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November 2, 2022
Why, Exactly, Have I Never Read Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D is almost certainly an amazing series. I wouldn’t know, though, because I’ve never read it. I probably should!
It’s classic late 60s/early 70s comic book goodness. Kirby, Lee, Dikto, Buscema, Romita, and all them were at the height of their powers, and other comic people were bursting onto the scene too. And then with Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., you got Jim Steranko, one of the best of the best, doing art for the first several issues. Even after he left, th...
October 31, 2022
5 Great Posts on Joi Massat’s Blog You Should Read Right This Instant
Joi Massat’s blog is way worth your time! The reflections are always insightful, the content’s way up my alley almost every post, and it’s definitely very well-written.
Each of Joi Massat’s blog posts tend to be much more carefully created and researched than stuff on here. Not to bash my own work, of course, but my ramblings tend to be freeform quick cuts. If you enjoy my longer work, but you’re looking for posts with more meat on your bones, then you know exactly where you gotta go.
In c...
October 26, 2022
70s Men’s Fashion is Now 20s Butch Girl Fashion
Everyone hates 70s men’s fashion, and I used to. Until I realized the terrifying truth. A truth that changed my life forever.
This was the post that started me on my rabbit hole back through timeIf you put 70s men’s fashion on a butch woman… It goes from goofy, outdated excessiveness, to suddenly being extremely cool. Extremely fashionable. (Tangentially related: Here’s a cool photo gallery of lesbian life in the 70s. Some fashion lies within)
From the plaid to the vests to the tig...
October 24, 2022
Time Loops: Do We Need To Show The First Loop?
I love, love, love time loops in fiction. They’re formulaic, they’re often super hokey, and I don’t care.
Whether it’s Groundhog Day or Blessed Time, I’m a huge fan. Cool web novels like Reroll, Argatha Loop, and Mark of Time make great use of time loops, and movies like Edge of Tomorrow, Boss Level, and Source Code are just wonderful.
Not all time loops are the same. In fact, the changes excite me a ton! I’m super impressed by RE: Monarch’s combination of video-game-y “progressive” loopin...
October 20, 2022
Bonnie Taylor: Unluckiest Woman in Romance Comics
Poor Bonnie Taylor!
When I was searching out romance comic covers for my previous post, I stumbled on a little meta-series. I didn’t see this in any other covers I found, but it appears that DC’s Young Romance series had an ongoing feature for this character. Bonnie Taylor, airline stewardess, very unlucky in love and always zipping around the world. It’s a good setup for an ongoing series! I guess she wasn’t popular enough to get one, but she did get featured on the cover of several issues.
...October 19, 2022
Really Striking Romance Comic Covers
Warning, incoming, romance comic covers are here. A deluge is coming onto your screen.
Romance comics are a long-dead genre from 50+ years ago. But for some reason, on a random Saturday morning tangent recently, I got completely wrapped up in them. I had been looking for lesbian comics online, but accidentally stumbled on some awesome-ass old comics. Heterosexual, sadly, but still awesome stuff. Less the comics themselves, I guess, than the covers.
Romance comic covers are COOL.
This is...
The New Gundam Series Is Friggin’ Great!
It’s not often that I serially watch TV shows, but the new Gundam Series has blown me away. I’m definitely going to be following this one!
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is the newest installment in everyone’s favorite realistic mecha war franchise. And it forges a new path in a whole bunch of ways.
I love me some Universal Century, the main shared universe Gundam timeline. It’s been running for almost 45 years and 15+ TV series, movies, and OVAs, so it’s almost as fleshed-out ...
October 17, 2022
Central Park Chattanooga, and My Strange Nostalgia
Yo, you ever been to Central Park Chattanooga? The actual name of the restaurant is just Central Park, but I’m calling it Central Park Chattanooga in order to gain extra internet search points. Forgive me for that. This is indeed not the park in New York City, thank you very much.
No, it’s one of those restaurants that’s in a super tiny building and serves exclusively drive-thru or walk-up service. No indoor seating at all!
It’s either drive-thru, or drive-in. You get some real big, re...
October 12, 2022
The Song “Ariel” Friggin’ Rocks
Here’s a short blog about my newest favorite song, “Ariel” by Dean Friedman.
Spotify definitely isn’t the best at recommending me music I want to hear. Part of that’s because my taste was forged in the fires of OCRemix tunes on my Samsung Juke and anime character songs ripped off Galbadia Hotel. Even today, I’m always willing to kick it to Battle of the Bits or Yamashita Tatsuro. This is, to say, I sadly listen to a lot of stuff that’s just way too obscure to actually be on music streaming se...
October 10, 2022
Maybe a Stupid Idea
I don’t know, tell me if this is a stupid idea. I just had the random thought and I can’t let it go without at least musing about it publicly. So I was just cleaning up my blog’s front page a little when I went and looked over at my boy Joi’s for comparison.
For some reason, the little icons in the sidebar area intrigued me…
It’s a stupid idea, I’m telling you. But I’m nostalgic for that Project Wonderful era, where indie dudes would bid with other indie dudes. Where the web comic and ...
