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I don't think Marvel can.

Peter's father is a Spartoi, a species that is related to the Shi'ar and as long as Fox has the X-Men rights, well, you get the idea.

My personal thoughts on the "Necro" stormtroopers

DuelGundam2099, on 03 Aug 2014 - 19:04, said:I have some nitpicks as to why the heroes get back stories while the villains are incredibly vague (Why is Thanos considered so powerful? What is Nebula's origin? How was Ronan's family killed?).

I disagree I saw plenty of backstory and explanation for the villains.

Alright, I'm going to officially start a new kick starter next month. It's going to be to pay for a high end lawyer, to do the leg work, to kick HG out of the "Macross" world, and back to the only thing they actually own.. which is to the animation, distribution, and merchandising rights of SDFM.

Big West, Nue and Tatsu already battled it out in japan, they own the rights to "Macross", and that HG only owns the rights on SDFM. However HG started sending out C&D's to the other companies that were bringing over M2 and M+, saying they owned the rights to "Macross"... they also trademarked several "Macross" related names here in the US to keep anyone else from doing so.

Essentially HG is a snake of a company, that used false tactics to insinuate that they have these licenses, when they don't. Just like when HG threatened to sue Hasbro for the Jetfire/VF-1J toy.. it was a empty threat. My idea is one of two. Either higher a lawyer to do the leg work to get

and official stance from BW and Nue on the Macross rights for North America.. and Europe since HG also claims they own that as well!

Or get enough money to pay for lawyers to basically... run HG out of legal money.

I'm working on the logisitics of both currently.

If you want to join in, I will need a few admins to help run the KS.

*my Lawyer buddy just gave me a better idea, essentially begin work on a "live action fan made" Macross Plus or 7 adaptation.

Wait for the C&D from HG, and then challenge them, they will actually have to prove it. which means they spend the money to

prove that they own the rights.

The Kickstarter would actually be for the production of the film, with the intent to use the money to fight HG.

Just have to word that carefully so anyone funding knows the money may be switched to legal funds.

What about a Kickstarter with the goal of a legal compromise with HG instead of a drawn out Legal battle? We Macross fans could raise money for the expressed purpose of paying HG their trademark fees in exchange for allowing Big West and US Distribution companies to import Macross Frontier, 7, DYRL you name it to the States. It would be a Win for everyone... including yes the HG corporation we love to hate. But ask yourselves would you rather spend a few bucks now to satisfy a trademark fee you grumble about or twiddle your thumbs for possibly decades in hoping that something will change and someone else will deal with it? And just think of the big positive message it would send to companies like Corporate Leadership of Funimation, Section 23, Viz Media, etc that Macross fans are so enthusiastic for a chance to buy Macross in America.

"I thought the punishment happened after the crime." So I am going to save criticism until if and when Harmony Gold actually does something wrong. For now I think using kickstarter is actually a brilliant move. Instead of running the risk of losing money through piracy and online file-sharing of the final product you get the fans to fund the media production up front then hand them out there DVDs later as part of the rewards package.

"Please fund our new series so you can go out and buy it on video." Double dipping at its finest!

Not if your one of the first 250 backers to pledge $20 or more.

CORPORAL 1ST CLASS: For the first 250 backers, you'll get a digital copy of the "Robotech Academy" pilot..."

So pretty I might buy it but gotta replace my stolen bluray player first.

Looking to buy the Official CD (no bootlegs please), but I can't seem to find it anywhere on the usual places like ebay or even Amazon.jp. Its like its hiding from me. lol Would love to get my hands on the CD if someone is willing to sell. Thanks.

hard shell foot soldiers being controlled in a hive mind with a queen does evoke images of the Invid..

I will give you that the Robotech version (which introduced many of us to the Original source material) did invoke a portrayal of a queen led hive mind with her constant voiceover explaining the Invids' actions and filling in the silent moments.

Anyway I feel things have gotten a bit off topic... Scans the interwebs for more Macross easter eggs...

Looks more like an Invid to me but so does Vajra..

Aside from the organic shaped armor I don't see how the insect Vajira and crab Invid mecha look anything alike. None of the Invid mecha had thoraces, wings, segmented eyes or antennas of insects. On top of that all Invid mecha and the Invid foot soldiers themselves were shown with only two legs.

