#countdown to Chris-mas

[secretswiftymarvelfan]

The Interview Series: Best Wrapper - Chris Evans x Reader

Summary: You and Chris sit down with BuzzFeed to wrap some presents and answer some questions

Word Count: 590

Warnings: Fluff! Dialogue Heavy!

Dividers by @firefly-graphics​

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“Oh god I’m nervous” Chris chuckles nervously as you both sit down at the table full of gifts and wrapping supplies.

“Why it's only gift wrapping” you laugh.

“Yeah but I’m terrible at wrapping so mine are gonna look like rubbish compared to yours” Chris points out laughing as he gestures to all the supplies.

“It is a competition” one of the crew calls out.

“It is!?” Chris exclaims “yeah I’m so gonna lose, gahd I hate losing”

“And that’s why we don’t play charades at family game night,” you say knowingly.

Chris just rolls his eyes “alright let's get this over with” he sighs waiting for the cue to go “Hi I’m Chris Evans”

“And I’m Y/N Evans, and we’re gonna be answering Christmas questions while wrapping presents” you smile gesturing to the table in front of you.

“I’m so gonna lose” Chris mutters again, shaking his head.

The two of you grab your first presents and begin wrapping them all up “what is your favourite part of the holidays?” A member of the crew asks.

“Uhh” you hum, brows furrowed in concentration as you wrapped “I love the cosiness of it all, there’s nothing better than getting cosy in front of the fire, snow falling outside”

Chris hums in agreement “yeah and it's the time we’re all back home and we get a long period of time with the family which is what I love”

“What is the best gift you’ve received?” The crew ask.

“Well, are we talking about recently or as a kid? Because I can remember getting a Han Solo toy as a kid and it being the best thing ever” Chris laughs.

“Yeah I’d say as a kid the first American girl doll I got was pretty special, but recently the getaway to New Hampshire was a nice gift from you,” you say looking over at Chris.

“Yeah that was fun, we should try and go again sometime” Chris agrees, shaking his hand as he got sticky tape stuck to it.

“Who is the best gift giver in the family?” The crew ask.

“Our ma’s are pretty good, I think they must work together to get everyone the perfect gift,” Chris says “goddamnit this tape” he curses shaking his hand again.

You chuckle quickly helping him out “yeah they seem to know what you need before we even realise it” you agree.

“Who’s the worst gift giver?”

“Scott” you both answer without hesitation.

“I mean that’s a bit harsh but yeah his gifts are always some form of a joke” Chris explains.

“What is your favourite Christmas song?”

“Oh that’s a tough one,” Chris says shaking his head “I mean you gotta say the classics like driving home for Christmas”

“Yeah I like the Paul McCartney one, it feels very festive, but out of the new ones Christmas Tree Farm is amazing, it feels like a Christmas movie and sounds really timeless it’s hard to believe it's not been out for decades” you answer.

The two of you continue to wrap presents and answer questions about Christmas until all the presents were wrapped. The crew have a quick look over the present before announcing the winner.

“And the winner is Y/N!” They say passing you a BuzzFeed Christmas decoration.

“Outrageous” Chris mutters shaking his head “this is just avant-garde,” he says holding up his poorly wrapped presents.

“Well considering we live together we can share it” you offer chuckling at him.

He gives you a lopsided smirk “I can live with that”

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Chris has been going to Disney World for almost 40 years. He has posted pictures of him as like a 4 year old at Disney. He talks extensively about how he loves going this Disney every year with his family. About how they have a countdown to when they go and how they text about it. In what world would a woman enter into this situation as a catalyst for the trip? Are you the same anon who was like Ohhhh he bought a plant? Bet it’s for a woman. Separately, to answer other questions- Disney World is about 10x bigger than Disneyland and is substantially closer to MA. He flies his family down there. Schools are closed for most of the week for the holiday so it’s not like they had to take the kids out in order to do the trip. And he probably doesn’t have a bidet so I guess he is wiping.

That last sentence tho

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Goddess Awakening Chapter 5

"Feyi don't do it!" Sade warns. Feyi finally decided to let her family in on it because they and the Adebites have a dark history with each other. Both families used to be friends until a public spat between Chief Adebite and Chief Badmus drove both families apart. What that spat was about is anyone's guess.

"Feyi, Chris humiliated you at that party years ago!! He could humiliate you again!!" says Ireti. Feyi raises an eyebrow. "I doubt it." Dr Rotimi was watching a video o Youtube and then alerts them. "Ladies you need to see this." The rest of the family exchanged confused looks before gathering round to see the video.

Chris had just posted a video online, talking about the challenge."I have a huge announcement ladies and gents!! Drum roll!!" A dramatic drum roll plays and obce it stops, Chris says excitedly, "EbonyKnight has accepted my open challenge but this time it's different. We shall have the first ever Battle Royale match live on next week Wednesday at 1pm sharp at the Hard Rock Cafe. Be there or get squared!!"

Dr Rotimi sighed. "She has no choice but to do it. Even if she does not accept it, he would still go out there and pressure her into accepting via his Youtube channel. The guy has a lot of viewers."

"Yeah but he is doing this for cheap publicity. I doubt Feyi can even win." says Mrs Badmus.

"I have beaten him several times at that game mother..."

All eyes fall on Feyi who had a determined look on his face. "I can do it again." She then comes closer to her mother and stops in front of her, arms folded. Of all the Badmus sisters, she is the shortest and resembles her father due to her slightly dark complexion and broad shoulders.

Mrs Badmus looks her daughter in the eye. "Why bother yourself with games anyways? It is a waste of time. Why not bother to do something far more tangible with your time eh? Why not start a business or go and actually get a proper job?"

Feyi glares icily at her mother. "Really mother? Is that what you want to say?" Mrs Badmus stares at her daughter. "Are you talking to me?"

"Yes I am talking to you mother because I have had it with you!" The woman was taken aback by this. "How dare you speak to your mother that way?!" Ireti shouts. "I have every right to because this woman keeps on treating me like shit!! I have no job, you do not respect me!! You are looking down on me whenever I try to do something!! Why is it that you always criticise whatever I do?! Why mother?! I did not ask to be born with whatever it is that I am born with!! God just created me that way for a reason!! Why can you not accept me for who I am?! That is why I will do that challenge!! As for the results, I will win because I know I can!! I am not useless or worthless and I will prove myself to the world and you my family!!"

With that, she walks off, leaving her stunned mother behind. She then grabs her laptop and gets down to work and begins to work hard on improving her craft by using the Practice Tool and then playing a couple games and maintaining her current track record.

Meanwhile, Chris was in his penthouse suite chilling out with his friends. "So Ebony is Feyi?! No fucking way!!" says Idris Shettima. Chris nods. "It seems that the girl improved over the years." says Richard. "How are you not sure that her account did not get boosted?" asks Chris.

"If it were boosted, then she wouldn't have gotten to Gold IV on the American server." says Alex Oputa. Chris sighs and takes his seat, a glass of red wine in hand. Memories begin to flood in his mind of his days in secondary school.

He and Feyi were classmates and he and his friends at the time used to bully and torment her relentlessly. He even exposed Feyi at a party for cheating at WAEC, a scene that tarnished the Badmus family's image. He just liked hurting Feyi partly because she is a girl and partially because she is a Badmus.  He will never forgive her father for disgracing his own father years ago. Now he will get the ultimate revenge by destroying his archnemesis for good.

"Let's see how you survive this one Feyi."

Time begins to fly by and soon D-Day arrives. Feyi gets herself ready, wearing a simple T-Shirt with a nice ankara design on it and a pair of jeans and sneakers. The girl stares at herself in the mirror. Usually she hates looking at her reflection but today is completely different.  Sade walks into the room. "You ready kiddo?" Feyi nods and grabs her bag and walks out of the room.

The Badmus family soon arrive at Hard Rock Cafe and walk inside to find the location of the match. The last time Feyi came in there was a couple months ago with her cousins. The entire place was filled with a lot of people. "Wow!! So many people!!" says Sade. Mrs Badmus remains unfazed, not completely interested. If anything she wants to get out of there.

"Ah there you are!!"

They turn around to see Chris make his way towards them with a fake friendly smile in place. Feyi folds her arms and takes the opportunity to scrutinize him. "Aren't you a little overdressed for a showcase match?"

Chris simply shrugs. In stark contrast to Feyi's more laidback casual outfit, Chris opted for a black suit. "Hey!! A little glam is needed here!!" She rolled her eyes. "Oh please!!"

Chris does not look at Feyi's family in light of their past terrible encounter. Instead he opts to lead Feyi towards the place where they would do the showcase. In the middle of the room are two computer systems, arranged back to back.

Without hesitation, Feyi takes her seat at one and starts it up whilst Chris follows suit. Dolapo who happened to be around the area shows up alongside some of Feyi's old friends. "Good afternoon ma." Dolapo greets Mrs Badmus as he prostrates for her. "Ah Dolapo nice to see you. Ah you brought the whole gang here." says Ireti. The other kids all greeted the other Badmuses.

