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A word from Deadpool co-writer Paul Wernick "We’re always in touch with Ryan... I think the party line and truth is we’re all still figuring it out. Marvel has promised to continue to let us play in the R-rated Deadpool universe, and the hope is that they will also let us veer into the MCU a little bit as well and play in that sandbox. Our feeling and Ryan’s feeling is that it’s got to be the right idea, it’s got to be great… I think once we collectively agree what idea that great idea is we’ll be off to the races. Ryan’s super-busy, we’ve got a lot of projects lined up, but we wake up thinking about Deadpool, and we go to sleep thinking about Deadpool.” 🤞 🤞🤞🤞 2020: ‪02/07: Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)‬ ‪02/21: Bloodshot (Sony)‬ 04/03: Untitled DC film 04/03: The New Mutants (new date) 05/01: BLACK WIDOW ‪06/05: Wonder Woman 1984‬ ‪07/24: Untitled DC film‬ ‪07/31: Morbius (Sony)‬ ‪10/02: Untitled Sony Marvel sequel‬ ‪11/06: ETERNALS‬ 2021 ‪02/12: ‬SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS 05/07: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS ‪06/25: The Batman ‬ ‪08/06: Suicide Squad 2 ‬ ‪11/05: ‬THOR LOVE AND THUNDER TBD:: Marvel BLADE #marvelcomics #Comics #marvel #comicbooks #avengers #avengersinfinitywar #xmen #gotg #captainamerica #ironman #thor #hulk #spiderman #uncannyxmen #wolverine #drstrange #guardiansofthegalaxy #drstrange #blackpanther #milesmorales #deadpool #scarletwitch #captainmarvel #avengersendgame #rocketraccoon #drdoom — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2IV4OUD

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For the horrible questions: whichever ones are most significant to you/you want to answer

this is so old i know but i finally got around to it and i just.. did all of them. so

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

~ yeah!

02: Who did you last say “I love you” to?

~ probably my mom

03: Do you regret anything?

~ Many Things lmao!! i can think of atleast like 4 things just today that i regret

04: Are you insecure?

~ sometimes but it’s something i’m working on

05: What is your relationship status?

~ Singol!

06: How do you want to die?

~ I Don’t (but like, probably in my sleep when i’m like 113)

07: What did you last eat?

~ avocado toast!!!!!!

08: Played any sports?

~ and enjoyed none of em

09: Do you bite your nails?

~ yah :-/

10: When was your last physical fight?

~ i did karate for a bit does that count

11: Do you like someone?

~ unfortunately

12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours?

~ never.. a bich needs SLEEP

13: Do you hate anyone at the moment?

~ i try not to use that word but there r ppl i think should shut the fuck up

14: Do you miss someone?

~ YEP lmao

15: Have any pets?

~ 2 beautiful angel cats

16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment?

~ Hungry

17: Ever made out in the bathroom?

~ never made out period

18: Are you scared of spiders?

~ nah.. only black widows bc they’re kinda common where i live and i read that nancy drew book where she legit almost dies after getting bitten by one.

19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?

~ probably not

20: Where was the last place you snogged someone?

~ never done it :-(

21: What are your plans for this weekend?

~ HOPEFULLY hanging out w a friend in the city

22: Do you want to have kids? How many?

~ probably just one

23: Do you have piercings? How many?

~ just my ears

24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)?

~ english and history/psych r the SHIT. also french is fun

25: Do you miss anyone from your past?

~ yeah but i try not to dwell on it

26: What are you craving right now?

~ hmmm chicken pot pie. but when am i not craving chicken pot pie tbh

27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

~ i hope not lmfao!

28: Have you ever been cheated on?

~ no

29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?

~ not to my knowledge

30: What’s irritating you right now?

~ the fact that i’m procrastinating a shit ton of things and am answering these instead

31: Does somebody love you?

~ many people and i’m so FUCKING grateful

32: What is your favourite color?

~ pink!!!!!!

33: Do you have trust issues?

~ i trust too easily and then regret it :-/

34: Who/what was your last dream about?

~ i think it was just abt a friend of mine

35: Who was the last person you cried in front of?

~ my friends whom i Miss because i knew i would miss them

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

~ yeah :-/

37: Is it easier to forgive or forget?

~ i prefer forgiving

38: Is this year the best year of your life?

~ i don’t know! i’m gonna say yes though :D

39: How old were you when you had your first kiss?

~ it hasn’t FUCKING happened yet and i’m honestly so bitter.. @ cute girls please.. hmu..

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

~ no???

51: Favourite food?

~ pasta is so good. we stan pasta

52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

~ Yes!

53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night?

~ most likely watched horrible youtube videos

54: Is cheating ever okay?

~ no

55: Are you mean?

~ i try not to be but i can come across that way especially with men i don’t know bc i instinctively don’t trust them

56: How many people have you fist fought?

