BACK IN BLACK (and yellow)!

Ahh... Nothing like the cool crisp weather of fall to make sure that it is just nice enough to want to stay in bed but groovy enough outside to not have to. That being the case I thought I would fire up the keyboard and indulge my 2 readers with thrilling tales of and mayhem from HAZARD Studio...

For this week's Martial Moment... We take a look at a demonstration of Shorinji (small forest) Kempo as well as Araki Ryu Kenpo. Following these are an example of Daito ryu, one of the fore-runners of Aikido as well as Tenshin Katori Shinto ryu, one of the oldest martial arts in Japan. This video is a nice cross section of Japanese Martial Arts. Very cool stuff... Just be sure to turn down the music as it is moderately annoying on a computer speaker...




Also, if you have a knack for super hero gaming and are looking for some fresh ideas on the subjects, tune into The Super Hero Summit Podcast, put on by the fine folks of Fist full of comics and games. Every episode they take a look at the super hero genre and how you can put that into the context of your games.

As for HAZARD Studios, we have been busy since I got drafted back into civilian life. One of the bigger things that we have been doing is adding more artists. Artists by nature are a flighty group (WHAT ARE YOU SAYING you bone head... you are an artist!). While their skills are in high demand in the comics and gaming industries, more often than not you end up dealing with a flake that can't complete an assignment, has a billion excuses, or worse, takes a job and then vanishes into a puff of smoke when the job is nearing deadline. That being said, our spotlight this week is on the fantastic work of Marco Da'Rosa. Take a peak and let us know what you think. Marco is just getting his art on track after being deployed and should be up for hire any minute now.

Having just finished working on a project for Arbor Productions, we are once again turning our sights onto our 4c project. Released a year ago now, 4C is starting to come into its own as a gaming product and bringing forward some talented folks to forge some support for the “re-invented” marvelous system. Stop by our 4c page or if you like, take a trip over to High Moon Media and check out the active forums talking about all things 4C.

Well, that is all for now but tune in next week for our next installment...

until then keep it real and keep it HAZARDous...

Regards, Walt