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Deal or No Deal Online By : Philip Brook One such game is modeled after a hit television game show, Deal or No Deal Game Show. Players from around the world dive into a world of intensive strategy to beat the banker to win the ultimate cash prize. Deal or No Deal Online By : Philip Brook One such game is modeled after a hit television game show, Deal or No Deal Game Show. Players from around the world dive into a world of intensive strategy to beat the banker to win the ultimate cash prize. Manga And Magic New Manga 7-21-10 By : Mel Joelle So, today’s title is pretty self explanatory, oh yeah, manga is first on the block, followed by Magic: The Gathering, which I know isn’t exactly anime related like you guys are used to reading in my columns, but hey, this is the Manga and Gaming department up here on the second floor of Forbidden Planet NYC News from the Front, By : Mel Joelle Greetings readers! Welcome to “News from the Front”, our newest feature on the FPNYC Gundam Blog, with a title I clearly swiped from a Bad Religion song! With this new “monthly”/whenever I’m between kits feature, we’ll be exploring the latest news in the Gundam world, Gunpla related or not! How to Self-Publish Comic Books By : Mel Joelle Brian Michael Bendis was an unloved worthless nothing before he self published a few crime comic books. Now? He’s Marvel’s top writer, recognized by dozens of people the world over and he probably got to meet Stan Lee once or twice. The History of Gunplay part 3 By : Mel Joelle With Gundam’s popularity waning after Gundam Wing’s success, the model kit lines died down, and Bandai began to focus more on their “nostalgic” lines like HGUC and MG. As such, there weren’t as many individual model lines in the late 90’s. The History of Gunpla part 2 By : Mel Joelle In the 90’s, Gunpla started to get a bit more complex. 1990 introduced the “grade” system, which is still used today. This era featured many kits that most people second-generation fans know from their childhoods. The History of Gundam and America Part 1 By : Mel Joelle Welcome back readers! I’m going to continue with the article in a minute, but I wanted to do shamelessly plug something first. Always the trendsetters, both FPNYC and I are on twitter and if you wish to follow us, you can add @FPNYC and @ Anarchris to your follower list! Warning: I curse like a sailor. Anyway let us continue! The History of Gundam and America Part 1 By : Mel Joelle Welcome back readers! I’m going to continue with the article in a minute, but I wanted to do shamelessly plug something first. Always the trendsetters, both FPNYC and I are on twitter and if you wish to follow us, you can add @FPNYC and @ Anarchris to your follower list! Warning: I curse like a sailor. Anyway let us continue! Becoming A Member Of A Book Club Online By : Stan Parker Mothers deserve a break after doing all the things for the family. Mothers enjoy sipping a hot tea and reading a good book. A mother who loves reading will love joining any of the online book clubs today. A book club that will surely be appreciated by moms out there is the Mystery Guild book club because it has a lot of books and the members enjoy a lot of huge discounts. New Manga Releases Enter The Fray By : Mel Joelle Well, as I’m sure everyone in the city has experienced this week, it has been Satan’s armpit in New York City, hot and humid as all hell. Fortunately, as a small consolation, there is a few bits of awesome coming out. And what is most odd about this week, it isn’t dominated by any one publisher for once. It usually seems like they give each other space and a chance once a month to put out as much as they can, but relatively speaking, everyone is entering the fray. Build Log Part 2, By : Mel Joelle Well now, this project has been proving to be a bit more complex than I figured. Well, actually, just as complex as I figured. After finishing up the head and waist parts, I figured it was time to dive right into the part needing the most plastic removal-the cannon. Let’s just say I should’ve been a bit more prepared for that. Because of how messy that proved to be, I’m thinking of not using this for BAKUC, and trying something else, which I’ll show at the end of this entry. So for now, this GM The History of Gundam and America By : Mel Joelle Happy belated 4th of July everyone! I assure you while you were off celebrating your independence this weekend; I was off suffering through “The