Cartoon Network's "Level Up"- An Insipid, Insulting Ad-Campaign, Sure to Lead to An Even More Insulting TV Series

Hey all you geeks out there, NWC's Geddy Cahoon here with a very special rant. I know I haven't done Figure Fraction in a while... Again, it's not conducive to my schedule, but I'm gonna try to get one done as soon as possible. Anyway, I do have something to complain about today! If you'd like to hear a bitter, hate-feuled critique of the ad-campaign for my favorite network's newest endeavor, please hit the jump dear reader! A pretentious, holier-than-thou pseudo-essay about a show that is in no way intended for someone of my age awaits you!

The Ink Spill No.4

Hey guys, another edition of the Ink Spill is here so you can look at pretty pictures and subsequently see what I have to say about them.


-No.1- Iron Man 2.0 #11

art: Salvador Larroca

       Apparently Iron Man is going through some tumultuous times and Rhodey is getting a lot of focus these days. I can't say that's a bad thing as I personally have always loved the contrast that the War Machine color scheme offers to the vibrancy of the red and gold. Salvador Larroca is definitely a cover guy and he's shown what he can do with Iron Man all throughout Matt Fraction's handling of the book. While this iteration is being penned by Nick Spencer, Larroca's cover are still great to have. I'm not the biggest fan of the hard black lines in the background but the coloring overall on this is great and as dynamic a compliment to the line work as anything I've seen dropping this week.

Publisher: Marvel Comics - Available: December 14, 2011

More after the jump!

Jank Johnson!

Episode 6 of the podcast brings diversity! I talk to my good friends Eric and Bryan about mountains, fast food, and the death of Jack Johnson. Also gay porn comes up somewhere... so there's that.

Update on All Things NWC

Hey everybody, Geddy here. Just wanted to pop in and inform anyone who may be waiting for it that the Figure Fraction will be a Bi-Weekly thing going forward. I already write for two other websites, NoDQ.com (My column is "The Cahoon Run Down") and QuickWrestlingNews.com. They're Pro-Wrestling sites, for anyone reading this interested in that sort of thing. Point is, I can't possibly write three articles a week and balance that with school. It's too hectic and difficult. I love writing on the internet, but I need a break every now and then. So for anyone wondering where the Fraction is this week, it will return next week, and be done every other week for the forseeable future. Also, Scott has informed me that it's a "Shitty week for covers," so no Ink Spill either. Possibly going to skip the Podcast this week as well. It's a slow week! Keep checking the site for updates and any new content if we do get around to it. Sate yourself with all the other crap on here until we get off of our lazy asses and do some work, and Welcome to Your Doom!

- Geddy

Podcast Episode 5!

Episode not 6 of the podcast! Geddy is in fact not too far away from a microphone but is a lurking ghoul listening in and occasionally giving his thoughts on wrestling... or something. The glory that is Sean Wilson oddly becomes the central focus of the episode and everyone should be okay with that. Subscribe! Consume!

NWC Figure Fraction - Batman Legacy Edition Two Pack Arkham City Batman and Two-Face

Hey everybody, Geddy here with the latest edition of the NWC Figure Fraction. I have smoothed out my SD card reader issues, so don't expect anymore weird filler columns in lieu of actual reviews. For the second NWC figure review, I decided to go with a really awesome two pack I acquired a few weeks back. Who's in the two pack? Well, you read the title, but still, I wanted to do this...

There's just one problem...

You're talkin' to the wrong Harvey...

 Sorry, I couldn't resist referencing The Animated Series Two-Face, I love him too much. Anyway, the two pack is from the Batman Legacy series, and it's based off the designs of Two-Face and Batman from Arkham City!

Now, I absolutely adore Two-Face. He's my favorite comic book villain of all time, arguably the most compelling character in the Batman mythos, and his design is awesome if done correctly (Bad guys in suits are always cool). I've wanted a figure of him for a long time, but aside from the Batman TAS figures and the one DCUC figure that's impossible to find, there aren't many figures of ol' Harvey. On top of the fact that it included Two-Face, this two pack looked even more amazing to me because it came with a sweet Arkham City style Batman as well, and I absolutely love Batman's Arkham City/Asylum design. These figures looked awesome in the package when I first saw them, so I was expecting great things. Arkham City rules, and you should buy it if you haven't, by the way. This will sort of be a joint review, where I'll rank each figure seperately, and give an average for both of them at the end.

See if these figures lived up to my expectations after the jump!

The Ink Spill No.3

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the third installment of The Ink Spill! For anyone who is steadily following the podcast and is upset by the fact that we haven't put out a new episode, fret not! A new episode of the podcast will be up before the end of this weekend! So see? It's okay, stop crying... eat your turkey, go ahead finish it. Finishit!


-No.1 Aquaman #3

art: Ivan Reis

  It's a week of threes' for DC as the New 52 Aquaman run hits its' 3rd issue. Ivan Reis has done some stellar stuff working on Green Lantern and this cover is one of the most dynamic I've seen being released this week. While I'm not crazy about the coloring, the rendering is certainly there and colors are usually the least significant factor for me in a cover. Overall great stuff visually coming out this aquatic facet of DC's massive overhaul.

Publisher: DC - Available: November 23, 2011

Hit the jump for more ya big turkey!