#Alexis Rodney

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Willow episode 1 - The Gales

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THE PIPER (2023) Yet another take on the Pied Piper tale... with trailer

The Piper is a 2023 American horror film about a young composer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper. Written and directed by Icelandic filmmaker…

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¡Crimen y caviar, una combinación perfecta!… “Los Caballeros”

La serie cuenta la historia de cómo Eddie Horniman hereda, sin esperarlo, la inmensa finca de su padre, solo para descubrir que forman parte de un imperio del cannabis. Para colmo, algunas de las figuras más peligrosas del crimen organizado británico quieren su porción del pastel.

Decidido a proteger a su familia de las garras de los gánsteres, Eddie intenta derrotarlos en su propio juego. Sin embargo, a medida que se adentra en el mundo del delito, empieza a sentirse cada vez más cómodo.

Estreno: 7 de marzo de 2024 en Netflix.

Creada por Guy Ritchie, la serie cuenta con las actuaciones de Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Daniel Ings, Vinnie Jones, Joely Richardson, Shane Walker, Leah McNamara, Alexis Rodney, Gaia Weiss, Mark Rhino Smith, Jasmine Blackborow, Peter Serafinowicz, Max Beesley, Ruby Sear, Freddie Fox, Harry Goodwins, entre otros.

Detrás De Cámaras

[fuck-customers]

It's been a long time since I've submitted here. But I needed to share this bless my coworkers. So I have PTSD from being SA'd when I was 14, and unfortunately, one of my triggers is a popular rapper. I've tried to work through it, but ya know, therapy is expensive. I've worked through panic attacks when his music played at previous jobs, but obviously, employers don't like their workers having panic attacks. I've rarely had people give enough of a shit to skip the songs. But I've been working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing job (if you consider medical marijuana to be pharmaceutical products) for a year and a half now, and today a song came on that said rapper is featured in, but I didn't recognize it. Three different coworkers yelled from across the room to skip the song on the Shamazon Alexis. And I realized that I'm finally working with people who give a shit and care about me and respect me enough to just skip a song. I hate that it's a situation that happens, like I want them to be able to listen to this one rapper if they want to and I don't want his voice to trigger flashbacks and panic attacks, but I'm grateful that I have these coworkers that are willing to look out for me in spite of it. I love these fucking people.

Posted by admin Rodney.

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Birthdays 10.7

Beer Birthdays

Paul Reising (1819)

Charles Stegmeier (1821)

William Treadwell Van Nostrand (1821)

Amund Ringnes (1840)

Alfred Haunold (1929)

Tomme Arthur (1973)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Niels Bohr; Danish mathematician (1885)

Howard Chaykin; comic book artist, writer (1950)

Clive James; Australian critic (1939)

Yo-Yo Ma; cellist (1955)

Charles Woodson; Green Bay Packers SS (1976)

Famous Birthdays

Diane Ackerman; writer (1948)

John White Alexander; artist (1856)

Sherman Alexie; writer (1966)

June Allyson; actor (1917)

Dylan Baker; actor (1959)

Imamu Amiri Baraka; writer (1934)

Joy Behar; comedian, television host (1942)

Toni Braxton; pop singer (1967)

Simon Cowell; television host (1959)

Kevin Godley; rock drummer (1945)

David Hope; rock drummer (1949)

Elizabeth Janeway; writer (1913)

"Papa" Jo Jones; jazz drummer (1911)

R.D. Laing; English psychiatrist (1927)

Judy Landers; actor (1961)

Al Martino; singer (1927)

Uncle Dave Mason; banjo player, singer, comedian (1870)

Rachel McAdams; actor (1976)

John "Cougar" Mellencamp; rock singer (1951)

Vaughn Monroe; bandleader (1911)

Elijah Muhammad; civil rights leader (1897)

Oliver North; ideologue, liar (1943)

Bree Olson; adult actress (1986)

James Whitcomb Riley; poet (1849)

Caesar Rodney; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1728)

Dan Savage; writer (1964)

Jayne Torvill; English figure skater (1957)

Desmond Tutu; African activist (1931)

Thom Yorke; English rock musician (1968)

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Books in June, whatever

The bad:

Triple Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold - I have to admire her “work smarter not harder” mentality because I have read two of her books now and every character is exactly the same from book to book with like 2 details changed about their physical appearance. I had essentially a 2 day long panic attack and my brain was on hyperdrive and this literally made me stop thinking any thoughts for the 5 hours it took to read this so like, do with that what you will.

Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall - the sequel to a pretty mediocre Alexis Hall book but in this one oh my GOD the romance didn’t work for me at all. We were constantly told how interesting and captivating the love interest was but I cannot tell you a single thing about them other than they’re an opera singer. V boring, only finished it because the friend group dynamic was fun

The fine: Killadelphia, Vol. 1-3 by Rodney Barnes - cool concept but it kind of felt like the author was like a 12 year old kid who didn’t know when to stop. “What if there’s vampires in Philadelphia right now and former president John Adams is one and so is his wife! And so is Thomas Jefferson! And Sally Hemings is too but she and Abigail Adams are in love! And then Tituba shows up and she’s a WEREWOLF.” These are all things that happened, I will not be continuing.

Radium Girls by Cy - another graphic novel bc I was on a kick this month? Anyway the art is cool but the translation from French to English is not great and kind of distracting!

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen - what if we pretend to date for Reasons and you’re the cheerleading captain and I’m a basketball player and we kiss and we’re both girls? V cute v fun

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian - what if we’re best friends working at the same paper in the 1950s and I move into your apartment after my fiance leaves me for another man and then we kiss and fall in love and we’re both boys? V cute v sweet

The good/great:

Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns - viscerally sweaty and dirty and ANGRY but in a good way. Also made ME angry which I thought was a sign of good writing. Read for a little bit of catharsis if you’re upset that you’re fuckin broke and will always be fuckin broke bc nothing seems to get better and you kind of want to set something on fire, just a little bit, as a treat.

Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson - really honest poetry about Black masculinity that’s sweet and heartbreaking. Favorite poems were the title poem, and the three poems at the end that are about Jackson’s wife and how much he loves her.

The Woods, Vol. 1-9 by James Tynion IV - scratched the Stranger Things itch in my brain. Twisty and never went the way I thought it would. Loved these characters and their journeys!

Sweeney Astray, translated by Seamus Heaney - this weird-ass book from the 17th century was a WILD ride and I loved every second of it. Read it more for the historical info rather than its literary merit, if that makes sense? Sweeney gets cursed by a Christian king for being a dick and spends the entire book wandering the Irish countryside, eating watercress, and insisting that no one wants him around even when several of his family members say “WE WANT YOU AROUND”

Bitter Root, Vol. 1-3 by David F. Walker - read if you liked Ring Shout because the premise is so similar! The art style was great and I liked how expansive the world was. Great characters and a great storyline.

Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing - fuck Eve Ewing for being so GODDAMN talented, it makes me sick, please read this.

Currently reading: The Devil’s Element by Dan Egan, which gave me like 4 more solid examples of the British Empire being fucking monsters (and American companies causing so much environmental harm and then saying it’s too expensive to fix)

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Nominees announced for the 2023 Eisner Awards

Comic-Con International has announced the nominees for this year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This is the 35th year for the awards, which will be given out at this year’s Comic-Con International on July 21.

In terms of publishers, Image Comics received the most nominations, followed by DC, Fantagraphics, Marvel and Dark Horse. Creator-wise, Zoe Thorogood led the pack with five nominations. Hall of Fame nominees and inductees were announced earlier this month.

And the nominees are …

Best Short Story

“The Beekeeper’s Due,” by Jimmy Stamp and Débora Santos, in Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom (Cloakroom Comics)

“Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)

“Good Morning,” by Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins, in Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #4 (Marvel)

“Silent All These Years,” by Margaret Atwood and David Mack, in Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (Z2)

“You Get It,” by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, in Amazing Fantasy #1000 (Marvel)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)

Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond, by Jed Mackay and C. F. Villa (Marvel)

Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #3, edited by Tom Brevoort (Marvel)

Star Trek #400, edited by Heather Antos (IDW)

A Vicious Circle Book 1, by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo (BOOM! Studios)

Best Continuing Series

Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto and Rafael de Latorre (Marvel)

The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds (Image)

Killadelphia, by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander (Image)

The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno (DC)

Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)

She-Hulk, by Rainbow Rowell, Rogê Antônio, Luca Maresca, and Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

Animal Castle, by Xavier Dorison and Felix Delep (Ablaze)

Batman: One Bad Day, edited by Dave Wielgosz and Jessica Berbey (DC)

The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)

Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age, by Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham (Marvel)

Superman: Space Age, by Mark Russell, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred (DC)

Best New Series

The Atonement Bell, by Jim Ousley and Tyler B. Ruff (Red 5)

Love Everlasting, by Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)

Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)

