ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Mega Ran's 'Language Arts' Is a Concept Rap Album, Comic and Video Game That Will Teach You About the French Revolutionhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/mega-ran-language-arts-rap-album/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/mega-ran-language-arts-rap-album/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/mega-ran-language-arts-rap-album/#commentsFiled under: ,


Given our noted love of both Capcom's classic Mega Man games and hip-hop, it pretty much goes without saying that the staff of ComicsAlliance loves Mega Ran, aka Random, aka middle school Language Arts teacher turned rapper Raheem Jarbo. With ... Read more

 

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]]>Language ArtsLanguageArtsMega RanMegaRannerdcoreChris Sims2012-05-24T16:30:00 00:00Let The Beat DROKK: Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury On The Music Of Mega-City Onehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/drokk-interview-judge-dredd-2000-ad-mega-city-one-geoff-barrow-ben-salisbury/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The instrumental album DROKK: Music Inspired By Mega-City One came out last week. The work of Geoff Barrow (best known as a core member of Portishead) and the film composer Ben Salisbury, it's a tribute to the synthesizer-based movie soundtracks ... Read more

 

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]]>2000 ad2000AdBen SalisburyBenSalisburyDrokkgeoff barrowGeoffBarrowjudge dreddJudgeDreddmega-city oneMega-cityOneportisheadDouglas Wolk2012-05-16T11:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Adam WarRock Celebrates Scott Pilgrim in 'Sex Bob-Omb' Rap [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/parting-shot-adam-warrock-scott-pilgrim-sex-bob-omb-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/parting-shot-adam-warrock-scott-pilgrim-sex-bob-omb-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/parting-shot-adam-warrock-scott-pilgrim-sex-bob-omb-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There's no shortage of affection for Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series in these parts, especially in light of Oni's pending re-release of the indie rock/romance epic in full-color hardcovers. Similarly enthused about all things SP, rapper ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockJoulesScott PilgrimScottPilgrimSex Bob-OmbSexBob-ombCaleb Goellner2012-05-15T18:30:00 00:00'Holy Musical B@man!' Is a Catchy Tribute to a Surprisingly Bitter and Murderous Dark Knighthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/batman-musical/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/batman-musical/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/batman-musical/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Over the past week, my inbox has blown up with people alerting me to the existence of Holy Musical B@man!, and it's easy to see why. Not since Bring It On was adapted for the stage has there been a piece of musical theater so carefully crafted to ... Read more

 

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]]>BatmanFan FilmsFanFilmsMusicalsSecret Ash Ketchum AppearancesSecretAshKetchumAppearancesStarkidChris Sims2012-04-20T15:00:00 00:00MC Chris Gets Down With 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' in 'Discord' [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/mc-chris-my-little-pony-song-discord-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/mc-chris-my-little-pony-song-discord-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/mc-chris-my-little-pony-song-discord-video/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


MC Chris released a tune paying homage to The Hub's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on April 1, but the NSFW jam named after show villain "Discord" is no mere April Fool's Day joke. Feeding off all the fan frenzy epitomized by bronies and ... Read more

 

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]]>DiscordHasbrohiphopMC ChrisMcChrisMy Little PonyMy Little Pony Friendship is MagicMyLittlePonyMyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicrapThe HubTheHubCaleb Goellner2012-04-02T17:45:00 00:00'Mars Attacks' Broadway? IDW Announces '21st Century Slaughter' Musicalhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/30/mars-attacks-broadway-musical-idw-topps/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/30/mars-attacks-broadway-musical-idw-topps/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/30/mars-attacks-broadway-musical-idw-topps/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It may sound like the kind of announcement that makes you suspicious about some people getting an early jump on the April Fools stories, but IDW Publishing announced yesterday that it's teaming up with the Topps Company to co-produce a Broadway ... Read more

 

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]]>BroadwayIDWJohn LaymanJohnLaymanMars AttacksMarsAttacksmusicalsToppsGraeme McMillan2012-03-30T13:00:00 00:00'Avengers' Movie Soundtrack to be Best-Selling Album of 2001 [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/avengers-movie-soundtrack-to-be-best-selling-album-of-2001-mu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/avengers-movie-soundtrack-to-be-best-selling-album-of-2001-mu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/avengers-movie-soundtrack-to-be-best-selling-album-of-2001-mu/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


