The Rocketeer 20th Anniversary Fan Film Trailer

The Rocketeer 20th anniversary from John Banana on Vimeo.

Here's a fun little fan made film produced by French animator John Banana to celebrate The Rocketeer's 20th anniversary. Now if only Disney would hire him to produce this as an actual series.

Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition

Usagi Yojimbo is a black and white comic created by Stan Sakai. He's been producing the comic for almost a quarter of a century. It's about a wandering samurai rabbit set in a fictional 17th century Japan filled with  anthropomorphic animals. The artwork is gorgeous. The stories are well written and have a good mixture of action and humor. The first seven volumes of Usagi Yojimbo are available from Fantagraphics Books in an amazing two book hardcover slipcase set (shown above) called Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition. I had never read the series before but had heard good things about it. One day I decided to take a chance and, since it was on sale, bought the slipcase set. I'm glad I did. I started reading it and finished it within two days. I just couldn't put it down. There are rumors that once this slipcase sells out, it isn't going to be reprinted so if you have any interest in getting this, you had better act quickly. It's well worth the price.

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Merry Marvel Marching Society

Back in the 1960's Marvel Comics had an official fan club called The Merry Marvel Marching Society. Part of the initial membership kit was a plastic 33 1/3 RPM record with a recording of Stan Lee and the rest of the Marvel Bullpen called The Voices of Marvel. The video above is the audio from the record put to pictures of each of the participants.

Doug Pratt (aka DOuG pRATt or Dog Rat) has an MP3 of this record along with the other records available through The Merry Marvel Marching Society available for download on his web page.

Golden Axe Warrior

One of the best games available for the Sega Master System is Golden Axe Warrior. It's a fun game that's similar to the original Legend of Zelda. I managed to pick up a copy online with both the box and the manual for only $10 plus shipping. It usually goes for a lot more than that so I'm happy. The video above is a video review of the game that someone posted on YouTube.

As the game came out right at the end of the Sega Master Systems life-cycle, it was largely overlooked here in the U.S. That's a real shame as the game is really fun and in many ways is actually better than Zelda. The ability to buy extra dungeon keys in item shops as well as finding them in the dungeons help prevent players from getting stuck like they sometimes can in Zelda. The difficulty level and player strength both seem to ramp up in a consistent manner and I never felt like it ever got too far out of whack.

Sega Master System

Sega Genesis with Power Base Converter

Sega Game Gear with Master Gear Converter

The original game cartridge is playable on the Sega Master System, on the Sega Genesis (with the Power Base Converter) or on the Sega Game Gear (with a Master Gear Convertor).

The game is also an unlockable title on the X-Box 360 and PS3 versions of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.This is probably the cheapest way to get the game, assuming that is if you already have an X-box 360 or PS3.

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Golden Axe Warrior 
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection - X-Box 360
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection - PS3