2000AD, Prog 1917 Writers: Various Artists: Various Rebellion Two stories come to an end in this week’s prog: one just in time, and one too soon. The former is “Ulysses Sweet, Maniac for Hire: Psycho-Therapist” (writer: Guy Adams; artists: Paul Marshall and Chris Blythe), which relied too heavily on flippant discussions of violence that were…
Delving Deeper into Gaming Lore
It all started with Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir, a brilliant military strategist, the hero of the Battle of Riverdane, trusted advisor to King Cailan, father of the queen, and loyal friend and guardian to Cailan’s father Maric. When King Maric’s ship was lost at sea, Loghain spent two years searching for him, nearly bankrupting the Ferelden coffers….
Mighty Marvel Monday: Questionable Directorial Choices
Let’s bask in the glory of today’s alliteration: Memorial Day Mighty Marvel Monday! Hope everyone (in the US) is enjoying a day off. Unless, of course, you’ve been waiting with baited breath for me to round up this week’s Marvel-exclusive news for you: Marvel Cleans House on Directors Marvel fans let out a collective chorus…
Holding You Accountable: Goyer, Mazin, and A Giant Green Porn Star
Earlier this week, during the taping of a live-audience podcast named Scriptnotes, screenwriter David S. Goyer (Man of Steel) sat and talked with a number of other screenwriters (Andrea Berloff, Stephen McFeely, and Christopher Markus, to be exact) and the podcast hosts, John August and Craig Mazin, about writing superhero movies. A major point of…
News & Things: Thanos Is (Kind Of) Cast, Wolverine Is (Definitely) Dead
J.H. Williams III Reveals Cover Art for New Blondie Album Creator of all things beautiful and trippy, Sandman: Overture and (formerly) Batwoman’s J.H. Williams III, made a predictably beautiful and trippy image for the cover of a new Blondie album. Also, yes, Blondie still puts out albums: a surprise to us all!