#was 45$ with ticket + a signed copy of her book + a poster + reading from the book by her....

[sluttynurse]

been on my emilie autumn shit recently

[st-just]

First Real Con™ (-ish. Like, still pretty small, but) Experiences, in roughly chronological order

-Went to a fun cosmic horror 'panel' that was just Premee Mohamed bleary-eyed off the plane on a Friday afternoon. Had never really heard of her before but was good panel, ended up buying her book to get signed

-Went to a D&D worldbuilding panel that was just, like, Some Guys talking and a physically painful Q&A session

-Got a fishbowl cocktail with 3 shots in it and dinner at Boston Pizza with friends (The pasta was honestly more of a mistake than the liquor).

-Spent an hour waiting in line Saturday morning despite already having my lanyard

-Went to a panel where a professional Viking Nerd just kind of rambled and answered questions of wildly varying quality for an hour and a half, then bought a copy of his personal illustrated translation/retelling of the Edas because hey why not

-Spent like 2 hours wandering around the vendor hall and spending a truly eye watering amount of money on [dice, mouse pad with cool print on it, many many posters, t-shirts, necklace, etc]

-Watched a pair of circus performers put on a ring/aerial dance/acrobatics routine set to the soundtrack of Ocarina of Time, was left acutely aware of how little core strength I have (ran into them outside the Con after too, they were nice and have very pretty business cards)

-Watched the local SCA chapter put on 45 minutes of sparring bouts and medieval dances

-Forgot to buy separate ticket to 19+ red carpet cocktail thing so went to gin distillery three blocks form apartment with friends who didn't have tickets for evening

-Spent at least two hours wandering around gawking at cosplayers (pleasantly surprising number of Gideons and also one Harrow, a truly incredible Aloy, an adorable couple and their kid dressed up as the Forgers, etc)

-Attended panel about how to do horror in TTRPGS (read: D&D) by Some Guy (well, Girl) that was actually pretty interesting. Presenter said her background was in event management which made sense given the super well organized powerpoint and the clear discomfort with public speaking.

-Played a few incredibly niche boardgames I had never heard of (the licensed Portal boardgame: surprisingly not shit!)

-Did swing dancing demo and actually had a lot of fun/managed to not terminally embarrass myself

-aaand finished off attended an actual multi-person panel with Premee Mohamed and T. J. Klune talking about worldbuilding which was, like, 75% just watching two fun charismatic people riff off/take the shit out of each other and was 100% an absolute blast.

[universalmonstersuniverse]

Thank you to everyone who attended Frankenstein’s 200 double feature at Nitehawk Cinema!

It really was a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself was filled with monsters; it was a full audience at Nitehawk Cinema that came out to celebrate the Frankenstein’s 200 double feature last night on Tuesday, September 25th.

The one night only presentation of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein marked Universal Monsters Universe’ fourth collaboration with Nitehawk Cinema and it was certainly the most exciting presentation yet. I have enjoyed a great relationship with Caryn Coleman, Liz Zimiles, and Florencia Varela (Ms. Varela has since moved on in her professional career, but was instrumental in first developing the Nitehawk/UMU partnership). I was beyond excited to learn of Nitehawk’s planned “The Monster Mash” movie theme for the month of October, especially to have been asked directly to collaborate on the Frankenstein’s 200 double feature.

In a desire to bring back a sense a proper monster movie showmanship to the screening beyond giveaways, I had asked friend and artist Dave Fox if he would be interested in designing a special, limited edition art print poster for the event. The picture below was his response:

Art by Dave Fox.

For the Frankenstein’s 200 double feature, Universal Monsters Universe was able to present officially licensed enamel pins, patches, a Funko Pop vinyl figure, books – all to be used as giveaways, and a poster for every person in attendance. Following the screening, Dave Fox was gracious enough with his time to do an impromptu signing for any and all who wished to meet him and have their poster signed.

This was the first time that I saw Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein in theaters and to have been given the opportunity to see it with such a wonderful group of people in one of my favorite theaters was a remarkable experience. The Frankenstein’s 200 double feature ultimately would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the planning on Nitehawk’s part, but more so it would not have been as successful as it was if it weren’t for all of you – the monster kids of young and old! The monster kids are the ones that continually keep the spirit of the classic monsters alive all year round and I’m so happy to belong to easily one of the most inclusive and loving of fandoms.

For photo caption details, please click on the photos.

Dave Fox with fans. [Photo by Steven Biscotti]

Mitch R of @HasstelToy with his father, the man who introduced him to the classic monsters.

Lindley K. with some monster swag! [Photo by Joe Grodensky]

Be sure to check out Nitehawk Cinema’s “The Monster Mash” schedule below and in the words of Forrest Ackerman of Famous Monsters, “Support All Monsters!”

From Nitehawk Cinema:

THE MONSTER MASH

Welcome to our graveyard smash of monsters this Halloween!

