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A Comic Book Writing Journal, Frequency of 7

  A Comic Book Writing Journal, The Frequency of 7 by Jacob Malewitz Wordpress 100 F Scott Fitzgerald in Manhattan, 2 Blue Columbia in coffee and heroes – 4/29 "7 Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa is one of the finest films ever created. I originally watched it in high school, but definitely did not watch it there. Actually, I grabbed it from the library, sat down, and watched a VHS copy of the story of how one village, hounded by evil doers, needed the help of samurai. And not just any samurai, and not just any number of samurai. The actual Japanese title was different, but the number "7" came from the number of samurai hired by the villagers. These men were odd balls to be sure, some funny, some odd, some disciplined, all with character and life, and portrayed with talent. It's been a few years since I watched the DVD version of Akira Kurosawas film masterpiece, but it's an ever present part of my storytelling process. And by storytelling,I am hinting at comic...
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Carthraginians Civilization 4, Longest Game, on Civilization Monarchies, a New Page Journal

 200 white, 20 black  Carthraginians Civilization 4, Longest Game By Jacob Malewitz Art of the Chessboard, 200 Wordpress, 1 Big Blog Gigs 4 Blue Vest, 100 When you are playing Carthage in Civilization or Age of Empires, you need to build your capitol first. You should protect your capitol at a point.  Points matter on maps: you can win game if you have a strong point. Some capitols are odd. My city was built far from enemies. On the other hand -- example -- Tokyo was built right next to a powerful city. I thought I could get a port. I thought I could win with a port. The Carthraginians civilization, in time, could win with ship. In this game, I won with ship. I could win money off these ships, I could explore, and my idea in most games is colony. I could not lose a city early. This is always a win. In Civilization 4, if you lose or win a city, you lose or win a city. Much like other games, for every loss a win, unless you are playing Chess. I could not lose a ship early. ...
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