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Stop Calling Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 “The Original”
I explained in my last article some of the reasons I consider the original Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa to be superior to the 2003 anime, whose plot was utterly removed from that of the source material. The 2003 anime does have its fans, though, and that’s completely fine. However, a strange thing happened…
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“Fullmetal Alchemist 2003” Anime Review
I guess it’s time for me to talk about Fullmetal Alchemist 2003. This should be interesting. In my last article I showered a fantastic manga with praise. That manga is Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, and in 2009 it was adapted into a sixty-four-episode anime called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, considered by many to be the…
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“Fullmetal Alchemist” Review
For the longest time I was never able to really get into graphic novels of any kind. Even as everyone I knew raved about the latest Batman issue, I just couldn’t force myself to be interested in looking at panel after panel, bubble after bubble. Obviously I’ve always loved reading traditional novels with sentences and…
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“Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” Movie Review
What can I even say about Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole? It was based on some great books, but sadly Zack Snyder directed it. All Snyder’s films are bad—only one even approaches being watchable—and this children’s film continues the trend. In my last review I praised Kathryn Lasky’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole series,…
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Witty’s Lagoon After Rain No. 1
I just finished this painting of Witty’s Lagoon. It took me a while to finish all the grasses.
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Glen Lake Near Dusk No. 1
I went for a walk near Glen Lake at twilight and was inspired to paint this.
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Red Leaf Trail Near Thetis Lake
I decided to paint a landscape of one of the back trails at Thetis Lake. There were so many leaves on the ground that the path was bright red.
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Gonzales Beach at Sunrise No. 1
I felt compelled to paint another landscape, and I settled on Gonzales Beach. I played around a bit with metallic paints for the water.
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Green-Lined Path on the Galloping Goose in Fall
Happy Christmas! I thought today I’d share with you a painting I did a while ago. I’ve been saving it for a special occasion.
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Galloping Goose Outcrop in Melting Snow No. 1
We just got the first snow of this winter, and I knew I had to see what this part of the Galloping Goose looked like in fresh snow. Of course, by the time I’d walked there it had already started to melt.
