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intensionsuspension · 5 years ago

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Death Stranding Timeline

I put together a rough timeline for the overarching narrative of Death Stranding. I was able to piece together some parts of the timeline almost approximately, but admittedly, much of it is based on headcanon and conjecture due to parts of the lore being rather scant. Regardless, I tried to make it fun and I utilized invented details to enrich the worldbuilding. I also put together a few paragraphs explaining my methods in obtaining the more approximate dates. I’ve seen people talking about character age headcanons and attempting to pinpoint the duration of the Death Stranding, and I think I got pretty close to the truth with a few of these. Anyway, enjoy, tell me what you think. The full timeline is below the cut.

Death Stranding Timeline

August 25th, 1975 - Bridget Strand is born

November 27th, 1979 - Clifford Unger is born

August 16th, 1984 - Lisa Bridges is born

May 18th, 1985 - John Blake McClane is born

February 7th, 1995 - Deadman is ‘born’

March 13th, 1995 - Amelia Strand is ‘born’

May, 1997 - Bridget Strand earns a Bachelor’s degree in political science

August, 1997 - Clifford Unger enlists in the United States Army

October, 1997 - Bridget Strand becomes a political consultant under the campaign staff of

democratic senator Scott Faulkner

June, 1999 - Clifford Unger is one of 7,000 ground troops deployed during the end of the Kosovo War

September, 2000 - Clifford Unger joins the United States Army Special Forces

September, 2001 - Clifford Unger participates in the invasion of Afghanistan following the September 11 terrorist attacks

March, 2003 - Clifford Unger participates in the invasion of Iraq

September, 2003 - John Blake McClane enlists in the United States Army

November, 2003 - Bridget Strand is promoted to campaign manager of democratic senator Scott Faulkner’s reelection campaign

May, 2005 - Clifford Unger earns a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice

May, 2006 - Lisa Bridges earns a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Law Enforcement

September, 2006 - John Blake McClane joins the United States Special Forces

January, 2007 - Lisa Bridges begins her career as a Law Enforcement Ranger at Whitewater State Park near Rochester, MN

April, 2007 - Clifford Unger is promoted to the position of commanding officer (captain) within ODA 1116, Alpha Co, 1st Btn, 1st SFG

May, 2008 - John Blake McClane earns a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Intelligence

November, 2008 - Bridget Strand is elected into a democratic seat in the United States Senate

July, 2009 - John Blake McClane is transferred to ODA 1116 following the death of one of its Intelligence and Operations Sergeants

June 30th, 2010 - Heartman (Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Jacobsen) is born

July 16th, 2011 - Lucy Dimmonds is born

December 18th, 2011 - Iraq War ends

October, 2012 - Clifford Unger meets Lisa Bridges while on military leave, encountering her in Whitewater after he stumbles across her escaped German Shepherd,Victoria. A romance soon blossoms.

November, 2012 - Scott Faulkner and his running mate Bridget Strand win the presidency

October, 2014 - Clifford Unger and Lisa Bridges are married

February, 2015 - Lisa reveals to Cliff that she is pregnant, he retires from active duty to be with his family

March 15th, 2015 - Death Stranding occurs

May 29th, 2015 - Målingen and Lockne Leifsdottir are born

June, 2015 - President Faulkner creates the government organization ‘Bridges’, which is designed to create a network across the fractured America in order to administer aid to the civilian population. Its other, classified purpose is to research the cause of the Death Stranding and to synthesize potential solutions to the social, economic, and infrastructural issues it has caused.

July, 2015 - John Blake McClane leaves the United States Army Special Forces to pursue a career opportunity as head of Bridges security. Much of Bridges’ security personnel is comprised of military veterans.

August, 2015 - President Faulkner is killed during a voidout that obliterates Manhattan Island. The voidout is caused by the death of a stillmother during the preliminary embryonic chiral experimentation trial runs conducted by Bridges, experiments which would go on to become the blueprints for the ‘Bridge Babies’, also known as ‘BB’ units. The existence of the embryonic experimentation being brought to the public eye causes widespread outrage, and the research is discontinued. Following Faulkner’s death, his vice president, Bridget Strand, succeeds the presidency. While the embryonic chiral experimentation is officially discontinued, President Strand continues it in secret, desperate to discover the secrets of the new element ‘chiralium’ and its vast potential to bolster technological development.

September, 2015 - Cliff and Lisa are hit by a drunk driver while driving home one night after attending a play. Both receive serious injuries, Cliff; a shattered collarbone, humerus, and ulna, and Lisa; severe whiplash and head trauma, which leaves her comatose. Miraculously, the 7 month old fetus is largely unharmed.

October, 2015 - Cliff enrolls his family in an experimental medical care program that promises to utilize state of the art technology to provide them the best chance at recovery, as recommended to him by an old military buddy. An emergency C-section is conducted, and the 28 week old Baby Bridges ‘BB’ is placed in a portable pod synchronized with his mother’s heartbeat.

Bridget Strand acts as overseer of the experiments in secret, under the pseudonym Dr. Samsa. She hides her true identity behind a steel masquerade mask.

February, 2016 - Cliff grows increasingly irritated and untrusting of Dr. Samsa as she continues to avoid his questions and lie to him. BB is kept in his pod long past his due date and prevented from growing through the usage of hormone blockers.

December 23rd, 2016 - When John realizes that Cliff’s family is being harvested for chiral experimentation, he warns Cliff of what is going to be done to them. When Cliff tries to escape the facility with his baby, he and his entire family are killed. Baby Bridges is revived by Amelie on the beach, and he is christened ‘Sam’. Bridget Strand makes the decision to raise him as her own, as he was no longer a BB candidate after Cliff released him from his pod. After this unnatural resuscitation, the laws of nature are made gravely upset. Sam becomes the first repatriate and DOOMS sufferer, one who can travel between Earth and Hades and detect the spectral dead using his 5 senses. The dead, the Beached Things, return physically to the land of the living and claim more human souls, dragging the damned with them as they returned to the other side. Timefall, rain that rapidly ages anything it touches, begins to fall in showers across the American continent.

December 31st, 2016 - Sam Strand is ‘born’

March, 2017 - John Blake McClane fakes his death with the help of President Strand. He returns to the broken political scene under the pseudonym Die-Hardman and becomes a personal aide to the president.

October 1st, 2017 - Fragile (Giselle Depardieu) is born

November 8th, 2019 - Higgs Monaghan is born

April, 2020 - The United Cities of America (UCA) is established, as the state governments and boundaries have all but crumpled as a result of continuous voidouts, and only a few key cities remain.

June, 2020 - Deadman earns the position of Bridges head coroner as a result of his government-sponsored artificial personhood program.

May, 2033 - Lucy Dimmonds earns a Bachelor’s degree in psychology

March, 2034 - Lucy Dimmonds becomes a licensed therapist

February, 2038 - Sam has his first meeting with his therapist, Lucy Dimmonds. In the following months, the two begin to form a close and unprofessional relationship.

December, 2039 - Sam and Lucy are married, and Lucy retires from her practice.

February, 2040 - Lucy contracts DOOMS after becoming pregnant with her and Sam’s child Louise. She begins to have horrible visions of the apocalypse, which Bridget assures her are real portents of the future.

September, 2040 - Lucy chooses to commit suicide in order to avoid bringing a child into the world where the apocalypse is imminent. Her death causes a voidout, and Sam, who was busy making deliveries at the time, returns home to a smoking crater; all that’s left of his hometown. The survivors eye him warily and he can tell that they blame him for the disaster. In shame and grief, Sam resigns from Bridges and begins work as an independent porter. He changes his name to Sam Porter Bridges.

January 11th, 2045 - President Bridget Strand dies of metastasized uterine cancer. The plot of Death Stranding begins.

References and Reasoning Used in Creating Timeline

Deadman mentions that WW1 took place more than 100 years ago, meaning that the present day in Death Stranding is past 2014-2018

Deadman mentions that WW2 took place a century ago, which places the timeframe of Death Stranding’s narrative anywhere from 2039-2045. I opted for the late estimate as to make Sam a little older and give the timeline some room to breathe

Based on appearance, behavior, and age in relation to other characters (he was a baby when Cliff, Die-Hardman, and Bridget were all mature adults), I placed Sam at around 28-30 years old. If he were any older, characters such as Die-Hardman and Bridget would appear much too young in the present day. This would also make the period in which the Death Stranding occurred around 30 years.

Deadman explains that Clifford Unger took part in the Kosovo War, the Afghanistan War, and the Iraq War. This would place his years of service from 1999 to right before the Death Stranding and Sam’s birth, around 2015. We know his military career did not begin any earlier, as there is no mention of him serving during the Balkan Wars or Persian Gulf War. Assuming that he was around 18 for his first deployment during the Kosovo War, it can be pretty reasonably inferred that Cliff was born around 1979, and was therefore around 36-37 when he was killed. This lines up nicely with the age restrictions surrounding combat in the United States Army Special Forces (ages 20-36). Essentially, Cliff must have been 36-37 in 2016, for if he was any older he would not have been only recently retired from combat, and if he was any younger he would not have been old enough to have served during the Kosovo War.

Bridget Strand’s age is determined similarly. As both vice president and president, she would have had to have been 35 years of age or older, if she was vice president in 2012, she would have had to have been at least 35. I placed her at 37, which is still very young, but not quite the youngest on record. But, since she assumes the presidency in 2016 following the death of the president, she would have become president at 41 years of age, which would make her the record-holder of the title of youngest American president. Assuming she is 41 in 2016, she would be 70 years of age at the time of her death in 2045, which seems reasonable.

Most other aspects of the timeline are built around these key definable pieces of the puzzle and are subject to change as more lore is revealed.

Essentially, this is full of headcanons that I’ll be happy to alter if and when we get more information.

#death stranding #death stranding headcanons #death stranding spoilers #sam porter bridges #cliff unger #cliff death stranding #fragile death stranding #die-hardman #mama death stranding #lockne death stranding #hideo kojima #death stranding lore #amelie strand #bridget strand #higgs monaghan #beached things #chiralium #death stranding timeline #death stranding timefall

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paulodebargelove · 4 years ago

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Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana (Official Video) July 2, 1988 - 32 Years Ago Today: Michael Jackson went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "Dirty Diana." This was the 5th single released from his multi-Platinum No. 1 album, "Bad," and his 5th consecutive single from the album to reach No. 1. The self-penned single featured guitar by Steve Stevens who was Billy Idol's guitarist. This was Jackson's 28th solo charted single on the Hot 100 and his 23rd solo Top 40, which included 20 Top Tens and 11 solo No. 1's to date. The album produced two more Top 15 singles including the Top Ten hit, "Smooth Criminal," which was the 8th and final single release from the album and peaked at No. 7 in early 1989. The singles from the album spanned from July 1987 through March 1989 on the Hot 100. Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and in 2001 as a solo artist.

