Posted in Movies, Television, Video Games, tagged arkham knight, Batman, destiny, dlc, games, podcast, true detective, TV, Video Games on July 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
New Podcast in video form. Enjoy!
From freeBrunch Gaming
Episode 11 friends! We’re back to our normal hijinks. We get down with batman in a big way this episode. Also finding time to discuss King of Tokyo, Guild Wars 2, Role Models, drinking water for free DLC, “Game Expansions” and much more!
[01:45] – Current Digs
[06:20] – True Detective
[12:00] – Batman Arkham Knight
[34:30] – Our Role Models
[50:00] – Game “Expansions”
Posted in Books, tagged Batman, DC Comics, flash, Green Lantern, infinite crisis, omnibus, superman, wonder woman on May 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Hey everybody! Here’s a quick videoblog summarizing my continuous journey to catching up on the best DC Comics has to offer!
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Arkham Asylum, Art, bamboo, Batman, book, Books, cintiq, comic books, DC Comics, digital art, Drawing, harley quinn, illustrator, Joker, manga studio, photoshop, wacom on December 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »
My obsession with Harleen Quinzel continues as I use her as my object for trying a new style. I took a painting + blur tool on this one versus my normal style. I really liked the shading that can come from it and how it looks without the line art. Expect more experimentations with this.
I kinda set it vaguely at Arkham Asylum, hence her orange jumpsuit. I’m going to say Harley found her infamous collar (and ultimately the calling card to get her to be recognizable) amidst a riot where she wrestled away a police baton. She also found her old name tag and set out to correct it to better reflect who she is now. And of course, she’s always equipped with that absolutely adorable smile.
Posted in Books, Video Games, tagged Batman, Books, Comic book, comic books, comics, DC Comics, injustice gods among us, issues, justice league, Reviews, superman, trade paperbacks, vertigo, Video Game on December 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
There are many instances of where video game universes are continued as comic books. I’ve heard only good things from things like The Last of Us’s “American Dreams” and there are plenty of Halo, Assassin’s Creed, and Mass Effect ones that I know people enjoy. Today I’m giving a special shout out to Injustice: Gods Among Us. Here’s a comic book that’s based on a fighting video game that’s based on comic book characters who often fight each other. How weird was that?
This article isn’t as much about the video game itself (which is free for Playstation Plus members this December), but rather a comic book that acts as the prequel to the events of one of the game’s timelines. DC and comic books in general often operate in alternate realities and the basis of this comic book follows Superman’s descent into becoming the world’s dictator. The DC universe prides Superman as being incorruptible. But what happens when the Joker tricks him into murdering his own pregnant wife?
This is how the comic book starts out. The initial story is lightly treaded on in the video game itself, but the game jumps ahead FIVE years after this event. In the game all we learn is that Superman has established a dictatorship of the world under the guise of maintaining peace. There is an underground war against Batman and his thin alliance of other insurgents. But how did this happen? How did the heroes line up on each side? What happened to certain heroes and villains? The comic book promises to cover all of these and more, making an entertaining and shockingly dark romp.
I’ve picked up only Year 1: Vol. 1 of Injustice. I’m very excited to read Vol. 2 this January. Here’s a review.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, Books, cintiq, comic books, dc, DC Comics, digital, Drawing, fan art, harley quinn, wacom, wallpaper on September 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A piece I tried with a thinner pen. I hadn’t drawn Harleen in a while so I figured it was time for a new piece. More comic book-ey, less cartoony. I like the results. Slow pieces will continue to make their way to Banana Scoop.
Posted in Books, tagged Batman, batwoman, Books, comic books, comics, DC Comics, Drawing, Reviews on June 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Even further from mainstream then the string of Robins, Batgirls, and other obscure Bat villains is the recherché Batwoman. When people hear Batwoman’s name, they think that maybe she’s a Batman copycat who is a possible love interest for the Dark Knight. What they don’t know is that Katherine Kane aka Batwoman might be comic books’ most popular LGBT superhero, who kicks ass and doesn’t take questions from anyone, including Batman. After hearing how awesome Batwoman is on the internets, I took it upon myself to look into Batwoman and her comic series. After reading her first New 52 volume, Hydrology, I became instantly hooked and may have a new contender for favorite superheroine, [sorry Diana]. I took time out of my not so busy day to draw a new wallpaper as tribute to one of my new favorite characters and write a small review on Batwoman New 52 Vol. 1: Hydrology. I really hoped to catch her edgy, gorgeous, but ‘don’t f*ck with me’ attitude.
