#Seth Sakai

[ratleyland]

A trip down memory lane with this Martial Arts movie from 1991.

I don't remember it being so cheesy... but cheesy in a good way!

[princeoftherunaways]

2023 book recs! (to read and to skip)

inspired by @deanmarywinchester's incredible rec list and general reading reviews!

RECOMMEND:

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: I love you autistic androids. forever and ever. I'm pretending the adaptation is not happening bc I don’t think the screen can do it justice so I’m simply enjoying every single page of these books before there’s inevitable show Discourse. I love the plots and the dialogue and just like murderbot I too wish I could be left alone to watch my shows.

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Lavery: this book has a couple excerpts on here that make the rounds and piqued my interest and holy shit. if you are trans and queer and probably autistic. read this book as fast as you can. I felt seen in every word and also. Absolutely read to filth.

The Traitor Baru Cormorant (the masquerade series) by Seth Dickinson: I think I finally started this series because of my bestie @ofbowsandbooks (as is the case with so many things) but who's to say. either way I read this towards the beginning of the year and have not stopped thinking about it since. if you read it. please listen to so much (for) stardust by fob. I cannot recommend the specific kind of damage it does to you while rotating baru and tain hu in your mind. just. tailored to me in so many ways (fantasy story about imperialism and masks and lying and the terrible power of math) so I do admit bias there.

Settlers by J Sakai: If you can only read a book or two about understanding why colonialism/capitalism is at the root of all evil...read this book. It's at the top of my general list of political nonfic recs (next to capitalism & disability by marta russell and border & rule by Harsha Walia). I like to describe it as a leftist pov of us history that pulls apart some of the liberal/white "optimism" of People's History of the US.

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib: I think this was also based on an excerpt I saw on here. I finally started getting into memoirs/essay collections this year and WOW. I mean, even if that genre isn't your thing, you should still read this book. It's just so so good, and utilizes unique topics (particularly music, I love his FOB essay) to explore both small personal moments and larger existential issues.

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon: This is considered a staple of anticolonial movements & education for a reason. Definitely helpful for understanding the global decolonial revolutions of the 1960s.

Decarcerating Disability by Liat Ben-Moshe: An incredible study of abolition from a disability lens. Clear (if a bit repetitive at times) but overall an engaging read that definitely brings a much needed addition to larger abolition texts.

Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: I read this one after seeing @deanmarywinchester's posts about it. I read it in two days and it knocked me so hard on my ass. Especially as someone who was obsessed with the hunger games in middle/high school. Just. Wow. holy shit. we knew this already but abolish prisons police etc etc and also we have GOT to be done with tiktok. and alexas. and just being okay with casually reposting/consuming videos and images of violence against people of color and and and -

Exile & Pride by Eli Clare: transmasc disabled PNW crew rise up!!!! the trauma of growing up as all these things in a small rural town!!! I have very rarely felt so deeply seen and understood as when I was reading this book. It's heavy emotionally & topically, so warnings there. I did struggle a bit with it but only because of how deeply some of his story reflects my own.

Innocence & Corruption by Aiyana Goodfellow: This book and its author demand a fundamental shift from how we as a society view and treat children. If you are planning on having kids, have kids in your life, are a teacher, etc etc, cannot emphasize enough how important this book is to remind us that kids are people now, and they deserve autonomy, respect, and support.

Honorable Mentions:

he who drowned the world by shelley parker-chan : this was moved down a category only because the book before this one (she who became the sun) is literally just setup for this sneaky gut punch. So as a duology, could be stronger. this book as a standalone? Wow. There's some banger lines and concepts and characters in there. (Wang baoxiang. Just. Oh boy). Definitely fascinating in convo with baru cormorant, and I think a reason it's lower for me as well is because the lens of hwdtw is much more of an internal power turmoil than a study of imperalism, which I'm biased towards interest-wise. I read this purely because of @ash-and-starlight's incredible art, so please go check that out if you read the book - It is absolutely worth the read for their art.

the Black Jacobins by C L R James: I'm a french revolution bitch. it was a special interest of mine as a kid and got me invested in history. that said, we gotta talk about france's fuckery. which is to say, slavery/genocide/colonialism etc etc. This book is somewhat tricky to read at points, especially in keeping track of who's who, but a really incredible explanation of the beginning of Haiti's fight for independence. If you enjoy French or Caribbean history, anticolonial revolutions, and some of the nitty-gritty details of history textbooks, this is for you.

life under the jolly roger by Gabriel Kuhn: who here has seen black sails. (thee gay pirate show. Original edition.) strikes a good balance between an understanding of what pirates have/can/could represent, and absolutely clarity about their actual violence, legacy, and politics. Informative without being drawn in by the romanticism or dismissing its power completely.

the essential June Jordan: Politically relevant and also just lyrically beautiful poetry.

hell followed with us by Andrew Joseph White: trans horror fans w/ Christianity beef, this is for you. I am NOT a horror fan, but it was so well done and resonant with me that I stomached the gore for it and do absolutely recommend. if that’s your thing

DO NOT RECOMMEND:

the invisible life of addie larue by ve schwab: I love VE and am a bit of an apologist for her prose over plot bc her worldbuilding is always so cinematic to me, but this was such a frustrating waste of a brilliant concept. It was just...boring? Neither Addie nor Henry are particularly interesting (Henry's relatable, but again, not engaging as a character) and for someone who's been alive for a long time, I expected more unique flashbacks and worldbuilding. I expected the ten thousand doors of january, but this was not that, although I think at its soul it wanted to be.

the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch - Been meaning to read this forever since it was recommended a lot on here if you liked six of crows. I would say a similar setup (dickension fantasy) but that's about it. Characters aren't that likeable or clever, the action is slow, and I take issue with the ending.

unwieldy creatures by addie tsai - I so badly wanted this book to be good. It was not.

a day of fallen night by samantha shannon - It was fine, it's just such a long book I think time is better spent elsewhere, ya know?

provenance - second ann leckie book that i've finished unimpressed. despite murderbot being top of my list, this similar vibe of sci-fi did not strike me as one with such a unique clear voice. It just felt like a more inclusive version of many average space books.

[amstories]

S04E16: Mr. Flight Attendant

Pairing: Barbs x Seth from If I Fall by shirlengtearjerky

Prompt: "I am a first-time passenger in an airplane so I do not know where do I get my food provided by the airline so I asked this cute guy that I thought was a steward because of his matching outfit"

Note: This is one of my entries for Ate Leng's Ficlet Writing Contest last 2015. This is not affiliated with shirlengtearjerky or any of her stories. I wrote this when I was young so please bear with it.

Barbs’s gift to herself is a ticket to New York. Well, aside from that, she is going to meet her college friend, Zades, together with her husband in New York.  This is actually her first airplane ride and she totally doesn't know what to do. She already asked her friends what to do, yet natutuliro pa rin siya.

Katatapos lang ng biggest break ni Seth from his work. And he needs a lot of rest. Pagbalik na naman kasi niya sa trabaho, magiging busy ulit siya. So he decided to go New York to have some rest somehow.

For Barbs, everything is going well. Dumadaan naman siya sa tamang lusutan kahit papaano. As they took off, nakaramdam ng nausea feeling si Barbs. Of course, bagong sakay ng eroplano. Her seatmate on the left gave her something to chew for her to lessen her nausea feeling. “Thanks,” she said after feeling a lot better.

“Put on the ear plugs to lessen the pain in feeling the pressure,” the guy said. He sounds nice but he looks arrogant. She followed the guy, anyway. Even if she’s starting to get pissed off of that guy.

An hour after the plane took off, Barbs felt a sudden growl in her stomach. Sakto namang may nakita siya tumayo na steward. “Excuse me, mister!” Luckily, the steward turned around. “Kailan ko makukuha ang pagkain ko provided by the airline?” She tried to sound as professional as she can be.

The steward’s first reaction was to raise his right brow. Nainsulto naman dito si Barbs dahil sa gesture na pinakita ng steward.

Mas nainsulto siya sa pagtanong ng steward na, “Excuse me?”

What the hell! Ano bang problema ng steward na ’to?

“Mukha ba akong flight attendant, miss?”

There, unti-unting narealize ni Barbs na hindi steward ang kausap niya. Eh paano kasi! Halos parehas ang outfit niya sa uniform ng flight attendants.

“Tanga mo talaga, Barbs,” she whispered to herself.

“Okay lang ’yan, miss. Nakuha mo pa rin naman yung atensyon niya,” her seatmate teased, which made her more embarassed and pissed at the same time.

Way to go to humiliate yourself, Barbara Ramirez.

[suffering-and-happy-about-it]

Updated Messy Masterlist:

The master list is undergoing maintenance at the moment - I'm creating headers and such for better orientation, but I won't be updating it fast enough I think.

The Remnants (One-Shot) (Completed)

Description: A soul. What even is 'a soul'? Many couldn't answer the question, except for two men roaming the Earth - an Angel and a Demon. Falling for a particular soul wasn't in the 'Good Angel's Guide to Earth' and yet there the Angel was - desperately and endlessly in love with one of them, following said soul through every lifetime. After their breakup and Aziraphale's leave, Crowley vows to watch over all of Aziraphale's remnants against his better will - including the human his ex-partner loved oh so much. And as it turns out...

Pairing: Ineffable husbands x afab!reader

Read more: H E R E

Killshot

Description: The occupation as a member of SAS came with many restrictions and rules one had to follow to a dot. It could get even more intense for a soldier carrying a lot of trauma and not enough self-love, if any at all. Thank God, this lonely soldier meets a lonely florist one day, and as they say - animals have the best judge of character.

Pairing: Simon Riley x fem!reader

Read more: H E R E

All the Things She Said (Stopped as of now):

Description: After a rather unlucky coincidence, Lord Asriel is left alone on his supposed expedition to meet the king of Lapland. Thanks to Thorold's advances, he's lucky enough to get an assistant sent over from the University of Oxford.

Pairing: Asriel Belaqua x fem!reader

Read more: H E R E

Love’s Wrecks (An Our Flag Means Death Series) (Stopped)

Description: Heartbreak is one hell of a bitch. And one Edward Teach could tell you all about it. Yet thanks to Fate being a little trickster, there’s a person who enters his life to remind him of how nice it is of having someone he can confide in, someone he can care about, and someone he can trust. To remind him, what it means to have a friend for better or worse

Pairing: Edward Teach x fem!reader

Read more: h e r e

Stressed Out (FINISHED)

Series despription: Once upon a time, there was a lonely dog locked up in his own home. The lonely dog became sad and angry - until a woman came to stay at the lonely, sad house one day.

Pairing: Sirius Black x fem!reader

Read here: H E R E

The Big, Big Bang (SCRAPPED AS OF NOW)

Series summary: Sometimes, you might feel lonely in the entirety of the universe; of all of the stars, planets and constellations... Until it comes. The big bang that turns the world upside down, the reason why all the stars collide and why you, in the first place, are alive.

Pairing: Remus Lupin x fem!reader

Read here: H E R E

Football Time (Mini series) (FINISHED)

Series description:  Every twenty years, Carlisle Cullen has the courtesy to invite his old-time friends to his residence to have time to catch up with them and play a game of baseball. This time was supposed to be different, though; the Cullens found an entire pack of players to expand the teams.

Pairing: None, at least not in this one

Read here: H E R E 

Chop and Change (Mini series) (Seth Clearwater x fem!reader) (FINISHED)

Series description: Twenty years ago, you’ve given a promise to a boy who claimed to imprint on you. Against your will, you decided to keep it and to visit La Push just to see if anything has changed. 

Warning: It’s highly recommended to read the Football Time miniseries first since this contains an unlike pairing which is explained in the series, also the circumstances are given there. 

Read here: H E R E

A White Demon’s Love Song (Jacob Black x fem!reader) (STOPPED)

Series description:  A new job was what the reason you found yourself on a lonely roadtrip on the western coast, ending up in the woods of Olympian Peninsula. Yet a sudden car malfuction was what cause your unplanned stay in Forks. To your surprise, there was a lot of sinister things going on under the veil of fog.

Read here: H E R E

Shattering the TIme (Ekko x fem!reader) (Stopped as of now)

Description: A long time ago, there was a peaceful state ruling over the Lanes of Zaun. Yet one day, the protector was murdered by his rival and Lanes had gone to shit ever since, leading to the establishment of an independent Firelight base just out of Zaun. But this peace was to come to end soon with old friends coming back, rising from the dead, and getting killed.

