#JP Robinson

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Why do authors write books?

Why do authors write books?

Some people wonder why authors spend hour after hour grinding out a story, then refining it again and again until they’re either too exhausted to continue or they believe their work is finally ready to share with the world. As I celebrate the birth of the paperback version of In the Dead of the Night (credit to Diane L. Turner for the fabulous book-birthday image!) I can answer that question…

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Neighbours Ep. 8894 (2022)

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Jurassic Park / Jurassic World: Parallels (2/x)

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Janet Jackson, Discipline album art, 2008 

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September 2022 BL Line Up

9/11 Fahlanruk (Thai) 

GaGa Sundays, 10 eps, 45 min ea.

Fahlan (smart jock) meets Sherbet (edgy bad boy) sparks fly and they end up in bed together. Fahlan feels a lot more for Sherbet than is allowed, so he hides his feelings. Fahlan’s friends Ping and Tap, try to help their boy win his man, but are struggling with friends-to-lovers woes of their own. Looks to be a strong contender in the Thai BL pulp dumpster fire of joy arena. It’s using tropes we rarely see and it tonally seems like a combination of Nitiman + Y-Destiny’s players episode (2 of my 2021 favorites). I like sexually messy and identity confused college dramas but Love Mechanics might have tapped me out. 

Y-novel adaptation featuring a pining seme and high heat, from director Koo who has a long back catalogue of shows, if not a great track record with BL (Club Friday and Tonhon Chonlatee are his). 

9/14 Once Again (Korea) 

Viki Thursdays, 8 eps, 25 min ea  

Time-slip fantasy BL from Moving Picture studio & Idol Romance behind Wish You, Ryu's Wedding, Tasty Florida, Tinted With You, and Kissable Lips (also forthcoming Happy Ending Outside The Fence and The Circumstances of Pungdeok Villa Room 304). Stars actors (no idols) Moon Ji Young (also star in an upcoming BL The New Employee), Lee Hyuk Jun, and Kang Woo Jung. 

JaeWoo lives with childhood trauma. He travels to the past where he meets JiHoon, a law student who JaeWoo admires most in the world. Will he be able to change both their fates?

9/16: More Than Words (Japan) 

Amazon Prime Video JP (only?)

Adaptation of Etsuko’s two mangas In The Apartment and More Than Words, starring Ryōko Fujino (Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru), Yuzu Aoki (Kakafukaka), Daisuke Nakagawa (Colorful Love), and Daiki Kanechika (EXIT).

Told from the perspective of the female best friend who is against (?) the workplace gay relationship of her bff. Also there is another gay plot line. 

9/22: My Tempo (Thailand) 

Unknown distribution. 

BL movie about the Thai music industry. What joy is mine.

9/26 Ai Long Nhai (Thai) 

No international distribution as yet, 10 eps 45 min ea. 

About a man expelled from foreign university who returns to a Thai university in disgrace and meets A Boy.

From Thailand’s Mflow Entertainment for Ch3Thailand. Adapted from a Y-novel, directed by Nob (La Cuisine, Gen Y). Secondary couple Nan & Sippakorn are IRL husbands Arm & Porsch (Together with Me). Familiar faces include Gun (Love Area’s Valen) and Jom (Nitiman’s Jin).

This is actually the inception story of the characters of AiNi in Tonhon Chonlatee which I didn’t realize. Now I loved those characters, but I disliked that series from a story standpoint and this is the same author so I’m now nervous.

Comfort the Boy AKA A Shoulder to Cry On (Korea) 

No international distribution as yet, 12 eps 20 min ea (?)

Looks to be a longer than usual KBL, got an R15+ rating for topic & vulgarity (we likey), stars idols Jaehan & Yechan BOTH from Kpop group OMEGA X (we scairedy). Interesting that an idol company is allowing two idols from the same group star in a BL together. *danger will robinson.” 

Adaptation of Dongmul's manwha A Shoulder to Cry On, high school set, features a teasing confident gay, and a rich/poor pairing, about homophobia/gossip putting a scholarship in jeopardy. 

SELF the series (Thai) 

No international distribution as yet, no known length.

From Studio Common about a young artist who mysteriously loses his reflection and sees a strange boy in the mirror instead. Stars fresh faces, directed by Too (Triage) and NutSor (screenwriter of Dew).

Happy Ending Outside the Fence (Korea ) 

No international distribution as yet, probably usual KBL length. 

