#ALSO! there’s alt text on the twitter version of this comic!

[queeny-v]

The sleepover

I had so much fun drawing this! I hope y’all enjoyed it! 💛

[blindbeta]

Your Content and Accessibility For the Blind

Hello everyone! I was thinking about accessibility and wanted to make a post to help creators. This is going to cover general accessibility for blind people interacting with your content. Some of it may be obvious to some and this is by no means comprehensive, so feel free to add anything you think of that is helpful. Also, I wanted to include some ideas for DeafBlind people, but I am not DeafBlind or D/deaf, so I simply listed some general accessibility ideas. If anyone has any other tips or things to consider, please add them in a comment or message and I’ll include it here.

Remember, blindness exists on a spectrum. This post will focus on making things accessible for totally blind people, although these tips can also be beneficial for people with residual vision who use screen readers to reduce eye strain, for small text, for clarity, etc. D/deafness and DeafBlindness are also on spectrums. Some DeafBlind people have some hearing, some vision, a little of both, or none of either. If someone asks you for better or different accessibility services for your content, listen and try to accommodate them as best you can. I have provided some links and resources here to attempt to explain accessibility for blind people, which will include blind people who are DeafBlind. The point is accessibility issues can come from both sides whether it be the audio or visual sides.

Some general helpful links:

AFB’s Advice for image descriptions here

Screen-readers here

Improving Accessibility for the DeafBlind community here

How DeafBlind People Use Technology and The Importance of Braille and Transcripts: Understanding Assistive Technology

Online Content:

GIFs, Pictures, Fan-art, PSA and info posts, Memes, Screenshots of Text Posts or Screenshots of Twitter Threads- Provide an image description on your original post! This is the best option, as you probably know your content best and what you wish to draw attention to. More importantly, every reblog will include an image description, which means the blind person doesn’t need to hunt for an image description in the reblogs! If you know more than one language, include image descriptions in those languages.

Note: Always include descriptions when you post images with or about blind people or characters. Particularly fan-art you made of blind characters. If you don’t, consider why and think about how it would feel to be shut out of something about yourself.

What should you include?

Write Image Description in brackets and include End of Image Description at the end for clarification. As for what you should describe, it depends on what the picture is. Include where it is from. For example, “a screenshot of a Twitter thread by BlindBetaIsAwesome”. Include the text and describe any GIFs or images it includes. Write everything out as they appear. Describe emojis as well. When writing out screen names or hashtags, capitalize the first letter of each word. Otherwise screen-readers read it oddly. For example instead of #accessibilityfortheblind try #AccessibilityForTheBlind. If you think someone will want to search a name, include a link.

You should describe what is important in the image, especially for conveying information or humor. General ideas include: image origin, who is in the image, what they’re doing, any relevant colors or clothing, objects they’re holding, their facial expression, any emojis, and any text in the image. Blind people do like to know about color. For NSFW stuff, include ‘NSFW’ at the start, but other than that, yes, blind people also generally like NSFW things described.

Fanfiction:

Generally, fanfic is very accessible to screen-readers and Braille Displays. However, there are a few ways you can make it more accessible.

Pictures: Include alt-text for any images you post such as artwork or character social media posts. Describe it like you would any other image. Alt-text is different from an image description because instead of a screen-reader saying “image” when it finds an image, it will describe the image. An image description is the text included beneath the picture that everyone can see. Including some kind of description, especially for plot-relevant images, can allow all blind readers to experience the fic.

Chat conversations: Again, for hashtags and screen names, capitalize the first letter of each word for the ease of screen-readers. For characters who don’t use capitalization much, you can add a hyphen between each word to make it easier to read like this: blind-beta-likes-fanfic-too.

Emojis: Screen readers can’t fully read emojis like this one that uses keyboard slashes and symbols to create an image ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (image description: emoji of a person shrugging with both palms lifted upwards. End description.) However, they can read emojis that come on a phone such as 🧁which screen readers read as “cupcake”.

Podfics are also good for hearing people with no vision or reduced vision. Having a podfic with good quality (maybe one that can describe images found in the story) will reduce some of the issues listed here and give blind people another, fun way to interact with content. However, I would try to keep in mind the things I mentioned above for the sake of screen-readers and Braille Displays, which are particularly important for some DeafBlind people who may want to read your fanfic and may not be able to hear well enough to use a screen-reader.

Lastly, keep in mind that any kind of comic may be inaccessible to some blind people. Write with them in mind. Include a message at the start of the story, maybe that it contains material from the comic, graphic novel, or print cartoon. If you know of a comic dub, link to it. If there is none, include details in the story so that a non-manga or non-comic reader would be able to understand.

Web-Comics/Web-Graphic-Novels:

First, I did research and found a comic book store for the blind called Comics Empower. Unfortunately, when I click the link provided on Twitter and the articles I read, the site seems to be down.

However, this is about you all and sharing your comics with blind readers. You have a few options:

Alt-text. This is descriptions directly ‘inside’ the image, which is not visible to everyone. You can read about alt-text for comics specially here and you can read general info for alt-text for screen-readers and Braille Displays here.

Image descriptions. These are descriptions of each comic page (hopefully with a paragraph for each panel) that can be visible to anyone. You can describe your comic, who is in it, what they’re doing, and what they’re saying, probably beneath the image.

Comic Audio Performances. These are accessible to both blind and sighted audiences. These are videos using actors for the dialogue, sound effects, and moving comic panels. Pros for this style include increased viewership, increased accessibility for the blind, and perhaps more revenue if you have a way to monetize the content. Cons include that it is more work, could potentially cost money when hiring actors initially, may not be accessible to anyone with hearing loss, and may still require a bit of audio description for some panels that are hard to follow with only sound effects.

What can you do?

A few ideas I had were to use a combination of image descriptions and audio performances to make the comics accessible to a number of people who may be blind, or DeafBlind. Having options is helpful. For ther issue of some panels needing extra description in order to make sense, I thought of including time-stamps and descriptions in the description section, labeling it as image descriptions for the blind. Include dialogue for reference. Or an audio description could be added such as:

Audio narration: “Bee sits on a couch writing.”

Sound Effect of a purring cat.

Audio narration: “Blind Beta picks up an orange cat and puts him on the couch next to them.”

Dialogue: “I’m so glad I have a cat to cuddle with!”

I will touch on this in the video section, but while it is sadly not possible to add audio descriptions onto YouTube as of 2021, you can add them manually through websites you like YouDescribe. For your comics, I suggest, reading about YouDescribe, downloading the app, creating a narration transcript for your web comic performance, and posting the described audio performance onto YouDescribe. Post both versions as close to the same time as you can, and include a link to the described version in the YouTube description. A glance at YouDescribe will tell you not all videos are available with descriptions and not all blind people are aware of this service. Not all videos are searchable in their library either. However, it is an option I wanted to include.

You could also simply include the audio narration in your main YouTube video if you would like. Or any combination of my suggestions you feel comfortable with.

YouTube Videos/Video Clips:

I wanted to cover YouTube videos and video clips shared on websites like tumblr. For small clips, image descriptions and transcripts could probably be listed together. I have seen this done and it seems to help people.

Again, the original poster should post the description with the video. This is because they know the most important parts and because all reblogs of the post will include the description, so no one will have to hunt down a description that may not exist.

For the clip or clip compilation, mention where the clips come from, who is in them, and what they are doing. You could probably have a separate paragraph for each clip and include times-stamps if possible.

For videos you post on YouTube, descriptions can be very helpful! Unfortunately, YouTube does not support adding an audio description track at this time. Ideally, YouTube would have a description track one could turn on and off such as with subtitles. Until then, if you want to add a description, you should add one yourself when you post the video onto YouTube or any other website.

Before I get into how, let’s go over something else.

What videos need descriptions?

-Recipe videos - especially ones with only text. Ingredients, steps, measures, methods, any flourishes or special scenery (such as when shopping for ingredients) should be described. Blind people don’t just want you to read the recipe to them. They want to know what is happening in the video and how it is being done.

-Tutorials - These often contain a voice-over and accompanying images to demonstrate. A creator can opt to simply include more visual description along with the other information in the voice-over or add extra narration later (see the ���How?” section below). For these videos, make sure to avoid or expand on any visually dependent parts such as “click here” or “fold here” or “when you finish, it should look like this”. Videos that contain only text and demonstration, however, will need a more traditional audio description the same as any other video.

-Silent aesthetic videos - Sometimes containing music or focusing on natural noise, these videos are usually vlogs with soothing activities or daily routines. They often show scenery, pretty things, or tours. Because these videos are silent, sometimes containing only text, they are not accessible. However, they can be easy to describe, perhaps in a soothing or educational fashion.

-Music videos - Because these videos are by nature visual, they may not be accessible. They may also have inconsistent, poor, or changing lighting for aesthetic purposes or set changes. This means audio descriptions would be helpful.

-Text-based videos - Obviously these are not accessible or may be difficult to read depending on font size, style, or background. For these, putting the text in the description may suffice. Label it so that blind people are aware they are getting the same material. If the text includes pictures or short clips, you could also simply include your own narration on the video itself or see the “How?” section below for another alternative.

-Game Play-Throughs - Games can sometimes be completely inaccessible pe very difficult depending on the person’s level of site. A lot of video games a not accessible or difficult to play, with quick-moving graphics, perhaps small text, or other difficulties. Because of this, blind people may enjoy game plays on YouTube for video games and mobile games.

-Skits or other performances - Think of these as Netflix shows with audio description tracks. Blind people may miss out on some visual humor, plot elements, or other fun visual aspects like costumes.