Read here: H E R E

Intercity Relations (Vander x fem!reader one-shot)

Description: Spending years studying Interstate relations at Piltover's academy, you made both allies and rivals during your studies. Unlucky for you, Cassandra Kiramman hated your guts ever since you first met. The woman ensured you'd never see Ixtal or Shumira but rather serve as an intercity negotiator between Zaun and Piltover.

Read here: H E R E

Tales of Priestesses and Witchers (Geralt x fem!reader) (FINISHED) - GOING THROUGH COMPLETE REWORK

Description: Geralt of Rivia, also known as the infamous Butcher of Blaviken or the White Wolf, was traveling the Continent along with idiotic, yet humble and kind bard Jaskier, settling in a small town near the free city of Novigrad. That was when Geralt bumped into an old friend of his - and realized that all the wrongdoings he had committed in the past will eventually come back to him.

Series master list: H E R E

The Incapable Bard’s Contract (Jaskier x fem!reader) (FINISHED)

Description: Geralt of Rivia isn’t always there to watch over Jaskier, his best, yet incapable bard friend. Sometimes, when the Witcher knows that there is bad blood between the bard and someone else, he writes a contract and offers a job - silently watching over Jaskier traveling the roads.

Series master list: H E R E

Perks of Being a Woman in the World of Men (Geralt x fem!witcher) (SCRAPPED, ENDED)

Series description: The Butcher of Blaviken has a long and famous past, thanks to his friend Jaskier. Yet, neither of those dies easily and it still lurks behind Geralt like a shadow after all those years. History, neither unfriendly relationships, doesn’t die easily.

Series master list: H E R E

Borderlands Fandom:

Pieces of the People We Love (Scooter x fem!reader, in the end) (STOPPED)

Description: Not many people had the chance to see a vault or to mean anything in the world of Pandora. Will a hardly built relationship in the loneliness of the desert have the potential to change anything in the world of anarchy and chaos - or will the friends try to murder each other?

Series master list:  H E R E

WhatsApp? (Steve Rogers x fem!reader) (FINISHED)

Description: You’ve never been lucky with guys. You just wanted to catch someone’s eye, to be loved. One day, that’s about to turn completely - with one fake, completely imagined number a guy gave you.

Warnings: Long-burn romantic story happening on WhatsApp for the bigger part. Sam and Bucky being my iconic duo of divas and lil Pete Parker being the chaotic friend.

Master list:  H E R E  

Peter Parker's iPod (Peter Parker x fem!reader) (FINISHED AS OF NOW)

Series description: The blip was hard. Dating Michelle Jones was a daily pleasure in Parker’s life. So… It was even harder to swallow when MJ announced to Peter that things weren’t working as she wished they would. That happened one month before college. Now, Parker is unsure if he can handle falling for yet another amazing girl.

Master list: H E R E

One-shots:

An Unlicensed Therapist (A Steven Grant One-Shot)

Description: Your life was simply too good to be true - a bunch of the best friends on the planet, a job in one of the best attorney offices in Manhattan, and a nice guy you were seeing. But one day, your best friend Carly suddenly decides to get married to her boyfriend of five years... And that was when you felt like your life was crumbling apart.

Read: H E R E

Series:

The Eighties Blasts Collection (SCRAPPED AS OF NOW)

Description: Jim Hopper died as a hero. But with that, one certain problem rises up - who will now lead the cops of Hawkins? Hopper thought of that - he decided to write a letter, naming his niece, nineteen-year-old student of Indianapolis police academy, Y/N Hopper as a sheriff deputy in a letter. But anybody in the town doesn’t have a clue that being a cop in Hawkins is way more dangerous than it might seem.

Pairing: Steve Harrington x Hopper!reader

Master list: H E R E

Sriracha (James Hopper x fem!reader)

Description: A problematic college student gets the worst summer job of the ‘83 - Jim Hopper, the Chief of police in your hometown will have you as his secretary since his old lady Flo has two months lasting holiday. It was agreed so Hopper could keep you far away from all the trouble.

Pairing: James Hopper x fem!reader

Master list: H E R E

One-Night Stands (Stopped as of now) (James Hopper x fem!reader)

Description: Chief Hopper was a mystery since he appeared back in town. Most of the people thought of him as a “lost, whoring-around alcoholic junkie”. But what if he actually manages to find a friend amongst all of the known strangers he meets in Hawkins daily?

Master list: H E R E

One-shots: 

Rasputin And His Queen (Steve Harrington x fem!reader)

Description: Everyone loves Halloween. And when you say everyone, you mean everyone - the kids LOVE trick or treating, teenagers love Halloween parties and the adults love both decorating the house and having a nice, calm night. And since one particular day, Steve Harrington fell in love with that day as well.

Read: H E R E

Euphoria HBO Fanfic series:

Mount Everest Ain’t Got Shit On Us (Fezco x fem!reader) (FINISHED)

Description: You were always told that your life will be as you wish it to be if you’ll study enough. That it will pay off if you work hard. And some people were given you like a scary example of what will happen when you don’t obey. But sometimes it feels good to disobey.

Master list and declaration before you read the series:  H E R E

Love Lies (Fezco x fem!reader, follow up) (SCRAPPED, WON’T BE UPDATED)

Description: Carcrash, coma, drug usage, partying, heartbreak... You’ve been there. After 18 months of “corrective” stay at your grandmother’s in Minnesota, it’s time for you to move back to East Highlands. Yet, it was to be expected that while some things change, some stayed the same.

Master list: H E R E

Ghost of Tsushima: 

One-shots: 

The Onsen (Pt. 1)

Pairing: Jin Sakai x fem!reader

Description: Jin Sakai is known as a proud Samurai living on a small island near the great Japanese empire - Tsushima. And when he gets washed on a beach near your home, it obviously caught a lot of attention.

Read: H E R E

The Rōnin (Onsen, Pt. 2)

Description: Tsushima had found its peace again - Kotun Khan and his men had left the island, the Mongolian invasion had ended. Yet its remnants were sure to last in your home for a long time.

 Read: H E R E

Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Games):

Summer Hideout (Raymond Kenney x fem!reader) (STOPPED)

Description: Ray, otherwise called T-Bone, was a man you were meeting on a daily basis during your shifts in your hometown. You were working as a waitress in one bistro near the beach in the summer of 2014, not knowing the man in front of you was one of the biggest whistle-blowers of the history of America.

Read: H E R E  

Naughty Dog Games: 

Series:

I want to tell you... (Nathan Drake x fem!reader) (RE-NEWED, STOPPED)

Description: Nathan Drake is not the exact definition of an unhappy man. His job is steady, his friends still see him from time to time, he plays football, but his marriage is his main problem. Many things will change when a special person comes to his life.

Read here: H E R E

Short stories:

Little Sadie (Samuel Drake & fem!reader) (Finished)

Description: based off on a Last of Us II. Gameplay trailer and the song from Crooked Still is a story about falling for your best friend, finding love and losing it. But after fifteen years, he’s back. Read here: Part one | Part two | Part three | Part four

The Girl With A Red Shirt (Young Victor Sullivan x fem!Reader) (Finished)

Description: Victor Sullivan, treasure hunter and a businessman in his late thirties. One day, he got back from his gig and met a cute girl in his favorite laundry; just to forget his talisman there. And so, the trouble with the girl starts. Read here: Part One | Part Two 

Shaken, not stirred (Samuel Drake & fem!reader)

Description: You’ve been living with your boyfriend Samuel for quite some time now, and he has finally come home from a seriously long treasure hunting job. And he found his new weakness - every single James Bond movie ever made. Read here: Shaken, not stirred

The Princess of the Prom (Teen Sam Drake x fem!Reader)

Description:  Y/N and Sam were the best friends of high school, no denying in that. Even tho Samuel’s Prom was actually amazing and fun, Y/N doesn’t feel good about going on her own. Read here: The Princess of the Prom

Dangerous (Charlie Cutter x fem!reader x Samuel Drake) (FINISHED)

Description: It was your best friend’s bachelorette party in one of London’s best clubs when two men had closed a bet if they would be able to seduce you. And in the end, the night ended up way better than you originally anticipated. Read here: Part 1 |  Part 2

Headcanons: H E R E

Favored Ones (2020 Remastered Edition) (FINISHED - Going through re-imagination and a complete rework)

Pairing: Joel x afab!reader (Part II. rendition - post-outbreak, age difference) Description: Many things were surely fucked up in the year 2038, but no one ever told anyone how all of it went down. What happened before a group left for Seattle to handle personal matters? Why did one girl refuse to leave all of it? And why there were so many dead in the end? Master list & declaration: H E R E

Rules (Ongoing as of February 2024)

Pairing: dbf!Joel x afab!reader Series description: Coming back home was a doozie - it felt like starting anew. Meeting your dad’s new best friend, however, turned your life upside down - and it was the two of you who had to set the record straight and figure out how to move on. Master list: H E R E

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 368

Comic Reviews:

DC

Batman: Dear Detective by Lee Bermejo

Black Adam: Justice Society Files – Atom Smasher by Bryan Q. Miller, Cavan Scott, Marco Santucci, Travis Mercer, John Kalisz, Michael Atiyeh

Dark Knights of Steel: Tales From the Three Kingdoms by Tom Taylor, CS Pascat, Jay Kristoff, Sean Izaakse, Michele Bandini, Caspar Wijngaard, Antonio Fabela, Romula Fajardo Jr

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths 4 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez

My Buddy Killer Croc by Sara Farizan, Nicoletta Baldari

Marvel

Amazing Fantasy 1000 by Dan Slott, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman, Ho Che Anderson, Rainbow Rowell, Michael Pasciullo, Armando Ianucci, Michael Cho, Anthony Falcone, Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marco Checchetto, Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel, Todd Nauck, Goran Parlov, Terry Dodson, Steve McNiven, Rachel Dodson, Klaus Janson, JP Mayer, Matt Wilson, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jordie Bellaire, Sonia Oback, Frank Martin, David Jay Ramos, Richard Isanove

Alien 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Julius Ohta, Yen Nitro

All-Out Avengers 1 by Derek Landy, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D’Armata

Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross, Josh Johnson

Infinity Comics

It’s Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru

Image

Antioch 1 by Patrick Kindlon, Marco Ferrari

Dark Horse

Shock Shop 1 by Cullen Bunn, Leila Leiz, Danny Luckert

Dynamite

Ninjettes 1 by Fred Van Lente, Joe Cooper, Dearbhla Kelly

IDW

Star Trek 400 by Wil Wheaton, Mike Johnson, Chris Eliopoulos, Declan Shalvey, Rich Handley, Joe Eisma, Seth Damoose, Luke Sparrow, Megan Levens, Angel Hernandez

OGN

Everyday Hero Machine Boy by Irma Kniivila, Tri Vuong

Karma GN by Dan Wickline, Carlos Reno

Kali GN by Daniel Freedman, Robert Sammelin

Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen

Always Never by Jordi Lafebre

Archie

Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular 1 by Dan Parent

AfterShock

Last Line 1 by Richard Dinnick, Jose Holder, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Dave Sharpe

Ahoy

Highball 1 by Stuart Moore, Fred Harper, Lee Loughridge

Ablaze

Boogyman 1 by Mathieu Salvia, Djet

AWA

E-Ratic: Recharged 1 by Kaare Andrews, Brian Reber

Ray’s OGN Corner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

Longbox of Horror

Additional Reviews: 13: The Musical, Cuphead Show s2, Butterfly Garden, She-Hulk ep4, Lost in Space s3, Uploads s1, Pinocchio, Cars on the Road, new Simpsons short

News: Dead-End Paranormal Park returns in October for s2, Theme Parks, Stan Sakai back to Dark Horse, Disney+ Day, D23 news, Wish/Elio/Inside Out 2 from Disney/Pixar, Mufasa: The Lion King, October is Jeff month, Radiant Pink, Radiant Yellow, Squid Game star takes on Star Wars role, Paper Girls cancelled, Netflix release model, Anthony Ramos as the Hood, Matt Shankman of WandaVision to direct Fantastic Four, Don Cheadle lead in Secret Invasion and Armor Wars, Leader and Sabra confirmed for Cap 4, Thunderbolts cast, Young Jedi Adventures, Otto Schmidt, Dark Web details

Trailers: Knives Out 2, Quantum Leap, Disenchanted, Little Mermaid, Wendel and Wild, Willow, Andor, Tales of the Jedi, Mando s3, Secret Invasion, National Treasure, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Santa Clause, Percy Jackson, Fabelmans, Werewolf by Night

Comics Countdown:

Always Never GN by Jordi Lafebre

Garlic and the Witch GN by Bree Paulsen

Batman 127 by Chip Zdarsky, Belen Ortega, Jorge Jimenez, Luis Guerrero, Tomeu Morey

Twig 5 by Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm, Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Dark Knights of Steel: Tales From the Three Kingdoms by Tom Taylor, CS Pascat, Jay Kristoff, Sean Izaakse, Michele Bandini, Caspar Wijngaard, Antonio Fabela, Romula Fajardo Jr

TMNT 132 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Sophie Campbell, Pablo Tunica, Ronda Pattison

Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine 2 by Scott Snyder, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor

Punisher 6 by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz, Dave Stewart

New Champion of Shazam! 2 by Josie Campbell, Evan Shaner

Once and Future 29 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain

Check out this episode!

