#Paul Devlin

[bibibi-tchx]

TJD AND LOGAN HELL YEAH!!!

that walk? POWER WALK!

[iukasylvie]

As a Japanese person who is used to reading manga, I find comics outside Japan to be so different beyond size, color, reading direction, and language that I wish there was a book explaining comics of various kinds and how to approach them. For example, I have read The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag, Magical Boy by The Kao, Hound by Paul J. Bolger and Barry Devlin, An Táin by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh, and the excerpts of Franco-Belgian comics in the guide Invitation au monde de la Bande Dessinée (はじめての人のためのバンド・デシネ徹底ガイド, 2013).

Neither The Witch Boy nor Hound were divided by chapter to my surprise—especially Hound since it was first released in three volumes. Dialogue in Franco-Belgian comics are lengthy compared to what I see in manga, which the academic book Les échanges culturels entre Manga et Bande dessinée : Historie, Adaptation et Création (日仏マンガの交流 ヒストリー・アダプテーション・クリエーション, 2015) has commented on.

Hound was created by at least two Irish people and edited by one British person (Hugh Welchman) but I find this graphic novel to be similar to a certain kind of Franco-Belgian comics like the works of Jean "Mœbius" Giraud. These comics have impressive art and imagery—and I love how Hound portrays Cú Cullan's berserk state and uses dashes of red in an otherwise black and white setting—but they give me little or no idea about what's going on unlike, say, Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. I have heard of the international popularity of manga—in France in particular—but I wonder why people outside Japan embrace manga so much when it's not like comics produced in their countries.

Thoughts?

[picspammer]

Definitely Maybe's album cover by Michael Spencer Jones Derry Girls publicity image by Adam Lawrence

[tv-moments]

Bodies

“Do You Know Who I Am?”

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner

DoP: Joel Devlin

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 17 April:

In the Liturgical calendar, today is the Feast Day of Saint Donnán of Eigg, a Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who died on this date in 617. He attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages. Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg, an island in the Inner Hebrides where he was martyred. The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled by Michael O’Clery…

[nomilkinmyteaplease]

Paul Ready in Fortitude, Season 2

[thethiefofalways]

— I've had four back-to-back 5 star reads, all so different but so wonderful, and I'm reading what I think is going to be a fifth edition to this winning streak. Still behind on my reading goal 🥲 but quality over quantity!

[frankensaint]

Going to make a chart of Columbo murderers and how likely they are on the spectrum of ‘Would kiss him sweetly over dinner’ to ‘Would push him down the stairs and then kick his head’

[bibibi-tchx]

oh logan paul you will forever remain an icon in my eyes

been a fan since i was like 9 i love this bastard sm

[sheepkebby]

Some headcanons

So we all know Keith is super unlucky, right? (You can argue that he's actually extremely lucky but that's a conversation for another post).

So I gave my interpretation of Keith the last name "Devlin" which quite literally means 'unlucky' (as well as courageous). And then I thought, hey, what if his other family members were also super unlucky, just in different ways? They all share the same unlucky last name, after all.

I call it the Devlin curse.

Momma Devlin - Unlucky with love. This poor woman cannot find the perfect man no matter how hard she tries. She's got a new husband every few years. She's just too easily smitten. Every time she brings home a new boyfriend all three of her sons make bets on how long he'll last.

Keith Devlin - Unlucky with, well, anything that could lead to a terrible accident. We all know he can't avoid the ER for longer than 2 months.

Paul Devlin - Unlucky with careers. He has a new one every month. He either gets fired for dumb shit that isn't his fault, or the working conditions are so bad he ends up quitting. He's been a cashier, a salesman, a janitor, a lifeguard, the manager for Ellis' band, and more. His resume is as thick as a novel.

Bucky Devlin - Unlucky with illnesses. He's immunocompromised, so every time a cold spreads through the family it always hits him hardest. He's had almost every non-fatal sickness in the book, but just like his baby brother Keith, he's one tough motherfucker and always manages to recover. (And no, he's not a carrier of the green flu... Watch out Bucky!)

[iukasylvie]

Ethan Sabatella's reviews of Hound by Paul J. Bolger and Barry Devlin are invaluable since he writes from the perspective of someone who has studied Irish mythology.

[tv-moments]

Bodies

“You're Dead Already”

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner

DoP: Joel Devlin

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1969 – The British Army was deployed on the streets in the north of Ireland, which marked the beginning of 'Operation Banner'.

Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns in the north of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and its supporters were openly condemned by the Government of Northern Ireland as being manipulated by communists, republicans and socialists. The government openly supported the…

[nycreligion]

Rabbis, Evangelical leaders rally against antisemitism

Pastor Dan Stratton, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, leader of NYC Board of Rabbis, and Dr. Paul de Vries, president of New York Divinity School rally Roundtable of Jewish and Evangelical Leaders who met at Fatih Exchange Church, in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday, May 22nd. Rabbi Eric Greenberg listens to Rev. Bill Devlin’s report on recent visit to Catholic & Orthodox churches in Gaza. Joseph Ruta of…

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BLOOD PREDATOR Aliens in a cabin - reviews and free on Tubi

Blood Predator is a 2007 sci-fi horror film in which the survivors of a plane crash fall prey to aliens in a cabin. Written, directed and co-produced by Paul Gagné (Legend of Killers; The Slaughterhouse Massacre) who also co-stars. Co-produced by Robert A. Bradford. The movie also stars Dale Anderson, Rayne Aspengren, Jared Cohn, Bill Devlin, Mary Dignan, Mark Irvingsen, Jackie Joyner [as Jackie…

[floorman3]

1982: The Greatest Geek Year Ever Review- A Docuseries That Brought Me Back to My Childhood in a Great Way

The fact that 1982 is a year that has been one that made me who I am today is pretty incredible to me. That year had so many of my favorite movies. ET the Extraterrestrial is a film that has been one of the most influential movies of my lifetime. I was only 8 years old at the time, but I loved that movie so much. I still remember watching it at a drive-in theater, and I felt ET and Elliot (Henry…