By David on December 17, 2008
The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has another L.A. Weekly article, this time about a Top Space Cowboys from TV and Film, featuring Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop (he’s number two). Here’s an excerpt:
Spike Wins Second Place Space Cowboy Race!
Heroes of the Final Frontier: Top 5 Space Cowboys from TV and Film
Number Two – Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop: From the U.S. to Japan, space cowboys have captured the imagination of sci-fi fans. Joss Whedon’s short-lived television series Firefly became a cult classic, spawning a feature film, several books, including comics, a role-playing game and a fan convention. More recently, producer Erwin Stoff (The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly) announced that he has a live-action film version of the popular anime Cowboy Bebop in the works…(Continue reading at LAWeekly.com)
Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others.
Posted in Anime News | Tagged cowboy bebop, space cowboy anime, spike spiegel
I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
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