Gerli Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Minmay shooting a Zentradi is hilarious. They should rise the reverse-bar even higher and make Kaifun the Pope on the next comic. Edited September 22, 2017 by Gerli
Seto Kaiba Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, Gerli said: Minmay shooting a Zentradi is hilarious. They should rise the reverse-bar even higher and make Kaifun the Pope on the next comic. Kinda reminds me of Prometheus... in that the only expression the giant alien's face is capable of is the fabled DULL SURPRISE!
Old_Nash Posted September 22, 2017 Author Posted September 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Gerli said: Minmay shooting a Zentradi is hilarious. They should rise the reverse-bar even higher and make Kaifun the Pope on the next comic. I don't put this image because have a huge spoiler about Zentradi new power: Regeneration XD
dizman Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 Couldn't even use Brrrrrrt, don't tell me Tatsunoko owns that too.
Gerli Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 26 minutes ago, dizman said: Couldn't even use Brrrrrrt, don't tell me Tatsunoko owns that too. Fairchild-Republic owns it I think...
Chronocidal Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) I thought the Air Force was retiring that sound effect, and replacing it with "pew-pew-pew"? That VF-1D looks like it should be making a "SPLORT!!" sound though.. it looks like it's armed with a Tang cannon. Edited September 22, 2017 by Chronocidal
Podtastic Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Gerli said: Minmay shooting a Zentradi is hilarious. They should rise the reverse-bar even higher and make Kaifun the Pope on the next comic. Wonderful, they've managed to replace the most iconic armour (Zentraedi) scince stormtrooper armour (SW) with SHITE. There is just no point in this thing.
electric indigo Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 So they have to re-design the Valks for legal reasons but the Battroid looks like a Battroid (minus the I-can't-really-draw factor)?
dragonstar1982 Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 God minmay looks like she got bitch smacked with the ugly stick, then got hit again for good measure
barurutor Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 catching up with this thread is comedy gold.
tekering Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 10 hours ago, Keith said: Is that Minmay, or Steve Buscemi? Neither. It's obviously meant to be Courtney Love. Just imagine her in an ugly jet-black wig.
dizman Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 11 hours ago, Gerli said: Fairchild-Republic owns it I think... Hmm I don't think they are around anymore, I wonder who does own the rights to the A-10 (other than the USAF). I hope it isn't HG though the idea of an A-10 with a UN Spacy kite is pretty cool. 2 hours ago, tekering said: Neither. It's obviously meant to be Courtney Love. Just imagine her in an ugly jet-black wig. Wow I think you're right, that's terrifying.
Seto Kaiba Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 6 hours ago, electric indigo said: So they have to re-design the Valks for legal reasons but the Battroid looks like a Battroid (minus the I-can't-really-draw factor)? While I'd like to start with "that's the stupid part" there's so much stupid it gets lost in the shuffle... but they didn't need to redesign the Valkyries for this. It's a frigging comic book, and thus legally merchandise, so there was nothing stopping them from using the original VF-1 design. The proportions are all wrong, though, it looks like an old Matchbox toy instead of the battroid from the series. 2 hours ago, tekering said: Neither. It's obviously meant to be Courtney Love. Just imagine her in an ugly jet-black wig. Ave Deus Mechanicus... for a minute there I thought you'd posted a picture of William Dafoe in drag!
no3Ljm Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 3 hours ago, tekering said: Neither. It's obviously meant to be Courtney Love. Probably black haired Madonna? 3 hours ago, tekering said: Just imagine her in an ugly jet-black wig. Sorry, it's just Friday. My imagination is not working so I recolored one.
TheLoneWolf Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Sorry, it's just Friday. My imagination is not working so I recolored one. Omg, in that panel, Minmei really does look your photoshopped Courtney Love!
no3Ljm Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, TheLoneWolf said: Omg, in that panel, Minmei really does look your photoshopped Courtney Love! Atleast we have something new to remember Robotech past 2021.
Sandman Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/17/2017 at 7:45 PM, glane21 said: You and Seito , please post your thoughts on the Antarctic series Robotech: Covert Ops! I actually don't recall that one. I'll have to look it up and see if sparks some memories.
Sandman Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sandman said: I actually don't recall that one. I'll have to look it up and see if sparks some memories. Oh yeah, I remember this one now. I actually never did read Covert ops because I was super irritated that they were pretentious enough to use the DYRL designs. This is when full-blown fan wankery entered a "professional" publication thus confirming it's placed as bad fan-fiction. Was this even legal for them to do?