Hank Pym was never meant to be depicted as a wife beater according to the comic writer Jim Shooter:

"In that story (issue 213, I think), there is a scene in which Hank is supposed to have accidentally struck Jan while throwing his hands up in despair and frustration—making a sort of “get away from me” gesture while not looking at her. Bob Hall, who had been taught by John Buscema to always go for the most extreme action, turned that into a right cross! There was no time to have it redrawn, which, to this day has caused the tragic story of Hank Pym to be known as the “wife-beater” story."

http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/03/hank-pym-was-not-wife-beater.html

Who the hell is Ant Man?

"decommissioned left and right" by whom? The US has gotten rid of about 100 missiles in the last 30 years. There are still 450 MMIIIs active 24/7.

Why would you need to "perch" them like that? What possible tactical reason could there be for that?

Decommissioned by the US military to scale back cost. They don't need as many ICBM bunkers as they used to thanks to upgrades and stealther mobile rollout vechiles kept hidden from satelite view.

Air lifting missile batteries to the roof of the wall is the most practical construction method. The anti-Kajun walls were made with solid concrete over a steel frame with zero portholes or hollow points for weapon placement. Afterall the politians running what was left of the UN had lost there will to fight and just wanted to wall off the Kaijun as cheaply as possible.

No I mean like tactical missile battery turrets theoretically perched right on top of solid concrete wall sections and that unload there ammo until the monster of the week falls over dead. ICBMs have the luxury of being hidden away in carved out bunkers as a one-shot weapon for the rare event of nuclear war, but even still are being decommissioned left and right because they are so expensive to fund.

1. Why no Japanese Jaeger?

The Japanese Jaeger was the one in Maeko's childhood memory with the shoulder mounted cannon. It was K.I.A. two years after Gypsy was severly damaged in Alaska.

Nukes should have been the answer and you wouldn't have needed big giant robots. Submarines circling off the rift with nuke torpedos hitting Kaiju as they came out should have been just as effective. THEN send in the giant robots.

Effective yes, but that would also completly posion the hell out of the Pacific Ocean and everyone there with cumalitive radiation pollution.

The question I have is:

Striker Eureka has 6 anti-Kaiju missiles that if it can get off basically spell the end of any Kaiju. Why the hell aren't there anti-Kaiju missiles batteries all around the pacific rim and on destroyers and whatnot? It would have made the wall a much more viable option.

Back in the Korean and Vietnam wars the US military equipped its jets with ONLY missiles for dogfights. It was a huge diaster with missiles often missing, malfunctioning, and running short on ammo too soon. If missiles fail for whatever reason said missile battery would be dead while the Striker can still wristblade the Kaiju to death.

Missile batteries on walls would be sitting ducks and a complete logistacial nightmare to stock and maintain if spread over thousands of miles in coastline defense zones. Destroyers would not stand a chance againist underwater Kaiju. Submarines with rotatiing turrents might do better though.

Yes and no. The source photo was from a scanned pic of the Macross 7 FB artbook, but I didn't like the coloring so I tweaked it a little in photoshop and added the blue background for contrast.

Go to walmart's website and do a search for "Macross Frontier"...

... Hmmmmm, I wonder if HG knows....

It looks suspiciously like a pirated good. i mean why in the world would it be posted in English for a franchise never released outside of Japan.

Why would they build another ship right behind the other...in the same pool of water??? Why? Don't answer that. I know the answer. "Cuz it's Robotech."

And to bring this slightly in line with the thread, that would be something they could address in a movie.

Maybe Carl Macek got the idea in part from Space Battleship Yamato? Haven't seen the show in years, but I vaguely remember love the Yamato spaceship was built/remodelled right underneath the remains of the WWII Yamato. Too bad we will never get a chance to ask Carl himself, but its a thought.

yea, lighting is not my strong point, that's the key to realism

Get a copy of Digital Lighting and Rendering if you can. It is THE book on professional Hollywood lighting for 3D rendering.

Thanks, It was Episode 15. I am trying to convince an AMV maker I know to use it when he makes his next ecchi intro videos he makes for anime conventions.

Quick question. Which Macross 7 episode is it where the huge bodyguard Michael makes the "ABC" ecchi joke to Mylene?

BUMP

So the fact that Vader was built up as this ultimate Jedi killer prior to the prequels, but in Episode III he just kills kids while the almighty Jedi clan falls to a bunch of clones that can't aim, doesn't bother you guys?

Yes and no. On one hand had it certainly tarnishes the image of Vader as the ultimate Jedi killing machine, but on the other hand it is fitting because that is exactly the cowardice and destruction of innocence that evil typically resorts to.

Also felt like sharing this:

So this is essentially the Love, Live, Alive OVA of the Macross universe? And without out the macross verison of Yellow Lancer of all characters? LOL

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