#also mexican jack kelly i love you i love you always

[jack-kellys]

ur doing requests again. do you have any ideas for buzzfeed unsolved au or hunted au. if not feel free to ignore but if so…. god id love some unhinged javid

- @we-are-inevitable ✨

bringing nightposting back for hunted au

if u didn't know. i do/used to have a rly wild fic about a serial killer and the detective bound to fall for him (or vice versa).

[leatherjacketmixtapes]

My 2022 in Books

This year I read 78 books which is a step down from the last few years (all 100+) but I'm trying to read in a more purposeful, slow way, trying to savor and absorb what I read, which is definitely a challenge since I've always been a very speedy reader.

There's a complete list below the cut of all the books, but here were my absolute favorites of this year:

Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton

Dracula - Bram Stoker (Dracula Daily was probably my favorite thing to ever happen on this beloved hellsite in the last 13 years)

The Storyteller - Dave Grohl (I'm not an audiobook person but it was such an experience listening to him read this)

Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci

The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry

Book of Night - Holly Black

The Key to Deceit - Ashley Weaver

Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi

The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I loved so many of the others too, don't get me wrong, but those are the ones I know I'll be re-reading again before long (especially Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom, which I wanted to start reading again the very minute I finished them).

Off to start my 2023 reads now!

A Spindle Splintered - Alix E. Harrow

Ruin and Rising - Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising - Leigh Bardugo

The Tea Dragon Society - Kay O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Tapestry - Kay O’Neill

The Tea Dragon Festival - Kay O’Neill

Flight, Vol. 7 - ed. Kazu Kibuishi

Boxers - Gene Luen Yang

Saints - Gene Luen Yang

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures - N.D. Stevenson

Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World - Jack Kelly

Cemetery Boys - Aidan Thomas

The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan

These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong

This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Tim Mohr

The Puzzle Women - Anna Ellory

An Age Of License: A Travelogue - Lucy Knisley

True Love Bites - Joy Demorra

The Bear and The Nightingale - Katherine Arden

Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

Under The Whispering Door - T.J. Klune

Rivers of London: Body Work - Ben Aaronovitch

Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements - Sam Kean

Home and Exile - Chinua Achebe

Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other - Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Our Violent Ends - Chloe Gong

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab

The Paris Apartment - Lucy Foley

The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead - Bert V. Royal

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City - Kate Winkler Dawson

The Devil and the Dark Water - Stuart Turton

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music - Dave Grohl

The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway

The Key to Deceit - Ashley Weaver

The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry

Book of Night - Holly Black

Cryptid Club - Sarah Andersen

Taste: My Life Through Food - Stanley Tucci

Booty: Girl Pirates on the High Seas - Sara Lorimer

The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune

hir - Taylor Mac

All Boys Aren’t Blue - George M. Johnson

The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory

Are Prisons Obsolete? - Angela Y. Davis

Other Birds - Sarah Addison Allen

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Demon in the Wood - Leigh Bardugo

The 39 Steps - John Buchan

Wade in the Water: Poems - Tracy K. Smith

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books - Azar Nafisi

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Five Orange Pips - Arthur Conan Doyle

She Who Became The Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan

While Justice Sleeps - Stacey Abrams

Cinnamon - Neil Gaiman

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper - Hallie Rubenhold

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

No Bones - Anna Burns

Mercury - Hope Larson

Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (re-read)

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - August Wilson

Year of the Reaper - Makiia Lucier

The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow

Paper Girls, Volumes 1-6 - Brian K. Vaughan

[introvertguide]

High Noon (1952); AFI #27

Our next film up for review is the not-so-standard western, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards and took home four trophies for Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Music, and Best Song. Westerns at the time were generally focused on the flawless hero who everybody loves and the citizens that band together to fight the bad guy. The good guys were all good and the bad guys were all bad. This is not the case with current film and it was one of the few Westerns nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing (although these were the awards that the movie did not win). It is a genre film that completely went against type. I really want to continue but I realize that now is the time to go through the plot, so let us first give the warning...

SPOILER ALERT!!! I AM GOING TO SPOIL THE WHOLE MOVIE AND IT IS WELL WORTH SEEING SO DON’T READ FURTHER UNTIL YOU WATCH ON YOUR OWN!!! IT IS ONLY 85 MINUTES LONG SO GIVE IT A CHANCE!!! IT IS VERY WORTH YOUR TIME TO SEE WITHOUT IT BEING SPOILED!!!!

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Remember that the film has a run time of 85 minutes and this is the amount of time that passes in the movie. With this in mind, there will be no “meanwhile” or “while that was happening...” in this review. Everything is shown that matters and assume that time is passing for everyone in town whether or not they are on screen.

Three men meet outside Hadleyville, a small town in the New Mexico Territory, are gathered and ride over to the train station to wait for a train. The scene switches to the retirement and wedding of Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper), newly married to Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly), as he kisses his bride and turns in his badge and gun. The happy couple will soon depart for a new life to raise a family and run a store in another town. However, word arrives that Frank Miller, a vicious outlaw whom Kane sent to jail, has been released and will arrive on the noon train. Miller's gang—his younger brother Ben (Sheb Wooley), Jack Colby (Lee Van Cleef), and Jim Pierce (Robert Wilke)—are the three men awaiting his arrival at the train station. It is not directly stated by the three men, but it is clear that Miller intends to exact revenge since Kane put him in jail previously. A glance at the clock shows it is 10:45. This is especially a problem since the new marshal won’t arrive until the next day and Kane doesn’t want to leave the town with no protection.

Amy is a devout Quaker and pacifist so the solution is simple—leave town before Miller arrives. They actually start out in their buggy, but Kane turns around and takes them both back to the jailhouse because Kane insists on facing Miller and his men. "They're making me run", he tells her. "I've never run from anybody before." At this point, it is assumed that Kane will get his deputies and form a posse to face Miller. He is the beloved retiring lawman and the town had banded together before to put the man in jail in the first place. Amy gives Kane an ultimatum saying she is leaving on the noon train whether he joins her or not. Kane says he has to stay so they basically split up literally minutes after being married by the Justice of the Peace. 

Kane finds one man that immediately volunteers and then goes to the deputy Harvey Pell (Lloyd Bridges). Pell won’t help unless Kane puts in a good word and actually quits because he believes that Kane didn’t promote him to Marshall because of some old grudge over a woman. Kane denies even knowing about the relationship and Pell turns in his star and quits. Another person that Kane thought would help is Judge Percy Mettrick (Otto Kruger), who he finds packing up to get out of town because he doesn’t believe he will survive. The judge is the one who actually sentenced Miller, and believes the outlaw will want him dead.

