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October 26th, 2009:

Marvel Universe: Current State

Oct 26th, 2009
by John K .
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Hail, fellow Foomers! Drink in hand, I’d like to examine the current status quo in the Marvel U. Currently, Marvel Universe Earth 616 is in the midst of Dark Reign. Norman Osborn is in charge, having emerged from the Secret Invasion triumphant as the man who commanded the Thunderbolts and killed the Skrull Queen. As a result, he was placed in charge of American security, and immediately disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D., the former preeminent peace-keeping force. Tony Stark, former leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been accused of having had knowledge that the Skrull Invasion was imminent, and has gone on the run as a result. In the wake of these events, Osborn instituted his own organization, H.A.M.M.E.R. He has his own Illuminati-like team of behind the scenes power players, the Cabal. Osborn’s even had the gall to put together his own team of Dark Avengers, having criminals assume the personas of established heroes. In short, it’s a dangerous time to be on the right side of the law in the current Marvel climate.

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Good guys like Spiderman and the New Avengers are in more danger now than they were as unregistered heroes during the Superhuman Registration Act. Some must go underground and avoid being captured for being unregistered, all while villains arrogantly break the law with no fear of repercussions. Some have criticized Dark Reign as just an extension in what was going on during Warren Ellis’ run on Thunderbolts. That’s more or less the truth, but it doesn’t lessen my enjoyment of Dark Reign.

Osborn’s evolution from psychosis-inflicted Green Goblin to National Hero may strain credibility more than a bit, but his interactions with others in power have been a hoot. Dark Avengers has been a stand-out title, and having Osborn be the field leader of the team while dressed in modified Iron Man armor is s stroke of genius. These are details better suited to my upcoming reviews, however, so please forgive.

I’ve also enjoyed the machinations of the Cabal and am in eager anticipation of where it will all lead. Far away from Marvel’s Earth, the Kree and their leaders the Inhumans wage war with the Shi’ar and their King Vulcan in a War of Kings. Most of Marvel’s cosmic characters, like Nova and the Starjammers are involved. Whatever the outcome, this is a status changing event of an epic scale.

Initially, I hadn’t planned to pick up this series and it’s tie-ins. I’m glad I changed my mind and picked it up. As I said earlier, I’ll be reviewing the series as a whole, so I’ll leave it at that. Hopefully, this little over-view will allow those that may have been away for awhile to better understand and enjoy what I’m talking about in my reviews.

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Creating Customized Scrapbook And Its Various Dimensions

Oct 26th, 2009
by John K .
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There is no set of rules for scrapbooking. All you need is glues, papers, scissors and your own creativeness as proper custom scrapbooking. Using scrapbooking supplies tools and making a lovely scrapbook is a favorite pass time of many people. Thus, it is a type of spare-time activity that many people like to be involved with. The process involves displaying different memories by using various creative thoughts and artistic tools as well as selected photographs. The scrapbook must be able to tell the story of various moments of the person to whom it belongs in a sequential way for a viewer to get the meaning easily. Thus, it is one of the admirable courses of action to portray the most precious memories to the friends, families and relatives.

Everyone has created scrapbooks in some point of their life and some people have done that without even knowing it. All it requires to start building such record is a good concept and the motives surface up as the product of recollection of events of one’s life. The ideas are collaged and customized in the scrapbooks to arrive at an intriguing depiction. It is not a fact that these creative artworks are always perfect and coherent. It is simply because of the fact that our life is not perfect to be categorically expressive representing the true memory of our life. The basic objective is to create a scrapbook which is understandable and creative so that there is good representation of different occurrences of life can be easily conveyed through it.

Advancement in technology has made it possible to make these scrapbooks come out of age. Now-a-days there is no need to print pictures from the roll films as digital pictures, photos and printing are obtainable at ease. This is most convenient and eliminates chances of getting spoiled the archetype, if the attachment or pasting is done in a wrong manner.

If you are keen to make a scrapbook, it is definitely not a hard task and you can easily achieve it by following some normal procedure. Suppose you have selected some photographs that are attached emotionally to you and you like to have them in your scrapbook. You can definitely take out more copies of those pictures so that you can easily adjust them without damaging the original ones. Some photos need to be clipped for fitting and exhibiting according to your plan for proper expression. Harmonious unification of colors also have an important role to bring out the real appeal of the moments integrated in the artwork.

To customize your scrapbook in the right fashion, you must have a creative eye of detailing. There may be unique photographs and commendable coverage in the newspaper or magazine. Using some of the lines from a newspaper or a picture from a magazine can result in very effective expression. Just like developing a scrapbook with proper care and patience, itis important to maintain it properly and keep it away from dirt and dust. After all, the scrapbook represents most nurtured events of your life and hence you must take good care of it.