Last Airbender”, which was truly terrible. How Much are My Comic Books Worth? By : Mel Joelle Collecting comic books is a fabulous hobby! It combines some of the nicer aspects of Asperger’s syndrome with the never-ending sights and smells of rotting, musty paper. Shun humanity while you’re constantly reminded that matter decays! See you in the grave! Build log GM Canon By : Mel Joelle This time around, in lieu of a kit review, I’m going to do something different-a build log! More specifically, a kitbash one. For… well, as many weeks as this takes me, I’m going to be working on an HGUC MSV kitbash of a GM Cannon. I’m hoping to get this guy done to enter in the BAKUC preliminaries at Otakon this year, but that might not be completely likely. Today was my first day of building, and I can already tell that this isn’t going to be nearly as easy as the GM Sniper Custom was. New Comics 7-14-2010, By : Mel Joelle Aspen comics have managed to publish a comic book WITHOUT a half-naked lady on the cover! This is an impressive feat for them, one sure to turn over some long standing bets with bookies keeping tabs on such things. New Manga Releases Enter The Fray By : Mel Joelle Well, as I’m sure everyone in the city has experienced this week, it has been Satan’s armpit in New York City, hot and humid as all hell. Fortunately, as a small consolation, there is a few bits of awesome coming out. And what is most odd about this week, it isn’t dominated by any one publisher for once. It usually seems like they give each other space and a chance once a month to put out as much as they can, but relatively speaking, everyone is entering the fray. Build Log Part 2, By : Mel Joelle Well now, this project has been proving to be a bit more complex than I figured. Well, actually, just as complex as I figured. After finishing up the head and waist parts, I figured it was time to dive right into the part needing the most plastic removal-the cannon. Let’s just say I should’ve been a bit more prepared for that. Because of how messy that proved to be, I’m thinking of not using this for BAKUC, and trying something else, which I’ll show at the end of this entry. So for now, this GM The History of Gundam and America By : Mel Joelle Happy belated 4th of July everyone! I assure you while you were off celebrating your independence this weekend; I was off suffering through “The Last Airbender”, which was truly terrible. How Much are My Comic Books Worth? By : Mel Joelle Collecting comic books is a fabulous hobby! It combines some of the nicer aspects of Asperger’s syndrome with the never-ending sights and smells of rotting, musty paper. Shun humanity while you’re constantly reminded that matter decays! See you in the grave! Build log GM Canon By : Mel Joelle This time around, in lieu of a kit review, I’m going to do something different-a build log! More specifically, a kitbash one. For… well, as many weeks as this takes me, I’m going to be working on an HGUC MSV kitbash of a GM Cannon. I’m hoping to get this guy done to enter in the BAKUC preliminaries at Otakon this year, but that might not be completely likely. Today was my first day of building, and I can already tell that this isn’t going to be nearly as easy as the GM Sniper Custom was. New Comics 7-14-2010, By : Mel Joelle Aspen comics have managed to publish a comic book WITHOUT a half-naked lady on the cover! This is an impressive feat for them, one sure to turn over some long standing bets with bookies keeping tabs on such things. Marvel Super Hero Squad vs The Super Friends By : Mel Joelle Andy Rooney, Ed Anger, W.C. Fields, Rodney Dangerfield. Each one of these gentlemen is an established pioneer of their chosen artistic fields, though each one will always be remembered as bitter, crusty, cranky old sour-puss! Wonder Woman’s Rebooted Makeover By : Mel Joelle J.M. Straczynski has revamped Wonder Woman and, along with the considerable help of Jim Lee, redesigned her costume. This sort of thing happens. The History of the Gunpla part 1: The 80s By : Mel Joelle While I take a small break from GM Cannon articles to get some painting done, I figured I should go over another important topic-the many lines kits come from. Gunpla has evolved considerably over the past thirty years, grades and scales aside. So let’s take a look: There’s Always Something To See: New Manga Releases By : Mel Joelle One might expect a little more excitement from a week in the middle of the summer, but all is not lost, there are still quite a