Further dialogue reveals that Will Kane had stolen the lover of Frank Miller, a Mexican women named Helen Ramirez (Katy Jurado), and this was what prompted Miller to go wild and convinced the town to have him arrested. Kane is no longer with Ramirez and was not aware that she had been sleeping with the deputy. All together, it seems like Kane is not that great of a guy and that Miller has a legitimate grudge with him. The whole town knows this and some of them want Miller to kill Kane, so nobody will help him and he is again encouraged to leave. One friend named Sam Fuller hides in his house and has his wife cover for him. The old marshal is played by freaking Lon Chaney and he won’t help because he notes that members of law enforcement die and nobody really cares. Nobody at the church will help and even the one guy who volunteered backs out because he realizes it will be a slaughter. The only person who openly offers to help is a young boy, but Kane rejects that help and tells the boy to go home.

All this happens and is taking up the time before the noon train. Helen realizes that one of the men she loved will die and the lack of town support upsets her. Amy goes up to meet Helen and the two decide that they will go on the noon train together. Ramirez says she would stay with Kane and not abandon him, but Amy tells her own story of tragedy (she watched her father and brother die in a shoot out). 

Deputy Pell again expresses his anger at not being named the new marshal and so he corners Kane in the horse stables and demands that he be made made the marshal and Kane ride out of town. Their conversation becomes an argument, and then a fist fight. Kane finally knocks his former deputy senseless. Forlorn, Kane returns to his office to write out his will as the clock hits high noon.

Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald) arrives on the noon train and his group of men are waiting for him with a gun belt. Helen and Amy get on the train as the outlaws ride into town. There is a very famous overhead shot which shows Kane all alone in the streets with a genuine look of fear, assuming that all of his friends have deserted him and he is about to die. The gang walks into town and starts shooting at Kane, which Amy hears from the train and she decides to go back and help. Kane is able to gun down Ben Miller and Colby but is wounded and hides in the stable. He escapes by hanging on to a fleeing horse but is again cornered by the outlaws at the jailhouse. Amy runs into town and takes a gun from one of the bodies and hides. She is able to sneak up and shoot Pierce from behind. Frank Miller sees this and takes her hostage to call out Kane. The marshal comes out and Amy scratches at Miller to let her go and Kane gets the opportunity to gun down Frank Miller.

Kane helps his bride to her feet and they embrace. As the townspeople emerge and cluster around him, Kane throws his marshal's star in the dirt, glares at the crowd, and departs with Amy on their wagon.

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I keep harping on about how this was not like any standard western of the time and I should probably explain more clearly now that the plot is known. Movies at the time focused on the American marshal as a pseudo superhero. They were honest and always on the side of good, they could ride horses and outshoot any outlaw, everybody loved them except bad guys, and women swooned in their wake. They also tended to be ruggedly handsome, tough as nails, and fearless. The antagonist, on the other hand, was completely wrong and had bad moral character. These bad guys mistreated women, disobeyed the law on purpose, stole, robbed, cheated, and had ugly scars. They traveled in groups in an attempt to intimidate people, but they were no match for the single good guy. But this movie changed everything.

An old marshal who just retired to marry a much younger woman sticks around town to fight a man whom he convicted to die. This villain had an issue with the old marshal because the lawman had stolen his woman. The deputy won’t stand with the retired marshal after being passed over for the job opening and many of the town members won’t help because they think the marshal should leave and let the new marshal deal with the problem. The marshal is scared and alone when he takes on the villains and it is his young bride who actually comes to his aid while he cowers in the jailhouse. At the end, the marshal throws his star on the ground and leaves without saying anything else. 

All members of the cast need to be commend on acting against character type because the general sense of fear at what was coming explained the realistic choice of most of the town running away. It is almost comical when all of the villains are dead and the entire town comes pouring into the streets and it is obvious that there were more than enough men to make a posse and easily protect the town. But the only person that came to help when it counted was a female 20-year-old pacifist Quaker. 

It has been noted by directors and film critics that this was not a very strong performance by Grace Kelly, especially when next to veteran Mexican actress Katy Jurado. Alfred Hitchcock later noted that she played a very meek part for such a strong role, but saw something in her (likely her blond hair and good looks) and gave her a much more fitting part when he cast her for Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, and To Catch a Thief. 

I could not find the film on any of the subscription services when I was looking to watch it so I had the DVD shipped through Netflix. This is a good way to go because I got to watch some DVD extras and learned that everybody and their dad was attached to the making of this film. The cinematographer was Floyd Crosby, the father of rock/folk singer David Crosby. The Deputy was played by Lloyd Bridges, who had two young children on set, Beau and Jeff Bridges. According to the extras, Beau was actually in the barn loft watching during the fight between Kane and his deputy. The singer of the theme song was country musician Tex Ritter, father of actor John Ritter. A very rich history of Hollywood royalty in this single movie.

Many of the actors and writers involved in the film were concerned that they were going to get black listed for being part of this production. It was the early 50s and the Red Scare was at its height in the United States. Many actors and screenwriters were being publicly prosecuted for committing acts against America, and any movie that did not actively promote patriotism was in danger of being accused of being communist. It was a bad time for Westerns that were innovative or went against the norm, which partially explains complaints that many films in the genre during the 50s were the same. This film that depicted a lawman sticking to what he believed in and finding all his friends shunning him was interpreted by some as promoting communism or attacking McCarthyism. Director Zinnemann did say he had all this on his mind during the filming and would consider it an allegory for the Hollywood blacklisting, but that was not necessarily the point from the start.

So should this movie be on the AFI 100? Absolutely! It is part of the most American of genres at a focal point in the country’s history, yet flies in the face of all the standards of that genre. Despite this, it still was nominated for a bunch of awards and highly acclaimed by liberal and conservative leaning viewers alike. The movie is full of Old Hollywood greatness as far as the stars and the crew. The AFI list was created for innovative Americana like this. Would I recommend it? Absolutely! Just the innovate shots and the use of real time alone makes for a great watch. The story is great and the acting is great. There are few movies on the AFI list with pacing this good and it is a very easy film to watch and enjoy. Highly recommend.

