#re. mike dugan.

[karatetime]

the ck universe welcomes mike dugan and alisha fusco. . .

michael "mike" dugan was raised in the valley by his father, pat dugan, a mechanic who owns his own auto shop. mike’s early years were shaped by a somewhat solitary life with pat, as his mother was never really in the picture. mike's routine was simple and predictable: go to school, hang out in his room, game with a few buddies online, and occasionally help his dad out in the garage. it wasn’t glamorous, but mike was comfortable with it. everything changed when pat proposed to barbara, bringing both her and her daughter, courtney ( @karatestar ), into the mix. uprooted from his familiar routine, mike had to leave his old school, friends, and remoteness behind. enrolled in a new school with unfamiliar faces, he struggled to adjust. with pat preoccupied by his relationship with barbara and the chaos that his step-sister courtney brought, mike felt more isolated than ever. over time, things have gotten easier. he's learned to love his step-mother and step sister, and pat has made an effort to be more present. but every now and then, mike still feels overlooked.

alisha fusco is the daughter of lyle fusco, the sarcastic and often dismissive pawn shop owner that johnny occasionally visits. while alisha was fortunate to have supportive parents and older siblings, she often felt misunderstood, particularly at school. she wasn't physically bullied, but she did feel a disconnection from her peers due to her struggles with social anxiety. during a family dinner, she overhears her father talking about johnny lawrence. intrigued by the information he shared at the dinner table that night, alisha grew fascinated with the idea of learning karate. seeing an opportunity for alisha to build confidence and find a sense of community, her mother secretly enrolls her in cobra kai (during the events of s2) behind lyle’s back. hoping it would help her daughter connect with others and feel more empowered. alisha begins her journey at cobra kai, eager to find the confidence and sense of belonging she’s been searching for. her mother forces her to quit after hearing about the high school fight, but she eventually allows the girl to go back once johnny's eagle fang is born.

[ackb]

2022 Reading Challenge Report

Creating this spread in my journal has become a highlight of my year. Past efforts are here: 2019, 2020, 2021. Each year I spend a little more time on my mini cover drawings and each year I'm a little happier with how they turned out.

My reading goal for the year was 100 books and I barely made it: 101. I had to really book it to reach my goal (heh, see what I did there)

Some years it's sort of hard to pick my "Best Books", but this year it was relatively easy. Eight books in particular really stood out. I could have just left it at eight, but there were two additional authors that I came across this year that I read several books by and am quite sure I will continue gobbling up their oeuvres as long as I can. (I've never in my life seen that word as a plural—can that be right?) So as a 9th pick, I just named them both: Ashley Herring Blake and Alexis Hall. I read several of Blake's books this year that would have absolutely changed my life if they'd been around when I was a kid/teen and Hall is here because literally everything he writes is fucking hilarious.

The full list with metrics are after the jump:

My top 8 and other stand outs are in bold below

Non-Fiction (23)

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler, Ibi Zoboi

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Kiese Laymon

(gn) The Drawing Lesson, Mark Crilley

The Art of Visual Notetaking: An Interactive Guide to Visual Communication and Sketchnoting, Emily Mills

(gn) Windows on the World, Robert Mailer Anderson, Jon Sack, Zack Anderson

All Boys Aren't Blue, George M. Johnson

Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title, Leslie Gray Streeter

(gn) WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration, Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, Matt Sasaki (Illustrator), Ross Ishikawa (Illustrator)

(gn) Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martinez (Illustrator)

(gn) Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, Lucy Knisley

(gn) Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty, Jing Liu

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, Beth Macy

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement, Tarana Burke

(gn) Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood, Lucy Knisley

Notes on Grief, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

(gn) The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History, David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson (Illustrations)

BLUU Notes: An Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation, Takiyah Nur Amin, Mykal Slack, eds.

