did you know?

we watched this in my internship class last week but, forgot to post it. its so interesting and super hard to believe.

i am currently nearing the end of summer semester with the hopes of finding a new apartment this week as opposed to moving back to schaumburg. i have two prospects one in wrigleyville and one in lincoln park. i am super excited to have my own place with lots of posters and sheik furniture. hopefully, i can find a place i can stay at for longer than a year!

i cannot wait.

my best friend showed this when we out this weekend. daybreakers is a vampire movie unlike any vampire premise. vampires are the dominant species. awesome.

the source just revealed the cover to adventure comics #3.

this picture should be called: world's finest and be hung in a gallery.

i highly doubt that red robin and superboy will take the mantle of their predecessors. if anything, red robin has a higher chance since dick won't be living forever. that could result in battle for the cowl: the sequel with tim versus damian. superman on the other hand isn't going to be dying as seen in dc one million. well alot has happened since that series so maybe the future changed.

it really doesn't matter because this cover is amazing.

i hope future teen titans issues reflect this cover with the inclusion of bart as kid flash/impulse or whatever he will be going by, cassie as wonder girl, and i prefer arrowette but that probably won't be happening. speedy and/or aquagirl would work for me, too.

andrew murray vineyards

in my integrated marketing communications class, we had to design ads and make a creative brief for andrew murray vineyards.

on the left is my magazine advertisement for the campaign. on my portfolio site are two other designs for an internet banner and an invite.

i wanted to create a branding of maroon, beige and black in order to reflect the distinct bottling of the wines. the images were taken from his website and the black label was edited in photoshop to remove the name of the wine. ideally, i would resize the black label and include the white slogan futher up near the logo. the tan would also have a marble look to it.

thoughts?

favorite september covers.

i love the use of the green on the cover of the first web issue. he almost looks like a spider-man villian.

batwoman reminds me of something noir or renaissance.

the above is firestorm vs firestorm in blackest night. great contrast.

batfamily team up. can't wait to see them battle a dead bruce wayne...?

i love pixie and i am so glad she is going to be in the dark avengers/uncanny x-men crossover.

dexter's baby

here is a promo shot for the next season of dexter! i cannot wait for this. the show only gets better season to season and i think it will continue again this season for sure!

nip/tuck is dunzo.

one of my all time favorite shows, nip/tuck, has been canceled. the last episode may not air until 2011 or not air...at all. super upsetting. i want to know how sean handles his lack of cancer horribly bad and his marriage to liz. also, i want to see famke back so bad!

this is one my favorite season finale montages...

buffy: the animated series? WHEN?

there is lots of talk about an animated buffy serieson perez, tvovermind (the link is gone), and io9.

please make sure it looks like the above and the vampires don't get green when they change forms. ok, thanks.

nyc prep

the past week, i have been up til ridiculous hours of the night due to midterms. just about every night the first episode of nyc prep has been on at like 2 am. it is seriously real life gossip girl. i have no clue how these kids' parents think that their lifestyle is okay.

this article from the gawker is out of control.

i cannot believe that the one school wrote a letter saying: "this is not the first time someone has presented skewed version of our world." i'm sorry did i read "our world?" is this a new world i am unaware of? pretty sure its just a school...

the school can say what it wants. i'm still watching. i wanna know who dies. drug overdose? partying so hard he/she fell off a roof? drama...yes please.

all the housewives can't live up to this show. its way better.

i love chicago

chicago is perfect today. it's sunny, not that humid, and very summer.

i was almost tempted to walk home from loyola's downtown campus this morning but, its kinda a far walk to lakeview.

i snapped this photo the other day on my b.berry of a true blood harley advertising. i think i talked about it on here. anyway, i wish i saw more of the true blood vampire parternship ads around town. i will have to keep my eye out for it.

why are people surprised?

captain america was going to come back alive eventually...why is it sucha big deal? characters always come back.

there are legit a billion media outlets have picked up the story. the full list at the time of the article is here.

black lanterns unite.

this can be defined as the greatest image known to man. it is my computer and blackberry wallpapers. literally everyone important that has ever died in the dcuniverse is back. one word: shitshow.

cover of the week

school is insanely busy this week. thank god that i am half way through the quarter. 5 more weeks to go of this insanity! i have a ton of updates that i will post tonight and this weekend...

i will start with my favorite comic book cover for the week...nice use of a color wheel. classic superman and batman poses. surrounded by the very elseworlds justice titans. perfect.

serialized wednesday comics

the serialization of wednesday comics by dc will allow a whole new audience to be exposed to comic books. superman was definitely a good pick for this since he is one of the most well-known characters due to his exposure to the masses over the past decades. in today's economy and due to the conversion of print to digital, this is the best way to get more readers to pick up comic books at their local comic book shops.

i might make new friends who read comic books due to this. that would be incredible...

i am obsessed with this cover for september's justice league: cry for justice. mauro cascioli did a great job. i wish there was a version of this with just green lantern. i love prometheus and i'm glad he is back!

sdcc hal jordan exclusive

this blackest night hal jordan action figure collection is a MUST buy. i will probably have to get it on ebay since i won't be able to attend san diego comic con. i will be attending chicago comic con as usual. i did volunteer to work this year! anyway, i wonder if the hal jordan collection directly reflects what is going on in the series this summer or just pure excitement for collectors. it doesn't matter to me...it will look great next to the other 8 figures. i will have one from each corp except the star sapphires so i will need to pick up one those figures from last year's collection!

i can't stop watching this. i am pro vampire.

i desperately want this AVL shirt from the HBO store.

i may have bid on two shirts on ebay since both were under 5 dollars. one says fangtasia and one says "god hates fangs." PERFECT. i hope i win!

vampire diaries looks lame.

seriously, the title says my opinion. this is a twilight (ew) / true blood rip off. they are solely trying to ride the vamp train.

melrose place preview

i wouldn't mind ashlee simpson singing the rest of the season as the show's music.

i would mind a continuity issue with riley if there is a crossover with 90210. riley must be an undercover cop if there is a crossover.

overall, i'm excited and it looks a little old for the cw but, i will watch it regardless.

more amazing trueblood advertising

the twitter accounts for the trueblood characters and news are up and running.

here is the list to follow them:

www.twitter.com/truebloodhbo
www.twitter.com/bontempsgossip

i don't know if these are real or fan created. i am leaning more towards fan created...actually, i'm not sure if bon temps gossip is real either. i say yes due to the branding in the top left corner. the below don't have that:

www.twtter.com/merlottesbar
www.twitter.com/vampirebill
www.twitter.com/taramaethornton
www.twitter.com/jasonBT
www.twitter.com/sookiebontemps
www.twitter.com/bontempsbugle

they update often and keep it interesting. it can only get better if there is a contest to be a cameo vampire.