#The Fate of Lee Kahn

[cultfaction]

Arrow's July Lineup revealed

Arrow’s July Lineup revealed

[themultiverseheroines]

Fandom Tournament part I

First Round:

Round 1 (Block A)

1.     Android 18 vs. Bang

2.     Martian Manhunter vs. Ben 10

3.     Vilgax vs. Black Lightning

4.     Vlad Plasmius vs. Saitama

5.     Mai Shiranui vs. Gwen Tennyson

6.     Blast vs. Mayuri Kurotsuchi

7.     Superman vs. Kazuya Mishima

8.     Black Panther vs. Heihachi Mishima

9.     Peridot vs. Jacqui Briggs

10.  Emma Frost vs. Vortex

11.  Stevonnie vs. Harley Quinn

12.  Static vs. Lapis

13.  The Flash vs. Hawkeye

14.  Lion-O vs. Zangief

15.  Qrow Branwen vs. Bolin

16.  Lobo vs. Goku

Round 1 (Block B)

1.     Korra vs. Jin Kazama

2.     Bismuth vs. Kyo Kusanagi

3.     Johann Faust VIII vs. Victor von Gerdenheim

4.     Thor vs. Hsien-Ko

5.     Fubuki vs. Soifon

6.     Wonder Woman vs. Chai Xianghua

7.     Yuri Sakazaki vs. Ghost Spider

8.     Spinel vs. Tenzin

9.     Ant-Man vs. Izuku Midoriya

10.  Shikimaru Nara vs. Donnatello

11.  He-Man vs. Deathstroke

12.  Ironheart vs. Rex Salazar

13.  Kitana Kahn vs. Gohan

14.  The Hulk vs. Blue Beetle

15.  Ling Xiaoyu vs. Horohoro

16.  Weiss Shnee vs. Wasp

Round 1 (Block C)

1.     Scorpion vs. Heishiro Mitsurugi

2.     Ryuko Tatsuma vs. Superboy

3.     Shazam vs. Kevin Levin

4.     Raiden vs. Ichigo Kurosaki

5.     Bullet vs. Ryu

6.     The Thing vs. Bumblebee (Transformer)

7.     Skulker vs. Mister Fantastic

8.     Gaara vs. Blanka

9.     X-23 vs. Michelangelo

10.  Karai vs. Sophitia Alexandra

11.  Hinata Hyuga vs. Raven Branwen

12.  Splinter vs. Scrooge McDuck

13.  Yang Xiao Long vs. Ember McClain

14.  Star Butterfly vs. Ken

15.  Kim Possible vs. Zak Saturday

16.  Piccolo vs. Captain Marvel

Round 1 (Block D)

1.     Loki vs. Liu Kang

2.     Renji Abarai vs. Jedah Dohma

3.     Sanji vs. Demitri Maximoff

4.     Thanos vs. Bang Shishigami

5.     Tatsumaki vs. Invisible Woman

6.     Miss Martian vs. Franky

7.     Dan Phantom vs. King

8.     Bumblebee (DC) vs. Amethyst

9.     Iron Man vs. Siegfried

10.  Tier Harribel vs. Roronoa Zoro

11.  Brook vs. Blue Mary

12.  Nina Williams vs. Sakura Kasugano

13.  Doctor Fate vs. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

14.  Vegeta vs. Ghost Rider

15.  Nico Robin vs. Black Canary

16.  Supergirl vs. Kula Diamond

Round 1 (Block E)

1.     Black Widow vs. Pearl

2.     Katsuki Bakugo vs. Amane Nishiki

3.     Doctor Strange vs. Lei Wulong

4.     Cyborg vs. Shockwave

5.     Captain America vs. Terry Bogard

6.     Mako vs. Jake Long

7.     Black Adam vs. Android 17

8.     Naruto Uzumaki vs. Optimus Prime

9.     Morrigan Aensland vs. Wulf

10.  Zaheer vs. King II

11.  Starfire vs Astaroth

12.  Wolverine vs. Goliath

13.  M. Bison vs. Akuma

14.  Chocolove McDonnell vs. Scarlet Witch

15.  Rock Howard vs. Green Arrow

16.  Tony Tony Chopper vs. Ryunosuke Umemiya

Round 1 (Block F)

1.     Arcee vs. She-Hulk

2.     Tina Armstrong vs. Rook Blonko

3.     America Chavez vs. Rumi Usagiyama

4.     Doctor Doom vs. Garnet

5.     Jimbei vs. Killer Croc

6.     Felicia vs. Scorpioa

7.     Jean Grey vs. Pyron

8.     Jon Talbain vs. Raven

9.     Sasuke Uchiha vs. Lyserg Diethel

10.  Kuvira vs. Beast Boy

11.  Sheeva vs. Atomic Samurai

12.  Danny Phantom vs. Ivy Valentine

13.  Oscar Pine vs. Luz Noceda

14.  Yoh Asakura vs. Human Torch

15.  Nightwing vs. Raphael

16.  Rock Lee vs. Leifang

Round 1 (Block G)

1.     Mumm-Ra vs. Zatanna

2.     Monkey D. Luffy vs. Megatron

3.     Cassandra Alexandra vs. Ochaco Uraraka

4.     Killer Frost vs. Ayane

5.     Red Hood vs. Ragna the Bloodedge

6.     Anne Boonchuy vs. Blake Belladonna

7.     Nu-13 vs. Byakuya Kuchiki

8.     Apocalypse vs. Hakumen

9.     Shredder vs. Bumi Jr.

10.  Batman vs. Darkwing Duck

11.  Chun-li vs. Eijiro Kirishima

12.  Ryu Hayabusa vs. Strider Hiryu

13.  Terra vs. Ein

14.  Glimmer vs. Kya

15.  Frieza vs. Kenpachi Zaraki

16.  Killer Bee vs. King Shark

Round 1 (Block H)1.     Charmcaster vs. Ruby Rose

2.     Adora/She-Ra vs. Kasumi

3.     Spider-Man vs. Geese Howard

4.     Skeletor vs. Tao Ren

5.     Green Lantern vs. Soundwave

6.     Cammy White vs. Taokaka

7.     Ms. Marvel vs. Yu Takeyama

8.     Shoto Todoroki vs. Genos

9.     Cassie Cage vs. Makoto Nanaya

10.  April O’Neil vs. Sakura Haruno

11.  Starscream vs. Penny Polendina

12.  Dani Phantom vs. Bulkhead

13.  Jann Lee vs. Catra

14.  Helena Douglas vs. Leonardo

15.  Sub-Zero vs. Krillen

16.  Hao Asakura vs. Vision

[seanhowe]