Nitehawk celebrates our favorite time of year (Halloween!) by screening all-things monsters inspired by the 200th anniversary of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley novel Frankenstein. There’s vampires and mummies, cat people and flies, classic and cult, films for families and for those grown up undead kids: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Addams Family, The Mummy (1932), The Fly (1986), Monster Squad, Cat People (1982), Dracula (1931), An American Werewolf in London, and Mad Monster Party.

To see the complete schedule of films included in Nitehawk’s “The Monster Mash”, please be sure to visit Nitehawk. Included below is a schedule of all the Universal Monsters films that will be shown during the month of October, including one monster classic that shouldn’t be missed.

Saturday, September 29th & Sunday, September 30th at 11:45 am ET.

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Saturday, October 6th & Sunday, October 7th at 11:45 am ET

The Mummy (1932)

*This weekend screening will be complete with giveaways courtesy of UMU.

Saturday, October 20th & Sunday, October 21st at 11:45 am ET

Dracula (1931)

Saturday, October 27th & Sunday, October 28th at 11:30 am ET

Mad Monster Party

I’ve made no secret of my love for Nitehawk Cinema over the years and I have had the great opportunity to partner with them on five movies now. I’m very excited to be working with them on their weekend brunch screenings of the original The Mummy. I’ve personally been looking forward to the day I’d get to present the original classic starring Karloff the Uncanny for a few years now so to finally have the chance is extremely rewarding. I hope to see you at both screenings, but I do invite you to check out the other classic Universal Monsters movies at Nitehawk! All the cool ghouls and boos are going.

For more information and tickets, please visit Nitehawk Cinema.

UMU’s Steven presenting an intro to Frankenstein’s 200 double feature.

*Steven and UMU would like to thank Caryn Coleman and Liz Zimiles of Nitehawk Cinema, and Lydia Rasmussen of The Quarto Group for providing a copy of “Classics Reimagined: Frankenstein” 200th anniversary edition with art by David Plunkert to be used as a giveaway. Steven and UMU would also like to thank Dave Fox for delivering a wonderful keepsake art print poster for all those who attended.

(Steven Biscotti – @reggiemantleIII)

It Was A Perfect Night for Mystery and Horror! And Frankenstein's 200 at Nitehawk Cinema! @nitehawkcinema Thank you to everyone who attended Frankenstein's 200 double feature at Nitehawk Cinema! It really was a perfect night for mystery and horror.

[comicsbeat]

§ Nice Art: Francesco Francavilla gave us the Thing vs Thing team-up we’ve all dreamed of on Twitter.

§ Nice art supplemental! Takashi Miike has made a movie based on the manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and it looks insane!

This is the guy who was somehow able to make us laugh at a scene depicting a hitman slicing off his own tongue in Ichi the Killer, after all. The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga by Hirohiko Araki debuted in 1987 and chronicles the adventures of the Joestar family across several generations as they use their unusual powers to tackle a variety of supernatural threats. With around 100 million copies in print, it’s the bestelling horror manga of all time and also one of the bestselling manga series overall. Judging from the trailer, Miike’s adaptation will feature highly stylized visuals and colors, so we should be in for an incredible cinematic experience when Toho and Warner Bros. co-distribute the film in Japan on 4 August 2017. It stars Jun Kunimura, Nana Komatsu, Mackenyu, and Takayuki Yamada.

Bestselling horror manga? Whoa. Here’s the teaser trailer:

And the character posters! So manga!

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  § Alison Bechdel has drawn a few new Dykes to Watch Out For comic strips, and it might be about a certain orange toned president.

§ Tom Spurgeon interviewed Ron Wimberly about Prince of Cats and the rest:

It’s such a shit show, the human brain. We think the way we remember things, that’s how it truly happened. Photoshop has been great because we’re now even more aware how fake everything is. [laughter] It’s just perception. Now that it doesn’t require someone that’s great at gouging, or working on something with a knife, now that a teenager can put Hillary Clinton’s face on Snoop Dogg’s body, we know everything’s fake. Karen Green asked me something. She had read the book. When I’m thinking of names, I always give myself a game or a problem to solve to come up with answers. So the tape at the beginning, at first they were listening to the Stooges or something. Then I was like, “No that contextually doesn’t make any sense.” What would they be listening to? How is this tape a microcosm of the entire world? What if Milton, a contemporary of Shakespeare: he had written this poem about Shakespeare when he died. So Rammellzee and Milton, I mashed them together, and that’s what in the tape in the tape deck. But I totally forget about that! I had come up with a name pulled from one of the prior authors of a Romeo & Juliet. Karen, being the genius she is, is like, “Oh, that’s such a great thing you put in there. I can’t believe you did that.” And I was like, “Oh, yeah. Thanks.” [laughter] I totally forgot I had done that!

