Thursday, October 28, 2010

Three Guys from Nowhere Special - Tom Derenick



This week on a very special Three Guys from Nowhere, Todd and Joe sit down with DC Comics artist extraordinaire Tom Derenick. An artist who has been in the business for nearly 20 years working for DC, Marvel and all companies in between. We talk about his start in comics, his connection to ebay, pitching ideas to Joe Quesada, working with some of the biggest names in comics and more!

Links Mentioned on the show:
JLA/the 99 #1 out this week
Original Art for Sale!
A site with some of Tom's past work
More art from MySpace

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.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Three Guys From Nowhere Episode 46

This week, Todd and Joe talk about the 2011 January Solicits for DC and Marvel, Disney buys Iron Man & Avengers, Marvel really stretching for variants, Bruce Wayne is late getting back

In books released this week, we discuss
Brightest Day #12, Green Lantern Corps #53, the Walking Dead #78 and Steve Rogers Super Soldier #4

Links Mentioned on the Show
DC January 2011 Solicitations
Marvel January 2011 Solicitiations
Three issues of Batman & Robin in November...
...and Batman: The Dark Knight already off schedule
Tron Variants...really?
Disney buys Iron Man & Avengers movie rights

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.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Three Guys from Nowhere Episode 45



This week, Todd and Joe talk about Todd's fantastical trip to NYCC (where he got that awesome Adam Hughes sketch above!), more about that Walking Dead TV show, the great price drop of 2011, new Marvel TV shows and no Brightest Day in the Brightest Day solicits?

In books released this week, we discuss Green Lantern #58, Untold Tales of Blackest Night, Justice League Generation Lost #11, Booster Gold #37 and Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #3. That's a lot of books!

Links Mentioned on the Show
DC at $2.99 price point in 2011
And Marvel follows suit
Behind the Scenes of the Walking Dead
Hulk and Cloak & Dagger TV shows
Check out Cuba: My Revolution
DG USA Enter the Dragon for FREE!

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.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Review: Let Me In with spoilers

So, I went to see Let Me In this weekend under protest. Kinda sort of. My wife and I were going to see The Town instead but Fandango had the wrong times listed on their site for my local theater.

I had many reservations about seeing this film as Let the Right One In was my favorite movie of 2008, neck and neck with Iron Man and when I saw a remake was being made, I cringed. After seeing it, I had very strong opinions about Let Me In so now's your last chance to turn back as here be the spoilers.

However, it does stay as true to the original as American movie making will allow. Little things like altering the lead character names, changing Abby's prey from bar patrons to people who live in the apartment complex don’t affect the original story one way or another. There are a few scenes of CGI which are out of place, unneeded and almost laughable.

And speaking of American movie making, those who do they think we are stupid. I’ve known this for a long time, but this movie REALLY cements it for me.

Did you need to have it beaten over your head that Let the Right One In took place in the 80’s? Well Let Me In does so at every turn. Also, in lieu of actual character development, they just give characters hobbies and such. Like Abby is into puzzles and Owen likes “Now and Laters” (a candy I know of vaguely). Is there any reason for this other than lazy script writing? Not really. The argument could be made it’s the Rubik’s Cube that begins their friendship, but it wasn’t needed in the original. They were both just lonely people.

Also, Abby’s ‘father’ very obviously started out as a young boy, much like Owen who gave up his whole life for Abby. They really go the extra mile in Let Me In to make sure you know this. One scene is very subtle and touching, the other is the movie equivalent of hitting you in the face with a brick.

Lastly, you know the big visual reveal that Abby is a boy? I knew they wouldn’t show it in Let Me In so instead Abby says dozens of times that she is a boy. Would it have been more powerful if we saw what was shown Let the Right One In? Probably.

All in all, it was a good movie experience that I liked slightly less because of my love for the original. Definitely check it out as it does not appear to be long for the theaters, coming in seventh at the box office this weekend. Or even better, check out Let the Right One In through Netflix Instaqueue.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Three Guys from Nowhere Episode 44

We have brought our biggest combat spoon to eat your tasty brains! This week, Todd and Joe talk about the books coming to your local comic shop in December, the Walking Dead going day and date through Comixology, back to back NY Cons and the new EIC at DC and how it relates to Ben Reilly.

In books released this week, we discuss Captain America #610, Action Comics # 893 with a Jimmy Olsen back up, Time Masters #3 and Crossed Family Values #4

Links Mentioned on the Show
Marvel Solicitations for December 2010
DC Comics Solicitations for December 2010
the Walking Dead online
Former EiC of Marvel now EiC of DC Comics
Life of Reilly a 35 part epic
Big Apple Comic Con this weekend
New York Comic Con next weekend

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.