“Superwomen Fight Back!” by Diane K. Shah Newsweek, March 20, 1978

Red Sonja, the "She-Devil With a Sword," was once again facing certain doom. Jimodo, the giant general, was advancing on the fiery redhead with a mace and whip. "Consider it an honor, sniveling wench, to be killed by Jimodo, the greatest," he roared. Undaunted, Sonja brandished her trusty sword, severed the whip and impaled the lumbering giant. AIIIEE! Similar fates also await the ne'er-do-wells who tangle with Medusa, "The Mistress of the Living Locks," or—heaven help them—Power Girl, Superman's long-lost cousin from the planet Krypton. And these spritely ladies are only a few of the superheroine comic-book characters who, though they're built like Raquel and dress like Jane, are busting through walls and bashing skulls right alongside the men. AARRGH! Superheroines have been around in one form or another ever since Wonder Woman appeared in DC Comics in 1941. But recently, raised consciousnesses on Earth have seeped into comic-book land: new heroines are being created, old ones updated. Five superwomen now have comics of their own—Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, Red Sonja, Wonder Woman and Madame Xanadu, "Mistress of the Occult”—while others like Black Widow, Hawkgirl and the fighting Femizons are becoming more prominent inside other comic books.Wonder Woman soon will leave the U.N. crisis bureau to be-come an astronaut. Six months ago, Hawkgirl, the wife of Hawkman, finally joined the Justice League as a full-fledged crime fighter. Even perennial schoolgirls Betty and Veronica have be-come staunch supporters of women's lib. "Kids today just won't accept women in roles of being exploited," explains Leonard Darvin, code administrator for the Comics Magazine Association of America, Inc. Like their male colleagues, superheroines battle villains, talk in exclamation points and now, according to a CMAA code change, are even allowed to get zapped back (though never raped). And just like the men, each has her own special superweapon—Medusa her snakelike hair, Ms. Marvel her awesome strength, the Wasp her deadly sting. But not only do superheroines have to battle the bad guys, they must also contend with their chauvinistic male allies. "I hope your swordsmanship is the equal of your pretty face," a teammate tells Red Sonja as two blackguards approach. "Strange," she replies coolly, "I was just going to say the same about you." Not all feminists are delighted at the trend, however. Some question whether superheroines are proper symbols of liberation. "I don't see why you have to be wonder women to prove you're somebody," says Betty Friedan. Stan Lee, publisher of the Marvel Comics Group, agrees female characters are exaggerated, though necessarily so. "Once we get over the guilt feelings for the way we've treated women in the past," he says, "we can let them settle down and be more realistic." But Jenette Kahn, the 30-year-old publisher of DC Comics, believes that the whole purpose of fantasy is "to create heroes and heroines who can do things that we cannot.” Still, balloons of reality occasionally intrude. Deep in combat, Mary Marvel realizes her costume is inhibiting her. She wrenches off her short sleeves, then muses: "I'm fighting for my life and worrying about how I look. So much for my raised consciousness!" But then, Ms. Marvel and friends still live in a man's world. Virtually all of the 200 titles published each year are written by men, and the 250 million copies sold annually are read predominantly by boys. Moreover, the comics are drawn almost entirely by males (which may explain why these liberated souls flit around in fancy underwear). And some men still want to protect the superwomen from their new equality. DC Comics writer Bob Rozakis recently outlined an episode in which Robin "The Boy Wonder" found himself face to face with a cold-blooded murderess. Robin was supposed to grab the femme fatale and hurl her head-long into a brick wall. But the artist balked at the assignment. "Couldn't Robin just sort of trip her?" he protested. Rozakis replied: "Not any more." CRUNCH!!!

[dweemeister]

My alternative 90th Academy Awards

So here’s another annual tradition... my alternative Oscars ceremony. This is what this Sunday’s Oscars would look like if I – and I alone – stuffed the ballots and decided on all of the nominations and winners. Non-English language films are accompanied by their nation of origin (in FIFA three-letter code).

90th Academy Awards – March 4, 2018 Dolby Theatre – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Host: Jimmy Kimmel Broadcaster: ABC

Best Picture: LADY BIRD

The Breadwinner, Anthony Leo, Tomm Moore, Andrew Rosen, and Paul Young (Cartoon Saloon/GKIDS)

Call Me by Your Name, Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Rodrigo Teixeira, Marco Morabito, James Ivory, and Howard Rosenman (Sony Pictures Classics)

Coco, Darla K. Anderson (Pixar/Walt Disney)

Dunkirk, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan (Warner Bros.)

Faces Places (FRA), Rosalie Varda (Le Pacte/Cohen Media Group)

The Florida Project, Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Francesca Silvestri, and Shih-Ching Tsou (A24)

Lady Bird, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Evelyn O’Neil (A24)

Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, JoAnne Sellar, and Daniel Lupi, (Focus/Universal)

The Post, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Amy Pascal (20th Century Fox)

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Out of the running in real life are Darkest Hour, Three Billboards, and Get Out. And taking the maximum of ten spots, in their place enter The Breadwinner, Coco, Faces Places, The Florida Project. That’s two animated movies, a documentary, and a neglected critical darling... come at me? I was lukewarm over Darkest Hour, pissed off over Three Billboards, and I honestly don’t think Get Out is as effective a horror movie or a commentary on racial relations that it wants to be.

Lady Bird would be my winner, with Phantom Thread your runner-up and either Faces Places or The Shape of Water as your third spot. For Lady Bird, it would be harder to find a movie with as much empathy as it this calendar year. Maybe not the most technically gifted filmmaking of the nominees, but it accomplishes its conceit with an open ear and an open heart. Bravo.

I noticed that I don’t have time to write on all the Best Picture nominees anymore, like in years past. I only got to Dunkirk and The Post  – both of which are on the outside looking in.

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Dee Rees, Mudbound

Agnès Varda and JR, Faces Places

CONTROVERSY. Dee Rees nominated in Director, but Mudbound isn’t nominated for Picture! In all honesty, I couldn’t find the excuse to nudge Mudbound out for any of the nominees I placed above. But to focus on the positive, del Toro is going to make it three Mexican Best Director winners in the last four years... that is exhilarating. Nolan is my close second choice here, and falters a bit because I didn’t personally enjoy the structure of Dunkirk all that much.

Best Actor

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Andy Serkis, War for the Planet of the Apes                               

No CMBYN fans, there will not be any justice for you on my blog either. Because the best performance of the year by an actor of a leading role was done in motion capture... it was Andy Serkis as Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes. It’s been high time to honor Serkis in what is his best work – aside from his performances as Gollum – to date.

