Comics I've read from 2/17-2/22

So as a vast comic reader. I happened to stop by my local library to check out a few graphic novels. I came across Marvel 1602, Road to War of Kings & The Incredible Hercules. All of them well written. For me, story & character are a big deal. These novels happened to abide by that. Also, I stopped by my local comic shop to pick up 2 comic books and a graphical novel for Black History Month, which were DoomWar,War Machine:Dark Reign & New Avengers: Search for the Sorcerer Supreme. Bare with me as I explain them all.

1. Marvel 1602- The story is written by Neil Gaiman, who is a very popular author by the way. The story has the Marvel characters we know and love in a different time period. I enjoyed the twist on Marvel events and I must Gaiman did a good job.

2. Road to War of Kings- As much as I love Space and science fiction, this one took me to infinity and beyond. Marvel knows how to create superhero story lines and cosmic story lines very well.

3. The Incredible Hercules- Basically a Marvel retelling of Hercules but with a Marvel twist. Hercules is accompanied by Amadeus Cho, a smart ass character, who is also a genius. Together they over come obstacles to dodge S.H.I.E.L.D.

4. DoomWar- Doctor Doom invades Wakanda. Now it's up to Black Panther and the X-Men to save the day.

5. War Machine:Dark Reign- Rhodey is back at it again but with Iron Men like allies,Bethany Cabe and some other guy I forgot, try to stop Norman Osborn's diabolical plan.

6. Search for Sorcerer Supreme- The New Avengers are reunited with Doctor Strange as they head down to New Orleans searching for an magical artifact. They run into Doctor Voodoo, he's a black version of Doctor Strange, to stop the possessed villain The Hood and Madame Masque'. The book is OFF THE HOOK.

I highly recommend you read all these. Books can take you to new worlds. I love traveling in literature and in the real world.

BN Trip

Here are books I am currently picked up at Barnes & Noble.

1. Making Comics by Scott McCloud

2. Witchblade vol. 5

3. EW Magazine January 29,2010

Comic Books vs. Mangas

True story, my friend and I had a discussion the other day about differences between American Comic Books and Japanese Mangas. Let me point out that I enjoy both mediums with equal respect. I am going to break down the aspects of comic books and mangas.

My friend read a comic book and noticed that the hero defeated all the villains in one chapter. Thus in a manga, the hero takes down multiple villains in one chapter. The second thing I wanted to point out is that the Japanese Manga creators get to own the rights to their stories, while in America the only company to do so is IMAGE COMICS. MARVEL has a subside called ICON that's similar to IMAGE but it is invite only.

I respect the Japanese to the fullest because they hold on to their works as if they were their own children. Now that's wassup.

Song of the moment

2010 For Me

Once again, the LORD has brought me through yet another year. 2009 was by far is my favorite year. Each month, something superb happened. The Lord has surely blessed me. From school all the way to a certain celebrity recognition. I will focus on the hardships as well, just to make this blog seem like a story worth telling, because it is.

JANUARY- Here at Full Sail University we have to take Math & English courses, otherwise it would not be considered a university. Long story short, I was failing tests in Math and almost decided o drop out of school, until Ma convinced me to stay. Guess what? I passed Math with a 76%. Thank the LORD.

FEBRUARY- Passed more classes and the Steelers won the Super Bowl!!!

MARCH- Passed more classes and saw that HORRIBLE film called Watchmen.

APRIL- Passed more classes, began my dieting program & saw a RIDICULOUS adaptation of my favorite anime Dragonball.

MAY- Passed more classes, saw a BOAT LOAD of movies and turned 19 on May 17th.

JUNE- By now you get that I keep passing my classes, so I'm gonna stop posting it because you get the point. But this month was also a sad month. I lost one of MY favorite musicians/entertainers MICHAEL JACKSON. He was probably you're favorite artist too, but some of you guys are two faced hypocrites. I supported this man during his trials and listened to his music before his death. He will forever be the greatest entertainer of ALL TIME!!

