DonnyD.com http://www.donnyd.com Welcome to my little corner of the interweb. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:21:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Custom Cover Generator http://www.donnyd.com/2010/07/27/custom-cover-generator/ http://www.donnyd.com/2010/07/27/custom-cover-generator/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:19:25 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/?p=168 For Comic Binders,

I have created a custom cover template generator (http://www.donnyd.com/comics). There are a lot of binderies out there that can handle custom covers like Library Binding did.

The template will be at 350dpi at a height of 10 1/4″.

Enjoy.

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I am going to see about other alternatives for binders in a similar price/quality (over-sewn and glued, extras like ribbon markers and die stamping, etc) range.

I have not had any direct communication with Houchen and therefore cannot comment one way or another on the quality of their work or even if they will work with individuals like Library Binding did. From what I understand, a lot of the larger binders do not take into account us one-off customers. You know the customer who is only getting a couple of books bound – unlike a library or school that would be getting hundreds or more bound at a time.

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2010/05/28/comic-binding-update/feed/ 0 Custom Comic Binding – New Mutants http://www.donnyd.com/2009/09/21/custom-comic-binding-new-mutants/ http://www.donnyd.com/2009/09/21/custom-comic-binding-new-mutants/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:40:50 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/?p=127 There is a new mini-hobby out there for Comic Enthusiasts. How often have you wanted a collected edition of your favorite stories, but the publisher hasn’t created one or it is out of print? That is where Comic Binding comes into play. You gather together the comics you think should be in a trade in the order you think they should be in and send them to a book binder like Texas Bindery.  In a few weeks, you will be holding in your hand the volume(s) made the way you want them made.

I am going to provide photos of a set of volumes I had created a few months ago along with the map, order of issue placement in each volume.  A great resource for binding is at the Binding Forum on TheComicForum.com and from the Comic Geek Speak podcast.

Complete New Mutants Bound Set Interior from New Mutants Interior from New Mutants 2 Interior from New Mutants 3 Interior from New Mutants 4

New Mutants Binding Map

Volume 1

  • Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (smaller sized trade)
  • New Mutants #1
  • New Mutants #2
  • New Mutants #3
  • Uncanny X-Men #167
  • New Mutants #4
  • Marvel Team-Up Annual #6
  • New Mutants #5
  • New Mutants #6
  • New Mutants #7
  • New Mutants #8
  • New Mutants #9
  • New Mutants #10
  • New Mutants #11
  • New Mutants #12
  • New Mutants #13
  • Magick #1
  • Magick #2
  • Magick #3
  • Magick #4
  • New Mutants #14
  • New Mutants #15
  • New Mutants #16
  • New Mutants #17

Volume 2

  • New Mutants #18
  • New Mutants #19
  • New Mutants #20
  • New Mutants #21
  • New Mutants Annual #1
  • New Mutants #22
  • New Mutants #23
  • New Mutants #24
  • New Mutants #25
  • New Mutants #26
  • New Mutants #27
  • New Mutants #28
  • New Mutants #29
  • New Mutants #30
  • New Mutants #31
  • New Mutants #32
  • New Mutants #33
  • New Mutants #34
  • New Mutants Special Edition #1
  • Uncanny X-Men  Annual #9
  • New Mutants #35
  • New Mutants #36
  • New Mutants #37
  • New Mutants #38

Volume 3

  • New Mutants #39
  • New Mutants #40
  • New Mutants #41
  • New Mutants #42
  • New Mutants #43
  • New Mutants #44
  • New Mutants Annual #2
  • Uncanny X-Men Annual #10
  • New Mutants #45
  • New Mutants #46
  • New Mutants #47
  • New Mutants #48
  • New Mutants #49
  • New Mutants #50
  • New Mutants #51
  • New Mutants Annual #3
  • New Mutants #52
  • Fallen Angels #1
  • Fallen Angels #2
  • Fallen Angels #3
  • Fallen Angels #4
  • Fallen Angels #5
  • Fallen Angels #6
  • Fallen Angels #7
  • Fallen Angels #8

Volume 4

  • New Mutants #53
  • New Mutants #54
  • New Mutants #55
  • New Mutants #56
  • New Mutants #57
  • New Mutants #58
  • New Mutants #59
  • New Mutants #60
  • New Mutants #61
  • New Mutants #62
  • New Mutants #63
  • New Mutants #64
  • New Mutants #65
  • New Mutants #66
  • New Mutants Annual #4
  • New Mutants #67
  • New Mutants #68
  • New Mutants #69
  • New Mutants #70
  • New Mutants #71
  • New Mutants #72
  • New Mutants #73
  • New Mutants #74

