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Google Street View Gives You Access to Batman’s Lair!

batman_v__superman__dawn_of_justice_poster_3_by_jonesyd1129-d8s0mwwBy James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

One has to wonder just how clever the criminals of Gotham really are if the only people gaining access to Batman’s secret lair is Google. Not even Lex Luthor has performed such a feat and he’s a genius. Just how good is Batman’s security? We’re starting to wonder.

Warner Bros and Google have teamed up to give us this cool look at the Batman’s HQ, as seen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Amy Adams). You’ll start your journey in Bruce Wayne’s modest home before exploring the Bat Cave room by room. Even the Batmobile is on display. The photos of the set are so detailed that one should admire the work of the set builders.

And it is thanks to Google we know that the Wayne property is not actually located in Gotham even though all the films and comic books from DC say differently. If Google Street View is switched to Google Earth, you’ll find that Bruce Wayne’s home (and the place where Batman hangs his cowl) is located in Orion Charter Township, Oakland County, Michigan.

Not even the Joker knew that.

The journey through Street View starts here…

[Ed’s note: So when will we get a Google Cardboard VR app so we can truly tour the lair?]

Source(s): RadioTimes and Kasia Delgado.

ゴジラ RULES! in this Rare Print

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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ゴジラ purists will no doubt only recognize the iconic beast by either its kanji or romanized name of Gojira. For purists, that’s the only name it goes by and thanks have to be given to Japanese manga artist Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Yawara) for creating an exclusive print that respects his true nature. Hopefully this print will see some form of distribution for fans to purchase this brilliant piece of work.

With the Legendary Pictures, Toho Films, Warner Bros logo, and copyright stamped below the poster, that must mean some company holds the rights to this print/artwork. The red stamp is Urasawa’s signature. Unlike in Western Culture, where an artists signs his name, in most Oriental societies, this stamp is unique to the artist and it is quite literally his ‘seal of approval.’

Should this print become available, fans of Urasawa’s art style can marvel as his technique. The brush strokes speaks of a determination — like that of a Fury flying through the night — and the light and dark ink tones reconigze the beast for what it is: a symbol of destruction in a war-ravaged city than something smashed up by beasts.

 

 

The Generations May Not Understand Godzilla 2014

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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* Spoiler Alert

After ten long years, Godzilla is back! This reworking of the megalithic behemoth from the deep marks this creature’s triumphant return to the big screen and although this version is not a Japanese take, British director Gareth Edwards shows that a touch of good character drama and reinvention is all that’s needed to reinvigorate this franchise for an American audience.

Faith is restored to loving a radioactive monster that is now symbolic of Nature’s unleashed fury moreso than its origins by being birthed by the atomic bomb. The all too quick opening sequence explains that for viewers to subliminally process. In the classic film made by Toho Studios, this beast is not only a metaphor for the nuclear devastation that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan but also a symbol of terror. This looming essence represents a raw unrestrained power. The monsters it (not he, since the gender is unknown) fought often sought to subjugate humanity because of some alien race’s desire to conquer Japan, if not the planet Earth. In later films, it became an anti-hero.
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Casting Additions for Batman vs Superman!

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman

DC Comic’s holy triumvirate will kickstart the movie universe right in the shins and hopefully race on ahead to plans for a Justice League film. As for whether or not that will work is not the question right now. Instead, the attention will be on giving Wonder Woman the love thats needed in a mostly machismo universe. That’s been established with the recent reboot of Superman and in fitting in with the continuity that started with Christopher Nolan’s Batman.

But with Zack Snyder behind this product, the information that Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot will be playing a warrior-princess from Themyscira is exciting. She is best known for playing Gisele Harabo in the Fast and the Furious film series and this model won the title of Miss Israel in 2004. To have a foreign presence is fitting since this character is from the Mediterranean area. But little is known about this actress since her filmography is relatively on the short side. Her online bio states she served the Israeli Army for a time and this experience will no doubt serve her well when she starts training to really look the role.

But after this film, her presence in Hollywood will no doubt be on the rise.

Harry Potter gets the USPS “Stamp” of Approval

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

The cover of the USPS set
The cover of the USPS set

Stamp collecting is a timeless hobby, and come Nov 18th it is going to be magical. Harry Potter is getting a limited-edition souvenir set that the United States Postal Service will release November 19.

Five stamps have been unveiled featuring scenes from the movies released by Warner Bros., and more will come when the booklet releases. Within it will be five pages of history: from within each sheet will be five groupings of four stamps, each will be set on its own page. Each set of images will surround the red wax seal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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The Fantasy and Freedom Found with The Flight of Dragons

Peter Dickinson’s The Flight of Dragons looks at the mythical origins of the creature and postulates how they may have evolved based on real life science.

The Flight of Dragons Book Cover
This book is available for those who know where to look.

Not since 30 years ago has there been a worthy look at the nomenclature of dragons. Author Peter Dickinson and illustrator Wayne Anderson crafted the brilliant The Flight of Dragons. It’s a book that’s sadly forgotten. This unique tome and movie based on it looks at the mythical origins of the creature and postulates how they may have evolved based on real life science.

Literary observation and historical research fills the pages. The read is like that of a textbook. Dickinson draws upon centuries of research from clerics to theologians to explore the habitat and biology of a dragon. In what he gleams from various novelists, especially from Tolkien to McCaffrey, the ideas presented here read like something Charles Darwin would write.

Some readers might liken this work to that of On the Origin of Species. The prose is sometimes difficult to read, and whats presented is nothing like the Book of Dragons, as penned by a youthful Hiccup in the animated series How to Train Your Dragon. In the novels, Fishlegs is responsible for chronicling what they discover. His version gives stats and descriptions alongside illustrations. In Dickinson’s version, the drawings are phenomenally detailed. It’s doubtful that Hiccup will ever dissect a beast just to explain how the digestion system works.

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