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“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Episode 6: Prey

About Riese: Kingdom Falling:

Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.

Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.

Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.

Enter the Zoomworld

Zoomworld is a collaborative art project in which artists contribute to a massive zooming picture. Starting with a single image, you begin zooming into the picture and it seems that you can go deeper and deeper infinitely. The fantastic art ranges in styles from graphic novel to Salvadore Dali, and creates a picturesque landscape that will make you want to stop and take a look around. The Zoomquilt II was created in 2007 but has recently been “Stumbled upon”, which is how I found it. It’s available in flash, viewable on their website at zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com, and also as a screensaver. While there isn’t much information available about it, I was so intrigued by the seeming infinite design, I just had to share it. You can get involved in the project at zoomquilt.org (and take a look at the first Zoomquilt there).

Here is a still from the original Zoomquilt to whet your appetite for more:

Zoomquilt

ThinkGeek launches Music Synth Shirt + My First Bacon

from ThinkGeek:

Salutations, fellow time travelers!

We just passed by our favorite time of year: the night it was 1 AM twice! Pretty handy for those of us singing Rock Lobster into the wee hours of the evening and driving our neighbors crazy with erratic drumming on Rock Band 3. (Some of us just can’t handle the eye-foot coordination bit.)

We hope you filled your extra hour with whatever makes you happiest, even if it was a golden hour of slumber. You’ll need it to handle the ROCK in this email!

Electronic Music Synth Shirt!!
Just in time for Rock Band 3… This fully-playable, t-shirt-based music synthesizer features professional quality sounds in a unique wearable format. With eight-voice polyphony, high-quality sampled sounds and stylist retro amp box, you’ll be jamming like Thomas Dolby and Kraftwerk in no time. Just be forewarned: your neighbors will complain, but it’s only because they can’t stand the reminder of just how much more awesome you are compared to them. Be kind and turn your volume all the way down to 10. We should also note that wearing the Electronic Music Synth Shirt may result in an overwhelming surge of emails, text messages and phone calls, strangers sending you their underpants, and paparazzi photographing your trip to the comic book store. Such is the life of a rock god. Get used to it.

My First Bacon Talking Plush!!
Huggable Bacon by Popular Demand. Last April Fool’s Day ThinkGeek launched a lovable plush bacon toy for kids to increase childhood awareness of bacon. Unfortunately it was just a well-executed joke (as our April Fool’s products tend to be) and children everywhere sadly hugged their plush Broccoli with disappointment. Now, thanks to your kind complaints and demands, My First Bacon is real! Take home your own cuddly bacon. He talks and says “I’m Bacon”… as if you didn’t know. This reminds children that no matter what happens in life, they should be true to themselves and always be proud of who they are. Which are bacon lovers, of course.

Take $10 Off Your Order — A match made in heaven?
With the new Electronic Music Synth Shirt and My First Bacon, we can’t help but think it would be awesome if someone made a techno composition involving both of them. Hypnotize vegetarians into wanting to eat pork? Probably not, but you can use code BACONTRANCE for $10 off orders of $40 or more, good through 11/12/10 at 11:59 PM ET.

Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!

“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Episode 5: Dawn

About Riese: Kingdom Falling:

Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.

Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.

Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.

WowWee’s newest toy robot: Roboscooper

from WowWee:

Meet Roboscooper, your fun, friendly robotic buddy who loves to pick up, dump and recycle! Have him carry or scoop your favorite things around the house. With lots of funny comments, modes and full driving control, Roboscooper is always ready to have fun!

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See the Grand Finale of “The Legend of Neil”

from Atom.com:

Legend of Neil Finale

It all ends now. The epic, super-sized, finale three seasons in the making is finally here. Will Neil finally defeat Gannon, finish his quest, and rescue/bang Princess Zelda?

Watch It Now

After three amazing seasons, The Legend of Neil finally comes to an end. It’s been a long, bawdy road filled with lots and lots of adventure, autoerotic asphyxiation, and Felicia Day’s extremely dirty mouth, and we bring it to a close with this extra large finale. See if Neil can rescue Princess Zelda, and then watch it all from the very beginning.

“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Episode 4: Spares

About Riese: Kingdom Falling:

Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.

Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.

Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.

New Web Series: “First Edition”

from KoldCast TV:

PULL THIS!

First Edition is a pioneering series that addresses the sometimes ridiculous, always fantastical, behind-the-scenes world of the comic book industry. Tune in this season to find out how a naïve writer, a hapless artist, a bad boy colorist, an otherworldly inker, a washed up editor, and the hottest lettering team this side of Themyscira come together to make the most daring comic of their lives.