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

So, 14x11

Holy cow Davy Perez. Not that I didn’t have faith in him, but he exceeded my not-so-low expectations. After 14x10 I was thinking, the writer of the next episode doesn’t really have an easy job, writing the episode that airs right after something so intense, layered and emotional, you know? Especially considering that Davy has to juggle the aftermath of the confrontation in Dean’s mind and the Nick plot. Knowing both Donna and Mary were going to be in the episode, i was expecting something lighter, that was going to lighten the focus on Dean a little bit (not too much, but a little bit). Maybe some brothers-heavy bookends with a center more focused on the guests characters, you know? An episode that has never been intended as one of the most memorable ones, crafting some subtext waiting for the plot to return in full swing.

And in fact the episode was more subdued, softer, and that’s exactly what run us over like a truck.

The episode also features - courtesy also of the ever-on-point Sgriccia and Wanek - what’s probably the most unsubtle piece homoerotic subtext in a little while (not too much, just a little while), which is probably saying something. Michael as an allegory for repression of queerness as a specific thing inside the more general category of trauma becomes always a little clearer. I hope Supernatural isn’t going to be remembered as the evil show that did the evil thing with the queerbaiting, because there are (and have been) brilliant writers and crew members crafting an elaborate queer narrative, and loving every minute of it.

I’m kind of solidified in my suspicion that Dabb and his entourage are sort of writing what they would have liked the Mark of Cain/Darkness storyline to be like, because after the Empty/Shadow basically picking up where the Darkness storyline seemed to be before the Amara arc shifted its scope, now we have an episode that makes the parallels between the Michael possession narrative and the Mark of Cain one. From the mental image of an object thrown to the bottom of the ocean, which is where initially the First Blade was believed to be, to the plan that recalls Death’s suggestion to Dean in the Mexican restaurant, to the heavy, intense parallels to The Werther Project (and by putting 10x19 back on the table, the episode pushes us to compare the illusion of Rocky’s Bar to the Purgatory illusion...), to the concept of a person being beyond saving that echoes Dean’s speech to Cole -- there are so many callbacks to season 9 and 10 that we can tell at this point that this is Andrew Dabb’s turn at moving the spiral back to the area where the themes of the Darkness narrative are.

And of course, this season is sprinkled with circle imagery (from the clock in Anubis’ office to the loop aspect of the bar illusion), “return to the beginning” narrative points in regards to family (just in this episode, Dean and his childhood with Mary, Nick and the fate of his family... but also Lily reuniting with her daughter, Sasha back in her father’s house, Jack meeting Kelly in heaven, AU Bobby confronting his dead son...), and it’s no wonder that we’re back into “the river shall end at the source” territory. (*war flashbacks*) More space and time mentions, too -- Sam and Mary talk about Bobby and Dean needing some space, the song playing while Dean is building the box says No time left for you, time, time, time, time, time... 

We’re in the middle of quite an interesting journey.

[emoternity]

stuff that's happened during anne frank

there's a lot of these so i feel like it's only right to do one

margot: *sings softly*

peter: *screeching* YOU'RE ON VOCAL REST

margot: *also screeching* I KNOW

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peter: *passes anne*

anne: *sticks his foot out*

peter: *dramatically pretends to trip over it after he's already passed him*

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peter: no margot's supposed to be sitting on the bed!

margot: but i'm helping mrs.frank with blocking!

peter: but margot's supposed to be sitting on the bed!

margot: *huffs and puts a chair on the bed to stand in for her*

*later* 

*chair falls on mrs.frank*

mrs.frank: *screech*

the whole cast: what???

mrs.frank: margot tackled me!!

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anne: *starts to cry about their shitty life*

tech 1: *hugs him* it's alright, papa's got you

anne: thanks now you made it weird

tech 1: yeah that's my only talent

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peter: gosh there aren't any comfortable places to sit

tech 1: i mean you could sit in my lap

peter: *shrugs and does it*

anne: i'm jealous

tech 1: of who?

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mrs.van daan: *always calls tech 1 daddy*

mr.van daan: could you NOT

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tech 1: *tells us about a time he broke his leg and had to be on crutches for a show he was in*

anne: *jokingly* were you playing crutchie?

tech 2: *emphatically* no he was playing jack kelly

cast: *stunned silence*

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anne: *crying* i'm just so tired

tech 1: i'm a really good pillow

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cast: *calling tech 1's dog*

mr.dussel: come here if you support communism 

dog (lexi): *immeadiatly trots over*

tech 1: what the fuck lexi

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anne: i'd call him a son of a bitch but i actually kinda like his mom. 

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mr.dussel: *to anne* i'll bet you last a solid two minutes in that game

anne: what are you betting

mr.dussel: my epipen

anne: *lasts 40 seconds* pay up

mr.dussel: *tosses him his epipen*

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tech 1: you can play any song on my phone you want

anne: *plays gasolina*

tech 1: that's a mexican stripper song

anne: i just know it from a fanfiction! wait how do you know it?

tech 1: *guilty silence*

tech 1: so i have a wattpad

anne and mr.dussel: what!?!

anne: please don't tell me you write smut

tech 1: *more guilty silence*

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anne: if you don't stop i'm going to shove this some place you don't want it to be *gestures to wii remote he's holding*

tech 1: *mumbling* it's not like it hasn't been there before

anne: *gestures to mr.dussel* innocent ears!

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mr.dussel: *plays meme song on grand piano*

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mr.dussel: *is the only straight person in the room*

anne: *keeps shooting him apologetic looks*

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peter: *gets excited about 40 year old electric piano that's half broken*

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anne: *watches the livestream of the area 51 raid and interrupts rehearsal multiple times to catch us up*

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anne: *educates everyone on conspiracy theories*

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tech 1: *to anne* you have to spread your legs

tech 1: i shouldn't have said that that way

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mr.dussel: *claps mr.frank on the shoulder and looks him in the eyes intensely* cigarettes are the root of all evil

mr.frank: *fearful look*

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tech 1: i love jackcrutchie

anne: otp or brotp?

tech 1: brotp, duh

anne: thank goodness i really didn't want to kill you

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anne: *is the only guy on the makeup team*

anne: *always has to listen to the rest of the team bitch about guys not knowing how to apply makeup*

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peter: i look perfect without makeup

anne: but you'd look killer with eyeliner

peter: well yes but-

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anne: on a scale of 1 - 10 how spiked is this?

tech 1: vodka

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anyway i'll probably do more because we're far from the end of this. who do y'all ship, i'm really curious? also which one do you think i am? (tech 1 is gold and i love him forever) [btw the dog is called communism now and responds to that. she's a rescue so who knows why she likes that so much]

[blackcrawford]

Why Women of Color on Supergirl Deserve Better

 There are things that need to be said about Supergirl, its fans and its treatment of women of color. Specifically black women. [I will be speaking for my Asian and Hispanic sistas as well. But as a black woman, I mostly speak about that]

Thsi interaction sparked somewhat of a reaction in me. 

