Comboattack - A Street Fighter Exhibition

On August 11, 2012 I finally found the time to attened the „Comboattack“ exhibition at the Iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles.

The gallery is located on 2147 Sunset Blvd. It was pretty easy to find and the gallery itself is really nice & cute. The way they designed everything caught my eye the second I walked in.

The “Comboattack” exhibiton is all about Capcom’s Street Fighter which turns 25 years this year.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY STREET FIGHTER”

50 different artists submittet their awesome works to this exhibition and the variety of styles you saw there was impressive. You saw everything from little comic strips to 8bit art to handcrafted things. So there was really something for everyone and not only “Gamers”, “Geeks” and “Nerds” could enjoy this exhibition.

What also caught my eye but has nothing to do with the exhibiton itself were the restroom doors which are a piece of art for themselves.

I really enjoyed the exhibition and I was totally sad that I couldn’t go a second time to take more pictures. But I can recommend the gallery and you should check out their homepage for upcoming events. You never know what you could miss.

Also follow me on Instagram & Twitter!

Instagram: hachikomatsu

Digital Comics

After I did a regular introduction post on my love for comics I wanna talk about „Digital Comics“ this time.

The first time I discovered Digital Comics was through Marvel’s „Avengers vs. X-Men“. When it said on Issue #0 „Free Digital Code“ I got curious and downloaded the App.

But it’s not like you enter the code in the App and there you go. Luckily every code comes with instruction and thanks to the Marvel.com you can download your “Digital Copies” to every device that you have connected with it.

I really love using it for my iPad. It is just so nice to be like on a trip and have your favorite digital comics with you so you can read them. I most of the time read them on my long overseas flights from Germany to the US.

Another good thing  is that you don’t need any internet connection once you have downloaded your Digital Comics to the App to read them.

There is also one thing that I dislike the “Digital Codes” that come with the Marvel Comics. It is the price. Comics that include the Digital Code cost $3.99 when the Comics without the Digital Code just cost $2.99. Still it is better than paying another $2.99 on the App to get a Digital Copy of the comic you just purchased.

Marvel also has SALES on Digital Comics every now and then. The issues are as low as $0.99 and sometimes you get lucky and get a short series for under $5.00. Plus you also get FREE Digital comics from time to time, which gives you the chance to discover old series that you haven’t collected yet and that you then might wanna add to your regular comic collection.

Since “Avengers vs. X-Men” came out my count on Digital Comics climbed from 0 to 62 and I haven’t even claimed all the codes I have.

So to be honest getting comics with “Digital Codes” has more pros than cons. I just wish that DC Comics would to the same as Marvel. It would definitely be a huge step for them.

What do you guys think? Do you like to get your Comics with Digital Codes or is it that you don’t care about them?

Comics

I’ve been a fan of Comics for  a long time now but some day it switched more to Manga and forgot about the awesome world of western comics. So I’m really thankful to my fiancé that he brought me back into this.

During my last visit in the US we started to collect comics together and I have to say in like 3 months we collected nearly 300 comics. It’s a mixture between old and new.

My favorite of the newest comic series is definately „Avengers vs. X-Men“, even tho it is limited to 12 comics, but what makes it really interesting to collect are all the different Variant issues they come out with. Each issue comes with at least 3-4 Variants and until now I really loved every single one.

When it comes to older comics I’m really in love with the Iron Man Franchise. Yes, I’m an Iron Man Fangirl & also proud of it. ^_^ I currently read the „Legacy of Doom“, which was released in 2008. So it’s a quite new one. But the reason why I love it so much, is because it combines my favorite Super Villian and my favorite Super Hero all in one. The storyline is awesome but there was one thing that really creeped me out and this was the “Eyeball Monster”. I think it was one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen.

But yeah to come to the point of this entry. Don’t forget about the awesome western comics. Asian comics might be hip and trendy right now (no, I’m not saying that they are bad!) but western comics have so much more history for us, that we as comic book fans should cherish.

You can also follow me on Instagram for more geeky & comic book related pictures: hachikomatsu