(gn) Passport, Sophia Glock

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People, Kekla Magoon

(pb) Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued, Peter Sís

Refugee High: Coming of Age in America, Elly Fishman

(pb) Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan, Tony O'Brien, Mike Sullivan

(pb) Wishes, Mượn Th��� Văn, Victo Ngai (Illustrator)

Fiction (59)

Red at the Bone, Jacqueline Woodson

American Street, Ibi Zoboi

Husband Material, Alexis Hall

Rise to the Sun, Leah Johnson

(gn) The Last Session, vol. 1, Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws (Illustrations)

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers

(gn) The Montague Twins: The Devil's Music, Nathan Page, Drew Shannon (Illustrations)

Record of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers

Something Fabulous, Alexis Hall

Honey Girl, Morgan Rogers

(gn) Fantasmas, Raina Telgemeier

Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngoni Adichie

The Violence, Delilah S. Dawson

(gn) Coven, Jennifer Dugan, Kit Seaton (Illustrations)

Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (re-read)

Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall

Skye Falling, Mia McKenzie

Liar & Spy, Rebecca Stead

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (re-read)

A Psalm for the Wild Built, Becky Chambers

(gn) Oddball: Sarah Scribbles #4, Sarah Andersen

Girl Made of Stars, Ashley Herring Blake

Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon

A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers

(gn) Slaughter House Five, Ryan North (adaptor), Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Albert Monteys (Illustrations)

Pretend I'm Dead, Jen Beagin

(gn) The Crossover, Kwame Alexander Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrations)

Don't Check Out This Book, Kate Klise, Sarah Klise (Illustrations)

Light From Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James, Ashley Herring Blake

Hang the Moon, Alexandria Bellefleur

(gn) Alice in Leatherland, Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli (Illustrator)

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Ashley Herring Blake

Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray

(gn) Across a Field of Starlight, Blue Delliquanti

Ain't Burned All the Bright, Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)

Count Your Lucky Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur

I Kissed Shara Wheeler, Casey McQuiston

(gn) The Bride Was a Boy, Chii, Beni Axia Conrad (Translator)

Payback's a Witch, Lana Harper

The School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan

(gn) The Sacrifice of Darkness, Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, Rebecca Kirby, James Fenner

Read Between the Lines, Rachel Lacey

The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Girlfriend: Advice on Queer Dating, Love, and Friendship, Maddy Court, Kelsey Wroten (Illustrations)

(gn) A Shadow in RiverClan, Erin Hunter

How to Find a Princess, Alyssa Cole

The Girl in the Well is Me, Karen Rivers

American Spy, Lauren Wilkinson

Stay With Me, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

(gn) Be Gay, Do Comics, Matt Bors, ed.

(gn) Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms, Crystal Frasier, Val Wise (Illustrator)

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

This Winter, Alice Oseman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Abbi Waxman

(gn) Stone Fruit, Lee Lai

Heartstopper, vol. 4, Alice Oseman

(gn) Squad, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (Illustrator)

(gn) Shadow Life, Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrations)

Read with the kids and/or for Homeschool planning (19)

Front Desk, Kelly Yang

The Midwife's Apprentice, Karen Cushman

(pb) Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt

(gn) Twelfth Grade Night, Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green (Illustrator)

(gn) The History of Western Art in Comics Part One: From Prehistory to the Renaissance, Marion Augustin, Bruno Heitz (Illustrations)

(gn) Magical History Tour #4: The Crusades, Fabrice Erre, Sylvain Savoia (Illustrator)

A Year Down Yonder, Richard Peck (re-read)

A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck (re-read)

The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (re-read)

The Night Diary, Veera Hiranandani

The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman (re-read)

(pb) Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed.: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps, Tim Marshall

The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald

(pb) The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)

(pb) Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera

(pb) Mr. Watson's Chickens, Jarrett Dapier, Andrea Tsurumi (Illustrator)

The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman (re-read)

(gn) = graphic novel or graphic novel format (pb) = picture book

I read 101 books this year

Authors of color: 40 Black authors: 28 Cis-women, trans & nonbinary authors: 73 Graphic novels: 34 Queer characters: 47 (34 main characters) Audiobooks: 22 Picture books: 8

Read 25 Books by Black Women Authors: Only read 23

I think next year I won't do the Black Women Authors challenge. I hope I will still read as many or at least a significant number of books by Black women, and I think it's a really great idea. I'm going to resist doing it this year, though, because I noticed a crummy impulse in myself as I was keeping track of the books, like I was "getting credit" for reading books in this category and that feels kinda gross. We'll see how I do without striving for a cookie.