JungWoo is a writer who disappeared after being treated unfairly in the publishing industry. TaeYoung, the head of a publishing company, admires and wants him to write again. JungHyun became a star by borrowing JungWoo's writings. The three characters interact and drama results. Stars idol Leo of VIXX. 

Magic of Zero: Zero Supporter (Thai) 

GMMTV feat advertisement specail (c 45 min) on their YT channel 

Cupid's Last Wish spin off, features EarthMix in another bodyswap on this time with each other (KornWin). I disliked the origin show intensely, so I can’t see myself watching this. 

MPD (missing presumed dead): 

Ghost Host, Ghost House. Thai PNR pulp BL was billed as dropping in August. 

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Information dated beginning of September 2022. If you have updates, leave a comment share the love. 

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So, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’s fifth and final season has finally dropped (unfortunately to relatively little fanfare, as it had the ill fortune to drop literally days before The Sandman), and now we can look back on this strange little oddity of a series. I mean, there had been talks of doing some kind of YA Jurassic Park show ever since The Lost World (anyone else remember Chaos Effect?), but despite the series’s omnipresence and enduring popularity, it took them this long to just up and make one, so it deserves credit for just existing. But by the same token, there was a lot of question on whether or not it would actually be good, given the reputation of the overwhelming bulk of the movies’ themselves.

As for me? When it was announced, I was…skeptical. Look, all of my regular followers already know this about me, but if you found this post from the tags, then I’ll just say this up front. The first movie is my favorite movie of all time, but I don’t think any of the sequels are good. There are scenes, characters, and ideas I like from the sequels, but taken as complete products they range from meh to infuriating for me. So I wasn’t exactly falling over myself to jump into a show for kids from a franchise that had disappointed me so often.

But thank God, we had a Clone Wars situation, in that Camp Cretaceous turned out to be…actually pretty good! In fact, I’ll go ahead and say this: it is the second best piece of film media in the JP franchise, and side from the original movie, the only other good one. I mean, it’s not perfect of course. There are definite issues, especially when it relates to the various villains (more on that later), but overall I quite enjoyed the first three seasons, watching these six kids from largely differing backgrounds and personalities get thrown together, not like each other very much at first, only to grow and develop as they confront their own flaws and insecurities to mature into a fully rounded family, with season three especially turning in a great product and what I considered to be a fitting finale for the show.

So you can imagine my surprise when I found out that despite them finally getting off the island, there were more seasons to come.

That was odd. Like, where could they go? Isla Sorna? That’s what I was expecting and hoping for. But in hindsight, I understand why they left Site B out. At this point, it would just be more of the same, and in canon Masarani had already basically stripmined Sorna for assets for Jurassic World, so it would have even less for them to do.

But the choice that they did decide to go with was, um, interesting. So let’s talk about season four.

Gonna be honest, I was pretty put off by just how different and out there season four was. Like, it wasn’t bad. The writing, characterization, and plot were still pretty solid, but it was just so weird compared to what had come before. Like, I know this show takes place a few years in the future, so things like the robots, biomes, holograms, and mind-control chips aren’t improbable, and Jurassic Park was already a science-fiction series, but these elements had never really been featured to any great degree outside of window dressing until now, but now they were put front and center after three seasons of basically teenaged Swiss Family Robinson with dinosaurs. The direction pivoted hard away from the kids surviving dinos and uncovering mysteries (not that those elements ever really went away) to thwarting the machinations of a central villain that we didn’t know existed until now, to the point where it felt like a totally new show at times. Again, it wasn’t badly done, it was just weird.

That having been said, there was a lot to like. Like, it may not be the most realistic thing in the world, but I did like how the kids grew from only Darius caring about the dinosaurs to all of them developing empathy for them and wanting to save them from being exploited, even if their own lives had been endangered by dinosaurs several times. And I don’t know how popular of an opinion this is, but I did actually like Kash as an antagonist. He was basically an updated version of Dennis Nedry, a perfectly detestable caricature of a very specific kind of douchebag. You know this guy says slurs in online games and gets mad that his favorite streamer won’t acknowledge him more despite all the red superchats he sends in. And I’m not sure how realistic it is that Darius was able to manipulate him so easily, but given how egotistical he was I was able to suspend my disbelief in that regard.

Mae was also a surprisingly welcome addition to the cast, given that she had a well-rounded personality and fit in quite well with the kids. It was also nice to see the return of the Spinosaurus and Dilophosaurs, and Big Eatie and Little Eatie were weirdly endearing for a pair of giant carnivores. And as for Brooklynn and Kenji being a thing? Look, I wasn’t rooting for it, but I also didn’t mind that it happened. Those kids had been through enough. Let them have this.