Azie Tesfai (who plays Kelly Olsen in Supergirl) is a black woman.

Now with the feminist rhetoric that will always surround this show, because it was the foundation it was built on, people tend to forget that women of color exist, because the show is peak White Feminism. Up there with Taylor Swift and Pink Vagina hats. 

All of the women of color on Supergirl excluding Kelly and the Colonel, has either been some sort of villain and/or dies.

National City is supposed to be LA and apparently only had one Mexican person and four black people. 

If you’re in LA and don’t see a Mexican or a black person, it’s cause you hid in your bathroom all day. 

That’s completely irresponsible and dangerous. It’s erasure. 

All of the witches in S3 except for one was a woman of color. Which is irresponsible and dangerous. 

Alex putting a gun in that black womans face, after breaking into her home based on Kara's DREAM, while the woman had on headphones, when she hadn't even committed a crime, is literally so insensitive considering the culture we live in.

Look up Korryn Gaines. Here I did it for you. 

(http://data.baltimoresun.com/news/korryn-gaines/)

It was something out of a white supremacist wet dream. Something black and brown people all over the country have to live in fear of. 

I refuse to watch that episode ever again. Irresponsible, dangerous and blatantly racist.

Supergirl was not and has not been a show that is friendly to women of color. (I would say ask Floriana, but she isn’t even a woman of color. She just TANS. Like really? Really? They had her playing a hispanic woman and she ain’t even hispanic? Not black face, but close. Disgustingly close)

Insert Kelly. 

During a season where the subject of profiling and discrimination was the main focus. 

Coincedence?! I think so. 

I doubt the Supergirl writers did that on purpose, because they are not that smart. 

The reaction to the treatment of aliens on this fictional show was more empathetic than the actual prejudice that those considered part of the African Diaspora faced is not only repugnant, it is cognitively dissonant. 

Supergirl is a show with mostly LGBTQ+ identiying people as fans. It has a lot to do with the people who tuned in for Sanvers on S2 and S3. 

Also a lot of people who want to see Supercorp, and also Katie Mcgrath has played WLW characters in the futre. 

(Speaking of Katie Mcgrath and Lena Luthor! READ MY OTHER WRITING ABOUT SUPERGIRL and that reveal!)

( https://lenashomegirl.tumblr.com/post/185024993045/why-lena-luthor-matters-even-when-others-actions)

LGBTQ+ community members tend to be some of the most racist people in the world, while also crying about equality. 

And that isn’t seen more clear than Sanvers fans treatment of Azie Tesfai.

Calling her an “IT”, numerous times, making sure she saw it. 

The dehumanization of black women is so ingrained in the psyche of white supremacists, that they don’t even consider it white supremacy at work. They just see it, as a Twitter feud. 

I have not seen her being called the N word, but based on how y’all treated Mechad those first couple seasons, I know for a fact y’all have got that slur locked and loaded in the chamber, for them extra bored days.

 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDb221hTsM/

Mechad spoke about this less than two months ago. All of them spoke about it. With Candice from The Flash. 

Candice not quitting is a testament of how strong black women really are. I remember when it was announced. You Neo Stanzis came out to PLAY. I was so disgusted. 

You’re not going to do this to Azie y’all. We won’t allow this to happen. I won’t allow this to happen. I don’t care if I’m fighting by myself, writing an essay a week for the next 3 seasons, I will be here like Tony Montana at the top of your tags and timelines, emptying chamber after chamber. 

If you racist fangirls suspend me, I will make another account on another computer and keep going. 

Not liking a character is completely understandable. I wanna knock Kara’s teeth out most of the time. But I don’t comment under all of Melissa’s social media posts “Hey I wanna knock your perfect teeth out”

 Y’all bullying real people. 

And I see what y’all trying to do. I’m not stupid. 

Y’all bullied the guy (Rahul Kohli) that played Jack Spheer as well. He called the fandom “toxic” and “nasty”.  And he also, called y’all “racist”

HM! All of the people of color who have white love interest on this show has had a problem with racism on this show. Almost seems as if it’s a habit as opposed to a one off comment here and there. 

Y’all got Chris Wood (Not a man of color, but a good example of the toxicity that permeates the fandom) out the paint, by bullying him till his anxiety almost killed him. He spoke about it in his livestream for his clothing line. He was talking about his dad’s undiagnosed mental illness ended up killing him and he spoke about how dangerous social media is. Him and Melissa had to shut off the comments to their own engagement announcement. 

A dangerous precedent has been set by the Supergirl fandom. 

Y’all think you can bully people, until you get your way. Until people leave. 

And y’all say “It’s not racist, if we don’t like Kelly. She’s just not right with Alex”

Why is she not right? She’s smart, she’s beautiful, she speaks to Alex in a non condescending way (Maggie was a douche. I hated her.), Alex likes her. etc. What EXACTLY is not right about Kelly? Specifically. 

“They moved too fast” Give me a break. Maggie and Alex got engaged in six months. 

You guys speak about representation and seeing yourself positively, but that all goes out the window when people of color are involved, huh? 

Black women aren’t allowed to see themselves as nothing more than yellow eyed villains in National City? 

She’s here. She broke your illusion of Supergirls predominantly white world with a few tokens and now your SICK. 

Get used to it. She’s here. 

And the KKK rallies y’all host in her mentions, ain’t gonna drive her away. 

[iloveonebeanplant]

Can I get a newsies ship??? I'm 17, short af (5 1), Mexican & trans (ftm). I have dissociative identity disorder & autism and love hugs (only from people I trust though). I seem mean Bc I'm honest & It's hard to earn my trust & it's easily broken. I have a short temper & am stronger than I look for my size. Also I have a disease in my legs giving me a high pain tolerance. I love love to sing & want to dance again if I go into remission! I'm pretty shy & don't really talk much in public.

