Three Guys from Nowhere Episode 33

This week, Todd and Joe talk about the August solicits, the end of Con Wars, the Walking Dead Explosion, Pac-Man's red shoes and more!

In books this week, we cover Avengers #1, Brightest Day #2 and Walking Dead #72.

Links Mentioned on the Show
Big Apple, New England and New Jersey Comic Con moved
The Walking Dead - April superstar
DC Comics shipping for August 2010
Marvel Comics shipping for August 2010
Dark Horse Comics shipping for August 2010
Alternate DC Universe from Fringe
30th Anniversary of the Empire Strikes Back
30th Anniversary of Pac-Man

To get the show, you can go to the site, Three Guys From Nowhere, or our Facebook page, or download the show right here, or get it from iTunes. The choice is yours. Also, email us at ThreeGuysFromNowhere@gmail.com with thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc.

Three Guys from Nowhere Episode 32

This week, Todd and Joe talk about the passing of Frank Frazetta, getting our comics a day early, the end of Heroes, me never getting Suicide Squad, the beginning of the Heroic Age, Shadowland problems and Iron Man 2!

In books this week, it's a very heavy DC week. We cover Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne #1, the Flash #2, Booster Gold #32 and Justice League: Generation Lost #1.

Links Mentioned on the Show
Iron Man 2 currently in theaters
the end of Heroes
Suicide Squad Showcase delayed again!
Shadowland out of Control?
The Frazetta Legacy

To get the show, you can go to the site, Three Guys From Nowhere, or our Facebook page, or download the show right here, or get it from iTunes. The choice is yours. Also, email us at ThreeGuysFromNowhere@gmail.com with thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc.

Computer Coloring

So I was at the comic shop on Wednesday (I know, SURPRISE!) and Todd (my partner on Three Guys from Nowehre) and I struck up a conversation about this week's books. We usually try to keep it to a minimum so we can "save it for the show." But somethings are more visual. So that's what I have this stupid blog for.

We were commenting on the covers of Booster Gold #32 and the variant cover of Justice League: Generation Lost #1 both by the great Kevin Maguire. Todd more so than I, and myself are both huge fans of Maguire's art. Todd even has may sketches and commissions from Kevin, which you can see on Todd's Facebook.

Anywho, we were commenting about the coloring of these covers, using these fancy computers. Some people it works for, however, we both felt it took something away from Maguire's art.

Here is an example that really bugged me from a few weeks ago, Green Lantern #53:



Look how cool this cover is! The first post Blackest Night issue of Green Lantern, showing all the main Lanterns for each color. The white background with the lush colors of each character really make the cover pop! However, when the issue hit stands, there were a few changes:



What happened? My main issue with the new cover is the change of the background from white to dark grey with the extra lightning. It's not a bad cover, but the changes to the way it's colored really irks me.

What do you think? Do you like the original version or the recolored one?