Did not appreciate them killing off a member of the Raptor trio. Like, can we just stop killing Raptors? Please?

So yeah, it was probably my least favorite season, but I respect them for being willing to flip the script and try something new.

That being said, that twist at the end with the reveal of Kenji’s father definitely made me sit up and pay attention, and stoke my interest for the next season. Now, that was a twist!

So now we finally have season five, capping off the series as a whole (again, as far as we know). And, um…

I loved it.

I don’t know, maybe the previous season was necessary to get everything set up and accustom us to the new setting and elements, but everything just came together this season and really worked for me. The peril felt more dangerous, the stakes felt more real, and for the first time the relationships really were threatened. And a large part of what made this season work for me were the Kons.

I’ll admit it, Kenji got on my nerves when he was first introduced. Like, this arrogant, rich-boy bully did not exactly make for pleasant company. But over the last four seasons, we saw him confront his own issues and grow into a genuinely likeable, even heroic guy, turning him from a brat to a big brother.

But now he was suddenly faced with the reason he had been so messed up in the first place. His deeply neglectful father, who had denied him the love and affection he had so desperately needed growing up while filling his head with the need to uphold the family name, was now there, right in front of him.

Look, I’ve been there. I know how it is to be separated from the parent that’s largely responsible for your issues, go through all of this growth as a person, only to see them again and have all of those negative traits come rushing back.

So yeah. I’m not defending him turning his back on the others, but I do understand why. And honestly, my heart really went out to him as he tried so hard to keep his father impressed with him, only to be hurt as Mr. Kon’s abusive behavior came out.

And for as messed up as him controlling the dinosaurs was, Kenji growing sort of attached to Toro was kind of sweet.

As for Mr. Kon himself, I do admit that one major weakness of this show is just how…lacking in depth the villains are. Like, all of them are sociopaths with no reservations about child murder. This was really noticeable with the two Yuppie poachers in season 2, who I have to say where probably the weakest part about that season, as they just seemed to be there to act as obstacles. Also, Wu was basically a Saturday morning cartoon villain, and Kash? Well, Kash was fun, but he was also stupidly evil. Like, he just straight up tried to murder Mr. Kon over a slight! That’s stupid!

(though on a side-note, was anyone surprised by how quickly Kash was killed off? He was the Big Bad of season 4, and it looked like he had his own agenda, but he get nommed fairly unceremoniously only after a few episodes in season 5)

And sad to say, Mr. Kon, his mercenaries (hi, Hawkes. Barely remember you), and his investors have the same issue going on. I know they’re all bad, corrupt people, but all of them being totally okay with child murder, and even enjoying it? It stood out.

However, Mr. Kon worked so much better than the others, because unlike the poachers or Kash, there was a personal connection to the kids, specifically Kenji. And by taking him away, it made things personal with the rest. Plus, given that he runs Mantah Corp, that also makes him the cause for all of Sammy’s troubles, so that’s even more reason for him to take his place as the series’s final boss.

That being said, I don’t care for how his business was wrapped up. Like, he got arrested offscreen. Okay.

Look, either show him getting arrested, or let him get eaten! He’s the final boss, we deserve to see his demise!

Though hey, one complaint I did have in past seasons is us dealing with Mantah Corp instead of BioSyn, Like, we already have an evil genetics company to fill that role, one that’s been around since the original book. Why create a new one?

Well, now we finally get BioSyn! And not only that, we have friggin’ Lewis Dodgson here, the original main villain of the franchise! And here acting much closer to his book self than the Steve Jobs-esque depiction in Dominion! That was a treat, and it made this 90’s JP fan smile.

Him just finding the shaving cream can could have been done better, though. Like, he just randomly found it here? Really?

Though I will say that one advantage of making all the villains so sociopathically evil, we don’t feel bad about them getting eaten. Like, wow. A lot of people got chomped this season. I know a few people were upset how the kids basically set up Mantah Corp’s investors to die, but given how cool they were with child murder before that, I really can’t be all that bothered. Like, it was uncomfortable in the Lost World when the hunters were basically just guys hired to grab dinos to stick into a zoo, so the heroes ensuring their deaths to save the dinosaurs really felt wrong. But these guys I really didn’t feel sorry for. Like, at all. So maybe that’s the reason for how evil they uniformly were.