Star Trek, by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ramon Rosanas (IDW)

Traveling to Mars, by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli (Ablaze)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

Beneath The Trees: A Fine Summer, by Dav (Magnetic Press)

Fox + Chick: Up and Down: and Other Stories, by Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)

Grumpy Monkey Who Threw That? by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (Random House Studio)

Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book, by Ryan Higgins (Disney/Hyperion)

The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan, by Jason Shiga (Amulet/Abrams)

Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)

Isla To Island, by Alexis Castellanos (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Little Monarchs, by Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)

Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

Chef’s Kiss, by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine (Oni)

Clementine Book One, by Tillie Walden (Image Skybound)

Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)

Heartstopper Volume 4, by Alice Oseman (Scholastic Graphix)

Wash Day Diaries, by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Chronicle Books)

Best Humor Publication

Cryptid Club, by Sarah Andersen (Andrews McMeel)

I Hate This Place, by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin (Image Skybound)

Killer Queens, by David Booher and Claudia Balboni (Dark Horse)

Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure, by J. L. Westover (Image Skybound)

Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Anthology

Creepshow, edited by Alex Antone and Jon Moisan (Image Skybound)

The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, edited by Josh Bernstein (Z2)

The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, edited by Bex Ollerton (Andrews McMeel)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)

Best Reality-Based Work

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense, by Noël Simsolo and Dominique Hé, translation by Montana Kane (NBM)

Alice Guy: First Lady of Film, by José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMadeHero)

But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Charlotte Schallié (University of Toronto Press)

Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)

Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism, by Jess Ruliffson (Fantagraphics)

Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball, by Jon Chad (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Graphic Memoir

Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translated by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An Auto-Bio-Graphic-Novel, by Zoe Thorogood (Image)

So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship, by Sophie Lambda (First Second/Macmillan)

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, by Lewis Hancox (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Graphic Album—New

The Book of Niall, by Barry Jones (Ellie & Beatty)

Crushing, by Sophie Burrows (Algonquin Young Readers)

Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, by Thomas Woodruff (Fantagraphics)

The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)

Ultrasound, by Conor Stechschulte (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Days of Sand, by Aimée de Jongh, translation by Christopher Bradley (SelfMadeHero)

Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works, by Geneviève Castrée, translation by Phil Elverum and Aleshia Jensen (Drawn & Quarterly)

Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, by Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse)

One Beautiful Spring Day, by Jim Woodring (Fantagraphics)

Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)

Super Spy Deluxe Edition, by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)

Rain by Joe Hill, adapted by David M. Booher and Zoe Thorogood (Syzygy/Image)

Ten Days in a Madhouse, by Nellie Bly, adapted by Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh (Gallery 13/Simon $ Schuster)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Z2)

A Visit to Moscow by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, adapted by Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg (Turner)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre, translation by Montana Kane (Dark Horse)

Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)

Down to the Bone: A Leukemia Story, by Catherine Pioli, translation by J. T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

The Pass, by Espé, translation by J.T. Mahany (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University Press)

Tiki: A Very Ruff Year, by David Azencot and Fred Leclerc, translation by Nanette McGuinness (Life Drawn/Humanoids)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

Black Paradox, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

The Hellbound vols. 1-2, by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translation by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)

Look Back, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)

PTSD Radio vol. 1, by Masaaki Nakayama, translation by Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)

Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)

Talk to My Back, by Yamada Murasaki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos, by Jay Jackson (New York Review Comics)

Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924, by George Herriman, edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

Macanudo: Welcome to Elsewhere, by Liniers, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)

Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

The Deluxe Gimenez: The Fourth Power & The Starr Conspiracy, by Juan Gimenez, edited by Alex Donoghue and Bruno Lesigne (Humanoids)

The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)

Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories, by Ray Bradbury and various; edited by J. Michael Catron (Fantagraphics)

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus 1 (Abrams ComicArts)

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge: The Diamond Jubilee Collection, by Carl Barks; edited by David Gerstein (Fantagraphics)

Best Writer

Grace Ellis, Flung Out of Space (Abrams ComicArts)

Tom King, Batman: Killing Time, Batman: One Bad Day, Gotham City: Year One, The Human Target, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (DC); Love Everlasting (Image)

Mark Russell, Traveling to Mars (Ablaze), One-Star Squadron, Superman: Space Age (DC); The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)

James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)

Chip Zdarsky, Stillwater (Image Skybound); Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Writer/Artist

Sarah Andersen, Cryptid Club (Andrews McMeel)

Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)

Espé, The Pass (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University)