~ only the people in karate when i was like ten lmfao

57: Do you believe in true love?

~ Yes!!!!!!

58: Favourite weather?

~ summer storms or sun!!!

59: Do you like the snow?

~ yeah!

60: Do you wanna get married?

~ i think so

61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?

~ if a girl called me babe or baby i’d die like my heart would stop

62: What makes you happy?

~ beautiful girls (read: all girls), my friends, words, the sun, art, lemon-flavored things, the color pink, flowers, dresses with pockets, sparkles, rose-scented perfume, music, trixie dela and pep, my cats

63: Would you change your name?

~ not legally for now. madi is a nickname but it’s rlly easy to tell ppl b/c it’s a rlly common nickname. idk if i’d change my name if i get married

64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

~ i hate these kiss questions :-/ but i’ll broaden it from romantic kisses and say no

65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?

~ I Know Him and he wouldn’t LMFAO

66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?

~ YES see above he’s so cool and kind. he’s the One Good Cishet Man! also my brother who is an Icon

67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?

~ my Father

68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?

~ last Super deep convo was with four rlly good friends of mine! it lasted legit 2 hours and we talked about Everything it was so fun i miss them :’-)

69: Do you believe in soulmates?

~ platonic and otherwise! and multiple in a lifetime! these r things i believe very firmly

70: Is there anyone you would die for?

~ idk about Litcherally but i joke abt it all the time and in that sense So Many

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Generations Geek: Episode 53—Return to Ragnarok

Episode 53—Return to Ragnarok

Science fiction writer Scott Pearson and cohost Ella Pearson rescue a lost episode! First begun in the wee hours after the premiere of Thor: Ragnarok, after catching up on sleep they somehow never got back to wrapping up the recording. Now they finally return to Ragnarok to add final thoughts after having watched it many times.

  Segments

Intro :28

First Thoughts 1:13

Cameos in the Play 11:57

Let’s Talk About Loki 12:45

Just Goldblum It 14:43

Digression: Kiwi vs. Aussie Accent 15:05

Let’s Talk About Valkyrie 15:45

Digression: Eye Lines, Film Class, and Holtzmann 17:53

Back to the Valkyrie and Fan Fiction 20:02

Taika and Indigenous Peoples 24:27

Maori Humor 26:43

The Hulk 29:04

Trailers versus Spoilers 29:37

Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye 33:27

Hela, aka Bad Galadriel 35:44

Gods and Mythology 36:42

Sibling Tropes 37:36

Suppressed History 38:44

The Warriors Three and Sif 39:40

Where Are the Women of the MCU 41:32

Comic Book Costumes 44:46

The Elevator Scene 47:37

Last Battle and Redemptions 48:50

Favorite Characters in the MCU 49:58

Favorite Bits 51:19

Loki and Thor and Odin 53:19

Loki and Doctor Strange 57:29

Chris and Taika 60:32

Banner Still Banner 62:07

What Happens Next in the MCU 62:44

Digression: Ella Dunks on Comic Books 68:32

Back to the Infinity Stones 70:21

Epilogue: Return to Ragnarok 71:05

Check out this episode!

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This time on Heroes and Villains, we’ll be looking at a variety of comics out this week and last, from a variety of genres. Meet me after the jump for my thoughts on Zodiac Starforce: Cries of the Fire Prince #1, Patriot-1, Wonder Woman #25, The Flash #25, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1, Secret Empire #5, and The Rook Archives, Volume 2… be warned, there may be spoilers…

Zodiac Starforce

These high school girls aren’t just studying for their math tests, they’re saving the world from alien invasions and giant monsters. That’s the premise of Zodiac Starforce from Dark Horse Comics. In this return of the series, the team, fresh from defeating a former member and her bad girl force, face new big bads in the form of demons. It’s an American try at manga, looking a lot like it, feeling a bit like Sailor Moon meets Power Rangers, but trying a lot harder, and producing in the end a fine product.

Just a few pages in, the story and the characters pulled me in. I loved the simple straight forward art, which in hindsight is more Silver Age than manga, and the colors are vibrant. This comic is a solid reminder to a lot of folks out there in the creative end of this business that comics should be in color. This is a great jumping on point for the series, but I would also heartily recommend the first series, Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra as well.

Patriot-1

This graphic novel from TJ Comics has been out for a while, but what better time to take a look at Patriot-1 than the day after we’ve celebrated American independence? Now I’ve talked about war comics before, and of course, nobody does it better than BBP’s own Ensley F. Guffey, both here and over at FreakSugar, but my point is there aren’t many war comics out there that aren’t really period pieces. Patriot-1 by Kevin Powers and Dexter Wee is a modern day war comic that pulls no punches, without being bloody and graphic. It’s violent, yes, but it’s war.