I would like to read more picture books in 2023, and maybe be a little choosier about the graphic novels I read. I really love graphic novels, but I read some clunkers this year. I was also pretty light on nonfiction and I'd like to read a little more this year. In any case, I know it will be another great year of reading! See you next year!

[ulkaralakbarova]

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the ‘black sheep’ of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Gil Buckman: Steve Martin Karen Buckman: Mary Steenburgen Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman: Dianne Wiest Frank Buckman: Jason Robards Nathan Huffner: Rick Moranis Larry Buckman: Tom Hulce Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins: Martha Plimpton Tod Higgins: Keanu Reeves Susan Buckman: Harley Jane Kozak Garry Buckman-Lampkin: Joaquin Phoenix David Brodsky: Dennis Dugan Marilyn Buckman: Eileen Ryan Grandma: Helen Shaw Kevin Buckman: Jasen Fisher George Bowman: Paul Linke Taylor Buckman: Alisan Porter Justin Buckman: Zachary La Voy Patty Huffner: Ivyann Schwan Cool Buckman: Alex Burrall Stan: Lowell Ganz Dean at College: Rance Howard Young Gil Buckman: Max Elliott Slade Lou: Clint Howard Fotomat Clerk: Lamont Lofton Amy: Erika Rafuls Matt: Jordan Kessler Eddie: Billy Cohen Barbara Rice: Isabel Cooley Opposing Coach: Walter von Huene Kid in Classroom (uncredited): Howie Dorough Doctor Lucas: Greg Gerard Kevin Buckman – Age 21: Paul Keeley Student 1 at College: Claudio Jacobellis Umpire: W. Bruce O’Donoghue Student 2 at Collage: Hillary Matthews Screaming Co-ed: Sherry Ferguson Track Official: Todd Hallowell Young Frank Buckman: Richard Kuhlman Nurse at Hospital: Charmin Lee Film Crew: Story: Ron Howard Director of Photography: Donald McAlpine Story: Babaloo Mandel Story: Lowell Ganz Unit Production Manager: Joseph M. Caracciolo Editor: Daniel P. Hanley Editor: Mike Hill Producer: Brian Grazer Costume Design: Ruth Morley Production Design: Todd Hallowell Songs: Randy Newman Casting: Jane Jenkins Casting: Janet Hirshenson Stunt Coordinator: Artie Malesci First Assistant Director: Joe Napolitano Second Assistant Director: Tony Adler Art Direction: Christopher Nowak Set Decoration: Nina Ramsey Assistant Art Director: Beth Kuhn Set Dresser: William A. Cimino Set Dresser: Linda Marais Set Dresser: Nicklas Farrantello Camera Operator: Tom Priestley Jr. First Assistant Camera: Gary Muller Steadicam Operator: Robert Ulland Still Photographer: Phillip V. Caruso Camera Trainee: Mollie S. Mallinger Sound Mixer: Richard S. Church Boom Operator: Glen Gauthier Music Editor: Dan Carlin Sr. Supervising Sound Editor: Anthony J. Ciccolini III Supervising ADR Editor: Michael Jacobi Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Dior Script Supervisor: Cynthia Streit Unit Publicist: Andrew Lipschultz Makeup Artist: Fern Buchner Makeup Artist: Peter Wrona Jr. Makeup Artist: Frank Griffin Hairstylist: Linda Trainoff Hairstylist: Romaine Greene Hairstylist: Donna Battersby Greene Location Manager: Peggy Coleman Negative Cutter: Ray Sabo Color Timer: Bob Hagans Color Timer: Dale Caldwell Movie Reviews: Peter McGinn: Parenthood is a great movie, and has aged well after 30 years have passed. The writing team included the writers who also gave us two other movies I like: City Slickers and Fever Pitch. Parenthood accomplishes in general what the movie Rain Man did for my wife and me. It reminded us of our autistic daughter And made us laugh at stuff that frustrated us in “real life.“ Similarly Parenthood touches upon a lot of hotspots in the parenting experience and helps us laugh at them. Their is a fine Ensemble cast. I particularly like KianU Reeves as Tod, who seems like an inappropriate boyfriend for the daughter but who proves to be valuable in mentoring their disaffected son. There are many memorable situations but one line my wife and I often quote even after all these years occurs when the other son Larry is pushed out of a still moving vehicle by people he owes money to. His father, played straight by Jason Robards, asked who they were. Tod replies that they were just some friends. The memorable line by Robards’ character is, “Friends. Friends slow down; they even stop.” The movie is full of good one-liners, as well as more in-depth sources of humor. You must ...