Junji Ito, Black Paradox, The Liminal Zone (VIZ Media)

Zoe Thorogood, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Jason Shawn Alexander, Killadelphia, Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog (Image)

Alvaro Martínez Bueno, The Nice House on the Lake (DC)

Sean Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You (Image)

Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)

Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

Lee Bermejo, A Vicious Circle (BOOM! Studios)

Felix Delep, Animal Castle (Ablaze)

Daria Schmitt, The Monstrous Dreams of Mr. Providence (Europe Comics)

Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)

Zoe Thorogood, Rain (Syzygy/Image)

Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Cover Artist (for multiple covers)

Jen Bartel, She-Hulk (Marvel)

Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)

Alex Ross, Astro City: That Was Then . . . (Image); Fantastic Four, Black Panther (Marvel)

Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

Zoe Thorogood, Joe Hill’s Rain (Syzygy/Image)

Best Coloring

Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, I Hate Fairyland 2022, Twig (Image)

Dave McCaig, The Incal: Psychoverse (Humanoids)

Jacob Phillips, Follow Me Down, The Ghost in You, That Texas Blood (Image)

Alex Ross and Josh Johnson, The Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Abrams ComicArts)

Diana Sousa, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin; The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone; The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast (Dark Horse)

Best Lettering

Pat Brosseau, Batman: The Knight, Wonder Woman: The Villainy of Our Fears (DC): Creepshow, Dark Ride, I Hate This Place, Skybound Presents: Afterschool (Image Skybound)

Chris Dickey, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts)

Todd Klein, Chivalry (Dark Horse); Fables (DC); Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)

Nate Piekos, Black Hammer Reborn, Minor Threats, Shaolin Cowboy, Stranger Things: Kamchatka (Dark Horse), I Hate Fairyland, Twig (Image)

Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

Thomas Woodruff, Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral (Fantagraphics)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Comic Book Creator, edited by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)

The Comics Journal #308, edited by Gary Groth, Kristy Valenti, and Rachel Miller (Fantagraphics)

PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)

Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, ICv2, Publishers Weekly

Best Comics-Related Book

The Art of the News: Comics Journalism, edited by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins and Ben Saunders (Oregon State University Press)

Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L. Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)

The Charlton Companion, by Jon B. Cooke (TwoMorrows)

Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion, by Trina Robbins (Hermes Press)

Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia, by José Alaniz (Ohio State University Press)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes: Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels, by Josef Benson and Doug Singsen (University Press of Mississippi)

Graphic Medicine, edited by Erin La Cour and Anna Poletti (University of Hawai’i’ Press)

How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies, by Katherine Kelp-Stebbins (Ohio State University Press)

The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)

Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels. By Tim Smyth (Routledge)

Best Publication Design

Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, designed by Thomas Woodruff, Jacob Covey, and Ryan Dinnick (Fantagraphics)

A Frog in the Fall (and later on), designed by Linnea Sterte, Olle Forsslöf, and Patrick Crotty (PEOW)

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40X40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock-n-Roll, designed by Josh Bernstein and Jason Ullmeyer (Z2)

Mazebook Dark Horse Direct Edition, designed by Tom Muller (Dark Horse)

Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album, designed by Lauryn Ipsum (Z2)

Best Webcomic

Deeply Dave, by Grover, http://www.deeplydave.com/

Delilah Dirk: Practical Defence Against Piracy, by Tony Cliff, https://www.delilahdirk.com/dd4/dd4-p46.html

Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON), https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5

The Mannamong, by Michael Adam Lengyel, https://mannamong.com/episode-1/

Spores, by Joshua Barkman, https://falseknees.com/22ink1.html

Best Digital Comic

All Princesses Die Before Dawn, by Quentin Zuttion, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)

Behind the Curtain, by Sara del Giudice, translation by M. B. Valente (Europe Comics)

Ripple Effects, by Jordan Hart, Bruno Chiroleu, Justin Harder, and Shane Kadlecik (Fanbase Press)

Sixty Years in Winter, by Ingrid Chabbert and Aimée de Jongh, translation by Matt Madden (Europe Comics)

[theuniverseawakens347]

That niggas a little weight man think he a big man..and be ripping nighas off for they cut ..then living below his means like Lee saying he struggling he might be but that nigga owe Simeon a lot of fucking money and killed Alexis for it

My left eyebrow going up and right ear pulling cause I’m on track he put Rodney in jail who’s Mozzy that’s why a nigga be talking that crazy talk to me ..not the full picture

