November tenth is a big day in the world of anime and manga. The final chapter of Naruto is being released today in Weekly Shounen Jump issue 50. In 1997, a one shot chapter of Naruto was published in Akamaru Jump Summer (a seasonal special issue of Weekly Shounen Jump). The manga premiered in Japan in 1999 and made its way over to the U.S. in 2003. Fifteen years, 700 manga chapters, over 600 episodes and counting, ten movies, and forty-one video games may leave anime fans who are interested in getting into it the impression that the series is impenetrable. However, not only is this not the case, but Naruto is definitely worth the effort. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Guest Blog | Naruto
Filed under Anime, Guest, Guest Blog, Manga
Around the Web November 6, 2014
As of yesterday, Star Wars Episode VII has officially wrapped shooting, and what better way to celebrate than by announcing the name for the newest addition to the family? Episode VII will officially be known as The Force Awakens. I’ve made no secret of my love for this particular franchise and I’m pretty pleased with the name. It gives us some inkling of what is to come, while avoiding the something painfully obvious, like Attack of the Clones. I’m not the only one who feels this way either. While I’m a little more forgiving of the name The Phantom Menace than most people, I generally agree with this article. J.J. Abrams is doing the best he can as the director of this project, and I think we’re going to get a great movie out of it. If he handling of Star Trek is any indication, he has both the skills and the creativity to make this happen.
We’ve also recently gotten some indications as to what part of the plot might be, however I will just link it here. I know how people get about spoilers. Continue reading
Filed under Around the Web, Weekly
In the Service of Absolution, Part 4
The next thirty-six hours were a complete blur to the entire crew. Shortly after their meeting broke up, Absolution was pulled into Actium’s launch bay where hundreds of tech crews descended on her from all around. Each team had a particular mission to accomplish before they could return to their other, already overwhelming duties, and they worked at break neck speed. Within the first twelve hours, Cargo Bay One had been almost completely transformed into a living space and armory for the ship’s new marine compliment.
In the subsequent twenty-four hours, nearly every other ship’s system had received a major overhaul, catching up on months of back maintenance that hadn’t been performed due to lack of time, money, or both. In addition, the new docking collar installation was nearly finished and the tech crews and marines would be testing it under simulated combat conditions within the next few hours.
Throughout all of this, Michaels had been the center of attention. As the ships engineer, as well as the person who had personally modified most of the systems well beyond design specs, his knowledge was invaluable. DSF personnel were coming to him for permission so often that he’d completely lost track of what they had removed or installed. He kept wondering how long it would take to figure out exactly what was in his engines now. Somewhere in the middle of this confusion, two DSF tech introduced themselves. They would be accompanying the ship out into the field.
Filed under Andrew Hales, Short Story
Why in the World are Comics Valuable?
Recently I had a conversation with a coworker that really got me thinking. I was asking if he had heard about the recent Action Comics #1 auction, the one that went for $3.2 million. While he was not surprised to hear that particular issue went for a high price, my coworker also expressed his amazement that a comic book sold for that much at all. Knowing the man as I do, I know that he was not at all trying to be derisive but instead was trying to understand how something as simple as an old comic book could be worth millions; he is not alone.
Filed under Andrew Hales, Comics, Comics History, Geek Life
Therefore I Geek 