-Original Films, Animation, Clips From Shows - Again, think of it as any TV show that needs to description to cover visual aspects of what is happening. Scenery, characters, what they’re doing, any text, facial expressions, etc.

Pet videos- Because pets are cute and they should be described! Especially because these videos are sometimes hard to follow, such as a pet doing a trick.

How? How Do We Provide This?

There is always the option to add your own audio descriptions. However, that way confuse already-existing narration or may not be possible for already-published videos. You may also have trouble speaking and wish for someone else to provide audio descriptions. The video may be a music video or one you want to remain silent for the aesthetic. You may want to add a description to a video you enjoy that is not one you uploaded personally.

A free website and mobile app called YouDescribe can help with that. It allows people to add audio descriptions to videos on YouTube. You can even describe videos on a wishlist. Find out more here.

If you describe your video or have it described, be sure to link to the YouDescribe video in the description of your YouTube version so that people can find it easily, or note that it is available on YouDescribe.

Here is a link to the website

And a link to the app.

This site may be a bit too niche, but I figure if it helps one person, I’ll be happy. My entire blog is niche, when you think about it- targeting writers who specifically want to write and read about blind characters. It’ll be fine.

Keep in mind that audio descriptions may not be accessible to all DeafBlind people. An inclusive option could be to include a description under your video so people with Braille Displays can read it.

Print Books, Audiobooks, Large Print Books, or Braille Books?

Let’s get into something you writers might be interested in. Books! Let’s say you wrote a book with a blind character. How do you make sure it can be accessed by blind readers? You want to have a few options.

Print books - These are accessible to people with reduced vision. It is also possible to scan print books to read with voiceover, but I can’t imagine many people buying books simply to scan unless they borrowed/found it. So it could be an option, I suppose. Scanning books also takes time because you need to do each individual page.

Audiobooks - Audiobooks are great. They are accessible to blind people who can hear. They are cheaper to produce than Braille books, take up less space, and are better for the environment. They can be expensive when you buy them. Libraries have extensive collections now, however, because libraries don’t usually have any Braille books and very few large print books, not all blind people use them, even for digital access. However,many blind people love audiobooks so it a good way to make sure your content is accessible.

As of now, my library app is accessible with a screenreader, so reading audiobooks is possible. E-books are not currently accessible with a screen-reader on this particular app.

Make sure to release your print books and audiobooks at the same time or as soon as possible. It isn’t fair for blind people to have to wait, although there are cases where not having an audiobook is understandable. Keep in mind that the less options you have, the less accessible your content will be.

Large Print Books - I used to get large print books myself. I would say it is less likely publishers will want to publish large print books because they are, of course, larger and take up more space. (Not as much as Braille books, but we’ll get into that.) As you may assume, they are also less popular with readers. Publishers make exceptions for textbooks, so if you are making a textbook or an educational book, particularly one with drawings, publishers might allow it. They also might consider making large print editions of children’s books. Large print books can sometimes be found at libraries, although they are usually crammed into their own limited section. That shows how rare it is for large print books to be printed compared to regular-sized books. I have an extra note about this in the children’s book section, but for the most part, I think you can get away with not having a large print edition of your book.

Braille Books - I should you one doesn’t just make a Braille book. Feelings toward them are generally complicated. They can wear down over time, cost a lot, and take up a lot of space. One volume of a book is several volumes of Braille books. Libraries don’t generally have them- you have to request them from various places like The National Library Service for the Blind (NLS). For more information about obtaining or borrowing Braille books, look here.

Braille Books have largely been replaced by refreshable Braille displays and audiobooks. However, they are still important. They can also help DeafBlind people, if a book cannot be read on a Braille display (see the section on e-books below). My suggestion would be to skip Braille books unless you are writing for children (see the Children’s Books section) or your book contains many diagrams that need to be embossed.

Children’s Books -

I wanted to briefly discuss children’s books. With children’s books, you will, of course, want to have a print book and an audiobook available, perhaps even someone reading the book on YouTube. If the book has pictures, descriptions of the pictures would be nice. This is also where I think large print and Braille books may be not only possible or more likely, but important. Children are just learning to read and will continue to explore a love for reading. Therefore, a lack of reading material can be challenging.

If possible, you may want to consider asking your publisher if large print or Braille versions are possible. While websites are available so that children can get books, you may want to ask for your book to be published in these formats if your story has a blind MC.

Braille literacy is declining in the blind community, with children (and frankly many others) choosing to use VoiceOver and audiobooks to read rather than Braille. Being able to read helps reinforce spelling, grammar, meaning in ways that are not possible with having things read to you. That said, children should also be encouraged to learn technology and use audiobooks when they feel comfortable.

If you are publishing a children’s book, particularly with a blind MC, consider what your options are for increasing accessibility.

E-Books:

This is one of the more accessible options, as it can be read with a screen-reader or Braille display. E-books are also common enough that they are released at the same time as print books. The text can usually be adjusted and readers usually have a Search feature. However, accessibility is still a problem with e-books. While authors cannot fix this, they should be aware of it. You can read about accessibility issues here.

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I hope all this helped somewhat. I provide sensitivity reading for blind characters for anyone who is interested.

[tfw-no-tennis]

mtmte liveblog issue 9

back at it again, and its time for the shadowplay arc, HELL yeah

oh I'm so excited i love this arc lets DO this

oooh its nightbeat and quark!! way before they become relevant, which is so cool

‘one of those recepticon fanatics’ lmao imagine if they were...the recepticons. just doesn't have the same ring to it 

god i fucking love all the politics of mtmte. i love how they’re talking about the senate here before we really get to See how bad they were (we heard a bit about it from whirl a few issues ago, and now here)

love how nightbeat is pretty much agreeing with the decepticon ideology here, even if its clear that he isn't Actually a decepticon - it just drives home the fact that, in this story, The Decepticons Were Right About A Lot Of That Stuff (or at least, they had a reason other than ‘destruction’ for rebelling). 

AND THEN THERES RUNG!!!!!!! WITH HIS MODEL OF THE LOST LIGHT....god i fuckgin LOVE the continuity in this story bc the first time reading this ur like oh ok rung is old yea makes sense...but then later all the time travel stuff happens and then its like OHHHHH 

damn poor rung nightbeat can rlly tell he's lonely just by looking at him vbhjdkdfhbjsjkdf geez. also nightbeat that's ur mystery stick bf from the future js!!

quarks extreme POV on all of the stuff is so interesting, and makes so much sense bc of Course he would think that as a non-combatant scientist who, due to his functional value in current society, wouldn't really benefit much from a revolution - in fact, he’d probably lose a lot. and that’s the sort of thing where you’re like, ok well think about everyone else dude, have some perspective - but at the same time, quark did suffer a pretty terrible fate, so his fears weren't entirely unfounded...augh, its so fascinating...im sorry I'm not gonna shut up about space robot politics this Entire time

HOW did nobody notice that dead body before now

ratchet spray-painting the hands he stole from pharma to match his own paintjob is like...kinda gruesome if you think about it hvbhsjkdfbkjdf

i love rewind sooo much oh my god 

he rlly stashed rung’s comatose body in a wheelchair behind the bar hbkjdhfbshjkdf rewind 

rewind and chromedome’s tag-team explanation....ough hhhhh THEM 

wait a sec, rewind, you have medical records in your database? that is, at least according to regular medical laws, very illegal lmao. my favorite long-running theme in mtmte: the fact that hipaa and osha laws on cybertron are either basically nonexistent, or just universally disregarded 

what the actual fuck is up w/cybertronian time units. that shit is wack as hell 

ooh i love how chromedome looks different in the flashback - no shoulder tires! - that's a cool detail

how come prowl just said ‘minute,’ rewind was busting it up w/all the wack ass fantasy time units just a second ago. geez

also goddd i love the scenery of pre-war cybertron, its SUCH a cool setting like, visually and aesthetically and politically

like, i adore details like the sign in the bg that says ‘everyone’s shape serves a purpose.’ really adds to the ‘society on the precipice of civil war currently controlled by an increasingly-desperate faction who are doling out propaganda like crazy in an attempt to maintain their image and control over the populace’ vibe

good ole murder mystery setup. love it!

pre-war prowl is such an interesting character. actually prowl in general is such an interesting character...I kinda wrote him off during my first read of mtmte (and even a little during my second readthru) as just this dude who’s an asshole (espec bc my prev tf experience involved watching tfa as a kid, and this prowl is very different from tfa prowl lol)...but prowl is SUCH a multi-faceted and interesting character, even in the relatively little we see of him in mtmte 

plus it was interesting to learn later that prowl was one of the characters that jro wanted for mtmte and didn't get, and MAN i wish he got prowl bc I would've loved to see what jro would've done w/prowl on the lost light, that would've been amazing. like, just imagine the arc he would have...I have no idea what that arc would BE, but I know it would be awesome. plus I’d be really interested to see how prowl would factor in, relationships-wise, amongst the crew of the lost light. so much potential!

anyways. I'm in a very talky mood tonight it seems. its currently 4 am so that kinda explains it. ok, moving on!

chromedome and prowl bantering....in their own morbid forensic-cop way...

skids bvhjdbsfjasf. speaking what we’re all thinking: is prowl gonna keep showing up in mtmte despite not technically being part of the cast??

