http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3AMSipher deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:MSipher en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:41:38 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Isle-of-Rangoon-367740287 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Isle-of-Rangoon-367740287 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:03:19 PDT The Isle of Rangoon! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2013 ~MSipher
It has puppets! It has riffs! It has reviews of movies cheesy! It has original sketch comedy! It has advice from an eldritch abomination from before time as he lives out his retirement in a modest apartment in Florida! And we have big plans in the coming months!

PS: Please turn the adblockers off for our site, as well as for our hosting site Blip.TV, since a mere 30-second ad means we get that little tiny bit of income to make our lives easier. For ma ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Rangoon-Reviews-feat-Derrick-Wyatt-305051789 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Rangoon-Reviews-feat-Derrick-Wyatt-305051789 Tue, 29 May 2012 02:22:23 PDT Rangoon Reviews (feat. Derrick Wyatt!) nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2012-2013 ~MSipher
Yes, it's a review of the classic (kinda) Transformers episode "B.O.T.", and joining our Rangoon reviewers are Internet Personality Vangelus (of that Guy With The Glasses fame) and... drum frill... character designer for Teen Titans Go!, Transformers animated, Ben 10 Omniverse and more, :iconTheAmazingMumbo: Derrick J. Wyatt! Plus appearances by Dan "G1 Bumblebee" Gilvezan, :iconItsWalky: David "Shortpacked" Willis and more!

Check out our vids, subscribe, com ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/New-project-Isle-of-Rangoon-286385613 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/New-project-Isle-of-Rangoon-286385613 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:35:24 PST New project: Isle of Rangoon! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2012-2013 ~MSipher Our first video is up on Youtube now!

What the hell is The Isle of Rangoon?

I'm glad I pretended that you asked that question! The Isle of Rangoon is a new video series from Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop, two guys who write about fictional robots, among other things.

Shot in glorious Videoic Entertainmation (TM?), it features the exploits of the Rangoons, a race of creatures sometimes mistaken for puppets from an island in the South Pacific. Join Starchibald, Sunny Jim, Dr. Why, Old Man Cthulhu, Argle, Bargle, and tho ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TF-Animated-quot-The-Stunti-Con-Job-quot-in-comi-269612320 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TF-Animated-quot-The-Stunti-Con-Job-quot-in-comi-269612320 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:02:24 PST TF Animated "The Stunti-Con Job" in comi nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Plus it opens with the two-page "Moving Violations" comic penned by myself and Trent Troop! And it finishes up with SIXTEEN PAGES of the Allspark Almanac Addendum! More information on the comic characters, toys, and even some words from David "Optimus and Lugnut" Kaye!

BUY IT. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Mega-Man-s-bright-future-268587560 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Mega-Man-s-bright-future-268587560 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:32:25 PST Mega Man's bright future nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
And it's NOT going to be because of the release of any game. Nope.

It's going to come from a successful, long-running comic, a series of manga and art books, and a steady stream of merchandise both low-end (keychains, nostalgic t-shirts, etc) and high-end (really damn nice model kits and collectible figures).

Because THAT is the stuff that grows the brand beyond a video game and keeps it going. You think Batman or Spider-Man are huge now based solely on their media of genesis, comic books? Hell no. It's all the stuff around it.

The merchandise, the books, all this stuff we have now isn't "ext ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Will-Art-For-Droids-the-Star-Wars-kind-264166266 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Will-Art-For-Droids-the-Star-Wars-kind-264166266 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:21:54 PDT Will Art For Droids (the Star Wars kind) nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Listed here are high-priority parts, as I need them either to complete a droid or for very specific kitbashes. Certainly get you more...