Ears ringing but he left ear ring

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Curse of the Piper

Curse of the Piper (2023) #ErlingurThoroddsen #CharlotteHope #JulianSands #KateNichols #SaloméChandler #OliverSavell Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 Genre: Horror Regie: Erlingur Thoroddsen Hauptrollen: Charlotte Hope, Julian Sands, Kate Nichols, Salomé Chandler, Oliver Savell, Philipp Christopher, Alexis Rodney, Pippa Winslow, Aoibhe O’Flanagan, Boyan Anev … Filmbeschreibung: Beim verzweifelten Versuch, die Notenblätter ihres bevorstehenden Konzerts zu vernichten, verbrennt die Mentorin der jungen Komponistin Melanie…

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Willow episode 1 - The Gales

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THE PIPER Reviews of Pied Piper tale - free on Tubi August 8th

The Piper is a 2023 American horror film about a young composer who is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper. Written and directed by Icelandic filmmaker…

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THE GENTLEMAN - GUY RICHIE’S NETFLIX WORLD PREMIERE IN LONDON WITH ALL THE CAST AND Q&A

STEVIES WORLD UK

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Join me as I experience my first ever Red Carpet event at Guy Richie’s Netflix World Premiere of the Gentleman TV series at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. I was lucky enough to see the cast on the red carpet, the premiere of the first episode and a Q&A session after the screening with all the cast alongside the series director.

The series premiered on Netflix on the 7th March and in respect to the cast and crew this video is being released the day after, so hopefully no spoilers.

The Gentlemen is a television series created by Guy Ritchie. It is a spin-off of Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name. The series stars Theo James and consists of eight episodes.

Eddie Halstead has unexpectedly inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his recently deceased father, but he learns that the land has become part of a weed-growing empire run by Bobby Glass. Now, he must navigate a world of eclectic and dangerous characters with nefarious agendas, while also trying to protect his home and stay alive.

CAST

Theo James as Eddie Halstead, the new Duke of Halstead.

Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass

Daniel Ings as Freddy Halstead, Eddie's older brother.

Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina Halstead, Eddie and Freddy's mother.

Giancarlo Esposito as Stanley Johnston, a wine aristocrat who is trying to buy the Halstead Manor.

Peter Serafinowicz as Tommy Dixon, a member of the Scouse crime family.

Pearce Quigley as John “the Gospel” Dixon, Tommy's brother and the head of the Scouse crime family.

Vinnie Jones as Geoff Seacombe, the groundskeeper of the Halstead Manor

Chanel Cresswell as Tammy

Max Beesley as Henry Collins

Harry Goodwins as Jack

Ruby Sear as Gabrielle

Ray Winstone as Bobby Glass

Dar Salim as Felix, a “cleaner”

Guy Ritchie entered development of a television series for him to write and direct inspired by his film The Gentlemen with Moonage Pictures and Miramax Television in October 2020. Ritchie was also executive producing alongside the producers of the original film. Matthew Read helped Richie write the pilot script, also coming on board to executive produce at Moonage with Will Gould, and Netflix ultimately ordered the series. The cast; including Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Serafinowicz, and Vinnie Jones; was announced the week before filming was set to begin, and Alexis Rodney was added in the first week of filming. In June 2023, Max Beesley was added to the cast, and Hugh Warren was revealed as the series producer. Chanel Cresswell joined the cast in a recurring role during production in December. Ray Winstone was revealed to be part of the cast through a teaser in January 2024.

Production took place in London and Badminton House running from November 2022 through June 2023. Filming took place at Longcross Studios and West London Film Studios with additional on-location shooting throughout the town, including at the Princess Victoria pub and the Tate Modern as well as areas of Hackney and Islington.

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The Piper Review: a deadly opportunity

The 2023 horror movie The Piper received mixed reviews. According to a review on IMDb, the movie was criticized for its poor storyline, lack of scariness, and poorly executed effects. However, the soundtrack and some scenes were praised for their unsettling yet beautiful nature. The review also mentioned that the actors did their best, but the overall movie was considered mediocre. The Rotten Tomatoes page for the movie does not feature any reviews, and the same goes for the Rotten Tomatoes page for The Piper 2023. Another source, Starburst Magazine, provides a brief overview of the movie, mentioning a supernatural horror film involving a history teacher. Overall, the movie seems to have received mixed feedback, with some praising certain aspects like the soundtrack and visuals, while others criticized the storyline and execution.