swerves drawing of prowl lmaoooo

AND THEN REWIND IN SOME OF MY FAVORITE MTMTE PANELS....fuckgin cracks me up every time god. rewind was rlly about to flip their entire ass table just to demonstrate that prowl is a serial table-flipper...and then he cant even make the table budge and he just stares at his hands like ‘how could you betray me like this’ hvbajkhhsfdhksdf PEAK hilarity

drift hvbshfdjbasdfj his forcibly cheery expression even tho he’s being harassed by rodimus, who is a big whiny toddler w/drift lmao 

rodimus is the type of guy who, upon drift not replying to one of his texts, would post a whole twitter thread being all like ‘these days u cant trust any1 to hav ur back...u think u kno someone and then they just ghost you...(1/14)’

again, rewind, HOW and WHY do you just Have medical reports, oh my god, somebody please call a hipaa agent I’m scared, 

ratchet interrupting the story to give a quick medical PSA....that's Such an on-brand thing for Me to do that I feel like jro is assigning me ratchet kin as I read this

also, hey, its sonic and boom, those two decepticons from delphi! nice little continuity there

AND HERES ORION PAX SUPER COP

can’t believe idw made my dad optimus prime into a cop. smh. shouldn't be that shocked tho, I feel like half the idw characters are cops

orion rlly hit them w/the omae wa mo shinderu arrest strat

orion: I cant believe you're beating this guy up. anyways, now I'm gonna beat YOU up,

when ratchet puts his hand over drifts mouth and then gets spray paint on drifts face bhjdfsvsdjhfgbjdskf

pre-war ratchet and drift ;_; ratchet’s little inspirational speech...the fact that he tells drift that he’s special...the fact that drift remembered all of this even after 4 million+ yrs...it gets me bro it GETS me

ALSO the layers in the fact that drift then goes on to become a well-known murderous decepticon...so this little scene of him and ratchet in the past gives a lot of context to ratchet’s general attitude towards drift - ratchet clearly feels at least somewhat responsible for all the blood on drift’s hands, since he saved drift’s life way back in the day

the whole relinquishment clinic thing is such cool worldbuilding, bc of course that's the kind of thing that would develop in a society of robot aliens who are only allowed to work within the rigid confines of their alt mode 

I love the whole matrix thing bc its kinda like being the pope or st but also you have a ton of political sway, so its a super important position, so of Course the corrupt senate would want full control over that power, and would assassinate the current prime to try to get their own guy in 

god vhbhjsdkbgshjdf rodimus is such a dick lmao poor drift

HHHHH I love that the cybertronian version of an autopsy is taking the dudes body apart into the smallest components and laying them all out. that's so fucking cool

hmmmm chromedome maybe you should Not be interested in mnemology, how about that,

oh god. time to start being sad about op and senator shockwave. oh god

senator shockwave more like senator sexy 

also the first time I read this I thought I had just missed his name and like halfway thru the story I went back and scoured the pages looking for it hbvhsjdfbshgfdsbj then I was like oh ok so we’re maybe supposed to just know who this guy is from another comic? but NOPE it was very deliberate and I only realized very close to the end that they were setting up some sort of reveal

its funny bc normally I'm not a huge fan of stories where politics play a huge role but I fuckgin love it here, the politics and worldbuilding is all so interesting and also balanced out with a healthy dose of cool sci-fi hijinks, so

lmao there's chromedome being obsessed w/people making the ‘pfft’ sound 

also wow yet more hindsight, maybe you Shouldn’t be so interested in the Institute, chromedome, 

OHHHH shit I forgot abt the red alert stuff happening at the same time as this :( :( :( 

AUGHHH what a fucked up situation. god 

oooof i gotta continue now!! what a solid issue, I love the shadowplay arc

[jonphaedrus]

Beginner's Guide Image Captioning

i get a lot of people lately asking me how to do this so i may as well write up a guide. if you’re new to captioning—that’s fine! i’m certainly not an expert. i’m speaking entirely from my own personal experience and working with my own vision loss. i am not an expert. please do not expect me to be.

why should i caption/describe images?

because a lot of people on the internet are blind or vision impaired. many of them use screenreaders. if you want to try out what this is like, you can turn voiceover on on your phone or computer—i recommend you try it. all images without captions are read as “image”. it gets old.

in addition, especially for comics or reaction images or photos with small text or details, even sighted people can miss these details. adding this information in a caption or description means people won’t miss it! especially since tumblr just added the ability to actually caption images, now’s a great time to get into the habit!

how do i do it?

on twitter you can turn this on via settings > accessibility > compose image descriptions. on tumblr it’s supposedly done via alt text by clicking on the meatballs on an image, although it’s not actually been working for me, because it’s tumblr. you can also do it as a reply to the original tweet, a qrt of the original tweet, a reblog comment, etc. the main idea is to do it.

what do i do?

let’s do some examples, going from what i have saved on my desktop, because i’m lazy:

[id: pottsfield c.m. sheet music]/end id

this is a good start—it says what the reader needs to know in the loosest terms. this is the song, here’s what this image is. but it’s leaving out a lot of information: what is pottsfield c.m., what kind of sheet music is this? so let’s try adding some more:

[id: pottsfield c.m. from “over the garden wall” in the key of a major, transcribed into four-shape notation]/end id

this tells the reader a good deal more: where the music comes from, what the song is, what key it is in (important, for if they want to sing it!) and, most importantly, it’s not just sheet music, this is four-shape shapenote notation, which is very different from traditional sheet music. but we could do even more!

[id: pottsfield c.m. from “over the garden wall” in the key of a major with the composers and transcribers listed in the top right corner. this version has been transcribed into four-shape notation, rather than just written to sound like it. each bar has a repeat and the two lines of lyrics are beneath the treble and the tenor lines. verse 1: o hie thee forth o’er mead: yon is the maypole set—a ribbon to wind thy soul, and to bind love to thy breast/verse 2: from flesh removed, our chalk footfall tempers this holy ground, where timeless spirits meet, ‘round the heart of Pottsfield town.]/end id

depending what you were using this for, all three of these could be appropriate captions. the first would be to note what it is, the second could be to tell the reader “this is the version someone actually made singable!” and the third is the details needed for someone who might be interested in singing it

what about for art?

let’s do something fairly well known with a lot of detail

[id: photograph of da vinci’s the last supper, not color corrected.]/end id

simple, short, sweet, accurate. gets the info across. but if you’re doing analysis, or you’re running an art blog? then you’d want:

[id: photograph of da vinci’s the last supper, not color corrected. the fresco is faded and large blocks of color have desaturated, but all thirteen figures remain visibly individual, as does the white tabletop. in the center jesus sits in a red and blue robe, hands outstretched on the table, looking down, in front of three open windows. around him are ranged the apostles in various states of conversation. most notably john is leaning away from jesus, in reverse colors (blue robe, red cloak).]/end id

if you were doing analysis on the painting itself, you could add as many details as you’d want: judas knocking over the salt cellar, the hand with the knife, the spilled wine, etc. 

if you’re doing your own art, think about the following checklist:

who is the character(s)/what is the setting?

what is the medium? is this line/sketch/screentone/full color/watercolor/digital/traditional/cell shaded?

what are the colors i’ve used here? are they in their original color palette or is this a palette swap?

what are they doing? where are they looking? are they holding something? are they talking?

what is the background?

what is the text, if there is any?

if it’s a comic, what is the dialogue? what happens in each box?

simply: what are the details that you as the artist wanted to communicate to your viewer? those should be in your id—or in an id for someone else’s art.

what about memes and shitposts?

blind/visually impaired people like memes and shitposts and reaction images just as much as anybody else. captioning these can be a little bit different, because of how accessible certain images are in conversational parlance. here’s a point to think about how you use these images aloud—for example, do you say “cat no banana dot png” aloud? or “woman doing math dot png”?

know your audience here, and always err on the side of too much info better than no info. some examples:

[id: man drinking from cup with mouth open.gif]/end id

[id: gif of a white man making unblinking eye contact with the camera and rictus grinning as he drins out of a water glass with his mouth open so that the water runs back down his chin]/end id

[id: bb GET OUT]/end id

[id: two panel comic of big boss from hiimdaisy’s mgs comics. first panel: bb on white background. second panel: zoomed in bb in shade on a black background saying GET OUT.]/end id

[id: two panel comic from gigidigi’s hiimdaisy metal gear solid comics showing big boss (older white man with slicked back white hair and a cartoonized beard, missing his right eye with an eyepatch over it). in the first panel he is grinning and in lineart only over a whit background, remaining eye shut. in the second panel he is in intense shadow, his left eye open, mouth in a rictus grin on a black background saying GET OUT.]/end id

notice each of these changes for audiences: for some audiences, the first would be enough of a caption—that would be for a group where this image is used a lot. the more information you have, the more it clarifies for the reader.

this is true of all reaction gifs and images and macros like this—“is this a pigeon?” “guess ill die” “i am a dumb bitch with terrible taste”. these are all going to be described differently to different audiences, and erring on the side of caution never hurts. 

what about selfies?

the same rules apply as about art: what do you want your viewer to know? for example, if you censor some part of your body with an emoji, that can be important. if you’re using a wheelchair and you want your viewer to know the brand of wheelchair, say that. if the important part of the selfie is “my face blurry and only visible from the eyebrows up in the foreground and bigfoot, nine feet tall, covered in orange fur and screaming as he crashes through the underbrush about 40ft behind me, blurry because i’m running” then caption the part that matters. 

what about text screenshots?

please fucking caption text screenshots. text pixellates badly—my vision in low-stress scenarios with my glasses on is pretty good, and even still i can’t read text in screenshots from stuff like discord or id badges without my screen zoomed in to 3-4x zoom. these are often the easiest to caption, because you can c+v the text! for example:

[id: screenshot from discord saying:

fatal vore: type it, coward. alexei: you’re gonna regret this. alexei: but ok. fatal vore: tehy dont call me mortal hubris for nothing]/end id

or, if the reader isn’t familiar with who these two people are:

[id: screenshot from discord saying:

@aethercurrent​: type it, coward. @jonphaedrus: you’re gonna regret this. @jonphaedrus: but ok. @aethercurrent​: they dont call me mortal hubris for nothing]/end id

for screenshots that have images in them, this is even more important!

