Outpost Productions caters to a wide audience of Geek Pop Culture in Malaysia recognising that geeky fans are often passionate on not just one but multiple fandoms. In our ideal world, Star Wars fans and Trekkies peacefully co-exist. Same with comic book geeks who love both Marvel and DC. We publish geeky content here and support local pop culture events with fan engagements and coverage. MTFBWY and Live Long & Prosper!
Fans of American comic books take note the Superheroes Comic Art Fair 2017 kicked off last weekend at the venerable Sungei Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur. Featuring a handful of professional comic book artists, the fair runs over the school holidays next week until 26 March 2017.
Here's what happened during the event launch day:
Event guests (left to right): Xan Lee (Wonder Woman), Redcode, Michael Chuah, Jimbo Salgado, Sg. Wang management rep, Alan Quah.
Fair at the main concourse of Sg. Wang Plaza.
Malaysian artist Alah Quah talks to Media Prima on this comic career.
Insight into how American comics are developed.
Biography of the guest artists and their sample works.
Live drawing session by Jim Salgado (left) and Michael Chuah.
Jim Salgado from Philippines putting the finishing touches on his Daredevil drawing.
Jim Salgado (left) and Michael Chuah with their finished artworks after almost 2 hours of drawing.
Cosplayer Xan Lee as Wonder Woman as seen in last year's Batman V Superman movie.
Batman cosplay joins Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman "battling" and over-enthusiastic DC fan.
Here's the upcoming event itinerary (subject to change without notice):
Saturday, 18/3/2017
11.30am-1.00pm, Ario Anindito & Alan Quah Live drawing
2.30pm-3.45pm, Behind The Scene Video & Sharing Session with ARIO ANINDITO & ALAN QUAH
Last week, Marvel fans throughout the
world rejoiced seeing Hugh Jackman #OneLastTime as Logan / Wolverine
in cinemas, closing a 17-year cinematic journey for the world's most
famous mutant. Just one month earlier, another ripple veterbrated in
Fox's Marvel universe with the introduction of new character from
comics to television, Legion. Although one of the lesser known
mutants, Legion has been in the comics over 30 years since 1985 and
may be more recognised as the lovechild of X-Men leader, Professor X
himself. He is also arguably one of the most powerful mutants in
existence with all-manner of powers but afflicted with mental
disorders manifesting split personalities.
Legion's TV poster (top) seems to take inspiration of this X-Men comic cover of the namesake character in 1995.
If you want to know more about the
comic version of Legion check out this brief video:
Anyway, this new TV incarnation of
Legion centers around the character's human alter-ego, David Haller
(Dan Stevens) psychological journey in an 8-part mini-series
produced by FX Productions and Marvel Television. Legion’s
executive producers include Noah Hawley and John Cameron, the pair
responsible for FOX’s Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning series
Fargo on FX. The Legion executive production team also includes the
award-winning director, writer and producer Bryan Singer, who
kicked-off the X-Men movie franchise in year 2000.
Official synopsis for the series:
Legion is the story of David Haller (Dan Stevens), a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s and institutionalized once again, David loses himself in the rhythm of the structured regimen of life in the hospital: breakfast, lunch, dinner, therapy, medications, sleep. David spends the rest of his time in companionable silence alongside his chatterbox friend Lenny (Aubrey Plaza), a fellow patient whose life-long drug and alcohol addiction has done nothing to quell her boundless optimism that her luck is about to change. The pleasant numbness of David’s routine is completely upended with the arrival of a beautiful and troubled new patient named Syd (Rachel Keller). Inexplicably drawn to one another, David and Syd share a startling encounter, after which David must confront the shocking possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees may actually be real.
A haunted man, David escapes from the hospital and seeks shelter with his sister Amy (Katie Aselton). But Amy’s concern for her brother is trumped by her desire to protect the picture perfect suburban life she’s built for herself. Eventually, Syd guides David to Melanie Bird (Jean Smart), a nurturing but demanding therapist with a sharp mind and unconventional methods. She and her team of specialists – Ptonomy (Jeremie Harris), Kerry (Amber Midthunder) and Cary (Bill Irwin) – open David’s eyes to an extraordinary new world of possibilities.
Find out more about the cast of Legion in this featurette:
Read reviews of the Pilot episode "Chapter 1" by IGN rated 9.3, non-spoiler) and locally by Star2 (rated 8.5). Key word: Trippy!
A local activation event on the series Premiere week for Legion took place at Sunway Pyramid from 9 to 12 February 2017. #ProjectLegion conducted "psyche evaluations" and our Outpost Commander was admitted as a patient. After a some tests and trippy trip through the "mirror universe", he was discharged as still functionally fit for society subject to medication (candy pills).
#ProjectLegion activation event at Sunway Pyramid.
Our Outpost Commander admitted for psyche evaluation.
Legion is currently mid-way through it's first season and on-air same day as US here in Malaysia on FOX, Astro channel 724 every Thursday, 9.00pm. "Chapter 5" just released at the time of this blog post so that's just 3 more episodes to go.
Thanks for the kind folks at Fox TV Asia, we have 10 Legion t-shirts to GIVEAWAY to our faithful geek followers. For a chance to WIN these goodies, follow these simple steps:
Share this Blog post on your Facebook timeline with something nice to say about Legion and/or Outpost, e.g. "Legion blows my mind because I can now get trippy every Thursday at 9pm on FOX, Astro channel 724", or "I love Outpost Productions because I get to geek-out so much from their latest pop culture intel". Creative input will grant you favour.
Include hashtags #LegionFoxMY #OutpostGiveaway
WIN this official Legion t-shirt, courtesy of Fox TV Asia.
BONUS for X-Men cosplayers!
Post your photo cosplaying any mutant character from the X-Men universe (TV, movies, comics) to participate instead and also receive Legion schizophrenia meds (actually candy pills-lah!) to maintain your sanity. Please name the character being cosplayed in your post and paste in the following message:
Find-out more about Legion and how to win free stuff at www.Outpost.com.my
#LegionFoxMY #OutpostGiveaway
Sample cosplay entry photo:
I am MAGNETO.
Find out more about Legion and how to win free stuff at www.Outpost.com.my
#LegionFoxMY #OutpostGiveaway
Set your post privacy to public so we can see it and remember the hashtags so we can look for it.
Contest closes Thursday 16 March 2017, 11.59pm. Thereafter stay tuned to our Facebook Page Outpost Productions over the next few days to find out whether you have won!
The small print (contest terms & conditions):
Participation only for residents in Malaysia.
Selection of winners will be solely at our discretion.
Winners will announced on our Facebook Page anytime after 17 March 2017. It is the winners' own responsibility to lookout for the announcement and respond accordingly to the redemption instructions given.
Giveaways will be sent to winners' mailing address (within Malaysia) by courier. We will not be responsible for successful delivery.
We reserve the right to revise these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.
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