few interesting things, some old friends as well as brand new faces. Okay, enough with the personifying of manga, here’s the beef: Inu Yasha Volume 50 shows up this week, and aside from being proud that they finally picked up the pace of it’s production, we must celebrate that it finally made it to this milestone. And by celebrate, I mean buy. Hints for Getting Started with Bird Watching By : Mark Colbert If you have a passion for nature and birds, then you may certainly combine the two to enter into the colorful realm of bird watching. You may quickly turn into a passionate bird watcher so that you can have fun while pursuing your new hobby. Here's how to get started. Review: The HGUC GM By : Mel Joelle Every good science fiction or mecha series needs a good-guy cannonfodder of some sort, and of course, Gundam was no exception-heck, it pretty much gave it to the genre. The GM is pretty much the epitome of the “redshirt” mecha, and no, that’s not a reference to the design-these guys get torn through pretty easily in just about every series and incarnation you see them in. Social City Cheats And Guides By : vernontitus People you have reached the right place for finding the best and amazing results of social city cheats and the guidelines is put up together in this article Learning About Film And Digital Photography By : Jon Y. Brown One of the most important aspects of photography is what you use to take pictures between film or digital. In this article learn the benefits of each type. Get The WoW PvP Guide And Own PvP Battlegrounds By : Bart Blackburn World of Warcraft is a huge multi-player game that is constantly evolving. Player verses player, or PvP, is a large part of the game that is extremely fun as well. Having a WoW PvP guide will help you get started on the right foot. Basic Tools For Creating A Photo Portfolio By : Jon Y. Brown One of the most valuable things you can have as a photographer is a portfolio. Learn how to make one in this article. Teeth Whitening Changes Your Smile By : Jason S Edworthy People notice how you look. Your friends and complete strangers notice what you are wearing, what car you're driving, etc. It's not a bad thing it's just our nature to compare ourselves with others. Ask yourself the question, are people noticing your stained teeth? More and more people see white teeth as a sign of being in-step with today's fashion trends. The World Cup of Gundam By : Mel Joelle Soccer mania has swept the planet as the World Cup, which started several weeks ago , and in a surprising turn of events, America actually cared this time around. This probably had to do with the fact that we didn’t get destroyed in the first round, which is a pleasant change, especially for the 5 Americans who actually follow the sport on a regular basis. HGUC Guntank Review By : Mel Joelle oor Guntank. This guy has to be one of the most neglected designs in Gundam’s fiction. While it had a pretty prominent role in the original TV series, it was replaced by a second Guncannon in the third movie, and was completely absent from the novels. Now, sure, the idea of using a tank in space is downright silly, but hey, it worked on the surface of Luna II, so maybe they could’ve had it sit on top of the White Base? Gundam Double OH YEAH: The Meisters: Conclusion By : Mel Joelle Better later than never right? After a few weeks of delays, I’m ready to complete my look at the OO Meister’s line for the time being with the 4th and final meister- Alleujah Haptism and his Gundam from Season 1 of Gundam OO the Arios! What is Supernatural By : Mel Joelle Supernatural is a television show on the CW television network which regularly airs on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm. Supernatural is about a pair of monster hunting brothers trying to stave off the apocalypse by drinking beer, playing classic rock and kicking a little monster ass. Pirates, Robots By : Mel Joelle In case you guys out there have not been keeping up with the new releases on our website, you have to know that there is a lot going on this week. It is the first week of the first month of summer, and that means all the good stuff is pouring out. Gelgoog Marine Double Feature By : Mel Joelle Loran here again, back on my “week” schedule again, but this time with a bonus-three articles instead of two! This time around, I’m covering more Zeon stuff, since I’ve kinda neglected them outside of the Rick Dom II. This week’s theme is the good ol’ MS-14 Gelgoog, starting with