New Avengers Trailer…Russian Style!

So Marvel released a new Avengers trailer in  Russia recently, adding bits that the U.S. version was lacking…see for yourself!

Swamp Ass!!!!

Everybody has a video game that they love or hate. Me, I hated the first Ninja Turtles game, basically because I couldn’t beat the damn thing. Since we’re talking unbeatable games ,(Hey, I brought it up!) let’s talk about The Adventures of Bayou Billy .

Created by Konami for The Nintendo Entertainment System, The Adventures of Bayou Billy is about a Rich man who captures Billy’s girlfriend and dares him to come get her back! Yes, that’s it…that’s the whole story….every last bit.

So Billy travels, by land, by swamp, and by Jeep to get back the woman he loves and reclaim his title as the Rajun Cajun! (Hey, it sounded cool!) A side scroller, beatem up game, Bayou Billy is all about the kicks, punches, and jumps, as an impossible onslaught of enemies barrage him at every turn.  You get attacked by thugs, alligators, and even birds. 

 Yes, even Tucan Sam…that bird is one evil somabitch! 

And just when things couldn’t get harder, here comes the driving stage! After swerving, missing many dangers, you end that level, but guess what…you get to do the same damn driving stage OVER AGAIN…WTF?!

Stupid driving stage!

So as hours turned to days and days to weeks and weeks to months and months to me throwing the damn controller into the wall, I realized the only way I’d ever beat this game is if I rubbed the lamp and called upon the Genie…The Game Genie that is!

This is all that was left of that poor controller.

Yes, back then, Nintendo had their own cheat-method system you could attach to impossible games to make them possible again. (Kinda like switching your game from pro to novice).

Bayou Billy was like Double Dragon,  Castlevania, and Crocodile Dundee, had a love child. 

 Ello, Mate, care for a steak……THRU YOUR HEART?! 

Now don’t get me wrong, there were a few good things about this game, such as the music/ theme, and using the zapper gun.  Oh, and the commercial was hilarious! 

Apparently Nintendo thought they really had something here, like the next Pitfall (Don’t get me started on that one!). They felt so strongly about it, they even licensed the property to Archie for a comic book!

With Art by Amanda Conner of Power Girl fame! 

Anyway, for what it’s worth, if you are looking for vintage games to play that are impossible to beat, try The Adventures Of Bayou Billy and you won’t be disappointed…..sorta. 😉

Your gaming pal,

Louie Castillo

The Iron Turd: Video Review of the Iron Man Animated Movie!

Let me be clear, I have always loved the idea of when a comic book gets turned into an animated series or animated movie. When they work well together it’s like a great romance of action, comedy and suspense. Examples are: The 90’s X-Men series, The 90’s Spiderman series, Batman: The Animated Series. But when they’re bad, well, you get things like this: 

I can’t believe they made this either!

The Invincible Iron Man was something I was excited to see as I’d already watched  the live action movie and thought it was great! I figured if Marvel put as much care into this animated movie as they did in the live action, I’d be in for a treat! I was dead wrong. 

It’s so bad the words are on backwards!!!! 

So what the hell happened?!  It was sooooo Boring, and the Animation looks cheap and feels out of place at times.   

The characters felt dry or boring and  The Mandarin was never really a threat.

This guy was more threatening! 

Now that you’ve seen the terrible, you might ask, what did I like?  Well, the voice acting was pretty decent, and seeing  The Hall Of Armor was pretty nifty. The DVD cover was great, with images that really sold me on this turd. (I guess you really can polish a turd!) 

All in all this was just a missed opportunity to cash in on the hype and momentum of the character. By rushing it along they produced a product  low in animation quailty, poor in story and poor in execution. 

I’ll leave you with one last clip…enjoy a REAL iron man story….

Marvel action hour iron man clip 🙂 

Your animation buddy,

Louie Castillo

DC’S New 52 UPDATE! All Star Western

We are now knee-deep into Gray and Palmiotti’s new tales of Jonah Hex as he teams with Dr. Amadeus Arkham to try to find The Gotham Butcher. With what I’ve been reading, this story has officially become some of the best stuff to come out of DC’S NEW 52.

Nope, it didn’t come from you, Fabian!