"The match is simple; the two players here will play with their best champ stats. The objective is to reduce the enemy's life bar to zero. The player that does that at the end wins the game." the special announcer for the match says.

"Kind of like a mini fighting game." Dolapo mutters. "What did you say?" Sade asked. "Just an observation about what they are about to do." he replies. Kai, one of Feyi's friends from America explains. "The game is divided into various modes; the main mode that many of us know is the Gold mode. That one is where you play as a team of five. This mode is the VS mode. There is the Battle mode also like the Gold mode. That one you play as five and that one is similar to VS mode. Everyone creates a character with a base stat and with a special talent and designation."

"So how come he did not says Battle Mode?" Mrs Badmus asks."Feyi would need a team. Chris has one." says Dolapo. "If she had told us beforehand, we could have changed it to Battle Mode and trained together. " says Kai. "We will have to call Tolani after this so that we can quickly assemble a team just in case." says Henry.

Both players put on their headphones and stare intently at their screens. Both of them had logged into their accounts and had choosen their characters. Chris' character, The Dark King had spikes on his black armour and a long red cape and held a sword.

"Wait....Chris' character is a fighter/assassin whilst Feyi's a mage and a support mage at that?" Dolapo observes. "She may not win this one." says Dr Rotimi. "She can. Since she is a support, she should be able to heal herself at some point." says Kai.

The Badmus family begin to say a silent prayer as they wait for the match to start. A countdown begins and once the clock reaches zero, the game starts. "LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!"

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2019 Playlist

1. A$AP Ferg & MadeinTYO – Wam

2. Action Bronson & The Alchemist – Arnold & Danny

3. Action Bronson & The Alchemist – Descendant of the Stars

4. Akon feat. Skales – Control

5. Akon feat. Olamide – Scammers

6. Alex Isley – Colors

7. Amaal – Coming & Going

8. Anderson .Paak feat. Andre 3000 – Come Home

9. Anderson .Paak feat. Smokey Robinson – Make It Better

10. Ari Lennox – I Been

11. Ari Lennox – Up Late

12. Ariana Grande – fake smile

13. Ariana Grande – in my head

14. Arin Ray feat. Kehlani – Change

15. Arin Ray - ZZZ

16. Asiahn – Like You

17. Asiahn – NOLA

18. August Alsina – Forever and a Day

19. August Alsina – For You

20. Baby Rose – Mortal

21. Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino feat. Oumou Sangaré – Mood 4 Eva

22. Big K.R.I.T – Blue Flame Ballet

23. Big K.R.I.T – Energy

24. Big K.R.I.T – M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I

25. BJ the Chicago Kid feat. JID, Buddy, & Kent Jamz – Get Away

26. Blackbear – Sick Of It All

27. The Black Keys – Sit Around And Miss You

28. The Black Keys – Tell Me Lies

29. Bobby Sparks ii feat. Robert “Sput” Searight & MonoNeon – The Comanche Are Coming

30. Boogie – Live 95

31. Boogie feat. Snoh Aalegra – Time

32. Burna Boy feat. Jeremih & Serani – Secret

33. Che Ecru – That’s My Baby

34. Ciara – Greatest Love

35. Ciara – Set

36. Ciara – Trust Myself

37. City and Colour – Mountain of Madness

38. Col3trane, DJDS, & Raye – The Fruits

39. Conway the Machine – Half of It

40. DaBaby – Bop

41. DaBaby – Goin Baby

42. DaBaby – Suge

43. Daniel Caesar & Brandy – Love Again

44. Danny Brown – Dirty Laundry

45. Danny Brown – Savage Nomad

46. Dave East – Mama I Made It

47. Dave East – The Marathon Continues (Nipsey Tribute)

48. Dave East – Me & Mines

49. Denzel Curry – Speedboat

50. Devin Morrison – Bussin’

51. Devin Morrison feat. Dahvi – It’s Time

52. DJ Shadow – If I Died Today

53. DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels – Kings & Queens

54. DJ Shadow feat. De La Soul – Rocket Fuel

55. Doja Cat – Say So

56. Doja Cat – Streets

57. Dreamville feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Dreezy – Got Me

58. Dreamville feat. JID & T.I. – Ladies, Ladies, Ladies

59. Dreezy feat. Jeremih – Ecstasy

60. E-40 feat. Quavo Roddy Ricch, A$AP Ferg, & ScHoolboy Q – Chase the Money

61. E-40 – Imma Find Out

62. E-40 feat. Redman, Method Man, & Bosko – Keep On Gassin

63. Earthgang feat. T-Pain – Tequila

64. Earthgang feat. Kehlani – Trippin

65. Elhae – fXXX

66. Elhae – I.D.B.I.L

67. Elhae feat. Big K.R.I.T – Sanctuary

68. Emotional Oranges – Someone Else

69. Emotional Oranges – West Coast Love

70. Emotional Oranges – Your Best Friend Is A Hater

71. Eric Bellinger – iPod on Shuffle

72. Eric Bellinger feat. K Camp – Moist

73. Eric Bellinger – Run It Up

74. Eric Bellinger – The Sexy Song

75. Eric Bellinger – Spice

76. Eric Bellinger feat. Chris Brown & OG Parker – Type a Way

77. Eric Bellinger – Undress

78. Esperanza Spalding – Touch in Mine (Fingers)

79. Fabolous feat. Jacquees – My Mind

80. Fabolous feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Ooh Yea

81. FKA twigs – Mirrored Heart

82. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib feat. Killer Mike & Pusha T – Palmolive

83. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Soul Right

84. Free Nationals – Lester Diamond

85. Free Nationals feat. Syd – Shibuya

86. Free Nationals feat. Mac Miller & Kali Uchis – Time

87. Future – Crushed Up

88. Gallant – Céline

89. Gallant – Sleep On It

90. The Game – Born 2 Rap

91. The Game feat. 21 Savage – The Code

92. The Game feat. Anderson .Paak – Stainless

93. Gang Starr feat. J. Cole – Family And Loyalty

94. Gang Starr feat. Ne-Yo & Nitty Scott – Get Together

95. Gary Clark Jr. – I Got My Eyes on You (Locked & Loaded)

96. GoldLink feat. WaveIQ – Spanish Song

97. GoldLink feat. Tyler, the Creator & Jay Prince – U Say

98. Griselda – Freddie HotSpot

99. Gucci Mane – Move Me

100. Isabella – Tag

101. Jacquees – Fact Or Fiction

102. Jacquees – Good Lovin

103. Jaden – Got It

104. Jeezy – White Keys

105. Jidenna feat. GoldLink – Babouche

106. Jidenna – Sou Sou

107. Jidenna – Vaporiza

108. Jim Jones feat. Maino & Drama – My Era

109. Jim Jones feat. Cam’ron, Guordan Banks, Benny the Butcher, & Conway the Machine – To Whom it May Concern

110. Joell Ortiz – Jamaican Food

111. Joell Ortiz – Sip Slow

112. Johnta Austin – Breakin Rules

113. Justine Skye – Secrets

114. Kalin White – 4 sexonds

115. Kaytranada feat. GoldLink, Eight9Fly, & Ari Pensmith – Vex Oh

116. Kehlani – Feels

117. Kehlani feat. 6lack – RPG

118. Khalid – Paradise

119. Khalid – Talk

120. Kiana Ledé feat. Jenifer Lewis – Heavy

121. Kiana Ledé – If You Hate Me

122. Kxng Crooked & Bronze Nazareth feat. Tristate & L.A.D – French Connection

123. Kirk Brown – Vibes Up

124. Koffee feat. Jane Macgizmo – Blazin

125. Konshens – Back It Up

126. Konshens – Last Wine

127. Kyle Dion – Hands to Yourself

128. Kyle Dion – Spend It

129. Larry June feat. Premo Rice – Booty Girl Club

130. Larry June – Early Bird

131. Larry June – Organic Smiles

132. Layton Greene – Never Knew

133. Lion Babe feat. Leikeli47 – The Wave

134. Lion Babe feat. Raekwon – Western World

135. Lophiile – Late Ass

136. Lophiile feat. Jesse Boykins III – You’re Gonna Need It

137. Lophiile – You’ve Changed

138. Lucky Daye – Love You Too Much

139. Lucky Daye – Real Games

140. Lyfe Jennings – Baby

141. Mac Ayers feat. Uhmeer – Fears

142. Mac Ayers – Get Away

143. Mahalia – Karma

144. Mahalia – What Am I?

145. Mahalia feat. Ella Mai – What You Did

146. Marc E. Bassy – Crash and Burn

147. Marc E. Bassy – Where We’re From

148. Matt Martians – Movin’ On

149. Maxo Kream feat. Megan Thee Stallion – She Live

150. Megan Thee Stallion feat. Da Baby – Cash S**t

151. Mereba – Stay Tru

152. Moonchild – Strength

153. Murs, 9th Wonder, & The Soul Council - Sin

154. Murs, 9th Wonder, & The Soul Council – Unicorn Glitter

155. Nikki Jean – Driver

156. Nikki Jean feat. Lupe Fiasco – Mr. Clean

157. Papoose feat. DJ Premier – Numerical Slaughter

158. Pardison Fontaine – Money Machine

159. Pardison Fontaine – Under8ed

160. PJ Morton – Kid Again

161. PJ Morton feat. JoJo – Say So

162. Post Malone – I’m Gonna Be

163. Problem Child – Whole Heart

164. Quinn XCII feat. Yoshi Flower – Werewolf

165. Rapsody feat. Queen Latifah – Hatshepsut

166. Rapsody feat. D’Angelo & GZA – Ibtihaj

167. Rapsody feat. Elle Varner – Michelle

168. Raveena – Nectar

169. Raveena – Salt Water

170. Rex Orange County – Always

171. Rex Orange County – It Gets Better

172. Rick Ross – Fascinated

173. Rick Ross feat. Drake – Gold Roses

174. Rick Ross feat. Summer Walker – Summer Reign

175. Rick Ross – Vegas Residency

176. R.LUM.R – Happy

177. R.LUM.R – Lies

178. Roses Gabor feat. Sampha – Illusions

179. Rotimi – Love Riddim

180. Rotimi – Way Gone

181. Sabrina Claudio – Truth Is

182. Sammie – Issues

183. Sara Bareilles – Armor

184. ScHoolboy Q feat. Kid Cudi – Dangerous

185. ScHoolboy Q – Numb Numb Juice

186. Shal Marshall – Mas Forever

187. Shal Marshall – Splinters

188. Shwayze – Rich City

189. Sinead Harnett – Be The One (Interlude)

190. SiR feat. Smino – LA Lisa

191. SiR feat. Kadhja Bonet – New Sky

192. Slum Village feat. Dwele – Call Me

193. Snoh Aalegra – Nothing to Me

194. Snoh Aalegra – Toronto

195. Snoop Dogg feat. Swizz Beatz – Countdown

196. Snoop Dogg feat. Marknoxx – I Wanna Thank Me

197. Snoop Dogg feat. Russ & Wiz Khalifa – Take Me Away

198. Solange – Almeda

199. Solange – Dreams

200. Steve Lacy – N Side

201. Steve Lacy – Playground

202. Summer Walker – Wasted

203. T-Pain feat. Tory Lanez – Getcha Roll On

204. Tayla Parx – Me vs. Us

205. Tayla Parx feat. Joey Bada$$ - Rebound

206. The Teskey Brothers – Rain

207. The Teskey Brothers – Sun Come Ease Me In

208. Tinashe – Feelings

209. Tobi lou feat. Erica Rene & Cam O’bi – That Old Nu-Nu

210. Tobi lou – Waterboy

211. Tori Kelly – Kid I Used To Know

212. Toro y Moi – Freelance

213. Toro y Moi – Ordinary Pleasure

214. Tory Lanez – Blowin’ Mine’s // Leah’s Introduction

215. Tory Lanez feat. Ludacris – The Fargo Splash

216. Trey Songz – Jill (Sumn Real)

217. Trina feat. Rico Love – Water

218. Tryezz – Walnut St. Dub

219. Tsu Surf – Killing Me

220. Tyler, the Creator - Earfquake

221. Tyler, the Creator – I Think

222. Umi – Sukidakara

223. Vedo – Do It Nasty

224. Wale feat. Jeremih – On Chill

225. Weezer – Happy Together

226. Willow – Time Machine

227. Wiz Khalifa feat. Young Deji – Gold Bottles

228. Xavier Omär & Sango – Cry & Lie

229. Xavier Omär & Sango feat. Billy Mercury – Keeping Me

230. YBN Cordae feat. Anderson .Paak – RNP

231. YBN Cordae feat. Meek Mill – We Gon Make It

232. Ye Ali feat. DCMBR – All About You

233. Ye Ali – Rehearsal

234. Ye Ali feat. DCMBR – Show Me

235. Ye Ali feat. DCMBR & Rainy Milo – Songs2Get2GetDrunk2

236. Yelawolf – Box Chevy 7

237. Yelawolf – Unnatural Born Killer

238. Young M.A. – Stubborn Ass

239. Zacari – Midas Touch

240. 2 Chainz – Threat 2 Society

[abatelunare]

Improbabile ninja

Chris Farley era un attore comico dalla stazza notevole. La sua filmografia conta dieci sole pellicole. Perché lui è morto a 33 anni. Non ho capito bene di cosa. Si parla di attacco di cuore. Ma non escludono c'entri la droga. Uno dei suoi film è Beverly Hills ninja, da noi tradotto con Mai dire ninja. Il protagonista, Haru, è stato raccolto piccolissimo da una comunità ninja. Crescendo si è rivelato un ciccione simpatico ma imbranato e inadatto alle arti marziali. Avrà modo di riscattarsi. Non c'è molto da dire su questa commedia d'azione. Farley interpreta un personaggio goffo e divertente. Lui ce la mette tutta, ma riesce a combinare solo disastri. Non c'è molto altro da dire. A parte una cosa. Nei panni del suo sensei troviamo un attore comparso in altre pellicole d'azione. Si tratta del sudcoreano Soon-tek Oh. Lo si è visto in 007 L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro, Missing in Action 2, Countdown dimensione zero e Il giustiziere della notte 4. La versione italiana di Wikipedia non mi ha saputo dire altro. Quindi dovrete accontentarvi.

[fereality-indy]

As most know the Teen Titans is my favorite team in the DC universe and have been since the  Marv Wolfman and George Pérez era. Heck, I even somewhat based the Gravity Heroes off of them. 

Now I love the cartoon, but It seems that people (DC included) seem to think of them or Damien’s little brood as the Teen Titans. I know there is the Titans comic and the live-action Titans tv series, it still seems like they focus on the same Titans (Robin/Nightwing, Starfire, Beast Boy, & Raven). I’m not saying this is bad, they are easily my third favorite iteration of the team (the post Countdown team & the Atom’s team take the first two spots). I’m just reminding people that there are more Titans then those four.

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First Row: Arsenal (Roy Harper), Tempest (Garth), Troia (Donna Troy), Kid Flash (Wally West), Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Omen (Lilith Clay). Hawk (Hank Hall), Dove (Don Hall), & Herald (Mal Duncan) Second Row: Aquagirl (Tula), Gnaark, Joker's Daughter (Duela Dent), Bumblebee (Karen Beecher), Beast Boy (Garfield Logan), Raven (Rachel Roth), Starfire (Koriand'r), Cyborg (Victor Stone), Protector (Jason Hart), & Terra (Tara Markov) Third Row: Jericho (Joseph Wilson), Kole (Kole Weathers), Red Hood (Jason Todd), Danny Chase, Phantasm (Ghost of Danny Chase/Spirits of Azarath/Arella), Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez), Red Star (Leonid Kovar), & Baby Wildebeest Fourth Row: Kid Flash (Bart Allen), Mirage (Miriam Delgado), Terra (Tara Markov - imposter?), Damage (Grant Emerson), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Supergirl (Matrix/Linda Danvers), Ravager (Rose Wilson-Worth), Minion (Jarras Minion), Atom (Ray Palmer), & Argent (Toni Monetti) Fifth Row: Prysm (Audrey Spears), Risk (Cody Driscoll), Hot Spot (Isaiah Crockett), Fringe (Unknown), Captain Marvel Jr/CM3 (Freddy Freeman), Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers), Red Robin (Tim Drake), Superboy (Conner Kent-Kon-El), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), & Speedy (Mia Dearden) Sixth Row: Aquagirl (Lorena Marquez), Zatara (Zachary Zatara), Offspring (Luke O'Brien), Dove (Dawn Granger), Hawk (Holly Granger), Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz/Megan Morse), Talon (Unknown), Powerboy (Unknown), Bombshell (Amy Allen), & Little Barda (Unknown) Seventh Row: Molecule (Unknown), Young Frankenstein (Unknown), Enigma (Unknown), Mas (Unknown), Menos (Unknown), Osiris (Amon Tomaz), Flamebird (Bette Kane), Proxy (Wendy Harris), Marvin Harris, Red Devil (Eddie Bloomberg), Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes), & Static (Virgil Hawkins) Eigth Row: Kid Eternity (Christopher Freeman), Robin (Damien Wayne), Solstice (Kiran Singh), Golden Eagle (Charley Parker), Hero Cruz, Bushido (Ryuko Orsono), Anima (Courtney Mason), Lagoon Boy (Zero), Son Of Vulcan (Miguel "Mikey" Devante), & Skitter (Celine Marjorie Patterson) Ninth Row: Magenta (Frances Kane), Bunker (Miguel Jose Barragan), Chimera (Ra’ut L’lwer), Power Girl (Tanya Spears), Kid Flash (Wallace West), Aqualad (Jackson Hyde), Red Arrow (Emiko Queen), Djinn, Roundhouse (Billy Wu), Crush (Xiomara Rojas), & Steel (Natasha Irons)

Reserve/Honorary - Characters who have either been offered membership in the past or are close allies of members of the Teen Titans who could be called to assist in an emergency. Firtst Row: Spoiler (Stephanie Brown), Misfit (Charlotte "Charlie" Gage-Radcliffe), Secret (Greta Hayes), Empress (Anita Fite), Traci 13 (Traci Thirteen), Arrowette (Cissie King-Jones), Black Alice, Terra (Atlee), Teen Lantern, Amethyst (Amy Winston), & Jinny Hex Second Row: Superboy (Jonathon Kent), Zan, Jayna, Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore), Thunder (Gan Williams), Lightning (Tavis Williams), Thunder (Anissa Pierce), Lightning (Jennifer Pierce), Snapper Carr, Chris King, Ray (Raymond C. "Ray" Terril), Jakeem Thunder, & the Pointmen (Blockade, Blank Slate, Gray Lady, Groundswell, Serpenteen, & Short Cut)

[tretarec]

[Review] Countdown – A hora da sua morte.

