If true I'm going to miss the High Republic rather badly. It was a source of intense amusement for me. "I can’t fathom the approval process here. The navigator is a rock. I loved the tableau with the rock striking a heroic pose with the rest of its intrepid nekama in their action poses. I mean, the vessel is named; “The Vessel.” I’m sure that Claudia Grey thought that this was vastly more clever than naming the ship, “The Ship,” but I’m not seeing...
This weekend Barbie did the impossible and crossed the $1 billion mark. The question all of Hollywood is asking now is; HOW? Barbie is the kind of movie that film executives adore, the kind with a restrained budget that results in unrestrained profit. Barbie isn’t the kind of Disney budget monster where raking in a billion bucks is barely making up for the outlay. The very highest estimate I’ve seen for Barbie’s budget is $150 million. Okay, since the theaters get a...
Welcome to the Arktoons Spotlight, a regular feature at the Arkhaven Blog. The Spotlight is where I take a look at one title from the amazing world of Arkhaven’s webtoons. If you aren’t familiar with Arktoons, this is meant for you. I am the Dark Herald; I do the blogging here at Arkhaven.com. The blog is mostly pop culture news, reviews, and opinion, in short, the usual. And you aren’t here for the blog. You’re here for the webtoons. Arkhaven is different from other webtoons publishers. While...
That is what I keep hearing from younger guys. Okay, obvious baseline statement: Barbie. Was. Not. Made. For. Me. Also, the sky is blue, water is wet, and poop smells like poop. That doesn’t change the fact that by any objective standard Barbie is a substandard story and is heavy handed politically. Starting with little girls apishly smashing their baby dolls to pursue the influencer lifestyle of the very first influencer, Barbie (We don’t talk about Lilli, no, no, NO!). We...
ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR!!! Yesterday, Disney’s stock price almost broke the $90 barrier, it might still be sometime today. That will give Bob Iger one thing he can claim which is all sunshine and puppies at the earnings call on August 8th. It’s pretty much the only thing, but at the end of the day, it’s the only thing stockholders care about. So what happened? It’s not like Haunted Mansion blew it out of the water. The parks are doing...
I know a lot of you have to have wondered, how on Earth did Mickey the Great and Terrible destroy his own phanes and temples so thoroughly and so completely? Well, he had a lot of help. Bob Chapek deserves a lot more credit for this disaster than he ever gets. There are still a bunch of people convinced he was a good man trying his best. Yet the worst of the damage done to Disney was under...
Have you ever walked into an old place and just knew it was wrong somehow? Everybody around you feels the same way, don’t they? Whether it’s a shuttered prison, an unnaturally still place in a dark forest, or a cold basement in a large old house. Of course, you have felt that way. Because that place has a loci. A spirit to the place, and even the most sciencey types will get out of that spot quickly. The concept of a...
Welcome to the Arktoons Spotlight, a regular feature at the Arkhaven Blog. The Spotlight is where I take a look at one title from the amazing world of Arkhaven’s webtoons. If you aren’t familiar with Arktoons, this is meant for you. I am the Dark Herald; I do the blogging here at Arkhaven.com. The blog is mostly pop culture news, reviews, and opinion, in short, the usual. And you aren’t here for the blog. You’re here for the webtoons. Arkhaven is different from other webtoons publishers. While...
UPDATE: There is, I am very worried to say, a sequel to Good Omens that starts tomorrow. They used the entire book in the first series. There was no material OG material that supports a sequel. This is concerning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GljnUA6Ll0 The following discussion took place in Cataline’s car back in late 1980 something. Buddy (holding up a cassette tape): Dude, I didn’t know you were a Queen fan. Cataline: Dude, I’m not. Buddy: Then where did this come from? Cataline: I have...
I am very reluctant to report on rumors of Kathleen Kennedy’s impending demise as CEO of LucasFilm for the same reason everybody else it. That rumor has been sailing around since The Last Jedi and that franchise trainwreck is coming up in its seventh anniversary this year. Every time some new Star Wars-related disaster strikes, the rumor mill gins up again. No one could believe her contract would be extended in 2021 but the expiration date came and went with no sign...