Best Actress

Ahn Seo-hyun, Okja

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Meryl Streep, The Post

The quieter performances aren’t going to win at this year’s Oscars. McDormand’s flashier performance in Three Billboards will overshadow Hawkins’ nuanced, silent performance in SoW. That’s wrong to me, as I think Hawkins does so much physically that is so taxing for any actor that would dare take a role like that. South Korean child actress Ahn Seo-hyun just sneaks in for Okja.

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Bob Odenkirk, The Post

Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

My least favorite acting category this year. So I’ll toss it to Dafoe for The Florida Project... who, on Sunday, is probably going to lose to a flashier performance in Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards (who shouldn’t have been nominated). Plummer and Odenkirk are in a close battle for second.

Best Supporting Actress

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip

Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

This is Manville v. Metcalf for me. And for playing the deeply layered, deeply conflicted, tough-love mother in Lady Bird, this has to be Metcalf for me. It is ta transcendent supporting actress performance. And yes, I snuck Tiffany Haddish in here... because why not?

Best Adapted Screenplay

James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist

Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green, Logan

Dee Rees and Virgil Williams, Mudbound

Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game

If I ran the Oscars, the 89-year-old James Ivory wouldn’t have won an Oscar by now either. I hate to type that, but timing is a funny thing! Fate and time are funny things, aren’t they? This category isn’t close. Dee Rees makes history as the first nominated black woman in this category!

Best Original Screenplay

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch, The Florida Project

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, The Post

Jordan Peele, Get Out

I’ve already commented how much I think Get Out is more flawed a movie than most believe. This comes down to Anderson and Gerwig for me... and my Best Picture winner, I think, is blessed with the screenplay of the year for capturing a time, a place, and its characters at a certain point in their lives so wonderfully.

Best Animated Feature

The Breadwinner (Cartoon Saloon/GKIDS)

Coco (Pixar/Walt Disney)

The Girl Without Hands, France (Shellac/GKIDS)

Loving Vincent (Next Film/Good Deed Entertainment)

Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Japan (Studio Ponoc/GKIDS)

SHOCKER. For me, I was considering a tie in this category (which has happened six times in Academy Awards history... so I guess I have to save it for once every fifteen ceremonies or something) between Breadwinner (write-up) and Coco (write-up). This would be Cartoon Saloon’s first win in my alternate universe... in that same alternative universe for 2009, The Secret of Kells would’ve lost to Up; for 2014, Song of the Sea would’ve lost to eventual Best Picture winner The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.

Coco fans, don’t despair though. Keep reading... because your movie isn’t going home empty-handed.

I totally disrespected Ferdinand and Boss Baby didn’t I?

Best Documentary Feature

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Kartemquin Films/Public Broadcasting Service)

Faces Places, France (Le Pacte/Cohen Media Group)

Jane (National Geographic)

LA92 (National Geographic)

Last Men in Aleppo (Aleppo Media Center/Larm Film/Grasshopper Film)

I don’t think this would be Agnès Varda’s first Oscar in my alternative universe? I’ll get to doing the 1960s someday. :P

Best Foreign Language Film

Faces Places, France

The Insult, Lebanon

Loveless, Russia

Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Japan

The Square, Sweden

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049

Janusz Kaminski, The Post

Rachel Morrison, Mudbound

Jonathan Ricquebourg, The Death of Louis XIV (FRA)

Hoyte Van Hoytema, Dunkirk

Morrison makes history by being the first female nominee in this category and as its first winner. Sorry Roger Deakins! You probably would’ve won earlier in my alternative universe anyways.

Best Film Editing

Michael Kahn, The Post

Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos, Baby Driver

Gregory Plotkin, Get Out

Lee Smith, Dunkirk

Sidney Wolinsky, The Shape of Water

Best Original Musical*

M.M. Keeravani, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Coco

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, The Greatest Showman

*NOTE: Best Original Musical – known previously as several other names – exists in the Academy’s rulebooks, but requires activation from the music branch given that there are enough eligible films. To qualify, a film must have no fewer than five original songs. This category was last activated when Prince won for Purple Rain (1984).

You know, this might change some day if I sit down and watch Baahubali 2. I’ve listened to the soundtrack, but I haven’t seen the songs in context. Sorry Indian cinema fans! Coco fans must be getting mighty mad at me for now... but Coco’s musical score – outside of two original songs (“Remember Me” and “Proud Corazón”) and one non-original song (“La Llorana”) – isn’t the best out of context. The Greatest Showman – I think Pasek and Paul are far better lyricists than they are composers (and yes, that’s a problem) – has songs that do very well in and out of context, and takes the win in this category.

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

Alexandre Desplat, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Michael Giacchino, War for the Planet of the Apes

John Williams, The Post

John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

It really comes down to Valerian, Apes, and Jedi. And in this titanic battle over science fiction and space opera, it is Desplat for the much-maligned Valerian taking the Oscar home. The score combines seamlessly enormous orchestral and electronic elements to a degree that I haven’t heard from Desplat yet. It barely edges Williams for The Last Jedi... which benefits from some of Williams’ best action scoring in years and a repackaging of older themes in ways showing off the dexterity of the maestro. Giacchino is third, with Desplat for SoW in fourth, and The Post in fifth. Jonny Greenwood for Phantom Thread is the first man out.

Best Original Song

“Mighty River”, music by Raphael Saadiq; lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Saadiq, and Taura Stinson, Mudbound

“A Million Dreams”, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, The Greatest Showman

“Mystery of Love”, music and lyrics by Sufjan Stevens, Call Me by Your Name

“Remember Me (Recuérdame)”, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Coco

“This Is Me”, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, The Greatest Showman

Also proudly the winner of the 2017 Movie Odyssey Award for Best Original Song (some of you know what that means), “Remember Me (Recuérdame)” has everything you want – interesting musicality (even though I still think that descending line, which begins with “For ever if I’m far away / I hold you in my heart” sounds far more like something Randy Newman would compose than something distinctly Mexican) meaningful lyrics, layers of meaning within the movie it comes from, and a life of its own when separated from that movie.

Showstopper “This Is Me” comes a distant second, with the others in a scrum for crumbs. I really like “A Million Dreams”, though. My sister will take me to task over how much I enjoyed The Greatest Showman’s soundtrack (which I enjoyed despite finding it musically uninteresting).