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444fearofgod · 5 years ago

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one sixty five

December 16th, 1989 – Julio Giovanni de Santos is born to Amy Vitti and Manuel de Santos.

April 1991 – Amy and Manuel separate after she feels guilty/embarrassed over him having to save her during a suicide attempt.

August 1991 – Vincent Calvetti meets Amy at a nightclub while offering her a bump of his coke. It’s love at first snort.

February 1993 – After almost two years of dating, Amy finally lets Vinny formally meet Giovanni. They hit it off almost instantly, and Gio calls him ‘dad’ right off the bat.

June 1993 – Amy enters the first depressive episode that Gio can remember.

December 1993 – For his fifth birthday, Gio receives a Gameboy from Vinny. His first video game console, and he still has it to this day.

September 1996 – After Manuel demands that he be allowed to see his son on a more regular basis, Amy and Vinny uproot with Gio and move to Boston, MA.

November 1996 – After a few good months, Amy enters her worst depressive episode in years.

December 1996 – Just a week after Gio’s 8th birthday and two days before Christmas, Amy attempts suicide and is caught/stopped by Vinny. She checks-in to a mental facility that same day for the sake of her family. Gio is in utter dismay.

February 1997 – Just in time for Valentines Day, Amy is discharged and is finally on medication for her Bipolar Disorder.

May 2000 – Gio enters his first competitive gaming tournament, which is really just a bunch of kids trying to get the most high scores on each machine in the local arcade. He puts up a good fight, but ultimately wins 2nd place, which fuels him to try and never lose ever again.

October 2003 – The first Call of Duty game comes out, and Gio is absolutely enthralled by it. He masters it almost immediately, holding weekly mini-tournaments with his friends and other kids in school.

April 2004 – Gio and Kyra officially meet for the first time.

January 2005 – His high school’s gaming club hosts a Call of Duty tourney, organized by Gio himself. He wins by a landslide, proudly taking home the measly $100 prize.

May 2005 – Gio asks Kyra to junior prom, while simultaneously asking her to be his girlfriend.

June 2007 – After graduating high school, Gio has no plans to continue his education, and focuses solely on his girlfriend, and his gaming.

November 2009 – Kyra announces her pregnancy with Gio’s child, and the man is both over the moon and scared out of his mind.

December 2009 – At another local tournament, he meets Michael and Eden Stark for the first time.

August 2010 – Luka Giovanni De Santos is born on August 4th, 2010 at 5:45 AM after Kyra spends almost three days in labor.

June 2013 – Kyra begins having an affair with a coworker of hers on weekends that Gio and Luka spend together with his side of the family.

October 2013 – Accidentally, Gio walks in on Kyra and the other man having sex in their apartment. The two break up on the spot and he moves into his own place, only able to see Luka on the weekends and some weekdays depending on Kyra’s work schedule.

February 2014 – Putting Luka to bed on February 27th, 2014, this is the last time Kyra sees her son ever again. The boy is gone by the morning, and leaves no trace. There is a widespread search across the state for him.

March 2014 – Gio is arrested on the 1st and charged for the arranged kidnapping of his son, though he is soon acquitted of all charges due to lack of evidence.

July 2017 – After taking a hiatus from Esports, Fortnite is released, and Gio gains extreme popularity almost overnight the moment he starts streaming the game.

June 2018 – Gio wins the very first Fortnite World Cup.

March 2019 – Gio moves back to Sloane from Boston and opens up Loot Llama after 2 successful years of reentering gaming culture.

June 2019 – For the second year in a row, Gio wins the Fortnite World Cup again.

#activity check

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seungcheolrk · 6 years ago

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HEADCANON: PUBLIC VS PRIVATE INFORMATION !

UPDATED FEBRUARY 12TH, 2019

PUBLIC INFORMATION !

BASICS

FULL NAME choi seungcheol STAGE NAME prhyme BIRTH DATE august 8th, 1997 PLACE OF BIRTH seoul, south korea HEIGHT, WEIGHT 178cm, 65kg COMPANY sphere entertainment GROUP, UNIT convex, rap unit POSITION main rapper, unit leader SOCIAL MEDIA all public / unlocked

youtube ( icecreamscoups, retired september 8th, 2016 )

youtube ( naboogungan, active from january 2016 as part of a monthly project to cover a song released each month, but last updated december 25th, 2017 to focus on convex after a special christmas project )

instagram ( icecreamscoups → cheolvex, september 23rd, 2018 )

twitter ( icecreamscoups, inactive since december 27th, 2016 )

PREDEBUT APPEARANCES

CAFE COLLABORATION, APRIL 2016

performed merry christmas in advance by iu & thunder with former royal and sphere trainee song jieun on april 4th, 2016.

FIRST SINGING STREET PERFORMANCE, AUGUST 2016

performed listen to my word / a-ing by oh my girl on august 9th.

YEOUIDO SPRING FESTIVAL, APRIL 2017

performed good morning by verbal jint & 10cm with convex performance unit member lee jihoon ( jace ) ( @jacerk ) on april 8th, 2017.

performed i’m in trouble by giriboy & loco with now nova trainee kim hyuna ( @hyunark ) on april 9th, 2017.

SPHERE BOYS STREET PERFORMANCE, JULY 2017

performed plz don’t be sad & yey by chaos & rock the world by junsu at an outdoor market in itaewon on july 30th, 2017 with then current sphere boys.

fell numerous times after the downpour began but pushed through to the end to prove to himself and his coaches that he could do it.

not notable. therefore, trainee status: still unknown.

STREET PERFORMANCE #2, NOVEMBER 2017

performed hey mama by exo-cbx with shin hoseok ( @hoseokrk ) and kihyun ( @kihyunrk ) on november 4th, 2017.

SAMSUNG COMMERCIALS AIR, DECEMBER 2017

status change → now public samsung trainee. company unknown.

#BEADVENTUROUS, second team.

SEOUL PLAZA FESTIVAL, DECEMBER 2017

performed show me your love by tvxq & super junior & white by oh my girl at seoul plaza festival on december 24th, 2017 with original convex line-up.

status change → now public sphere trainee.

CONVEX PREDEBUT SHOWCASE ADVERTISING, JUNE 2018

roamed the streets with other members to advertise convex’s predebut showcase.

performed debut track mansae and unit track ah yeah at yes24 muv hall on june 30th, 2018 with original convex line-up.

first public appearance as convex. no stage name revealed.

PAIRED TEASER UPLOADED, JULY 2018

second pair of members revealed to be prhyme and romeo on july 13th, 2018.

teaser features cover of hit me by mino & bobby.

PROJECT CONVEX EPISODE ONE, AUGUST 2018

uploaded to sphere’s youtube on august 20th, 2018.

features dance and vocal solo cover of movie by btob.

very briefly features in jace’s ( @jacerk ) war of hormone cover.

short clip of conversation with k.i ( @kibumrk ) regarding worries about debuting airs.

PROJECT CONVEX EPISODE TWO, SEPTEMBER 2018

uploaded to sphere’s youtube on september 3rd, 2018.

features short clip of recording mansae in the studio.

POST-DEBUT APPEARANCES

CONVEX DEBUT SHOWCASE, OCTOBER 2018

participated in pre-show press conference and later performed mansae and ah yeah at olympic hall, seoul on october 28th, 2018.

MANSAE PROMOTIONS, NOVEMBER 2018

promoted mansae on various music shows between november 5th and december 9th, 2018.

fell during convex’s wet stage scandal on november 14th, 2018 but only suffered bruising. continued to perform.

SAMSUNG NEW YEAR SPECIAL, JANUARY 2019

performed mr. chu, mansae & ah yeah at samsung’s new year special on january 12th, 2019.

CONFIRMED FACTS

stuttered consistently through spoken segments of debut showcase, though since he hasn’t had any other opportunities for prolonged public talking, it’s unknown if this is permanent or a nervous reaction to it being their debut day.

SEMI-PUBLIC INFORMATION !

this information is public, but not confirmed. it can be deduced at varying difficulties from his social media or previous appearances.

seungcheol’s father is choi kyungjae, a violinist formerly part of the kbs symphony orchestra from before seungcheol was born until around february 2013. for a while, he occasionally filled in when desperately needed, but that has recently stopped completely.

after retiring from the orchestra, his father opened a music store selling instruments, sheet music, etc.

attended sopa and graduated in february 2016.

long-term best friends with convex member jace ( @jacerk ) as evidenced by numerous posts and comments across his and jace’s instagram accounts.

huge star wars fan as evidenced by literally anywhere and everywhere.

plays guitar, piano and keyboard to a high standard as evidenced in various youtube covers.

efficient in composing and remixing existing tracks. often created the backing tracks for his covers from scratch and layered vocals on top, so knows his way around a recording studio and semi-professional software.

has two piercings in his right ear.

adores john williams with his whole entire heart. will see almost any movie if it’s scored by him. ( unless it’s too scary. )

PRIVATE INFORMATION !

this information is private either because seungcheol wants it to be, or the opportunity for it to naturally come up hasn’t presented itself.

started learning harmonica and keytar and would like to continue with the former.

signed to sphere november 8th, 2016 via a private audition after meeting a casting agent at sphere’s save the environment concert.

signed his convex contract on september 7th, 2018 binding him to the group for six years.

his parents’ home ( and his own former home ) is above the shop his father opened after retirement.

close friends with former luxe member sona ( @rksona ) and understandably, good friends with the other sphere trainees.

is extremely easily frightened, particularly by loud noises, sudden or otherwise.

hence, known as sphere’s scaredy cat during his time as a trainee.

unfortunately has the ability to perfectly imitate jar jar binks’ voice.

as of rome’s recent departure from the group, has stepped into the additional position of rap unit leader, though this hasn’t been announced yet beyond the group and associated staff.

couldn’t dance when he joined sphere. has worked insanely hard on it over his years in sphere and still now, must practice a choreography a lot before he feels even a little comfortable with it.

speaks limited conversational english that he learnt from and for convex member jace and old friend ‘hannie’ predebut.

please assume anything not listed under public/semi-public is private, as I have more than likely forgotten something!