E ai, se você pudesse descobrir quando vai morrer… Você gostaria de saber?

Olha, realmente está bem complicado para Hollywood no quesito “fazer um filme de terror digno” nos últimos tempos viu. Os roteiristas até tentam criar umas premissas “inovadoras”, mas na hora de executar, é ai que mora o perigo.

Fui ao cinema movida pela curiosidade de querer saber o quê que “Countdown” no titulo original ou no abrasileirado “A Hora da sua Morte” tinha para me entregar de diferenciado dos outros trezentos milhões de terrores que temos à disposição por ai mas eis que o esquema não é diferente dos demais. A não ser pela premissa de um aplicativo que prevê a hora exata em que você poderá desencarnar. Nos dez a vinte primeiros minutos é uma sacada interessante e poderia render um bom desenvolvimento de roteiro, personagens e outros aspectos se o tal tivesse sido bem escrito e se os personagens estivessem empenhados em fazer algum diferencial que pudesse nos conectar aos mesmos, porém não é o que acontece. O projeto é da produtora americana STX Entertainment com distribuição no Brasil pela Universal Pictures.

O protagonismo desse roteiro que poderia ter dado “um caldo” melhor de sua ideia promissora fica a cargo de Elizabeth Lail (aquela loirinha da primeira temporada de “You” da Netflix) contracenando com os coadjuvantes Tichina Arnold (nossa eterna Rochelle de Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris), Jordan Calloway (de Riverdale), Anne Winters (de 13 Reasons Why), Peter Facinelli (da saga Crepúsculo) que aqui neste ‘A Hora da sua Morte’ interpreta um personagem super caricato e bem descartável fazendo um médico machista e assediador de suas funcionarias do hospital, em especial assediando moral e sexualmente a enfermeira Quinn Harris (Elizabeth Lail) e fechando o elenco principal temos a ótima e uma das atuais ‘Scream Queen’ (rainha do terror) da indústria americana, Talitha Bateman (de Annabelle – A criação do Mal) que desempenha na medida do possível seu papel de irmã da “heroína” do filme nas partes em que o roteiro tenta inseri-la no contexto do enredo onde o subtexto coloca situações de drama e perda familiar na tentativa de dar ‘camadas de profundidade’ às situações que seus personagens enfrentam diante das aparições assombrosas que os atormentam.

E é ai que o roteiro começa a sair do eixo jogando cenas desnecessárias de jumpscares que não causam tanto impacto como o diretor e roteirista Justin Dec, aqui na sua estreia em longa-metragem, imaginava que nos daria. E falando em jumpscares, esses tais sustos são tão previsíveis e tão datados que já ficamos na expectativa do momento que a entidade vai saltar na câmera e quando não saltam em imagem, o susto vem através dos sons da trilha sonora na mixagem de som. Dei alguns pulinhos da cadeira do cinema sim, não vou mentir, porém depois fiquei entediadíssima assistindo aquela mistura de “Premonição” (franquia de sucesso dos anos 2000) com “Quando um estranho Chama” (2006).

Tendo em vista que “Countdown” é um projeto de baixo orçamento onde só foram captados 6,5 milhões de dólares para sua realização não era de esperar muita coisa, se bem que existem outros filmes de baixíssimo orçamento que conseguiram desempenhar uma história eficiente e rendeu números altíssimos em bilheteria (é o caso do recente “Corra” de 2017 do diretor Jordan Peele que recebeu apenas US$ 4,5 milhões de orçamento e faturou 150 milhões mundialmente e cujo roteiro lhe rendeu um Oscar de melhor roteiro original em 2018, tornando-o o primeiro negro a receber o prêmio na categoria). Até o fechamento desta pauta, “A Hora da sua Morte” arrecadou 41,6 milhões de dólares nas bilheterias. Ah e para quem não sabe… O app é real mesmo viu! Você baixa-lo na Play Store do seu Android ou Ios no Iphone. O longa estreou no Brasil dia 27 de fevereiro e segue em cartaz nos cinemas.

E ai, se você pudesse descobrir quando vai morrer… Você gostaria de saber?

[pangeanews]

Il vero 007 è lui! Storia di Peter Fleming, il fratello dell’inventore di James Bond, uno scrittore di genio

Countdown nel mondo inglese per l’uscita di 007 No Time to Die. Uscirà a fine anno. BBC infioretta raccontando che Billie Eilish (sì, la tenerella di Everything I wanted) ha lanciato la canzone che sarà la sigla dell’ultimo 007. Il testo tradotto qui e là dice: Avrei dovuto sapere che me ne sarei andata. Sono caduta davanti a una bugia. Sei morte o paradiso? Ora non mi vedrai piangere. È che non c’è tempo di morire.

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Complimenti, clap clap. Siamo riusciti a far passare Bond dalla parte degli emo: Il sangue che versi è il sangue che mi devi. Sono stato stupida ad amarti? Non avevo pensato alle conseguenze? Per BBC si tratta di romantic betrayal. Tradimento romantico. Sarà. A me pare il solito modo di sguinzagliare il marketing dietro alla società pop dei giovani per portare più gente in sala. Gli inglesi sanno farlo con garbo e senza scrupoli.

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Eppure. Nel 2006, quando Craig esordiva con Casino Royale, la voce della canzone in sigla era Chris Cornell (You know my name): Se prendi una vita devi sapere cosa darai, sono occasioni che vanno e vengono, ecco. Quando scoppia la tempesta sarai con me, dalla parte di quelli senza pietà che ho tradito. Ho visto angeli cadere da altezze accecanti, e tu non sei nulla di così divino. Sei solo qui accanto. Armati perché nessuno ti salverà. Le occasioni ti tradiranno. E io ti rimpiazzerò… Il sangue più freddo scorre nelle mie vene. Sai il mio nome. Prova a nascondere la tua mano. Dimentica come si sentono le emozioni. Ben altro rispetto a Billie Eilish…

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Anche nel 2008, con Quantum of Solace, la voce femminile di Alicia Keys (Another way to die) spaccava così all’inizio: Un’altra chiamata dalla regina, il dito scorre liscio sul grilletto. Un’altra chiamata da una lingua d’oro che ti avvelena la fantasia. Un altro conto da un killer ti ha fatto passare dal thriller alla tragedia… Sentire la musica in luoghi fuori contesto aiuta. Credo si chiami straniamento: che ne so, provate a sentire le canzoni di Bond in un’altra prospettiva.

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Comunque, qui da noi c’è sempre un po’ il rischio che essere fan di 007 sia roba da ispettore della guardia di finanza, un tocco da sfigati. Nel Regno Unito invece è il solito movimento di massa. Se guardi 007 capisci le loro tendenze, o almeno ne catturi un’istantanea. Lo spiega benissimo il solito Anthony Burgess in un articolo di Life del febbraio 1987. Titolo – Giubileo di Bond. A venticinque anni dal Dottor No, che era il cattivone del primo film uscito nel 1962.

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Col consueto intuito da sciacallo onnivoro, Burgess annota che il personaggio dell’agente 007 “apparve sulla scena al momento giusto, quando CIA umiliava MI5… Bond invece era patriottico, duro, coraggioso e non veniva da un’ascesi da doccia fredda. Ricordava al lettore britannico le qualità che sembravano andate perdute. Fleming sognò uno spionaggio più ingegnoso, osò di più rispetto alla realtà e diede infine al suo uomo la licenza di uccidere”.

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Peter Fleming nel Mato Grosso, 1932

Non si fa mancare il sale: “l’eterosessualità di Bond è vigorosa e viaggia in un’altra classifica. Il suo sangue scozzese gli garantisce un integro patriottismo”. E neanche il pepe: “I professori di francese non sapranno dirci a cosa si deve il nome Bond. Non sembra un richiamo al bondage per quanto bond suggerisca che il nostro uomo sia legato a qualcosa – onore, patria, una qualche virtù astratta. Fleming scelse questo nome perché era abbastanza blando e per niente aggressivo”.