the two versions of the Gelgoog Marine. This kit was the first Gelgoog released in the HGUC, and the first grunt from 0083 to ever get a plastic kit. The Commander type/Cima custom version came a little later Gelgoog Marine Double Feature By : Mel Joelle Loran here again, back on my “week” schedule again, but this time with a bonus-three articles instead of two! This time around, I’m covering more Zeon stuff, since I’ve kinda neglected them outside of the Rick Dom II. This week’s theme is the good ol’ MS-14 Gelgoog, starting with the two versions of the Gelgoog Marine. This kit was the first Gelgoog released in the HGUC, and the first grunt from 0083 to ever get a plastic kit. The Commander type/Cima custom version came a little later The Best Psychic Mediums By : Pryce Connery Choosing the Correct Psychic Medium is an integral part of the process when searching for your perfect psychic medium, so choose carefully and take your time. The one who gives off a positive vibe, which you genuinely feel, will be a good indication that you are on the right track. Computer Room Air Conditioning By : Mel Joelle Computer room air conditioning and datacenter cooling is a major concern for datacenter building managers. Excessive heat and humidity can negatively affect the performance and life cycle of sensitive equipment. The optimal temperature for a computer room AC is 68 ° to 77 ° F. Maintaining that temperature when you are housing high-density computing clusters and other equipment can be a challenge. Guitar Gods start here By : Ken Franks Learn the guitar and become a musical god. Find out how. The Paper Plane Flight Plan: The Manual to Building a Paper Airplane By : origami-kids.com For some people, learning how to make a paper plane appears to be as complicated as origami. But there's really nothing to it. With a few very short minutes to spare and a simple piece of paper to fold, one can have their own little winged wonder ready to zip through the air at their whim. In this Article you will learn how to build an paper plane, only a few tools are necessary. Megatron vs Skeletor vs Cobra Commander By : Mel Joelle Nearly a third of Marvel’s comic book characters have roots in a neighborhood of New York City known as Hell’s Kitchen. Nick Fury grew up there, as did the yarmulke sporting rock monster known as the Thing. Daredevil calls Hell’s Kitchen his home, as did Stiltman, Vermin and Ms. Lion. Guide to Scales and Grades By : Mel Joelle I’m taking a little break from my two-review weeks and talking about a much more general subject-scale and grades. I’m sure a lot of first-time buyers look at the kits they want online and wonder, “How big is it? How hard is this to build? How nice will the finished product be?” Well, I’m hoping this guide here will help you decide what you want and what to expect. New Comics Continue By : Mel Joelle EVERY comic book is a horror comic book from the perspective of a tree. Imagine if a plant handed you a book, with brightly colored versions of super-powered plants. Not so creepy… but what if the book was printed on MULCHED UP HUMAN SKIN?! Warcraft With A Vengeance By : Mel Joelle There’s not a tremendous amount of stuff coming out this week, but there are some good ones, and almost all of it seems to be TokyoPop as they try to take back the reigns at the end of the month. First in their arsenal this week, (I’m not sure why first exactly, it’s not alphabetical or anything), is World Of Warcraft: Shadow Wing “The Dragons Of Outland“, written by Richard A. Knaak and illustrated by Jae-Hwan Kim. Custom Zakus By : Mel Joelle Since the first part of this series examined one of the “newer” Custom Zakus, it’s only fair that the “Then” portion examines the O.G. of Custom Zakus-The MS-06S “Zakue II”:Principality of Zeon Char’s Customize Mobile Suit from the Original Mobile Suit Gundam series. Of course we won’t be looking at the first release of this kit, but we’ll be dealing with 1/144th scale HGUC “remake” released back in 2002. HGUC Rick Dom By : Mel Joelle Continuing my semi unexpected “break” from the review “weeks”, I’m gonna be covering another kit from the HGUC 0080 series. In addition to the few new kits made for the HGUC line, all of the kits from the original line were redone. Comic Book Cooking By : Mel Joelle Nearly a third of Marvel’s comic book characters have roots in a neighborhood of New York City known as Hell’s Kitchen. Nick Fury grew up there, as did the yarmulke sporting rock monster known as the