#cheol;hc #cheol;update #( i'll link this on his profile and update it every so often! )

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anxious-ace · 3 years ago

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Series time-line:

Phase 1:

April 14th, 1972: Angel Brown and Ryan Scott meet

September 4th, 1973: college starts

January 5th, 1974: plans are made

July 15th, 1978: Gabby Scott is born

August 8th, 1980: Cory Brown is born

September 7th, 1981: Cassidy Scott is born

June 26th, 1982: "Scott's family diner" opens

July 19th, 1982: Harley Scott is killed

November 8th, 1984: Kit Watts, Sam Wood and Mey Lane are killed

December 11th-18th, 1984: Jordan and Jamie Lee are killed and Ryan gets inspected.

July 15th, 1985: Ryan gets arrested, Gabby turns 7 and Cory dies.

Phase 2:

January 8th, 1986: the family diner closes, Angel Brown opens "Kit's play place" and "Jamie's jungle" under the "Kangaroo Entertainment" company and Ryan is released from prison.

February 15th, 1987: Kit bites Cassidy Scott after a prank gone wrong, Toby Green, Sarah Matthews, Matt Stevens, Alec Trevor and Greg Taylor die.

March 18th, 1987: Ryan Scott gets spring locked.

April 23rd, 1996: Audrey Phantom is born

June 17th, 1997: Gabby gets a job at "Kit's play place" as a night guard.

November 18th, 1997: River Phantom is born

August 28th, 1998: Gabby is fired from "Kit's play place" and gets a job at "Jamie's jungle", Clay Price gets a job at "Kit's play place" as a night guard.

Phase 3:

June 17th, 1999: Clay is hired at "Jamie's jungle" as a night guard

July 28th, 1999: Jet Phantom is born

September 18th, 1999: Gabby quits

January 8th, 2000: the animatronics are destroyed and the restaurants are sold to the Phantom family

May 17th, 2004: Charlie Taylor is born

July 4th, 2005: "Anna Thomas" is born

August 14th, 2005: Erin Stevenson is born

November 8th, 2005: Kaden Morgan is born

August 7th, 2015: Audrey begins her experiments, she meets and starts dating Paityn Houston

January 20th, 2016: Audrey gets impaled in a car wreck and survives, Gabby gets trapped in the "royaume de cauchemar"

February 14th, 2016: Audrey Phantom and Paityn Houston become the owners and founders of "Phantom's Pizzeria"

March 9th, 2016: River Phantom dies at the foot of Mt Elbrus in Russia at the age of 19.

March 10th, 2016: Billie and Harper Morgan die at the age of 15

March 12th, 2016: James Collins, Rowan Porter, Shay Lewis, Phoenix Price, Reggie Mills, Ashton Kennedy, Maddox Walsh and Jaden Harris die at the age of 15

March 14th, 2016: Officer Jackson H. is declared dead.

Phase 4:

April 20th, 2016: Clay gets a job at the Pizzeria

May 8th, 2016: Elliot Taylor dies and Clay gets promoted to head of security

May 17th, 2016: Audrey proposes to Paityn.

June 17th, 2018: Kaden, Charlie, Erin and Anna meet and form the group called "K.C.E.A"

July 14th, 2018: K.C.E.A build a hangout in the woods

October 31st, 2018: Audrey and Paityn get married

January 15th, 2019: pandemic starts, the restaurants are forced to close.

March 2019: schools close

July 14th, 2020: Erin Stevenson is trapped in the "royaume de cauchemar".

#my ocs #Scott's family diner #the phantom files

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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 2 years ago

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Exodus - Bonded By Blood

#Exodus #Another Lesson in Violence #Bonded By Blood #Release date: July 8th 1997 #Live album #Recorded live at the Trocadero San Francisco California on March 8th 1997.#Paul Baloff (R.I.P. 2002)#Genre: Thrash Metal #Lyrical themes: Anti-religion Death Violence Metal Politics Humour #USA

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pridequest64 · 1 month ago

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Static Shock Reading Order

This is, based of my research the complete reading list in release order for all Static Comics as of October 10th 2024. Release dates were used when available but compromises were made with cover date when necessary. If you see anything that is wrong or needs new additions feel free to let me know!

(Comic Vine was a massive help in this project!)

1. Static #1 June 1993

2. Static #2 July 1993

3. Static #3 August 1993

4. Static #4 September 1993

5. Static #5 October 1993

6. Static #6 November 1993

7. Static #7 December 1993

8. Static #8 January 1994

9. Shadow Cabinet #0 January 1994

10. Static #9 February 1994

11. Icon #10 February 1994

12. Static #10 March 1994

13. Static #11 April 1994

14. Static #12 May 1994

15. Static #13 June 1994

16. Superman: The Man of Steel #35 July 1994

17. Worlds Collide July 1994

18. Static #14 August 1994

19. Superman: The Man of Steel #36 August 1994

20. Steel #7 August 1994

21. Superboy #7 August 1994

22. Static #15 September 1994

23. Hardware #19 September 1994

24. Static #16 October 1994

25. Static #17 November 1994

26. Icon #19 November 1994

27. Static #18 December 1994

28. Kobalt #7 December 1994

29. Icon #20 December 1994

30. Superman & Batman Magazine #7 Q1 1995

31. Static #19 Janurary 1995

32. Static #20 February 1995

33. Icon #22 February 1995

34. Static #21 March 1995

35. Static #22 April 1995

36. Static #23 June 1995

37. Static #24 July 1995

38. Static #25 July 1995

39. Long Hot Summer #1 July 1995

40. Static #26 August 1995

41. Long Hot Summer #2 August 1995

42. Icon #28 August 1995

43. Static #27 September 1995

44. Long Hot Summer #3 September 1995

45. Icon #29 September 1995

46. Static #28 October 1995

47. Static #29 November 1995

48. Static #30 December 1995

49. Static #31 Janurary 1996

50. Static #32 February 1996

51. Static #33 March 1996

52. Static #34 April 1996

53. Static #35 May 1996

54. The World Needs Heroes #1 May 1996

55. Static #36 June 1996

56. The World Needs Heroes #2 June 1996

57. Static #37 July 1996

58. The World Needs Heroes #3 July 1996

59. Static #38 August 1996

60. The World Needs Heroes #4 August 1996

61. Static #39 September 1996

62. The World Needs Heroes #5 September 1996

63. Hardware #43 September 1996

64. Static #40 October 1996

65. The World Needs Heroes #6 October 1996

66. Icon #38 October 1996

67. Hardware #44 October 1996

68. Static #41 November 1996

69. Static #42 December 1996

70. Static #43 Janurary 1997

71. Hardware #47 January 1997

72. Static #44 February 1997

73. Icon #42 February 1997

74. Static #45 March 1997

75. Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #1 January 2001

76. Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #2 February 2001

77. Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #3 May 2001

78. Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool #4 September 2001

79. 9-11 #2 February 2002

80. Terror Titans #3 December 4th 2008

81. Terror Titans #4 January 7th 2009

82. Terror Titans #6 March 4th 2009

83. Teen Titans #68 April 2009

84. Teen Titans #69 April 1st 2009

85. Titans #12 April 8th 2009

86. Teen Titans #70 April 29th 2009

87. Vigilante #5 April 15th 2009

88. Teen Titans Annual April 2009

89. Teen Titans #71 May 28th 2009

90. Superman #688 May 28th 2009

91. Titans #13 May 13th 2009

92. The Brave and the Bold #24 June 17th 2009

93. Teen Titans #72 June 24th 2009

94. Teen Titans #73 July 29th 2009

95. Teen Titans #74 August 26th 2009

96. Titans #17 September 10th 2009

97. Teen Titans #75 September 30th 2009

98. Teen Titans #76 October 28th 2009

99. Teen Titans #79 Janurary 27th 2010

100. Milestone Forever #1 February 3rd 2010

101. Teen Titans #80 February 24th 2010

102. Milestone Forever #2 March 3rd 2010

103. Teen Titans #81 March 31st 2010

104. Teen Titans #82 April 28th 2010

105. Teen Titans #83 May 26th 2010

106. Teen Titans #84 June 30th 2010

107. Teen Titans #85 July 28th 2010

108. Teen Titans #86 August 25th 2010

109. Teen Titans #87 September 29th 2010

110. Supergirl #60 January 19th 2011

111. Brightest Day #23 April 6th 2011

112. Static Shock Special June 1st 2011

113. Teen Titans #100 August 24th 2011

114. Flashpoint #5 August 31st 2011

115. Static Shock #1 September 7th 2011

116. Teen Titans #1 September 28th 2011

117. Static Shock #2 October 5th 2011

118. Static Shock #3 November 2nd 2011

119. Legion Lost #3 November 9th 2011

120. Static Shock #4 December 7th 2011

121. Static Shock #5 January 4th 2012

122. Static Shock #6 February 1st 2012

123. Teen Titans #6 February 22nd 2012

124. Static Shock #7 March 7th 2012

125. The Savage Hawkman #7 March 28th 2012

126. Static Shock #8 April 4th 2012

127. Ricanatruction: Reminiscing & Rebulding Puerto Rico May 29th 2018

128. Milestone Returns September 12th 2020

129. Static: Season One #1 June 15th 2021

130. Static: Season One #2 July 27th 2021

131. Static: Season One #3 August 31st 2021

132. Static: Season One #4 November 9th 2021

133. Hardware: Season One November 30th 2021

134. Icon & Rocket: Season One #5 January 18th 2022

135. Static: Season One #5 January 25th 2022

136. Static: Season One #6 March 1st 2022

137. Icon & Rocket: Season One #6 March 22nd 2022

138. Milestones In History June 21st 2022

139. Blood Syndicate: Season One #3 July 19th 2022

140. Young Justice: Targets #4 October 25th 2022

141. Young Justice: Targets #5 November 22nd 2022

142. Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 February 7th 2023

143. Static: Shadows of Dakota #2 March 7th 2023

144. Milestone 30th Anniversary Special March 21st 2023

145. Static: Shadows of Dakota #3 April 18th 2023

146. Static: Shadows of Dakota #4 May 23rd 2023

147. New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative June 6th 2023

148. Static Team-Up: Anansi June 13th 2023

149. Static: Shadows of Dakota #5 July 18th 2023

150. Icon Vs. Hardware #4 August 15th 2023

151. Static: Shadows of Dakota #6 September 26th 2023

152. Icon Vs. Hardware #5 November 7th 2023

153. Static: Shadows of Dakota #7 November 28th 2023

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recentanimenews · 4 years ago

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FEATURE: Status Update — What Happened to Anime Affected by COVID-19?

Since the initial announcement that projects would be put on a hiatus due to COVID-19, the anime industry has adjusted its processes looking into remote work options and creating an environment where work can safely continue in order to move forward. Due to updated work models, the industry has been getting back on track. Not only has the anime industry in Japan adjusted to a new workflow, but so has the anime English dubbing industry, which has adapted to remote recordings. While working under these new guidelines, both productions and dubs have slowly started back up and have been able to continue their broadcasts, as well as releasing exciting news regarding the continuation of everyone's favorite series.