Hi there! You can absolutely have a Newsies ship!I ship you with Jack!-You two knew each other since childhood-You knew eachother's weaknesses and deepest secrets, and you trusted each other more than anyone-Lately Jack seemed more interested in you than usual -It seemed that at almost every free moment he was around you-Especially when any of the other newsies were around you-One day while you were walking home with Jack, you started singing-This was a completely normal occurence, and Jack never minded when you sang-When you look over to Jack, he turns his head away, like he had been staring at you-You decide to confront him about his bizarre behavior-He first tries to play dumb, but you can see through that immediately. It's really difficult for Jack to slide any shady behavior past you-He mumbles "I love it when ya sing..."-"What was that Kelly? I couldn't quite hear you-"- He practically shouts "I LOVE IT WHEN YAH SING!!" You freeze up- He sighs and continues "I also love how honest yah are with me...how you're not afraid to confront me about anything.."-He keeps listing all the things he loves about you.-"And ah...as you can tell, I'm real fond of yah y/n. So I'd be real honored if yah wouldn't mind...going out with me someti-"-You immediately cut off Jack's words with a huge hug-Speaking of hugs, you and Jack were pretty big on PDA (Hand holding, interlocking arms, etc.)-Your tempers can sometimes get in the way, but when it really counts you will always be supportive of each other-If anyone ever did anything to hurt Jack or you, that person would probably end up with a black eye, courtesy of either you or Jack-You two would do anything for eachother, it's honestly the sweetest thingI hope you like these! Thanks for the request!!

[queenbree17]

Tagged

moanI love being tagged so much! thank you for the tag @cheetahleopard​ !! <3 <3

1) Have any of the fandoms you’ve been in disgusted you? No and I really hope to keep it that way

2) If you wanted to change your URL what would it be? I really suck at picking picking URLs haha, my sister actually chose this one for me and I’ve never changed it

3) Do you have any hobbies?  i love writing, i play the piano but i’m not so great at it. I’m also artistic like in the crafting area. I make stuff and sell it at conventions

4) How socially awkward are you (stories anyone ;D)? I am so socially awkward and I have so many embarrassing stories, buuuuuut I’m not gonna share them because they are pretty embarrassing haha. I’m slowly getting better at being social since my job requires intense customer service and I’m basically required to become every customers bestfreind

5) Do you have a musical preference? I like rock mostly, all kinds. I’ll really listen to anything as long as it’s not R&B or rap or most pop stuff

6) Are there any books that hold a special place in your heart? I absolutely love the chronicles of Narnia. They are my all time favorite. I also really love the Darkest Powers series by Kelly Armstrong (who is also one of my all time fav YA writers) I don’t think I’ve ever loved every single character in a book as much as I have in these books

7) Any movies you’d recommend? I will always and forever recommend ALL the Pirates of the Caribbean because those are my all time fav movies! I also recommend Robin Hood Men in Tights and the Princess Bride because those are amazing

8) What is a phrase you commonly use? I don’t even know . . . I say a lot of weird stuff. I know I always quote spongebob because that show is what I grew up on

9) What is the first thing you notice when you see someone? peoples hair mostly because i like seeing the different ways people style their hair. 

10) Have you ever fainted or passed out before? no I haven’t

Her questions:

1) Something you wish your parents had taught you? Spanish and Tagalog. My mom’s Mexican and my dad’s Filipino. Neither of their parents really taught them the languages but they picked up some but didn’t teach any of me or my siblings. I’d love to speak more than one language

2) Something you want to change about yourself? I’d love to be more confident in my body and in my personality.

3) Something you hope to never change about yourself? the way i think and the way i look at things

4) Describe your close friend or best friend in five words? crazy, funny, annoying, giving, and amazing

5) Your favorite place to be? my room with my cats, although I love the store I work at and it is my second home (I keep getting transferred though so I have three homes away from home) and the people there are like a second family, i swear they get more excited in seeing me than my own family actually does

6) Favorite artist (musician, actor, writer, artist, fanartist/fanfic writer? Pick one, or two, or all?)? i don’t really have one. i just love so many and there wouldn’t be enough space or time to mention them all

7) Website you spend the most time on? Tumblr and AO3.

8) A dream for the future? be able to actually make a living off of being a vendor at conventions

9) Something you’re proud of? I’m really proud of how rapidly I’ve grown with the company i work with. I’ve only been there for a year and a half and i’ve already had three promotions, four raises and lots of people depend on me and i even have people higher up than me relying on me

10) Recommend something? Mystic Messenger (because I am curentlly obsessed with that) 

And these ones:

Relationship status: single

Lipstick or Chapstick? Chapstick

Last song I listened to: Eros and Apollo by Studio Killers (I also really love their song Jenny!!)

Last movie I watched: Penelope 

Top 3 shows: Haikyuu!!, Yuri on Ice!!!, and Bob’s Burgers, and the 100!! <-- just started that show and i just finished the 3rd season

Top 3 characters: Jack Sparrow, Tsukishima Kei, Yuri Plisetsky

Top 3 ships: bokuakakurotsuki, otayuri, daisusga <3

I tag @sondeneige @moantunui @harcoreparkour @no2lime adn anyone else who wants to do this!

[oltnews]