"Is this a joke?" was a common reaction I witnessed to this morning's revelation of The Avengers Assemble: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture, a 2012 soundtrack album for the new Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios comic book film whose ... Read more

 

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]]>Andy Khouri2012-03-27T17:00:00 00:00Fan Recreates Han Zimmer's Score from 'The Dark Knight Rises' Prologue [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/06/dark-knight-rises-prologue-music-score-fan-recreation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/06/dark-knight-rises-prologue-music-score-fan-recreation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/06/dark-knight-rises-prologue-music-score-fan-recreation/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Even across five separate installments of ComicsAlliance's The Dark Knight commentary, we referenced the musical score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard only once or twice. This seems unjust, and it is, but the truth is that most media sites ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanhans zimmerHansZimmerthe dark knight risesTheDarkKnightRisesAndy Khouri2012-03-06T11:00:00 00:00Adam WarRock's ComicsAlliance Rap-Up: February 12 - March 3http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/03/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-february-12-march-3/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/03/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-february-12-march-3/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/03/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-february-12-march-3/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Hey, it's Adam WarRock! Former co-host/producer of War Rocket Ajax! Comic Book Rapper dude! All up in yo grill. Rappers say that, right? So I'm a week late with this Rap-Up, and I apologize for that. I was on tour. I was in places like ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockMikal kHillMikalKhillEuge2012-03-03T10:00:00 00:00Kirby Krackle's 'Booty Do Math' Schools an Anthropomorphic Animated Posterior [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/kirby-krackle-booty-do-math-animated-music-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/kirby-krackle-booty-do-math-animated-music-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/15/kirby-krackle-booty-do-math-animated-music-video/#commentsFiled under: ,


Known principally for comic book and video game-based rock songs, Kirby Krackle flexed both its geek rock range and collective glutes on their latest album Super Powered Love with "Booty Do Math." Featuring the flows of former War Rocket Ajax ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockBetsy LeeBetsyLeeBooty Do MathBootyDoMathKirby KrackleKirbyKracklemusic videosMusicVideosCaleb Goellner2012-02-15T11:00:00 00:00Adam WarRock's ComicsAlliance Rap-Up: January 29 - February 11 [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/11/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-music-january-29-february-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/11/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-music-january-29-february-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/11/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-music-january-29-february-11/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Uh oh, ComicsAlliance gave me the keys to the blogmobile, so here I am writing my first ever post. Hi, it's Adam WarRock, former co-host of War Rocket Ajax and the Internet's foremost comic book rapper, back with another ComicsAlliance ... Read more

 

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]]>adam warrockAdamWarrockMikal kHillMikalKhillEuge2012-02-11T11:00:00 00:00Adam WarRock's ComicsAlliance Rap-Up: January 15-28 [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/28/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-15-28-music/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/28/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-15-28-music/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/28/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-15-28-music/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Former War Rock Ajax co-host Adam WarRock is back for his latest in a new series of Rap-Ups collecting ComicsAlliance's top stories and other current events atop the beats of Mikal kHill. This week's jam centers around opposition to the Stop ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockEugene AhnEugeneAhnMikal kHillMikalKhillRap UpRapUpCaleb Goellner2012-01-28T10:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Wilco Makes Their Latest Music Video a Popeye Cartoonhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/25/wilco-popeye-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/25/wilco-popeye-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/25/wilco-popeye-video/#commentsFiled under: ,


Long-time indie band Wilco has produced an all-new Popeye cartoon in old-school style for their new single, "Dawned On Me," wherein black and white versions of the rockers play some mellow grooves while an animated Jeff Tweedy sways ... Read more

 

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]]>Fleischer BrothersFleischerBrotherspopeyewilcoLaura Hudson2012-01-25T18:00:00 00:00'Moves Like Batman' Lampoons Maroon 5's Latest Single [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/19/moves-like-batman-maroon-5-parody-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/19/moves-like-batman-maroon-5-parody-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/19/moves-like-batman-maroon-5-parody-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There's something about Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" single that either makes you want to dance all night long or build a spaceship for traveling far, far away from a culture that has clearly betrayed humankind. Screen Team's Chad Nikolaus and ... Read more

