Comics Into Movies: A Change of Character

    As many of us comic nerds have seen throughout the years, comics are a popular story line choice to produce into a block-busting movie. Sometimes so popular that they can be remade numerous times. This gets obnoxious for some die-hard fans, however, others enjoy comparing the differences between castings, storyline and of course the producers style. Casting can largely affect the success and the popularity of the film. We've seen this trend with the newer age Spider-Man films. Marvel fans have debated over the two completely different actors to complete the comic book series (Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield). A more drastic example in this debate is that there have been sixteen different actors who have played Superman since the original show in 1939 (Young, 2013). And of course, the list goes on and on with the reproduction of the Batman movies. We can't forget the epic portrayal of Arnold Schwartzenegger as "Mr. Freeze". (Go ahead and watch for your pure enjoyment and try not to imitate him: http://youtu.be/SRH-Ywpz1_I ). Clearly, no one can compete with his role. How about Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger as the joker? I remember as a young girl being obsessed with the Cat Woman character played by Michelle Pffiefer (even begging to be cat woman for Halloween equipped with a whip-- didn't get the whip for the record). Halle Berry was okay, but to be honest, I hated the newest casting of Anne Hathaway. I just can't unthink her role in the Princess Diaries from my mind. Sorry Anne I do love you, though.

    What are your thoughts? Did you love/hate a certain actor/actress compared to another in a comic movie remake? Let us know!

~Kate

References
Young, P. (2013). 16 Different Actors Portray Superman. Retrieved from
http://screenrant.com/superman-actors-trivia-list/ 

Sounds Amazing

Have you ever closed your eyes during a movie or TV show and just listened? I encourage you to give it a try sometime because you'll soon 'see' that the flashy graphics, bright colors, and fast motions are only a small part of the art of storytelling.

One of the first things a voice actor learns as they begin their training is just how hard it is! While a traditional actor can convey emotions and intentions with movement a voice actor has to do all that with their voice alone.

Casting the right voice is critical to the success of any media project. If the talent can't convey the right intent, the story will suffer.

Here's two examples of how different a famous character would have been with some slight alterations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSm9DDxQv8E

And a funnier take by the amazing talent that is Jim Cummings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLXTDirrQ5w

Till next time- keep listening!

~Jason Mutzfeld

SUPERHEROES

Who doesn't love them?  I think that even if you weren't into super heroes before,  you are now! The Marvel universe has grown in the movie industry the last few years and these movies have reintroduced these amazing characters to generations young and old! Those that have read the comic books have a deeper connection (like Jason), those that have seen the movies (like me) enjoy the new adventure and the way the others light up as they pop off the page. I love the fact that my whole family enjoys it all!

~Michelle Kuder

Hatman & Indigo

Hello bloggers,

      3twins has continued to flourish from our first comic over 9 years ago to its current.  There is a lot of content to go through, and appreciate from its raw creativity and phenomenal scripting, but I would like to start off discussing the Hatman and Indigo Adventures. Hatman and Indigo Comics have inter-weaved its own originality with parodies of stories and depictions that we all have enjoyed both during and before our time. Do not be fooled by the covers, as they display their own creative homage pictorially, but what awaits inside is often a whole different adventure for viewers to enjoy.

      For those new or not quite familiar with 3twins.net I challenge you to explore the 3twins universe, aside from being more then it appears it is family friendly with a wit and humor that any adult can enjoy. For those who are passionate about comics, movies, writers, or directors etc, then our site is for you. Jump on board with plenty of things to collect, share experiences and appreciate the beauty in this site's voice. 3twins.net, most importantly is great family fun only waiting for you and your loved ones to explore. In my next post we will start exploring adventures from our stories such as Star Fetched, Medieville, and first, but not foremost Hatman & Indigo.

Until Next Time

~Michael

Tom

Greeting and salutations 3Twins fans.  My name is Tom Cox and I have working with the 3Twins gang for quite some time now.  I'd tell you exactly but we have been having so much fun that time becomes irrelevant.  That said, I have been asked to blog post from time to time on this site.  Be patient with me, because I have never actually blogged before, but with the great fans we have I know you will all be gentle.

We have lots of exiting things in store so stay tuned for more updates!!!

~Tom 

Website Updates

Greetings 3twins Fans!