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In realtà Burgess sa come stanno le cose, gioca a carte col lettore. Ecco da dove viene il nome in codice, l’unico che vale: “Il nome 007 si deve al carro postale notturno di una piccola ma celebre storia di Kipling, e a sua volta Kipling lo aveva preso dal codice che l’astrologo John Dee usava per i suoi dispacci spionistici alla regina Elisabetta quando era infiltrato alla corte spagnola. Mentre osa il tutto per tutto al servizio di Sua Maestà la regina, James Bond evoca nell’era di Elisabetta II il glamour e il pericolo del regno di Elisabetta I”. Se volete leggere qualcosa su John Dee, c’è L’angelo della finestra d’Occidente, di Gustav Meyrink. Stampa nientepopodimeno che Adelphi.

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Burgess aveva lavorato alla sceneggiatura di La spia che mi amava, l’unico libro di Fleming scritto dal punto di vista femminile. Quindi sa cosa sta dicendo quando scrive che “nei libri di 007 il sesso è tenerezza, nei film è mero titillare… I libri sono deboli per psicologia umana, un poco impacciati nel dialogo, assurdi per trama e non hanno humour ma sono ben scritti e francamente affidabili per la loro informazione di background. L’agenzia di controspionaggio sovietica Smersh esiste, Spectre no”.

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Traduco il finale del pezzo di Burgess, la chiave affilata del discorso che stavo cercando di fare all’inizio: “Vorrei porre l’accento su questo: le stravaganze di Bond rappresentano un genere speciale di intrattenimento dove la fantasia del produttore di film ha il permesso di varcare il limite e tutto è racchiuso in una macchina perfetta, in una lezione di morale. Sono film a tutto tondo allo stesso modo di quelli Disney ma, diversamente da questi, sono sofisticati e non possono esser presi senza accettare al contempo il mondo delle alte sfere con la sua genuina malevolenza e quel che si dice ‘stato dell’arte tecnologica’. Le ragazze sono sexy e Bond parte con loro con lo sguardo lascivo da giocatore di football americano. Ma non ci sono orgasmi: sono riservati alle fughe da pericoli impossibili. C’è anche qualcosa che chiamerei urbanità, buone maniere e ironia (Prenda con sé Mr Bond e lo metta in condizioni di farsi del male). C’è il senso di una civiltà ben oliata, i nemici restano fuori, in un mondo a parte maniaco e malvagio. È probabile che in futuro gli storici troveranno nei film di Bond i sogni dei suoi contemporanei, uomini e probabilmente anche donne. L’intrattenimento a volte può servire uno scopo più profondo di quel che i suoi sostenitori sono in grado di dirci”.

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A questo punto, domanda sensata. Chi era il creatore di Bond, Ian Fleming? Era un fratello minore, tanto per cominciare. Il più grande era Peter, classe 1907, che a 29 anni affronta un viaggio in Tibet e Cina per conto dei Servizi esteri insieme a una fotografa svizzera. Da capogiro. Insomma Peter è il sostegno del fratellino, anche se poi Ian farà gavetta in guerra nel controspionaggio e si inventerà un agente fighissimo, da romanzo, per darsi un tono.

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Ian ha solo un anno in meno del fratellone. Per Burgess “era uno scozzese godereccio toccato da un puritanesimo ancestrale, beveva martini vodka agitato non mescolato, fumava sempre le sigarette più pesanti sul mercato e, prima del suo ultimo matrimonio, faceva l’amore in modo freddo e promiscuo”. Sarà… comunque campa fino al 1964. Il fratellone, più sano e robusto, se ne va nel 1971 e fa scrivere al giornalista del NY Times “ebbe una carriera poco convenzionale nella Seconda guerra servendo nella Guardia Granatieri dopo il ritiro dalla Norvegia nel 1940, organizzando una linea di resistenza a Hitler in Inghilterra con armi ed esplosivi nel caso i tedeschi fossero sbarcati. Lo stesso in Grecia dopo l’occupazione tedesca. Poi andò in Asia per far sgomberare le truppe dalla Birmania in India e trasmise ai giapponesi dei piani di guerra. Chiaramente, erano falsificati. Sulla sua resistenza a Hitler scrisse il romanzo Invasione 1940”. In effetti anche gli altri titoli sono fantastici: Sconfitta a Pechino, Baionette fino a Ihasa, Il destino dell’ammiraglio Kolchak.

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A breve potremo gustare qualcosa di questo scrittore. Nutrimenti aveva già dato la sua Avventura brasiliana e tra poco sarà rieditata. È la storia autoironica di Peter che va nella foresta amazzonica a 26 anni in cerca di un esploratore scomparso e torna a mani vuote. Fine dei tempi eroici dell’imperialismo: anche se erano entrambi, Peter e il suo compagno di viaggio, il bischero Percy Fawcett, figli di college e di Impero.

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Per i fratelli Fleming, invece, qualche brivido dickensiano & massonico, ma poco di più. Quindi anche lo sguardo è a suo modo limitato, specie negli scritti-reportage di Peter sulla Rivolta del Boxer, di cui parlano ampiamente, con sapidi racconti, anche le memorie dei diplomatici italiani in loco. Il tutto passando per il Tibet. Forse c’era nei Fleming qualche interesse verso le tradizioni esoteriche che titillavano la poca cervice tedesca: vedere per credere l’introduzione di Peter a I sette anni in Tibet di Heinrich Harrer.

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Comunque sia, va detto che la pappa verbale inglese non si presta a raccontare la geopolitica. L’inglese funziona bene però come lingua avventurosa e Peter resta scrittore migliore del fratellino Ian. Ecco ad esempio come incomincia il testo che lesse dopo il viaggio in Asia a 27 anni, nel 1936 (ora su The Geographical Journal, vol. 88 agosto 1936): “In questi giorni immagino sia piuttosto inconsueto che le forze militari adottino una procedura che le porti a impegnare il loro potere di guerra in un territorio che appartenga a un altro potere senza che un governo dica nulla all’altro prima dell’evento. Eppure i russi sono molto abili a gestirla così, principalmente soffiando tutt’intorno storie falsissime e lasciandole depositare nelle varie province, senza consentire ad altre versioni dei fatti di entrare nelle province manipolate”. Non male, dai…

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Mine For Christmas - Andy Barber x Reader

A/N: This one shot takes place in the same Universe as Wildest Dreams, Part 1 is here, and Part 2 here

This is also the final Christmassy Oneshot as I will be taking the Christmas period off starting tomorrow! See you all in the New Year!

Summary: With Andy now living alone as he goes through divorce proceedings, there’s only one person he wants to celebrate christmas with

Word Count: 2.1k

Warnings: Language! Fluff! Tiny bit of Angst! SMUT! 18+ ONLY! MINORS DNI!

Dividers by @firefly-graphics​

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Office gossip was always the worst. You hated having to hear it, couldn’t people find other things to talk about than someone’s divorce? Yet all you ever heard was gossip about Andy’s divorce, but at least they didn’t know about you yet. Your secret arrangement with Andy remained a secret and would do until the divorce was finalised.

As he promised at the end of summer, Andy began the divorce proceedings against Laurie. He’d hoped that it would be simple enough, that Laurie would also know that the marriage was long dead. But he wasn’t so lucky, Laurie was dragging it out in any way possible. At least he’d been able to move out.

Maybe she thought dragging it out and making it impossible would make him stay. Thinking that a tough marriage with her was better than an impossible divorce. But she clearly didn’t know Andy well enough, because he was determined and loyal to you. He would jump through as many hoops as possible for you.

Sitting at your desk you poke one of the baubles hanging from your little desk tree. The office was empty, it had been for a while now but Andy was in a meeting with his divorce lawyer trying to negotiate the newest terms. It was taking far too long for your liking.

Eventually, the door opened and the lawyer walked out “I’ll pass these on to her lawyer and hopefully we’ll have a deal” he sighs turning to face Andy.

“We can only hope” Andy muttered tiredness evident in his voice, shaking his head with irritation at the whole situation.

“See you in the New Year Andy,” his lawyer says shaking Andy’s hand, before making his way out of the office.

Once he was gone Andy crossed the short distance to your desk, his hand resting on your shoulder “you didn’t have to stay sweetheart” he mutters leaning down to press a kiss to the top of your head.

“I know,” you say looking up at him “but I didn’t want you to be alone”

Andy gives you a soft smile “I guess it means this won’t go to waste” he smirks pulling out a sprig of mistletoe from behind his back.

You chuckle, smiling up at him “we wouldn’t want that now would we” you smile reaching up to cup his cheek and guiding his lips down to yours for a languid kiss.

“Wanna get outta here and head back to mine?” Andy suggests pressing another soft kiss to your lips, you smile humming in agreement “good, you head back to mine” he says slipping the spare key to his apartment into your hand “I’ll go grab some food and meet you there”

“Sounds like a plan” you smile as you stand up from your chair “Don’t be too long” you run your fingers through his beard, your smile widening when he lets out a small hum of contentment.