§ Someone PLEASE MUZZLE FINN JONES. The Iron Fist star just keeps digging a deeper and deeper grave with every interview where he attempts to explain why Iron Fist reviews are so awful and people don’t like the whitewashing. First it was “it’s for the fans” then he blamed Trump. Here’s his take in Vulture below. A couple of things: Jones is British and they have a slightly different approach to racial issues than we do in the US. No excuse, but probably why he keeps blabbing. Second, he’s an actor. A young actor. And not everyone can be Cole Sprouse. So please, someone…teach him how to listen and acknowledge. It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

There’s so much outrage in the internet these days, right? Why don’t people just — look, the issue is that people are judging before they’ve even seen the show. And that’s problematic. C’mon. Don’t get angry and start a mob when you don’t even — you haven’t even seen the show! You don’t even know what we’re doing with it. It’s unjust. It’s unfair. Whatever issues they have may be true of the comic books; it was written in the ’70s. It was a very different time to where we’re at now. Very, very different. I get it. There needs to be more diversity in film and television, in all fucking aspects of life. There needs to be more diversity, period. Unfortunately, this show was picked, for whatever reason. I don’t fully understand, really, but what I say is, Watch the show. Watch the show, then make your opinions.

  § Paste magazine has the picks for comics on sale tomorrow and it’s a good week!

§ Vanity Fair chatted with 96-year-old Al Jaffee who is still cartooning and still amazing.

§ Image is holding a Homecoming Dance at Rose City Comic Con again. Details below:

Back by popular demand, Image Comics is pleased to host a very special formal Fall Homecoming dance for the comics community during the Rose City Comic Con festivities. The dance will be held on Saturday, September 9th from 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. at The Evergreen. This event will be 21+ only. IDs will be checked at the door.

Tickets to the Image Comics Fall Homecoming Dance are on sale now.

Image Comics’ Fall Homecoming will be in the style and spirit of a traditional high school dance and all comics fans and industry members are encouraged to come mix, mingle, and dance the night away.

Image Comics Fall Homecoming ticket tiers: $20: Entry ticket $45: Add-on pack, including an Image t-shirt, variant cover comic, commemorative pint glass, and enamel pin $79: VIP pack—ticket to the party, add-on pack items, and access to special VIP area at the venue (limited quantity, only 100 VIP tickets available)

§ Britt Hayes reviewed Atomic Blonde, the new comic book movie and liked it:

In one of the most striking cinematic introductions in recent memory, we meet Theron’s Lorraine Broughton, covered in bruises and soaking in an ice bath. She sits on the edge of the tub and plunks ice cubes from her bath into a glass, filling it with Stoli and gulping it down without the slightest wince. If you’ve been waiting for a female 007, she’s here — and she might be even cooler than Bond with all his ridiculous gadgets.

§ But Valerie Complex of Nerd of Color saw a preview for Ghost in the Shell and it was Worse Than We Thought:

On February 28, I saw a 15-minute sneak peek of the Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. From the announcement of the project, this has always been a bad idea. But the announcement of the cast and story has made things much worse. Most noticeably, Hollywood adaptations of Japanese anime have yet to be successful. Either their stories veer too far from the source material, the director isn’t a good fit or the casting makes no sense. You would think Hollywood would learn, yet here we are, on the precipice of another anime-adapted flop.

§ Good news for Valiant! The Russo Brothers (Civil War) have signed on to make a Quantum and Woody TV show .

The team behind “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Captain America: Civil War” will develop “Quantum and Woody,” about the world’s worst super-duo, with Valiant Entertainment. Anthony and Joe Russo will be executive producers alongside Mike Larocca and Valiant’s Dinesh Shamdasani.

§ Another graphic novel is coming to the screen! Days of the Bagnold Summer was a hilarious and sad graphic novel about a 15 year old heavy metal music fan forced to spend the summer with him mum. Created by Joff Winterhart, it was shortlisted for the prestigious COsta Award in the UK, and now it’s going to be a movie, directed by Simon Bird, a well known Brit comic known for The Inbetweeners. Some good comic fodder there.

§ Vox runs down why people are so upset about Marvel, Magneto, and Nazis, explained:

For people who aren’t comic book readers or casual fans, the vocal fight over the origins of fictional characters can seem confusing, or even trivial, considering real life white supremacists have become fixtures in the current national political conversation, and bad fiction happens all the time. But the fight goes beyond the comic book history of Captain America and Magneto and deeper into the significance of art’s connection to morality. It’s an embodiment of how powerful fandom can be, and the ever-challenging question of who owns art: the artists creating it or the fans purchasing it.

I know Marvel got locked into this storyline long ago, thinking that the old good guy turns bad switcheroo was a comics book staple, but those days are over now.

§ Also over maybe, line wide events? This article at CBR suggests so.

We’ve come to expect that every year the seeds for an event will be planted to culminate in a crossover that summer. Now, it seems like the only thing that makes these stories different from one another are the principle cast members. It doesn’t help that Marvel touts each crossover as a universe-altering incident that will have repercussions for years to come. How can this be true if the following year’s incident will change the status quo that had been established just a year prior?

§ Finally, this photo from the set of Logan got punked on the internet and now Snopes had to explain that, no it isn’t a photo of a man who got mugged on his way to buy comics for his daughter. Fake news. It’s everywhere.

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/15/17: Please muzzle Finn Jones § Nice Art: Francesco Francavilla gave us the Thing vs Thing team-up we've all dreamed of…