UPCOMING TITLES

The Promised Neverland left fans at the edge of their seat when the first season wrapped back in March of 2019. Fans were eagerly looking forward to the next chapter, but due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, the second season of the hit series saw its original release date postponed from spooky October 2020 to January 2021. There were also plans to rebroadcast the first season in July, but in April there was an announcement the rebroadcast would be postponed to October 2020. Despite the delay, the second season has moved forward, releasing a new teaser trailer for the upcoming season which featured the opening theme song "Identity," by Kiro Akiyama. In an official Twitter post from December 17, fans received the news that "Magic," by Myuk would be the season's ending theme, with Eve contributing to the music. The highly anticipated second season will officially premiere Thursday, January 7.

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— 『約束のネバーランド』公式 (@yakuneba_staff) December 20, 2020

October 2020 would have also seen the return of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, but the second season's broadcast would be pushed from October to January 2021. The second season is set to debut on January 12, 2021. With production continuing and the next season coming soon, a series of events have been planned to get fans ready for the premiere of Season 2. It was announced Stereo Dive Foundation will be behind the season's ending theme, and Episodes 1- 8 of Season 1 will air for free on a variety of YouTube channels for two weeks starting December 18. A special online pre-screening featuring members of the cast would also be held on December 26.

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Moon Prism Power Make-Up! January 8, 2021, will see the release of the first Sailor Moon Eternal film, while the second film is set to hit Japanese theaters on February 11 of that year. Despite the films' delay, promotion for Sailor Moon was able to continue, safely of course! On June 30, in commemoration of Usagi's birthday, fans were treated to a special 25th-anniversary video featuring an array of collaborations, collections, and stunningly vibrant complete editions of Naoko Takeuchi's beloved work. Fans were kept updated on the various casting announcements for the Amazon Trio and Quartet. More recently, a series of new trailers featuring our dynamic duo Usagi and Mamoru, the sailor soldiers, and Chibiusa, was released and a Sailor Moon TV special premiered in Japan. For the special, fans could vote in a series of categories that included their favorite characters and episodes. The broadcast also included a great lineup of guests and was a fun, interactive experience fans could participate in from the comfort of their homes.

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RELEASED TITLES

It's not uncommon for an anime series to go on hiatus, and while anime fans have seen some of their favorite series delayed, that fate wasn't necessarily the case for long-running series like Pokémon and One Piece. Both of these properties have been on the air since the late '90s and in their 20-ish years gracing the television (or computer) screens of anime fans, both series had rarely experienced a hiatus. But due to the pandemic, both series found themselves on a break. On April 20, the official Twitter account for Toei Animation announced future episodes of the most recent arc, One Piece: WANO KUNI, would be delayed after they "carefully considered the safety measures for the spread," of COVID-19. The series would continue its broadcast starting June 28, and more recently, would even get its own 24/7 channel dedicated to catching up on all the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates.

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The virus also impacted Pokémon Journeys, Pokémon: Twilight Wings, and the upcoming film, Pokémon the Movie: Coco. After it was announced on April 19 that Pokémon Journeys would be going on hiatus and suspending production, the series would continue its Japanese broadcast on June 7, and would also become available on Netflix starting June 12. Likewise, Pokémon: Twilight Wings would delay its fifth episode to June 5, and the fan-favorite web anime series would return again in November with a special episode! Like Pokémon Journeys and Pokémon: Twilight Wings, Pokémon the Movie: Coco was delayed and the original release date of July 10, 2020, would be pushed back. The film would set a new release date for this upcoming winter. Pokémon Journeys' hiatus resulted in the longest amount of time the series didn't air on Japanese television since the Porygon episode of 1997, and Pokémon the Movie: Coco marks the first Pokémon film to not have a July release date for Japanese theaters since 1998.

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After the production committee for Violet Evergarden: the Movie announced in a post on the official website the film was being postponed, the film was released in Japanese theaters a few months later on September 18, 2020, and became available in New Zealand and Australia on December 3. Since the premiere, Violet Evergarden: the Movie has achieved many accomplishments. The film's already stunning animation was amplified because of a conversion to Dolby Vision HDR and became the first anime movie to be screened this way. In addition to receiving a special screening of this type, Violet Evergarden: the Movie has also continued to perform at the box office. On December 7, Oricon reported the film surpassed 2 billion yen, (US $19,315,670), an impressive milestone. This achievement is likely to grow, seeing as the film expanded to additional theaters starting on December 11.

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Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld second cour was set to premiere on April 25, 2020, but an announcement from the series official website confirmed the premiere would be delayed. A new launch date of July 11 was declared and a rebroadcast of the show's first season aired in its place. With the Japanese broadcast of Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld being delayed, the series also saw the delay of its English dub, but on November 7, the English dub would return, and a new trailer previewed just what fans can expect when SAO comes home to Cartoon Network's Toonami block.

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RELEASED DUBS

With studios looking into ways to continue dubbing anime safely, fans were able to pick up right where they left off on a great slate of dubs including In/Spectre, Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, Somali and the Forest Spirit, The 8th son? Are you kidding me? starting in May 2020. Also in May 2020, a full line-up of new dubs was released which included Tower of God and My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

You can check out a full, updated list of anime series, movies, and dubs delayed by COVID-19 here. Which anime series are you looking forward to seeing return? What about a series you were happy to see resume? Let us know in the comments!

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yridenergyridenergy · 7 years ago

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History of Dir en grey’s tours

The title may sound presumptuous as this post is nowhere near complete, however I just studied Dir en grey’s whole timeline section and made some interesting discoveries. Some of them might already be common knowledge, especially among Japanese fans, but I doubt the full scale of the connections between older tours and the recent Tour 2016-2017 FROM DEPRESSION TO ___ [mode of X] shows has ever been highlighted.

My curiosity was piqued when the host of the guesthouse I stayed at in Kouchi this summer mentioned that he had remembered that the local newspaper had covered Dir en grey’s concert many, many years ago and that that was why the name rang a bell. I had found Kouchi to be quite a weird place for Dir en grey to tour, not to mention that the tour started there of all places. And then, that MC Die did at the last show in Iga apparently, a place that was very isolated, it seemed; the weird seated venues Dir en grey was playing at in the [mode of MACABRE] tour; those perfect 8月3日木曜日 and 8月5日土曜日 shows; the random locations Dir en grey would visit besides the regular cities; etc. It seemed like too many coincidences.

It turns out that someone among Dir en grey’s team might be doing their best to drop easter eggs from the past within these tribute tours, because:

[mode of MACABRE]

August 26th 1999 - Kouchi Caravan Sarai → July 15th 2017 - Kouchi Prefectural Hall, Orange Hall

Not the perfect example, but Kouchi was first visited around GAUZE - MACABRE, and Dir en grey missed the opportunity to go there again during Tour 2014 PSYCHONNECT -mode of GAUZE?-. The island of Shikoku in general was visited a few times back then, but more rarely in the recent years, if my memory serves right.

January 14th 2001 - Ueno Municipal Hall → August 5th 2017 - Iga City Cultural Center

Thanks to Die for that precision that they came 16 years ago to Iga (and kyotakumrau for reporting his words), otherwise somehow I had not found this hah. The one time Dir en grey went that far, in that remote location, was in 2001 for the tour 00>>01　MACABRE　brain gain(er) brain drain(er). Again, too weird a location to end a tour, if there are so few people who travel there that the train only has two wagons. This show was affected by a transfer, in the past.

August 17th 2001 - Grand Cube Osaka → July 17th 2017 - Grand Cube Osaka

August 18th 2001 - Grand Cube Osaka → July 18th 2017 - Grand Cube Osaka

Immediately following the release of 改-KAI-, which contains remixes of MACABRE songs, Dir en grey played twice literally at Grand Cube Osaka. Sixteen years later, they play twice at that venue too, and on the same days one month earlier. Osaka is a very common Dir en grey stop, so I was not expecting to find such a glaring evidence of the connections here. Wow. This was one of the venues I found weird for Dir en grey to be playing at.

[mode of 鬼葬]

Chinese tour 2002 → October 28th 2016 - KITEC Rotunda Hall 3

From what I recall, Hong Kong fans remembered in 2016 that Dir en grey had visited them for 鬼葬 too. On top of that, it was literally in the same venue: Kowloonbay International Exhibition Trading Center. They went out of their way to emulate the 列島激震行脚 2002　-亜細亜- (Archipelago Fierce Episode Gang 2002 - Asia-) The Japanese Fxxker Family tour in at least one venue.

March 6th 2002 - Club Citta Kawasaki -a knot only- →

March 7th 2002 - Club Citta Kawasaki → November 7th 2016 - CLUB CITTA’ [MALE LIMITED] -｢a knot｣ & ONLINE only-

October 29th 2002 - Club Citta Kawasaki -a knot only- → November 8th 2016 - CLUB CITTA’ [FEMALE LIMITED] -｢a knot｣ & ONLINE only-

October 30th 2002 - Club Citta Kawasaki -a knot only- →

The abundance of CLUB CITTA shows following the release of the 鬼葬 album (for tours 列島激震行脚 2002 The Japanese Fxxker Family and 列島激震行脚 2002 5 UGLY KINGDOM) has translated into at least two concerts at that venue again for the [mode of 鬼葬] tour, following the tradition of having them be a knot only for the most and going one step further by dividing fans into male and female groups. It was not the first time Dir e grey did this, back in 2002, but they missed the opportunity to replicate that during Tour 2014 PSYCHONNECT -mode of GAUZE?-.

[mode of VULGAR]

October 21st 2003 - Kurashiki City Art Tribe Museum → June 19th 2016 - Kurashiki City Art Tribe Museum

Dir en grey staff is good at publishing banal messages like: “It’s been x years since we played in this venue, wow! Hope to see you all rock out with us again!”, but they do not make you realise exactly when and for what occasion Dir en grey played there. In this case, this is no coincidence: if I remember correctly, this was the only time they went there at all, and it was the first time they had gone to Okayama at all, back in Tour03 OVER THE VULGAR SHUDDER. So, you connect the dots and it makes so much sense that they would return to that location exactly during the tribute tour to the same album.

[mode of THE MARROW OF A BONE]

September 18th 2008 - Miyazaki WEATHERKING → April 29th 2017 - Okinawa Music Town Sound Market

Not that Dir en grey had never before traveled that down south in Japan, but during the tour THE ROSE TRIMS AGAIN in 2008, Dir en grey visited Miyazaki for the first time. As if wanting to push even farther, they went further south in 2017 and played in Okinawa for the first time.