Speaking of which, I know saving the dinosaurs has been a major part of this franchise for a long, long time, but they definitely hammered that drum really hard here. And it worked a lot better here then it did in certain other franchises. I’m pretty sure the only dinosaur we saw die this season was that one Dilophosaurus. And I was keeping track, so I’m pretty sure that that big final dino fight, which was absolutely ridiculous but yet so very cool, didn’t end up with any dino casualties at all. Which, okay, does stretch credibility, since the non-controlled dinos were not holding back and yet none of them died at all. But hey, kid’s show. Kids loved dinosaurs. And they made us feel bad to the mind-controlled dinos, so it would be a downer to off one of them.

And yeah, I admit that I did gasp out loud with the Spino downed Big Eatie. Congrats, that got a genuine emotional reaction out of me. Though when they focused on her still moving, I knew she was going to come back for the big save. It does stretch the bounds of my suspension of disbelief a bit more that after taking a seemingly fatal blow from an already established T-Rex killer she was just fine minutes later, but eh, I’ll let it slide.

Also, thank you for not killing anymore Raptors this season, because again, y’all really need to pull back from that trend!

The bits with Darius’s brother and the camp counselors did feel out of place and kind of ground the narrative momentum to a halt whenever they showed up. I get that the writers wanted to establish that they were actively looking for the kids so Mae had someone to pick her up and so that them showing up at the end wouldn’t feel too convenient, but it was really out of place. Still, it’s not at all a dealbreaker and I’m not sure how I would have done it instead, so it didn’t bother me too much, I just kind of rolled my eyes a little whenever they would show up.

And okay, let’s talk about the BIG thing, the thing I haven’t really mentioned at all but is the thing that anyone knows anything about me is probably waiting for me to address.

Why, yes. Yes, thank you very much.

Now granted, it’s no Lumity, it’s not even Catradora, but the times are what they are, so while I’d prefer they not wait until the very last few episodes and would like for them to have more focus post-hookup, I get it, and it was still cute as hell. Yeah, I know, it wasn’t at all important to the plot and could’ve been removed entirely without changing anything, but shut up, it still made me happy. Because they are cute as hell.

And as for everyone who says it was rushed and didn’t have any buildup at all…did y’all see the last few seasons? I mean, they had WAY more relationship building and chemistry than Kenji and Brooklynn did, and while I get that relationship isn’t most people’s favorite either, I’m just saying that it makes sense. And it was, I repeat, cute as hell.

And yes. Yes, that epilogue did give me warm, fuzzy feelings. I’m glad that the kids are doing all right. I’m glad that they’re still close. I’m glad that Kenji got adopted by Darius’s family, that Yas and Sammy are still together and Yas deliberately went to school in Texas to be closer to her girlfriend, that Ben now gets to take care of dinosaurs fulltime (though yo, why’d your eyes change color, bro?), that Brooklynn is now sleuthing fulltime, that Darius is a well-respected public speaker who has a problem with responding to the comments of his videos. I’m glad that they’re home, happy, and are all better people for all that they went through.

This was a fun show. Not perfect, it had its ups and downs, but the ups far outweighed the downs, and I had a really fun time watching it. And given what a jaded Jurassic Park fan I am, this was very much a balm to my cynical soul.

I liked this one. I liked it a lot. And while I’m glad that it had a definite ending, I’m gonna miss it.

Now let’s hope that whatever new series they have going on (I have heard that they’re cooking something up) is just as good.

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A Science Fiction Comics Reading Guide

“World civilization right now is teetering on the brink... so in that sense also, science fiction is the realism of our time. Utopia and dystopia are both possible, and both staring us in the face.” - Kim Stanley Robinson

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[001]

[Title] Don’t Go Without Me

[Writer/Artist] Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

[Year] 2020

[Summary] A tryptich of lesbian sci-fi/fantasy stories. An alternate dimension that drives two lovers apart. A malfunctioning spaceship leaking memories. A party on the eve of prophecy.

[Publisher] Shortbox

[002]

[Title] Give Me Liberty

[Writer] Frank Miller // [Artist] Dave Gibbons // [Colorist] Robin Smith

[Year] 1990

[Summary] Randian libertarian wonk Frank Miller and “prestige” superhero artist Dave Gibbons try to do some kind of centrist satire of liberalism-gone-too-far in the style of British comics mag 2000 AD, and instead accidentally create a environmentalist revolutionary tract. Funny, in-your-face, and jingoistic. Worth it for Robin Cook’s incredible colors alone. Don’t read the sequels if you can help it.