His hand meets yours as he turns his head to kiss your palm “I wouldn’t dare, now go on, head on home”

You grin up at him, your heart singing at his use of the word home. The promise of what your future together held, that someday you’d be able to leave this office hand in hand, go home together.

“See you in a bit” you grin, Andy helps slide your coat on and passes you your bag.

As you walk out of the office, you turn once you reach the door blowing a kiss back to Andy, who smiles warmly back at you, before making your way out.

Arriving at Andy’s apartment complex, you drove into the below-ground parking lot, using the less-used back entrance. Once parked you grabbed the overnight bag you kept in your trunk, smiling to yourself as you did so. Knowing that only a few months ago, the idea of having an overnight bag to stay at Andy’s and actually getting to use it was a dream.

Once you made it up to his apartment you flipped on the lights, walking over to the couch to grab the remote for his electronic fireplace to turn that on too. You made sure there was a bottle of wine chilling in the fridge and plates warming up before going to have a shower and change out of your office wear.

You had just changed into a pair of shorts, an oversized sweater and knee-high fuzzy socks when you heard Andy walking in. Walking out of the bedroom you find him standing at the kitchen island pulling take-out containers out of a plastic bag.

“Hey sorry I took longer than expected” he apologises as you walk over.

“It's alright I’ve only recently got out of the shower,” you say reaching up to press a kiss to the corner of his mouth “so what did you get us?”

“I went to that little Italian place you like,” Andy says, his arm wrapping around you as you tuck yourself into his side.

“Oh, my favourite” you grin happily.

“That’s why I got it” he smirks kissing the tip of your nose making you chuckle and face scrunch up “do you want some wine?” He asks.

“Already in the fridge chilling” you smile.

“Great, I’ll just warm up-, “ Andy says moving to step away but you stop him.

“Plates are already warmed up in the oven” you interrupt.

Andy smiles warmly down at you “you’re incredible” he beams.

“I try my best, now let's eat because I’m starving” you smirk grabbing the container you knew had to be yours.

Andy chuckles grabbing the plates from the oven for you, letting you serve out all the food while he poured the wine. You then carried the plates over to the couch, setting them down on the coffee table before grabbing a blanket and sitting down on the floor. Andy joins you shortly after, passing you your wine before sitting down next to you, leaning back against the couch.

The TV remained off as you both ate, just talking to each other instead. Something you knew Andy loved, as meals with Laurie were almost always silent, conversations only ever revolving around and with Jacob, never each other. Sometimes they wouldn’t even bother, they’d just stick on the TV so they had the excuse not to talk to each other. But Andy wanted to talk to you, he wanted to hear about your day and your friends, he wanted to tell you about his day and what case was irritating him, or if he found a big break.

Once you’d finished eating Andy pulled you closer so you were curled up next to him, your knees resting against his lap.

“What are your plans for Christmas?” Andy asks quietly, his fingers running over the exposed skin of your leg.

“Don’t know yet, haven’t decided” you admit with a small shrug of your shoulders “why?”

“Well…” Andy starts with a long sigh “Laurie is taking Jacob to her parents in New York for the holidays” he explains.

“Oh Andy I’m so sorry, you must be so disappointed that you can’t be with Jacob for Christmas” you sigh sadly, running your hand over his chest.

Andy gives you a small smile as he rests his hand over yours “it was one of the concessions I made, I’ll have him next Christmas instead” he sighs before a small smile tugs at his lips “but it means I have no plans either and I was wondering if you wanted to spend Christmas together”

Your lips parted in disbelief “really?” You ask your voice barely above a whisper.

Andy smiles nodding his head “yeah, the office is closed between Christmas and New year so we can spend that entire time here, just the two of us” he says resting his forehead against yours.

“Sounds amazing” you admit with a breathy sigh.

Andy’s lips twitch upwards as he nuzzles his forehead against yours “just picture it… waking up Christmas morning, you in some cute red plaid PJs that will make it impossible for me to keep my hands off you” he murmurs his hand sliding up your thigh.

You let out a quiet hum, as Andy’s hand moves higher, his thumb brushing over the apex of your thighs.

“We could start the day off slow… as I give you your first of many many presents” Andy continues, his hand moving back down to the back of your knees, gently moving you so you were lying down beneath him.

“And I’m guessing they’re not presents you find beneath the tree” you smirk grabbing his tie and tugging it loose.

“You know me so well” Andy smiles capturing your lips in a deep languid kiss.

Your fingers fumble with the buttons on his shirt as he lifts the oversized sweater you wore, groaning when he discovered you wore nothing beneath. Not even a bra. His hands roam over your chest, his long dextrous fingers playing with your breasts, tweaking your nipples making you gasp in pleasure.

Once you managed to undo the last button on his shirt, you pushed it off his shoulders, nails running down the exposed muscle of his chest. Right down to the buttons of his dress pants, but right as you were about to pop them open when his hand caught yours, lifting them up and above your head. Securing them easily with one hand.

His other hand trailed down your body, leaving goosebumps in his wake. Your breath hitched as his fingertips light traced over your clothed core, your hips rolling as you whined, desperate for more friction.

You could feel Andy smirk against your skin as he kisses your neck “is that what you want sweetheart? You want me to fuck you with my fingers?” He murmurs nipping at your skin.

“Yes” you gasp, hips bucking into his touch.

Andy grins as he kisses you deeply, you hum in contentment before moaning when his fingers slip beneath your shorts. A groan escapes his lips as he feels just how wet you were for him. His long fingers run up the cut of you, collecting your slick, running circles over clit drawing a long loud moan from you.

“A-Andy please” you whimper, chest heaving as you rolled your hips trying to get him where you needed him.

“No need to beg sweetheart, you never have to beg with me” Andy whispers, lips brushing over the shell of your ear.

Barely a second had passed since he finished his sentence before he pressed at your entrance, slipping two fingers inside you. Moans fell from your lips as he thrust his fingers inside you, his fingers performing a come hither motion, brushing over your golden spot.

It wasn’t long until you were coming undone, your arousal covering his fingers. The stars in your eyes had barely cleared when you saw him smirking down at you as he sucked your essence off his fingers.

You push yourself up, grabbing the back of his neck and crashing his lips back down onto yours, humming as you tasted yourself on his lips. Andy smiles into the kiss as he pulls down and removes your shorts. You return the favour by finally unbuttoning his dress pants and pushing both them and his boxers down.

Once you were both naked, he sat back on his heels, pulling you with him so you straddled his narrow hips. Your arms wrap around his shoulders and his hands grip the back of your thighs, lifting you and allowing you to sink down onto him. Foreheads pressed together, breaths mingling as he filled you up. A feeling you couldn’t and wished you’d never grow tired of.

“Fuck sweetheart, I love you so so much” Andy muttered shaking his head,  hand cascading over your cheek, fingers running into your hair.

“I love you too Andy, more than you’ll ever know” you whisper forehead still resting against his, hand moving to rest over his heart, feeling the strong steady beat in your fingers tips.

Andy grins “I know sweetheart, I know” he mumbles against your lips as he kisses you softly.

The kiss deepens as Andy starts gently thrusting up into you. Your hips roll to meet his, the both of you working in perfect harmony, two halves of the same being. Sex with Andy was always great, you loved it when it became frantic and rough, all the pent-up love breaking free. But sex like this, the slow, deep sensual lovemaking full of passion. This was your favourite.

It wasn’t long until you both found your ends, Andy’s arms wrapped around you securely as you slumped against his chest. He carefully moved the both of you into a more comfortable position. His back against the couch, legs outstretched towards the fire, you still straddling his waist, slouching forward against his chest. His fingers run up and down your back, his lips pressing against your shoulder.

“I can’t wait to spend Christmas with you” you murmur, lifting your head enough to look at him.

Andy smiles softly his hand cupping your cheek, thumb brushing over your cheekbone “me neither sweetheart and every Christmas after”

This is my last oneshot of the year so I wish you a very happy holidays and I’ll see you in the new year!

