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11NovNovember 11, 2023

The Marvels – First Impressions

Yeah, it sucks. This was a failure that was fifteen years in the making and started the day Bob Iger walked into Ike Perlmutter's office to discuss a possible merger. The problem was that Perlmutter appears to have been fundamentally incapable of not seeking mega buyout ultra riches at the expense of long-term achievement. It was basically the story of his business life or at least it was until he and Ari Arad bought out Marvel in the mid-nineties. Sure that deal...

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09NovNovember 9, 2023

Iger’s Song and Dance Numbers

The day after Bob Iger's November 8th earnings call Disney's stock price jumped up $6 per share. Which immediately raises the question, did Disney have that good of a quarter? Oh hell no, but there were some numbers that could be tortured until they confessed. Plus, the actors' strike ended yesterday and that had a positive halo effect on the whole industry. If you take Iger's presentation at face value then I suppose it does look like it's all sunshine and furry...

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09NovNovember 9, 2023

Hiyao Miyazaki Comes Roaring Back

The legendary creator of Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, had announced his retirement after the release of The Wind Rises. Truthfully as soon as he announced he was hanging up his paint brushes his fans started the timer. They couldn't believe he could walk away for good. However it was looking like he was serious. The Wind Rises was released in 2013 and it didn't look like he was changing his mind. Which was a pity...

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08NovNovember 8, 2023

Not a Good Start

The review embargo on The Marvels has been lifted. Owww. I'm sure it will go up. However, it looks like Disney can't be bothered to send out bribe money on this one. The big question at this point is, will The Marvels outperform Fiver Nights at Freddy's. Discuss on Social Galactic

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07NovNovember 7, 2023

Totally 80s Indies – Pacific Comics

This was genesis. Pacific Comics was the place where it all started. True, Eclipse is better known today and rose a lot higher before their own crash. Malibu Comics had Ultraforce, Men in Black, and Alien Nation. But without Pacific Comics there would have been no shoulders for them to stand on. Its origins were about as humble as you can get. Brothers Bill and Steve Schanes started up a mail-order comic book business pretty much in their parent’s garage. It was...

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06NovNovember 6, 2023

RE:View – John Carpenter’s The Thing

Who Goes There has the singular distinction of being the only John W. Campbell story to have been made into a film. Twice in point of fact. While The Thing From Another World is a classic in its own right, it comes nowhere near to what Carpenter delivered for his iteration of the story. The Thing is one of the all-time classics of science fiction horror. The film started life as one of the last of the old-school movie studio projects. A...

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03NovNovember 3, 2023

Arktoons Spotlight: Cosmic Horrors

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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03NovNovember 3, 2023

Trailer Drop Thursday: FX’s Shogun

It is difficult to overstate the cultural significance of the mini-series James Clavell's Shogun. That mini-series was broadcast during a period where the big three networks were it and this big of an event was guaranteed to have viewers in the tens of millions. Shogun served as a primer on Japan for Generation X. We learned a few words, understood a few customs (kind of), and decided that Japan was amazingly super cool. We picked up just enough from that...

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02NovNovember 2, 2023

Rumor Alert: Robert Downey Returning to Marvel?

This isn't the kind of rumor I'm usually willing to run with. It's getting reported all over the place but goes against my own instincts. Downey probably is willing to come back in some capacity but there is a catch to it. From Bounding Into Comics: This rumor comes in the wake of a previous one from Tatiana Siegel at Variety who claimed, “Sources say there have been talks to bring back the original gang for an Avengers movie. This would include reviving Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron...

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01NovNovember 1, 2023

Pride Goeth Before a Destruction

Only a very stupid person would think that Bob Iger was stupid. My current project is a history of the collapse of The Walt Disney Company for Castalia House. Consequently, I've been trying to learn everything I can about Robert Iger. He is in truth, a very smart man. However, he is also an extremely haughty man. He overrates his wins and dismisses his failures. Iger accumulated a number of useful business life lessons over the course...

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