- U-3PO head in sterling-silver. Early runs had sterling-silver paint, later changed to champagne-silver. Just need the sterl noggin.
- HK-47 right arm
- R3-A2 domes (clear with orange)

And then, ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Dear-Mega-Man-fans-SHUT-UP-263831242 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Dear-Mega-Man-fans-SHUT-UP-263831242 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:29:01 PDT Dear Mega Man fans: SHUT UP. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
It galls me, the depths of whining immaturity I've seen from the Mega Man fandom in the last several months. It's at the point where even simple, positive, fun stuff is greeted with FUCK YOU CAPCOM YOU GET NO MONEY UNTIL YOU MAKE THE GAME I HAVE DECIDED I DESERVE YOU ARE KICKING THE FANDOM IUN THE NUTS BWARRRGH, Veruca-Salt-like solipsistic temper-tantrums. Every single news item is greeted with a slurry of people's bitter confirmation bias, as they have determined that Capcom is personally pissing on their cornflakes out of sheer spite.

They're not. I'm ready to, though.

It's okay to be disappointed that th ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/What-Can-t-Derrick-Wyatt-Climb-262466157 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/What-Can-t-Derrick-Wyatt-Climb-262466157 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:46:38 PDT What Can't Derrick Wyatt Climb? nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Tune in for the exciting adventures of exploring the limits of Derrick J. Wyatt's climbing ability!

And yes,  I'm talking about the real :iconTheAmazingMumbo: ! ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Great-Mega-Comic-Opinion-Switcharoo-255208467 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Great-Mega-Comic-Opinion-Switcharoo-255208467 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:28:32 PDT The Great Mega Comic Opinion Switcharoo nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Joe-Ruby-talks-about-the-American-Mega-Man-cartoon-251175333 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Joe-Ruby-talks-about-the-American-Mega-Man-cartoon-251175333 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:47:41 PDT Joe Ruby talks about the American Mega Man cartoon nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
http://siphersaysstuff.tumblr.com/post/8519989554/joerubyinterview

Info on the development, the toyeticness, and some rumors! ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/On-the-Mega-Man-game-cancellations-and-UMVC3-243918912 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/On-the-Mega-Man-game-cancellations-and-UMVC3-243918912 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:48:01 PDT On the Mega Man game cancellations (and UMVC3) nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
That's one that frankly, I was unsurprised at and generally felt okay with. Seriously, it looked kinda bad. I really would want a lot more than a level editor based on MM2 and the ability to play as non-MM characters. I know some people creamed over the animated "opener" sequence, with questions as to how they could work with classic and X characters in the same thing, but... that's an anime opener. As I once asked out loud to the Square presenters after their "look at all the pre-rendered movie stuff for this new game called Pa ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TF-Club-update-Transhuman-227193883 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TF-Club-update-Transhuman-227193883 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:32:02 PDT TF Club update: Transhuman! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Enjoy the latest piece of mayhem in the reverse universe! ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Look-a-Tumblr-or-something-216028677 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Look-a-Tumblr-or-something-216028677 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:26:36 PDT Look, a Tumblr or something. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
There. I have a tumblr thing now.

Whee.

(Let's see if this lasts more than a month.) ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Could-Watch-A-MegaMan-Let-s-Play-Instead-218006943 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Could-Watch-A-MegaMan-Let-s-Play-Instead-218006943 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:42:16 PDT Could Watch A MegaMan Let's Play Instead nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
It really isn't any better than the first. I'm getting very discouraged here.

It's not the WORST thing it could have been... but in order to be worse it would have had to have gone to a not-family-friendly publisher that would try and make the silly, bright classic MegaMan all dark and gritty. So at least Archie is trying to keep the tone light, which I feel is VITAL to classic Mega.

As it is, though, it's just BORING. It's basically like reading a supercondensed walkthrough: "Go to BombMan's stage. Get his Hyper Bomb. Go to GutsMan's stage. Beat him with the Hyper Bomb. Go to CutMan's stage... ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Archie-MegaMan-book-218533732 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-Archie-MegaMan-book-218533732 Tue, 24 May 2011 12:38:03 PDT The Archie MegaMan book... nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Perfectly serviceable, but not very exciting.