[riverpancakes]

hhhh all oc pronouns ig

Nobuyuki Tokoyami- he/him

Tako Tokoyami- they/them

Arashi Kaminari- she/her

Daisuke Kaminari (Wakabayashi)- he/him

Hisana Yaoyorozu- she/her

Kaito Yaoyorozu- he/him

Daiki Aoyama- he/him

Akira Aoyama- she/her

Hiro Ashido- she/her

Kaede Ashido- he/him

Katsuro Iida- he/him

Masa Iida- she/her

Ryota Uraraka- he/him

Shinzuko Uraraka- she/her

Kenta Ojirou- he/him

Rin Ojirou- she/her

Azumi Kirishima- she/her

Akirhiro Kirishima- he/him

Kina Kirishima- she/her

Koto Aizawa- she/her

Reiji Tachibana- he/him

Hachiro Amano- he/him

Mr. Serizawa- he/him

Iwao Kamegai- he/him

Amberlynn Korematsu- she/her

Takashi Korematsu- he/him

Nakiichi Kirishima- he/him

Yua Kirishima- she/her

Takumi Bakugou- he/him

Mansa Bakugou- she/her

Takayuki Midoriya- he/him

Kayo Midoriya- she/her

Ichirou Midoriya- he/him

Aito Kaminari- he/him

Iku Kaminari- she/her

Hoshi Kaminari- he/him

Hideo Iida- he/she, he/him preferred

Meiko Iida- he/him

Baako Iida- he/him

Faraji Iida- he/him

Hanami Amajiki- she/her, wants to try neopronouns (snow/snowflake/snowflakes/snowflakeself, sy/sky/skyself)

Emi Amajiki- she/her

Ahmya Kuroiro- she/(rie/eer/eri/erie/eeriself)/(li/lich/lis/lichs/lichself)/(necro/necrom/necself)

Suiren Kuroiro- she/her

Yami Kuroiro- he/him

Miyako Kuroiro- she/her

Keiichi Tokoyami- he/him

Ren Tokoyami- she/her

Michi Sero- he/him

Etsuko Aoyama- she/her

Kasumi Tokage- she/her

Eimi Ojirou- they/she

Fuyuhime Amano- she/her

Kiku Chiba- she/her

Chihiro Hidaka- she/they

Momoka Hino- she/her

Hideoyoshi Inoue- he/him

Haruto Kurosawa- he/they

Hanzou Mizutani- he/him

Rekka Serizawa- he/him

Kohaku Takeuchi- they/he

Koshiro Tsuburaba- he/him

Shin'ichi Kaibara- he/him

Jirou Tsunoda- he/him

Masako Yusado- she/her

Aimi Nishiyama- she/her

Kei Konishi- she/her

Katsumi Matsumoto- he/him

Yukio Ishida- he/him

Aoi Neishin- he/him

Junichi Hoshino- he/him

Mariko Ayuma- they/it/she

Satoshi Mamoru- he/they

Ryo Yabun- he/him

Hope Korematsu- she/her

Dai Takenaka- he/him

Layla Arafa- she/her

Kin Akiyama- she/her

Isao Kanekou- he/him

Komiko Miyashita- she/her

Eiko Fujimoto- she/her

Katashi Koi- he/it

Aiko Saito- she/her

Chou Hirabayashi- she/her

Hiroaki Abe- he/him

Ayumi Haimawari- she/her

Satoru Chinen- he/him

Fynn Dimick- he/him

Diana Morias- she/her

Moriko Kato- she/it

Sophia Barrett- she/her

Damion Jay- he/him

Bonnie Webster- she/(tea/teaself)

Kozuya Mochizuki- he/him

Salem Mochizuki- he/him

Rose Laurence de la Croix- it/its

Zephyrus Williams- they/he

Sora Hirano- she/her

Hisashi Miyake- he/him

Tamiko Miyake- he/him

Anastasia Williams- any/all pronouns

Daichi Kuroki- he/him

Haruki Kazame- he/they

Junpei Akabane- he/him

Adriana Gegeen- she/her

Misaki Go- she/her

Tsukumi Sakai- she/her

Talyor Korematsu- she/her

Chase Korematsu- he/him

Jaelynn Korematsu- (cor/corpse/corpself)/(go/gor/gors/goreself)/she

Asahi Korematsu- he/(ve/ver/vis)

Divya Korematsu- she/her

Tadashi Bakugou- he/him

Naoki Bakugou- they/x

Akina Bakugou- she/her

Mei Villin- he/him

Kae Midoriya- she/her

Ayano Tachibana- she/her

Emori Kaminari- he/it/(haz/hazel/zels/zels/hazelnutself)

Fukumi Aoyama- she/her

Chiyo Ogawa- she/they

Kameko Shibuya- she/her

Mitsuko Morishita- any/all pronouns

Sophie Kindermann- she/her

Yuki Shiratori- she/her

Akui Miyake- he/him

Hatsuko Hoshino- she/her

Haruto Watanabe- he/him

Sana Yamazuki- he/him

Haru Yabun-Mamoru- they/them

Junji Yabun-Mamoru- he/him

Akaya Yabun-Mamoru- he/him

Kira Yabun-Mamoru- she/her

Kizuki Maede (Yabun-Mamoru)- he/him

Natsume Yabun-Mamoru- he/him

Manami Takenaka- she/they

Rei Takenaka- she/her

Seth Arafa- he/him

Thanatos Kobayoshi- he/him

Ryosuke Ishida- he/him

Kyou Achikita- he/him

Erika Maede- she/her

Rui Bakugou- she/her

Kouta Maede- he/him

Amitsu Maede- she/her

Akiyu Takenaka- she/her

[heroicadventurists]

2020 Eisner Award Nominees

Best Short Story

“Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)

“How to Draw a Horse,” by Emma Hunsinger, The New Yorker, https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/how-to-draw-a-horse

“The Menopause,” by Mira Jacob, The Believer, https://believermag.com/the-menopause/

“You’re Not Going to Believe What I’m About to Tell You,” by Matthew Inman, The Oatmeal, https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

“Who Gets Called an ‘Unfit’ Mother?” by Miriam Libicki, The Nib, https://thenib.com/who-gets-called-an-unfit-mother/

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Coin-Op No. 8: Infatuation, by Peter and Maria Hoey (Coin-Op Books)

The Freak, by Matt Lesniewski (AdHouse)

Minotäar, by Lissa Treiman (Shortbox)

Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

Sobek, by James Stokoe (Shortbox)

Best Continuing Series

Bitter Root, by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)

Criminal, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Crowded, by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt (Image)

Daredevil, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)

The Dreaming, by Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely et al. (DC)

Immortal Hulk, by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy José et al. (Marvel)

Best Limited Series

Ascender, by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Image)

Ghost Tree, by Bobby Curnow and Simon Gane (IDW)

Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image)

Naomi by Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker, and Jamal Campbell (DC)

Sentient, by Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta (TKO)

Best New Series

Doctor Doom, by Christopher Cantwell and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)

Invisible Kingdom, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Once & Future, by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora (BOOM! Studios)

Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)

Undiscovered Country, by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Daniele Orlandini (Image)

Best Publication for Kids

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief, by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin (Flying Eye/Nobrow)

Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic Graphix)

Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)

New Kid, by Jerry Craft (Quill Tree/HarperCollins)

This Was Our Pact, by Ryan Andrews (First Second/Macmillan)

The Wolf in Underpants, by Wilfrid Lupano, Mayana Itoïz, and Paul Cauuet (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group)

Best Publication for Teens

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh (DC)

Hot Comb, by Ebony Flowers (Drawn & Quarterly)

Kiss Number 8, by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw (First Second/Macmillan)

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second/Macmillan)

Penny Nichols, by MK Reed, Greg Means, and Matt Wiegle (Top Shelf)

Best Humor Publication  

Anatomy of Authors, by Dave Kellett (SheldonComics.com)

Death Wins a Goldfish, by Brian Rea (Chronicle Books)

Minotäar, by Lissa Treiman (Shortbox)

Sobek, by James Stokoe (Shortbox)

The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)

Wondermark: Friends You Can Ride On, by David Malki (Wondermark)

Best Anthology

ABC of Typography, by David Rault, translation by Edward Gauvin (SelfMade Hero)

Baltic Comics Anthology š! #34-37, edited by David Schilter, Sanita Muižniece et al. (kuš!)

Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)

Kramer’s Ergot #10, edited by Sammy Harkham (Fantagraphics)

The Nib #2–4, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)

Best Reality-Based Work

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, by Mira Jacob (One World/Random House)

Grass, by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, by Lucy Knisley (First Second/Macmillan)

Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight, by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm (Hill & Wang)

My Solo Exchange Diary, vol. 2 (sequel to My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness), by Nagata Kabi, translation by Jocelyne Allen (Seven Seas)

They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—New

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second/Macmillan)

Bezimena, by Nina Bunjevac (Fantagraphics)

BTTM FDRS, by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore (Fantagraphics)

Life on the Moon, by Robert Grossman (Yoe Books/IDW)

New World, by David Jesus Vignolli (Archaia/BOOM!)

Reincarnation Stories, by Kim Deitch (Fantagraphics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

Bad Weekend by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

Clyde Fans, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)

Cover, vol. 1, by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack (DC/Jinxworld)

Glenn Ganges: The River at Night, by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn & Quarterly)

LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Rusty Brown, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made, by Josh Frank, Tim Hedecker, and Manuela Pertega (Quirk Books)

The Giver, by Lois Lowry, adapted by P. Craig Russell, (HMH Books for Young Readers)

The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel, by Margaret Atwood, adapted by Renee Nault (Nan A. Talese)

HP Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, vols. 1–2, adapted by Gou Tanabe, translation by Zack Davisson (Dark Horse Manga)

The Seventh Voyage, by Stanislaw Lem, adapted by Jon J Muth, translation by Michael Kandel (Scholastic Graphix)

Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

Diabolical Summer, by Thierry Smolderen and Alexandre Clerisse, translation by Edward Gauvin (IDW)

Gramercy Park, by Timothée de Fombelle and Christian Cailleaux, translation by Edward Gauvin (EuroComics/IDW)

The House, by Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Maggy Garrisson, by Lewis Trondheim and Stéphane Oiry, translation by Emma Wilson (SelfMadeHero)

Stay, by Lewis Trondheim and Hubert Chevillard, translation by Mike Kennedy (Magnetic Press)

Wrath of Fantômas, by Olivier Bocquet and Julie Rocheleau, translation by Edward Gauvin (Titan)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

BEASTARS, by Paru Itagaki, translation by Tomo Kimura (VIZ Media)

Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)

Grass, by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong (Drawn & Quarterly)

Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary Edition, by CLAMP, translation by Melissa Tanaka (Kodansha)

The Poe Clan, by Moto Hagio, translation by Rachel Thorn (Fantagraphics)

Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

Cham: The Best Comic Strips and Graphic Novelettes, 1839–1862, by David Kunzle (University Press of Mississippi)

Ed Leffingwell’s Little Joe, by Harold Gray, edited by Peter Maresca and Sammy Harkham (Sunday Press Books)

The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1916–1918, edited by R.J. Casey (Fantagraphics)

Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)

Madness in Crowds: The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady, by Violet and Denis Kitchen (Beehive Books)

Pogo, Vol. 6: Clean as a Weasel, by Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

Alay-Oop, by William Gropper (New York Review Comics)

The Complete Crepax, vol. 5: American Stories, edited by Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)

Jack Kirby’s Dingbat Love, edited by John Morrow (TwoMorrows)

Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition, by J. M. DeMatteis, Jon J Muth, George Pratt, Kent Williams, and others (Dark Horse Books)

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, by Stan Sakai, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling, by Shinichi Abe, translation by Ryan Holmberg, edited by Mitsuhiro Asakawa (Black Hook Press)