[Publisher] Dark Horse Comics

[003]

[Title; JP] Gunnm // [Title; ENG] Battle Angel Alita

[Writer/Artist] Yukito Kishiro

[Year] 1990-95

[Summary] Kishiro’s classic class-conscious robot fighting manga is full of gruesome violence, apocalyptic cityscapes, roller derby action, melancholy piano playing, and voluminous 80s hair.

[Publisher; JP] Sheisha // [Publisher; ENG] Kodansha USA

[Volumes] 9

[Further Reading] Holy Night & Other Stories; Last Order; Mars Chronicle

[004]

[Title] Habitat

[Writer/Artist] Simon Roy

[Year] 2016

[Summary] Simon Roy is the undisputed master of “hard science fiction” comics, and basically all of his other books (listed below) could have been on this list. Habitat is Roy’s definitive work, about a massive orbital space colony where civilization has collapsed and the remaining feral inhabitants fight for limited technological resources they don’t understand.

[Publisher] Image Comics

[Further Reading] Jan’s Atomic Heart; Tiger Lung; First Knife; Grip of the Kombinat; Griz Grobus

[005]

[Title] Hollow Heart

[Writer] Paul Allor // [Artist] Paul Tucker

[Year] 2021

[Summary] The real monster... is love.

[Publisher] Vault Comics

[006]

[Title] Homunculus

[Writer/Artist] Joe Sparrow

[Year] 2018

[Summary] A scientist creates a sentient supercomputer, an immobile thinking machine that can only observe as its environment changes around it. This book makes me cry every time.

[Publisher] Shortbox

[Further Reading] Harvest, Cuckoo

[007]

[Title] I.D.

[Writer/Artist] Emma Rios

[Year] 2016

[Summary] 3 strangers meet in a cafe to discuss whether to undergo an experimental procedure to transfer their consciousness into new bodies.

[Publisher] Image Comics

[008]

[Title] Land of the Lustrous

[Writer/Artist] Haruko Ichikawa

[Year] 2012-Ongoing

[Summary] Humankind split, leaving behind a race of petty, brittle gem people guided by a mysterious Sensei. Phos, the youngest gem, is too weak, clusmy, and rude to be a warrior. Instead, Sensei orders Phos to write a natural history, and uncover the mysteries of the planet and its many lifeforms in the process.

[Publisher] Kodansha

[Volumes] 11

[009]

[Title] Mirror

[Writer] Emma Rios // [Artist] Hwei Lim

[Year] 2016-19

[Summary] On an asteroid colony, a scientist creates a menagerie of sentient animals, who rebel against him. A mouse, a bear, a bull, a sphinx, a curse. A doomed romance between a boy and his dog.

[Publisher] Image Comics

[Volumes] 2

[010]

[Title] Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

[Writer/Artist] Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

[Year] 2001-11

[Summary] In Universal Century Year 0079, the spacenoid Principality of Zeon declares was on the Earth Federation. The earth’s only hope is an experimental new mobile suit, the Gundam, piloted by surly teenage prodigy Amuro Ray.

A long-form remake of the seminal 1979 mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam by its original character designer and animation director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The Origin has it all: action, comedy, romance, mecha, space colonies, and gourgeous watercolor pages in each chapter.

[Publisher; JP] Kadokawa Shoten // [Publisher; ENG] Kodansha USA, Vertical

[Volumes] 12

[Further Reading] Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt

[011]

[Title] Planetes

[Writer/Artist] Makoto Yukimura

[Year] 1999-04

[Summary] Hachimaki dreams of buying his own spacecraft and exploring the solar system. Easier said than done for a working class astronaut with the tedious job of collecting tiny debris orbiting the Earth before it can cause catastrophic accidents. Planetes is an essential classic of realistic, humanist science fiction.

[Publisher; JP] Kodansha Ltd. // [Publisher; ENG] Dark Horse Comics

[Volumes] 4 (2 Omnibus)

[012]

[Title] Prism Stalker

[Writer/Artist] Sloane Leong // [Letterer] Ariana Maher

[Year] 2018

[Summary] Against her wishes, Vep is forced to become her people’s representative in the Chorus Academy, a school devoted to interplanetary colonization. Far from home, Vep has to cope with unfamiliar environments and violent combatants. Prism Stalker is one part rumination on colonial diaspora and one part brutal fight comics.