Thing. Daredevil calls Hell’s Kitchen his home, as did Stiltman, Vermin and Ms. Lion. Titans Week part 2: HGUC GM Quel By : Mel Joelle Welcome to part two of two of Titans week! I’d like to make this “event” go on longer but I don’t have enough stuff to continue this much longer. For the second part I’m covering a suit that got very little exposure until just a few years ago-The GM Quel. Custom Zakus By : Mel Joelle As I said last week, the 4th Meister’s gunpla should be in my hand in a few weeks, so we’re gonna take a break and focus on something not particularly Gundam, the Zaku! And instead of going with a mass produced unit from one of the various series the unit appears is, I’m gonna go with 2 specific customs units; Lunamaria Hawke’s custom unit from Gundam SEED Destiny, and Char’s Custom Zaku II from Mobile Suit Gundam. The HGUC Gundam Mark II By : Mel Joelle Welcome to part one of two of Titans week! I’m going to start doing reviews with themes for the next few weeks, so you’ll see two reviews from me each week with something connecting the two together. This week I’m going to cover two mobile suits from everyone’s favorite fascist Federation police force with a really snazzy custom color scheme-the Titans! Saturn Provocateur By : Mel Joelle So this week is a small release week in quantity, barely even ten things are coming out, but the good news is, this week belongs t Dark Horse who is releasing a few choice titles for you guys. First on the list is the amazingly belated Hellsing Volume 10 by Kohta Hirano. The Heroic Routine – Super Heroes in New Comics By : Mel Joelle FIRST OFF, Galacta: Daughter of Galactus one shot is out this week by Empowered creator Adam Warren. I expect you all to buy a copy. Two copies if you can. Adam is one of the brightest talents in the biz. HGUC Mass Production Guncannon Review By : Mel Joelle When the original Gundam 0080 model kit line came out in 1989, it really changed things for Gunpla. While they may seem really outdated by today’s standards, they were the first fully-snap together Gundam kits, not needing any glue like the Sentinel kits, or screws like the Char’s Counterattack kits. Gundam Double-OH YEAH!: The 4 meisters Gundam review part 3 By : Mel Joelle Welcome back to Part 3 of my look at the Gundam 00 Mesiter Gundams. Head’s up for the two of you who care; we’re currently out of stock of any of pilot Allelujah Haptism’s Gundams on the 1/144th scale, so they will probably be a delay of some sort between parts 3 and 4. Craziest Haircuts in Comics By : Mel Joelle Superman’s spit-curl, Wolverine’s muttonchops, Professor X’s chrome dome; Comic books have their fair share of iconic hairdos, but with a multitude of pan-dimensional weirdos running around in spandex and capes, it also has its fair share of hair based powers, hairy characters and even a few animals to get things REALLY hairy. Darkness Falls In MangaLand By : Mel Joelle Oh yeah, let the dark, eerie, and gothic fans herald their day for it is here. No I’m not just being dismal, but it is a little funny how one of the dark titles coming in this week is Black Butler Volume 2 by Yana Toboso, which just saw the release of Volume 1 last week. It is almost as if it was rushed just to meet with the other eerie series coming in this week. In this issue Jack the Ripper is on the loose and Queen Victoria demands Ciel Phantomhive and his superhuman(ish) butler the head up. Plotting - can novel writing software help? By : Tracy Culleton It's essential to get your plotting right when you're writing your novel. Plot holes, clunky plotting and unwieldy subplots will doom your novel before you start it. A good plot is the foundation on which all else rests. And novel writing software can help with this essential step. I invite you to check out my website to see reviews of the various novel writing software products. He-Man and the Way of the Comic Book By : Mel Joelle The countdown begins! At the time of this writing there are only SEVEN days until mattycollector.com, the online store of toy mega-giant Mattel that caters to fans and collectors puts its latest and greatest Masters of the Universe rescuplt figure on sale! Gundam Double part 2 By : Mel Joelle Running a little late, what with the Iron Man 2 release and Mother’s Day (don’t even ask me about my progress in Final Fantasy 13) , but here’s the 2nd installment of the 00 Gunpla series, which I know all 5 of you still reading this are excited about. HGUC Rick Dias Review By : Mel Joelle