[id: screenshot from discord that has been put under a sepia toned filter with the JJBA to be continued roundabout arrow meme superimposed on it, saying:

alexei/@jonphaedrus: i really like how you’re developed a title style to represent every character pov alexei/@jonphaedrus: its kinda alexei/@jonphaedrus: quirky

underneath the text box, there is a notice that fatal vore/@aethercurrent​ is typing]/end id

now: i don’t claim to be an expert. i’m one person, learning to navigate my vision loss, and i’m not perfect. i often don’t do captions, and i should. we all should. not captioning images, especially ones used as parts of internet conversation, locks people out. this includes tweets and threads based on screenshots of other websites and headlines. this is all our visual art and our gifs, our photos of fashion. i am not a monolith, i am just trying to give you all a place where to start. 

there are a lot of other resources online for this. here are just a few to start with. there are many, many more. social media is hugely visually inaccessible, and one or two sentence captions do not take much time—and it makes a big difference!

[allspark]

With San Diego Comic-Con 2019 fast approaching, we’ve been hit with a tidal wave of official and unofficial toy reveals from a variety of sources. If you’ve been having trouble keeping up with everything being shown off for the ‘War for Cybertron’ Generations toyline, we’ve got a handy roundup gathering everything in one place!

Images in this article are sourced from Stryker Wang on Twitter, eBay listings, the Transformers Facebook page, the Taiwanese web retailers Shopee and Ruten, Ryan Penagos on Twitter, and HasLab.

Battle Masters Wave 4 – Rung and ???

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Set to debut in December, the first wave of 2020 Battle Master figures most notably includes the very first figure of IDW breakout character Rung, now reimagined with a blaster alt-mode. He’s joined by a currently unidentified redeco of Firedrive (sporting the Fire Blast effect parts from Aimless).

Micromasters Wave 4 – Direct-Hit & Power Punch and Rumble & Ratbat

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Due out in December, the first wave of 2020 Micromasters sees the line reimagine Micromaster Combiners for the first time with 1990 duo Direct-Hit and Power Punch, a natural step given the two-pack format. We also have a second pair of cassette Micromasters, with Rumble and Ratbat joining this year’s Laserbeak and Ravage.

Deluxe Class Wave 5 – Crosshairs and Spinister

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The first wave of 2020 Deluxes, again due in December, shows some Targetmaster love with Crosshairs, a retool of Ironhide, and a new-mold Spinister.

Voyager Wave 5 – Apeface

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2020’s Voyager assortment is set to kick off in December with Apeface! This loving homage to the original features both jet and gorilla alt-modes, plus a Titans Return style Titan Master head figure!

Leader Class Wave 3 – Astrotrain

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Rounding out the first waves of 2020 product is Leader Class Astrotrain, also set to debut in December. He includes a transforming accessory which can become a weapons rack for robot mode, a carriage for train mode, or a launch pad for shuttle mode.

Micromaster 10-Pack

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This 10-pack, potentially a Target exclusive based on discovered computer listings, includes a variety of redeco Micromasters, among them Irontread (AKA Ironworks), Groundshaker, Overair, Road Police, Wheel Blaze, Cratermaker (AKA Powerbomb), Fireline (AKA Gunlift), Slyhopper (AKA Skyhopper) and Nightflight.

Rainmaker 3-Pack

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This three-pack, also potentially a Target exclusive, brings together all three Rainmakers in the Siege Seeker mold, with Ion Storm and Nova Storm getting their very first transforming toys in the first place!

35th Anniversary figures

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This Siege subline celebrating the 35th anniversary of Transformers is currently a mystery, but will presumably be exclusive in some manner. The line was revealed during preview tours at Toy Fair 2019 but removed and unacknowledged for the main event, and is set to include Bluestreak (Prowl redeco with Smokescreen shoulder cannons), Soundblaster (Soundwave retool with new double-cassette door), and cartoon-style redecoes of Optimus Prime and Megatron. We’ve since seen clear stock photos for Bluestreak, and a leaked packaging design for Soundblaster.

Generations Selects – Lancer and Galactic Man Shockwave

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Hasbro have revealed the next two figures for the Generations Selects mail-order line: Lancer, a retool of Greenlight who completes the female Autobot combiner Orthia, and Galactic Man Shockwave, who pays homages to Radio Shack’s grey version of the ‘Astro Magnum’ toy that became Generation 1 Shockwave. Lancer is already finding her way out into the world – check out the Allspark’s photo gallery!

HasLab Unicron

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Saving the biggest for last, it’s the enormous War for Cybertron Trilogy Unicron, whose HasLab crowdfunding campaign is already underway on Hasbro Pulse. If 8,000 people preorder the 27-inch-tall, $575 figure before 31st August 2019, Unicron will go into production for 2021 and become the largest (and heaviest!) Transformers toy ever made!

Excited for all these figures? Get hyped with other fans in the Allspark Forums’ dedicated SDCC discussion thread!

Pre-SDCC Generations Toy Roundup With San Diego Comic-Con 2019 fast approaching, we've been hit with a tidal wave of official and unofficial toy reveals from a variety of sources.

[teachanarchy]

Seventy years later and Nazis still haven't figured out how to be funny.        

Memes and the alt-right go together like peanut butter and jelly that's been spread into the shape of a swastika. Internet memes are, by and large, the currency in which these young nationalists trade, eschewing the stuffy, articulated treatises of Mein Kampf in favor of more virality-friendly catchphrases and image macros to be proliferated around image boards and subreddits.

Additionally, the movement is in and of itself a semi-self-aware meme that seems to only exist within the safe, anonymous spaces of the internet. Just as memes tend to be cringey and ineffective when taken offline, one of the alt-right's most publicized IRL events, the "DeploraBall" was widely regarded as a colossal shit show due to the physical and ideological infighting.

Shitposting for keks is also trickier to dismiss when done out in the real world without the mask of anonymity. White supremacist and human punching bag Richard Spencer, the poster child of the alt-right, has claimed his "Heil Trump" chanting at a post-election rally was done in the spirit of "irony." This jives with Spencer's calls for "peaceful ethnic cleansing" at the 2013 American Renaissance conference but serves to highlight the notion that darker machinations often lay beneath the group's claims of simply wanting to troll SJWs.

We've put together a field guide of some phrases and memes white supremacists share with each other so that, if you happen across one in the wild, you'll be able tell whether your old college friend, Gary, is simply a fan of 11th century history or secretly wishes to eradicate all non-whites.

Pepe the Frog

If Richard Spencer is the human mascot of this group, Pepe the frog is its meme version. Much has already been said about the amphibian cartoon's ascension from fringe web comic character to neo-Nazi mascot, including by the Clinton campaign.

Despite the disingenuous incredulity offered by the alt-right (and garden variety Trump supporters) after the ADL added Pepe to its official list of hate symbols, there is no reason to believe that anyone using the character today is at all unaware of the Nazi sentiments attached to it and should therefore be regarded as complicit in spreading said sentiments with his or her usage of the cartoon. Plausible deniability divorced itself from Pepe usage a long time ago. The swastika was once an innocent religious symbol too. People have a tendency to ruin nice things.

Cuck/Cuckservative

Another one that's been covered to death so we needn't spend too much time on it. Trump supporters have long called those they disagree with "cucks," because wanting everyone to have access to healthcare is apparently akin to letting a stranger fuck your wife.

The white-supremacy twist on this oldie but goodie is the additional fear mongering of the cuckoldry being carried out by a person of color. Louis CK became 4chan's public enemy #1 target for race-based cuck meming in 2014 by daring to have stand-up material that broached the subject of white privilege.

Be careful about accurately judging intent and seriousness if you hear someone use "cuck" these days. As "normies" gained familiarity with "cuck" as an alt-right insult, the term began its toothless third stage of life as lefties playfully and sarcastically insult each other with it à la the "thanks, Obama" meme.

Deus Vult

Screencap via YouTube user Starbot Dubs

Crusader iconography has long been tied to Islamophobia, so white supremacists didn't have to tweak much when they lifted this Latin battle cry from Pope Urban II's first crusade. Translating to "God wills it," deus vult re-emerged, after nearly a millennium of hibernation, in a 2015 YouTube video of Christian Syrians bombing ISIS. Since then, alt-right message boards have glommed onto the words, using them as if they were a divine permission slip for wishing death upon Muslims. Vandals even tagged the phrase on a mosque in Scotland in December.

As with Pepe, the window is rapidly closing on claiming innocence when using the phrase.

Moon Man

Borrowing the crescent moon 80s McDonald's ad character, Mac Tonight, white supremacists co-opted this wholesome fast food mascot (ironically based off of black music icon, Ray Charles) as a face for text-to-speech rap song "parodies" (that aren't worth linking to) which explicitly describe myriad gruesome scenes of murdering black people, while dredging up every epithet you can think of. It's like if Stephen Hawking's computer and Weird Al had a really racist child that had an internet connection but no creative talent.

This is just a meme meant to get a rise out of you, of course. There's no true animus there, right?