[Publisher] Image Comics

[013]

[Title] The Seeds

[Writer] Ann Nocenti // [Artist] David Aja

[Year] 2018-21

[Summary] A young journalist enters the demilitarized zone following rumors of alien invaders. Expecting to uncover a conspiracy or a hoax, she instead gets wrapped up in something weirder: doomed love. The Seeds is lyrical, prescient, and cutting.

[Publisher] Dark Horse Comics, Berger Books

[014]

[Title] Stages of Rot

[Writer/Artist] Linnea Sterte

[Year] 2017

[Summary] An alien whale dies and new societies and natural ecosystems rise from its rotting carcass. Quiet, contemplative, and surreal.

[Publisher] Peow Studios

[015]

[Title] Tartarus

[Writer] Johnnie Christmas // [Artist; Issues 1-5] Jack T. Cole // [Artist; Issues 6-10] Andrew Krahnke // [Colorist; Issues 6-10] Hilary Jenkins // [Letterer] Jim Campbell

[Year] 2020-21

[Summary] Tartarus is a fast-paced action adventure about an imperial cadet dropped into the center of a galactic conflict when she discovers she is secretly the daughter of the galaxy’s most dangerous criminal.

[Publisher] Image Comics

[Volumes] 2

[016]

[Title] Terraform

[Writer/Artist] Zack Morrison

[Year] 2018

[Summary] A robot tasked with reshaping a planet finds itself changed instead.

[Publisher] Self-Published

[017]

[Title] Test of Loyalty

[Writer/Artist] Sam Alden

[Year] 2016

[Summary] Horsepunk.

[Publisher] Hazlitt

[018]

[Title] To Your Eternity

[Writer/Artist] Yoshitoki Ōima

[Year] 2016-Ongoing

[Summary] A mysterious stranger sends an immortal shapeshifter to study the connections between all life, and protect it from a mysterious threat. Starts out as a sad boy-and-his-dog tale before evolving into a vast alt-historical epic spanning centuries. Lush, heartbreaking, sentimental, and brutal.

[Publisher] Kodansha

[Volumes] 16

[019]

[Title] Voyage

[Writer/Artist] Molly Mendoza

[Year] 2015

[Summary] Voyage transforms a historical account of the Voyager 1 and 2 space missions into a dreamlike tribute to discovery, human connection, and the beauty of the universe.

[Publisher] Self-Published

[Further Reading] Skip

[020]

[Title] The World of Edena

[Writer/Artist] Moebius

[Year] 1983-01

[Summary] Originally an advertisement for French car manufacturer Citroën, the Edena stories grew into a sprawling epic about a pair of explorers from a sterile society who become lost in a series of surreal alien environments. Moebius influenced multiple generations of sci-fi artists with his precise illustrations of fantastical landscapes.

[Publisher; ENG] Dark Horse Comics

[Further Reading] Art of Edena, Arzach

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[Addendum] Essential science fiction novels for comics fans:

[001] A Fire Upon the Deep // Vernor Vinge

[002] Aurora // Kim Stanley Robinson

[003] The Dispossessed // Ursula K. Le Guin

[004] Lilith’s Brood // Octavia E. Butler

[005] The Word for World is Forest // Ursula K. Le Guin

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[demifiendrsa]

2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners:

Anime of the Year – Jujutsu Kaisen Best Antagonist – Ryomen Sukuna, Jujutsu Kaisen Best Protagonist – Catarina Claes, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Best Drama – Fruits Basket: 2nd Season Best Comedy – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 2 Best Fantasy – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Best Ending Sequence (ED) – “LOST IN PARADISE” by ALI feat. AKLO, Jujutsu Kaisen Best Opening Sequence (OP) – “Wild Side” by ALI, BEASTARS Best Score – Kevin Penkin, Tower of God Best Director – Masaaki Yuasa, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Best Boy – Shoyo Hinata, Haikyu!!: To the Top Best Girl – Kaguya Shinomiya , Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 2 Best Performance by a Voice Actor (EN) – Zeno Robinson as Hawks, My Hero Academia Season 4 Best Performance by a Voice Actor (JP) – Yusuke Kobayashi as Natsuki Subaru, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Best Couple – Nasa Yuzaki and Tsukasa Yuzaki, Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You Best Fight Scene – Deku vs Overhaul, My Hero Academia Season 4 Best Animation – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Best Character Design– Mayuka Itou, Original Designs by Aidairo, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

[sociopath-analysis]

Female Sociopaths in Popular Media (Part 53)

Go here for Part 1. It provides an explanation for this list. Also, check out the master list which includes analyses of all the included characters. (Some analyses still may not be completed as of yet.) If this is the first part you’ve seen, reblog one of those two posts. Otherwise, feel free to reblog this one.