When the HGUC line first started back in the summer of 1999, it kept things rather simple. Instead of covering all the main character units, fancy new OVAs, and stuff outside of the Universal Century, it focused mainly on support mecha and enemy units-stuff that usually gets neglected in kit form. Gundam Astray Review By : Mel Joelle When Gundam SEED came out in 2002, one hell of a merchandising push came with it. Several new model kit lines were introduced like the new and unposeable take on the No Grade kits and the short lived Quick Model series. What to Get After Free Comic Book Day By : Mel Joelle Good ole’ Free Comic Book Day has come and gone. What do we have to fill up the void in our hearts that it has left behind? How about this upcoming Wednesday, a day so amazing in its selection of incredible new releases I just had to declare it: NOT-Free Comic-Book-DAY! The Legend Continues By : Mel Joelle Welcome to another exciting issue of your favorite manga updater. I know some of you are wondering what legend, and why is it continuing? A) I like Kung Fu, the old show, and the second series they made where Caine had a son who was a cop. And B) there seems to be only one series premier out of the whole lot. Kitbashing the GM Sniper Custom By : Mel Joelle Ever since Bandai started making new kits of some of their class mecha back in the nineties, builders have been looking for ways to add some of the MSV designs to the ranks. Bandai loves giving some of these designs the Master Grade treatment, but they go largely neglected on High Grades. So what do we do? Well, we kitbash, of course! Arche Gundam Finale By : Mel Joelle When last we left off, we had tinted the Arche’s various clear bits and assembled the drive core and most of the lower legs, so this time around we’ll start there. The shin-plates come next. The kneepads get sprayed Vallejo GC Skull White, same as the other white parts, and the big red bits Gore Red as per the rest of the red parts, then assembled as per instructions. Full Armor Gundam By : Mel Joelle Boy, Bandai sure loves our money, don’t they? In the past few years, mostly through video games, Bandai has been having totally-awesome mecha designer Hajime Katoki redesign some of Kunio Ookawara’s M-MSV designs. And for the most part, they’ve been pretty awesome-like the Gundam G04 and G05 from the manga “From Place Beyond the Blaze” (quite the Engrish title there) and the video game “Encounters in Space” were based on Ookawara’s RX-78-4 and RX-78-5 designs Publisher IDW Takes the Lead By : Mel Joelle How did they do it? There’s no magical secret, they did the exact same thing Dark Horse and Image did in the first place. Aggressively seeking out comic book properties people WANT to read and publishing engaging new material. That wasn’t so hard, was it? Decal Tutorial By : Mel Joelle Waterslide decals are sort of a staple of model kits. I’m not quite sure how far these things go back, but my dad was using them on airplane models when he was a kid. Sure, most Bandai kits these days use those tacky stickers and those frustrating dry-transfer decals, but a lot of older kits use them, and Bandai makes special decal sheets to enhance some of their other kits. You can also buy some from third party sources. Butlers And Vigilantes By : Mel Joelle There are quite a few books this week, and also a lot of premiers, so let’s jump right into it. Finally, after you have all waited with bated breath, here comes the first volume of Black Butler by Yana Toboso (many of you might still know it as Kuroshitsuji). For anyone not familiar with it, here’s a synopsis: Just a stone’s throw from London stands the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom. Gundam Double By : Mel Joelle Heya folks! Since I mentioned the Dynames in last week’s review, I figured I would review that kit first first, as I already have it constructed, and I’ve mentioned it twice so far in my articles. It’s actually my favorite of the OO Gundams, and I figured it would be a good lead in, as the remaining OO gunplas I’ll be looking at the next couple of weeks will all be in the 1/144th scale. The Arche Gundam construction: Part 3 By : Mel Joelle It’s that time again- time for part 3 of the HG Arche build. We’re starting to get to some of the more fun bits, but also some of the more annoying ones, especially for those of us who paint every bit of our kits. New Magic the Gathering Release:Eldrazi To Invade Zendikar! By : Mel Joelle Despite (in my