Volume 5

  • New Mutants #75
  • New Mutants #76
  • New Mutants #77
  • New Mutants #78
  • New Mutants #79
  • New Mutants #80
  • New Mutants #81
  • New Mutants #82
  • New Mutants #83
  • New Mutants #84
  • New Mutants #85
  • New Mutants #86
  • New Mutants #87
  • New Mutants Annual #5
  • New Mutants #88
  • New Mutants #89
  • New Mutants #90
  • New Mutants #91
  • New Mutants #92
  • Fantastic Four Annual #23
  • New Mutants Annual #6
  • X-Factor Annual #5
  • Uncanny X-Men Annual #14

Volume 6

  • New Mutants #93
  • New Mutants #94
  • Uncanny X-Men #270
  • New Mutants #95
  • X-Factor #60
  • Uncanny X-Men #271
  • New Mutants #96
  • X-Factor #61
  • Uncanny X-Men #272
  • New Mutants #97
  • X-Factor #62
  • Uncanny X-Men #273
  • New Mutants #98
  • New Mutants #99
  • New Mutants #100
  • New Mutants Annual #7
  • New Warriors Annual #1
  • Uncanny X-Men Annual #15
  • X-Factor Annual #6
  • New Mutants: Truth or Dare #1
  • New Mutants: Truth or Dare #2
  • New Mutants: Truth or Dare #3
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Ingredients:

Bottom

  1.  1 Stick Margarine
  2. 1 box Pillsbury Plus Cake Mix
  3. 1 egg

Topping

  1. 8 oz. Cream Cheese
  2. 2 eggs
  3. 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  4. 1 box 10x sugar (powdered)

Procedure

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Melt margarine – add cake mix and 1 egg
  • Mix well
  • Pat into the bottom of a 9×15 pan
  • Soften cream cheese
  • Beat 2 eggs with vanilla and cream cheese
  • Add the sugar to the egg/vanilla/cream cheese mixture
  • Pour on top of the pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees F 30 to 35 minutes

This works best after sitting a day.

Enjoy and I am not responsible for cholesterol, pounds gained, etc. :)

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2009/08/22/chess-squares/feed/ 0 Ring Capacity by Kirby Krackle http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/22/ring-capacity-by-kirby-krackle/ http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/22/ring-capacity-by-kirby-krackle/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:06:32 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/22/ring-capacity-by-kirby-krackle/ Want to hear an awesome song just in time for Green Lantern’s Blackest Night?

Check out “Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle on YouTube.

Go to Kirby Krackle’s website to hear more of their music.

http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/22/ring-capacity-by-kirby-krackle/feed/ 0 Drunken Zombie Film Festival November 6-8, 2009 http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/drunken-zombie-film-festival-november-6-8-2009/ http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/drunken-zombie-film-festival-november-6-8-2009/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:59:03 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/drunken-zombie-film-festival-november-6-8-2009/ The horror podcast Drunken Zombie will be hosting a horror film festival this November. That means they’re looking for some of the best independent horror films they can find to screen. So if you have a horror masterpiece you’d love to screen or know someone who does have them stop by their website and click on the DZFF09 page to find out how to submit your film. They’ll be screening at the Peoria Theater in Peoria, IL. The Peoria Theater offers a great alternative screening atmosphere with a full bar along with your usual theater concessions.

This is the second annual Drunken Zombie screening but is actually the first year it was been a full blown film festival. Last year they screened the great indie horror films IT’S MY PARTY AND I’LL DIE IF I WANT TO and had the world premiere of ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. They had a great turn out and everyone enjoyed themselves. Now they have a full weekend full of horror greatness. So mark your calendars and make sure you are ready to see some of the great indie horror films they will be presenting.

For more info head to www.drunkenzombie.com and any questions email Bryan at bryan@drunkenzombie.com. For info about the Peoria Theater check out www.peoriatheater.com.

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/drunken-zombie-film-festival-november-6-8-2009/feed/ 0 The Hangover http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/the-hangover/ http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/the-hangover/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:51:24 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/the-hangover/ Awesome movie.  Not for the kiddies.  But is a mustsee.

I finally got around to watching this and regret not seeing it opening weekend with a crowded audience.

The plot is very simple.  4 guys go to Vegas for a night on the town before one of them gets married.  We see them toast to a night they will never forget.  Cut to the next day where 3 of them wake up and do not remember a thing about last night.  Including where the groom is.  The movie revolves around them re-tracing their steps trying to find their friend before his wedding.

