Wizard World here we cometh!!

Well I am on the road with Schluep and we are on our way to Chicago for this year's Wizard World!!
We are now about 20 miles from the halfway point in our great journey: Indianapolis Indiana!!
I will be chronicling this entire trip with my great camera/camcorder! I am excited to let everyone
know all the great things that will be at WW '07; from the huge comic announcements, movie news,
and of course all the great comics and toys, erhmm I mean collectibfles!

We at COHMCG are very glad that we can bring everyone the news "liveish" from Chi-Town!
Unfortunately only 2 staff people could attend this great event, myself; Travis, and Josh Schluep.
It's okay though two is enough to bring you some great updates! Luckily I charged my laptop before
we left so I can type while on the road!! Well here it is!

1:31PM EST------------

Driving through the great state of Indiana right now, we are about to come up on Indianapolis.
We have had the great privledge to be caught in a very long line of traffic! Thank you construction!
I have just been taking pictures of us in the car, just anything to pass the time quickly. It isn't good that
I cannot really bring you guys any awesome news, but nay don't be dismayed you have but a day until
you can read and SEE!! Yes see what we will see! I'll, like all great members of the press, will have my
camcorder in my hand probably 24/7!!

Thank the Lord that there are MP3 players, portable DVD players, and of course laptops!!! I drove the first 2 hours now its Josh's turn so I am doing everything I can to keep busy! So here let me show you some stuff!!

 

 

3:55PM *NOT EST*

Well we are finally here in Chi Town, after our devil possessed
GPS took us through the entire city, we are finally on our correct
path through the Windy City! About 9 more minutes and we will
reach our destination. The beautiful condos of Belmont! Where
we will park and cab downtown to check out the AMC theater!
Taking pictures with my camera like a crazy person. I want some
stuff to show you rather then just my ugly face! Well be back soon
more to show you hopefully!!

-T

 

10:00PM *NOT EST*

Well our first night at Wizard World Chicago is now done, Schluep
and myself got to have a hands on look at long awaited 2K game Bioshock.
All that I can say without ruining anything for you is, just wow, it's amazing
the level of game play that they offered for the Wizard World demo area.
Enjoy the pictures!!

world war hulk

Hulk come, Hulk see, Hulk smash!
Alas the Time has finally come for us, the COHMCG staff, to finally release what has been bottled up inside us ever since that fateful day when four us Earth’s heroes decided to save humanity. Of course if you have been keeping yourself up today you can appreciate the tragic irony! This review is meant mainly for those who have been current readers with the Hulk storyline if you havent you are still welcome to read further! But Spoilers lie ahead!! For those who have been following Greg Pak’s modern masterpiece then you are one of thousands of readers that have been blessed by yet another astonishing writer. Of course Pak doesn’t take all the glory for himself, he is quoted getting inspiration from other writers such as Joe Quesada.
From the time the Hulk set foot on the planet of Sakaar the readers here at COHMCG have been enthralled by this cosmic story. The time has finally come the Hulk is on Earth, and he is pissed. After losing his wife and child on the way, he takes his vengence on the very ones who destroyed all that he had come to love. Just to further describe the hurricane that is the Hulk here is a quote from Greg Pak himself, taken from Marvel Spotlight :World War Hulk; Printed July 2007
“The Hulk is a powerhouse of anger and destruction. In terms of sheer visceral, genre spectacle, the amount of fun you can have with that kind of character is unlimited.”
-Writer Greg Pak
You can see the writer himself enjoys working with Hulk's infinite power it seems. Joining the Hulk are his warbound: Korg (whom appeared in early Thor issues), Miek (An underdog in the beginning now a King of his peopole), Heroim (A mysterious Shadow Warrior), Elloe (One of the last survivors of the dominating race on Sakaar), The Brood (You longtime marvel readers will know this race from X-Men), and Arch-E-5912 (Hulk’s personal pilot). This warbound have been described by your favorite heroes as being the strength of the Hulk before he was sent into space.
So as you can see the Hulk is here, he is angry and he brought some backup. I just simply love this story, I was an avid Planet Hulk reader. The fact that you can see so much symetry with the story and that of Spartacus or Gladiator, Pak has learned to take stories loved by many and turn it into a tale of Anger and the Color green. I love the façade of characters that have been thrown in, not only do you get the warbound but Pak throws in Blackbolt, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Richard Reed. Alongside these are your well known; X-Men, The Avengers, Spiderman, and many others.
I am so excited to see what Pak brings to us these next couple of months. So far his story telling is vivid, imaginative, and-o-so creative. The art in these books is just breath taking, also are the covers. It’s about time after all these years, the Hulk gets his. I think that I am not alone when I say this but, Hulk for President!
I tried to just give you a brief rundown of the story thus far, because as a devoted Pak fan, I really didn’t want to spoil any of the story for anyone. If you havent read any of it, the Hardcover graphic novel for Planet Hulk is out, go get it and then get all the World War Hulks at your local comicery!
-Travis Curnutte
Editor
*source quoted was Marvel Spotlight : World War Hulk, as made by Marvel Publishing, Inc. a subsidiart of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

Stay Tuned!!

My review for Sunshine and World War Hulk is almot out!!

transformers review!!

Here it is! The long awaited Transformers Review!! 23 Years ago Hasbro brought us the phenomena that is the Transformers franchise. This new sleek and quite sexy version is primarily based on the Generation One (G1) of the Transformers; which ran from 1984-1992. Of course are heroes have quite some upgraded armor. Optimus Prime is a brand new Peterbilt style Semi, and the fan favorite Bumblebee is now a camero.

I would have to say while I was waiting to see this film on the 2nd i was very nervous. Scared that it wasn't going to be able to contend with the huge expectation that I had already set in my mind. I remember waiting in line ready to go in, sweat trickling down my forehead and palms cold, okay maybe that is just an exaggeration but still I was nervous.

Then come the opening credits, hearing Peter Cullens voice was like feeling a winter breeze on a day where its like 130 degrees outside. It took my breath away. I was born in the late 80's so I didnt quite get into the Transformers franchise till the mid 90's. But of course thank the Lord for VHS'. Seeing Optimus and the gang of autobots fighting Megatron and his rag tag was very nostalgiac. I remember being on the edge of my seat waiting for the first transformation, the audience exploded in applause. A voice also attributed was Hugo Weaving as the voice of the Malicious Megaton

The CGI was quite facinating yes, but it shouldn't get all the credit. I think the actors were amazing, Shia LaBeouf delivered, as usual, his comic talents but also he was very serious. I am sure for all the actors that acting alongside a voice and no visual robot was very difficult, but my applause goes out to the entire cast on their amazing performance. The cast roll deliveries some great talent such as , John Voight, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel and many more!

Michael Bay once again delivers a fast paced, action packed, special effect full, cinema giant. You may know more of his movies such as, Bad Boys I and II, The Rock, and Armageddon. I recommend this to anyone; Transformers fans and non transformers fans alike!

- review written by editor in-chief; Travis Curnutte