opinion) a weak 2nd Season (also see Code Geass R2). One of the things I liked about Gundam 00 was how unique the mecha design was for the series. In Season 1, most of the Meister’s (fancy way of referring to the main pilots of 00) were pretty thin for Gundams. Gunplay Review: Cherudim Gundam By : Mel Joelle Despite (in my opinion) a weak 2nd Season (also see Code Geass R2). One of the things I liked about Gundam 00 was how unique the mecha design was for the series. In Season 1, most of the Meister’s (fancy way of referring to the main pilots of 00) were pretty thin for Gundams. The Strike Series Variants part 2 By : Mel Joelle And welcome to part 2. We only have 2 kits to look at this time, so let’s cut to the chase right? This is the MBF-02 Strike Rogue, which appeared in Gundam SEED towards the end of the series. It’s piloted by Cagallai Yula Athha for the most part, although Kira does so for several minutes in Destiny, before he acquires the Strike Freedom. New Comic Releases 1 Comic Issues By : Mel Joelle There’s two businesses to Comic Books. In one, artists and writers try (And mind you I did say TRY) to draw, write and create the most amazing, spectacular sequential story they possibly can. On a monthly title, surpassing past successes can be a daunting challenge. Gunpla Ramba By : Mel Joelle If you’ve been building kits for as long as I have, chances are you have a bunch that you worked on a long time ago, and look back at them now and say, “Wow, I really screwed that up!”. Or maybe you have kits that you broke and didn’t know how to fix. Or heck, maybe you just don’t have any new kits and are looking for a little project to keep yourself busy. The Strike series By : Mel Joelle When Gundam SEED debuted on Japanese TV in 2002 (Cartoon Network would later air it in 2004 as part of the new Saturday night Toonami programming block), it was a huge hit in the homeland, which printed money for Sunrise and Bandai. Part of that profit came from model kits, including series protagonist Kira Yamato’s Gundam, the Strike, who launched initially with 3 variants from the get go, only to be upgraded, redesigned or recolored several times. Gunpla Double Feature Removing Paint and Kitbashing Ramba Ral’s Zaku Part 2 By : Mel Joelle Welcome back! My Zaku is as finished as it’s going to be for now, but I still have a bit of progress and other advice to show you. The Arche Gundam part 1 By : Mel Joelle Hello, hola, and ciao! If you’re here, I’m going to assume you already know what Gundam kits are, and you may have even built a few yourself. If you haven’t, that’s cool too- everyone has to start somewhere. Gooey Centers And Juicy Goodness By : Mel Joelle Well then, now that the initial flood weeks have gone by we are left with a much shorter release list, but we will not let you down! First off, Viz is releasing a couple new Japanese novels, those special kind with the anime flavor without actually being related to any one series. Slum Online by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (the writer of All You Need Is Kill) is about about boy named Etsuro who is a college freshman whose life sucks The Arche Gundam part 2 By : Mel Joelle Welcome back, model-monkeys! Last time you were subjected to my semi-coherent pontification, we began construction of Bandai’s High Grade 00-series Arche Gundam. This week we’ll be continuing where we left off- moving on with construction, and getting some paint on this thing. Why Get Your Teeth Whitened? By : Jason S Edworthy The first most important reason why you should get laser teeth whitening is because it will remove stains that have built up over the years. These stains could be from almost anything, but in particular sugary foods such as pick n mix, caffeine from drinks such as coffee and red bull and alcohol such as red wine and brandy. Black Blizzards Beat Gundam By : Mel Joelle So its a reeeeally small week this week, about 10 books. Three of those books are Mobile Suit Gundam related. First up is the 9th (and I believe final) volume of Gundam: Ecole Du Ciel. In case you were curious, Ecole Du Ciel first started coming out in the states in 2005. That’s five years to put out 9 books. The only excuse for that kind of fan-teasing is some horrible debilitating disease that left the artist minus both their hands for a couple years. Board Games Make It To Comics By : Mel Joelle Movie nerds are well aware of the upcoming deluge of summer blockbusters based on board games. To the rest of you I can only