Monthly Archives - May 2022

Webtoon Rumors-Conan The Barbarian

Intriguing if true. Here is the part that isn't a rumor. Tencent or to be more accurate Conan Properties International Is recalling their license from Marvel Comics.  My initial reaction was, that’s too bad it was the only and I do mean only Marvel or even mainstream comic I was still reading on the regular. Now I’m sure a few of you were surprised that Marvel wasn’t trying to turn Conan gay or Trans or genderswapped or there was some barbarian lesbian that was...

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Doctor Strange Craters On Its Second Week

Doctor Strange and Multiverse of Madness plunged 67% at the box office.  Strongly indicating there is very little repeat business for this movie. While it is still possible that it will crack the $1 billion mark it is now going to be a long uphill slog to do it. More likely it will leg out between $850 and $950 million. Doctor Strange 2 needs (at a guess) $750 million to break even due to its prolonged delay.  It will do that but there is...

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The Dark Herald Recommends Doctor Strange and Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange (2016) wasn’t the biggest or best of the Marvel movies but it certainly wasn’t at the bottom of their all-time leader board either.  It says a lot about the current state of Marvel that I automatically think of the MCU in the past tense.  As if I’m referring to Republic Pictures or Keystone Studios. The Marvel films from five years ago are just as gone as the silent movies. It’s as if the real Marvel left along with Stan Lee. Anyway,...

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The Scarlet Hypocrite

From Bounding Into Comics: "Olsen commented about how she felt like her Civil War costume was one of her least favorite outfits that “needed an upgrade.” In 2018, Olsen stated that she did not like how “revealing” some of her older costumes were. “It would just not be a cleavage corset. I like corsets, but I’d like it to be higher. Everyone has these things that cover them—Tessa Thompson does, Scarlett does. I would like to cover up a bit,” she said. “It’s funny...

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The Martian Doorway

There was an intriguing formation photographed by the Curiosity rover. Give it time and it will be up there with the Face on Mars and the Nazca Lines. I found out about this at 2:00 am and quickly pounded this out. My late-night state of mind kind of shows: Reuters News Service, Houston Texas, 5:20 pm CDT. NASA Director, Galeraraack the Banth Devourer: The apparent doorway is most likely just a shear fracture due to some recent temblors. In all...

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Wanda and Multiverse of Madness First Impressions

I only watched this damn thing because I’ve been skipping too much pop culture of late and I was overdue to take one for the team.  And boy did I ever. Assuming I can steal time to write this any time soon, it’s going to be a Recommends With Reservations. My version of the two-star review.  My criteria for Does Not Recommend is, that there is no reason to see this movie and truthfully there are actually a few reasons to see this...

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Reedy Creek Lawsuit Thrown Out

This. is my shocked face. To the surprise of no one with a brain, the lawsuit filed by Osceola and Orange country "residents," has been chucked by the judge. Background information here. If I get time today, I'll do a post on the Disney earnings call. As a man who both cooks and is a writer of fiction, I can't wait to see this masterpiece of unfounded optimism. UPDATE: Earnings call post is not going to happen tonight. I forgot the kind...

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We All Love The Last Jedi Now

No seriously, we’ve had a massive change of heart about it. All of the shill sites are suddenly writing articles about how Star Wars fans have decided that the Last Jedi, is upon second viewing a few years down the road, a masterpiece. A brilliant and bold reimagining of Star Wars lore.  And that we are now all enthralled with how Luke’s character arc to recovering hope thanks to Rey is a wonderous thing that breathes new life into a franchise that...

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Unshocking Kenobi Leaks

Yep. It's a Kathleen Kennedy show. #DoomcockWasWrong. There are now some late in the day leaks about Kenobi. And of course, he gets the Luke Skywalker treatment from Kathleen Kennedy. From That Park Place: "Star Wars will be retconned so that Obi-Wan Kenobi failed to protect Luke Skywalker… and in fact an inquisitor had the opportunity to kill him as a boy. However, out of goodness in her heart, she overcomes the desire to kill him and instead sacrifices her...

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