If you check out the main page of 3twins.net you no longer see the spread of Hatman & Indigo comics, rather you will be greeted with a site under construction image.  Complied by our very own, Michael Lude, this picture features images from Hatman & Indigo, Star Fetched, Midieville, and Of Mages & Pages.  If you click the image you will be directed to our Comic’s page (if you have flash player installed in your browser).

What are we doing this for? You may be asking. From the early days of 3twins.net our site has been fully flash based, but now there are many devices like macs, smart phones, and tablets that no longer support flash player.  So we have enlisted the help of Never Hall to completely revamp our website making it non-flash friendly.  This is a slow and tedious process, so please be patient, but this new image is step one.

Stay tuned to our blog and Facebook for updates as we progress through this process, as well as sneak peeks at our Wii-U game, Of Mages & Pages.

~Andy

NEW CHARACTER: Leon the Green Wizard!

Greetings 3twins fans!

Today I'd like to show you a new character for our upcoming Wii U game: Of Mages & Pages.  This is Leon the Green Wizard.  If you watched any of our Midieville cartoon shorts, you may recall Leon being mentioned by name in the final installment of the Spellbook saga: http://www.3twins.net/Spell10.html  Here's a little teaser for you, the story discussed in that short plays a large role in the game!

This design comes from the game's Lead Animator, Michael Lude.  He is fast at work on designing all twelve wizards for the wizard council.  I will share them each with you as time goes on.  However, other than Marvin, Leon is the most important wizard in the game!

Stay warm and we'll see you in March!
~Jason

REDESIGN character concept: Anell

Welcome to February 3twins Fans!

Today we look at one of our most familiar characters, the Evil King Anell.  To the top right is an image of how he has looked in the cartoon Midieville thus far.  Below that is the initial concept sheet for his face drawn by Steve Surine (the original artist for Midieville) who is also the creator of Scotty in Hatman & Indigo (follow this link to see Steve's first comic he both wrote and drew).  Finally on the bottom right we have a brand new concept drawing of Anell as he will most likely appear in the Wii U game-Of Mages Pages: Teento's Revenge!

This new concept comes to us from our Lead Animator for the game's cut scenes, Michael Lude.  You may recall Michael from the pages of Hatman & Indigo (follow this link to see one of Michael's amazing artistic feats in the pages of Hatman).

That's all for this week!

-Jason

NEW character concept drawing!

Greetings 3twins fans!

It is always difficult for me to know what to post about and what to keep as a secret with regards to our progress in the game.  Sorry it has been a while since I posted anything.  My grandfather has been in the hospital, so I hope you all understand the delay in new teases.

That being said, today I would like to introduce you to another new character to our Nintendo Wii U game: Of Mages & Pages: Teento's Revenge, Myreej the jester.  Myreej is the royal advisor to the good King Mathos.  These sketches are still a work in progress, so his final design may change, but I wanted to share this with all of you.  These designs come from the newest member of our team, Michael Lude (who some of you may remember from several great Hatman stories like Back to the Beginning)

-Jason

Zapman Remasterd Line Art DONE!!!

Greetings 3twins fans,

Today I won't be talking about the game, but rather an old project that has seen a new step toward completion.  Zapman Remastered, all three parts, are completed in the pencil/ink stage!

S. LaDon Ware has been working on in-game art for our upcoming Of Mages & Pages game for the Nintendo Wii U, but prior to that, he was working on the Zapman Remastered line art in his spare time.  Just yesterday I received the last of those pages!  While I would love to devote the next couple weeks to coloring, recording and editing this story so we could release it on our site, we are just all too busy with the game.  However, I will also mention that work has continued on a "lost" story of Hatman, and our goal is that as soon as our game publishes next fall we will resume publishing comics on our site at a regular rate.  It is good that we will have about 7-10 issues backlogged by that time, so we can continue to work on more games and comics at the same time!

Next week, I should have something really big to show you all for the game, but for now, marvel at the beautiful handiwork of S. LaDon Ware!  I've chosen to share with you a panel from the first page of Zapman Remastered part 3. 

Why are Hatman and Indigo weaving through traffic in the Hatmobile?  Will they reach their destination in time?  Tune in this fall, same HAT time same HAT website!

-Jason