There has been a big reshuffle of release dates for Disney movies. All of them have been delayed at least a few months. Now some of this is understandable. The Covid Coof looks like it is finally going from pandemic to endemic status, so a brief delay while people get used to going back to the theaters makes sense. Also, there is the serious possibility of a strike by the production workers union. The gaffers,...
... And I've brought someone with me!I always wanted to use that line. Anyway, the other living dead in question is John Lasseter. Who in all of ten minutes absolutely and completely owns his former company. Remember when Pixar could actually make something that could touch the heart? I know, I know it's been a while but there was a time it could make you laugh and cry in the space of a few minutes. And Lasseter...
REPOST: Still sick and yearning for death. Enjoy some more Best of the Dark Herald. Or don't. I honestly couldn't care less.Cleopatra VII would make for an intriguing Nationalist heroine today. Her entire life was spent fighting for her country’s nationhood. It was a fight she lost but she gave it literally everything she had.The last native Egyptian dynasty ended when Psamtik III was defeated in the Persian invasion. He was carried off in chains and later “committed suicide.”...
On the off chance that I beat the odds and the subject comes up, my last words absolutely were NOT, "I should have taken the vaccine."
Oops.***Spoiler Alert***If you are curious about the Rotten Tomatoes Score it is:83% Critic's Score (of course)00% Audience (RT is not reporting audience scores. I wonder fucking why?)UPDATE: This wouldn't have been the disaster it's going to be if EON had made it clear in Casino Royale that James Bond is a cover identity that has been passed from agent to agent since WWII. Think about it, Ian Flemming's original Bond would have had to have been...
Well maybe.Small Screen is reporting that Disney has a Punisher series in development for Hulu."First, it claims that Marvel Studios is aggressively negotiating with Jon Bernthal to have him reprise the role of Frank Castle.(Small Screen) claims, 'The word around the Marvel camp is that Jon Bernthal really wants to play The Punisher again but has been negotiating hard on the contract.'The scooper then notes, 'They’re developing a series for The Punisher and desperately negotiating to have Jon Bernthal...
If Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert had had a baby it would look like Apple TV’s Foundation…No, that isn’t it. How about, if Apple TV’s programming chief wanted to buy Dune and it wasn’t available it would look like Apple TV’s Foundation? Yeah, that’s the ticket.Foundation by Isaac Asimov is one of the most over-rated books in the history of science fiction. It just isn’t as good as most people think it is. The idea of a galactic empire falling, with an ensuing Dark...
“The reason comic books are dying is that people just plain don't want to read them anymore. It has nothing to do with them having gone so-called, ‘Woke.’” That is the explanation people like Dan Slott are giving for the complete collapse of the American comic book. There is, of course, the problem of Manga sales. Their reply to that is, “(*snort*) M-a-n-g-a, those aren’t comic books.”But the real problem for their argument is webtoons. They generated 100 billion views in 2019. Think about that, ...
In honor of our newest artist Joe Bennet. This week's BIC Arktoons Roundup spotlighted Brazil's comic book culture.The first Brazilian comic strip anthology magazine, O Tico-Tico began publication in 1905, twenty-eight years before Funnies on Parade hit the shelves. O Tico-Tico would stay in print until 1977, which sadly beats out the vast majority of Brazilian comics.Given the problems of distribution and severe competition from American and Japanese imports, Brazilian titles tend to have a short shelf life. ...
Remember the toilet paper shortage?I actually used the one below when I was in the barracks. We weren't allowed to have hotplates back then. At least not in CONUS. Although you need to put foil over the iron or your service shirts are going to smell like pizza.