Best Writer

Bobby Curnow, Ghost Tree (IDW)

MK Reed and Greg Means, Penny Nichols (Top Shelf)

Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC); Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan); Archie (Archie)

Lewis Trondheim, Stay (Magnetic Press); Maggy Garrisson (SelfMadeHero)

G. Willow Wilson, Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse); Ms. Marvel (Marvel)

Chip Zdarsky, White Trees (Image); Daredevil, Spider-Man: Life Story (Marvel); Afterlift (comiXology Originals)

Best Writer/Artist

Nina Bunjevac, Bezimena (Fantagraphics)

Mira Jacob, Good Talk (Random House); “The Menopause” in The Believer (June 1, 2019)

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Grass (Drawn & Quarterly)

James Stokoe, Sobek (Shortbox)

Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Scholastic Graphix)

Tillie Walden, Are You Listening? (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Ian Bertram, Little Bird (Image)

Colleen Doran, Snow, Glass, Apples (Dark Horse)

Bilquis Evely, The Dreaming (DC)

Simon Gane, Ghost Tree (IDW)

Steve Pugh, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC)

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Painter/Digital Artist

Didier Cassegrain, Black Water Lilies (Europe Comics)

Alexandre Clarisse, Diabolical Summer (IDW)

David Mack, Cover (DC)

Léa Mazé, Elma, A Bear’s Life, vol. 1: The Great Journey (Europe Comics)

Julie Rocheleau, Wrath of Fantômas (Titan)

Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist

Jen Bartel, Blackbird  (Image Comics)

Francesco Francavilla, Archie, Archie 1955, Archie Vs. Predator II, Cosmo (Archie)

David Mack, American Gods, Fight Club 3 (Dark Horse); Cover (DC)

Emma Rios, Pretty Deadly (Image)

Julian Totino Tedesco, Daredevil (Marvel)

Christian Ward, Machine Gun Wizards (Dark Horse), Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Best Coloring

Lorena Alvarez, Hicotea (Nobrow)

Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Middlewest, Outpost Zero (Image)

Matt Hollingsworth, Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Batman White Knight Presents Von Freeze (DC); Little Bird, November (Image)

Molly Mendoza, Skip (Nobrow)

Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Silver Surfer Black, Spider-Man (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Deron Bennett, Batgirl, Green Arrow, Justice League, Martian Manhunter (DC); Canto (IDW); Assassin Nation, Excellence (Skybound/Image); To Drink and To Eat, vol. 1 (Lion Forge); Resonant (Vault)

Jim Campbell, Black Badge, Coda (BOOM Studios); Giant Days, Lumberjanes: The Shape of Friendship (BOOM Box!); Rocko’s Modern Afterlife  (KaBOOM!); At the End of Your Tether (Lion Forge); Blade Runner 2019 (Titan); Mall, The Plot, Wasted Space (Vault)

Clayton Cowles, Aquaman, Batman, Batman and the Outsiders, Heroes in Crisis, Superman: Up in the Sky, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC); Bitter Root, Pretty Deadly, Moonstruck, Redlands, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Reaver  (Skybound/Image); Daredevil, Ghost-Spider, Silver Surfer Black, Superior Spider-Man, Venom (Marvel)

Emilie Plateau, Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin (Europe Comics)

Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

Tillie Walden, Are You Listening? (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

Comic Riffs blog, by Michael Cavna with David Betancourt, www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics/

The Comics Journal, edited by Gary Groth, RJ Casey, and Kristy Valenti (Fantagraphics)

Hogan’s Alley, edited by Tom Heintjes (Hogan’s Alley)

Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, edited by Qiana Whitted (Ohio State University Press)

LAAB Magazine, vol. 4: This Was Your Life, edited by Ronald Wimberly and Josh O’Neill (Beehive Books)

Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com

Best Comics-Related Book

The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell (Abrams)

The Book of Weirdo, by Jon B. Cooke (Last Gasp)

Grunt: The Art and Unpublished Comics of James Stokoe (Dark Horse)

Logo a Gogo: Branding Pop Culture, by Rian Hughes (Korero Press)

Making Comics, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Screwball! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny, by Paul Tumey (Library of American Comics/IDW)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

The Art of Pere Joan: Space, Landscape, and Comics Form, by Benjamin Fraser (University of Texas Press)

The Comics of Rutu Modan: War, Love, and Secrets, by Kevin Haworth (University Press of Mississippi)

EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)

The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life, edited by Andrew Blauner (Library of America)

Producing Mass Entertainment: The Serial Life of the Yellow Kid, by Christina Meyer (Ohio State University Press)

Women’s Manga in Asia and Beyond: Uniting Different Cultures and Identities, edited by Fusami Ogi et al. (Palgrave Macmillan)

Best Publication Design

Grunt: The Art and Unpublished Comics of James Stokoe, designed by Ethan Kimberling (Dark Horse)

Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, designed by Anna-Tina Kessler (TASCHEN)

Logo a Gogo, designed by Rian Hughes (Korero Press)

Madness in Crowds: The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady, designed by Paul Kopple and Alex Bruce (Beehive Books)

Making Comics, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Rusty Brown, designed by Chris Ware (Pantheon)

Best Digital Comic

Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)

Black Water Lilies, by Michel Bussi, adapted by Frédéric Duval and Didier Cassegrain, translated by Edward Gauvin (Europe Comics)

Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin, by Tania de Montaigne, adapted by Emilie Plateau, translated by Montana Kane (Europe Comics)

Elma, A Bear’s Life, vol. 1: The Great Journey, by Ingrid Chabbert and Léa Mazé, translated by Jenny Aufiery (Europe Comics)

Mare Internum, by Der-shing Helmer (comiXology; gumroad.com/l/MIPDF)

Tales from Behind the Window, by Edanur Kuntman, translated by Cem Ulgen (Europe Comics)

Best Webcomic

Cabramatta, by Matt Huynh, http://believermag.com/cabramatta/

Chuckwagon at the End of the World, by Erik Lundy, https://hollowlegcomics.tumblr.com/chuckwagon

The Eyes, by Javi de Castro, https://www.javidecastro.com/theeyes

Fried Rice Comic, by Erica Eng, https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com

reMIND, by Jason Brubaker, https://is.gd/T7rafM

Third Shift Society, by Meredith Moriarty, https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/third-shift-society/list?title_no=1703

[pwrestlingxpress]

Final Card for Supercard of Honor XII and WrestleMania 34

Down below folks is the final match card for Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor XII followed by WWE’s WrestleMania 34 presented by Snickers.  Supercard of Honor will be taking place on April 7th at 9 PM Eastern from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans while WrestleMania will take place the next night starting with a pre-show at 5 PM Eastern followed by the main show itself at 7 PM Eastern from the Super Dome, also in New Orleans.  

Also, in these final match cards are my predictions as to where each match will go and as of this typing I’m predicted these matches to close out the two shows:  Cody and Kenny for Supercard of Honor XII. Roman and Lesnar for WrestleMania 34 despite the criticism Roman gets from the fans. 

With that, here is the final match card for the two shows starting off with Supercard of Honor XII taking place on April 7th from New Orleans at the Lakefront Arena..:

Preshow Match (Semifinal Match to determine the first Women of Honor Champion):  Sumie Sakai vs. Tenile Dashwood

Preshow Match (Semifinal Match to determine the first Women of Honor Champion):  Kelly Klein vs. Mayu Iwatani

Opening Match:  Chuckie T vs. Jonathan Gresham

Singles Match:  Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Punisher Martinez

Finals to determine the first-ever Women of Honor Champion:  Sakai, Dashwood, Klein, or Iwatani will be making history in New Orleans

Last Man Standing Match for the ROH World Television Championship:  [Challenger] Silas Young vs. [Champion] Kenny King 

ROH World Tag Team Championship:  [Challenger Team] Jay Lethal and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. [Champion Team] Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe 

Special Singles Match:  Hangman Page (Bullet Club) vs. Kota Ibushi (Golden☆Lovers)

Ladder Match for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship:  [Challenger Team] Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson (The Young Bucks/Bullet Club), and Flip Gordon vs. [Champion Team] Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian (The Addiction), and Scorpio Sky

Double Main Event #1 (ROH World Championship):  [Challenger] Marty Scurll (Bullet Club) vs. [Champion] Dalton Castle

Double Main Event #2:  “The American Nightmare” Cody (Bullet Club) vs. Kenny Omega (Golden☆Lovers/Bullet Club)

Now, here’s the final card for WrestleMania 34 taking place on April 8th from New Orleans at the Superdome: 

Kickoff Match:  Finals to determine the new WWE Cruiseweight Champion - Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

Kickoff Match:  2018 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Kickoff Match:  Wrestlemania Women’s Battle Royal

SmackDown! Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match:  [Challenger Team #1] The New Day - Participants TBD vs. [Challenger Team #2] Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs. [Champion Team] Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso

Daniel Bryan Returns - Special Tag Match (If Steen and Zayn win, they will be rehired into the WWE):  Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Steen and Sami Zayn 

RAW Tag Team Championship:  [Challenger Team] Braun Strowman and “X” vs. [Champion Team] Cesaro and Sheamus

RAW Women’s Championship:  [Challenger] Nia Jax vs. [Champion] Alexa Bliss

WWE United States Championship 4-Way Match:  [Challenger #1] Bobby Roode vs. [Challenger #2] Jinder Mahal vs. [Challenger #3] Rusev vs. [Champion] Randy Orton

Special Mixed Tag Team Match:  Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

WWE Intercontinental Championship 3-Way Match:  [Challenger #1] Seth Rollins vs. [Challenger #2] Prince Devitt (Bullet Club) vs. [Champion] The Miz (Miztourage)

SmackDown! Women’s Championship:  [Challenger] Asuka vs. [Champion] Charlotte Flair

WWE Championship (Wrestle Kingdom 10 Revisited):  [Challenger] Shinsuke Nakamura (Chaos) vs. [Champion] AJ Styles 

WWE Universal Championship:  [Challenger] Roman Reigns vs. [Champion] Brock Lesnar 

There you guy, stay here and on all pro wrestling sites for any video packages during the rest of the week and enjoy Supercard of Honor this Saturday and Wrestlemania 34 the next night. 

A few quick things to learn here:  Supercard of Honor will have 3 singles matches where no title will be involved while Wrestlemania will have none in which I believe that it’s a first time ever that something like this is happening.  At the same time, despite it not being in the card, it is expected that John Cena will go 1-on-1 with The Undertaker. Just want to point that out for everyone to understand.  Anyway, enjoy Wrestlemania Weekend 2018. 

UPDATE (4.5.2018 at 1:10 AM Eastern):  Down below is a preview video for Supercard of Honor XII.  Please Enjoy it.

[rebelfm]

The Rebel FM 2020 Game Music Spectacular

Well, the year of 2020 was an unmitigated trash fire, but, there were some pretty good games, with some pretty good music, so, per our annual tradition, we bring you some of our favorites. Good luck, god speed, and good game. 

Kazumi Totaka (Animal Crossing: New Horizons): Welcome Horizons;

Nook's Cranny;

Bug-off

Chris Christodoulou (Risk of Rain 2): Main Theme;

The Rain Formerly Known as Purple

Edward Patrick White (Gears Tactics): Menu Theme;

The Wrong Gear

Mike Morasky (Half-Life: Alyx): Anti-Citizen;

Outbreak is Uncontained;

Anti-civil Activities

Mick Gordon (Doom Eternal): The Only Thing They Fear is You 

Gareth Coker (Ori and the Will o' the Wisps): Main Theme;

Escaping the Sandworm

Gustavo Santaolalla & Mac Quayle (The Last of Us Part 2): The Last of us Part 2;

Longing;

It Can't Last (home);

The WLF

Daniel Deluxe (Ghostrunner): Air

Patrice Bourgeault (Panzer Paladin): Main Theme;

Japan

Ilan Eshkeri (Ghost of Tsushima): Jin Sakai;

The Way of the Ghost

Ippo Yamada (Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2): The Dragon's Silhouette

Cris Velasco (Carrion): Armored Mech Drone

Darren Korb (Hades): No Escape;

Rage of the Myrmidon;

In the Blood (ft. Ashley Barrett)

David and Paul Housden (Battletoads): Space Toads;

The Red Carpet

Yohan Jaeger (Pumpkin Jack): The Field

Matt Uelman (Torchlight 3): Camp fire

Stephen Barton (Watch Dogs: Legion): Welcome to the Resistance;

This Little Piggy;

Orwell That Ends Well

Kenneth Young (Astro's Playroom): GPU Jungle;

1994 Throwback

Kero Kero Bonito - It's Bugsnax

Seth Parker (Bugsnax): Welcome to Snaxburg

John Paesano with BO1-DA (Spider-man: Miles Morales): Make it Right;

Don't Give Up

Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner with Einar Selvik (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla): Main Theme;

Ezio's Family - Ascending to Valhalla

Marcin Przybyłowicz, P.T. Adamczyk, and Paul Leonard-Morgan (Cyberpunk 2077): V;

Bells of Laguna Bend;

Adam Smasher;

Refused (As Samurai) - Never Fade Away

Marcin Przybyłowicz feat. Olga Jankowska - Never Fade Away

Check out this episode!

