James Cameron Messed Up The Title!



This popped onto the internet earlier today (to my knowledge at least). I CAN NOT HELP but be excited! I mean, as teaser trailers go, it's rather cool and asian looking. I hear the movie title negated 'Avatar' because James Cameron has his big, unrelated scifi movie of the same name (and very similar type face) in the works. Maybe it's dumb of me to get my hopes up, because the Airbender films could just end up being alright PG kids movies, but anything's possible.

Even if you're not into Shymamalanian films, it's hard to deny he's got a great visual style and can really create a strong atmosphere and sense of place. So what happens when you give a guy who loves to direct overblown Twilight Zone episodes a straignt forward action adventure story? Hopefully something amazing.

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posted by Suburban Samurai at 6/23/2009 6 Comments

Page #385 - Mostly

Some minor, but soon to be easily remedied technical issues has prevented the completion of The newest NNFB page - but we posted it anyway! If you look closely, you can see where Alex scribbled in a possible sound effect. Will that be the final choice? I don't know! Perhaps if you suggest something awesome below the comic, we'll use your sound effect recommendation.

The finalized page will be up later on Monday, but for now enjoy seeing NNFB as it would look in a parallel universe inside a giant piece of broccoli.

[Update]

The full page is up now - with a new sound effect. Thanks go to Rennod who submitted "REBUTTAL!" and thanks for all the other great suggestions.

posted by JW Kovell at 6/21/2009 0 Comments

Ken's Grand Non-canon Adventure! Page 2

posted by JW Kovell at 6/14/2009 0 Comments

Ken's Grand Non-canon Adventure!

A few weeks ago, long time reader Michael Baldini offered to help fill some of the empty Monday's that arose from our switch to a temporary bi-weekly update schedule. We said, "yes, of course!" The real surprise was that a few weeks later, Michael already had a story idea and several pages.

So every other Monday, instead of your usual NNFB, we're going to post a page of Ken's Grand Non-canon Adventure! Our drunk-angry-giant-sword-wielding-anti-hero is going to meet up with colorful cast of characters almost as cliche as he is! Non-canon absurdity will ensue.

A word from our guest comicker:

To all fans of NNFB, hello! You don't know me, as I've not posted anything anywhere about anyone! Except for here and now, I suppose. My name is Michael Baldini, and I'll be the captain of the guest comic currently being featured in the Extras portion of this site. With Alex and Joe shifting to a twice-a-month schedule for the comic, I offered my services to fill in the off weeks. After Joe and Alex could find no one better (and likely having grown tired of my incessant nagging), they conceded! Er... Took me up on my offer.

With any luck, you guys won't despise me for what I'm going to do to Kenta Daisuke. The beloved drunk will face up against some of the most despondent creations that my brain can concoct, and though he's sure to triumph... will he ever be the same? I mean, it's likely, considering that what I'm doing isn't canon. But I figured it was a nifty lead in.

Anyhow, to those who will be reading and scrutinizing my work, I hope that you find I stay true to the essence of what we've all come to love here at No Need for Bushido, and maybe have a laugh or two at the antics of our giant sword wielding protagonist.

And in a completely unrelated note, you should all go see UP, as the movie is utterly amazing. End of Line.

-The Four Eyed Placeholder

posted by JW Kovell at 5/31/2009 1 Comments

But what's it all about, when you get right down to it, really?

I posted a few more Discworld related sketches. One is a portrait of Captain Vimes that I drew after listening to 'Guards! Guards!'. The other sketch is a more accurately rendered Rincewind that I drew after listening to 'Sourcery'. Expect more to come eventually. My Discworld binge is far from over.

In other news, we have an NNFB fancomic done by longtime reader Michael Baldini (who I chat with frequently over AIM. Seriously, I'm a really nice guy, I'm surprised I don't get more random IMs from fans telling me how great I am). This awesome comic by Mike is NON-CANONICAL, but does star Ken in his wild romp through the world of bad anime cliches! Expect some parody, some drinking, and some unnecessary violence, for Michael intends to continue the comic during the inbetween weeks of the main comic's current update schedule. I don't know if anyone else will be following it (although you should), but I'm already highly entertained!

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posted by Suburban Samurai at 5/31/2009 1 Comments

Rincewind, The Great Wizzard!

Here's a little digital painting of Rincewind as I imagine him in the first two discworld books, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. Since the books never describe him as having a wizard hat or wizard robes, and generally make him out to be a kind of pathetic college dropout, I imagined a late 20's, early 30's wretch of a man who looks unkempt, under nourished, and weary. I'll see about putting up some sketches of the Luggage and Twoflower soon.

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posted by Suburban Samurai at 5/26/2009 5 Comments

Discworld and Its Giant Turtle



My current job has the added perk of being just mindless enough that I can get away with listening to audiobooks for hours on end while not having it affect my productivity (usually). So for the past couple months I've been listening to the entirety of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series on audiobook. I'm currently on book 18, Maskerade. I really dig all the british comedy, and the ever expanding mythos of the discworld as it grows from book to book. My favorite books are still the first two, though, after having listened up to 18 so far. Rincewind is my hero, I think. In fact, he unwittingly the entire world's hero, but I guess that's beside the point. I find myself doing numerous little sketches during my breaks at work of Rincewind, Esmy Weatherwax, Captain Vimes, and Death. I was so dissapointed when I found out Teppic from book 9, Pyramids, wasn't going to make another reappearance! But that's ok, plenty of great characters all around. I need to find time to do a cool Discworld illustration. I promise to post some sketches in the near future!

P.S. In the tv movie of Colour of Magic Twoflower is played by Rudy?? What an odd casting choice, I thought he was supposed to be a short, toothless asian man.

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posted by Suburban Samurai at 5/24/2009 10 Comments

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