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Check out the press release for 'The Fortress of Dorkness'! We're so happy to finally get this going. We're now nearly a month into it, and we're already in Production for month two, Pre-Pro for month three, and post for month one! We love the feedback we're receiving for the project, so please keep watching and we hope to keep entertaining you!
And remember, Never Fear The Dork Up Here!
Episode 05 - Primers Zebediah Killgrave: The Purple Man Today we're just going to throw some comics out at you to help you get to know Marvel Comics' Purple Man a little better! This isn't a reading order or character history, those come later. Who dared face the devil of Hell's Dinette?
I'm really loving the Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks, and with the launch of the Netflix show, Jessica Jones based on the amazing Alias (seriously, pick that one up), we made a video about the villain of the series, Zebediah Killgrave aka The Purple Man. Enjoy!
Episode 01 - Reading Orders Marvel's The Kree-Skull War The handy-dandy guide to getting through Marvel's epic of galactic warfare "The Kree-Skrull War"! Learn about Captain Mar-Vell, The Innards of Vision, and who is that mysterious green knock off Space-Ultron in issue 1?
And Here is Episode 01 of The Fortress of Dorkness for all ya'all to enjoy! Episode 01 covers the best way to read Marvel Comics' The Kree-Skrull War, an amazing story line about the Avengers from Marvel's Silver Age!
I've been off the grid for a few months. I absolutely have. Today I get to happily explain why.
Welcome to The Fortress of Dorkness, the nerdy nexus for all your geeky needs!
Creator and Exec. Producer Christian Villarreal, Producer Ryan Burke, and of course Lead Writer and Director myself, have been working together to create 'The Fortress of Dorkness', a weekly resource channel for trivia, general knowledge, and analysis of everything in the world of geek.
I'm proud to say that we launched today. It has been a collaboration between Christian, Ryan, and me. The show is hosted by Christian and Beth Damiano.
Music is composed by Markus Zierhofer (http://markus-zierhofer.com, https://soundcloud.com/markus-zierhofer), with animation by Mario Planta. Logo and graphics were provided by Matt Villarreal.
Since The Fort is a continuing project, you'll see frequent videos, posts, and updates about it right here on my website between my other work. I might even throw in some behind the scenes goodies for you guys. So I hope you guys enjoy the channel, please follow us, like and subscribe to our social media (linked below) and link the bard says; Never Fear The Dork Up Here!
Where does Baymax stand in all this?
I recently saw Big Hero 6, Disney’s 54th animation in their coveted Animated Classics range of films, based on an obscure Marvel Comics property from the 90’s.
I was very excited for this film, which the creators made clear is not a Marvel comic book movie, going so far as to not have the Marvel logo play before the film, it delivered on many levels, and for a film not released under its high profile creator’s banner, it still had a fun cameo by Marvel legend, Stan Lee.
Even before I walked into the theater, I was considering this film a milestone.
Why?
Because of exactly what I mentioned above; Big Hero 6 is a Marvel property, taken from its mother franchise, and given new life to be immortalized as a Disney classic.
This is a major win for the comic book world.
Disney is known for adapting fairy tales, folk tales, and classic novella as part of the sacred Animated Classics films, but as with 2012’s Wreck It-Ralph, Disney has, post-millennium, been experimenting, and in recent years they’ve made strides in the right direction.
Big Hero 6 is the accumulation of The Great Comic Book Boom we are experiencing in our theaters and on our televisions. Disney was quick, since their acquisition of Marvel, to put this film together as a Disney property.
It’s impact and importance is that the 14 years of streamlined comic book productions since X-Men has finally branched itself out of the stigma of being just comic book movies.
Removing its ties to the comic company that founded it, on the surface at least, as members of Marvel were still involved in the creative process, was a bold move. Yet Disney managed to handle it with respect and create something unique for their own branding.
Those of us who always loved and indulged in comics as a reading medium now get to experience watching the general audience entertain the seriousness of our passions, whether labeled officially as a comic film, or inspired by a comic.
Our comic book world is expanding in a big way.
Due to some personal commitments, Travis Francis has had to step down from his position as artist on my comic book, I'm Here.
Yes, this delays the first issue, but all hope is not lost! I am now on the look out for a new artist, for as we say in show business, the show must go on.
Best of luck Travis!
More announcements to follow, I can tell this is going to be a busy, yet fun, year.
I'm Here Issue #1 Tease
Spoilers! Just a little teaser for the first issue of 'I'm Here'. I'm really excited to be making this project, just wanted to share this 'first page description' straight from the script.
I'm very happy to announce my upcoming comic book project 'I'm Here', a story of urban legends in America, illustrated by Travis Francis.
Please check out the press release below. News on availability and release will be posted here. For more information on the comic, please visit http://imherecomic.tumblr.com/ and follow us on twitter @imherecomic.