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran, Beauty and the Beast

Jen Wasson, The Beguiled

Nina Avramovic, The Death of Louis XIV

Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread

Luis Sequeira, The Shape of Water

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick, Darkest Hour

John Blake and Camille Friend, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Neal Scanlan and Peter King, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen and Félix Puget, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Arjen Tuiten, Wonder

Best Production Design

Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola, Blade Runner 2049

Jim Clay and Rebecca Alleway, Murder on the Orient Express

Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin, The Shape of Water

Hugues Tissandier, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Aline Bonetto and Dominic Hyman, Wonder Woman

Best Sound Editing

Mark Mangini and Theo Green, Blade Runner 2049

Richard King and Alex Gibson, Dunkirk

Al Nelson and Steve Slanec, Kong: Skull Island

Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

James Mather, Wonder Woman

Best Sound Mixing

Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin, and Mary H. Ellis, Baby Driver

Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, and Mac Ruth, Blade Runner 2049

Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, and Gary A. Rizzo, Dunkirk

Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Glen Gauthier, The Shape of Water

David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Stuart Wilson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best Visual Effects

John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Richard R. Hoover, Blade Runner 2049

Scott Fisher and Andrew Jackson, Dunkirk

Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Scott Stokdyk and Jérome Lionard, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, and Joel Whist, War for the Planet of the Apes

Best Documentary Short

Edith+Eddie (Kartemquin Films)

Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 (Frank Stiefel)

Heroine(e) (Requisite Media/Netflix)

Knife Skills (Thomas Lennon Films)

Traffic Stop (Q-Ball Productions/HBO Films)

My omnibus review of this year’s nominees can be read here.

Best Live Action Short

DeKalb Elementary (Reed Van Dyk)

The Eleven O’Clock (FINCH)

My Nephew Emmett (Kevin Wilson, Jr.)

The Silent Child (Slick Films)

Watu Wote: All of Us, Germany/Kenya (Ginger Ink Films/Hamburg Media School)

My omnibus review of this year’s nominees can be read here.

Best Animated Short

Dear Basketball (Glen Keane Productions)

In a Heartbeat (Ringling College of Art and Design)

Lou (Pixar/Walt Disney)

Revolting Rhymes (Magic Light Pictures/Triggerfish Animation Studios/BBC)

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts (Bitter Films)

My omnibus review of this year’s nominees can be read here. I took out Negative Space and Garden Party for my winner In a Heartbeat and World of Tomorrow Episode Two. If you haven’t seen In a Heartbeat yet... first, where the hell have you been? Under a rock? Here’s the link.

Academy Honorary Awards: Agnès Varda, Charles Burnett, Donald Sutherland, and Owen Roizman

Special Achievement Academy Award: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Flesh and Sand

MULTIPLE NOMINEES (22) Nine: The Shape of Water Seven: Dunkirk; The Post Six: Phantom Thread Five: Blade Runner 2049; Lady Bird; Mudbound; Star Wars: The Last Jedi Four: Call Me by Your Name; Coco; Faces Places; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Three: The Florida Project; Get Out; The Greatest Showman; War for the Planet of the Apes Two: Baby Driver; The Breadwinner; Darkest Hour; The Death of Louis XIV; Mary and the Witch’s Flower; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Wonder Woman

WINNERS 4 wins: The Shape of Water 3 wins: Lady Bird 2 wins: Dunkirk; Faces Places; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets; War for the Planet of the Apes 1 win: The Breadwinner; Call Me by Your Name; Coco; DeKalb Elementary; The Florida Project; The Greatest Showman; In a Heartbeat; Knife Skills; Mudbound; Phantom Thread

16 winners from 25 categories. 45 feature-length films and 15 short films were represented.

Questions? Comments? Personal attacks? Fire away!

[academicchaos]

Call to Action Speech

How many of you are irritated that the electoral and popular votes don’t match up this year?

The American voting system as it has been created has stripped the American citizen of their actual voice. The electoral college decides the President of the United States, not the popular vote, a rule that has been present in the Constitution since the inception of this government. As a result, many people feel disenfranchised from the system and grow apathetic instead of finding ways to take other action. The issue is that government has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, including our bedrooms and bathrooms, and so it feels that in order to accomplish any task, one must act within the system in place.

However, the system in place does not always work for all members of society. The vast majority of those in control are straight, white, men. This American culture is born of genocide, rape, and slavery. More than that, as detailed by Toni Morrison for the New Yorker, American cultural identity is rooted in skin color and how one carries the ideology of whiteness. As fear of loss of control sets in, those in power act without fear of punishment as they persecute those who are different.

Government, laws, and legislation exist to criminalize the “other”.

Anarchy offers another solution. 

What exactly is Anarchy? Many people simply think of it as absolute chaos due to the lack of government. In actuality, Anarchy is a socio-political philosophy that, according to the Salem Press Encyclopedia, advocates for the abolition of coercive and controlling forms of government that put emphasis on private property in favor of a form of willful participation in society with a preservation of individual freedoms. Now, the issue often appears when people ask how Anarchy could possibly come into effect.

Change comes when direct action is taken.

Look to the failure of the legal system when four white police officers were acquitted of the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles in 1992. According to All Things Considered on NPR, this verdict was met with 5 days of a city on fire, over 50 people dead, and $1 billion in property damage.

Property damage usually catches the attention of those in power; in a capitalist government, money always talks. In the years following the riots, police chiefs were fired and the administration revamped. While LAPD brutality has decreased in the 20 years since these riots, there is still a failure of the system in that police brutality across the country is still rampant. 

The point here, is that rioting did enact change, but because it was still within the framework of organized government, the change was not able to penetrate the entirety of American culture.

And how could we expect it to? In response to the protests of Trump’s election, a journalist from Al-Jazeera News Network asks what it is the protesters hope to accomplish. “Do they imagine that any arm of government has the authority to quash the results and start over?” The general tone of her article is overwhelmingly condescending and I respond that, no, there is no functional limb of this flailing creature that we call our government, that can fix what it has birthed. And neither the right nor left arm is willing to relinquish power to the masses.

Too often has the left, in terms of our binary political spectrum, been in favor of non-violence as a method of resistance. Turning the other cheek does not work when the enemy stands with assault rifles, tear gas, and police batons. We’ve seen the current images of Ferguson and Baltimore bearing a disturbing resemblance to the Palestinian border. 

