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16FebFebruary 16, 2021

Ma Bell is Pulling the Trigger on DC

Where there is smoke there is not necessarily fire but that said, there is a LOT of smoke here.However, be advised we are entering the rumor zone. I do not have direct contact with any of the players. But these rumors do make sense, the sources have been reliable in past and the word is that……Diamond Distributers is buying DC Comics. Beloved Reader: What is Diamond Distributors? You ask and the Dark Herald answers:When I was a kid there was no such thing as...

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14FebFebruary 14, 2021

Originality Is Not Quality Storytelling

Tropes work for a reason. Story structures that are tried and true also work for a reason.It comes down to heroism and what makes a compelling character. All too many comic books in the last thirty years have tried to peddle nonsense like "evil is not truly evil, it's misunderstood!" and "there's no such thing as a true hero, everyone is flawed!" The problem with these storytelling structures is it objectively rings false. I hate giving Star Wars as examples,...

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13FebFebruary 13, 2021

The Gamma Boss: Joss Whedon

Apparently, the Non-Disparagement Agreement clauses on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s contracts expired this week, because everyone is talking all at once about how toxic Joss Whedon was to work for.You only have to look at the chubby little goblin and you see Gamma face. Puffy and pinched with sunken piggy eyes. The Germans have a word, Backpfeifengesicht, a face in need of a fist. Just looking at a picture of Whedon and any normal man feels his fingers instinctively start to...

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11FebFebruary 11, 2021

Blogs and Ends: The Black Swan Edition

I was in the middle of writing a post on Joss Whedon and what a ripe slice of hell it must have been to work for him when a family emergency came up. Nothing bad but I still had to take care of it.Hopefully, I can get the Whedon post tacked up tomorrow.FIRSTI won’t know for sure until a couple of months pass by, but I have begun to suspect that the firing of Gina Carano is the Black Swan event...

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11FebFebruary 11, 2021

Gina Carano Fired!

The Okay-Boomers who run Disney have finally bowed to the Twitter mob and fired Gina Carano.The twerps that run LucasFilm social media were at last let off their leash. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”All of the goodwill they built up with the return of Luke just went...

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09FebFebruary 9, 2021

Disney Rumors

Bob Iger must not have gotten the job of ambassador to China. The reason I’m saying he didn’t get the job is because of the newest rumor out of Fort Mickey. That Disney is looking to buy out MGM Studios. As bad a shape as Disney is in, they are looking at yet another spending spree. And that reeks of Iger. Although, it’s not the absolutely absurd price of $70 billion that he paid for Fox. No, MGM is going for the bargain basement price...

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06FebFebruary 6, 2021

Question for My Readers

I was looking at starting up an RPG campaign with a few friends. The modern D&D rules have gotten ridiculous and I hate Wizards of the Coast. I had heard some very good things about Basic Fantasy.Then I looked at the writer, Chris Gonnerman's Twitter feed. I will not give this guy my money. That will not happen.So, do any of you, know of any Eighties style Dungeons and Dragons RPG systems that aren't Woke AF?

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06FebFebruary 6, 2021

Blogs and Ends: The Non-Romantic Valentine’s Edition

There wasn’t a lot on the popculture front this week. But here is a quick review of it.FIRSTWandaVision The news from this week’s WandaVision, was the return of Quicksilver. I had wondered if something like this was going to happen when he got mentioned in episode three. When Pietro was spoken of, I remembered the Solomon like, cutting the baby in half deal that had to be struck between Fox and Disney a few years back. Disney had clear rights to the Avengers and Fox...

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05FebFebruary 5, 2021

It’s Time To Admit Not Everything Put On Paper Is Art

I read a lot of Fantagraphics books because they put out beautiful hardcover editions of old Steve Ditko, Carl Barks, Bill Everett, and other classic comic artists who not only had the chops to excel in their craft, but they also pioneered and defined what great comic art would look like for decades to come.Ever since the 90s when artists tried to experiment with different impressionisms and realisms in their work, the quality of art has subsequently degraded, yet publishing...

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03FebFebruary 3, 2021

Vivian James Lives!

Buzzfeed is making a comedy about Gamer Gate.(sigh) No, that is not the joke. They are actually doing this. When I first heard about it, I didn’t bother to report on it since I figured it was just something that was going to die in development for lack of funds. But it would appear that this abortion is about to hit the “train is leaving the station” portion of film development. Where the project goes from chicken tracks on a piece of paper to...

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