Overall, it really looks like they realised that they missed some occasions during Tour2014 PSYCHONNECT -mode of GAUZE?- and that they tried their best to catch up on that in the tours for albums released close to GAUZE anyway. It makes you wonder if they had planned for the tribute tours back then or if they thought the GAUZE tribute tour would be all and quickly done with.

I know that some of those things are a stretch sometimes, but you do have to take into consideration that booking venues is not easy, and this could be why some regions were ignored or they had to improvise and go with the closest alternative, like in that Miyazaki - Okinawa case. People definitely sat down at a table and agreed to do their best to revisit areas they had ignored for many years, and to reproduce what had been iconic about some of the old tours.

Hopefully not too much of what I mentioned is already written and announced in the Dir en grey fan club magazines, which I have not had the opportunity to translate for myself yet...

Key points for Dir en grey’s tour history globally:

We are so lucky that Kyo has stopped having medical issues. Years 1997 to 2004 or so are punctuated by frequent tonsillitis, hearing loss and other similar illnesses, and Dir en grey had to postpone so many concerts back then. Kyo’s surgery also dates back to so many years, wow.

It was in 2007 that Dir en grey started playing a lot less across Japan. Before that year, the majority of their tours had easily double the number of shows as their current tours do. In 2007, it was due to committing to play across the world, in Europe and in North America, but I do not know what is stopping them from playing in all of Tokyo’s surrounding regions again like in the old days... Hopefully not age hah.

What a journey.

Let me know if you find other parallels!

#Dir en grey #fromdepressionto #tour #history #analysis #Kyo #京 #mode of MACABRE

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Today's Random-News-Digest is of course related to the happenings of San Diego Comic Con International 2017. Some recent news after that event are also included. This is just part 1 of 2 though, with the second arriving... hopefully soon (the plan is tomorrow, but we'll see). LOL.

Death Note

I believe by now, fans of the original Japanese franchise (manga nor anime) should STOP wishing for a faithful and bit-by-bit adaptation in this Hollywood movie. At the very least, it might be best to NOT even expect it to be one. Director Adam Wingard brought some of his cast to Netflix first Hall H panel for SDCC 2017 (on July 20th), and once again stressed out that this movie is 'his personal take' on the source material. He even said he was interested to work on it, with the goal to "breath new life into a great premise". That pretty much summed it up, if you ask me. Wingard was accompanied by Margaret Qualley, Lakeith Stanfield, Masi Oka, and obviously, lead actor Nat Wolff who said that he wrote his own 'Death Note' as soon as he got the part. Creepy... much? Actor Willem Dafoe didn't attend, by his voice was featured to present a special clip from the movie.

The clip depicted the first meeting of Wolff's meek and angsty Light Turner and Dafoe's sinister-looking but clown-like 'shinigami' (God of Death) Ryuk. Light opens the 'Death Note', and Ryuk unveils himself to the boy, taunting him to write the name of his bully, Kenny Doyle. And the rest is history. For the clip, and not Doyle. No way Netlix going to spoil the movie's first R-rated scene, right? LOL. Said footage, which has been made available by Netflix via their Youtube channel, is precisely another (the first being the American cast and setting) solid proof to why this is not a direct adaptation of the manga. While Light and Ryuk still retain traces of their manga/anime characterization, they really feel like a different incarnations. Rather than consciously accepting the book, it felt like this version of Light was being 'tricked' to use it instead. I could be wrong on this, because I'm not an avid fan of the manga/anime, but I honestly remember it... differently. Also, this Light is giving off a strong vibe of Jughead from "Riverdale" if he was pushed too far, so picture that if you will. Ryuk was more or less similar to the source material, thanks to Dafoe's eerie vocal-tone. But the design... made it a bit hard to fear, nor even be wary of him. And here I am remembering how the anime Ryuk gave me nightmares for a good while when I saw him for the first time.

Wingard stated that audience can expect to see 'humor' in this movie too, so it won't be all-out horror. To put it simple, this movie will have its own 'dark comedy'. Hmmm... I'm not really sure what to say about that. I have to admit, I'm really curious to see this movie. Yet on the other hand, I'm not fully sold about it, for reasons I can't even really tell. The early reviews didn't sound too bad, but also NOT too good. So it hasn't really cleared out this personal doubt of mine. Go ahead and read them, perhaps it might convince you... better. "Death Note" arrives on Netflix, August 25th, 2017.

Spawn

Are you a fan of "Spawn", was disappointed by the 1997's movie (for the record, I thought it was okay, even if I never managed to get past the first half LOL), and has been itching to get a modern live action movie adaptation? Well, then you're in luck. Todd McFarlane has personally announced that he will be writing and also directing a new R-rated movie for Blumhouse Studio! If that wasn't clear enough, McFarlane is THE series own creator. This project has been pitched as a low-budget horror movie, and it's really an intriguing take on what's supposed to be a CG-heavy movie. Guess who he wanted to play the lead character, an NYPD detective named Twitch Williams? Leonardo Dicaprio. Wow, that's a really TALL order... for a now Oscar winner actor. Let's just see if it pans out.

Fantastic Four

Quite surprisingly, 20th Century FOX didn't brought out their Marvel franchise like "Deadpool 2" or "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" to their SDCC panel this year. Instead, they brought the sequel to "Kingsman" which I will talk about in the next category. That doesn't mean the studio weren't making headlines though. In the panel of the TV series "LEGION" (which I will also talk about later in the TV section... *sigh*) that took place July 20th in Ballroom 20, showrunner Noah Hawley made a major announcement. He's developing a movie for FOX, and it's going to be about... "Doctor Doom". That's not the title of course, but I'll use that instead.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how to react about this. As proven by his hit series "Fargo" and also "LEGION", Hawley is indeed a name you can trust. So the prospect of him working on a Marvel title for the big screen, would make his devoted fans cheer. On the other hand, do we really NEED another Doctor Doom story? FOX have tried to work with this character twice, and both failed miserably (though I'd gladly argue at least Julian McMahon's version was still much better than Toby Kebbell's horrendous version in that awful 2015 movie). So why, pray tell WHY must they continue milking this character eventhough the well of potential is pretty much dry? And that's where I'm starting to get a little pissed off. It's more than clear than FOX will do ANYTHING to keep the "Fantastic Four" copyright from automatically reverting to Marvel. The 2015 "Dis4ster Four" was a good example of this annoyingly negative behavior, and now this.

Making a Doctor Doom movie without a Fantastic Four, would be similar to what SONY is doing with Spider-Man-less Venom. It feels like a FATAL mistake. Would Victor von Doom work in a solo spin-off too, much like what they did with "Logan" and "Deadpool"? In the comics, the answer might easily be YES. But this is a movie, and I need not to remind you, FOX has an infamously BAD track-record in adapting this amazing antagonist to live action. So yeah, should I be cheering, or should I be jeering at this 'idea'? I can't even answer that. I don't think anyone in their right mind would! Oh well, let's just see how this develops. But really, this spells... DOOM!

Barbie

Have you been wondering where Anne Hathaway went? It felt like she somewhat faded away from mainstream publicity after singing herself towards an Oscar win... and got married. She's probably taking more Indie projects like "Collosal" though, and American indie movies don't really get much spotlight in a far away land like my country. But we can expect this to change in the near future with a potential high profile project on the way.

Latest report has it that she's currently in talks to star as in the live action "Barbie" movie. This Mattel toy line project has previously circled Amy Schumer for the lead role, who has to drop it due to scheduling conflicts. Director Alethea Jones has been brought into negotiation, after being handpicked by Hathaway herself. Assuming the plot of the movie stays the same, it will tell the story of a woman realizing she doesn't fit into the perfect land of Barbies and thus journeys to the real world. So basically, "Enchanted" part Deux, which I think is a really good fit for her. With this project (assuming she takes it), as well as the "Ocean's 8" spin off, I think we can expect Hathaway to be back in the spotlight once again. "Barbie" is currently set for a June 29th, 2018 release, but that is subject to change to match with Hathaway's schedule.

Kingsman

Okay, let's leave that bizarre Doctor Doom reality aside, and talk about what's likely going to be good... "Kingsman: The Golden Circle"!!! The cast of the sequel attended the FOX panel, and entertained audience with a chug of beer and fresh mind-popping second trailer. And wow, was it really good! The actions, and all the style and swaggers? It was SOLID for me. Oddly, eventhough I've been a fan of Taron Egerton's Eggsy and his classy team of Kingsman, I'm slowly growing a weird fondness to the American counterpart instead: the Statesman. Particularly, that hispanic cowboy character with the electric lasso rope who is played by none other than Pedro Pascal. He's a real scene stealer in this trailer, and to think that he's not even getting his name top-billed for the movie. Ouch! "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" is set to be released on September 22nd, 2017. And it's TOTALLY on my watch list!

By the way, there's also an interesting animated short where Eggsy runs into... the infamous Sterling Archer from the FXX series "Archer"! If you're a fan of both worlds, make sure you see it. Because well, it's hillarious!

James Bond

You want a more serious, non-comic-adaptation spy movie? Then well... "Bond 25" (obviously a placeholder title) has been announced. The Hollywood Reporter first delivered the news, before it was officially confirmed by Eon Productions. Yes, the 25th James Bond movie has gotten a release date, of November 8th, 2019. Meaning two years from now.

Unfortunately, that's pretty much the whole content of the news. There were no details whatsoever. Thus everyone got pushed into this weird 'curious' mode, with plenty of important questions being thrown around. What is the movie's title and/or subtitle? Does the movie have an actor? Is Daniel Craig really returning, and if he's not... who's the replacement? Will we be getting a female Bond, following what happens to the hit series "Doctor Who"? Come again, which studio has won the distribution bid? Because I totally haven't caught that announcement. Many sites began developing their own take, or should I say 'theories' about this announcement, and well... for now, they are nothing more than that, theories. Some have said that Craig is a done deal. Other said that the franchise will be sold off after this one movie. Then again, until there's another official confirmation (said to be announced at a later date), it's pretty much anyone's guess, right? So yeah... perhaps we should let it slide for now, and just look forward for "Kingsman" for the time being.

LEGO Movies

2nd trailer for the "The LEGO NINJAGO Movie" was premiered in the SDCC 2017 panel, and was later made available online by Warner Bros Animation. And well... I'm still mixed about it. The pseudo-brick animation style of "The LEGO Movie" is very clear here, moreso than "The LEGO Batman Movie"... particularly with that hybrid scene featuring a real life CAT. Which I'm positive wasn't CGed (assuming it's not the case of "The Jungle Book"). So fans of that first movie will be thrilled.