Historically, look to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, during which violence was an effective method of resistance for those far outside of the conservative value spectrum. For people who fall under the queer umbrella, Stonewall shifted the way in which gay men, lesbians, and trans people fought for the right to exist and be acknowledged as human beings. According to eyewitnesses who were in New York during the riots, including renowned feminist author Rita Mae Brown, the Stonewall Inn, a queer bar that allowed same-sex couples to dance together and didn’t count the number of “gender-appropriate” garments, was raided under the guise of busting the Mob. This ruse was revealed when police officers began to abuse lesbian patrons outside of the bar. The crowd turned on the police officers, who cowardly barricaded themselves within the bar. Back and forth, the fighting began to see who would win the fight for the bar, for the upper hand. This battle continued in the streets for 6 more days.

The beauty of the Stonewall Inn Riots is that they sparked action. That night in 1969 gave birth to coalitions such as the Gay Liberation Front and Gay Activist Alliance. Today gay marriage has been legalized and trans people are able to come out of the shadows. As stated in the Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, the roots of LGBTQ actvisim and rights can be traced back to that fateful night which sparked civil and violent unrest.

This snapshot of history, is a prime example of how actions outside those sanctioned by the state, can shift public opinion, policy, and the general well-being of those who had formerly been deemed ill.

With the course of history seeming doomed to repeat itself, wolves in the hen house no longer disguising themselves, the question comes, what action can you take, will you take, when the time comes to defend yr right to live, to walk down to street without the state imposing its will upon yr very body?

A useful framework for how to take violent action and still remain ethically responsible can be found in the Harry Potter Series. Are most of y’all familiar with the premise that Voldemort and the Death-Eaters believe that pure-bloods are the only valid wizards and that everyone else must be eliminated and bow down to their demands? The Dark Lord and his followers share the attributes of Nazis and Fascists. When met with this challenge, Harry and his friends joined forces with the persecuted, the minorities, met in secret, spoke truth to power, and most importantly, as illustrated in the final battle, learned to protect themselves from deadly force. In the fashion of Dumbledore’s Army and the Order of the Phoenix, we must also ready ourselves for the battle that is not such a stretch of the imagination as white supremacists are now considered to be alt-right.

Looking again to Harry Potter, a wizard or witch would be caught literally dead without a wand. Harry and his allies never used the worst of the Dark Arts, but they learned how to repel those spells which would have killed them in an instant. Back in our dismal reality, those who rail against imaginary enemies trying to take their guns away, are willing to unload bullets, then cry that they were afraid for their lives from an unarmed Black teenager. The time has come for those who refuse to be oppressed, to take up arms in self-defense. If guns aren’t yr weapon of choice, look towards archery, sword work, and knife work. 

The very first step any of us can take is to get in shape. That can be as easy as working out in yr home. My favorite method: going hard with free weights to blasting music. If you do nothing else to understand the necessity of violent action as demonstrated in LA, in New York, re-read books 5 through 7 of JK Rowling’s harrowing series. Or watch the films. 

I ask you to prepare yrselves and to be willing to destroy what must be dusted away and remade in an image as motley as the crew of the world. 

Works Cited

Anonymous. "Haymarket Massacre." Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources, edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Gale, 2006, pp. 9-11. Global Issues in Context, <cmclibraries.coloradomtn.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3456600018/GIC?u=colo90289&xid=58ce8c11.>  Accessed 6 Dec. 2016.

Bauer, Edgar. "Edgar Bauer Promotes Anarchy." Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources, edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Gale, 2006, pp. 4-7. Global Issues in Context, <cmclibraries.coloradomtn.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3456600016/GIC?u=colo90289&xid=f56a2a8a.>  Accessed 7 Dec. 2016.

"Colleagues Recall L.A. Riots Unfolding Like 'A Movie'" NPR. Morning Edition, 13 Apr. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2016. http://www.npr.org/2012/04/13/150509967/colleagues-recall-l-a-riots-unfolding-like-a-movie.

Kahn, Carrie. "After Riots, Scandal Sparked Reform in LAPD." NPR. All Things Considered, 25 Apr. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2016. <www.npr.org/2012/04/25/151354376/after-riots-scandal-sparked-reform>.

Lasky, Jack. "Anarchy." Salem Press Encyclopedia (2016): Research Starters. Web. 6 Dec. 2016.

Picano, Felice. "The Remains Of The Night: Six Observers: Felice Picano Talks With Eyewitnesses To The Stonewall Riots." The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide 4 (2015): 29. Academic OneFile. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.

"Riots rock America's democratic foundations." Gulf News [United Arab Emirates], 14 Nov. 2016. Global Issues in Context, <cmclibraries.coloradomtn.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A470637235/GIC?u=colo90289&xid=90aa5ebd.> Accessed 7 Dec. 2016.

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter Series. Vancouver: Raincoast, 1999. Print

TKEW // written 12.12.2016 // edited 08.14.2017

[theangelofvengeance]

If Tommy Oliver from Power Rangers was a “Mortal Kombat X” DLC Character...

This is what his interactions would be like:

vs. Cassie Cage

Tommy Oliver: I'm being arrested, aren't I? Cassie Cage: If that's the way you want it... Tommy Oliver: On second thought, I wouldn't look good in orange.

Cassie Cage: What's with the weird pajamas? Tommy Oliver: I'm part of the Power Rangers. Cassie Cage: Looks like something you'll easily go to sleep for.

Vs. D'Vorah

Tommy Oliver: Yikes, what fell down the ugly tree? D'Vorah: I find your humor revolting! Tommy Oliver: Can't say the same about your face.

D'Vorah: The hive is ready to greet you. Tommy Oliver: Sorry ugly, don't feel like it. D'Vorah: You have no choice!

vs. Ermac

Tommy Oliver: Well, I've seen worse. Ermac: Now it'll get worse! Tommy Oliver: But beating you will be better.

Ermac: The worthless soul. Tommy Oliver: The walking toilet paper! Ermac: That will be your last joke at me!

vs. Erron Black

Tommy Oliver: Did I just end up in the wild west? Erron Black: Soon, you'll be endin' up dead. Tommy Oliver: Nah, red just ain't my color.

Erron Black: Your outfit sickens me. Tommy Oliver: Why? Green definitely goes good with me. Erron Black: Enough to make me vomit.

vs. Goro

Tommy Oliver: So I'm fighting a freaky turtle? Goro: I shall rip out your dirty mouth! Tommy Oliver: Yeah, not gonna happen.

Goro: You will regret facing me! Tommy Oliver: Especially the B.O. you have right now. Goro: Just as I will do to your death.

vs. Jacqui Briggs

Tommy Oliver: Nice looking hands you got. Jacqui Briggs: The kind that bashes your brains in. Tommy Oliver: Well, aren't we the feisty one?