(((Triple Parentheses)))

Perhaps you've noticed a number of your favorite Twitter accounts surrounded by triplicate parentheses. This is the result of a concerted solidarity effort to take back and render ineffective an alt-right tactic of marking—starring if you will—Jewish journalists.

Conceived of on neo-Nazi podcast The Daily Shoah, these parenthetical "echoes" were written around the names of Jewish journalists and public figures when mentioning them on Twitter. The idea was to aid anti-semitic Twitter search efforts. Twitter has since updated their search function to drop the parentheticals, thereby rendering this hateful branding tactic pointless. You can still see it, as used in the video title below, as a sort of racist vestigial organ.

"Global Special Interests"

All you need to know is that when Donald Trump uses this phrase, a contingent of his base hears "Jews." So now you know to be a bit concerned if cousin Wendy starts peppering that into the family newsletter come Christmas.

Operation Google

We've all encountered that one person who feels personally slighted by his (yes, his) inability to publicly use the n-word while black people have carte blanche. 4chan, that shitty friend writ large, pulled a code word scheme straight from the KKK playbook after Google launched a program meant to filter out such obscenities in searches. Cries of "CENSORSHIP!" rang out, and the crafty teenagers quickly formulated a code of replacing filtered racial slurs with tech company names (Jew = Skype) and Fight Club references (trans person = Durden). The spurious logic behind this scheme was that if enough of them started calling black people "Googles" online, the tech behemoth would eventually have to censor their own pages. That never happened, of course. Instead, a couple dumb Tweets like the one below cluttered up Twitter for a minute.

WE WUZ KINGS

The Black Egyptian Hypothesis is a widely disputed theory that the Egyptian pharaohs (and citizens they ruled) were more dark-skinned than how we picture them today. Despite this being a fringe theory, the alt-right has adopted it as another weapon in their arsenal for denigrating black folk.

Typical Kings/Kingz/Kangz memes revolve around low-effort posts wherein the poster mockingly asserts that, were it not for (implied non-existent) white oppression, black people would be royalty.

Dindu (Nuffin)

Look for this phrase primarily in comment sections of stories about slain African Americans. "Dindu nuffin" (often abbreviated as "dindu") is a bastardization of "didn't do nothing," in reference to the claims of innocence that parents, friends, and community members make about the victims of unlawful police shootings.

Even in cases not involving police or criminal acts, black people, simply referred to as "dindus," are still the targets of alt-right memes. The presumption of guilt every time a black person is injured or accused of a crime is the small price these white supremacists are willing to pay for the opportunity to mock grieving mothers.

Free Helicopter Rides

"Death flights" were a common form of extra-judicial execution during the Dirty War in Argentina and following the 1973 Chilean coup wherein dissidents were flown over the ocean in an airplane or helicopter and pushed to their death. From 1976 onward, thousands of political opponents to Argentina's Admiral Luis María Mendía and Chile's Augusto Pinochet were murdered in this manner.

This wanton disregard for human life is hilarious to many in the alt-right. Starting in mid-2015, certain boards began suggesting progressive political opponents be given "helicopter rides."

Die-hard fans of this murder meme can even purchase whimsical "Pinochet's Helicopter Tour" T-shirts (which we won't link to) that will fit even a 3XL-sized Übermensch.

[biofunmy]

The Rise Of Skywalker” Misinformation Hell Is The New Future Of Everything #ReleaseTheJJCut

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Last week, a post on the r/SaltierThanCrait subreddit — a forum that started as a place for Star Wars fans to pick apart 2017’s The Last Jedi — caused an eruption. Written by a user named egoshoppe, the message claimed director J.J. Abrams’ original cut of The Rise of Skywalker was 40 minutes longer than the film’s two hour, 22-minute theatrical runtime and contained a large chunk of material that would have made some fans happier, including a scene featuring actors Hayden Christensen and Samuel L Jackson, reprising their roles to help fellow Jedi Rey defeat the resurrected Emperor Palpatine.

Why would Disney, the media conglomerate that bought the science fiction franchise from its creator George Lucas in 2012, cut huge chunks out of Abrams’ final edit? According to egoshoppe, the reasons were twofold: to make the film more palatable to the Chinese government and to damage the professional reputation of Abrams, whom Warner Brothers was courting to work on films set in the DC Comics Cinematic Universe, which includes characters like Batman and Superman.

“Marvel’s biggest threat is a well-operational DC. They want to keep DC in the limbo that they’re in right now,” the post reads. “Abrams jumpstarting that franchise with something like a successful, audience-pleasing Superman movie makes them nervous. Their goal is to make JJ look bad to potential investors/shareholders.”

The post inflamed long-running Star Wars fandom paranoia that Disney has been using social media to manipulate fans. In it egoshoppe warns that all previous leaks about the The Rise of Skywalker were shared by users “tied to Disney directly.” (Fans have accused Disney of molding social media for years.)

It was impossible for Redditors to ascertain whether egoshoppe was telling the truth, trolling for fun, or lying to help Abrams, whose film has faced a critical and fan backlash. Regardless, #ReleaseTheJJCut trended on Twitter as fans pieced together links and quotes from the cast, screenwriters, and directors that seemed to prove a different cut of The Rise of Skywalker existed.

The Star Wars fandom is now a nesting doll of speculation, paranoia, and anxiety about corporate overreach — growing more insular and reactionary in the eight years since Disney took over Star Wars.

The misinformation and anger inside the Star Wars fandom is what happens after decades of corporatization and anonymous decentralized networking. It is a glimpse of a future in which anxieties over the motives of the megacorporations that drive our culture — down to our very mythologies — set off conflicts between warring information tribes who inhabit their own artificial narratives. What began with small but vocal insurgent online communities like 4chan or the alt-right has now come for the mainstream.

Except there is no “mainstream” culture — just as there is no central Star Wars fandom anymore. Today, popular culture is just Gamergates of varying size.

Frank Trapper / Getty Images

A Star Wars fan works on a computer while waiting in line to see The Phantom Menace in Los Angeles on April 15, 1999.

Fandom isn’t new. Most of the tropes we associate with modern fan communities, like fanfiction, letter-writing campaigns, zines, conventions, and infighting entered the American consciousness in the ’60s, thanks to the female audience of a different star-based sci-fi franchise: Star Trek. The girls and women who loved the show were excluded from male-dominated fan spaces and so created the networks that built the foundation for how communities now find each other online. Women all over the US started creating zines and sci-fi clubs as a way to share Star Trek fanfiction. Star Wars, released in 1977, was a late entrant.

But Star Wars fans have used the internet to socialize (and bicker) since the beginning of the franchise and the internet. The earliest archived Usenet posts about the movies date back to at least 1983, the year that Return of the Jedi came out. “Are you sure other scenes showed an abnormal (or no) star field while in hyperspace,” one user writes in a thread — which wouldn’t look out of place on Reddit in 2019 — titled “Continuity error in STAR WARS – the ANSWER.” Through every stage of internet development, Star Wars fans have been at the forefront — two of the first viral memes were “Star Wars Kid” and “It’s a trap!”

And for as long as there have been Star Wars fans, there have been discontented Star Wars fans. According to a 1999 Empire interview with George Lucas, some have been angry with him since A New Hope. “Fans absolutely hated R2 and C3PO in the first film; in the second film they hated Yoda,” Lucas said.

In 1997, Lucas, still the owner of the franchise, released a remastered version of the original trilogy. The most infamous change in the special edition concerned a shootout between the smuggler Han Solo and the Rodian bounty hunter Greedo. In the original version, Han shot first. In 1997, Greedo shot Han first, missed, and then Han shot back. Fans were outraged. The “Han Shot First” meme spread on early blogs, via novelty T-shirts sold at conventions, and in forwarded emails. The issue is still debated. (In the version of the film just released on Disney+, a new change was added. Greedo now shouts the word “maclunkey.”)

A Han Shot First moment occurs when a previously unified fandom is suddenly given two realities to choose between. Once an HSF moment occurs, it’s impossible to bring the fans back together. And Star Wars has experienced many such HSF moments since.

The Phantom Menace and the subsequent prequels Attack of the Clones and Revenge Of the Sith were never going to appease every fan, but the frenzy around the lead-up to the movies, led by early internet communities, imploded when they arrived in theaters.

There was no longer a central agreement about what Star Wars actually was. There were older fans who thought Empire Strikes Back was the only good movie, younger fans who thought the podracing in Phantom Menace was wizard, fans who thought Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith should have been edited differently, and critics who retroactively decided the whole series was just embarrassing. The actor Topher Grace cut the prequels down into one 85-minute movie. There’s also the Machete Order, a way to reorder all the films. There’s even an infamous 20,000-word “Ring Theory” blog post, in which a fan spent two years writing about how the prequels and the original trilogy “rhymed” with each other when viewed within a concatenated structure. There was also Red Letter Media’s viral-before-viral 70-minute demolition of The Phantom Menace, uploaded to YouTube in seven parts, most of which have been viewed over 9 million times each.

Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection

Daisy Ridley as Rey (left), and Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in The Rise of Skywalker.

Things move a lot faster now. Something like Baby Yoda from the Disney+ show The Mandalorian can balloon into a worldwide phenomenon in days. And fandom toxicity can now manifest instantaneously. In 2016, fans of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe harassed one of the show’s artists off Twitter because they were upset that an episode didn’t confirm a same-sex romance between two characters.