But at the same time, this felt like a drastic difference compared to the hit TV series. And that is the part that's not working for me. As I've said once before, having been invested with the show for SEVEN Seasons (which is a great achievement, since I normally wouldn't go pass Season 2 for other shows), it's just hard to make good sense out of this... 'ALTERNATE UNIVERSE' version. I'm not even sure how I feel about seeing Dave Franco's Lloyd as an awkward high schooler, with the others being hi classmates. It just screamed too... "Power Rangers"-y to me, and I truly never expected them to go that route *sigh*. Not to mention, Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" was just grating on my nerves, no matter how appropriate it was used to depict Lloyd's fractured relationship with Garmaddon (which seems to be the core plot of the movie).Perhaps, this movie is intended for those with ZERO experience in the franchise, then? Likely so. Anyways, whether you're digging this or not, "The LEGO NINJAGO Movie" will still arrive on September 22nd, 2017. Let's just see how the critics and audience will react to this version.

Ready Player One

If Walt Disney has critically-praised director Ava DuVernay and her "A Wrinkle in Time", then Warner Bros' secret weapon is none other than... legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his "Ready Player One". Nope, by all means, I'm not pitting these two people and their totally different movies. I just need to point out how they are SIMILAR to one another. Because both are working on a movie based on a supposedly famous and fan-favorite novel that... I haven't had the slightest idea about. No seriously, I have been seeing these titles being headlined every now and then, yet I was totally clueless about them. Were they good? Don't ask me. I've never even heard them before, so all I did was scratching my head wondering how they ended up being so highly talked-about. One thing for sure, it wasn't until I've seen the first trailers to those movies that I could say... "Aaaah, so THAT's what this book is all about". That's a genuine LOL moment right there.

Since I've dished out about my confusion for "A Wrinkle in Time" last week (thanks to the movie making a big splash on D23 Expo 2017), this time I'll shashay into the second title. Mainly because the movie was among the major features of WB's SDCC Hall H panel, alongside "Blade Runner 2049" and of course DC Films (which I will talk about in the next category). Spielberg attended the section of this panel with book writer and co-screenwriter Ernie Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn, and cast members Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and T.J. Miller. The director shared his thoughts about the movie, as well as presenting the first official teaser. Since this is WB, obviously we could easily expect said video to arrive online right after the panel, and of course it did. Exclusives footage for attendees? That's not their thing... LOL

Turns out, "Ready Player One" is like a live action version of "The LEGO Batman Movie", or Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph". It's Cline's love letter to the 80s, and also the technology of Virtual Reality. The trailer didn't shy away from this premise, as it showed plenty of nostalgic stuffs like "The Iron Giant", Lara Croft, Freddy Krueger, DC characters to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", and all. Though of course, most of them are WB's own properties, no surprise about that. LOL. We get to experience this massive virtual space where everything collides, through Sheridan's Wade Wyatts, a young man living in the year 2045. He'll go through a fantasy reality-bending adventure to locate an Easter Egg inside the OASIS, because whoever fins it, gains control of the virtual reality world. That kind of stuff. Yes, it's a grand concept, and the trailer seemed to wow practically everyone.

But I'm probably in the minority here to say that, it was not that... 'mindblowing' for me. Perhaps, because I've already seen this concept before, over and over again through other media? I'm not sure. It's the case of "The Hunger Games" I think, where western audience saw it as a new concept, whereas it's basically a 'been-there done-that' in Japanese entertainment. So in a way, I've been there before, hence it didn't feel that original no matter how glorious the CG effects looked. But don't let this subjective opinion ruins your hype. Not everyone saw "Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle", right? If you're digging the vibe of this movie, then good for you! If you're not, then we're on the same team. There's one for everyone after all! "Ready Player One" arrives on March 30th, 2018. And yes, that's 3 weeks after "A Wrinkle in Time". Coincidence much? Hmmm...

DC Films

"Justice League" is set to be released on November 17th, 2017. So should we even be surprised to see WB bringing the core cast to their panel? Nope. Minus Henry Cavill though, since he's busy filming "Mission: Impossible 6" with a troubling thick mustache (why? more in this later). Beside, he wasn't even shown in the latest appetizer official poster (available through the official twitter account). To which I'm not a fan by the way, even if it's been given almost unanimous praises all over the globe. "You can't save the world alone", the tagline said. A sarcastic statement towards Cavil's Superman's for "Man of Steel", perhaps?

Oh, and of course there would be a new trailer. Duh? Remember, this is WB we're talking about. If the first one that Zack Snyder (when the absent director was still solely in charge) debuted in last year's SDCC showed action scenes, CG flares, photoshoot poses, with a relatively small amount of story, this one had more balance between character interactions and battle sets. Longer duration too, clocking at more than 4 minutes! And yes, that means more of J.K. Simmons' Commissioner Gordon and Jeremy Iron's Alfred Pennyworth. To be honest, I'm also not a fan of this trailer. It didn't really made me want to see the movie, which has become a constant issue between me and WB's marketing department. I DO like it better than the poster though, because it's clearly taking many good cues from "Wonder Woman". In many ways, it also felt... a bit similar to Joss Whedon's "The Avengers". That scene with an antagonist arriving near a macguffin? Or the heroes talking in a meeting room esque setting? Yeaaah. No surprise, because the movie's pretty much in Whedon's hand right now. Sadly, similar to "Ready Player One", had this was released before the 2012 Marvel Studios movie, I would've responded in a much better manner. For this time, it felt like an odd dejavu instead.

However, the biggest takeaway from the panel, would be the other non-Justice League-related news. Because WB confirmed a parade of projects currently in development, as well as some new projects in the works. There are 8 big titles in the works! It's currently unclear if they are chronologically ordered, but they are: - "Shazam!". Prior to the panel, "Shazam!" was already reported to be starting production in early 2018. If not in January, in February. So it's safe to assume it might be released in 2019, that's the goal anyway. While WB hasn't revealed, or even cast the lead actor just yet (perhaps, Armie Hammer?), David F. Sandberg has been assigned to direct. - "Flashpoint". The new official title for Ezra Miller's solo movie. After losing directors over and over again, WB has decided to go ahead and just do an adaptation of the massive storyline. And this might be the most unexpected and shocking reveal of them all, that immediately raised up concerns and speculations in the fanbase. Why? In the comic, "Flashpoint" was used to... RESET the DC Universe!!! The event in that movie, ultimately created a new timeline, that sequed DC Comics into the New 52 era. Does this imply that... WB is attempting to do the same with their live action movies? So EARLY in the game? Is this their way to fix the mess that was caused by Snyder? Or a direct response to Marvel Studios' sequel to "Spider-Man: Homecoming"? Hmmmm. It's clear that this movie won't make it to fulfill its initial March 16th, 2018 release, due to Miller's commitment with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2". But there's also no telling if the studio would be able to rush it for a 2018 release. No director is currently attached, but safe money is leaning towards Phil Lord and Christopher Miller after their departure from "Star Wars". - "Wonder Woman 2". This year's "Wonder Woman" is DC's first critical and financial success since "The Dark Knight", so a direct sequel is practically a no-brainer. Not to mention, director Patty Jenkins have been working on a script with Geoff Johns, that will put Gal Gadot's Diana Prince in the 80s. Jenkins might even return to direct the movie, though that part was not yet confirmed. This movie has recently been confirmed for a December 13th, 2019 release. - "Suicide Squad 2". Just earlier this month, we have heard that Jaume Collet-Serra has been the frontrunner to direct the sequel. Will Smith and Margot Robbie are expected to reprise their roles as Deadshot and Harley Quinn. - "The Batman". Yes, looks like that IS indeed the official title. And we know that Matt Reeves will begin working on this title as soon as he's done promoting "War of the Planet of the Apes". Hot negative report (not rumor) was running rampant prior to SDCC 2017, that current Batman actor Ben Affleck might be walking out of the DC Extended Universe. Especially with the fact that Reeves won't be using Affleck's script that he has written with Johns. Thanks to that, Affleck had to blatantly give a public response. He pretty much confirmed his involvement as a lead actor in the solo Batman movie. Oddly, he never blatantly denied that he's leaving the DCEU after this movie. So in a way, that's just him smart talking his way out of difficult conversation. Suffice to say, it was NOT a nice moment. - "Batgirl". Whedon has openly revealed to IGN that he'll start working on "Batgirl" next year as well. Likely after his obligations to 'help a friend' with the post producton of "Justice League" is wrapped. - "Green Lantern Corps". I think... David Goyer was working on this? The movie had been given a 2020 release window in WB's old announcement. It's unclear if it will still keep up with this plan. - "Justice League Dark". Last we heard, Doug Liman has walked out of this title. But that was due to his conflicting schedules and commitment with other studios. Since this is the last title on the list, there's always a chance that he might be back on board. After all, WB needs the self-proclaimed 'greatest director' in the world, right?

These announcements sounded GRAND and AMBITIOUS and all... but should we really be excited about them? I'm not sure. It obviously caused mixed reaction in the internet, triggering plenty of questions in various media in regards to DC Films' long-term plan. The way I see it, WB was just the KING of big talk as usual... eventhough they don't really have a good track record of keeping up with their words. I honestly doubt the studio came fully prepared for this panel, and that those titles were merely another temporary placeholders that might come and go without certainty. Several titles that have been headlining in the medias for a while now, were conspicuously MISSING from the lineup. Remember Dwayne Johnson's much reported "Black Adam", Ray Fisher's supposed solo movie "Cyborg", "Justice League Part 2" that originally was set for a 2019 release, the heavily rumored "Man of Steel 2", and David Ayer's "Gotham City Siren"? Not to mention, a recent entry in the rumor circuit that talked about a Harley Quinn vs. Joker movie, that started as soon as SDCC began? Yeah, those titles were a no show. They might even be gone for good.

With WB only releasing one movie next year in form of Jason Momoa's "Aquaman", we should expect most of these newly announced title to arrive as soon as 2019. I hope they won't get carried away and act bullish by releasing 4 titles a year. Even Marvel Studios took almost 10 years before finally deciding to release 3 per year. Then again, that's certainly their main intention, especially if we put into account that they HAVE 4 release dates for 2020 now! Does this mean, we get the first 4 of those movies in 2019, then another 4 in 2020? I don't know how I can even begin to fathom that...