Jacqui Briggs: You know Halloween ended, right? Tommy Oliver: Is this kind of a trick question? Jacqui Briggs: I guess I'll treat you to an answer, then.

vs. Jason Lee Scott (Power Rangers DLC)

Tommy Oliver: Ready for a warm-up, buddy? Jason Lee Scott: Just keep your feet in one piece. Tommy Oliver: I'll remember that in mind.

Jason Lee Scott: Rita's not controlling you, right? Tommy Oliver: You act like I'm evil again. Jason Lee Scott: I'll just have to be sure, then.

vs. Jax

Tommy Oliver: Are those arms really made of machine? Jax: You wanna find out the hard way? Tommy Oliver: I guess I regretted asking that...

Jax: What's up with your outfit? Tommy Oliver: I'm a Power Ranger. Goes with the territory. Jax: That mask to cover your bruised face fits.

vs. Johnny Cage

Tommy Oliver: Can you fight with those things on? Johnny Cage: I could ask you the same thing, helmet-head. Tommy Oliver: Guess we have much in common, then.

Johnny Cage: Looking for the dressing room, stuntman? Tommy Oliver: I'm looking for a fight instead. Johnny Cage: Looks like we've found what we're looking for.

vs. Kano

Tommy Oliver: Why do you have a plate on your face? Kano: Quite the jokester, aren't ya? Tommy Oliver: It'll be funny seeing you in a bodycast.

Kano: Silly outfit you got, vermin. Tommy Oliver: Eh, I think it's actually pretty cool. Kano: It'll go great with your bloodstains.

vs. Kenshi

Tommy Oliver: You seriously gonna fight me blind? Kenshi: You have a problem with that, young man? Tommy Oliver: Figured I'd make this easy.

Kenshi: Your attire is very interesting. Tommy Oliver: It fits me very easy. Kenshi: Too bad I'll make this fight hard.

vs. Kimberly Hart (Power Rangers DLC)

Tommy Oliver: I don't want to hurt you, Kimberly. Kimberly Hart: Scared that I'll win that easily? Tommy Oliver: You really got me cornered now, huh?

Kimberly Hart: Give me all you got, Tommy! Tommy Oliver: Like flowers and chocolate, Kim? Kimberly Hart: I'd say more like your hospital bill.

vs. Kitana

Tommy Oliver: I love those fans of yours. Kitana: Well, those admirers come often. Tommy Oliver: Not the answer I was really expecting.

Kitana: You're quite an unusual being. Tommy Oliver: But my moves will knock you out this world. Kitana: Then come show me.

vs. Kotal Kahn

Tommy Oliver: What's with the freaky headdress? Kotal Kahn: You'll pay for those insolent comments! Tommy Oliver: Too bad you'll end up flat broke.

Kotal Kahn: Quite an interesting commoner. Tommy Oliver: You trying to kiss up to me? Kotal Kahn: And quite an interesting mouth to shut.

vs. Kung Jin

Tommy Oliver: Watch where you point those arrows. Kung Jin: I think it goes well with me. Tommy Oliver: Unlike this fight right here.

Kung Jin: I haven't seen you before. Tommy Oliver: Adam? Why are you dressed funny? Kung Jin: Don't really know what to say about that...

vs. Kung Lao

Tommy Oliver: Looking to get a heat stroke with that hat? Kung Lao: I can fare just fine without worry. Tommy Oliver: So, you're worried about me beating you?

Kung Lao: You dare face a shaolin? Tommy Oliver: I gotta prove my skill either way. Kung Lao: Then make this risk worth it.

vs. Liu Kang

Tommy Oliver: You must be the Mortal Kombat champion. Liu Kang: And you must be one of the Power Rangers. Tommy Oliver: Then I'll show you why I earned it!

Liu Kang: Think twice before you get hurt. Tommy Oliver: I've already made up my mind. Liu Kang: You will regret this decision.

vs. Mileena

Tommy Oliver: Kimberly, is that you? Mileena: Your stupidity will cause you death! Tommy Oliver: Yeah, definitely not Kimberly...

Mileena: I dig me some fresh meat. Tommy Oliver: Sorry ugly, I'm already taken. Mileena: You'll come with me, like it or not!

vs. Quan Chi

Tommy Oliver: End of the road for you, egghead! Quan Chi: You'll make a good slave for me. Tommy Oliver: I'm certain nobody would!

Quan Chi: Are you lost, my child? Tommy Oliver: Sorry, already got a dad. Quan Chi: Then I'll take you with him, then.

vs. Raiden

Tommy Oliver: Are you the one that's called Raiden? Raiden: In the flesh, earthrealmer. Tommy Oliver: Then consider this a pleasure to fight you.

Raiden: I don't think I've ever seen you before. Tommy Oliver: Wanna find out and see for yourself? Raiden: Don't regret anything you'll do.

vs. Reptile

Tommy Oliver: Ugh, what stinks? Reptile: Your blood, that's why! Tommy Oliver: May I least consider a shower first?

Reptile: Your journey ends here and now! Tommy Oliver: Sure, for you that is! Reptile: That will be proven false!

vs. Scorpion

Tommy Oliver: Hey smokey, where's the fire? Scorpion: It's here to burn you alive! Tommy Oliver: Well, it's time to extinguish you then!

Scorpion: Hell will be suitable for you! Tommy Oliver: Nah, I like it here on Earth as it is! Scorpion: Not for long!

vs. Shinnok

Tommy Oliver: You look so familiar. Shinnok: Then I'll remember your death shortly. Tommy Oliver: Wow, no wonder Rita's more attractive than you.

Shinnok: You look foolish enough to face me. Tommy Oliver: Says the guy with a freaky jester hat. Shinnok: Then your fate will be amusing to me.

vs. Sonya Blade

Tommy Oliver: You're the Special Forces general, right? Sonya Blade: Correction. Care to see why I am? Tommy Oliver: Don't mind at all, miss.

Sonya Blade: You must be one of the Power Rangers. Tommy Oliver: The leader of the bunch. Sonya Blade: Then today must be lucky day...

vs. Sub-Zero

Tommy Oliver: This is the one called Sub-Zero, right? Sub Zero: I'll show you how right I am. Tommy Oliver: Then prove me wrong.

Sub-Zero: Stand down if you can. Tommy Oliver: We rangers never stay down. Sub-Zero: Then I'll make you go down!

vs. Takeda

Tommy Oliver: I'll cut through that whip of yours. Takeda: Ooooh, is that a bet? Tommy Oliver: Sure. We'll just call it that.

