Happy Halloween

Hello Boils and Ghouls,

Since today is "All Hallows' Eve" I'd like to share one of my favorite vampire tales with you. I'm sure you have watched the Vampire Hunter D series but if you haven't read the books you're missing out on a treat.

My favorite is "Demon Deathchase". D comes to America and is hired by a wealthy man to save his daughter from the Dark  Lord Meierlink ( a very powerful vampire). It is up to D to track the Lord Meierlink down and save the girl. D is quite the match for the Dark Lord and follows his trail of destruction to find that the Dark Lord has in cased himself and the girl in a impenetrable tomb just before sunrise. D must battle the Dark Lords minions, Werewolves and vampire alike to save the girl. But he is not the only on on the job. A band of tough siblings known as the Marcus family are fighting to collect the reward for saving the rich old mans daughter and won't let anyone stand in there way , including D.

Awesome series , you gotta read this .....hey you can watch TV all the time! Read a little ... its good for you. 

Happy Halloween,
DJ

Macross Plus

Macross Plus was a anime series released in the US in the 90's.  I got a hold of an old VHS Copy and watched the third installation of the series.

The story is basically a cross between "Top Gun" and 'Terminator"! Isamu Dyson and Zentradei Bowman are rival star craft pilots in rolled in a test program called "Super Nova" located on the planet " Eden".  One test flight leaves Dyson injured but it is played off as an accident by the curators of the project.

The Government organized program turns out to have another agenda besides testing star fighters, A programs called Sharon Apple becomes self aware and threatens the lives of whoever it encounters.


This series is really interesting , the plot was a little hard to follow since I started on part three. I think i got the gist of it though.

Later Days,
DJ

Fanboy Con = Awsome

Just came back for the a exciting day at comic con, usally today is a work daky but I decied to take this sunday off to check out the "Fanboy Con" in Knoxville.
Now In the pas I have exprest my distast for crappy con's and how every con I've been to latley .....has been terrible.

I have abolustly no complaint about Fanboy , It was awsome ! I arrive at the con about an half hour early and actually beat the crowd, I took that time to chat with some major anime fans at the door and wile we were talking Rodney Hall ( a cast member of the walking dead) came out to smoke a cig and I got a one on one with him, aparently Rodney lived in Knoxville for a few years and told me about a new movie he had been working on.

As the comic con open I imediantly head for the artist booth, It alot of fun to ask them how they got started doing art, some artist are just plain ol natural talet , some atttend art schools and some find there own technique . There were alot of great artis and they were all happy to speak with me .

Special shout out to :

Fantastic Story line : Bottomtownpress.com

The talented Amanda Rachels: inversepress.com

Comic Expert : Shawn Harbin: bsx22studiows.com

The Amazing Scott West: Alternacomics.com


After chatting with the artist, I got to check out the vendors at the show , There were tons of toys, memorabilia and collectibles at the con. I was impressed.

There was also Q&A session with the Celebrates, I listened to on set Star Wars stories from Stephen Costantino and Billy D. Williams' son. And how Micheal Berry Man started his acting career.
There is no mistake these guys are talented

Jason David Frank was at the con signing autographs , I didn't make it to the booth but I did attend his martial art class ! We went through striking and kicking drills as well as some martial arts work out techniques. About half way through the class I saw a man dressed in black watching us train....It was Adrian Paul ( Highlander TV Series) !

Later I went to Adrian's booth and spoke with him about martial arts, He got really excited when I mention martial arts and we talked for about 15 minutes about kung-fu, Adrian told me he had been trained in Shaolin Gung-Fu and a norther style of kung fu called Hung-gar. He showed me a few pointers on kung-fu's method of  blocking and punching. This guy isn't just an actor that portrays a martial artist , he is really into it.

Fanboy Con was a blast, I met tons of great fans and actors, if this con comes to your town you have to visit !  Grade A Comic con wouldn't have missed it for the world!

Later Days,
DJ

Press Play to watch a video of the show...sorry about the angle I'll edit the video later =)

Summer Wars

Hello,

I got my hands on a copy of  "Summer Wars" this week , I heard it got a anime award and thought I'd review it .

The movie is very well done with lots of action,comedy and touching moments in the story line.

The story is about a high school student (Kenji Koiso) and a young girl's (Natsuki Shinohara) who visit a family reunion for Natsukis granmother's birthday. Natsuski tricks Kenji  into accompanying her along to the reunion, she then talks him into pretending he is her fiance.

Kenji receives a code on his phone and uses his talented mathematical skills to solve the random problem. When he breaks the code it sets of an international computer virus that threatens life as we know it .

Things really turn for the worse for Natsuki's family. Kenji is arrested for committing a crime that to his knowledge he inadvertently committed. However, some how Kenji, Natsuki and her family pull together to save the world from a virus driven missile setting course for a nuclear power plant.

I  like the concept of OZ and how every one is connect the the world online. There are tons of Characters in the movie with awesome dramatic art scenes and epic battles. I recomend puchasing this movie.

Later days,
DJ

Adventure Con Knoxville TN

He all,

I just checked out the adventure con in Knoxville , I was pretty cool. There were only a few vendors at the con but there was a good selection of anime, movies, and comics. There were were a handful of artist at the show : Graphic artist, Illustrators and Movie prop makers. Also of course , the highlight of the show was the celebrities. The Con is going tomorrow as well .

I don't think ill go back sunday, the price for admission is a little pricey considering the event is not very big. Really 20 minutes and you have seen it all.

That said, I'm glad I got to check it out!

Speacial Props too :
Christopher Conner (the awesome horror story writer) for speaking with me at the con.
Rodney Hall - (The Walking Dead ) your seriously scary and good luck on your new movie!
The Booth Brothers (Spooked Chiller Syfy) for the great leads on some ghost hunting spots

and for an awsome cause!..

 oh yeah and I got a new lead on a Anime Con comming up.
Thanks Yamacon team!:

Yama-Con

December 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM

Smoky Mountain Convention Center

Smoky Mountain Convention Center - 4010 Parkway - Pigeon Forge, TN 3786

Later Days,

DJ

Fan Boy Expo in Knoxville TN !

Guest Stars :

Kelly Hu
Lady Death Strike (X-Men)

Adrian Paul
Duncan Mcleod (Highlander)

Jason David Frank
The White Ranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

And tons more celebrities , Wrestlers, and Artists! This is gonna be awesome!......Um Adrian, could you please sign my Katana?

5 Old School Points for Lodoss War!

Hey all you anime fans,

I was looking over some vintage anime and found the "Lodoss War" series.
The setting is in medieval times (Europe) and there's plenty of castles,fire breathing dragons, noble knights, enchanted elves, and dark wizards to boot. And of course, its all created in that old school anime flavor.

The story is about a group of warriors engaged in combat that find them selves allied with each other to fight a dark wizard and his evil forces.

Really cool series , I really like the characters and the dragons are are wonderfully nasty looking! Best to watch in Japanese w/ English subtitles.

I''ve been told that "Lodoss War" was not a good series and that it wasn't worth watching buy some viewers but this series is seriously under-rated in my opinion, I give it a 5 out of 5 .......... don't take my word for it check it out!

Later Days,

DJ