Disney, the current owner of both Star Wars and Marvel, has, more than any other company, figured out how to harness this chaotic energy into a massive financial engine. Marvel’s 23-movie, $22.5 billion cinematic universe is a direct descendant of Star Wars. The studio made $13 billion in worldwide box office in just 2019. And once The Rise of Skywalker crosses the $1 billion mark, Disney will have released seven movies last year that grossed that amount. Armed with a nearly unlimited portfolio of intellectual property, an integrated network of theme parks, and the new Disney+ streaming service, Disney is inching closer and closer to a completely seamless transmedia reality its audiences can live inside. Once fans would have had to travel to Disneyland for that immersion — now it travels to them online.

It isn’t just Disney. As corporate monoliths amass more money and power, consumers become more feverish, fanatical, and paranoid. Supreme hypebeasts, Fortnite players, PewDiePie commenters, VSCO girls, K-pop fans, Tesla evangelists — there seems to be a divided fan community for nearly every form of media or product or service.

And as quickly and strangely as modern fandoms form, so are they mutated by Han Shot First moments. These schisms are rarely deliberate — rather, they are sparked by a director’s cut of a popular film, an offhand remark made in an interview. They are willed into existence by conspiracy theories, by fanfiction, by leaks of material never intended to be seen.

Since Disney took the reins of the Star Wars franchise in 2012, fans had a racist meltdown over the casting of a white woman and a black man as the leads of the sequel trilogy. Some of them brigaded against 2017’s The Last Jedi because they thought it was too woke. (This campaign was amplified but not created by Russian trolls.)

These campaigns have had real consequences. Vietnamese American actor Kelly Marie Tran, who played mechanic Rose Tico in the film, suffered so much racist abuse she deleted her Instagram. Tran ended up with significantly less screentime in The Rise of Skywalker. Disney has been accused of caving to a racist and misogynistic vocal minority of fans. The film’s cowriter, Chris Terrio, said that Tran’s character Rose appeared in fewer scenes because of the difficulties that arose in repurposing footage of the late Carrie Fisher.

Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection

Writer Chris Terrio and director J.J. Abrams consult on the set of The Rise of Skywalker.

On websites like Tumblr, vicious fights have broken out about which characters should be shipped, or romantically paired together. Those who believed the villain Kylo Ren and the Jedi hero Rey should end up together — Reylos — have waged extensive flamewars, and in the wake of the Kylo Ren’s death at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, are sending Abrams death threats.

And it’s not just the fans: Star Wars actors have gotten in on the HSF moments too. Oscar Isaac, who played pilot Poe Dameron, has told every news outlet who will listen that he thought he and John Boyega’s character, former stormtrooper Finn, should have had a romance. Meanwhile, Boyega spent New Year’s Eve trolling Reylos on Twitter, arguing that his character should have ended up with Rey.

Any one of these things could be true. Or they could all be false. It doesn’t matter.

Whether it’s fans of the K-pop group BTS believing there’s a missing eighth member of the group, fanatical Facebook groups for enthusiasts of smart home devices like the Ring surveillance cameras, the near-constantly forming pockets of misinformation on TikTok, or the DC fans who purchased an ad at the FA Cup demanding Warner Brothers “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut” — a reference to that group’s struggle to see a different cut of the Justice League movie — we’re awash in our own home-brewed misinformation.

Seventy-one days before the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, a Reddit user named JediPaxis published a post titled “The Rise of Skywalker: Reshoots and Edits (Story Summary v3.0)” on the r/StarWarsLeaks subreddit. The post was JediPraxis’s fifth post documenting information gleaned from what they claimed was a “trusted source.”

JediPraxis’s story summaries nailed down details with shocking accuracy. They knew the name of the planet Emperor Palpatine was hiding out on. They guessed the movie’s twist — that Rey was his granddaughter. They even knew about Babu Frik.

As with egoshoppe’s #ReleaseTheJJCut conspiracy theory, JediPraxis’s predictions meant one of three things. They’re telling the truth and had a source involved with the film’s massive production who was comfortable leaking. Or JediPraxis was actually working for the production. Or JediPraxis’s leak was sanctioned by Disney, as part of a meta-campaign by the film’s producers to fuel a grassroots hype cycle.

“I’m pretty sure [LucasFilm] is feeding a ton of [bullshit] to leakers,” one commenter wrote under the post, two months before Rise of Skywalker had hit theaters.

“It’s now MORE likely this than anything else,” another commenter replied. “What’s more likely, that a Reddit user has a direct line to the top .01% of people involved in one of the most anticipated films of the last several years, and this person is still employed despite leaking the ENTIRE plot, AND that they managed to reshoot this much of the movie AND cut it in — or that someone is taking the piss?”

Any one of these things could be true. Or they could all be false. It doesn’t matter. There will be fans who believe whatever gets posted and fans who don’t. Every leak or fan theory creates a new reality. Han shot first. Or he didn’t. ●

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Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is returning to San Diego, California for 2019 Comic-Con International and is set to reveal an exciting new line-up of products drawn from its iconic brand portfolio. Fans and collectors can also expect limited-edition products from TRANSFORMERS, POWER RANGERS, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MY LITTLE PONY as well as licensed partners STAR WARS™, MARVEL and DISNEY PRINCESS available for purchase at the newly rebranded Hasbro Pulse Booth #3329. Limited quantities of select items will be available at select global conventions and select online retailers after the convention in the relevant market (including HasbroPulse.com where available).

Hasbro is creating multiple interactive and immersive experiences to support its impressive brand portfolio. On the Hasbro booth stage, Comic-Con attendees will be able to take part in Hasbro trivia sessions and cosplay contests, watch an IDW artist lead a MY LITTLE PONY live drawing session, and take part in a TRANSFORMERS airbrush tattoo station. Hasbro Pulse will be keeping fans tuned in with what’s happening at the show on social media with content from Hasbro Pulse’s convention host, Buck Wise. Be sure to follow along on Twitter (@Hasbro) and Instagram (@HasbroPulse) to keep up with all the fun.

HasLab is Hasbro Pulse’s fan-driven platform that aspires to put dream products into the hands of fans. The first HasLab item was the biggest STAR WARS™ vehicle Hasbro and Kenner had ever produced – JABBA’S SAIL BARGE – which exceeded the 5,000-backer minimum and became available to fans in spring of 2019. After last year’s crowdfunding success, HasLab is back with two exciting new creations – the TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON UNICRON figure and the SESAME STREET COOKIE MONSTER Replica in celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary.

HASLAB TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON UNICRON 

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(HASBRO/Ages 16 years & up/Retail Price: $574.99 / Available: 2021 if fully backed) UNICRON stands alone as the most menacing figure in TRANSFORMERS lore, capable of devouring entire worlds and civilizations. He debuted in the 1986 film TRANSFORMERS: The Movie and his insatiable appetite nearly brought the entire universe to its knees. The gigantic UNICRON would be our largest TRANSFORMERS figure ever created, taking the title from our previous record-holder, FORTRESS MAXIMUS. If this campaign is backed with a minimum 8,000 backers before August 31, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST, fans will be able to awaken the mighty UNICRON. To support this campaign for TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON UNICRON head to the HasLab tab on HasbroPulse.com. Fans can follow along at HasbroPulse.com and by following Hasbro Pulse on social media. UNICRON is available for $574.99 online at https://hasbropulse.com/collections/haslab/products/transformers-war-for-cybertron-unicron .

HASLAB SESAME STREET COOKIE MONSTER Replica 

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(HASBRO/Ages 8 years & up/Retail Price $299.99/ Available: 2020 if fully backed) In celebration of SESAME STREET’S 50th anniversary, fans will have the chance to own this realistic Cookie Monster replica by backing the item via HasLab, Hasbro Pulse’s crowdfunding initiative designed to target fans directly by putting dream products into their hands. This cuddly, childhood icon measures 38-inches tall with detail mirroring the original puppet, delivered in premium, retro SESAME STREET packaging. Along with COOKIE MONSTER, participants will receive two collector lithographs and authenticity certificate. Once the campaign is backed with the minimum number of backers (3,000), HASBRO will bring COOKIE MONSTER to life in 2020. It is up to the fans to support the campaign and help successfully reach the minimum number of orders by August 25, 2019. COOKIE MONSTER is available for $299.99 online at https://hasbropulse.com/products/cookie-monster .

The list of Hasbro Pulse’s convention exclusive items available at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 includes:

TRANSFORMERS: GENERATIONS MASTERPIECE – TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE: GHOSTBUSTERS MASH-UP, MP-10G OPTIMUS PRIME– ECTO-35 EDITION 

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(HASBRO/Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $149.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) Worlds collide in this TRANSFORMERS-GHOSTBUSTERS mash-up pack as the iconic Ecto-1 deco from the 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS movie now dawns an iconic TRANSFORMERS robot – the MP-10G OPTIMUS PRIME ECTO-35 Edition! He ain’t afraid of no ghosts. This Paranormal Investigations Consultant believes freedom is the right of all sentient beings…except ghosts. He’s ready to strap on a Proton Pack and help bust some ghosts! MP-10G OPTIMUS PRIME stands at 9.5 inches in robot mode and can convert to truck mode in 26 steps. The MP-10G OPTIMUS PRIME figure comes with a wearable PROTON PACK-inspired package. The Ecto-deco’d OPTIMUS PRIME trailer can also convert into anECTO-BASE, including an ECTO MAINTENANCE DECK, ROLLER, GHOST TRAP and a SLIMER accessory. TRANSFORMERS robots have always been MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, but now, through the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams and people who share this same special quality. Available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con International.