This is real. This feels real. Seriously, Homeland and 24 should take notes. I was impressed by the cinematic feel, the quick read, and the investment I had in the characters. These days when I hardly know characters I grew up with any more, I felt attached to the cast of Patriot-1. And all of that before this becomes a superhero comic, and that transition, well over a hundred pages in, is smooth and feels real. At a time we can neither trust Captain America nor our President, we have Patriot-1, highly recommended.

Wonder Woman

After making over $400 million worldwide with her film incarnation, I thought it was time to check in on Wonder Woman, and last week’s issue #25 of her DC Rebirth run. I kind of dug the opening with Diana and the Justice League facing off against the Shaggy Man, it pulled strongly on my nostalgia. From there the tale moves on. We are in the middle of a story, but the writers, as was done back in the old days slowly bring the reader around so we’re all caught up. This is how Marvel used to work back in the day. They would give you enough story to lure you in while giving you a complete chapter. I dug this a lot, and despite my misgivings about Diana’s Rebirth origins, I might give it another try, just as most of the world is giving her film a first try.

The Flash

While I miss the television series The Flash, and cannot wait for its return in a few months (it just started shooting its fourth season this week), I thought I would check out the comic. Since Rebirth, it has been a bit different, with its status quo mirroring its TV counterpart, as well as pulling continuity from the New 52 as well. Admittedly I haven’t been following it, despite the Barry Allen Flash being a favorite since before I could read the comics I had with him in it. I have sampled the title only intermittently since Frances Manapul left it.

This issue concerns the Reverse-Flash, a villain that one might think folks would be tired of at this point. If I was a TV fan and picked up a comic with him in it, I might put it back, so sick of the character from the show, and as a comic fan, being beat to death with the character’s actions in the Flashpoint storyline, I’d be sick of him too. As a comics and TV fan, if I ever hear the words Reverse-Flash and Flashpoint again, I might scream.

Still, this issue, the first part of a new arc called “Running Scared,” is really quite good, and plays on themes and stories that we have, granted, seen before in both media, but not like this. We have been brought a new version of the origin of the Reverse-Flash, one that is visually fluid because of the nature of time travel, and could quite possibly continue to change. I liked this, and would like to see more. Flash #25 is recommended.

Guardians of the Galaxy

With so much talk of changing continuities and reboots and rebirths, it was both refreshing and frustrating to read the All-New Guardians of the Galaxy Annual. While I could dive right into this with only my knowledge of the two Guardians movies, there were continuity glitches. The characters are right out of the movies, even more simplified than they are in even the animated series, and notably changed from the last comics I had seen them, but also they were dragged into that nasty Secret Empire crossover event business… and that’s where the trouble starts.

As I said, these are streamlined movie/cartoon versions of these characters, vastly different from the Guardians of the last event, Civil War II. They are approaching the Marvel Universe as those happy-go-lucky space bums who happen to save the galaxy occasionally, and are struck with the harsh reality of Secret Empire, and still take the humorous route. Yes, it is amusing, yes, it is fun, and yes, once again I hate their portrayal of Mantis, but in the end, it feels icky, like laughing at an episode of Hogan’s Heroes.

Secret Empire

Anyone paying attention knows how I feel about Captain America being Hydra, I won’t beat the dead horse, or even link to it. Secret Empire #5 had some moments, had a few beats that were good, but in the end I think all of us have to ask – is it worth the damage done to the character of Captain America in the public perception to tell this story? That said, I also think it has gone on too long, and that’s not to be sarcastic and say I can’t wait for it to end, but because I think writer Nick Spencer himself is tired of it. His work in the past year on this storyline, even though I did not like what was going on, was quite good. Secret Empire on the other hand is a drop in quality, nowhere near as good as his writing in Captain America; Steve Rogers. I think even he is ready to put this horse in the ground.

As I said, there are moments. The bit of intimidation with Mjolnir and the Beast, Hercules fighting Gorgon, the Black Widow negotiating with Madame Hydra (or Viper, or whatever she’s calling herself these days), how the Avengers are controlled, and yes, the revelation of the Hulk at the close of the issue, but is any of that worth it? Back in the day, when a writer wanted to tell a story like this, Marvel had a comic called What If?, maybe it’s time to bring it back, before any more characters are destroyed…

The Rook

Until I got my hands on this collection, The Rook Archives, Volume 2, now available from Dark Horse, I had never read any of the title character’s adventures, but I had heard about him, and what I heard was wild. Originally published by Warren in the late 1970s, The Rook was Restin Dane, the grandson of the man who traveled through time and told his story to H.G. Wells, inspiring The Time Machine. He was also a wicked cross between Doctor Who and Doc Savage, dressed like an old west gunslinger and travelled through time in a giant castle shaped like a rook in chess, thus the name. Some have said he may even be the inspiration for Stephen King’s Roland Deschain. This is mad eclectic scifi-horror of a bygone era, and highly recommended.

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