Star Trek, Vol. 2, No. 3

Star Trek Beyond [PG-13]

Action, Adventures, Sci-FI

July 22, 2016 - Paramount Pictures

Directed by Justin Lin

Grade: B+

Up-graded from B

+1: Moments for each main character.

par: Villain, Krall motivations.

par: Space ships.

par: Low tech solutions to high stakes futuristic problems.

par: Installment in the Star Trek movie franchise.

[synopsis on IMDB]

Art by Bryan Mon.

X-Men, Vol. 2 No. 3

X-Men: Apocalypse [PG-13]

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

May 27, 2016 - 20th Century Fox

Directed by Bryan Singer

Grade: B-

Down-graded from B

+1: Mutant powers moments including Quick Silver.

-1: Large cast.

par: Story.

-1: “Bad” guys standing on a mountain getting new costumes.

par: Installment in the X-Men movie franchise.

[synopsis on IMDB]

Captain America 3

Captain America: Civil War [PG-13]

(Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 3, Part 1 of 10)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

May 6, 2016 - Marvel/ Disney

Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Grade: A-

Up-graded from B

+1: Fight Choreography including team of here fighting in an airport.

+1: New heroes including Spider-Man #3 (live action movie) and Black Panther.

 -1: Reasons for fighting including the Sokovia Accords.

par: The “villain”/ opponent.

+1: Installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.

[synopsis on IMDB]

The Jungle Book (live action)

The Jungle Book [PG]

Adventure, Drama, Family

April 15, 2016 - Disney

Directed by Jon Favreau

Grade: A-

Up-graded from B

par: Cast including Neel Sethi (Mowgli) and Bill Murray (Baloo voice).

par: Story including Mowgli’s fate.

+1: Character animation.

par: Animals talking.

+1: City of monkeys.

[synopsis on IMDB]

Juan Ortiz

New Blog:

http://juanortizart.blogspot.com

Juan Ortiz is an artist and designer who has worked for Disney, Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network. Most recently Juan has been creating poster imagery for every Star Trek episode for the Original Series, Next Generation and the Animated Series just as a start.

Seven Things You Can Do Towards Becoming a Comic Creator

by Ramon Gil 
RamonGil.com, June 19th, 2016

Writer and publisher, Ramon Gil runs down some career tips for comic creators in their early years.

1. Build Those Relationships.

2. Reputation Is Everything. Don't Burn Bridges.

3. Communicate! Communicate!

4. Artists, Learn to Draw Everything!

5. Baby Steps. Start small, then move on to bigger projects.

6. You Get What You Pay For! I.P. holders, pay you collaborators.

7. It’s The Story That Matters.


[Read the article]


Ramon Gil writes stories mostly for comic books. His signature genres are sci-fi, comedy and espionage with a healthy dose of conspiracy theories, a smattering of superheroes and a generous helping of witty dialogue.

Robert Downy, Jr. and Chris Evans Fight Over the Last Donut

Posted on Moviefan2014 April 21, 2016 on YouTube 

It's Captain America and Iron Man in the battle for the last doughnut. Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) bears witness.

https://youtu.be/zvkWGrIQ7r8