A frightening legion of disgused Zetsu clones greet Naruto and Killer Bee as Gaara and his troops come face to face with the four reanimated Kage. The clones hide a secret behind their creation, but will it be enough for …
Naruto volume 58
An afternoon in Matamoros
Northern Mexico has been a spot of notoriety due to the feuding between rival drug cartels and government forces. Caught in between is Matamoros, a sprawling city on the edge – the Mexican border, with the Rio Grande and the Gulf of …
Hyrule Historia book to be released in English
Last year, Nintendo published a really neat book on the Legend of Zelda series. Cover-to-cover, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is chock full of colour illustrations, never before seen sketches, history and an official timeline of all the Zelda …
Anime Revolution 2012
Since Anime Evolution ceased operations after 2010, Anime Revolution (note the extra “r” in evolution) was created to fill the void in Vancouver’s Japanese comic and cartoon scene. The event was held August 17th through 19th, 2012 under the white …
San Japan: Mach 5
Texas is all about big things. And there’s nothing like a burgeoning convention to live up to its home state’s image. San Japan: Mach 5 moved into its largest location this year: the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown …
Anime Revolution 2012 photos
Vancouver has a new convention in town – Anime Revolution! For three days, all things anime, manga and Japanese culture converged under the iconic sails of Canada Place in downtown Vancouver. Due to my tight schedule in returning from my …
San Japan Mach 5 photos
With another San Japan come and gone, it’s time to reflect on all the costumes that filled the halls of San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. San Japan always brings out the best of cosplay from Texas and beyond. …
Ryan Dempster heads to the Rangers
The Chicago Cubs have ended the rumors and traded pitcher Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers. For the past few weeks, there was plenty of talk over where the Sechelt-born pitcher would go – the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, …
Honda Celebration of Light 2012 – Vietnam
In their first international pyrotechnical performance, Vietnam set the sky afire with a sparkling show for the opening night of the Honda Celebration of Light. The southeast Asian nation stunned the thousands who packed the shore around English Bay and …
Photographing Fireworks
With Vancouver’s Celebration of Light fireworks festival just around the corner, I thought I’d give some pointers on how to snap pics of fireworks. And for this, you don’t need a fancy DSLR to take shots – many point-and-shoot cameras …