Welcome to a comprehensive guide to everything that should come out on Netflix in May 2020. This list will be updated in April and May 2020 with all of the additions planned to hit Netflix in the United States.Netflix Originals continues to be a dominant part of the Netflix lineup and May is no different. There are a lot of new Netflix originals out there that we can be excited about. Our best choices are Space force, the new show from the creator and main star of NBC Office. We are also excited for the limited series Hollywood due the first of the month. You can find a larger preview of Netflix originals coming in May here.As always, not only will May 2020 see new releases, but there will also be titles coming out as well.Please note: this is now the complete list with the Netflix list now published. However, it will be updated every other day with other recently announced projects that are not published in advance.Currently announced list of what will happen to Netflix in May 2020Coming up on Netflix on May 1Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) - Jim Carrey is the pet detective in a film that has been criticized by critics but absolutely adored by fans.All day and all night (2020) NOT - Drama starring Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders written and directed by Joe Robert Cole. About a young criminal who arrives at a prison and reflects on his life so far.Back to the future (1985) - The premiere of the classic trilogy returns to Netflix after Marty McFly.Back to the Future II (1989) - The second title in the trilogy, Oscar-nominated, is also making a comeback. Unfortunately, the third does not come in May.Casi Feliz / Almost Happy (Season 1) NOT - Spanish comedy seriesCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - The adaptation of Johnny Depp Roald Dahl who sees lucky children crossing the famous chocolate factory.Cracked Up (2018) - Documentary on the life of actor Darrell Hammond.Den of Thieves (2018) - Gerard Butler, 50 Cent and Pablo Schreiber are the stars of this action film about the confrontation between an elite police unit and a team of bank robbers.For colorful girls (2010) - Tyler Perry's drama from ten years ago.Have fun with Dick and Jane (2005) - Judd Apatow writes this crime film by Jim Carrey released 15 years ago. About a wealthy couple who turn to crime after losing all their money.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvOv3veA13Q[/embed]Enter (2020) NOT - French thriller where a man returns home and finds his house occupied by squatters.Hollywood (limited series) NOT - Ryan Murphy has produced an epic limited series recounting their heyday of Hollywood from the perspective of aspiring directors and actors.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3EASLgzOcM[/embed]Into the Night (Season 1) NOT - New Belgian science fiction seriesJarhead (2005) - The first (and best) film Jarhead which is a military thriller with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx and directed by Sam Mendes.Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2013) - Follow-up of the war action drama with fewer stars and less budget.Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016) - See above.Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - The second Dreamworks title where animals crash into a remote African nature reserve.Masha and the bear (season 4) - More animated adventures for children with Masha and the bear.Medici (Season 3) NOT - The Italian-made period drama returns for its last season.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9WIReSXpks[/embed]Girls' Nozaki Kun Monthly (Season 1) - High school anime drama.Mrs. Serial Killer (2020) NOT - Indian thriller on the wife of a doctor who proposes to kill people to prove the innocence of her husband.Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres (2018) NOT - Documentary retracing the life of Shimon Peres directed by Richard Trank featuring testimonies from George Clooney, Barack Obama and George W. Bush.Sinister (2012) - Horror mystery thriller.Song of the Sea (2014) - Lively family adventure.The curious case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Brad Pitt appears in this triple Oscar winner on a baby born as an old man and is aging in the opposite direction.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH6FdW39Hag[/embed]Half (2020) NOT - Romantic comedy directed by Alice Wu on an unexpected adolescent love triangle.The Sorrowful Child (2007) - Ben Stiller presents in this rom-com a couple of newlyweds on their honeymoon and cracks begin to appear immediately.The Patriot (2000) - Historical drama by Mel BrooksThomas and friends: Marvelous Machinery: World of Tomorrow - Another Thomas film where the gang seems to be able to be replaced.Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: a new arrival - Thomas sees new technologies coming.Thomas and his friends: the royal engine - Another adventure with Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends participating in a royal celebration.Underworld (2003), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) - The Underworld film franchise with Kate BeckinsaleUrban Cowboy (2016) - A Mexican rodeo rider works as a racer for a powerful drug cartel.What a girl wants (2003) - Kelly Kapoor's favorite film with Amanda Bynes.Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - Return of the original film by Willy Wonka.Coming on Netflix on May 4Arctic dogs (2019) - Animation title featuring the voices of Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum and James Franco about an arctic fox working in the mailroom.Luccas Neto em: Acampemonto de Ferias 2 - Family drama about a group of friends making music together at the summer camp.Coming up on Netflix on May 5Jerry Seinfeld: 23 hours to kill (2020) NOT - Second stand-up special by Jerry Seinfeld who speaks and texts and pop pies.Coming up on Netflix on May 6Hangman (2017) - Al Pacino plays in this police drama about a detective chasing a killer who models his attacks on the basis of the board game.Workin Moms (Season 4) NOT - The Canadian comedy series continues on Netflix.Coming on Netflix on May 7Scissor Seven (Season 2) NOT - More animated battles in this series on the power struggle between several warring factions.What Happens on Netflix on May 818 regali (2020) - Italian drama directed by Francesco Amato.Dead to Me (Season 2) NOT - The long-awaited second season of drama with Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMq_5BwY5y8[/embed]House at the end of the street (2012) - The horror of Jennifer Lawrence.Restaurants on the Edge (Season 2) NOT - More attempts by experts to revive failing restaurants around the world.Rust Valley Restaurateurs (Season 2) NOT - No more overturning cars in this Canadian reality series that turns piles of garbage into desirable engines.Insomnia (2017) - Jamie Foxx is featured in this action thriller where he has a connection with a dark criminal world that helps him find his son.The Eddy (limited series) NOT - Musical series by Jack Throne looking at a French club owner operating in the heart of Paris.The Hollow (Season 2) NOT - The new animated season of Canadian series challenging the genres.The Wrong Missy (2020) NOT - Comedy directed by Tyler Spindel on a man meeting the woman of his dreams and sends him an invitation to his corporate retirement but sends to the wrong person. Includes David Spade.Valeria (Season 1) NOT - Spanish dramatic comedy about a writer in crisis.Coming on Netflix on May 9Charmed (Season 2) - Second season of restarting The CW's Charmed.Grey's Anatomy (Season 16) - The last season of the ABC hospital drama.Coming on Netflix on May 11Bordertown (Season 3) NOT - The third season of the captivating police drama from Finland.Bon voyage: psychedelic adventures (2020) NOT - Various celebrities share their experiences with drugs.Trial by Media (Season 1) NOT - Docu-series examining how modern media landscapes affect court cases.Coming on Netflix on May 12True: Terrible Tales (2020) N - New special for the children's series, True.Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. the Reverend (2020) NOT - Interactive special for Netflix comedy where Kimmy confronts his captor.Coming on Netflix on May 14Riverdale (season 4) - The last season of The CW's hit show.Coming to Netflix on May 15Chichipatos (Season 1) NOT - Spanish comedy seriesDistrict 9 (2009) - Drama with Sharlto Copley about an alien race living in a special quarantine area.I love you, stupid (2020) NOT - Spanish film about a man who is dumped and vows to become a better man.Magic for Humans (Season 3) NOT - More magic tricks from Justin Willman.She-Ra and the princess of power (season 5) NOT - The last season of the Dreamworks animated series on She-Ra.The Wiggles - Kids series for preschoolers.White Lines (Season 1) NOT - The new series from Alex Pina, the creator of Money Heist.From Álex Pina - creator of Money Heist - and producers of The Crown, with all the twists, turns and 🤯de The Stranger. White Lines arrives May 15. pic.twitter.com/xufzEUemud- Netflix UK and Ireland (@NetflixUK) April 22, 2020Coming on Netflix on May 16Public enemies (2009) - Johnny Depp and Christian Bale play in this biopic on American gangsters, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee92mDZu_PI[/embed]United 93 (2006) - Historical drama telling the events of United 93 flight.Coming on Netflix May 17Soul Surfer (2011) - Written and directed by Sean McNamara, this biopic tells the story of a teenage surfer who returns to the water after a shark attack.Coming on Netflix on May 18The Big Flower Fight (Season 1) NOT - New reality series where florists and sculptors compete.Coming to Netflix on May 19Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (2020) NOT - New stand-up specialSweet Magnolias (Season 1) NOT - Three friends live in a small town. Sincere TV series based on the book.Trumbo (2015) - Bryan Cranston plays Dalton Trumbo, a Hollywood screenwriter arrested alongside other artists.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLuxQhdUqLY[/embed]What Happens on Netflix May 20Ben Platt: live from Radio City Music Hall (2020) NOT - Special live concert from The Politician star Ben Platt.The Flash (Season 6) - The last series of the DC universe on The CW.Coming on Netflix on May 22Control Z (Season 1) NOT - New Spanish drama for teenagers compared to Elite.If you like #Elite, get ready for Control Z!When a pirate begins to reveal the most intimate secrets of students throughout the school, life at El Colegio Nacional is turned upside down. Popular children are bullied, outcasts gain status, and everyone is a suspect. pic.twitter.com/x5uUAx9ehc- See more (@seewhatsnext) April 21, 2020Go ahead (2011) - Adam Sandler rom-com with Jennifer Aniston.Selling Sunset (Season 2) NOT - The next season of the reality series where our real estate brokers sell luxury homes.The lovebirds (2020) NOT - Acquisition of a Paramount film which was initially due to be released in theaters in early April. About a couple involved in a murder mystery.Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series (Season 2) NOT - More animated adventures with our favorite hillbillies.Coming on Netflix on May 23Dynasty (Season 3) - The third season of restarting the CW drama.Spell the Dream (2020) NOT - Documentary on the ups and downs of four students competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Coming on Netflix on May 25Uncut Gems (2019) - The superb drama of Adam Sandler directed by the Safdie Brothers which hit cinemas last year. The film is internationally dubbed an original, which is why it gets a much more recent American version of Netflix.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTfJp2Ts9X8[/embed]Coming to Netflix on May 26Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020) NOT - Second stand-up special for female comics.Coming on Netflix on May 27I'm not here anymore (2019) - Argentinian drama about a young immigrant woman feeling lonely after the death of her brother.The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) - Matthew McConaughey plays a lawyer who defends the wealthy in his own corner of trouble.Coming on Netflix on May 28La Corazonada (2020) NOT - Argentinian thriller (also known as The Hunch)Coming on Netflix on May 29Space Force (Season 1) NOT - First season of the series of fake Steve Carrell / Greg Daniels documents about an elite group of people working in the newly formed Space Force.Someone feeds Phil (Season 3) NOT - More culinary adventures with Phil.Coming on Netflix on May 31Free string dance (2018) - Dance drama on a young choreographer organizing his first Broadway show. https://oltnews.com/what-will-happen-to-netflix-in-may-2020-whats-new-on-netflix?_unique_id=5ea0a93e0fdff