Sure, Batman is still enthralling, but what other book highlights a city so well, making it one of the characters in the story? DC, you’ve finally struck gold with these boys! Keep them happy and I’ll keep reading!!!!

Your comic pal,

Donnie Drama

Comic Review: The Rinse #1

Written by Gary Phillips with great/stylized art by Marc Laming, The Rinse is a great little crime-caper comic.  Already on issue 4, I decided to pick up issue #1 based on it’s price and the recommendation from my local comic shop owner (Thanks, Comic Smash!). Not knowing anything about it, and based off of the cover I figured women and money were this guys issues….but that’s just the tip, in this crime thriller that keeps Jeff Sinclair (our protagonist) on his toes, and you (the reader) on the edge of your seat!

A prime example of before and after.

Jeff Sinclair is a money laundering fool! He uses antique shops, asian nail salons, shell companies, computer geeks, baseball cards…the list goes on and on. He calls it “The Rinse”…sound familar?

After 2 million rinse cycles, he finally retired.

Unfortunately for Jeff, when you help the wrong guy out, specifically one that steals from a seedy vegas hotel owner, you might end up drowning in your own rinse.

This book is a great intro to what could be another great book that Hollywood ruins….

Kinda like this turd…

For only a buck, you really can’t pass up on this great book, and seeing as it’s already into issue 4/5, now is the best time to jump in!

Your comic pal,

Donnie Drama

Tintin Begin Again!

Sorry about that folks, as the holidays got in the way of me functioning properly….too….much…..ham! Anyway, here we go……

Around 1925, Georges went to work for Le XXe Siècle, a catholic newspaper. At this point, even though Georges had grown up immersed in fantasy, storytelling and visual arts, he harbored dreams of becoming a reporter. He didn’t turn his back on cartooning, however, and his first official comic strip appeared in 1926 — though not in the paper that employed him. Totor, named after the boy scout hero of the strip, was first published in 1926 in Le Boy-Scout Belge.

Charlie Brown tried to run away from home only ONCE!

Looked at as sort of a dry-run for Tintin, the characters shared some similarities. It didn’t last too long, however, and based on his Totor work, Georges was put in charge of creating material for Le Petit Vingtième, his paper’s new weekly supplement for children. After an unhappy stint illustrating a strip that was written by the paper’s sports writers, Georges was ordered to create ‘a young hero, a catholic reporter that would fight for good all over the world.’

No, not Battle Pope!

 Many hours were spent thinking of what he would do, how he would do it…..ahhh, not really, he just kinda went with what he already knew….Thus…Tintin was born.

It’s been an honor serving with you,

Josh Davis

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TMNT MICRO-SERIES- The Review!

Often times here at Rumblespoon comic book stories cross our desks. Ideas, pitches, reviews,…most blend in together, some stand out…This is one that stands out.

Written by Brian Lynch with varying art,  this ninja turtle series has done what few have done in the past, flesh-out the turtles, making them relatable again.

Issue 1 deals with Raphael, his relationship with Casey Jones, and the appearance of a new mutant…is it friend or foe?

Issue 2 deals with Michelangelo and his involvement in a jewl heist on new years eve.

This is a great little series you SHOULD be picking up, while putting down one of those new lame-ass comics Fabian is writing!

Just stop it, Fabian!

Your Ninja Pal,

Donnie Drama

DC’S New 52- Update!

Below is a list of what you SHOULD be reading and what you should DROP from your pull list at your local comic shop!

Written by Dan Jurgens, this series seems to be going in all the wrong directions. Boring, lame use of heroes…it’s just not worth picking up anymore.

Teetering on boring, Action Comics has taken a large dip from issue 2 to 3. Issue 4 is more of the boring same.

Give it 2 more issues and if it’s not better, drop it!

This one pains me to say, but Resurrection Man is officially on the bubble. Without enough to drive the  Mystery of Mitch Shelley, we’re left with only an action comic with little substance. Let’s hope they can turn it around in the next few issues!

Your comics pal,

Donnie Drama

SPAM!!!!!

Every so often our website receives spam messages that we HAVE to share with you!

“I am not rattling excellent with English but I get hold this rattling easy to interpret.

Nuff said….

Your spam filtering pal, Dwaine!