvel and DC have been about how comics can work on the web, I have to admit that Zuda, at least, is getting many things right.<BR/><BR/>First of all they seem to finally be aware that computer monitors are horizontal, not vertical like a comic book page, and have created a standard size horizontal format within which all of the comics are presented.<BR/><BR/>The way the comics are presented is also well beyond the usual clueless interface disasters the the big companies think are appropriate for presenting online comics (which are usually focused on preventing you from “stealing” the pages, and shoving ads in your face in the process).<BR/><BR/>The presentation of the Zuda webcomics is within a very nicely implemented Flash interface. (This is not a contradiction in terms as my previous rant may suggest, such things are actually possible!) I’m not sure who designed the interface, but someone who worked on it had a good grasp of interactive information design and it works very well.<BR/><BR/>You can advance through the pages of an individual comic with slide-show style arrow controls, supplemented with a pop-up bar of thumbnail images. The interface tells you what page you are on and indicates the total number of pages currently available for that comic. The entire navigation can be tucked away at will. The Flash module even remembers where you are in a story if you click away and return. </I><BR/><BR/><B>WebComics.Com</B><BR/><I>In the long run, though, Zuda's interface may hold the most promise. It is still labeled as a beta version-- if they fix the navigational glitches, and push full-screen as the primary viewing mode, they may just produce the best comics reader application yet, one that pairs usable functionality with superior image display and readability.</I>Sean Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337545785176249523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-18260175822478778732008-05-08T20:32:00.000-07:002008-05-08T20:32:00.000-07:00i really don't get the whole Iron Man love-fest th...i really don't get the whole Iron Man love-fest that is going on. The first half hour of the movie was pretty awesome when it was just downey jr quipping ev but it just went downhill from there. I found it fairly predictable the whole through and not all that intresting otherwise. The end fight was laughably bad.<BR/><BR/>The Dark Knight on the other hand i am really looking foward to. I can also say that i believe harvey will be scarred by acid, and those flames you see in the trailer are actually pertaining to something else.malpracticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951567969857627623noreply@blogger.com