Yearly Archives - 2023

12Oct

Disney’s Latest Public Relations Stray Voltage: EA Merger & RCID 

Just a couple for today. Some things that made the headlines, or to be more exact Disney put in the headlines.  First up, rumors are suddenly flying around that Disney wants to buy Electronic Arts. Darklings: What? Seriously? Disney can barely keep the lights on as it is. Which would be a good reason to buy something expensive. I know it’s counterintuitive because when you and I buy something expensive, we have to pay money for it and we no longer have...

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11Oct

DC Comics Pitch Meeting

It has reached the point where I have to occasionally be forcibly reminded that DC Comics remains in existence. I wouldn't remember otherwise.The movies are easier to remember, although that is decidedly a double-edged sword. Once Aquaman 2 fails the era of the Gunn-verse will properly begin. Frankly, I'm not too certain it's going to last all that long. Thanks to Marvel the superhero genre is on life support. It says so much about DC's current...

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10Oct

He’s B-A-A-A-ACK! 

Hollywood is shocked and aghast today. The whole business world has been left reeling by the news. Nelson Peltz is launching another bid to get on the Walt Disney Company Board of Directors.  Who could have foreseen this? Well, me for one.  I predicted this was coming several times this past year. #TheDarkHeraldWasRight Peltz has literally tripled the amount of shares that his Trion Group controls. This makes Nelson Peltz about the fifth biggest stockholder in Disney. Given the price of Disney stock...

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09Oct

RE:View Something Wicked This Way Comes 

“First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys.” That fantastic line is the opener for Ray Bradbury’s classic boys' horror story Something Wicked This Way Comes. And it is one of the few parts of the story that Disney got right. There are plenty of critics of this movie whose entire criticism is based on its, admittedly, sub-par interpretation of the story.  I sympathize.   When I first saw the movie, I hadn’t read the book yet, so my own...

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04Oct

The Dark Herald Does Not Recommend: Ahsoka 

I think it’s safe to say that The Star Wars Holiday Special is in no way the worst show in the franchise. I’ll give it credit where it’s due, it felt more like a Galaxy, Far, Far Away than anything I’ve seen since 2017. At least the Holiday Special was a self contained story. Ahsoka is nothing short of an ad for Star Wars The Next Thing.  LucasFilm is currently controlled by the Portland Community College Creative Writing faculty. Or it...

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02Oct

The Wreck of the Halcyon 

This weekend was the final running of the Disney World’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser.  An attraction that is without question the greatest failure in the entire history of Disney Parks.   River Country was possibly a more expensive failure but that waterpark was closed due to mechanical failures not a lack of interest.  The cost-benefit analysis of repairing River Country versus building a new waterpark was math that came down hard against Disney’s first swimming hole.  Superstar Limousine was a much worse concept...

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29Sep

Arkhaven Spotlight: Halloween Special #3

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 webtoon publishers.  While...

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