say “Yes, seriously, board games. ” Ridley Scott has an alternate reality flick based around Monopoly in the works. Films have been optioned off of Battleship, Risk and Kerplunk. Uh-huh. Assembling the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) part 2: Electric Boogaloo By : Mel Joelle When we last left off, it was time to build the arms and legs for the Unicorn. There’s no set length of time it take for me to usually build the limbs, as construction and painting usually factors in to that. Krazy Comics Nation By : Mel Joelle As April 1st approaches I’d like to highlight two books this week which will focus on the absurd, the silly and the wild. I’ll break it into two crowds, the Comic’s Journal elite and the Wizard reading masses. HG30th Gundam versus HGUC Gundam review By : Mel Joelle Over the years, the original RX-78 Gundam has seen a lot of changes, be it in animation, video game, toy, or model form. It’s a staple of anime and science fiction history, and should be a mainstay of almost any Gundam or general robot collector’s collection. Assembling the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) part 2: Electric Boogaloo By : Mel Joelle When we last left off, it was time to build the arms and legs for the Unicorn. There’s no set length of time it take for me to usually build the limbs, as construction and painting usually factors in to that. Bamboo By : Mel Joelle Hello boys and girls and welcome the Saint Patrick’s week. There’s not a whole lot going on in the manga department this week, but that is not to say there is nothing. There are a couple of new books that are definitely worth checking out. The first one up is Bunny Drop Volume 1 by Yumi Unita. The story goes a thirty year-old bachelor named Daikichi has to go to his grandfather’s funeral. He’s floored when he finds out gramps had an illegitimate child with a younger lover. Assembling the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) part 1 By : Mel Joelle Sorry for the delay folks, had some server issues and Final Fantasy 13 dropped, so I was busy the last 2 weeks. But as promised, here’s the first installment of assembling Unicorn kit I previewed in my first entry. Retrospect: 10 years of Gundam Wing By : Mel Joelle Today (3/6) is a very special day. It’s not the birthday of Gundam’s creator, Yoshiyuki Tomino, the day the first Gundam kit was released, or the day the first episode of Gundam aired. In fact, this day is mostly significant to those of us living in the United States. Twilight Plague By : Mel Joelle At first glance, as you run down our new release manga section on our website, the week looks interesting but with a couple exceptions (like Detroit Metal City Volume 4), overall not too exciting. But then you get to the bottom of the list and you have to blink twice because your eyes can’t quite make sense out of what you think you’re seeing. Stephanie Meyer has invaded the manga shelves! Indies and Outies: Breaking Into Comics By : Mel Joelle TWO important bits of information before we move on to unimportant information, i.e. my column; First of all, March 14th is Daylight Savings time. This will mean that when you lose an hour of time Saturday night on the 13th, it’s not due to binge drinking. Well, ONE of the hours you black out for won’t be because of the drinking, at least. March On Viz By : Mel Joelle IMPORTANT NOTE: Shipping this week is DC’s Nemesis The Imposters #1. Just so we are clear this is NOT the new Mark Millar comic from Marvel staring modified versions of DC’s Batman and the Joker. Let there be no confusion: the Marvel comic featuring evil Batman will be called Nemesis, too. I mean Nemesis #1, not Nemesis #1 from DC. That makes perfect sense, right? Back to Work To Buy Those Comics By : Mel Joelle IMPORTANT NOTE: Shipping this week is DC’s Nemesis The Imposters #1. Just so we are clear this is NOT the new Mark Millar comic from Marvel staring modified versions of DC’s Batman and the Joker. Let there be no confusion: the Marvel comic featuring evil Batman will be called Nemesis, too. I mean Nemesis #1, not Nemesis #1 from DC. That makes perfect sense, right? How to Protect Your Magic the Gathering (MTG) Card Collection By : Mike Smith If you don't protect the Magic the Gathering (MTG) cards in your collection, you're unnecessarily damaging those cards and throwing away money. This articles details what you can do to look after your collection and stem the tide.
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