Aaron Robinson

To what extent? I'm sure the studio execs are realistic about what Aronofsky can bring to the table.

It sounds like you're reading too much into it. Wolverine's in Japan. They'd have to out of their way to contradict what's already been set up, and I don't know why they would since it's not necessary this time around. And I'd like to believe Aronofsky and McQuarrie know what they’re doing.

Does it matter if it’s a sequel or not? If the events that take place in the movie don’t contradict what’s already been laid out, then you can take it either way. And I don’t think they will. Nobody has to be confused by this.

I’m always reading comics, but I never post about them. I should change that: Set to Sea. Man, this is a beautiful book. It’s the story of a poor, lumbering poet who finds himself shanghaied onto a ship set for sail to Hong Kong. Initially alone and miserable, he slowly grows to love sailing and uses it to rekindle his interest in poetry. I’ve only seen the one panel per page graphic novel done once before, but it was handled a lot better in this one. It’s just really well paced, and it helps that the artwork is so good. I’d love to read whatever Drew Weing does next. Scenes from an Impending Marriage. It’s a short memoir from Adrian Tomine about the weeks leading up to his wedding. Another really fun, brisk read. The only other work I’ve read from Tomine was Shortcomings, so it’s nice to go into something a little more upbeat. Did I mention how much I like his artwork? X’ed Out. This is the first book I’ve read from Charles Burns, and I enjoyed it enough that I picked up Black Hole and Skin Deep shortly after. It’s kind of hard to layout the story without spoiling things, but basically it’s about a young man who’s is constantly slipping into a nightmarish dream world that’s shaped by all the strange things he’s experienced in the real world. I love all the Tintin references and again; huge fan of Burns’ artwork.

There were a lot of great music releases last year. Not much that was nominated for a Grammy, but whatever. I guess I just… did people ever care about these awards? I love music but it’s not something I ever paid any attention to. I’m not too bothered by Arcade Fire winning the same award that Taylor Swift won last year. And personally, I’m fine with a relatively unknown artist like Esperanza winning the best new artist award, since by all accounts she’s worked hard to get to where she is. Regardless of how much the award actually means, she’ll get a bit more attention and her music might reach people it wouldn’t have previously.

I know. I’m pissed off by Bieber’s loss too.

Clearly the artists at THQ are big fans of Liefield’s work.

Gigantic chests.

Tiny, tiny heads.

What? The French would never lie. W… would they?

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I wouldn't mind getting on this C2E2 train next year. My girlfriend and I both want to visit the US, and I'd love to go to a big convention like this as part of the trip.

This thread needs some women laughing alone with salad.

I'd watch it.

I wanted to have fun with Transformers. I just wanted to sit down and watch a fun action movie where shit blew up. I honestly thought it was boring. A complete chore from start to finish. That's where I gave up on the series.

I've heard Parks & Recreation improves tremendously in its second season. Once the second season hits DVD down here, I’ll check it out. Community is fantastic too.

Two things came out of the recent Sony press conference: 1. That Sony is bringing original Playstation games to Android phones and PSP2 with a framework called PlayStation Suite. It’s essentially an emulator and download service set to run on non-Sony products. 2. That Sony are making the PSP2 (or at this stage NGP). The NGP is actually going to have a bigger screen than the original PSP, and the device itself will be bigger too, so I’m not too worried about the size of the dual analog sticks. Having sticks that actually stick out sounds great to me, and it looks like they improved the d-pad too. They’ve pretty much given up on making this a portable device you can slip into your pocket, so they’re just concentrating on making it fancier. That’s not a bad thing, but man, I hope it get’s a decent lineup of games.

I've already decided I'm buying that game. It's an arcade wrestling game where everyone looks like a cartoon. How could it be bad? The team behind it made TNA: iMPACT. Yeah, but it's TNA. It was destined to be shitty. WWE has a lot of control over their license. If it's from the guys who did TNA: Impact, then it seems like most of their games have been pretty bad. Who knows, maybe this will be their chance to make up for those Backyard Wrestling games.

Man, this is a huge undertaking. Good luck with it. I'm a little surprised Sands of Time isn't higher up! I definitely pictured it as a game in your top 20.

Black Swan. It was fantastic

Tangled is a beautiful movie. I just... I wish it deviated from the Disney formula just a little. I get that they were going for a traditional Disney animated movie, but it felt like their big chance to move things forward and do something I wasn't expecting. They didn't. How To Train Your Dragon doesn't look as good, but I enjoyed the story a little more. It's still pretty standard stuff, but I really liked the characters and I thought the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless was handled really well. Plus it's just nice to see a Dreamworks film that's not so obnoxious. I still enjoyed Toy Story 3 the most. I really, really want to see The Illusionist too. I watched trailers for it ages ago, and I've been waiting for a chance to watch it ever since.

Amongst other things.

Oh yeah, Action Comics is a whole lot of fun at the moment.

I'll probably wait for it's first price drop, but I do that for most consoles anyway. I am interested in trying it out though.