Posted in Movies, Television, tagged Batman, Books, comics, dc, man of steel, Movies, news, Reviews, superman, television, TV, wonder woman on June 22, 2014| 6 Comments »
The Gang by Chubeto
It’s no surprise that I’m a huge DC fanatic, and I enjoy soaking up just about any and all things DC related, whether they be their comics, video games, movies, and television shows. I have dedicated today’s post to their much beloved animated series that they’ve been pumping out since 1992 (maybe even earlier, I’m note entirely sure). They continue to produce quality television shows and animated movies to this day, although some for the wrong [but necessary] reasons. My recent finishing of the television series Young Justice has prompted me to write this post and kind of cover all the great things about DC’s [or I guess Warner Bros.] animated divisions. It’s very clear that a lot of these great shows and movies were created by comic book lovers who enjoy introducing legendary and fantastic characters in the DC universe as well as dropping hints, easter eggs, and callbacks to those who are engaged and already familiar with the DC Universe.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the recent and personally significant series and movies I’ve had the pleasure of viewing.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, comic books, comics, DC Comics, Drawing, new 52, superman, wonder woman on June 8, 2014| 2 Comments »
I got a pang to draw more DC heroes after my Zatanna drawing and I decided to redraw Wonder Woman after my derpy interpretation in the past. I admit, this is still a little derpy, but I’m definitely trying to a weird medium between pure cartoon and semi-realism. Anyways, it came out kind of okay, and I’m getting more and more surprised with how quickly I finish these with this particular piece being clocked in at about a little over 2 hours. Does that mean if I focus more time I can get more quality results? I dunno. I’ve never had a project that has taken over 5 or 6 hours max on my Cintiq, maybe it’s time I try.
Anyways, let me know if you guys have any comments or questions.
I have Black Carnival stuff also, but I’m just waiting for the opportune time to share it.
Also, here is a speed art video below.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, cintiq, comic books, comics, dc, jason todd, manga studio, red hood, robin, wacom on May 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Jason Todd was found by Batman breaking into the Batmobile as a kid. When Bruce saw potential in the young boy, he made him his second Robin. Jason was fueled by rage and revenge, which led to his painful death at the hands of the Joker, leaving Bruce distraught. After he was resurrected [because comics logic], he returned to Gotham as the masked vigilante Red Hood, where he takes an ultraviolent approach to dealing with Gotham’s criminals. Red Hood and the Dark Knight have butted heads ever since, debating on whose justice system is working for Gotham better.
If interested, read or watch the DC story arc: “Under the Red Hood”. It’s really good.
Taking a small break from the Robins to do some original content. It’ll be up in a couple of days.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Batman, comic books, comics, dc, red robin, robin, tim drake on May 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Drew Tim Drake as Red Robin.
Really happy with the shading I’ve done here. I’ve got 3 more Robins down the pipe.
Decided to throw in a little background to those who don’t know who this is and kind of care. If you don’t, meh, move on to the next thing in your newsfeed.
Tim Drake was Batman’s third Robin after Dick Grayson [the first Robin] became Nightwing and Jason Todd [the second Robin] died, resurrected and became Red Hood [because comics]. Blessed with a detectives mind that rivals Batman’s, Tim Drake earned the right to be Batman’s next Robin by persuading the stubborn Dark Knight into believing he needed a Robin after he couldn’t get over the death of his former protege. Tim eventually outgrew the mantle and became Red Robin and serves on Teen Titans.
Hope that was a fun read. Tim’s probably my least favorite Robin, but he’s still pretty neat.