Also, WB just can't catch a break. After sort of 'debunking' (technically, that's just smart corporate talking) a previous rumor about Batffleck, another one already hit the studio as soon as SDCC 2017 was wrapped. Variety reported that the reshoot process for "Justice League" has been causing issues for the studio. This report was backed by The Hollywood Reporter, that called it 'substantial'. Apparently, the extensive extra production took a toll of $25 million, roughly the cost of a separate mid-budget movie! Budget for additional photographies in big budget Hollywood movies generally cost between $6-10 million. Production duration was also dragged on for roughly two months, causing scheduling headaches to its cast members. Momoa and Gadot had to spend 2 weeks worth, while Affleck is still filming new scenes this week. In the case of Cavill, as I've mentioned above, a special post-production budget will be required to digitally remove his natural mustache.

Thanks to this bizarre new scenario, Whedon would also be getting a producing and/or screenplay credit, due to him spending more time than planned to finish the movie and add much-needed 'connective tissue' between sequences As I said, the recent trailer strongly felt like his own "The Avengers", so I sincerely hope Whedon will be getting the credit he deserves. Will this movie be another case of "Suicide Squad" or "Fant4stic Four"? Or will it come out unscathed like "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" or "World War Z"? Here's hoping it's the latter case. We'll know the answer in November.

DC Television

When it comes to live action adaptations, the TV side of DC actually fared much better than the tumultuous DC Films. Even shows that wasn't a hit like "Legends of Tomorrow", slowly getting better and became a favorite. Not saying I'm a fan nor avid follower to those shows though. I'm just fully acknowledging that they are indeed, the more favorable ones. Especially when compared to Marvel TV's products. As each The CW shows had their own panel, a new cool-looking mashup trailer for them was released during SDCC 2017. One show that was included in it, is their upcoming adaptation of "Black Lightning", set to debut in 2018.

Ironically, Black Lightning has been publicly confirmed to be its own thing, and not part of the Arrowverse. So general audience seeing this trailer, might be getting the wrong idea about it. As for my impression on this new show? Well, superhero SHOW's fatigue aside, it's getting more and more clear that this show is definitely not my cup of tea. Not saying it's bad, the concept and overall look felt just about right. It's definitely in the standard of other The CW superhero shows. I just didn't feel a personal connection to warrant a regular viewing for it. After all, I'm more of an animated guy...

Speaking of animated, the "Young Justice" Q&A panel debuted the official character designs for the much-anticipated 3rd season. The season will be officially titled "Young Justice: Outsider", and the concept art includes Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Arrowette, Arsenal, Beast Boy, and a new character named Thirteen. The absence of several characters from Season 2 will surely make some fans wonder, and co-creator Brandon Vietti reassured that characters like Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy won't be completely absent since they are still part of the DC Universe.

Vietti also confirmed that the series, planned to be 26 episodes in total, will be streamed in a separate channel, not on Cartoon Network like several existing DC shows. "There’s more creative room here for more adult themes and more sophisticated and challenging stories for our characters", he said. It's still unclear what form will this stand-alone DC only streaming take. But I'm sure we'll be hearing about it in the near future.

X-Men Universe

I believe the upcoming X-Men series "The Gifted" had a panel during SDCC 2017. That's because a new trailer has debuted for the show. But since I couldn't care less about it, I won't be talking about it.

Instead, I'll talk about FX's "LEGION" instead. First season for the Dan Stevens' starring mini series, was a huge hit. Even I have to admit, that I didn't see it coming. Showrunner Noah Hawley and the cast were present at Ballroom 20 for their panel, and of course talked about the upcoming Season 2. Saïd Taghmaoui, who was featured in the WB's "Wonder Woman" movie, has been announced to be playing another 'face' of Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. Shadow King. In the first season, this supernatural entity (I don't recall that he's a mutant, no, but I could be mistaken) was played by both actress Aubrey Plaza, and Stevens himself, since he's part of David Haller's consciousness. It's going to be interesting to see how Farouk cooks up his creepy plot in the new season, especially because he's getting a new form. We'll just have to wait and see the 10-episodes sequel when it arrives in 2018.

NOTE: By the way, I didn't consider this to be a Marvel talk, since it's developed and produced by FOX. Yes, the characters are Marvel's, but we all know that FOX never really cared about source material, right?

Netflix

No Marvel talk here either, so expect the category to be more... brief. LOL. Also, it's the reason why this category gets bumped down a few notch than usual. Though definitely not because it's lacking by all means.

The first full-length official trailer for "Stranger Things" Season 2 was debuted through their SDCC 2017 panel. And great goodness, things weren't looking good. I mean, in the show, due to Noah Schnapp's Will Byers death-defying experience in the "Upside Down". As many of us had suspected, Will's return to the real world might not be a good idea. Instead, it's likely he's opening up a gateway for more creatures from the supernatural place to visit and 'invade' the real world. CREEPY af!!! The panel itself could be seen as a success, with Patton Oswalt moderating, and Shannon Purser making a delightful surprise visit.

That suspenseful trailer did a really good job teasing the developments of the characters. We see pretty much everyone, including the new cast members like Paul Reiser's Dr. Owens, Dacre Montgomery's Billy, Sadie Sink's Mad Max, and others, as well as fan-favorite Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven who wrapped the video by discovering a way out... or should I say 'way back' to the real world. Go Eleven! Series creator the Duffer Brothers had promised the new season to be 'Bigger, Darker, Scarier' and it really showed. They had already mapped out the series end game, which could be even bigger than this, so that's certainly saying much. "Stranger Things" Season 2 arrives on October 27th, 2017, and obviously I can't wait to see it.

"Voltron Legendary Defender" also had its own separate panel, with producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, as well as voice actors Bex Taylor-Klaus and Tyler Labine making their appearances. Aside from debuting the official trailer for Season 3 (possibly the reason why it wasn't available in the official channel before), the team also announced voice actor A. J. Locascio as the voice of new antagonist Prince Lotor. Lotor will have four half-galra female generals as his aides. First episode of Season 3 was premiered exclusively for SDCC attendees.

The panel confirmed that the 7-episodes Season 3 will arrive on August 4th, 2017. That's a strange number, huh? I wonder if several episodes will be... I don't know, 50 minutes or more? Remember, the first season was only 11 episodes, but its first episode had the duration of 3 episodes. So in total, it was still 13 episodes like Season 2! Anyhoo, what I didn't expect was, the event also confirmed that a 4th season will arrive much much sooner than expected, in October 2017! I'm curious to why it's announced so early? Could it be... the final season? Hmmm...

Overall, Netflix had a generally successful presence throughout the event. Even if cult-favorite "Sense8" was a no-show despite its much applauded finale renewal, and David Ayer's "Bright" had mixed reception, the other panels were considered to be a win. They are taking over Hall H this year, and who knows what will happen next year and so on. One particular highlight was of course Marvel's "The Defenders". But since it's Marvel-related, that's a story for another day... or to be precise, another post!

One Piece

Now this is a news that would get any anime fans feeling... mixed. Mixed as in, a joy with a hint of concern, or anger with a touch of delight. It's your call.

Yahoo! Japan (via ComicBook.com) reported that... we'll be getting a live action Hollywood TV show for Eiichirou Oda's "One Piece" series!!! It was officially announced during the manga's 20th anniversary. Yay, or nay, I'm sure this will make you speechless. In one side, the cast of One Piece is as global as it can get, so having international cast would be VERY fitting compared to Japanese actors who pretend like they are foreigners. But on the other hand... seriously? This is a big title that requires massive special effects, particularly characters with the effects of those Demon Fruits. Don't forget the numerous islands, with their own quirky colorful inhabitants that hints towards huge production cost for makeup and costume. Can a TV show, with a really limited budget pull it off such tremendous challenge?

Marty Adelstein is set to be in charge, and Tomorrow Studios will be working on it. And this is where things get more... concerning. Adelstein is also the one working on that "Cowboy Beebop" TV Hollywood adaptation! And he even has already boasted... er, I mean admitted that this adaptation will be the most expensive TV shows ever made in the US. "I have been a fan of One Piece for 20 years. It is an honor to be entrusted with such an important work by Shueisha and Mr. Oda. I am enthusiastic to give my all to make One Piece succeed. I think this project could set a new record for the highest production cost in television drama history. The work's worldwide fame merits this scale of production.", was his official statement. Confident, but knowing the rating system and stingy budget of US networks, will this approach even work? He hasn't even proven his worth with "Cowboy Beebop", how can he be so bold about a more difficult one like this?

Thankfully, Oda has officially expressed that he has taken a great amount of time to consider this. So basically, he has given his seal of approval. His promise to not let down his fans, is definitely reassuring. Beside, Oda is notorious for speaking out if he's not pleased. Which means, as soon as he's not 'feeling it', I'm sure he'll immediately pull the plug. Thus the franchise is saved! LOL.

Professor Layton

"Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy" has been released last week! Have you played the game? Before you ask, nope, I personally haven't. Sure, it's available on iOS and Android for worldwide release, but unlike "Layton Brothers: Mistery Room", it's not free. So of course I haven't had the chance (nor money) to play it. Ahahaha... ^^;. Its Nintendo 3DS version is also currently only available in Japan, so there's that.

Thankfully, western fans who are holding out for an English 3DS version, can now rest at ease. LEVEL-5 has officially announced that it will be available very soon, in October. That's good news, albeit a bit odd considering the iOS and Android version have already been made available in foreign language. Why would it require 3 months to transfer the finished product to a 3DS cartridge, right? Oh well, the important thing is, you only to be patient just a few more months to experience Katrielle's adventure in your region-locked 3DS! Good for you...

Of course, if you don't want to wait that long, don't forget! The full version (consisting of 12 complete cases, and the entire set of additional mini games), and not some random scaled-down clone is already available on the App Store and Google Play for $15.99. Just make sure you cleared up the proper space on your smartphone before you download, okay! Because I have a feeling the size is going to be preeeetty BIG.

Sonic the Hedgehog

That cool-looking new antagonist for "Sonic Force" that was teased by SEGA last month? He has been given his own reveal trailer, as well as his own theme music! Yes, Infinite, is just one of the villains that Classic, Modern, and Custom Sonic will have to deal in this game. But there's no doubt that he's definitely the coolest of them all. At least for yours truly. "Sonic Forces" will be released this holiday for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Street Fighter

Three more character costumes have been made available for "Street Fighter V". Ibuki, Laura, and Rashid have received sports-themed alternate costume, and they should have been released alongside the latest update on July 25th. CAPCOM announced this on their "Street Fighter 30th Anniversary" panel at SDCC 2017. Ibuki got a volleyball-themed costume, while both Rashid and Laura got football-inspired ones, all available alongside a new DLC character Abigail. Visit Gematsu to see their individual pricing.

