The Dead: Kingdom Of Flies

From the team that brought you tons of Judge Dredd's classic tales and revitalized the DC Comic's Oddball, Lobo, the self-made "Last Czarnarian". "THE DEAD ARE ON THE MOVE! Most of Britain has fallen to an invasion of zombies. There is no escape from their insatiable appetite for living flesh. But in Oxford, city of the dreaming spires, an unlikely alliance between a crew of firefighters and a pair of misfit soldiers has allowed them to survive. Now, with the city virtually overrun, it's time to strike back!!" A perfectly straightlaced title with an apparently conventional zombie tale to tell judging from the synopses, but with Alan Grant and Simon Bisley at helm, it would be only right to expect the unexpected. And all the more so as this is the launch title of Alan Grant's very own comic publishing line, Berserker Comics. Which explains this charitable spirit of giving at their Official Site where they are giving away free download of the first issue. The Original Cover Art to Issue 1 that can be found on the Official Site is notably less sanguine... (Incidentally, this version is available as a Jetpack Comics Exclusive Cover...Damn this age of Variant Covers)

Pandamen VS The Super Infra-Man

Jay Chou just unveiled what according to him, the "first Chinese Superhero ever". "為什麼有《熊貓人》這個想法？首先以愛為出發點，這個熊貓超人的爸爸之前是一個慈善家，做了很多公益活動，也是帶著熊貓的，你知道就像那些玩偶在發糖，在遊樂園給這些小朋友吃。因為也是一樣樂於助人，所以有一天有一個綁匪挾持了這個兒童，熊貓爸爸跑去救他，犧牲了自己的生命。於是這個小孩用他爸爸的頭，以熊貓的姿態，當他未來的精神。所以之後他穿熊貓裝，在社會上打抱不平。 另外一個角色是在動物園打工的這個，在動物園做清潔工，其實我真的講太多了。" With unquestionably annoying naivete displayed from his interview (rant on and on about how he managed to strike first by launching a media premiere and how that meant he is the winner), I'm sure he know nuts about the real deal. I'm sure there had been a handful, but for starters... Hell, I know. The "S"logo. Anyway, the Super Inframan movie, released in 1975, featuring the titular character, a Tokusatsu-style superhero that managed to rip off not one but two Tokusatsu Icon, Ultraman and Kamen Rider. But that was then, and all things considered, it was rightfully deemed as a bold move in what were still a relatively new movie industry back then. Hell, even the great Roger Ebert gave three stars out of a possible four for it. "Mighty Peking Man is very funny, although a shade off the high mark of Infra-Man, which was made a year earlier, and is my favorite Hong Kong monster film. Both were produced by the legendary Runme Shaw, who, having tasted greatness, obviously hoped to repeat. I find to my astonishment that I gave Infra-Man only two and a half stars when I reviewed it. That was 22 years ago, but a fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that film. I am awarding Mighty Peking Man three stars, for general goofiness and a certain level of insane genius, but I cannot in good conscience rate it higher than Infra-Man. So, in answer to those correspondents who ask if I have ever changed a rating on a movie: Yes, Infra-Man moves up to three stars." Which makes my point: Ripping off Kamen Rider back in 1975 was an understandable shame. But ripping off the same source in this time and age and having the cheek to boast about creativity?

射鵰英雄傳EAGLET

Another comic adaptation of Jin Yong's classic, The Legend of Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) , and this time round, it's from the hometown of all Manga, Japan. Interesting makeover for Guo Jing, though.

The Uncler - A Parody Of "The Wrestler"

Were just talking about how MTV Movies Awards and etc are gonna poke fun at "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" and "The Wrestler". And true enough, and soon enough, along came this. Well, at least you get Alyssa Milano as "Cassidy". The Uncler w/ Uncle Sam and Alyssa Milano from Alyssa Milano

Death By Dethronement

Talk about pain in the ass. Basically, another case of unethical product from, yet again, China, strikes again. This time round, it's furniture. Several Office Chair made and sold in China literally exploded and had caused at least one death when a 14-year-old teenager died of severe loss of blood due to the "grenade effect" of the explosion as many parts of the metal chairs had blasted many blood vessel of his organs, while the condition of an elderly man at sixty-eight-year-old are still unknown after many of the metal pieces and screws injected into his organ from the anal. Authorities are on the case right now. As always. For more gruesome pictures, check on the link on the pictures but if you understand Mandarin, much elaborate details are here.

This Friday The Thirteen...

... A news, with rhyming numbers. By the way, the tiny head at the right bottom corner happens to be the 15-year-old mother of the child. And for all the interested inspiring parents out there, feel free to check out the link to The Sun's (probably subconsciously cynical though) unintentionally humorous follow-up piece to the headline. Surely we can't count British's Prime Minister Gordon Brown as one of the inspiring, but boy is he interested already. "I think all of us would want to avoid teenage pregnancies."

Mickey Mouse Transformed And Roll Out

More bizarre crossover ensues. Coming soon to Singapore, the "Optimickey Prime", complete with transformation features and stuffs.