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RenaRoo’s GIANT Comic Sale!

I am preparing for a giant move and as a result I need to majorly cut down on my physical comic books!!!

Followers and friends will have access to a Giveaway of single issues in a week, but right now I need to sell a LOT of trade volumes I am offering to sell at SUPER REDUCED prices! 

If you are interested, please look below! And contact me for information on how to pay/get shipped to!

If you are interested in haggling/buying multiple comic collections and want to make a bundle deal, I’ll be more than happy to work with you! For me the main objective right now is to ship as many things out as I can before I move November 15th!!!

Payments will be processed through PayPal and Ko-Fi!

NEW DEALS!!!

Paperback Comics - $10 + shipping BUY ONE GET ONE FREE

Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1: The Chysalis by Chuck Dixon, Julian Lopez, Carlos Rodriguez, and Bit

Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2: The Snare by Chuck Dixon, Carlos Rodriguez, Julian Lopez, and Ryan Benjamin

Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs. White Knight by Paul Cornell, Scott McDaniel, Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Judd Winick, and Greg Tocchini

Batman New Gotham Vol. 1: Evolution by Greg Rucka, Shawn Martinbrough, John Watkiss, William Rosado, Phil Hester, and Steve Mitchell

Batman: Birth of the Demon by Mike W. Barr, Dennis O’Neil, Jerry Bingham, Tom Grindberg, and Norm Breyfogle

Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. 2: Leviathan by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs, Mike Benson, and Chris Yost

Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. 3: The House of Hush by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul by Grant Morrison and Paul Dini

Bedlam Vol. 1 by Nick Spencer, Riley Rossmo, and Frazer Irving

Ghost/Batgirl by Mike Kennedy and Ryan Benjamin

Lazarus Volume One by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, and Arcas

Nightwing Vol. 5: The Hunt for Oracle by Chuck Dixon, Greg Land, Patrick Zicher, and Butch Guice

Nightwing Vol. 6: Big Guns by Chuck Dixon, Greg Land, and Mike Collins

Nightwing Vol. 7: On the Razor’s Edge by Chuck Dixon, Greg Land, and Drew Geraci

Secret Six Vol. 3: Danse Macabre by Gail Simone, John Ostrander, and J. Calafiore

Secret Six Vol. 5: The Darkest House by Gail Simone and J. Calafiore

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1: Change is Constant by Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan, and Kevin Eastman

Transformers Regeneration One Vol. 1 by Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman

Transformers Regeneration One Vol. 2 by Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman

Villains United by Gail Simone, Dale Eaglesham and Val Semeiks

Large Books - $15 + shipping BUY ONE GET ONE FREE

Batman: Cataclysm

Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Francesco Francavilla

Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Spider-Man: Birth of Venom by Jim Shooter, Tom DeFalco, John Byrne, Louise Simonson, and David Michelinie

Transformers: Phase One Omnibus Volume 1 by Simon Furman and E.J. Su

The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Book 2: Grasscutter by Stan Sakai

Collection Deals

52 Bundle - $15 + shipping + TWO FREE CHOICE

52 Volume One by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen 52 Volume Two by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen 52 Volume Three by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen 52 Volume Four by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen

Deadpool by Daniel Way Bundle - $50 + shipping +TWO FREE CHOICE

Deadpool: Suicide Kings by Mke Benson, Adam Glass, Carlo Barberi, and Shawn Crystal Deadpool Vol. 1: Secret Invasion by Daniel Way, Paco Medina, and Carlo Barberi Deadpool Vol. 2: Dark Reign by Daniel Way and Paco Medina Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts by Andy Diggle, Daniel Way, Bong Dazo, and Paco Medina Deadpool Vol. 3: X Marks the Spot by Daniel Way, Shawn Crystal, Paco Medina Hardback Deadpool Vol. 4: Monkey Business by Daniel Way, Carlo Barberi, Dalibor Talajić Deadpool Vol. 5: What Happened in Vegas by Daniel Way and Carlo Barberi Deadpool Vol. 6: I Rule, You Suck by Daniel Way, Carlo Barberi, and Bongo Dazo Hardback Deadpool Vol. 7: Space Oddity by Daniel Way, Sheldon Vella, Carlo Barberi, and Bong Dazo Hardback Deadpool Vol. 8: Operation Annihilation by Daniel Way, Sheldon Vella, Bong Dazo Hardback Deadpool Vol. 9: Institutionalized by Daniel Way, Carlo Barberi Hardback Deadpool Vol. 10: Evil Deadpool by Daniel Way, Salva Espin, and John McCrea

Demon Knights Bundle - $15 + shipping + ONE FREE CHOICE

Demon Knights Vol. 1: Seven Against the Dark by Paul Cornell, Diogenes Neves, and Oclair Albert Demon Knights Vol. 2: The Avalon Trap by Paul Cornell, Diógenes Neves, and Bernard Chang Demon Knights Vol. 3: The Gathering Storm by Robert Venditti, Bernard Chang, and Paul Cornell

Full Metal Alchemist Bundle - $75 + shipping + TWO FREE CHOICE

Single Trade Volumes: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 3-in-1 Trade Volumes: Volumes 4-5-6, Volumes 7-8-9, Volumes 10-11-12, Volumes 13-14-15, Volumes 16-17-18, Volumes 19-20-21, Volumes 22-23-24, Volumes 25-26-27 Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles by Hiromu Arakawa (contains bonus manga material) The Art of Fullmetal Alcehmist Volume 2 by Hiromu Arakawa

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Bundle - $30 + Shipping + TWO FREE CHOICE

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 5 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 2 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 3

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Manga and Pocket Sized Volumes - $10 + shipping

DC Comics

The Untold Legend of the Batman by Len Wein, John Byrne, and Jim Aparo B&W SOLD

Dark Horse

Usagi Yojimbo Book 1: The Ronin by Stan Sakai SOLD

Usagi Yojimbo Book 2: Samurai by Stan Sakai SOLD

Paperbacked Deals - #15 + shipping

DC Comics

Batman: Contagion by Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O’Neil, Doug Moench, and Christopher Priest SOLD

Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams SOLD

Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert SOLD

Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III SOLD

Birds of Prey: Blood and Circuits by Gail Simone, Nicola Scott, Paulo Siqueira, James Raiz SOLD

Birds of Prey: Sensei & Student by Gail Simone, Ed Benes, Michael Golden, Joe Bennett, Cliff Richards, Alex Lei, Ruy Jose, Mike Manley, and Scott Hanna SOLD

JLA: World Without Grown-Ups by Todd Dezago, Humberto Ramos, Mike McKone, and Todd Nauck SOLD

JLA/The Titans: The Technis Imperative by Devin Grayson, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning, and Dexter Vines SOLD

Power Girl Vol. 1: A New Beginning by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Amanda Conner SOLD

Red Hood: The Lost Days by Judd Winick SOLD

Robin: A Hero Reborn by Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle, Steve Mitchell, Chuck Dixon, Tom Lyle, and Bob Smith SOLD

Robin: Violent Tendencies by Chuck Dixon, Chris Barista, Cam Smith SOLD

Supergirl: Bizarrogirl by Sterling Gates, Jamal Igle, and Jon Sibal SOLD

Superman: Last Son of Krypton by Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, Adam Kubert, and Gary Frank SOLD

Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen SOLD

Superman: Shadows Linger by Kurt Busiek, Peter Vale, Jesús Merino, and Renato Guedes SOLD

Superman: Up, Up and Away! by Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, Pete Woods, and Renato Guedes SOLD

Teen Titans Vol. 4: The Future is Now by Geoff Johns, Mike McKone, Ivan Reis, and Tom Grummett SOLD

Teen Titans: Year One by Amy Wolfram, Karl Kerschl, and Serge Lapointe SOLD

Vixen: Return of the Lion by G. Willow Wilson and Cafu SOLD

Young Justice: Sins of Youth by Peter David, Karl Kesel, Todd Nauck, et. al SOLD

IDW

Image

Marvel

The Amazing Spider-Man: Unintended Consequences by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr., and Scott Hanna SOLD

Spider-Men by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli SOLD

White Tiger by Tamora Pierce and Timothy Liebe SOLD

Others

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Tony Lee, Cliff Richards, Jane Austen, and Seth Grahame-Smith SOLD

Hardbacked Deals - $20 + shipping

DC Comics

Teen Titans Earth One Volume One by Jeff Lemire, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Cam Smith, Brad Anderson SOLD

Marvel 

Hawkeye Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Javier Pulido, Steve Lieber, Jesse Hamm, Francesco Francavilla, Matt Hollingsworth SOLD

Omnibus Deals - $25 + shipping

Dark Horse

DC Comics

Batgirl/Robin: Year One by Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, Marcos Martin, and Javier Pulido SOLD

DC Comics: The Sequential Art of Amanda Conner SOLD

DC Showcase Presents: Batman Volume 4 SOLD

Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu, and Gerry Alanguilan SOLD

IDW

Collection Deals

The All New Atom Bundle - $25 + shipping SOLD

The All New Atom: My Life in Miniature by Gail Simone, John Byrne, Eddy Barrows, and Trevor Scott The All New Atom: Future/Past by Gail Simone, Mike Norton, and Eddy Barrows The All New Atom: The Hunt for Ray Palmer! by Gail Simone and Mike Norton The All New Atom: Small Wonder by Rick Remender, Gail Simone, Pat Olliffe, and Mike Norton

Catwoman by Ed Brubaker Bundle - $50 + shipping SOLD

Catwoman Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman by Darwyn Cooke and Ed Brubaker

Catwoman Vol. 2: No Easy Way Down by Ed Brubaker and Cameron Stewart

Catwoman Vol. 3: Under Pressure by Ed Brubaker, Paul Gulacy, and Jimmy Palmiotti

Saga Collection - $50 + shipping SOLD

Saga Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples 

Spider-Girl Bundle - $50 + Shipping SOLD

Spider-Girl by Todd DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Al Williamson Spider-Girl Vol. 2: Like Father, Like Daughter by Tom DeFalco and Pat Olliffe Spider-Girl Vol. 5: Endgame by Tom DeFalco and Pat Olliffe Spider-Girl Vol. 6:Too Many Spiders! by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Ron Frenz Spider-Girl Vol. 9:Secret Lives by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Ron Frenz Spider-Girl Vol. 10:Season of the Serpent by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Ron Frenz Spider-Girl Vol. 11:Marked for Death by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Ron Frenz

The Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 3: Mind Games by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz The Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 4: Brand New May by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz The Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 5: Maybreak by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz

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2018 INKWELL AWARDS VOTING RESULTS

(New Bedford, MA/USA—June 17, 2018) The Inkwell Awards released the list of winners of its 11th annual awards for excellence in the art form of comic-book inking. Nominees were again chosen by a separate and independent nomination committee. This year featured the greatest number of nominees, including female inkers in three of the five categories. Voting by professionals and fans took place in April via live ballot at the non-profit advocacy’s website. One winner was chosen in each of five categories based on American interior comic-book work cover-dated 2017.

Separately, the Inkwells selected internally the two recipients of the annual Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award and one recipient for the Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA). Winners were contacted and many of the invited guests were present to receive their trophies during North Carolina’s HeroesCon, the host show for the Inkwells. Winners are listed with their nominated credits and the percentage of votes received, where applicable.

FAVORITE INKER: Scott Hanna (29.4%) (Booster Gold/The Flintstones Special, DC Holiday Special, Justice League Of America, Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny Special, Superman, Trinity [DC]; All-New Wolverine, Black Panther, Black Panther & The Crew, Great Lakes Avengers, Ultimates 2, X-men Blue [Marvel]). Other nominees: Bill Sienkiewicz, Jonathan Glapion, John Dell, Mick Gray, John Floyd, Dan Green, Seth Mann.