ARIKA

The company debuted 50 minutes worth of gameplay from their... 'Mysterious Fighting Game'. It's available online via their official channel. Seeing EX characters like Garuda, Hokuto/Shirase, and Kairi is nostalgic and all, but I can't help but feel that the whole gameplay looks... 'rough around the edges'. The design was a bit blocky, somewhat "Street Fighter IV" inspired, and the movement wasn't as smooth as the "Tekken" series. Even the first version of "The King of Fighters XIV" looked nicer somehow. But this new title is expected to be released next year, so the company still have plenty of time to work on the visuals and controls. Here's hoping we'll get clearer idea of what this is all about in the near future.

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Flowers Gallery

Angela Flowers established her first gallery in 1970 on Lisle Street in London's West End. In the 1980s, the gallery was one of the first to open in London's East End, the space became known as Flowers East. Matthew Flowers, Angela's son, took over day to day operations in 1989 and by 1997, the gallery expanded further with a Los Angeles space. There are now two gallery spaces in London: a West End premises on Cork Street (2000) and an industrial space in Shoreditch, East London (2002). Flowers Gallery participates regularly in art fairs internationally. The programme in both the UK and US comprises all media by established and emerging artists. The gallery is an active publisher of prints and multiples with an established department in contemporary international photography.

They sell artists work such as; Boomoon, Glenys Barton, Glen Baxter, Michael Benson, George Blacklock, Edward Burtynsky, Aleah Chapin, Cedric Christie, Edmund Clark, Julie Cockburn, Bernard Cohen, Ken Currie, Jane Edden, Boyd & Evans, Amanda Faulkner, Kleio Gizeli, Friedemann Hahn, Tom Hammick, David Hepher, Nicola Hicks, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Peter Howson, Patrick Hughes, Claerwen James, Lucy Jones, Nadav Kander, John Keane, John Kirby, Mona Kuhn, Tim Lewis, John Loker, Ishbel Myerscough, Jiro Osuga, Freya Payne, Tom Phillips, Simon Roberts, Carol Robertson, Michael Sandle, Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Peter Schmersal, Terry Setch, Kevin Sinnott, Richard Smith, Renny Tait, Shen Wei and Michael Wolf.  

Events include;

Panel Discussion: Urbanism, Utopia and Entropy: Responding to London's expanding concrete landscape LONDON Kingsland Road 11 May, 6:00 – 8:00pm To coincide with current exhibition David Hepher: Grain of Concrete, Flowers Gallery will host a panel discussion chaired by award-winning documentary film-maker, art critic and author, Ben Lewis. Joining him is exhibiting artist, David Hepher and Professor of Sustainable Urbanism at the University of Westminster, Michael Neuman. Panelists will be discussing David's current exhibition, surrounding themes of urbanism, utopia and entropy and how the ever changing landscape has affected the London home.

Peter Howson 'Prophecy' Opening Reception NEW YORK Chelsea 3 May, 6:00 – 8:00pm Join us for the opening of Peter Howson's exhibition Prophecy, showcasing a new series of dramatic large-scale paintings and a sequence of smaller highly-worked allegorical panels.

Ash to Art' Auction in aid of Glasgow School of Art 6 March 2017 25 leading international artists including Ishbel Myerscough have been commissioned to create new work using materials recovered from The Glasgow School of Art fire in 2014. The works will be auctioned at Christie’s, London on Wednesday 8th March with the aim of raising the final £13.5million required to complete the restoration of the School's Mackintosh Library.

Flowers Gallery do a ‘Print of the Week’, which features an artist and their work on the homepage of their site, I find this a good idea as it gives the viewers something new and interesting every week - small element that makes people revisit the page. This is something to think about - how can myself and Sam do to keep people coming back - can do print of the week / image of the week when representing photographers - could be a new image from personal project or from a commission - keeps it interesting.

I read an interview with Chris Littlewood, who works at the Flowers gallery, which gave me more of an insight into the gallery industry;

BF: Flowers gallery has been one of the longest running galleries devoted to both painting and photography in London. The synthesis of the two makes a clear path for photography to have a place alongside other mediums within the canon of artistic practice. Flowers Gallery exhibits, among others, Edward Burtynsky, Mona Kuhn, and Michael Wolf. Recently, under your direction, the gallery has begun to focus on young talent… Juno Calypso, Esther Teichman, and now for Unseen the brilliant “Lunar Caustic” series by Melinda Gibson in collaboration with Thomas Sauvin and his Beijing Silvermine. Can you explain to our importance the need to show such young and important works? CL: Without young artists coming through the ranks, the art world might begin to stagnate. Something else of importance to me is working with invited curators from outside the gallery. Through a dedicated photography space established in 2008 I have attempted to create a program, which engages with current directions in photography. Through large group exhibitions, its been possible to place the canonized alongside the emergent. The benefits of which are mutual. Work by established artists can help position and elevate the work of a recent graduate, whilst the graduate’s work re-contextualizes and refreshes the established work. *Young talent can be good for the gallery - keep looking at awards etc to find these talents. Also current photography is interesting, but how can I take this one step further, look for the future direction.

BF: Unseen seems to be like a perfect showcase for such work and the Gibson/Sauvin project. The importance being that a gallery can take chances with new and uncompromising works. There must be a sense of freedom to be able to commit to fresh talent, can you elaborate a bit on how you choose the artists which you take to Unseen? CL: Creative freedom can sometimes come at a cost. Whilst Unseen is an opportunity to introduce a wider audience to non-traditional forms of photography, the focus for the galleries is to strike a balance between this and commercial success. The selection process inevitably involves a mixture of intuition with more calculated strategies. Firstly I take into account the gallery’s broader exhibition program. I find it useful to build an art fair presentation into a longer strategy including a marketing campaign, book launches and exhibitions at our space in London. I consider the type of audience that visits Unseen, whether its local people from Amsterdam or other parts of Europe. Within that audience I will ask myself who are the ones we hope to attract? Amsterdam has a rich culture of photography with fantastic museums and publishers. If there is new work by an artist we’d like to present to the curators of local institutions – what better opportunity? Naturally, the aim at an art fair is to stand out from the other galleries. Partly based on previous editions of the fair, I will select artists that will help us achieve that. Unseen is a good platform for experimental work; you often see constructed photography, abstraction and unusual forms of display. In that sense it can be refreshing to see observational or documentary-based work. Last year we found that collectors responded well to Jason Larkin’s gritty environmental studies and portraiture from Johannesburg. Larkin very much comes from a documentary tradition – his pictures talk about complex conditions, often combining historical legacies with present day realities. In some ways Larkin’s individual photographs are straight, you might even say purist. With a playful hang in the context of Unseen the effect was both classical and contemporary. Finally it’s always important to represent the gallery photography program as a whole. Each year at Unseen I will include a recently produced piece by one of our more established names. *Unseen is something myself and Sam could go to once our business is running - good tips to stand out - new / unique talent - documentary work - could advertise the events myself and Sam run to give a better overview of the company also. Must go to Unseen in the future to look at the competition / how we can stand out and promote our business.

I also decided to look at Flowers Gallery online platform to gain further insight into how to present myself and Sams business online;

Website; https://www.flowersgallery.com - the homepage includes a slideshow of certain work that the gallery is currently exhibiting, giving the audience a strong insight into what the gallery has to offer and to show. When scrolling down the homepage, news and events is first to appear, providing the audience with links and accompanying images of articles and exhibitions that revolve around the gallery.

When scrolling further there is a section for video as well as print of the week (spoke about before). The homepage is rather simple and much less busier than other homepage which I like as aI believe some audiences can become overwhelmed with a large amount of text and image straight away - need to be introduced and eased into the company. The exhibition page comes up with four links; current, upcoming, past and online which gives the viewers ways to explore all exhibitions, allowing them to search with ease. The exhibitions are in a square structure that allows the viewer to clearly see all exhibition information.

When looking at a separate page that features an exhibition, the content is as follows; image of exhibition, name, artist, date, what the artist focuses on - genre, ideas, quotes, what the exhibition involves, sizes, numbers of prints, describing the work. Other items in the page include a press release, location of the exhibition and the artist bio. This is a good insight in understanding what content myself and Sam can add to our website in regards to presenting exhibitions online. There is also an artist page that features the represented artists that have exhibited. The artists are in a set square structure much like the exhibitions, creating consistency and a strong element of design, which is something to consider for myself and Sam website design. The artist page features a bio of the artist, what the artist focuses on, where they have exhibited and their aims within their practice.

There is also one piece of work that is featured within the artist page, giving an overview of the work, however with myself and Sams website, we will present more visual work to give a better overview of the artist. The Gallery also has a page called shop, that features prints, books and sculptures to sell. Whilst myself and Sam won’t be selling, this is insightful to see for if we do sell in the future, with what to include and how to design the pages. The about page includes details of location, contact details, sales enquiries, press, submissions and internships. The information they include on their about action is when the gallery was first established, where it has expanded to, and that it participates in art fairs. With myself and Sams work, I want to give the viewers our aims and values to the photographic industry, rather than just where we are located, as this gives people a chance to connect with our value for the company. Lastly, the news and events page focuses on the events within the gallery and gives an overview of the gallery, again this is a good idea to update the viewers on the processes of the gallery, which myself and Sam will do in regards to representing artists and gallery updates.

Twitter; https://twitter.com/flowersgallery - The gallery frequently uses Twitter to update viewers on the gallery, including exhibitions, artists prints as well as retweets from the gallery - engaging in viewers and audience interaction. They use hashtags to create a deeper discussion thats easy to access via the hashtag, creating a community to discuss. Images are also used to engage viewers, and entice them to interact with the links and the site. Overall, the use of this twitter is extremely similar to the other galleries researched, the use of visual images is an important aspect in the promotion of the social media and is something that myself and Sam will use greatly to advertise. The use of hashtags will also be something to consider to create discussions and a friendly atmosphere to the company.

Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/flowersgallery/ - the gallery presents itself on really well on Instagram, it uses prints and images for the Instagram, but also the space itself and how work is exhibited. The instagram gives a insight into the gallery, and the way it is presented is clear and gives a clean and contemporary look into the gallery due to the uses of the angles and composition of the gallery images. The images presented are also carefully presented, the images are mostly in triptychs and really emphasises the use of curation and thought within the gallery. This is something I want to consider as I believe structuring an Instagram like this gives a good impression of detail and design, giving confidence in the viewers to see you as a professional company. Again, they use hashtags to promote work and create discussions, which is another element myself and Sam should think about including in our social media.

Overall, looking at the events, interviews and online platforms has given me further insight into the gallery and event industry, and has given me extended knowledge on the business, which I can now apply to myself and Sams company.

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