Takeda: Does that outfit get a little hot? Tommy Oliver: Kinda cools me down to be honest. Takeda: I hope you're ready for a warm-up then.

vs. Tommy Oliver

Tommy Oliver (1): Well, this is awkward. Tommy Oliver (2): Yes, it is, other me. Tommy Oliver (1): We'll see which one's the real one!

Tommy Oliver (2): You definitely can't be me. Tommy Oliver (1): Only the real Tommy dates Kimberly. Tommy Oliver (2): I bet the fake Tommy falls, right?

vs. Ferra/Torr

Tommy Oliver: You really changed a lot, Bulk and Skull. Ferra/Torr: Ferra/Torr not Bulk and Skull! Tommy Oliver: Could've guessed by the monkey on your back.

Ferra/Torr: Greenman go down! Tommy Oliver: What a weird way to introduce someone. Ferra/Torr: He don't get our words, Torr!

What do you all think?

[recentanimenews]

Why Isn't There a Mortal Kombat Anime Yet?

  On April 23, 2019, Mortal Kombat 11 was released. The latest in a series of fighting games that basically serve as lessons to medical students about what happens to the human body when you light it on fire and kick it enough, it immediately enveloped my whole life. I dove into the tutorial and then the story mode and have been replaying through the various battle towers in order to unlock stuff and get slightly-better-than-mediocre at it. I don't need to become good, mind you. I just need to know that, if I was challenged to a round of Kombat by a stranger or a cat or a house plant, I could stand a chance of winning.

  But what do I love about it? I love the array of characters - ninjas and demons and conquerors that take themselves super seriously even when they're carrying around comically-sized hammers and spouting off so much complicated lore that it would make J.R.R. Tolkien blush. And speaking of the lore, I love the mythology, which has expanded from "there's a tournament and ya just gotta win" to "YOU MUST SAVE (INSERT REALM HERE) FROM (INSERT NEW VILLAIN HERE) WHILE WATCHING OUT FOR AND POSSIBLY TEAMING UP WITH (INSERT OLD VILLAIN HERE.) BUT FIRST, SOME MORE BACKSTORY." There's so much of it, and I adore the fact that everyone has a grudge against everyone else. No one in Mortal Kombat is anything less than nine levels of pissed off at someone, and they handle it all through conflict resolution courses and admitting mistakes.

    Ha, no. They handle it through fighting. Characters have different styles that range from "I'm a fiery guy that knows martial arts and can throw a spear attached to a chain" to "I'm drunk, I'm Australian, but most importantly, I'm the worst." But what does this have to do with anime? Everything, actually, because I think it's a crime against humanity that we haven't gotten an anime based on Mortal Kombat yet. 

  Why? Well, let's go through the points that I laid out. First, the character selection in Mortal Kombat reminds me a lot of Naruto, except with more beheadings. There are various warring clans and legendary fighters and everyone, somehow, is pretty good at doing spinkicks. Sure, the lead character of Mortal Kombat can be a little bland (Liu Kang is a good guy! I just wouldn't want to watch his stand-up comedy special,) but luckily there's dozens of others that pick up the slack. It's one of the best things about Naruto and Dragon Ball Z (when you get sick of Goku or Naruto, there's always Vegeta and Rock Lee,) and it's one of the best things about Mortal Kombat. If you get tired of Liu Kang or sick of Johnny Cage, you can always find solace in whatever Bo Rai Cho or Kitana is doing. 

    What's more is that these characters come with an absolute avalanche of backstory and mythology. I know some of you are saying "What's the point of story in a fighting game? I just want to do punches!" and I get you. I don't do it with Mortal Kombat, but I've visited the cutscene hell of fighting games where I'm desperately pressing "A" through a bunch of buff dudes yelling "NO, you CAN'T be my REAL FATHER." And with 11 main series titles in the Mortal Kombat franchise so far, the current stories can feel less like complicated tales that have been built up over time and more like a bunch of guys in masks babbling with each other about the various fates of the universe.

  But while I recommend just Wikipedia-ing it if you don't understand what Shao Kahn's going on about, imagine, for a second, if Mortal Kombat had an anime like One Piece. In One Piece, the lore is massive and threatens to crush its readers on every page. But...it doesn't. And Mortal Kombat, with the right kind of pacing and arc structure could do that, too. Distill the main game stories down to their best parts (the tournament from MK1, the fight against Emperor Shao Kahn in MK2, the battle with disgraced Elder God Shinnok in MK4, the team-up of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in Deadly Alliance, etc.) and you have plotlines that are tailor made to be rad anime arcs. I just want to say that I'm watching the "Deadly Alliance" arc but I'll be getting to the "Deception" arc soon to someone. At least give me that, Ed Boon and Pierrot Studios, probably.

    And what about the fighting? Well, remember the granddaddy of all tournament arcs, the Dark Tournament from Yu Yu Hakusho? Mortal Kombat is a lot like that, except with an even wider cast of heroes and villains. Even when it's not specifically about a tournament, you still get a bunch of people that are eager to rip heads off and look entertaining while they do it. You have the swaggering, sadistic style of Kano and the animalistic, creepy style of Reptile (my two favorite characters.) You have Johnny Cage's flash and Baraka's brutality. You have Sonya Blade's efficiency and Jax's power. You have Goro's might and Jade's slyness. You have Raiden's supernatural abilities and Sub Zero's freezing powers. And finally, you have Scorpion yelling "GET OVER HERE!" a bunch, along with, like, 40 more. 

    I don't use "This should be an anime!" very freely, because 1) I don't know what else an anime could do for the franchise some times. For example,  I've had my fill of action-packed Batman cartoons with an anime-esque style. And 2) I don't want to confuse my lust for an anime adaptation with my primal lust for more anime in general. Honestly, I think my last trip to the grocery store would be a cool anime ("EPISODE 147: DANIEL VS CASHIER! THE MANGOES WEREN'T ON SALE.") But with Mortal Kombat, the stars kind of align. Will it ever happen? Maybe! I must admit, the announcement that Crunchyroll is now streaming Mortal Kombat would be pretty sweet. 

  Oh, and go play Mortal Kombat 11!  9 out of 10 doctors recommend it as a cure for, um, not playing Mortal Kombat 11.

    Would you want to see a Mortal Kombat anime? Who is your favorite Mortal Kombat character? What other games would make for cool shows? Let us know in the komments!

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[kayawagner]

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Worlds Without Master Issue 1-11 [BUNDLE]

Publisher: Dig a Thousand Holes Publishing

This special bundle product contains the following titles.