JULY- This was a frenetic month. The key word is "comic". One of my favorite entertainers, Tyrese Gibson, announced the releasing of his comic book MAYHEM. As eager a comic book fan I am, I was thrilled to see him come into the comic book realm. So I did several video blogs(Douglas Blog 42 on YouTube) about it and Tyrese himself became a fan and followed me via Twitter. As I did those blogs, I wanted to check and see other perspectives of his comic book. Low and behold, most of the bloggers had NEGATIVE things to say. Honestly, or personally I should say, I think if I were not a Black male promoting a Black comic, none of this would happen. Now, I supported this comic to the fullest. I bought all 3 comics and also made purchases on Itunes. Some people are so fake. They probably bought the 1st issue and never cared about the others. I am a LOYAL Mayhem fan. And I can not wait for the next story arcs. Haters, thank you for the word of mouth for this book.

AUGUST- Nothing much to be honest.

SEPTEMBER- Kanye blasted Taylor Swift at the VMAs. It was still uncalled for.

OCTOBER- I went to the hospital because of dehydration or lack of sleep. The doctors still have no clue what caused me to pass out. But by the grace of GOD I am living.

NOVEMBER- My Mama came down to Orlando for Thanksgiving. And I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire.

DECEMBER- I made it through another year. That's all I could say.

I would like to thank everyone who took their time to read this. I truly appreciate it. If you want more of me and my antics, check me out at the sites below. GOD BLESS YOU!!

Myspace.com/cdouglas90

Facebook.com/brothadoug90 (only for people I know personally)

Twitter.com/brothadoug

YouTube.com/cdouglas90

Japanese Media

If you know me, then you must automatically know that I highly admire the Japanese culture. From there animes down to their films, I am a huge fanatic of the Japanese culture. They do things so differently than American Cinema. Their animes are more like PG-13 films.

But one thing I like about the Japanese media, is that they know more about twists. I really admire their style.

VMAs 09

What happens when you get a British Comedian, amazing performances and Kanye acting a fool? Give up, it's the MTV Video Music Awards. Last night, my spirit was obligated to the television set. There was no way in hell I was gonna pass this show up. Also, because I am an award show junkie. I picture myself either being nominated or just being in the audience taking in the action live. Back to the subject, MTV has done it again. They usually serve the best award shows that could be delighted by everybody. So please focus your eyes and opinions as I break down the highlights of this madness of an award show.

The show started with Madonna giving an inspirational speech on MJ. She had some good points in the speech by the way. Afterwards, a tribute to MJ begun with the dancers from America's Next Best Dance Crew. Following their performance was Janet performing one of my favorite songs SCREAM. She blew everybody away including myself. To sum it up, BET should take notes on what a tribute is really suppose to be. MTV's tribute is too hard to put on a scale. They did an AWESOME job.

So now Russell Brand comes out and does his thing. He acknowledges the things he said at the previous year's award show like the Jonas Brothers purity rings and how they forgave him and Obama now being President in which he wanted us as Americans to vote for him. I think he is the best host thus far for any award show if you ask me. Now the first award is given to Taylor Swift. Low and behold out of nowhere, Kanye gets on stage and claims Beyonce should have won the award. Although many of us were thinking it, that was HIGHLY uncalled for. I really felt bad for Taylor Swift. From what I hear, she was crying before her performance. My friends and Mama made me realize that Beyonce is going to win an array of awards in her career, so it was time for someone else to win as well. Ironically, Beyonce won VIDEO OF THE YEAR. She did not have a speech, rather she told Taylor Swift to come out and finish hers. Which also gave her a standing ovation for her respectfulness. Kanye is still my favorite rapper, but his actions were unnecessary for real.

The performances were off the hook as well. Even though I am not an avid rock fan, those types of performances were great for what they were. Beyonce shut it down along with her husband Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. But, when Lil Mama hopped on stage, it was one of those moments where you're like "What the hell?" . Lady Gaga performance was okay, maybe because I can not stand her and think she is fully eccentric. But the things she was wearing last night really proved my point. Also, Wale and the other artists who performed during the breaks were good as well.

To conclude my review, the show was beyond my expectations. I felt proud to watch it. Congratulations to all the winners. I know all of them worked hard. I am really pumped to see what they have in store for next year's show. Hopefully Russell Brand comes back. Overall, I give the show five stars out of five.