New Episodes Every Wednesday

Watch: Trailer | Pilot | Showpage

Immedium: Mega “Squid” and “Space” Contests, Octonauts on TV

from Immedium:

As the new film Megamind debuts this Friday, we cheerfully nudge you to see another big headed and slippery character, Sid the Squid.

The author David Derrick is a Dreamworks artist on How to Train Your Dragon and the aforementioned Megamind. Maybe Will Ferrell will take on a real acting challenge and portray our friendly 10-armed hero! 5 star Amazon reviews of Sid the Squid and the Search for the Perfect Job have flooded in, such as this praise from “Happy Reader”:

“This is the perfect read-out-loud book for children of all ages. The story is clever and engaging, with the type of subtle repetitive pattern that kids seem to love, followed by surprising and delightful outcomes. The story is humorous and the lesson taught is encouraging as children anticipate what Sid’s (and their) place in the world might be. The illustrations are charming with depth and unexpected detail perfect for kids (and delightful for their adult reading companions!). The witty feel of the book comes from the sense of humor evident in the paintings. Overall, a fabulous new addition to my collection of treasured children’s books.”

CONTEST: Win a 8 x 10 print of the book cover! Ask your child to draw Sid the Squid and email us a photo of them and their artwork to Sid@immedium.com. One lucky winner will get a photo print of Sid (suitable for framing).

We also offer the same GIVEAWAY for our second new adventure Space Cadet Topo: The Day the Sun Turned Off. Email your submissions to Topo@immedium.com.

The creators DGPH recently autographed copies at a toy workshop in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

“Space Cadet Topo is a fun-packed, enjoyable and incredibly imaginative tale of against all odds valor that takes you on an amazing journey of galactic proportions… This is a roller-coaster of a book. The story bolts you in and the illustrations take you on this amazing ride through space as our hero tries to save the universe. At times throughout the book I felt as if I were immersed in a video-game game; climbing through mazes, discovering new characters, testing my abilities… The crisp illustrations are littered with so many fun elements that will have kids (and adults) reading this story over and over again, each time discovering something new.” — I Like Characters

Two people who order autographed Space Cadet Topo books will get a free NASA Journey to the Stars educator’s guide and DVD!

The Octonauts travel the Globe:

International dateline update — our favorite ocean explorers have leapt onto the small screen to make new friends worldwide. For those of you who aren’t visiting the United Kingdom to watch the telly, you can still whet your Octo appetite here:

The Octonauts “sub” site: bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/octonauts/
1. Listen to the Theme Tune!
2. Dance to the Creature Report
3. Play at the TV show’s site

In France, Les Octonauts are stationed on channel TF1.
videos.tf1.fr/octonauts/

In South America, Los Octonautas headquarters is on Discovery Kids.
tudiscoverykids.com
discoverykidsbrasil.com

“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Episode 3: Fragments

About Riese: Kingdom Falling:

Eleysia is a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself.

Riese (Christine Chatelain), a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara, Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia.

Riese is the Crown Princess of Eleysia, forced to flee into the wilds after her family was slaughtered. She will soon serve as a catalyst for a disparate group of supposed heretics, the Resistance, launching them into civil war.

VIZ Media Launches Free VIZ Manga iPad App

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced its long-awaited digital manga (graphic novel) application for the Apple iPad mobile device, launching today for FREE download through the iTunes Store. With this launch, the VIZ Manga App instantly becomes the leading destination to read Japanese manga on the iPad, with a downloadable library of the most popular manga series in the world.

The VIZ Manga App will launch on its first day with five legendary manga series, Bleach Vols. 1-2, Death Note Vols. 1-2, Dragon Ball Vol. 1, Naruto Vols. 1-2, and One Piece Vols. 1-2, as well as the recently launched Bakuman Vol. 1. In Week 2, the shojo fan favorite Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1 joins the lineup. All volumes will be available for purchase and download directly within the application for $4.99 per volume. In addition, Death Note Vol. 1 will be available as a FREE download for a limited time only. Readers are encouraged to check the app regularly, as new additions to the store and free Chapter 1 previews of other forthcoming manga series for the iPad will also be featured and added on a frequent and regular basis.

“Fans have been clamoring for an official manga-dedicated app from the moment they heard of the iPad’s existence,” says Alvin Lu, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VIZ Media. “It’s easy to see how manga and the iPad make for a perfect and natural fit. The VIZ Manga App is a great start, and this is just the beginning of manga’s brave new world. Look for plenty more developments to come.”

For more information on the VIZ Manga App, please visit VIZ.com/apps.