Worlds Without Master, Issue 10 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue ten of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming magazine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "Because I Clasp the Clouds As Mine," a tale of a shifting identity by Osmond Arnesto. "The Hoard of Yengra," a tale of commerce and justice by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Wendy Martin, Vlada Monakhova, and Tiffany Turrill. Another installment of Bryant Paul Johnson's comic Oh, the Beating Drum! The Dread Geas of Duke Vulku, a game of horror and wonder based on the game Dread by the original author, Epidiah Ravachol. A miscellany of delays and distractions for any journey. And full-color cover art by Jabari Weathers. ... Worlds Without Master, Issue 11 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue eleven of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming magazine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "The Shape of the World," a tale of sorcerous rivalry, ancient love and death by Epidiah Ravachol. "The Spirits of the Forest Apes," another monstrous tale of Kassmamon the Ranger by Dylan Craine.  Illustrations by Dagmara Matuszak, Tina X Filic and Jabari Weathers. The next installment of Rachel Kahn's comic about a community besieged by Wolf Neighbours. Amazons, a game of adventure and devotion by Vincent Baker. A miscellany of far off sights and portents. And full-color cover art by Tawny Fritzinger. ... Worlds Without Master, Issue 8 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue eight of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "In Pankech: the Ghost's Chambers," another Jakko Orange and Tam-tam adventure by Vincent Baker. "In Search of a Slaying," a tale of patience and hunger by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Nate Marcel, Patricia Smith, and Jabari Weathers. Another installment of Bryant Paul Johnson's comic Oh, the Beating Drum! No Longer With Us, a game about what happens when adventures gather to lay a companion to rest by Dymphna Coy and Josh T. Jordan. A miscellany of treasures bizarre and rare. And full-color cover art by Gennifer Bone. ... Worlds Without Master, Issue 9 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue nine of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "Nine Years of Mourning," a tale of a vengeance that crosses the world by P.H. Lee. "High Upon the Table of the World," a tale of a doomed hunt by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Jeff Brown, Maegan Cook, Andrew DeFelice, Delfino Falciani, Tina X Filic, Ed Heil, Jenna Kass, Chris L. Kimball, Dagmara Matuszak, Lorenzo Palermo, Eric Quigley,Andrea Scott, Kim Sokol, and Jabari Weathers. The very first installment of Rachel Kahn's brand new comic Wolf Neighbours. Masks of the Mummy Kings, a gam... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 1 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF The very first issue of Worlds Without Master (formerly known at Words Without Master), an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue:  “In Ssef Seat: the Cannibal Queen,” a tale of dark debauchery from D. Vincent Baker and the debut adventure of the scofflaw Jakko Orange; "Strange Bireme," tale of fishermen and stars featuring Manyara & Snorri written by Epidiah Ravachol; Enter the Avenger, a roleplaying game of swords, sorcery, and the troubling insecurities of vengeance by Rafu (Raffaele Manzo); Illustrations from Ed Heil, Storn Cook, and Tazio Bettin; "Oh, the Beating Drum!" a sword & sorcery comic from Bryant Paul Johnson; And a miscella... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 2 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue two of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "One Winter's Due," a story about vengeance, family and crossed oaths, by Epidiah Ravachol. "Historia Imperio--Part 1," the beginning of the history of Keith Senkowski's Conspiracy of Shadows world, fiction and cartography by Keith himself. Wolfspell, a roleplaying game about wolves with the human blood in their veins, by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Rachel Kahn, Delfino Falciani, and Andrew DeFelice. Yet another installment of "Oh, the Beating Drum!" a comic about the everyday life of adventurers by Bryant Paul Johnson. And a miscellany of ill omens. ... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 3 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Featuring the complete Swords Without Master roleplaying game! Issue three of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "A Slaying in Smoke," a story of cults and fashion, by Epidiah Ravachol. "In Taruve: the Merchant Train," another tale of Jakko Orange and his "niece" Tam-tam by D. Vincent Baker. Illustrations by Steven Austion, Jeremy Duncan, Ed Heil, Storn Cook, and Chris L. Kimball. More "Oh, the Beating Drum!" from Bryant Paul Johnson. And Swords Without Master. a sword & sorcery roleplaying game by Epidiah Ravachol. ... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 4 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue four of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "Two Swords of Mars," a tale of swashbuckling upon the red planet, by Rose Bailey. "The Prize of Banteteth," another Snorri & Manyara tale by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Gary McCluskey and Jon Taylor. More "Oh, the Beating Drum!" from Bryant Paul Johnson. "See New Places, Meet Interesting People & Visit Retribution Upon Them," a supplement supplement to Enter the Avenger (found in issue 1) by Rafu. And a full-color cover by Rachel Kahn ... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 5 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue five of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "The Trial of the Crimson Ribbon," a tale of insufferable and indomitable curses by Jason Keeley. "Day of the Coward," a tale of survival in an altered state of consciousness by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Russell Ashley, Juan Ochoa, and Manuela Soriani. The continuing adventures of adventurers in the latest installment of "Oh, the Beating Drum!" by Bryant Paul Johnson. Sorceress Bloody Sorceress, a game of intrigue, murder and, of course, sorcery by Epidiah Ravachol. And a miscellany repasts nourishing and nefarious. ... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 6 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.59 Format: PDF Issue six of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "From Salted Earth," a tale of necromancy and redemption by Evan Dicken. "The Pebble Ballad," an epistolary tale of century-spanning sorcery by Epidiah Ravachol. Illustrations by Delfino Falciani, Ed Heil, and Eric Quigley. Yet another episode of "Oh, the Beating Drum!" a comic by Bryant Paul Johnson. A Scoundrel in the Deep, a game of darkness and fire by Renato Ramonda and developed by Flavio Mortarino. A miscellany of experiences unseen. And full-color cover art by Jeff Brown. ... Worlds Without Master, Volume 1, Issue 7 Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $3.60 Format: PDF Issue seven of Worlds Without Master, an adventure fiction and gaming ezine featuring sword & sorcery short fiction and games from Epidiah Ravachol and many others. In this issue: "Three Came Upon a Fire," a tale of fire, storm, and other tales by Epidiah Ravachol. "The Spider & the Forest Apes," a tale of with a monstrous protagonist by Dylan Craine. Illustrations by Gennifer Bone, Chris L. Kimball, and Juan Ochoa. For the first time among these pages, Barbarian Lord, a comic by Matt Smith. Invisible Empire, a game of wondrous and horrifying geography by Epidiah Ravachol. A miscellany of ill-fates. And full-color cover art by Evan Rowland. ...

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