Posted in Books, Movies, Television, tagged Arrow, Batman, constantine, dc, flash, gotham, izombie, justice league, news, superman, Warner Bros. on May 16, 2014| 2 Comments »
Boy has it been an incredible past couple of weeks for DC Comics in the mainstream. Of course, there are always news when it comes to what’s new in the comic book world, but for everyone else, television and movies are often the only outlets to some of the comic book properties. 2014-2015 television shows are being picked up and their initial trailers are being released and movie news for 2016 and beyond. Among these, it appeared that NBC, CW, Fox, and Warner Bros got together and said, “the month of May is when we’re gonna release all the awesome DC-related news”. Of course they didn’t actually do that, but damn it, it sure looked that way. In today’s post, we’re gonna take a look at all the related news that was released that are DC Comics related.
Posted in Books, Fig Art, tagged Art, barbara gordon, batgirl, Batman, cintiq, dc, digital, Drawing, wacom on May 13, 2014| 2 Comments »
As promised, more DC characters have been drawn, now featuring Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl.
I’ve got the 4 Robins already sketched and they’re awaiting proper coloring treatments. Expect those soon.
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Art, Batman, cintiq, comics, dc, diana, Drawing, manga studio, photoshop, superman, wonder woman on May 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a quick one-day sketch of Diana Prince who is also known as Wonder Woman. I’m a bit on a DC bend right now. Expect more DC heroes, particularly the Bat family. I got Batgirl in the works. Might go towards the 3 remaining Robins I haven’t done. Might go towards some villains. And of course the B-man himself. Any who, I’m still trying to find my ‘style’ so to speak, so expect some variations.
As for Black Carnival stuff, I’m not entirely sure where I want to go with it. With summer here, I have the time to return to a strip a week, but I’ve considered heavy rewrites and of course more concept art changes. When I have something more solid, I’ll update everyone.
Posted in Books, tagged Art, Batman, Books, cintiq, dc, Drawing, manga studio, new 52, nightwing, wacom on April 2, 2014| 2 Comments »
It’s been pretty stressful over here at Georgia Tech. Chemical Engineering degrees don’t just get themselves. I’m sorry I’ve broken my promise of videos, comic strips, articles, and pictures every week. It’s unfortunately too much to handle. However, I’ll remember to update this blog every once in a while when I make something worth sharing.
Picked up the first two volumes of New 52 Nightwing. Thought it was pretty neat and drew this quick picture. Enjoy.
Posted in Books, Reviews, tagged aquaman, Batman, blood, comics, dc, guts, justice league, new 52, others, the trench, War, wonder woman on February 17, 2014| 2 Comments »
My first venture into DC comics was through some of the classics: The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, The Dark Knight Returns, and Knightfall. Sooner or later, I continued to pick up other Batman titles like Hush, Death in the Family, and Arkham Asylum. I picked up everything that was considered Batman essential stories and sat proud of my collection of DC titles. I continued to pick up a few DC imprints like Vertigo comics such as Fables and Y: The Last Man, further cementing my status as a DC fanboy.
What I hadn’t considered in the past was exploring other main DC titles. For a while I was perfectly content with my collection. Then I stumbled upon a fan webcomic created by Yale Stewart known as JL8. This web comic series, based on the Justice League as if they were eight year old children, really compelled me to explore some of the other DC characters. As a result I purchased The New 52 Justice League, happily reveling in the adult version of JL8. But as I read Justice League, I slowly became interested in the individual members of the Justice League. After some research, I’ve found that although Superman is one of the most popular superheroes in the DC universe, his beginning New 52 wasn’t as highly acclaimed as some of his co-League members. Two heroes that have gotten a lot of acclaim were Wonder Woman and surprisingly Aquaman. So I picked up whatever current volumes existed for these two super heroes. I quickly learned that DC isn’t only ‘just Batman’.