The plot of The Piper (2023) revolves around a dark secret in the protagonist's past that is uncovered by the restless spirit of the Pied Piper. The spirit seeks out those who have gotten away with a crime and punishes them by taking away their children. The movie involves uncovering the disturbing origins of the Pied Piper and the deadly consequences of playing the music associated with it.

The deadly consequences in The Piper (2023) occur when the protagonist, a young composer, is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto. She soon discovers that playing the music summons these deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil force that has awakened, represented by the Pied Piper.

The main cast of The Piper (2023) includes:

Julian Sands as Gustafson

Charlotte Hope as Mel

Kate Nichols as Nancy

Alexis Rodney

Philipp Christopher

Pippa Winslow

These actors play key roles in the movie, contributing to the unfolding of the storyline and the development of the characters.

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Production Company Blinkink

Director -Sam Gainsborough Producer -Rebecca Little Head of Production - Alex Halley Executive Producer - Bart Yates Production Manager - Molly Turner Director of Photography - Ronnie McQuillan Gaffer - Aldo Camilleri Paint on Glass Animator - Renee Zhan Paint on Glass Animator - Marta Szymanska Stop Motion Animator - Andy Biddle Stop Motion Animator - Tobias Fouracre Head of Puppet Making - Sam Holland Art Director - Gordon Allen VFX Supervisor / Lead Compositor - Stephen McNally Major Tom Music Supervision - Marina Guy Major Tom Music Composer - Nicky Green Factory Audio Creative Director - Anthony Moore Factory Sound Design - James Utting Factory Audio Producer - Beth Massey Cheat Colourist - Karol Cybulski

CAST Narrator - Alexis Rodney Character Voices - Alexis Rodney Character Voices - Jim Johnson Character Voices - Kathyrn Drysdale

BBC CREATIVE:

Creative Director, BBC Creative -Justin Bairamian Creative Head of Planning -Mike Lean Creative Head of Production -James Wood Creative Executive Creative -Rasmus Smith Bech Creative Director -Mark Slack Creative Director -Becca Pottinger Creative -Shannon Cripps Creative -Beth Wood Senior Producer -Rachel Roberts Project Manager -Phoebe Brewer Senior Planner -Kris Jalowiecki Production Manager -Polly Georgieva Production Coordinator -Hannah Stothard

Researcher -Edward Hobson Senior Designer -Walter Hutton Senior Designer -Veronica Law Senior Designer -Darren Wagstaff Motion Designer -Charlotte Temple Motion Designer -Sin Yee Hau

BBC:

Director, BBC Brand -Jane Callingham Head of Marketing -Sarah Owen Marketing Manager -Leanne Johnson Marketing Manager -Helen Alder Marketing Executive -Nicola Martindale Media Portfolio Lead -Emma Lucas Campaign Planner -Sam Hartford

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Birthdays 10.7

Beer Birthdays

Paul Reising (1819)

Charles Stegmeier (1821)

William Treadwell Van Nostrand (1821)

Amund Ringnes (1840)

Alfred Haunold (1929)

Tomme Arthur (1973)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Niels Bohr; Danish mathematician (1885)

Howard Chaykin; comic book artist, writer (1950)

Clive James; Australian critic (1939)

Yo-Yo Ma; cellist (1955)

Charles Woodson; Green Bay Packers SS (1976)

Famous Birthdays

Diane Ackerman; writer (1948)

John White Alexander; artist (1856)

Sherman Alexie; writer (1966)

June Allyson; actor (1917)

Dylan Baker; actor (1959)

Imamu Amiri Baraka; writer (1934)

Joy Behar; comedian, television host (1942)

Toni Braxton; pop singer (1967)

Simon Cowell; television host (1959)

Kevin Godley; rock drummer (1945)

David Hope; rock drummer (1949)

Elizabeth Janeway; writer (1913)

"Papa" Jo Jones; jazz drummer (1911)

R.D. Laing; English psychiatrist (1927)

Judy Landers; actor (1961)

Al Martino; singer (1927)

Uncle Dave Mason; banjo player, singer, comedian (1870)

Rachel McAdams; actor (1976)

John "Cougar" Mellencamp; rock singer (1951)

Vaughn Monroe; bandleader (1911)

Elijah Muhammad; civil rights leader (1897)

Oliver North; ideologue, liar (1943)

Bree Olson; porn actor (1986)

James Whitcomb Riley; poet (1849)

Caesar Rodney; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1728)

Dan Savage; writer (1964)

Jayne Torvill; English figure skater (1957)

Desmond Tutu; African activist (1931)

Thom Yorke; English rock musician (1968)