I mean, it didn't really break any new ground. It didn't do anything particularly funny or thrilling. It was a very by-the-numbers go at the origin. I can only hope that they give the Robot Masters some personality beyond "isn't being evil fun?!" in future issues.

And the art, well, I'm not particularly a fan of Spaz's stuff. It's kinda... stiff and weird. Seriously, I was shocked to see Wily have any expression other than "psychotically grinning so we see every last tooth in his skull with his eyebrows furrowed down somewhere around his mustache", which ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Rumor-they-got-robots-out-Californy-way-218847196 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Rumor-they-got-robots-out-Californy-way-218847196 Mon, 09 May 2011 22:52:21 PDT Rumor they got robots out Californy way. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
We debated getting an art alley table, but not really enough we could put together in time. But we'll be on panels, including the MSTF presentation, and around all weekend. Say hi and stuff. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/quot-Moving-Violations-quot-originals-auctions-218990579 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/quot-Moving-Violations-quot-originals-auctions-218990579 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:02:43 PDT "Moving Violations" originals auctions! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
Win one and I'll even throw in a headshot of the Animated character of your choice on the envelope.

Check out the auctions HERE!

Thank you, won't we? ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Attributed-Mega-Man-Tribute-219270168 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Attributed-Mega-Man-Tribute-219270168 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:11:05 PDT Attributed! (Mega Man Tribute) nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
But I got the email, and I'm in. Woot. Well, not just me, the winning piece was a collaborative effort with the ever-awesome :iconTrentTroop: S. Trent Troop. The other piece was pretty much almost wholly me with some color advice/assist from Trent, but I'm really pretty happy that the piece that made it in did. It's certainly... different than the usual fare (probably WHY it fared better), and it feels really right that it was something the both of ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Moving-Violations-220192071 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Moving-Violations-220192071 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:22:23 PST Moving Violations! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
"Moving Violations" brings some new faces to the Animated universe, and over the course of the next two weeks, I'll be giving you all a better look at them! We've seen the big two, t ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Back-in-the-saddle-plus-prints-for-sale-220237580 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Back-in-the-saddle-plus-prints-for-sale-220237580 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:52:39 PST Back in the saddle (plus prints for sale!) nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Insomnia-Mega-Man-and-convention-appearances-221192268 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Insomnia-Mega-Man-and-convention-appearances-221192268 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:22:25 PST Insomnia, Mega Man, and convention appearances. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2011-2013 ~MSipher
I'm getting too old for this all-nighter shit.

Speaking of not sleeping, I might be attending RoundCon in South Carolina in a few short weeks. Happy to discuss Transformers ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/So-much-for-updating-222040089 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/So-much-for-updating-222040089 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:51:18 PST So much for updating. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2010-2013 ~MSipher
Thanks to everyone who've found my crap even though I haven't updated in over a year. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-hell-have-I-been-and-the-hell-am-I-going-231054274 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/The-hell-have-I-been-and-the-hell-am-I-going-231054274 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:06:23 PDT The hell have I been, and the hell am I going? nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2009-2013 ~MSipher
More art should come in time.

Trent Troop and I will be attending the 2009 official G.I. Joe convention, as we have written not one, not two, but three different Joe comics that will be available at the show, including the comic that comes with the big box set of Crimson Viper toys. If you're in or around Kansas City, MO on Saturday the 15th, come on down. We'll be on a panel at 9am, and hanging around ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Juicy-self-indulgence-233322558 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Juicy-self-indulgence-233322558 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:11:42 PST Juicy self-indulgence. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2009-2013 ~MSipher
Things progress here. I have a few pieces to put up eventually, now that my latest BradyGames project has wound down. I'm in the middle of working on the bio art for BotCon 2009's attendance-exclusive figure to boot.