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Top 150 for the week ending February 11, 2024

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Mas Que Nada --Oliver Heldens, Ian Asher, Sergio Mendez -56

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***Good For You --Dimitri Vegas, Chapter & Verse, Goodboys -(new)

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Us, March 4

Cover: Mandy Moore’s abuse nightmare 

Page 1: Red Carpet First Look -- Tracee Ellis Ross 

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Capes -- Tiffany Haddish, Alessandra Ambrosio, Kate Beckinsale, Lady Gaga, Allison Janney 

Page 3: Rosamund Pike, Kelly Rowland, Sarah Drew, Naomi Campbell, Debra Messing 

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Laura Carmichael vs. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Jameela Jamil vs. Linda Cardellini 

Page 6: Ciara vs. Ashanti, Kaia Gerber vs. Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Culpo vs. Sofia Richie 

Page 8: Vanessa Hudgens vs. Mindy Kaling vs. Celine Dion vs. Issa Rae vs. Sofia Carson 

Page 10: Loose Talk -- Prince William on parenting newborns, Rebel Wilson on what she looks for in a man, Michelle Obama’s mom doesn’t think she’s a real celebrity, Jennifer Lopez on training to play a stripper, Erin Foster on her dad’s $50 million wedding to Katharine McPhee 

Page 13: Contents 

Page 14: Hot Pics -- Prince Harry, Captain General of the Marines, visited Norway on Valentine’s Day 

Page 15: Jill Zarin and her dog Bossi, Michael B. Jordan 

Page 16: Drew Barrymore, Frankie Grande, Meek Hill 

Page 17: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Cardi B 

Page 18: Calvin Klein underwear models -- Kendall Jenner 

Page 19: Shawn Mendes, A$AP Rocky 

Page 20: Rob Gronkowski, Captain Marvel costars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson and Gemma Chan, Mark Wahlberg 

Page 22: New York Fashion Week -- Bella Hadid, Paris Hilton and Lil’ Kim, Kerry Washington and Anna Wintour 

Page 23: Kaia Gerber, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones and daughter Carys Zeta Douglas 

Page 24: Oscar Nominees Career Flashbacks -- Rami Malek, Emma Stone, Mahershala Ali 

Page 25: Glenn Close, Regina King, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale 

Page 28: Couples Twinning -- Christina Milian and Matt Pokora, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk, Justin and Hailey Bieber, Remy Ma and Papoose 

Page 29: Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble, James Matthews and Pippa Middleton, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson Ross, Ariel Winter and Levi Meaden, Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham 

Page 30: Stars cheer on their favorite hockey teams -- Jeff Garlin, Snoop Dogg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chloe Grace Moretz 

Page 32: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Emma Roberts, Brooklyn Beckham and dog 

Page 33: Reese Witherspoon, Sam Elliot

Page 34: Hollywood Moms -- Jessica Simpson’s countdown to baby Birdie 

Page 35: Mel B.’s kids don’t want to be in show business, Julia Stiles has her son with her as she films Riviera, Melissa McCarthy says her kids are confident 

Page 36: Love Lives -- Newlyweds Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are still getting to know each other 

Page 37: Meghan Trainor’s baby fever’s has spiked since marrying Daryl Sabera, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have made a conscious effort since getting married to not be apart, Elizabeth Banks doesn’t need fancy gifts from husband Max Handelman 

Page 38: For Christina Hendricks and Geoffrey Arend it’s small acts of kindness that count, Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz are already jumping into wedding planning, Brandi Carlile’s wife Catherine Shepherd has banned Cardi B videos in bed 

Page 40: Miranda Lambert’s surprise marriage to Brendan McLoughlin 

Page 41: Teresa Giudice moving on from husband Joe 

Page 42: There’s no bad blood between Christina Anstead and her ex-husband and costar Tarek El Moussa, Kate Gosselin’s 18-year-old twins will set her up on blind dates on the show Kate Plus Date, Hollywood’s Hopeless Romantics -- Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Barron Hilton, Alexis Ohanian, Russell Wilson 

Page 43: Meghan Markle definitely in need of girl time while in New York for her baby shower, VIP Scene -- Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jason Momoa, Milo Ventimiglia, Adele watching King Princess, Kaia Gerber, Kevin Zegers and wife Jaime Feld, Bella Thorne, Cardi B 

Page 44: What’s in my Bag? Nicole Scherzinger 

Page 45: Feud of the Week -- Ellen Page vs. Chris Pratt over his church which she alleges is homophobic, Jennifer Aniston’s exes Brad Pitt and John Mayer at her 50th birthday party and she’s hanging around with John lately, Martha Stewart keeps see-through plastic bins for hair and skin products and specimen collection and enema kits 

Page 46: Cover Story -- Mandy Moore’s brave confession -- how she escaped an abusive marriage to Ryan Adams 

Page 50: Katy Perry finds her Prince Charming in Orlando Bloom 

Page 52: Christie Brinkley on turning 65 -- I’ve never felt more beautiful 

Page 56: The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood on his journey to find love 

Page 58: Alicia Keys is a fan of The Mirror

Page 60: Style -- Purses -- Kendall Jenner 

Page 61: Rita Ora, Rihanna 

Page 62: Oscar Stars’ Evolution -- Lady Gaga, Regina King, Glenn Close 

Page 64: Kristin Davis 

Page 66: Entertainment -- Jeff Probst on Survivor’s riskiest season yet 

Page 67: James Roday on A Million Little Things 

Page 68: Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez of Good Trouble

Page 69: Mark Duplass on Paddleton, Buzzzz-o-Meter -- Kylie and Kris Jenner, Gisele Bundchen, Ava Max, Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez 

Page 70: Fashion Police -- Bebe Rexha, Noomi Rapace, Tayla Parx

Page 71: Edith Bowman, Cynthia Erivo, Ashanti 

Page 72: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Lindsay Lohan 

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Review Party - Dieci Giorni Per Vivere, di Noemi Storzillo‎

  Benvenuti in questo Review Party in cui ogni giorno un blog vi parlerà di questo romanzo d'esordio di Noemi Storzillo‎.  Vediamo prima di tutto alcuni dati e la trama:

Titolo: Dieci giorni per vivere Autore: Noemi Storzillo Editore: StreetLib In commercio dal: 1 gennaio 2018 Pagine: Brossura EAN: 9788828338819 Bessie ha solo diciannove anni ma le resta ben poco da vivere, solo dieci giorni. Eppure la ragazza non è malata, anzi gode di ottima salute ma purtroppo il suo destino è già scritto; la clessidra, sul comodino accanto al letto, segna chiaramente quanto tempo le resta prima di morire e il suo incedere incessante le ricorda costantemente che il tempo vola e che niente e nessuno può fermarlo. Bessie trascorre ben diciannove anni della sua vita allontanandosi da tutti e rinchiudendosi in se stessa ma solo quando mancano pochissimi giorni al suo decesso, solo quando si rende realmente conto di quanto prezioso è il tempo che le resta, la ragazza decide che è giunta l'ora di vivere, di vivere per davvero.            

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Mi sono lanciata in questo evento per la curiosità che rappresentava la storia, il potenziale nascosto che poteva regalare ai lettori e il poter scoprire un'autrice al suo primo romanzo. Un rischio, però la trama era accattivante e mi ci sono buttata; alla fine di tutto direi che è una storia che conquisterà i romantici, sicuramente. (Per me, eh...troppo rosa...)

Ma vediamo di cosa parla. Siamo in un mondo praticamente uguale al nostro, solamente con un piccolo prodigio (o difetto?) che lo differenzia: ad ogni persona alla nascita viene assegnata una clessidra che mostra esattamente la durata della sua vita sulla Terra. Dal primo respiro scatta il conto alla rovescia che inciderà sicuramente moltissimo sulla vita di quella persona. Provate ad immaginare il peso di questa conoscenza: se aveste molto tempo potreste fare tante cose e non pensare (come appunto già facciamo) alla nostra fine. Ma se invece fosse poco? E se sapessimo che il tutto sta per finire? Potremo vivere intensamente oppure lasciare che tutto ci scivoli addosso. Come. appunto, ha scelto di vivere la nostra protagonista.

Conosceremo infatti Bessie. Lei sa che la sua fine è molto vicina e la attende a 19 anni, 10 giorni, 4 ore, 8 minuti, 7 secondi. Ha passato la vita ossessionata dalla sua clessidra (alla quale ha addirittura dato un nome), il primo oggetto su cui posa gli occhi ogni mattina; ha addirittura pianificato il suo funerale nei minimi dettagli, concentrata quasi alla follia su quel giorno che deve ancora arrivare ma a cui lei non riesce proprio a non pensare.

Eppure il destino ha in mente altro per lei.

  Aprendo gli occhi improvvisamente a 19 anni capisce di non aver mai davvero vissuto e che tante cose le rimpiangerà, così decide di darsi una svegliata per riempire alcuni buchi, creando una lista per cercare di recuperare il tempo perso.

Inizia a scrivere cose a caso, le prime che le saltano in mente, cercando di fare il più possibile di ciò che ha lasciato da parte in quel minuscolo arco temporale che le resta.

Sono solo 10 giorni.

Pochissimi, ma dalla sua presa di coscienza le consentiranno di comprendere quello che stava facendo della sua vita e di rivoluzionare il tempo che può ancora vivere. 

La sua vita verrà scombussolata anche dal fato grazie all'incontro casuale con Chris ed i suoi fratelli, che coinvolgerà nel suo piano per aiutarla a finire la lista prima che sia troppo tardi. Un amicizia rapida ed incontrollata, con il ticchettio dell'orologio a premere l'acceleratore sulle loro vite.

  Una storia che si legge molto velocemente, le pagine scorrono piuttosto rapide, frammentate tra dialoghi, azione e pensieri della protagonista (immancabili per farci percepire questo suo "risveglio" e come lo gestirà). Una scelta rischiosa mettere un countdown centrale nel romanzo, un tema delicato e spesso sottovalutato (l'arrivo della propria morte), ma che è reso piuttosto bene attraverso l'espediente della clessidra.