Apologies for the lack of content recently. I’ve been pretty busy with other things.

Pictured above:

Corrine Dollanganger (played by Victoria Tennant) and Olivia Foxworth (played by Louise Fletcher) from Flowers in the Attic (1987)

Apollyon (voiced by Catherine Kidd) from For Honor (2017)

Makima from Chainsaw Man Part 1 (2018-2020)

Madame Odius (voiced by Jacque Drew) from Power Rangers: Ninja Steel (2017-2018)

Natasha “Bloody Pierce” Radinov (voiced by Yoko Soumi (JP) and Marcy Rae (EN)) from the Gunsmith Cats OVA (1999)

Lady Mary Van Tassel (played by Miranda Richardson (pictured) and Tessa Allen Ridge (child)) from Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Queen Scarlet from the Wings of Fire book series (2012-present[1]), its graphic novel adaptation (2018-present[1]), and the Wings of Fire Legends book Dragonslayer (2020)

Jocelyn (played by Rutina Wesley) from AMC’s The Walking Dead (2010-2022[2])

Zǐlì, aka “Julie”, from BIOHAZARD heavenly island (2015-2017)

Veronica Harrington (played by Angela Robinson) from The Haves and the Have Nots (2013-2021)

[1] Valid as of mid-August 2021. [2] The finale was confirmed to be in 2022.

If you wanna help me, you can fact check my profiles on the master list. I haven’t seen a lot of the things that these characters come from, so I don’t have a lot of firsthand knowledge. If you have seen/played/read any of the works that I have included, look through the profiles and see if there are any inaccuracies I need to edit.

Once I open up requests, you can suggest some characters for me to include on the list by leaving a comment on any of the posts, sending an ask, or messaging me. You’ll be credited for helping me when I include them in the gallery post. If you don’t want to be credited, just ask and I’ll leave your name off the post.

[jprobinsonbooks]

Zechariah 10:1

Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime; it is the LORD who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone." Julie* needed the healing rain that Christ offers in abundance. #biblestudy

What does Zechariah 10:1 mean? Julie (*name changed) and her husband sat across from me in the small room, her eyes shimmering with tears. She’d grown up in church but had never really accepted the grace that Christ offers. She knew, in theory, that God could forgive sins but didn’t somehow believed that her own wrongs were beyond His reach. Julie needed the healing rain that Christ offers in…

[sylvanianfamilieslove]

Families - listed chronologically:  

 2001–2010

Macavity Cat Family (Macavity) (2002 UK)

City Mouse Family (Maces) (2003 UK)

Milk Rabbit Family (Periwinkle) (2002 JP), (2004 UK)

Dalmatian Family (Kennelworth) (2002 UK), (2004 US), (2013 JP)

Bear Family (Bearbury) (2002 UK)

Owl Family (Plume) (2003 UK)

Hound Dog Family (Huckleberry) (2003 JP), (2004 UK)

Pink Rabbit Family (Sparkle) (2003 JP), (2006 UK)

Fisher Cat Family (Fisher) (2003 UK)

Marmalade Bear Family (Porridge) (2004 UK)

Calbee Bear Family (2004 JP)

Walnut Squirrel Family (Walnut) (2004 JP), (2005 UK)

White Mouse Family (Hawthorn) (2005 UK)

Sheep Family (Dale) (2005 JP), (2006 UK)

Cream Cat Family (Keats) (2006 JP), (2007 UK)

Nonohana Rabbit Family (2006 JP)

Hamster Family (Hamilton) (2006 UK)

West Highland Terrier Family (McWalkies) (2007 UK)

Guinea Pig Family (Pettyfur) (2007 UK)

Pig Family (Grunt) (2007 JP) (2009 UK)

Chocolate Rabbit Family (Chocolate) (2007 JP), (2008 UK)

Penguin Family (De Burg) (2007 UK)

Bassett Dog Family (Bassett) (2007 UK)

Cheshire Cat Family (Cheshire) (2007 UK)

Vole Family (Clearwater) (2008 UK)

Persian Cat Family (Persis) (2008 UK)

Dormouse Family (Hazelnut) (2008 UK)

Sea Breeze Rabbit Family (Columbus) (2008 JP), (2012 UK)

Spotted Rabbit Family (Blackberry) (2008 UK)