My three-month-old puppy is a whopping 24 pounds, and he's exceptionally healthy according to the vet. Oh, he's going to be huge. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-233322562 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-233322562 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:09:56 PST Devious Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2009-2013 ~MSipher http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/I-live-sorta-234775412 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/I-live-sorta-234775412 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:55:53 PST I live... sorta. nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
But now things are winding down, I have some backlogged stuff to put up, which I shall get to. I'll probably toss a few handpainted figure customs on here too, from both Transformers Animated and Star Wars.

If you're a Transformers fan, please visit TFwiki.net today! The database is ever-growing, with full episode synopses of nearly the entire run of Japanese TF cartoons, "Robots in Disguis ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TFwiki-net-is-GO-235313860 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/TFwiki-net-is-GO-235313860 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:49:05 PDT TFwiki.net is GO! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
You can now find us at www.tfwiki.net (also www.tfwiki.info). Virtually the entire community of the old wiki has moved over, and is dedicated to cataloguing the minutia and the meta of all of Transformers ever. From one-shot hi-then-die UK comic characters to detailed pages on the Japanese TV series epsiodes (including a COMPLETE set of pages on the entire run of Headmasters and Masterf ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/When-It-Rains-It-Snows-I-Wonder-Why-235792067 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/When-It-Rains-It-Snows-I-Wonder-Why-235792067 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:30:00 PDT When It Rains It Snows, I Wonder Why nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
1) House! We're yea close to owning our first home, leaving the world of apartment-renting behind. It's nerve-racking, soul-sucking, and confusing, but we're very close. I'll be glad when it's over... not just for having a house, but just because it's godsdamned over.

2) I'm back to doing contract work for BradyGames, huzzah! The world of playing video games to death opens before me again. I'm hoping this will lead to more and more projects with them. I real ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/US-out-of-North-America-And-PACKERS-236070993 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/US-out-of-North-America-And-PACKERS-236070993 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:35:28 PDT US out of North America! And PACKERS! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
And someone has gone and vandalised the pump I end up using.

Over the Spanish pump instructions, they have scrawled out in permanent marker:

"ENGLISH NOT MEXICO"

Irony is delicious sometimes. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/I-Lowtech-236346257 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/I-Lowtech-236346257 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:12:34 PDT I, Lowtech nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
Those of you who are members of the Club should have gotten the latest magazine with the 1-page teaser. We're proud to say that we got the amazing NICK ROCHE (IDW Spotlights for Shockwave, Hot Rod, Kup) on art duties, and he always blows the roof off the place. The story itself... well, it's a fair bit different from the norm. And not just because it's set in Axiom Nexus, the TFs' interdimension ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/George-Carlin-is-dead-236367273 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/George-Carlin-is-dead-236367273 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:43:42 PDT George Carlin is dead... nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
Carlin was right, humanity is doomed. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Animated-Great-or-Greatest-236525903 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Animated-Great-or-Greatest-236525903 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:18:39 PDT Animated: Great or Greatest? nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
I've been detail-painting up the toys, as I also do a good amount of painting. Expect to see the results soonish, plus the repainted "Heroes of Cybertron" PVC figurines.

And, of course, more art. ]]> http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Scraps-236595294 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Scraps-236595294 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:01:32 PDT Scraps! nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Who-the-Hell-am-I-236632575 http://msipher.deviantart.com/journal/Who-the-Hell-am-I-236632575 Sat, 31 May 2008 14:32:44 PDT Who the Hell am I? nonadult journals/personal MSipher http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/s/msipher.png Copyright 2008-2013 ~MSipher
For several years, I wrote strategy guides for BradyGames. Predominantly for the MegaMan series, but a few other choice titles, such as the last two Kingdom Hearts books, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, and Transformers: The Game (fer the big movie).

As that whole scene has slowed down, I've been recruited by Fun Publications for the Official Transformers Collectors' Club, primarily as a writer (Ne ]]>