TRANSFORMERS: BOTBOTS CON CREW 10-PACK – COMIC-CON-THEMED PACK 

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(HASBRO/Ages 5 years & up/ Approx. Retail Price: $34.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Imagine if BOTBOTS took over the halls of Comic-Con! BOTBOTS are mischievous, funny and super silly little TRANSFORMERS robots who came to life after a glowing mist of Energon fell down from the sky and turned everyday objects at Comic-Con to life! This fun convention pack includes ten exciting Comic-Con themed figures known as the CON CREW, a team of Comic-Con experts who are ready to take on the Con!

Within the CON CREW are 3 specialty teams: the celebrity-obsessed MEET N’ GREETS, experts in photo ops and autographs, the energizing FANTASTIC FUELERS, experts in powering through the Con, and the LINE LEAGUE, experts in surviving the many long Comic-Con lines. 3 of the 10 included TRANSFORMERS BOTBOTS figures are also all dressed up in cool cosplay! Ordinary objects like a marker, a to-go coffee cup and a hand-held game become a kaiju, OPTIMUS PRIME, and a superhero! What sort of mischief will these little bots get into at Comic-Con?

The LINE LEAGUE characters are CAPTAIN CARTRIDGE the superhero handheld game, VIGITENTE the tent and CON-PACKTOR the backpack. FANTASTIC FUELERS include COFEEMUS PRIME the coffee cup dressed as OPTIMUS PRIME, CAB O’NATE the energy drink, HAL A. PENO the spicy chips, and SUMTHIN’ FISHY the fish taco. The Meet N’ Greets characters are SCRIBZILLA the marker, BOTARAZZI the camera, and INKY INKERSON the graphic novel.

Each TRANSFORMERS BOTBOTS figure converts between 2 fun modes. Look for other BOTBOTS packs (available in blind bags, 5-packs, and 8-packs. Each sold separately. Subject to availability) to find different characters! You can collect 190 characters in 2019! Lots to collect and 1 hidden character to discover inside each pack. Convert and see what bot you got!

Available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con International.

TRANSFORMERS TCG CONVENTION PACK 2019 

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(HASBRO/Ages 13 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $15/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) The TRANSFORMERS TCG Convention Pack 2019 is a non-randomized pack containing THE OMNIBOTS – a complete 25-star team! The Omnibots join the War for Cybertron: Siege story and feature all-new card design with new art. Each pack gives you the complete team consisting of SERGEANT OVERDRIVE, PRIVATE DOWNSHIFT, and PRIVATE CAMSHAFT. You don’t need to obtain multiple packs to get all three of these character cards. Available at San Diego Comic-Con and following the convention, online at HasbroPulse.com.

TRANSFORMERS TCG BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE 35th ANNIVERSARY EDITION- CONVENTION 

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(HASBRO/Ages 13 & up/Approx. Retail Price: $50/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) TRANSFORMERS TCG celebrate 35 years of TRANSFORMERS with theBLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE 35th Anniversary Edition! This very special boxed set features throwback packaging and long-awaited boom-box and mini-cassette versions of BLASTER and SOUNDWAVE. Blaster VS Soundwave 35th Anniversary contains two complete teams and decks – you and a friend can battle right out of the box. BLASTER and SOUNDWAVE can deploy their mini-cassette teams to bring the fight to a crescendo!

All eight characters cards use the bot-mode illustrations from TRANSFORMERS G1 toy packaging! The alt-mode art is newly commissioned in the G1 packaging style to complement the original G1 bot-mode art. Available at various conventions in 2019, including San Diego Comic-Con, Gen Con, and PAX Unplugged, and online at hasbropulse.com following San Diego Comic-Con.

TRANSFORMERS TCG BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE (HASBRO/Ages 13 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $40/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) We know that some fans might not be able to make it to a convention to obtain a copy of BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE 35th Anniversary Edition. Given that BLASTER and SOUNDWAVE are among the most requested TRANSFORMERS characters from fans everywhere, a second version of BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE will be available at local game stores in countries and regions where the TRANSFORMERS TCG is sold: a retail version of BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE. This version features the EXACT SAME GAME MECHANICS AND CARD TEXT as BLASTER VS SOUNDWAVE 35thAnniversary but features Generations-style art on the Character Cards. Available at local game stores in countries and regions where the TRANSFORMERS TCG is sold, later this year.

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION 6-INCH MIGHTY MORPHIN RED AND ZEO GOLD RANGER 2-Pack

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(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego)) Go Go POWER RANGERS! From the BEAST MORPHERS back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action and adventure to generations of fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro, celebrating ranger teams from MIGHTY MORPHIN to the BEAST MORPHERS. Imagine all the action of POWER RANGERS with toys from Hasbro! These 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN RED RANGER and ZEO GOLD RANGER figures each features multiple points of articulation for high poseability and include two different heads that can be swapped, one of the Ranger in his helmet, and another without inspired by the Jason Lee Scott character, the original Red Ranger! This set also comes with Power Axe, Power Bow, Power Blades, Power Lance and Power Sword accessories that can be assembled to build the Power Blaster. Look for other collectible figures in this Lightning Collection, including Mighty Morphin White Ranger. Each sold separately. Available at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 and on Hasbro Pulse following the convention.

MY LITTLE PONY THROUGH THE YEARS TWILIGHT SPARKLE Figure (HASBRO/Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego)) Discover and display a beloved MY LITTLE PONY character in 2 exciting forms: 1980s-inspired TWILIGHT figure and 2019 Twilight Sparkle figure! Through the Years collectible pack features 2 iterations of this favorite MY LITTLE PONY character, each in a unique 3-inch style. TWILIGHT unicorn figure has a retro form factor inspired by her original character design. This vintage-inspired TWILIGHT figure has a shimmering, pearlized treatment and 80s-inspired styling. Pack also includes 3-inch TWILIGHT SPARKLE figure inspired by her current look in MY LITTLE PONY:FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC entertainment. 2019 TWILIGHT SPARKLE figure has rooted hair with bangs. For the first time, new and longtime MY LITTLE PONY fans can collect a TWILIGHT SPARKLE figure alongside the original inspiration for her character! Deluxe retro-themed packaging makes a great display case for this special edition convention exclusive. Available at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 and on HasbroPulse.com following the convention.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING 5 CARD SET (HASBRO/Ages 13 years & up/ Approx. Retail Price: $99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) This year’s highly anticipated MAGIC: THE GATHERING limited- availability collection debuts at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and features Nicol Bolas and the four God-Eternals from War of the Spark presented in premium, cinematic packaging. Beautiful exclusive artwork by Adam Paquette complements special frame treatments. Characters showcased are Rhonas, Bontu, Kefnet, Oketra as well as Nicol Bolas himself.

MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH THE COLLECTOR & THE GRANDMASTER 2-PACK

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(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy these 6-inch-scale THE COLLECTOR AND THE GRANDMASTER figures, inspired by the characters from MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and THOR: RAGNAROK. THE COLLECTOR AND THE GRANDMASTER figures feature premium design, realistic detail, and multiple points of articulation for high poseability and display in a MARVEL collection. Includes 2 figures and 4 accessories. Limited quantities of this item may be available at other select conventions in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe and online at HasbroPulse.com following the convention. This item will also be available at select retailers in Asia.

MARVEL 80TH ANNIVERSARY EXCLUSIVE 6-INCH HULK Figure

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(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $34.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy this 6-inch-scale HULK figure, inspired by the character’s classic appearance in MARVEL COMICS. The gamma-powered hero HULK is an iconic member of the AVENGERS and has been a part of the MARVEL UNIVERSE for decades. This HULK figure features premium design, realistic detail, and multiple points of articulation for high poseability and display in a MARVEL collection. Includes figure and accessory. Limited quantities of this item may be available at other select conventions in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe and online at HasbroPulse.com following the convention. This item will also be available at select retailers in Asia.

STAR WARS™: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH SITH TROOPER Figure (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $32/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Fans can imagine fighting for the cause of the First Order and other thrilling scenes from the STAR WARS™ galaxy with this premium collectible STAR WARS™: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH SITH TROOPER action figure. Inspired by scenes from STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, this SITH TROOPER action figure features realistic detailing and premium articulation. Five character-inspired accessories and bright red-armored deco make this item a brilliant addition to any STAR WARS™ toy collection. Includes figure and 5 accessories. Available at San Diego Comic-Con and on HasbroPulse.com following the convention.

STAR WARS™SPECIAL EDITION RETRO PROTOTYPE 3.75-INCH DARTH VADER Figure (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $12.99/ Available at the Entertainment Earth Booth #2343 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Inspired by the original 1970s KENNER STAR WARS™ action figures, this SPECIAL EDITION 3.75-inch-scale DARTH VADER figure features premium design and five points of articulation. With his Lightsaber in hand and his cape on his back, this poseable SPECIAL EDITION DARTH VADER figure is great for play and display. Beautifully rendered retro packaging captures a colorful pop art style and includes throwback STAR WARS™ branding and a KENNER TOYS logo. Includes figure and accessory. Available at the Entertainment Earth Booth #2343 at San Diego Comic-Con and exclusively on Target.com in limited quantities following the convention.

STAR WARS™: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH BOBA FETT Figure

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(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $24.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Celebrate the 40th anniversary of STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK with this premium STAR WARS™: THE BLACK SERIES 6-inch-scale BOBA FETT action figure. This KENNER-inspired BOBA FETT figure features the premium detailing and poseability that STAR WARS™: THE BLACK SERIEStoys are known for, making it great for display in any STAR WARS™ collection. This figure comes with 4 movie-inspired accessories, including a blaster and jetpack, giving the bounty hunter a complete look. Includes figure and 4 accessories. Limited quantities of this item may be available at other select conventions in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe and online at HasbroPulse.com following the conventions. This item will also be available at select retailers in Asia.