MOST-ADAPTABLE INKER: Scott Hanna (30.9%)

(See above credits.) Other nominees: Walden Wong, Mark Morales, Jonathan Glapion, Dexter Vines, Jay Leisten.

PROPS AWARD (inker deserving of more attention): Joe Prado (37.8%) (Justice League Of America: Rebirth, Green Lanterns, Superman [DC]).

Other nominees: Tony Kordos, Marc Deering, Michelle Delecki, Daniel Henriques, Jason Paz.

S.P.A.M.I. (Small Press and Mainstream Independent): Sal Buscema (25.1%) (ROM [IDW]). Other nominees: Mark Morales, Stefano Gaudiano, Irene Flores, Rodney Ramos, Ryan Winn, Robin Riggs.

  ALL-IN-ONE (pencilling and inking together): Liam Sharp (18.46%)

(Justice League, Wonder Woman [DC]). Other nominees: Dan Panosian, David Marquez Stan Sakai, Joelle Jones, Terry Moore, Mitch Gerads, Mico Suayan.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:

Photo by Luigi Novi

THE STACEY ARAGON SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD (SASRA): Russ Heath Other nominees: John Byrne and Jim Sanders III.

THE JOE SINNOTT HALL OF FAME: Joe Giella and Bob McLeod

Other nominees: Dan Adkins, John Beatty, Mike Esposito, Mark Farmer, Al Gordon, Bob Layton, Pablo Marcos, Frank McLaughlin and Bernie Wrightson.

“I was thrilled to hear that two very fine inkers were selected for induction into the Inkwell Awards Hall of Fame for 2018,” said Joe Sinnott, the award’s namesake and first recipient. “Both Joe and Bob have previous ties to the Inkwells, Bob being the keynote speaker at their awards ceremony at HeroesCon in 2012, and Joe being the Guest of Honor at the 2017 ceremony. It is with great pride that we honor these two excellent ink artists into the Inkwell Awards family as 2018 recipients of the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award. Congratulations, fellas, on jobs, and careers, well done!”

The live awards ceremony began with a special appearance by guest of honor and industry legend Mike Royer, who discussed the art form of comic-book inking, his career in the medium, and its artists. Inkwell Awards founder and director Bob Almond acted as ceremony host. He was joined by hostess and spokesmodel “Ms. Inkwell,” as portrayed by both Hailey Skaza-Gagne and 2011 spokesmodel Kathy Denise Taylor. Artist and Inkwell Contributor Dan Panosian presented the five main awards. Artist and Inkwell Ambassador Pat Broderick presented the Hall of Fame and SASRA awards.

In celebration of the non-profit’s 10th anniversary, Almond created the Above & Beyond Award for those organization members who have performed exceptionally (or others in the community who have made special efforts to advance the art form of inking). These went to:

–Hailey Skaza-Gagne, the longest-running Ms. Inkwell spokesmodel, who has appeared at four straight Heroes conventions and attended 21 consecutive events, raised thousands of dollars in fundraising, all the while expanding her duties to include public speaking and moderating panels.

–Robert Haines, the first person to serve on the nomination committee for 10 consecutive years since it began.

–Mark Sinnott, who has been a Senior Inkwell Contributor for a decade, acting as the liaison between the Inkwells and his father, Joe. “Without Mark’s generosity and diligence,” Almond said, “there would certainly not be nearly as many achievements nor funds raised for the organization–successes which allowed us to reach 10 years of operations and altruism.”

Almond also awarded “Silver Inkwells” to three nomination committee members who participated in five years of service: Matt Herring, Tony Parker and Rik Offenberger.

Thanks to the following people for their generous cooperation: Stephen Wyatt, Jeffrey Harnett and Pat McGrealy.

Full acceptance statements from the winners can be found in the “Results” section of the Inkwell Awards’ website.

2018 INKWELL AWARDS VOTING RESULTS was originally published on

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God of Egypt (Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless)

• Horus,  Ang Egyptian God of Air at Hathor's lover.

• Bek, Isang magnanakaw na nakipag-alyansa kay Horus.

•Thoth, Ang Egyptian God of Wisdom. 

• Hathor, Ang Egyptian Goddess of Love at Horus lover.

• Zaya, Bek's lover.

• Urshu, Arkitekto ni Seth.

• Seth, Ang Egyptian God of Darkness

• Ra, Ang Egyptian God of Light

• Osiris, Ang Egyptian King of Egypt at Horus' father

• Anubis, Ang Egyptian God of the Afterlife

• Isis, Ang Egyptian Goddess of Health, Marriage, at Wisdom na asawa ni Osiris

• Nephthys, Ang Goddess of Protection.

• Mnevis, Ang pinuno ng Egyptian Minotaurs na nagtatrabaho para kay Seth.

2.) Mga Tagpuan

•Egypt

•Ang Underworld

•Ang kalawakan

3.)Maikling Buod

-Sa isang alternatibong bersyon ng Ehipto, ang mundo ay patag at ang mga diyos ay nakatira sa mga tao. Ang mga Ehipsiyong diyos ay nakikilala mula sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mas mataas na taas, ginintuang dugo, at kakayahan na ibahin ang anyo sa mga porma ng kanilang mga hayop na may ulo. Defender, isang magnanakaw na may kaunting pananampalataya sa mga diyos at ang kanilang tapat na kalooban sa mga tao, kasama ang kanyang pag-ibig Zaya ay pumapasok sa koronasyon ng Horus: God of the Air. Si Horus ay ipinapakita na naghanda para sa kanyang koronasyon bilang kanyang pag-ibig na si Hathor ay sorpresa sa kanya. Ang Horus ay nagpapahiwatig sa kasal at tinatalakay nila ang proteksyon na pulseras ni Hathor na ginawa ng mga bituin na ibinigay ni Horus sa kanya upang protektahan at i-save siya mula sa kanyang nakaraang tungkulin bilang gabay sa mga patay na kaluluwa sa underworld. Sa panahon ng seremonya, si Osiris ay pinatay ng kanyang sobrang naninibugho na kapatid. Itakda: Ang Diyos ng Disyerto na nakakuha ng trono at nagpapahayag ng isang bagong rehimen kung saan ang mga patay ay kailangang magbayad ng kayamanan upang makapasa sa kabilang buhay. Nakuha ni Horus ang kanyang mga mata, na siyang pinagmumulan ng kanyang kapangyarihan, at halos pinatay. Hinihiling ni Hathor na itakda ang pagsuko upang ipagkaloob sa kanya at siya ay sa halip ay desterado. Si Hathor ay naging isang enslaved mistress upang Itakda. Pagkalipas ng isang taon, si Bek ay nagtatrabaho bilang monumento ng mga alipin habang si Zaya ay nasa ilalim ng pagmamay-ari ng punong arkitekto Urshu. Ang paniniwala na si Horus lamang ang makakasira sa Set, binibigyan niya si Bek ang mga plano sa sahig sa hanay ng kayamanan ng Set. Ang Defender ay nakawin ang isa sa mga mata ni Horus. Gayunpaman, hinahanap ni Urshu ang tungkol sa kanilang pagnanakaw at pinapatay si Zaya habang ang dalawa ay tumakas. Kinuha ni Bek ang kanyang katawan sa bulag na Horus at gumagawa ng bargain: Sinusuportahan ni Horus na ibalik si Zaya mula sa patay para sa kanyang mata at kaalaman ni Bek tungkol sa piramide ni Set. Nang maglaon, naglalakbay sila sa banal na barko ni Ra sa ibabaw ng Earth. Si Horus ay hindi makumbinsi si Ra na ibagsak sa kanya ang kanyang kapangyarihan sa ganap o upang mamagitan at pagkatalo Itakda ang kanyang sarili bilang Ra ay parehong neutral tungkol sa kanilang mga salungatan at araw-araw sa digmaan sa napakalaking anino ng hayop Apophis na nagbabanta upang ubusin ang mundo. Gayunpaman, nakakuha si Horus ng banal na tubig mula sa sasakyang Ra ni na maaaring magamit sa pyramid ng Set upang mapatay ang uhaw sa disyerto at pahihirapan siya. Sinabi ni Ra kay Horus na ang kanyang kahinaan ay bunga ng kanyang hindi pagtupad sa kanyang kapalaran, na pinaniniwalaan ni Horus na nangangahulugan ng pag-avenging ng mga pagkamatay ng kanyang mga magulang. 

Humihiling si Seth kay Hathor na dalhin siya sa underworld na susunod niyang hinahangad na mapagtagumpayan, ngunit tumanggi siya at namamahala upang makatakas. Iniligtas ni Horus si Bek kapag ang Egyptian Minotaurs na pinamumunuan ni Mnevis ay dumating upang ibalik ang mata ni Horus para sa Set. Sa huli, hinahanap ni Hathor sina Bek at Horus. Si Horus sa una ay hindi nagtitiwala sa kanya dahil siya ay isang mistress ng Set, na nagbulag sa kanya, habang sinusubukan niyang kumbinsihin siya na si Set ay kanyang kaaway rin. Nang sabihin nila sa kanya ang tungkol sa kanilang plano tungkol sa piramide ng Set, binabalaan niya sila ng isang tagapagsanggalang na sphinx na papatayin ang sinuman na hindi sapat upang matugunan ang isang bugtong. Ang grupo ay nagtungo sa librarya ng Thoth: God of Wisdom, hinihikayat siya upang malutas ang bugtong. Pagdating sa dambana ng Set, tinagumpay nila ang mga bitag nito kasama ang sphinx upang maabot ang pinagmulan ng kapangyarihan ni Set. Ngunit bago sila maibuhos sa banal na tubig, Itakda ang mga traps sa kanila at ipinapakita ang panlilinlang ni Horus kay Bek: na hindi niya maibalik si Zaya mula sa patay. Itakda destroys kanilang prasko ng banal na tubig at patayin Thoth sa pamamagitan ng pagkuha ng kanyang utak. Si Horus ay nakapagligtas kay Hathor at Bek. Sinabi ni Horus bago ang galit na galit na si Bek sa pag-aalaga ng higit pa tungkol sa kanyang paghihiganti kaysa sa mga mortal. Si Hathor ay nararamdaman ang pagkakasala dahil sa hindi paglalantad ng panlilinlang at bilang ang diyosa ng Pag-ibig, tumutulong sa mga nagwawalang-bahala na mga mahilig. Naghahain siya ng kanyang sariling kaligtasan para sa pagbabayad ni Zaya sa buhay sa buhay sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay kay Bek ang proteksiyon na pulseras na huminto sa mga kaluluwa ng kaluluwa mula sa napupuna siya at tinawag si Anubis upang dalhin siya sa Zaya. Samakatuwid, hinahayaan niyang mag-drag siya sa underworld habang napagtanto ni Horus na mahal niya pa rin siya. Ang pagkakaroon ng pinagsamang utak ni Thoth, ang puso ni Osiris, isa sa mga mata ni Horus, at mga pakpak mula sa Nephthys sa kanyang sarili, Nagtakda ng mga paglalakbay kay Ra, na sumasamo sa kanyang ama para sa pag-apruba at pagtatanong sa kanyang paborismo para kay Osiris at pagtanggi sa kanya ng trono at mga anak. Sinabi ni Ra na ang lahat ng naunang mistreatments ni Set ay mga pagsusulit na naghahanda ng Set para sa kanyang tunay na papel: ang karangalan at pasanin ng pagkuha ng lugar ni Ra bilang tagapagtanggol ng mundo sakay ng kanyang solar barge, nakikipaglaban sa demonyo Apophis. Ang set ay dismayed upang marinig ang kanyang kapalaran ay upang maging nag-iisa sa itaas ng planeta hanggang sa siya ay namatay at tumangging ang alok. Nais niyang sirain ang kabilang buhay upang siya ay maging walang kamatayan. Sinikap ni Ra na labanan si Set sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabog sa kanya ng kanyang sibat, bagaman ang Set survives. Sinaktan niya si Ra sa kanyang sorpresa, kinuha ang kanyang sibat ng kapangyarihan, at pinalayas siya mula sa bangka na nagbababa kay Apophis upang ubusin ang mga mortal at ilalim ng lupa. Natatagpuan ni Bek ang Zaya, na tumanggi sa regalo ni Hathor dahil hindi niya gusto ang isang pangwalang buhay na walang Bek, ngunit pagkatapos ay ang mga pag-atake ni Apophis at ang gate sa kabilang buhay ay isinara ni Anubis. Si Return ay bumalik sa mortal na mundo, kung saan ay namangha si Horus na nais pa rin ni Def na tulungan na alisin ang Set. Sinabi sa kanya ni Bek na si Zaya ang nagsabi sa kanya, samantalang naniniwala pa rin siya sa Horus. 