The volumes covered in this article include:
Posted in Books, tagged Batman, Books, comic books, fables, goon, graphic novels, hellboy, Joker, saga, The Walking Dead, y: the last man on November 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
So about last year, I really started getting into comic books and graphic novels. Back then, I primarily stuck with graphic novels, stories that had distinct endings and were no longer in continuation. The primary reason I did this was because I wasn’t sure that I wanted to get into the monthly issue release that would warrant me spending money and money over time and again. So as the year progressed, I had successfully finished some of the greatest graphic novels out there: Watchmen, Wanted, The Dark Knight Returns, Black Hole, along with volumes and compendiums of the most popular story arcs such as The Long Halloween, The Walking Dead Compendium I + II, and Kick-Ass. Now that I’m nearing the point where there aren’t many graphic novels left that I haven’t heard of.
So I’ve begun getting into series that are now ongoing, finding that they’re even more exhilarating because it’s like I’m joining a number of fan-bases that are eagerly awaiting the release of the next issue. It’s a similar feeling as waiting for The Winds of Winter, or the next Superman vs. Batman movie. With anticipation, there is some form of unification of a fanbase that spawns theories, speculations, and the like.
So today we’re going to talk about some of the comic books that I’m reading and some that I plan on beginning to read. Minor spoils ahead!
Posted in Character Profiles, Movies, Television, tagged adobe, Art, bamboo, Batman, bruce wayne, catwoman, cintiq, Drawing, illustrator, photoshop, selina kyle, wacom on August 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I’ve drawn Catwoman in the past, but I decided to take this approach a bit more cartoony. Enjoy
Posted in Books, Movies, Reviews, tagged Batman, Books, comics, dc, graphic novels, Joker, Movies, returns, Reviews, rises, superman, The Dark Knight on March 25, 2013| 1 Comment »
Did you ever want to know what would happen to Batman when he would inevitably become aged? In Frank Miller’s non-canonical but still incredibly relevant, “The Dark Knight Returns”, follows Batman in his golden years, 10 years after retirement. As Gotham is still in the dark shadows, a new generation of criminals who do not know fear try to take over Gotham. Only so long can the Dark Knight sit idly as he watches the city he gave half of his life to burns. But he isn’t the only one watching Gotham…When he inevitably comes back, an old foe’s spark is reignited to return as well.
Spoilers beware
Posted in Books, Reviews, tagged Batman, Dark Knight, dark victory, graphic novels, heath ledger, jeph loeb, Joker, long halloween, novels, tim sale, year one on November 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Loeb and Sale
There isn’t a more fitting review to write a couple of days after Halloween. A while back, I announced my recent expedition to graphic novels. About half of my purchases were Batman-related. My recent obsession with Batman is quite deep: drawings [see them here] and a replay of what is my opinion the best video game of 2011, Arkham City. Reading the Long Halloween was another great way to solidify my love for the Batman universe. Widely regarded as one of the best Batman Graphic Novels of all time,The Long Halloween adds surprising depth to the Batman universe and in Christopher Nolan’s words, “The Long Halloween is more than a comic book, it’s an epic tragedy”. This review is riddled with references to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, as it’s well known that this graphic novel served as inspiration to the writing of that movie.
This is a recommendation piece, so I’ve allowed as minimal spoilers as possible.
Written in 1996 and published in 1997, The Long Halloween was written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. The graphic novel itself received critical acclaim and created two sequels to this series: Dark Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome. The basic plot of Jeph Loeb’s story is written during the early days of Batman’s career where crime mob families are still adjusting to the Dark Knight’s presence. But when a serial killer sparks a mob war between two families, Batman tries his best to get down to the identity of the killer before more people are killed. (more…)
Posted in Fig Art, tagged Arkham Asylum, Batman, Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises, harley quinn, Joker on October 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I have a strange obsession with Harley Quinn. Harley Quinn was once Dr. Harley Quinzel, a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum. She became fascinated with the Joker and became his needy assistant by acting as his partner in crime. She’s always been a bubbly and villainous character, but I’ve been fascinated at her loss of sanity due to the power of the Joker. As of late, she’s been highly sexualized by the Arkham games so I decided to draw her based on her Batman: The Animated Series. Enjoy! Seeing as it’s October, it’s a good excuse to draw a bunch of weird and creepy things, so look forward to all of that this month.
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Banana Scoop 