STAR WARS™ THE VINTAGE COLLECTION 3.75-INCH ORIGINAL TRILOGY LUKE SKYWALKER JEDI DESTINY Figure Set

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(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International In San Diego) Inspired by 3 iconic looks from the original STAR WARS™ Trilogy, the LUKE SKYWALKER JEDI DESTINY Figure Set makes an ideal gift for STAR WARS™ fans and collectors. These highly poseable LUKE SKYWALKER figures feature multiple points of articulation and premium deco inspired by each of the 3 original STAR WARS™ movies – STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE, STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Includes 3 figures and 6 accessories. Limited quantities of this item may be available at other select conventions in North America, South America, Australia, and Europe and online at HasbroPulse.com following the conventions. This item will also be available at select retailers in Asia.

DISNEY PRINCESS COMIC ARIEL 3 PACK (HASBRO/ Ages 3 years & up/ Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) Travel under the sea with Ariel and friends with the Disney Princess Comics Ariel Treasure Trove 3 Pack! The Disney Princess Comics Ariel Treasure Trove 3 Pack, inspired by Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, includes ARIEL, PRINCE ERICand URSULA figures in a special package, designed to look like a golden-colored treasure chest, which was featured at San Diego Comic-Con! Kids can imagine all sorts of under-the-sea adventures, like their favorite Disney princess, prince, and villain discovering buried treasure! Included bases allow dolls to stand on their own, making this set perfect for little storytellers. Look for more DISNEY PRINCESS COMICS figures, including iconic characters from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and more, in stores near you. (Each sold separately. Available on HasbroPulse.com and shopDisney.com. Subject to availability.)

OVERWATCH ULTIMATES SERIES 6-INCH REINHARDT (Bundeswehr Skin) Figure (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) This premium 6-inch-scale REINHARDT figure comes with character-inspired accessories and features game-inspired design and multiple points of articulation for high poseability and display. With the premium OVERWATCH ULTIMATES SERIES, fans and collectors can build a roster of the greatest heroes of the future. Additional figures each sold separately. Includes figure and 6 accessories. The OVERWATCH ULTIMATES SERIES 6-INCH REINHARDT (Bundeswehr Skin) Figure will be for sale at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Limited quantities of this item will be available at select conventions and select online retailers after the convention in the relevant market. Good while supplies last.

UGLYDOLLS ARTIST SERIES MINI MOXY AND WAGE WITH LARGE WEDGEHEAD STUFFED PLUSH Set (HASBRO/Ages 4 years and Up/Approx. Retail Price: $34.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) Discover the ultimate throwback ARTIST SERIES UGLYDOLLS plush set including MOXY, WAGE and WEDGEHEAD! Behind these wonderfully weird dolls is the love story of David and Sun-Min. The couple met in art school, and when Sun-Min moved back to South Korea, they sent each other love letters. At the bottom of one of these letters, David doodled a kooky character. Loving the sweet design, Sun-Min sewed the doodle into a doll, and here we are folks! UGLYDOLLS was born from a doodle! Paying homage to UGLYDOLLS’ grown-with-love roots, the ARTIST SERIES UGLYDOLLS plush toys are inspired by their original design. The 3-doll stuffed toy set comes in special packaging with fun facts and creator tidbits printed on it. Find out the origin of WEDGHEAD’s name, what makes MOXY an amazing friend, and WAGE’S claim to UGLYDOLL’S fame. There is a note from creator David Horvath printed on the package–harkening back to the love letter inception.

DREAMWORKS TROLLS CLASSIC GOOD LUCK TROLLS CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE Pack (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/ Available at Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego) Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the GOOD LUCK TROLLS, the quirky little dolls with gems in their bellies, that inspired the hit feature film, Trolls and the all-new original TV series, DreamWorks Trolls: The Beat Goes On!. This Diamond Anniversary special edition was created for Comic-Con and features two different TROLLS, one in the classic style, and one for the 21st Century with a sparkling finish and rainbow-colored hair with mylar flair. The DREAMWORKS TROLLS CLASSIC GOOD LUCK TROLLS CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE Pack comes in a diamond-shaped package that’s great for displaying these adorable collectibles. Keep rubbing their bellies for luck in the years to come! Includes two figures.

Hasbro Heads to 2019 SDCC With Hasbro Pulse Convention Exclusives Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is returning to San Diego, California for 2019 Comic-Con International and is set to reveal an exciting new line-up of products drawn from its iconic brand portfolio.

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BOMB EMOJI

💣 BOMB EMOJI

The image of a lit bomb typically represents unexpected news or an outstanding event taking place. This emoji can also be used to refer to spectacular people or objects, not only news. Bomb Emoji can mean “This show is such a bomb (as in great)!” or “He dropped the bomb on me yesterday!” (as in unexpected news).

Bomb Emoji is also known as a Bomb Symbol.

Bomb Emoji is a special symbol that looks like a picture 💣 (you may see empty box or "X" if unsupported), but really it's a text, so you can simply copy and paste this emoji as a regular letter, symbol or text. This trick works for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, SMS and any other website, messenger or application. The only nuance is that supported emoji set is the same for all recent versions of platforms and applications, but appearance (pictures themself) are slightly different for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Samsung Galaxy devices. Here you can see how Bomb Emoji is displayed on iOS, Android, Windows, and other platforms and applications.

BOMB EMOJI DETAILS

Symbol to copy

Uncode codepoint

U+1F4A3

Unicode name

Bomb

Category

Objects / Tools

Keywords

comic

Windows Alt-code

Alt+1F4A3

Decimal HTML Entity

💣

Hex HTML Entity

💣

UTF-16 hex

0xD83D 0xDCA3

Wikipedia

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Version

Unicode 6.0

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💣 BOMB EMOJI The image of a lit bomb typically represents unexpected news or an outstanding event taking place. This emoji can also be used to refer to spectacular people or objects, not only news. Bomb Emoji can mean “This show is such a bomb (as in great)!” or “He dropped the bomb on me yesterday!” (as in unexpected news). Bomb Emoji is also known as a Bomb Symbol. Bomb Emoji is a special symbol that looks like a picture 💣 (you may see empty box or "X" if unsupported), but really it's a text, so you can simply copy and paste this emoji as a regular letter, symbol or text. This trick works for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, SMS and any other website, messenger or application. The only nuance is that supported emoji set is the same for all recent versions of platforms and applications, but appearance (pictures themself) are slightly different for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Samsung Galaxy devices. Here you can see how Bomb Emoji is displayed on iOS, Android, Windows, and other platforms and applications. BOMB EMOJI DETAILS Symbol to copy Uncode codepoint U+1F4A3 Unicode name Bomb Category Objects / Tools Keywords comic Windows Alt-code Alt+1F4A3 Decimal HTML Entity 💣 Hex HTML Entity 💣 UTF-16 hex 0xD83D 0xDCA3 Wikipedia http://ift.tt/2cdPAvE Version Unicode 6.0

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💣 BOMB EMOJI The image of a lit bomb typically represents unexpected news or an outstanding event taking place. This emoji can also be used to refer to spectacular people or objects, not only news. Bomb Emoji can mean “This show is such a bomb (as in great)!” or “He dropped the bomb on me yesterday!” (as in unexpected news). Bomb Emoji is also known as a Bomb Symbol. Bomb Emoji is a special symbol that looks like a picture 💣 (you may see empty box or "X" if unsupported), but really it's a text, so you can simply copy and paste this emoji as a regular letter, symbol or text. This trick works for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, SMS and any other website, messenger or application. The only nuance is that supported emoji set is the same for all recent versions of platforms and applications, but appearance (pictures themself) are slightly different for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Samsung Galaxy devices. Here you can see how Bomb Emoji is displayed on iOS, Android, Windows, and other platforms and applications. BOMB EMOJI DETAILS Symbol to copy Uncode codepoint U+1F4A3 Unicode name Bomb Category Objects / Tools Keywords comic Windows Alt-code Alt+1F4A3 Decimal HTML Entity 💣 Hex HTML Entity 💣 UTF-16 hex 0xD83D 0xDCA3 Wikipedia http://ift.tt/2cdPAvE Version Unicode 6.0

http://www.iemojipedia.co.uk/2017/06/bomb-emoji.html

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💣 BOMB EMOJI The image of a lit bomb typically represents unexpected news or an outstanding event taking place. This emoji can also be used to refer to spectacular people or objects, not only news. Bomb Emoji can mean “This show is such a bomb (as in great)!” or “He dropped the bomb on me yesterday!” (as in unexpected news). Bomb Emoji is also known as a Bomb Symbol. Bomb Emoji is a special symbol that looks like a picture 💣 (you may see empty box or "X" if unsupported), but really it's a text, so you can simply copy and paste this emoji as a regular letter, symbol or text. This trick works for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, SMS and any other website, messenger or application. The only nuance is that supported emoji set is the same for all recent versions of platforms and applications, but appearance (pictures themself) are slightly different for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Samsung Galaxy devices. Here you can see how Bomb Emoji is displayed on iOS, Android, Windows, and other platforms and applications. BOMB EMOJI DETAILS Symbol to copy Uncode codepoint U+1F4A3 Unicode name Bomb Category Objects / Tools Keywords comic Windows Alt-code Alt+1F4A3 Decimal HTML Entity 💣 Hex HTML Entity 💣 UTF-16 hex 0xD83D 0xDCA3 Wikipedia http://ift.tt/2cdPAvE Version Unicode 6.0

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