Throw in a baby, a tiger, a missing tooth and a naked asian man in the trunk of their car for good measure.

I do not want to spoil any of this movie.  Go see it.

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/the-hangover/feed/ 0 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:45:20 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/2009/07/13/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Went to see the new Transformers movie.

It’s ok, not great or anything.  But if you go into it with zero expectations then you probably will not be disappointed.

*Spoilers below*

This movie takes place 2 years after the first one with Sam about to enter college.  Now for some reason, he chose a college that does not allow freshman parking.  If I had a robot car, I think that would be something to look for.  We see that the military is working with the autobots take down decepticons.  And we are introduced to some new autobots: Sideswipe, ReeCee, and the twins (I forget their names)

As Sam is packing, a piece of the allspark falls out of his clothes (guess he really doesn’t like to do laundry) and he touches it.  Gaining some knowledge that the Fallen, keader of the decepticons, has been looking for for thousands of years.  At college, Sam is attacked by a human-looking decepticon and the chase ensues.

We get some more fight – leading to the death of Optimus Prime.  More running.  We meet the guy from Section 7 again.  Who is working in his parents deli.  With him, Sam and company go find Jetfire.  We learn the transformers had been on earth a long long time ago.  And that they are going to use a machine to convert our sun’s energy into energon.  Extinguishing it in the process. Jetfire transports everyone to Egypt so the machine can be destroyed before it is activated.  Sam finds the Matrix, a device that is needed to trigger the machine.  It may also restore Optimus Prime.  So they contact the military and get Optimus and the other autobots airlifted in.  Just in time to fight all the decepticons converging on their location.   The Fallen is among them.  Apparently only a Prime can defeat him and Optimus was the last of the Primes.

There is more robot-on-robot violence resulting in Sam getting hurt.  He sees a vision of robot heaven…I guess you would call it.  The past Primes tell Sam that it was always his destiny to get to that point.  He then revives Optimus Prime.  But as the Matrix is reviving him, The Fallen yanks the Matrix from his chest and goes to the energon machine to begin converting our sun.  Jetfire gives his life so Optimus can live and take on the fallen.  Optimus saves the day.

Ok.  I left some of the plot vague.  Notice how I never mentioned any of the new or old autobots in the description.  That is because ,except for Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, they do not really do much.  The twins for instance (I am not going to get into how stereotyped they were with the gold tooth, inability to read, etc.) did zero for the story.  Nothing.  The other autobots shown were basically cannonfodder.  Other than having someone nice to look at for the majority of the movie, Megan Fox’s character really didn’t need to be there.  The autobot/decepticon fight in the desert was vague as well.  The designs on the various robots are so similar, you cannot really tell who is who.

I think an edited down version of say 90 minutes versus the 2 hours 40 minutes would probably make this a more enjoyable movie.

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Drunken Zombie Screening

]]> http://www.donnyd.com/2008/09/28/drunken-zombie-screening/feed/ 0 Batman – Dark Knight http://www.donnyd.com/2008/07/20/batman-dark-knight/ http://www.donnyd.com/2008/07/20/batman-dark-knight/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:28:44 +0000 donny http://www.donnyd.com/2008/07/20/batman-dark-knight/ Whoa. This movie kicks so much … butt.

You have got to see this movie in the theater. But be sure to use the restroom before you go. This movie clocks in at 2 hours 30 minutes. Plus 15 minutes or so of trailers. Including trailers for the new Bond movie and Watchmen. Side note – the Watchmen trailer looks awesome!

Heath Ledger’s Joker is very disturbing to watch. Definitely not Jack Nicholson’s or Cesar Romero’s Joker. Not quite as demented as the Joker is currently in DC comics, but in some ways worse. Christian Bale gives an excellent performance as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Maggie Gyllenhaal gives a good performance as Rachel Dawes. Gary Oldman’s Jim Gordon is spot on. While Aaron Eckhart is no Billy Dee Williams, his Harvey Dent was a good addition to Gotham City. Morgan Freeman has redeemed himself in my eyes with his portrayal of Lucius Fox (I am referring to his part in Wanted). Michael Caine gives an adequate performance of Alfred. just not sure why, but I feel another actor would be better for that role. Not sure who, but Michael Caine just doesn’t feel right as Alfred.

This movie is rated PG-13. The level of violence has increased dramatically from Batman Begins. Some is implied off-camera, but I would heed the rating this time out and leave the kiddies at home. At the very least watch it yourself first before taking your kids to make sure you are ok with them watching this level of violence.

I am not going into the plot. Don’t want to spoil it for you. But this is a must-see movie.

I give this movie a 8.5 out of 10.

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