 

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]]>Angie GriffinAngieGriffinBatmanChad NikolausChadNikolausMaroon 5Maroon5Moves Like BatmanMoves Like JaggerMovesLikeBatmanMovesLikeJaggerScreen TeamScreen Team ShowScreenTeamScreenTeamShowCaleb Goellner2012-01-19T11:00:00 00:00Adam WarRock's ComicsAlliance Rap-Up: January 1-14 [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/14/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-1-14-music/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/14/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-1-14-music/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/14/adam-warrock-comicsalliance-rap-up-january-1-14-music/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Former War Rock Ajax co-host Adam WarRock is back at ComicsAlliance with a new bi-weekly feature summarizing the events of the past 14 days in one digestible "Rap-Up." That's right, every two weeks WarRock will deliver a full-fledged hip hop jam ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockEugene AhnEugeneAhnRap UpRapUpCA Staff2012-01-14T09:00:00 00:00Kirby Krackle and Adam WarRock Kick off West Coast Tour in Februaryhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/kirby-krackle-adam-warrock-kick-west-coast-tour-february/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/kirby-krackle-adam-warrock-kick-west-coast-tour-february/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/kirby-krackle-adam-warrock-kick-west-coast-tour-february/#commentsFiled under: ,


Rock and rap are about to collide in the most palatable way since Run DMC and Steven Tyler teamed for "Walk This Way" as the very CA-friendly combo of Seattle rockers Kirby Krackle and recent road warrior Adam WarRock team for an eight-date tour ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockKirby KrackleKirbyKrackletour datesTourDatesCaleb Goellner2012-01-10T16:30:00 00:00Dresden Codak's Ghostly 'Lantern Season' Set to Beautiful Music [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/dresden-codak-lantern-season-music-matthew-dolmage/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/dresden-codak-lantern-season-music-matthew-dolmage/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/10/dresden-codak-lantern-season-music-matthew-dolmage/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Aaron Diaz's gorgeous transhumanist webcomic Dresden Codak is in the midst of the wonderfully fun story arc "Dark Science," but I tend to prefer his single-serving comics, which often explore some grand idea in a visually stunning page -- and ... Read more

 

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]]>aaron diazAaronDiazDresden CodakDresdenCodakmatthew dolmageMatthewDolmageLauren Davis2012-01-10T14:00:00 00:00'The Invisibles' Theme Song: 'Mogadishu' by Luke Haines' Baader Meinhoff [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/05/invisibles-theme-song-morrison-kcrw-mogadishu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/05/invisibles-theme-song-morrison-kcrw-mogadishu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/05/invisibles-theme-song-morrison-kcrw-mogadishu/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Known for its excellent programming devoted to eclecticism, introspection and general artsy fartsyness, public radio station KCRW welcomed none other than Grant Morrison to its Los Angeles studios to spin five favorite tracks and discuss in detail ... Read more

 

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]]>Baader MeinhofBaaderMeinhofgrant morrisonGrantMorrisonkcrwLuke HainesLukeHainesmogadishuthe invisiblesTheInvisiblesAndy Khouri2012-01-05T11:00:00 00:00Adam WarRock Teases Upcoming Album With Single Reppin' The '616' [Music]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/adam-warrock-616-single/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/adam-warrock-616-single/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/03/adam-warrock-616-single/#commentsFiled under: ,


Former War Rocket Ajax co-host and friend of CA Adam WarRock (a.k.a. Eugene Ahn) has released the first single from his upcoming full-length, and it's a good reminder of how things are done in Marvel's core continuity -- and beyond! The new jam, ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam WarRockAdamWarrockeugene ahnEugeneAhnhip hophiphopmusicCaleb Goellner2012-01-03T16:00:00 00:00The Awesomely Abysmal 'Captain Power' Rap Will 'Power On' Your Heart [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/30/captain-power-rap-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/30/captain-power-rap-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/30/captain-power-rap-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


If you want to hear about the cultural significance of the 1987 CGI-enhanced live action sci-fi franchise Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, all you really need to know is that it involved a killer TV show with interactive action ... Read more

 

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]]>Captain PowerCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptainPowerCaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuturedigitizerapCaleb Goellner2011-12-30T11:00:00 00:00