Si Horus ay umakyat sa panlabas na dingding ng isang obelisk. Ang Set ay nakatayo at sumusubok na labanan siya, ngunit napakalaki ang outmatched. Si Bek ay umakyat sa loob at sumali sa labanan, tinatanggal ang ninakaw na mata ni Horus mula sa nakasuot ng Set, na nasugatan sa proseso. Habang naglilipat si Bek patungo sa gilid ng obelisk, hinagis niya ang mata patungo kay Horus, na dapat pumili upang mahuli ito o iligtas si Bek sa halip. Nakarating si Horus para kay Bek at humingi ng paumanhin para sa lahat na inilagay niya sa kanya. Habang lumulubog sila patungo sa lupa, nakita ni Horus na siya ngayon ay may kapangyarihang magbagong-anyo sa kanyang banal na anyo at kinuha niya si Bek at lilipad siya sa kaligtasan. Napagtanto ni Horus na hindi ito ang pagbawi ng kanyang mata o paghihiganti na ang kanyang kapalaran, ito ay ang proteksyon ng kanyang mga tao na kailangan niya upang labanan para sa. Ngayon, si Horus ay may lakas para sa pakikipaglaban sa Set, at nakakuha siya ng obelisk at pinapatay siya. Matapos ang labanan at kamatayan ni Set, natagpuan niya si Ra na nasugatan at lumulutang sa espasyo, at ibabalik ang kanyang sibat sa kanya, na pinahihintulutan na muli ni Ra na muling iwaksi si Apophis at si Anubis para muling buksan ang mga pintuan. Bilang Horus bumalik sa Bek, isang bata hold ang kanyang iba pang mga mata na kung saan siya ay natagpuan, habang ang mga tao magsaya sa kanya. Ngunit ang kagalakan ni Horus ay lumiliko sa kalungkutan nang dumating siya upang makahanap ng mundong namamatay. Dinala siya ni Horus sa libingan ni Osiris at inilagay siya sa tabi ni Zaya. Si Ra ay dumating at nag-aalok upang magbigay ng anumang kapangyarihan sa kanya upang bayaran Horus para sa kanyang buhay at kaligtasan ng Ehipto. Lahat ng gusto ni Horus ay nagbabalik sa buhay ni Bek at Zaya. Ang iba pang mga diyos ay din revived at ang kanilang mga katangian naibalik (maliban para sa Osiris at Isis, na namatay ng isang buong taon bago at na pumasa sa Afterlife). Si Horus ay pinarangalan ng hari sa pamamagitan ni Thoth at ipinahayag na ang pagkamatay ay magiging para sa mga gumagawa ng mabuti sa mundo. Si Bek ay naging punong tagapayo, at binibigyan niya si Horus ng likod ng pulseras ni Hathor na hayaan ang Horus na iwan upang iligtas siya mula sa underworld. 

 4.)Tungalian •Tao laban sa Tao

•Tao Laban sa Lipunan

5.)Suliranin

-Si Seth ay Nangtraydor sa kanyang kapatid dahil sa kaingitan,Pinatay niya si Osiris upang maging Hari ng Egpyt at pinagkukuha ang mga relico nang iba pang mga diyos sa egpyt para maging sya ang pinaka malakas na diyos ng Egypt

6.)Resolusyon

-Nag laban si Seth at Horus, malakas at walang laban si Horus kay seth dahil sa

mga Reliko/kapangyarihan ng mga diyos na ikinabit sakanya. Ngunit sa huli si Horus ang nanalo dahil sa tulong ni Bek.

7.)Panauhan

-Una, dahil isinasalaysay ni Bek ang kaniyang buhay at kung paano nagbago ang lahat dahil sa isang diyos at kung paano siya nangulila sa kaniyang kasintahan at kung ano ang kanilang pinagdaanan na panganib ni Horus upang matalo lang si Set.

8.) Tema

-Inilalarawan ng pelikula ang isang mortal Egyptian hero na kasosyo sa Egyptian na diyos na Horus upang i-save ang mundo mula sa Set at iligtas ang kanyang pag-ibig.

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Episode 275

Comics Reviews:

The Other History of the DC Universe 1 by John Ridley, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi, Jose Villarrubia

Dark Nights: Death Metal - The Multiverse Who Laughs by Scott Snyder, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Brandon Thomas, Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV, Patton Oswalt, Saladin Ahmed, Scot Eaton, Tom Mandrake, Sanford Greene, Chad Hardin, Juan Gedeon, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi, David Baron, Sian Mandrake, Mike Spicer, Enrica Eren Angiolini

Red Hood 51 by Shawn Martinbrough, Tony Akins, Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Mounts

Marvel Action: Chillers 1 by Jeremy Whitley, Seth Smith, Derek Charm, Nahuel Ruiz

Marvel Action: Avengers 1-2 by Katie Cook, Butch Mapa, Protobunker

Power Pack 1 by Ryan North, Nico Leon, Rachelle Rosenberg

X of Swords: Destruction by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia

Breaklands vol 2 1 by Justin Jordan, Tyasseta, Sarah Stern, Rachel Deering

Promethee 13:13 by Christophe Bec, Andy Diggle, Shawn Martinbrough

Monstress: Talk Stories 1 by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer's Road 1 by Stan Sakai, Ronda Pattison

Witcher: Fading Memories 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Amad Mir, Hamidreza Sheykh

Kaiju Score 1 by James Patrick, Rem Broo, 

Firefly: Watch How I Soar by Jeff Jensen, Ethan Young, Jorge Corona, Jared Cullum, Giannis Milonogiannis, Jorge Monlongo, Jordi Perez

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Celia Moscote

Black of Heart 1 by Chris Charlton, David Hollenbach

Claim 1 by Greg Wright, Mihajlo Dimitrievsk

Dial P for Peanuts by David Hayes, Michael Kary, Kurt Belcher

Mother: A Post Apocalyptic Tale by Eastin DeVerna, Dan Buksa, Gab Contreras

Horror Double Feature 2 by Christopher Charlton, Bob Salley, Ryan Quackenbush, Stan Yak, Robert Nugent

I Walk With Monsters 1 by Paul Cornell, Sally Cantirino, Dearbhla Kelly

Pantomime 1 by Christopher Sebela, David Stoll, Dearbhla Kelly

Additional Reviews: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Owl House s1, We Are The Champions, Parasite, Boys s1, New Teen Titans: Terror of Trigon, Walmart 100pagers

News: Gunn debunks Green Arrow rumor, new Cullen Bunn novel series, Dark Agnes and Daily Bugle cancelled, Mads Mikkelsen cast as Grindelwald, new Lynch Netflix show

Bonus: Obscure/forgotten or little-known runs by renowned creators

Comics Countdown:

Department of Truth 3 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds

Other History of the DC Universe 1 by John Ridley, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi, Jose Villarrubia

Suicide Squad 11 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas

Undiscovered Country 10 by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello, Matt Wilson

Daredevil 24 by Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, JP Mayer, Mattia Iacono

Colonel Weird: Cosmagog 2 by Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook

Nailbiter Returns 7 by Joshua Williamson, Adam Guzowski, Mike Henderson

Scumbag 2 by Rick Remebder, Moreno Dinisio, Andrew Robinson

Superman: Man of Tomorrow 20 by Josh Trujilo, Stephen Byrne

Detective Comics 1030 by Peter Tomasi, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes

Check out this episode!

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What is Ring Of Honor?

NOTE: This is the latest in my series of explainer articles about pro wrestling promotions. Those include What Was TNA?, What is New Japan Pro Wrestling? and You Need To Watch Lucha Underground.

Updated per July 14

So, what's Ring of Honor?

Ring of Honor (ROH) is a pro wrestling promotion with its headquarters in Baltimore, MD. It is similar to WWE in that it is a traveling promotion that divides its content between TV tapings and PPV events.

To put its age in perspective, ROH just celebrated its 15th anniversary, whereas WWE has been around for 37 years and New Japan Pro Wrestling just reached its 45th anniversary.

What Makes ROH Different?

Founded in 2002, Ring of Honor filled part of the void left by promotions such as ECW and WCW (both bought out by WWE). Its stronger focus on the in-ring wrestling strikes a balance between WWE's campy Sports Entertainment and NJPW's strict Purowresu.

In short, "ROH is about the wrestling!" 

Most recently, Ring of Honor appeared in the headlines in a Pro Wrestling Sheet report stating WWE's attempts to purchase the promotion.

Why Would WWE Want ROH?

WWE didn’t buy the promotion, but the main suggested reason for WWE to acquire ROH was for its library of footage. Historically, ROH is where many future top WWE talents have honed their craft, such as Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe, and Seth Rollins (also, CM Punk, but WWE doesn't acknowledge him anymore).

The events where those wrestlers appeared could be harvested for future packages and WWE network specials. Further, the archive of ROH PPVs would make the WWE Network an even more valuable service.

ROH is currently owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which broadcasts the promotion's weekly TV show on its subsidiary networks. Rumors have perennially placed ROH up for sale by Sinclair, which never promoted it with especially strong vigor, and could easily want to divest itself of the original investment.

If WWE were to buy ROH, the big question would be what became of the promotion itself. Would WWE continue the TV and PPV shows as-is, or (as it did with WCW and ECW) would it take what it wants, renegotiate talent contracts, and move on?

But as of this moment, WWE hasn't bought Ring of Honor, so let's talk about the promotion as it stands today.

Who's there?

Cody (formerly Rhodes) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are the most high-profile talents currently working at Ring Of Honor. All three are members of the world-famous Bullet Club pro wrestling faction.. 

Recently, The Bucks headlined ROH's Supercard of Honor PPV, where they beat The Hardys (who wrestled at WrestleMania 33 the next day) for the ROH Tag Team Championships.

The rest of Ring of Honor's top tier of talent is comprised of many fantastic wrestlers, including Christopher Daniels, Jay Lethal, Adam Cole, Marty Scurll, Mark and Jay Briscoe, and Dalton Castle.

A visit to the promotion's roster page shows that the promotion's roster isn't especially deep. Not only are referees and announcers listed, but so are part-timers such as Cody (Rhodes) and Colt Cabana.

Ring of Honor is trying to do women's wrestling, with Women of Honor, but it's hard to actually see. When I attended the Manhattan Mayhem 2017 iPPV, the night was all men's wrestling aside from a triple-threat dark match featuring the independent performers Sumie Sakai, Jenny Rose, and Mandy Leon. The aforementioned roster page shows plenty of talent that even weekly ROH TV watchers may not have seen (Faye Jackson, Kennadi Brink, Solo Darling).

Lately, the story of Ring of Honor is more about who's not there.

As stated above , Ring of Honor's top stars often leave for WWE. Over the past year, this issue became more problematic with up-and-coming stars leaving for smaller promotions, most notably Lio Rush, Keith Lee and Donovan Dijak. While all three went to EVOLVE, which is viewed as something of a feeder promotion to WWE, ROH's inability to hold onto them is not a good sign.

What are the divisions & championships in ROH, and who holds those belts currently?

The ROH World Championship, its top title, is currently held by Cody, who won it from Christopher Daniels at the Best in the World event in June.

The ROH World Tag Team Championship is held by The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), who claim to have recently signed the most lucrative contract in ROH history. They beat the Hardys for the titles at the Supercard of Honor XI pay-per-view.

ROH's World Television Championship is its secondary singles championship. It's currently held by KUSHIDA, a New Japan Pro Wrestling talent who works in ROH due to a talent-sharing agreement between the promotions.

The confusingly-named ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is the promotion's trios belt, in that it's held by three wrestlers at a time. It gains that name because the belts are seemingly only defended in 3v3 scenarios. The current title-holders are Dalton Castle and The Boys.

What's up with the handshake?

ROH matches (typically) begin with The Code of Honor, a handshake seen as a sign of mutual respect. Formerly, the Code of Honor contains more rules, such as respecting the ref and a lack of outside interference.

So, ROH works with New Japan?

NJPW talent currently appears in the states during shows held by Ring of Honor. The two promotions have a tenuous relationship that includes sharing talent.

The two promotions use annual Honor Rising (in Japan) and War of the Worlds (in the US) co-events to highlight this relationship.

And those announcers?

ROH's main play-by-play commentator is Ian Riccaboni, who took the position after Kevin Kelly sort of stopped working with the company. Riccaboni is awkward as heck, but very enthusiastic and not mean-spirited. Colt Cabana is the color commentary guy.