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1161

Monday, May 1, 2017

 It's a great week to be a geek. The TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" starts airing now. Thursday, May 4th is Star Wars Day. The "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" movie opens in theatres on Friday, May 5th. Saturday the 6th is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Sunday the 7th is another CAPITAL TRADE SHOW at the Jim Durrell Arena where Jee-Riz Comics & Appraisals will be hawking their wares. Fly your geek flags high.

 Ben Reilly: The Scarlet Spider #1 - Peter David (writer) Mark Bagley (pencils) John Dell (inks) Jason Keith (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This follows the "Clone Conspiracy" debacle as Ben tries to start a new life in Sin City. If you like your Spider-Man a little bit unethical then this book is for you. Ben also talks to imaginary people which can make for some confusion but it's a quirk that sets him apart from the other Spider-Men. I don't know if I'll keep up with this mentally unstable version but I like his new costume a lot.

 Batman & The Shadow #1 - Scott Snyder & Steve Orlando (writers) Riley Rossmo (art) Ivan Plascencia (colours) Clem Robins (letters). A murder in Gotham City sets Batman on the hunt for the killer with the victim's name giving us a clue to who that might be. Lamont Cranston's death leads Bruce to the Alps to visit an old teacher after some detective work talking to old associates of The Shadow. I liked how the similarities between the two dark crime fighters make this an interesting chess game between two masters of mainpulation. I wonder what the motive was if The Shadow did indeed kill his own descendant. Maybe the rest of this 6-issue mini will reveal the truth.

 Big Moose #1 - This double sized one-shot features Archie Comic's iconic dumbbell jock Marmaduke AKA Moose Mason. I did not know that he had the same name as a comic strip great dane, and I don't mean Scooby Doo. The first story "Moose vs. the Vending Machine" by Sean Ryan (writer) Cory Smith (art) Matt Herms (colours) & Jack Morelli (letters) is your typical dumb jock story that would fit right in an old Pep comic from the fifties. The second story "Have It All" by Ryan Cady (writer) Thomas Pitilli (art) Glenn Whitmore (colours) & Jack Morelli (letters) shows a more intelligent Moose juggling all of his stressful high school responsibilities. I felt for the guy, especially his struggle with an English lit paper. It made me suspect that Moose might be dyslexic. The last story "The Big Difference" by Gorf (writer) Ryan Jampole (art) Kelly Fitzpatrick (colours) & Jack Morelli (letters) has Moose making a new friend that's a little "after school special" but the kids will get the message. All in all a nice feature of a minor Archie character.

 No World #1 - Scott Lobdell (writer) Jordan Gunderson (pencils) Mark Roslan & Charlie Mok (digital inks) JUANCHOo (colours) Zen (letters). I picked this off the rack to read because of the sexy hot cover by Jordan Gunderson & Peter Steigerwald. Plus, Scott Lobdell wrote some comic books that I used to like. This one did not impress me. The Aspen Comics imprint seems to cater to good girl art fans, of which I am one, but a comic needs more than just T&A to keep me reading. I wasn't given enough information about the two main good girls in this debut to care about them so I won't continue reading.

 Wonder Woman #21 - Greg Rucka (writer) Liam Sharp (art) Laura Martin with Hi-Fi (colours). Part 4 of "The Truth" finds Veronica Cale getting ever closer to finding Themyscira and saving her daughter. I am looking forward to the conclusion of this story in Wonder Woman #23 to see what Ares' role is.

 The Old Guard #3 - Greg Rucka (writer) Leandro Fernandez (art) Daniela Miwa (colours) Jodi Wynne (letters). Two of the five team members are in the clutches of the bad guys so it's three to the rescue. This issue is a great example of a good writer making you care about the characters. Part of it has the origin story of one of the mercenaries. Another part shows how much two of the members care about each other. There's plenty of action over many pages beautifully illustrated by Leandro but also lots of action we don't see that is clearly implied in just one panel. That's good comic books.