Seto Kaiba Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Sandman said: Oh yeah, I remember this one now. I actually never did read Covert ops because I was super irritated that they were pretentious enough to use the DYRL designs. This is when full-blown fan wankery entered a "professional" publication thus confirming it's placed as bad fan-fiction. Was this even legal for them to do? Back in the day? Absolutely not... if Big West and co. had noticed (i.e. had the comics actually sold worth a damn) then it would've come down to a copyright infringement lawsuit. Part of the reason they were able to get away with ripping off so many other titles (including several Macross ones, Independence Day, Ghost in the Shell, and others) was that they sold poorly enough that they were too obscure to draw the attention of the IP owners who could've/should've sued. Less a problem now, since Harmony Gold obtained the merchandising rights to DYRL? from Tatsunoko in the early 2000s to keep Japanese VF-1 toys from summarily torching the prospects of the Toynami "Masterpiece" collection.
JB0 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: The proportions are all wrong, though, it looks like an old Matchbox toy instead of the battroid from the series. The Matchbox toy was fighter-only. And had a huge cockpit bulge. ("that's what she said" joke goes here) They also had the "joke machines" under license. My first VF was a Max Sterling 1S JM.
renegadeleader1 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 3 hours ago, JB0 said: The Matchbox toy was fighter-only. And had a huge cockpit bulge. ("that's what she said" joke goes here) They also had the "joke machines" under license. My first VF was a Max Sterling 1S JM. The interesting thing about that matchbox toy is it was originally meant to transform. There's an old promo demonstration video from the 80s where a rep from matchbox tries to transform it and nearly breaks it. In the end child safety, bad engineering, and the cost of producing the toy did away with the transforming gimmick. You can still see where the toy had joints and parts for transforming on it and given a little mod work you could pull off the gimmick.
JB0 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 37 minutes ago, renegadeleader1 said: The interesting thing about that matchbox toy is it was originally meant to transform. There's an old promo demonstration video from the 80s where a rep from matchbox tries to transform it and nearly breaks it. In the end child safety, bad engineering, and the cost of producing the toy did away with the transforming gimmick. You can still see where the toy had joints and parts for transforming on it and given a little mod work you could pull off the gimmick. Ahhhh, so that is what happened. I had it as a kid, and to my youthful eyes it was BLATANTLY obvious that the design was intended to transform, so I was always curious as to what happened. ... I think I've actually seen one modded to transform before. If I still had mine, I'd give it a crack.
505thAirborne Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 38 minutes ago, Graham said: This artist is definitely no Mikimoto! Mikimoto's reaction!
Roy Focker Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Old_Nash said: MY EYES!!! What is with all the over bites? And is that 2nd cover legit or a fan made one? I've seen that photo before. Did they work a deal with photographer/Computer artist or just found it online and borrowed it?
Einherjar Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Roy Focker said: And is that 2nd cover legit or a fan made one? I've seen that photo before. Did they work a deal with photographer/Computer artist or just found it online and borrowed it? Since the artwork from the last box set they've been using work originally posted on DeviantArt. A lot of the "new" stuff in latest artbook they are trying to sell is probably going to be from similar sources. On the Bridge by jaytablante Maybe the staff knows the quality of their work is crap. Looks like they're gonna kill Roy in issue 5 but building the suspense that it could be him or some other main characters. Like they really have the guts to kill off Minmay. Edited September 25, 2017 by Einherjar 35+ year non-spoiler
JB0 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Einherjar said: Looks like they're gonna kill Roy in issue 5 but building the suspense that it could be him or some other main characters. Like they really have the guts to kill off Minmay. Naw, Roy's too cool to die. Betcha it's that Ben Dixon fellow.
Sir Galahad® Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I talked to Jay about it, and surprisingly they paid for it. And he said he was donating it to charity. Hehehe... Sigh, And he even had his photobook Geekology signed by Kawamori-sensei himself. I guess it is to be expected. I'm from the Philippines, and they forced the R series here as well. I did get a chance to watch a weird Macross version where Misa was Misa, Hikaru was Rick and Minmei was named... Maria (Hahaha!) way back 1983 or 1984. Good thing the first thing I did when I was assigned to Japan was rewatching the whole 36 episodes. And I chose Macross over Voltes V, which is very very popular where I am from
Convectuoso Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 11 hours ago, Graham said: This artist is definitely no Mikimoto! Those characters look like those Matchbox Robotech figures from the '80s.
Knight26 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 What has me scratching my head, is why use a fan design for the VF-1 (Another deviantartist whose model was purchased by the comic artist for commercial usage) but still use all the other original designs?
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