Chiffon Dog Family (Doughty) (2007 JP), (2010 UK)

Dog Family (Patches) (2007 UK)

Grey Squirrel Family (Apple-Blossom) (2008 UK)

Soyokaze Cat Family (2009 JP)

Hanazono Rabbit Family (2009 JP)

Momoiro Rabbit Family (2009 JP)

Lavender Rabbit Family (2009 JP)

Red Deer Family (Buckley) (2009 JP), (2010 UK)

Golden Labrador Family (Barker) (2009 UK)

Field Mouse Family (Fielding) (2009 JP), (2010 UK)

Silk Cat Family (Golightly) (2009 JP), (2011 UK)

Chocolate Dalmatian Family (Henry-Lloyd) (2009 UK)

Meerkat Family (Spotter) (2010 UK)

Elephant Family (Trunk) (2010 UK/US)

Friesian Cow Family (Buttercup) (2010 UK)

Red Panda Family (Robinson) (2010 JP/UK)

Kangaroo Family (Springer) (2010 JP), (2011 UK)

[lucindarobinsonvevo]

“I’m sorry too, Mum.” 

[frostfires-blog]

CRUNCHYROLL ANIME AWARDS 2021

Here are the full results...I'm not gonna say anything about who deserves to win what tho...

👑Anime of the Year – JUJUTSU KAISEN👑

○Best Animation – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

○Best Fantasy – Re:ZERO -Starting Life In Another World- (Season 2)

○Best Drama – Fruits Basket (Season 2)

○Best Comedy – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

○Best Girl – Kaguya Shinomiya, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?

○Best Boy – Shoyo Hinata, HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP

○Best Protagonist – Catarina Claes, My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom!

○Best Antagonist – Ryomen Sukuna, JUJUTSU KAISEN

○Best Fight Scene – Deku Vs. Overhaul, My Hero Academia Season 4

○Best Score – Kevin Penkin, Tower Of God

○Best Director – Masaaki Yuasa, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

○Best Character Design – Mayuka Ito, Original Designs By Aidairo, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

○Best Couple – Nasa Yuzaki & Tsukasa Yuzaki, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You

○Best VA Performance (JP) – Yusuke Kobayashi As Natsuki Subaru, Re:ZERO -Starting Life In Another World- (Season 2)

○Best VA Performance (EN) – Zeno Robinson As Hawks, My Hero Academia Season 4

○Best Opening Sequence (OP) – Wild Side (ALI), BEASTARS

○Best Ending Sequence (ED) – LOST IN PARADISE (ALI feat. AKLO), JUJUTSU KAISEN

[funkbeat]

3, 4, 8, 13? 

3. a song outside of your usual genre

hell's comin' with me by poor mans poison

4. a song that reminds you of your favorite season

snow song show - sasakure.uk x deco*27! one of the songs ever... i think winter is becoming my favorite season

8. a song that speaks the words you couldn’t say

something comforting by porter robinson

13. a reboot of a song/songs you already loved

going out on a limb to say an eng cover of a jp song cuts this so. will stetson's cover of envy baby!!

[thequeenofthedisneyverse]

Hyper pop au characters are

Mei Mei, Abby, Miriam, Priya, and 4*town - Turning red

Violet and Dash - The Incredibles

Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Buford, Baljeet and the Fireside Girls - Phineas and Ferb

Craig, Kelsey, and Jp - Craig of the creek

Russel Wilson - up

Molly McGee, Darryl, Andrea, Libby, Kat, and Sheela - tgamg

Miguel Rivera - Coco

Hiro Hamada and karmi - Big hero 6

Anne Boonchuy, Marcy Wu, Sasha Waybright - Amphibia

Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Willow Park, Hunter Noceda, Guz Porter- The owl house

Luca Paguro , Alberto Malcovaldo, Giulia Malcovaldo - Luca

Lilo Pelekai - Lilo and Stitch

Mirabel, Camilo, And Antonio Madrigal - Encanto

Penny Proud(her "friends" will never be in this group) - Proud Family

Vanellope Vonshweets + sugar rush racers - Wreck it Ralph 1&2

Riley Anderson, jordan - Inside out

Penny Forrester - Bolt

Andy, bonnie, sid, and molly - toy story

Christopher Robin - Disney

Penn, Sachi, and Boone - Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Merida - Brave

Lewis, Wilbur, and Franny - Meet the Robinsons (lewis and wilbur are brothers in this au )

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If there are more I need to add please tell me and OC's can be added as well