The big shakeups in ROH commentary began when Nigel McGuinness, the current NXT color commentator, left the company. McGuinness did color commentary and acted as ROH authority figure.

Alright, I’m curious: how does one watch ROH?

Ring of Honor appears both as a weekly program and a Pay Per View.

Maybe you have one of the channels the ROH Wrestling show appears on. Starting soon, I won't! But that's OK. The FITE app, which is on available iOS and Android gets ROH episodes every Monday night. That's how I watch, by mirroring them to my TV. Ring of Honor also allows you to watch a terribly pixely version of its weekly program on its website. You're better than that, though.

ROH does pay per view events in the traditional and expensive-to-buy way. The same way that the WWE network's price makes hard to swallow. Those events can be purchased and streamed via the FITE app or from satellite and cable providers.

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Star Rankings for Wrestlemania 34 and Supercard of Honor XII matches

With both Wrestlemania 34 and Supercard of Honor XII in the books, it’s time to give my star ranking on each match and why I give it such a star ranking.  Here we go:  

3 Stars (Chuckie T. vs. Jonathan Gersham):  Though it was a good match, it felts more like a fill-in to me. 

3 1/2 stars (Punisher Martinez vs. Tomohiro Ishii):  Still can’t believe someone at 6′8 can do such a thing.  If anyone from Bullet Club or the bookers for All In are watching, please book this guy, he’s just that great.  I’m hoping Punisher competes in this year’s G1 ‘cause it’ll be a blast if he does. 

4 stars (Hangman Page vs. Kota Ibushi):  This match really woke me up.  Not only that, despite the result it was on this night that Hangman truly became a star.  And from a recent tweet that he posted, Hangman apparently wants to go at it with Ibushi again and who can blame him.  Kenny Omega was right about Ibushi, he truly is an inspiration. 

2 3/4 stars (Kelly Klein vs. Sumie Sakai in the finals to crown the first WOH Champion):  Match starts off great but then fell off.  Only hoping that they’ll do better next time. 

4 stars (Ladder Match for the Six Man Tag Team Championship):  The Young Bucks get better with each partner no matter what match they’re in even if it’s their own.  Great sequence to include The Kingdom who have been banned for the event.  This match had it all in my opinion

3 stars (ROH Tag Team Championship):  Despite it being a throwaway match, it was kind of good to see Jay Lethal and Hiroshi Tanahashi as a tag team.  What was more interesting was how they made us think that they were going to pull off the huge upset.  

2 stars (Kenny King vs. Silas Young Last Man Standing Match):  ROH World Television Title match was the worst match of the night in my opinion.  I don’t even know why they made it a “Last Man Standing” when it was obvious that Silas was going to cheat to win.  Don’t like the result or the stipulation. Enough said. 

5 stars (”The American Nightmare” Cody vs. Kenny Omega):  Kenny Omega gave “The American Nightmare” Cody, the one thing he can never have...a 5-star performance.  Match was great from beginning to end.  Loved every single minute of it.  Possibly a MOTY contender in my book. Also to point, despite what Cody is saying right now, this was just a regular match-up.  There was no stipulation that whoever won was the leader.  Despite the result, Kenny Omega is still the leader of the Bullet Club.  Enough said 

3 stars (Marty Scurll vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship):  Main event started off slow but picked up in the end.  Wasn’t a good one but both Marty Scurll and Dalton Castle did the best despite having to follow a classic between Kenny and Cody.  Also, it was kind of cool to see a close friend of Scurll who I’m also a big fan of come out to support his best friend.  Good match, guys. 

4 stars (WWE Intercontinental Championship 3-Way Match):  Seth Rollins, The Miz, and Prince Devitt pulled off a clinic to start off Wrestlemania 34.  With that win, Seth Rollins complete “The Shield” Grand Slam.  Congrats to the Architect. 

5 stars (Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair (c) for the SmackDown Women’s Championship):  Charlotte Flair and Asuka just send women’s wrestling into the next century.  I couldn’t believe the near-falls and the fact that this match was 13 minutes when I thought it was longer than that.  The two told a great story from beginning to end.  This was the Match of the Night in my opinion.

2 stars (4-Way Match for the United States Championship):  The match didn’t amaze me at all and it seemed like the crowd wasn’t interest in Jinder Mahal’s victory.  

4 stars (Mixed Tag Match):  Ronda Rousey was brilliant in her debut and despite their ages, Triple H and Kurt Angle did what they could to keep the crowd going.  What a debut for the former UFC Fighter

0 stars (SmackDown! Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match):  This was too much of a KES-type match from Wrestle Kingdom 12.  In other words, not impressed and I wish WWE would do better than that.  Have the feeling that the crowd was dead for the entire match. 

4 Stars (Shane & Daniel vs. Steen and Zayn):   To be honest now, don’t know which comeback is better.  That of Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania 34 or that of the Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) during the Honor Rising: Japan 2018 events.  Daniel Bryan’s return and reception was almost like theirs if not more and it seems he hasn’t missed a beat despite not competing for almost 3 years.  Loved every minute of the match including seeing Daniel doing some key moves including the Shibata-kicks.   It’ll be very interesting to see who’ll be the comeback story of 2018, that of Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi or that of Daniel Bryan. We’ll find out when December comes. Still though, awesome to see the leader of the YES Movement back.  What a match. 

3 stars (Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss (c) for the Raw Women’s Championship):  Despite it being 1-sided, it was great to see Alexa be defensive and awesome to see Nia prove to everyone including myself that size doesn’t matter in professional wrestling.  What most important is the heart and desire to fulfill your dreams.  Congrats to Nia Jax on becoming the Raw Women’s Champion and setting an example for future female athletes who have been bullied. 

3 1/2 stars (AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship):  Not as good as the one in the Tokyo Dome but good enough to almost earn a 4-star performance. With that heel turn we all saw last night, we’ll finally get the feud between the two 

0 stars for the last two matches ‘cause basically 1 was stupid the other worst main event EVER.

So, there’s my star ranking for this year’s Wrestlemania and Supercard of Honor. Hope you all enjoy my opinions. 

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Card Changes and New Announcements Involving WrestleMania Weekend 2018

Last week, it was announced that The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O’Ryan, and Vinny Marseglia) would be challenging SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) for the ROH 6-Man Tag Titles at Supercard of Honor XII while at WrestleMania 34, a triple threat for the WWE United States Championship was announced.  One week later, The Kingdom is out of Supercard of Honor as well as Ring of Honor’s Wrestlemania Festivities while at the same time, the WWE US Championship is now a Fatal 4-Way Match.  At WrestleMania 34, Randy Orton will be defending his WWE United States Championship in a Fatal 4-Way against Jinder Mahal, Bobby Roode, and Rusev.  With The Kingdom out of Supercard of Honor XII, a replacement was needed for the ROH 6-man Tag Team Title match and surprisingly enough, The Young Bucks and Flip Gordon have answered the call and will challenge SoCal Uncensored for those titles in a ladder match.

Also, two more matches were announced for WrestleMania 34 with one of those matches in question as of this typing.  At WrestleMania 34, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) will be defending their SmackDown Tag-Team Titles against both The New Day (Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, and/or Big E Langston) and The Bludgeon Brothers (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in a 3-way match.  Lastly, Daniel Bryan will be officially be returning to the ring at WrestleMania in New Orleans when he teams up with Shane McMahon to face the team of Sami Zayn and Kevin Steen (fka Kevin Owens, will explain why in a minute) with the stipulation being that if they can beat Daniel and Shane, they will get their WWE jobs back that very same night. 

That last match announcement is very interesting for a few reasons.  One, as of this typing Kevin Owens is no longer Kevin Owens as he is now calling himself “Kevin Steen” which is his real name I might add. So for WrestleMania 34, at least, he’ll be credited under that name and if he’s rehired, there’ll be a chance he’ll go back to being “Kevin Owens” but there are chances he may keep his real name moving forward.  Have to stay tune for that. Like I said earlier about the status of the Golden☆Lovers for Sakura Genesis 2018 on April 1st, I have to say the same thing about Shane McMahon though his status is in a worse state than both Omega and Ibushi’s combined since theirs appear to be minor.  What I mean by that is that on March 26th, it was revealed that Shane McMahon had been hospitalized with acute diverticulitis and an umbilical hernia that’ll require surgery once the infection has been dissipated.  As of this typing, it is unknown if he’ll be able to compete but with WWE apparently moving forward with this announcement, guess this will be official ‘till someone says otherwise.  

Down below is the matches set to take place at these two major events and remember that the official order will be revealed on the day of these events.  Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor XII airs on April 7th LIVE from New Orleans in the Lakefront Arena while WrestleMania 34 presented by Snickers airs on April 8th LIVE on the WWE Network from New Orleans in the Superdome.  Hope you enjoy these two events like I will.  Anyway, here’s the updated match list and stay tuned for anymore matches as these two events draw nearer. 

WrestleMania 34 - WWE Championship:  [Challenger] Shinsuke Nakamura (Chaos) vs. [Champion] AJ Styles

WrestleMania 34 - Finals to crown the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion:  Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali

Supercard of Honor XII - Double Main Event 1 - “The American Nightmare” Cody (Bullet Club) vs. Kenny Omega (Golden☆Lovers/Bullet Club)

WrestleMania 34 - WWE Universal Championship:  [Challenger] Roman Reigns vs. [Champion] Brock Lesnar

WrestleMania 34 - Special Mixed Tag Match:  Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

WrestleMania 34 - WWE Intercontinental Championship 3-Way Match:  [Challenger] Seth Rollins vs. [Challenger] Prince Devitt (Bullet Club) vs. [Champion] The Miz

Supercard of Honor XII - Double Main Event 2 - ROH World Championship:  [Challenger] Marty Scurll (Bullet Club) vs. [Champion] Dalton Castle

Supercard of Honor XII - Semi Final Match to crown the First Women of Honor Champion:  Kelly Klein vs. Mayu Iwatani

Supercard of Honor XII - Semi Final Match to Crown the First Women of Honor Champion:  Sumie Sakai vs. Tenille Dashwood 

Supercard of Honor XII:  Finals to crown the first Women of Honor Champion (Either Klein, Iwatani, Dashwood, or Sakai will make history)

WrestleMania 34 - SmackDown Women’s Championship:  [Challenger] Asuka vs. [Champion] Charlotte Flair

WrestleMania 34 - Wrestlemania Women’s Battle Royal 2018 (Participants so far are Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Naomi, Natalya, and Bayley)

Supercard of Honor XII - Tomohiro Ishii (Chaos) vs. Punisher Martinez

Supercard of Honor XII - Hangman Page (Bullet Club) vs. Kota Ibushi (Golden☆Lovers)

WrestleMania 34 - RAW Tag Team Championship:  [Challenger Team] Braun Strowman and TBA vs. [Champion Team] Cesaro and Sheamus

Supercard of Honor XII - ROH World Tag Team Championship:  [Challenger Team] Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jay Lethal vs. [Champion Team] Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe

WrestleMania 34 - RAW Women’s Championship:  [Challenger] Nia Jax vs. [Champion] Alexa Bliss

WrestleMania 34 - 2018 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Participants so far are Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder of The Revival, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Tye Dillenger, Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, Tyler Breeze, and Fandango)

WrestleMania 34 - WWE United States Championship 4-Way Match:  [Challenger] Bobby Roode vs. [Challenger] Jinder Mahal vs. [Challenger] Rusev vs. [Champion] Randy Orton

Supercard of Honor XII - ROH 6 Man Tag Team Championship - Ladder Match:  [Challenger Team] Flip Gordon, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson (The Young Bucks/Bullet Club) vs. [Champion Team] Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian (The Addiction) and Scorpio Sky (SoCal Uncensored)

WrestleMania 34 - SmackDown Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match:  [Challenger Team #1] The New Day (two Participants will be revealed at the match) vs. [Challenger Team #2] Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs. [Champion Team] Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso

WrestleMania 34 - Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Steen and Sami Zayn with the stipulation being that if the team of Steen and Zayn win then they’ll be reinstated into the WWE. 

Others slated to appear and/or participate at one of these events are the following (in alphabetical order):

Karl Anderson (Bullet Club) at WrestleMania 34

Curtis Axel (Miztourage) at WrestleMania 34

John Cena at WrestleMania 34

Bo Dallas (Miztourage) at WrestleMania 34

Luke Gallows (Bullet Club) at WrestleMania 34

Kenny King (Reigning ROH World Television Champion) at Supercard of Honor XII

Silas Young at Supercard of Honor XII