 Deadpool vs. Punisher #2 - Fred Van Lente (writer) Pere Perez (art) Ruth Redmond (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Round two has 'Pool and 'Pun in a shoot out with the Don of the Dead, a crazy Mexican bad guy as deranged as Deadpool. Round three next issue should be fun with a new bad guy who you'll recognise right away. I can't wait

 Action Comics #978 - Dan Jurgens (writer) Carlo Barberi (pencils) Matt Santorelli (inks) Hi-Fi (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). Part 2 of "The New World" continues the review of Superman's origin story including his romance with Lois Lane and the birth of their son Jonathan. The identity of the villain is also revealed. What he has planned for the Man of Steel isn't anything new but it never gets old.

 Kill or be Killed #8 - Ed Brubaker (writer) Sean Phillips (art) Elizabeth Breitweiser (colours). Being spotted by the police while killing his last victim has complicated Dylan's life. It seems like every law enforcement officer is looking for him, which makes it even more difficult to find and kill someone else to keep the demon at bay. This could be the end of our killer vigilante.

 The Mighty Thor #18 - Jason Aaron (writer) Russell Dauterman (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). In part 4 of "The Asgard/Shi'Ar War" the Shi'Ar gods Sharra and K'ythri act like a couple of spoiled brats and decide to unleash their ultimate weapon to destroy the universe. The opening pages have the good guys seeking help from one of my favourite mutants. Russell's art is crazy good and he's close to Geof Darrow in the details that he puts on a page. When the force unleashed can take out The Destroyer in the blink of an eye you know the good guys are in deep doo-doo.

 Detective Comics #955 - James Tynion IV (writer) Marcio Takara (art) Marcelo Maiolo (colours) Sal Cipriano (letters). I was enjoying this issue right up until the very last page. It's one of those deus ex machina moments that I better get an explanation of or else "League of Shadows" will be the Detective Comics story that benches this book.

 Josie & The Pussycats #6 - Cameron Deordio & Marguerite Bennett (writers) Audrey Mok (art) Kelly Fitzpatrick (colours) Jack Morelli (letters). I loved the Michael Allred cover. I really appreciate that all the ad pages were gathered at the back so that we get to read an uninterrupted story. This is one comic book that I read just for fun.

 The Wild Storm #3 - Warren Ellis (writer) John Davis-Hunt (art) Steve Buccellato (colours) Simon Bowland (letters). If Aspen Comics had done as good a job as these people in redefining their cast of characters I would endorse their books. Here we have a fire fight that's even prettier than the one in The Old Guard #3 thanks to the work of John Davis-Hunt. New readers should not be afraid to pick this series up because it's got cool characters and Warren Ellis always entertains.

 Elektra #3 - Matt Owens (writer) Juann Cabal (art) Antonio Fabela (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). It's all out action as Elektra battles through Murderworld. Just when you think she's won her freedom, Arcade springs another surprise. He never fights fair. I really like the covers by Elizabeth Torque and would love to see a comic book drawn by her.

 Old Man Logan #22 - Jeff Lemire (writer) Eric Nguyen (art) Andres Mossa (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Looks like Jeff is showing us Logan's greatest hits as he winds down work on this title. Maybe it will make some fans buy a few trades.

 Hulk #5 - Mariko Tamaki (writer) Nico Leon (art) Matt Milla & Andrew Crossley (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). I read recently that fans won't buy a Hulk comic book unless it's Bruce Banner as the big green galoot. Those fans are narrow minded and don't deserve to be called comic book fans. This book is great and has made the Hulk interesting to me again. I don't care who the Hulk is or who Iron Man is as long as there's a good story and nice art for the book. It's been 5 issues of this title hitting the racks and we haven't really seen the Hulk once. It doesn't matter because this story about Jennifer coping with the recent changes in her life is a good one.

 Infamous Iron Man #7 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Alex Maleev (art) Matt Hollingsworth (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). See, this is how you make a major change in an iconic character so that fans will want to read the book and not feel sick to their stomachs. I love this new version of Victor Von Doom. Brian has shown him evolving into the Infamous Iron Man instead of what happened with Captain America seemingly out of the blue saying "Hail Hydra". Here's another character that's been made interesting again and I will promote this title to anyone looking to read a good comic book.

 Ms. Marvel #17 - G. Willow Wilson (writer) Takeshi Miyazawa (art) Ian Herring (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Okay, I don't get how Ms. Marvel and her friends defeated Doc.X but maybe it's because I'm an old luddite. I don't have a cell phone and barely know what apps are. I did appreciate the group hug that started this issue because I grew up in the sixties and that's what we wanted to do back then too.

 Star Wars: Darth Maul #3 - Cullen Bunn (writer) Luke Ross (art) Nolan Woodard (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This young disciple of the Sith is a lot less interesting than I first thought. He is merely motivated by his hatred of the Jedi and that's seems to be all that he's about. One dimensional characters aren't that interesting. It's the evil auctioneer that is making me stick to this story.

 The Totally Awesome Hulk #18 - Greg Pak (writer) Mahmud Asrar (art) Nolan Woodard (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). The evil aliens find out what happens when their food fights back. Amadeus showed a side of him that surprised me and made me like this Hulk even more.

 Doctor Strange #19 - Jason Aaron (writer) Chris Bachalo (pencils) John Livesay, Victor Olazaba, Al Vey, Jaime Mendoza, Tim Townsend & Wayne Faucher (inks) Chris Bachalo (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Yay, Wong is saved from Misery but I might be miserable after the next issue because it will be Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo's last.

 Weapon X #2 - Greg Pak (writer) Greg Land (pencils) Jay Leisten (inks) Frank D'Armata (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). The bad guys are on the Warpath and the mutant super hero is outnumbered. Sabretooth and Old Man Logan are still free but it looks like that won't last. Once Greg adds in the Domino effect the gang will all be here. I like Greg Land's art a lot more with Jay's inks.

 Invincible Iron Man #6 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Stefano Caselli (art) Marte Gracia (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). RiRi meets with Stark Industries, M.I.T. and last but not least The Champions. I'm most excited about her possibly joining the young super hero team. I wish Marvel would find a way to change the title to Ironheart. RiRi has been wearing the armour for a while now and calling this book Iron Man is just awkward.

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