  Un finale che definirei interessante. Ho "temuto" qualche improvviso cambio di rotta rispetto a come procedevano le cose; ed in un punto cruciale per un momento ho sperato in un finale decisamente fuori dalle righe...lo avrei apprezzato per il mio gusto, quindi sono rimasta leggermente delusa (sono strana io, lo so), ma credo che così sia perfetto per gli amanti del genere. Chiude la storia nel modo giusto e che tanti ameranno.

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[Wariantowy zawrót głowy – premiery 06.06.2018]

Przed nami pierwsza czerwcowa dostawa, a w niej kilka interesujących wariantów. Zaczynamy od oferty Marvel Comics, która obfitować będzie w “jedynki” za sprawą serii Deadpool, The Immortal Hulk, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Dazzler X Song oraz Doctor Strange.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP #1 1:10 MOVIE VARIANT

Prawie blank w cenie około 6$-8$ i z ratio 1:10.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

Premiera kolejnego filmu z Ant-Manem i Wasp na horyzoncie, więc nie może zabraknąć towarzyszącej filmowi serii komiksowej. Wariant Deodato to wersja z ratio 1:25, której cena to około 25$. Na dwa dni przed premierą nie ma problemu z dostępnością tego wariantu.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP #1 1:50 VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW

Skoro jedynka to pojawić się musi wersja z wysokim ratio 1:50. Praca Bradshawa zniknęła z kilku większych sklepów w USA, a aukcje eBay oferują ten wariant w cenie od 60$ do nawet 80$. Sam jestem ciekawy jaka cena będzie dominowała po sklepowej premierze. Miejcie oko na tę okładkę.

The Immortal Hulk zadebiutuje z przytupem w postaci 6 wariantów okładkowych.

THE IMMORTAL HULK #1 CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS

Connecting wariant Andrewsa będzie dostępny w cenie 4,99$. Prace tego artysty dla DC cieszą się dużą popularnością, tak samo jest w przypadku Marvela. Okładka ta wyprzedała się w wielu sklepach.

THE IMMORTAL HULK #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN

Powinienem napisać, że to must have z tego tygodnia, ale tym razem tak nie jest. Prace Craina zawsze są chętnie kupowane przez kolekcjonerów, ale nakład tej okładki będzie duży. eBay’owi sprzedawcy mają duże zapasy tej wersji, ale w cenach lekko odrealnionych, bo za około 25$-40$. Uważam to za kwotę przesadzoną. Jeżeli znajdźcie ten wariant za 12$-15$ to bierzecie śmiało. Nie przepłacajcie za nazwisko, a tym bardziej nie wierzcie w ekskluzywność tej wersji.

THE IMMORTAL HULK #1 1:50 VARIANT COVER BY DALE KEOWN

Keown na pewno jest Wam znany z pracy nad wieloma zeszytami Hulka. Okładka z ratio 1:50 wyceniania jest w przedziale od 50$ do 80$. Znowu nie dajcie się zwariować, bo nakład podstawowej okładki jest duży. Wariant da się, bez problemu, nadal kupić. Po premierze sytuacja nie powinna ulec zmianie.

THE IMMORTAL HULK #1 1:500 COLOR REMASTERED / 1:1000 B&W REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY SAL BUSCEMA

Kolejne remastered warianty dla zamożnych w cenach 500$ za wersję kolorową i około 1000$ za b&w.

Dostępny będzie również blank wariant w cenie 4,99$.

Deadpool #1 nie będzie gorszy i trafi do sprzedaży w 8 wersjach okładkowych.

DEADPOOL #1 YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG

Wariant Younga w standardowej cenie 4,99$. Wyprzedał się w wielu sklepach.

⚠️DEADPOOL #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD⚠️

Wariant “mistrza” Roba to wydatek rzędu 40$. Cena jest bardzo wysoka jak na takie ratio, ale hajp na ten numer jest ogromny. Wszędzie widzę same sold out przy tym numerze. Pilnujcie tego wariantu i śledźcie aukcje.

⚠️⚠️DEADPOOL #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO⚠️⚠️

To będzie gorący wariant. Oferowany był w cenie około 25$, ale już teraz eBay woła kwotę około 35$-40$. Nie wiem czemu, ale ta wersja jest na listach wielu kolekcjonerów. Jak macie okazję to kupujcie. To może być dobra inwestycja.

⚠️DEADPOOL #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG⚠️

Kolejny wariant 1:25, tym razem od Younga. Cena oscyluje w okolicach 30$. Ewidentnie numer #1 zainteresował komiksairzy, bo przy tej pozycji, w wielu miejscach, znajdziecie informację o treści sold out.

⚠️⚠️DEADPOOL #1 1:50 VARIANT COVER BY JEROME OPEÑA⚠️⚠️

Na koniec ratio 1:50 od Jerome Opeñy. Cena to około 100$-150$. Szaleństwo cenowe, ale ilość tej wersji będzie na pewno mała. Jeżeli macie tyle pieniędzy to wrzucajcie tę okładkę do koszyka w sklepie, o ile znajdziecie gdzieś ten wariant ;)

DEADPOOL #1 1:500 COLORREMASTERED VARIANT COVER/1:1000 B&W REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD

Warianty w cenie 500$ oraz 1000$.

Blank będzie dostępny w cenie 4,99$.

DOCTOR STRANGE #1 1:25 VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO

Wersja Bachalo to wydatek około 20$-25$. Nie widać zainteresowania tym wariantem.

⚠️⚠️DOCTOR STRANGE #1 1:50 VARIANT COVER BY GABRIELE DELL'OTTO⚠️⚠️

Nowy Dell”Otto może być hitem. Wszędzie sold out’y, aktualna cena to około 75$-100$. Zaznaczam, że wszystko może ulec zmianie, bo bywały już przypadki, w których prace od tego artysty wcale nie podbijały serc fanów (patrz okładka 1:25 do International Iron-Man). Obserwujcie co będzie działo się w środę z tą wersją. 

Będziecie mogli nabyć również blank w cenie 3,99$.

DAZZLER X SONG #1 VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Wariant Sienkiewicza w cenie 3,99$. Ulga dla portfela w zalewie drogich ratio wariantów.

INFINTY COUNTDOWN #1 TURK HOLDS INFINITY VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV

Kolejna praca z serii XYZ Holds Infinity. Nic specjalnego, ale dla kolekcjonerów wariantów z serii i tak pozycja obowiązkowa. Cena to 4,99$.

⚠️RISE OF THE BLACK PANTHER #6 GAME VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER PINA⚠️

To już kolejny game wariant, który ma mały nakład i znika ze sklepów jeszcze na etapie pre-orderów. Widocznie kolekcjonerzy lubią okładki z wykorzystaniem modeli z gier Marvela. Cena to około 6$-10$.

Ufff, teraz pora na DC Comics.

⚠️⚠️GREEN LANTERNS #48 VARIANT COVER BY WARREN LOUW⚠️⚠️

Brawo DC! Nowa inicjatywa wariantowa z serii “prawie virgin” przynosi efekty w postaci wyprzedawania alternatywnych okładek w regularnej cenie. Powyższa praca zniknęła w sklepach online, Diamond również ogłosił wyprzedanie całego nakładu. Zapowiada się hit, który aktualnie nie jest dostępny nawet na eBay. Kupujcie koniecznie!!!

DEATHSTROKE #32 VARIANT COVER BY FRANCESCO MATTINA

Mattina w cenie 3,99$. Z dostępnością nie powinno być problemów.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 VARIANT COVER BY JIM LEE

JL #1 otrzyma wariant Lee w cenie 3,99$. Wersja b&w będzie kosztowała tyle samo.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 1:100 B&W VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG

Ratio wariant w cenie około 100$.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 1:250 SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JIM CHEUNG

DC wróciło do praktyki wypuszczania wariantów z dużym ratiio. Praca Cheunga to wydatek około 180$.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 1:500 SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY JIM LEE

Egzemplarz dla kolekcjonerów z zasobnym portfelem. Wersja ta kosztuje około 300$.

Będzie mogli nabyć również blank wariant w cenie 3,99$.

Z Image Comics wybrałem okładki do serii TWD oraz Spawn.

WALKING DEAD #180 TWD ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ

Sienkiewicz w cenie 3,99$.

SPAWN #286 COLORIST VARIANT COVERS

Bardzo ciekawa inicjatywa Image. Obrazek McFarlane’a został pokolorowany przez różnych kolorystów, którzy nadali tej samej pracy unikalny charakter. Każda z prac kosztuje 2,99$. W wielu sklepach okładki te już się wyprzedały.

Góra od lewej (kolorysta): Nikos Koutsis, Annalisa Leoni, Frank Martin, Owen Gieni, Moreno DiNisio, Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Zapomniałem umieścić w kolażu, więc dorzucam pracę Matthewa Wilsona

No i to by było na tyle. Oferta Marvela może mocno nadszarpnąć portfele w tym tygodniu. Nie zapomnijcie o pracy Warrena Louwa do GL #48, warto się nią zainteresować. Udanych zakupów!

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