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A.I. Art: Revelations
If it weren’t for a how to draw portraits book my mom bought from the library, I probably would have the same perspectives as many people have on the prospects of AI art. Currently the masses are on their phones discovering very impressive aggregate images fed into a...
Aimless to Please: A “Man of Steel” Review
What came before MOS? I want you to know that I actually am a fan of DC comics, DC animation, I even have a warm spot in my heart for all the silver age fun and Batman 66. So when I heard about Man of Steel and then saw the trailer, I thought, “Wow, Superman...
“Alice In Borderland”: A Great Live-Action Manga Adaptation
This is one of my favorite Netflix Shows ever. Alice in Borderland has a Battle Royale element to it that introduces us to characters that are genuinely interesting. It reminds me of ABC's Lost where every episode seems to have five or six 3-dimensional characters...
“Andor”: Dimithri’s TV Pick of ’22
There has beem nothing this year that gripped me quite like Andor. Don't get me wrong, there were so many good shows this year. I'm someone who finds enjoyment in most, from "Obi-Wan" to "She-Hulk", from "Atlanta" to "Rick and Morty". But out of all the TV this year,...
“Stray Dogs”: A Must Read
"Stray Dogs" came out in 2021. A 5 issue miniseries by Image Comics, it combined cute Disney-esque artwork (see "Oliver and Company") with a creeping horror story into an amazing genre-defying must-read. How did I get hooked? There's a comic out there for everyone,...
Exposition in Film: Snyderverse DCEU vs Rian Johnson
What if Thanos had the same style of dialogue as Steppenwolf? Thanos, “Ah yes, now I have the space stone, which only adds to my infinity gauntlet which possesses the power stone from which I took from the planet Xander. Now I must search for the rest of the stones...
Brian Long’s Best Comics of 2022
Monkey Meat (W/A) Juni Ba (Image Comics) Over the course of 2022, we saw the rise of NFTs, AI Created Art, and the ongoing dominance of metaconglomerate controlled IPs shoveled into the sludge of streaming content. It is from this toxic waste that Juni Ba’s Monkey...
Twitter: Where Media Literacy Goes to Die
The current state of Twitter is, well, a cesspool of pure reactionary dissonance. Thankfully there are a lot of great creators on various social media beating back against the toxicity. One way to remedy this is if you are patient enough to get to know some of these...
Starting Your Own “Nerd” Community
When it comes to our nerdy interests I know I am not the only one to experience an overwhelming desire to share your enthusiasm and excitement for a new release, a drastic need to express your bottomless pit of sadness over the loss of your favourite character, or...
The Best of Black Panther
Ever since launching onto the scene in Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four #52 in 1966, the Black Panther has had a unique place in the world of superheroes. T’Challa was one of the first Black superheroes, as well as a king, the ruler of a futuristic country...