[gorogues]

Spoilers for this week’s episode of Stargirl!

Jordan Mahkent has plunged back into his life, and he's putting up a good front of peace and love. Surprisingly, he's admitted to the killing of Crusher and Paula, but only after he was accused of it and there probably wasn't any room for denial. He claims their deaths were a regrettable accident which was unavoidable because they'd surprised him. Otherwise, he says he wants to put all the strife and anger behind him, crediting Courtney with helping him turn over a new leaf. He knows Mike killed him (and tells his family this, so Cameron now knows), but claims to have forgiven him. But everyone outside his family -- even Courtney -- is understandably skeptical and hostile given what he just did to the Crocks.

Jordan's parents are thrilled to have him back and Cameron's glad too, though Cameron's still got some lingering questions and anger that his dad let everyone believe he was dead. (In fairness to Jordan, it seems likely that he's telling the truth about not being sentient as his body was re-forming from water. But who knows how long he was watching everyone and not letting his family know he was alive). Cameron wants to start his relationship with Courtney again but she's quietly reluctant, still bothered by whatever his dad's up to. Jordan tells her that he's fine with the two of them having a relationship.

But Sylvester hits the roof when he learns Jordan's back, as Jordan had killed him and much of the JSA ten years ago. He destroys one of the buildings at the farm the Ultra-Humanite's been hiding in, and swears he'll execute Icicle. He puts the burden on Courtney by asking to use the Staff and essentially seeking her blessing, which is a terrible thing to do to another person, particularly a young one. And Courtney continues to be torn, because as much as she distrusts Jordan, setting out to kill someone is not okay with her…and she's thinking of maybe recruiting Jordan to fight against the Ultra-Humanite. Pat and Sylvester had said earlier that the U-H and the ISA had been enemies because the ISA wouldn't let the U-H join, and obviously the Crocks won't be there to help in the upcoming fight.

At least Artemis has some closure in her parents' disappearance, but that doesn't make the grief and rage any easier. She's also staying with the Whitmore-Dugan family like Yolanda and Sylvester are, and Barbara gently comforts her. Barbara and Pat were also distressed by the Crocks' deaths because of their growing friendships, and it's even tougher on Barbara because Jordan's back as her boss and she knows firsthand what a monster he is. She holds it together quite well, despite the shock.

The end of the episode finds Jordan wandering alone through a rural area, and then the Ultra-Humanite comes through the trees to join him. Jordan says it's time to get the plan started, so he and the U-H are thus working together and aren't enemies. Which is entirely expected, so maybe the show should have established the purported enmity between the U-H and ISA earlier, to build up potential tension between the two sides. But regardless, there clearly isn't any enmity now, and Jordan is almost certainly lying about wanting love and forgiveness. Does he simply want revenge, or is there something deeper at play? How far will he go, and will Cameron side with him or Courtney? Obviously these questions will have to be answered in the final two episodes.

And I wonder who's going to fight with the JSA in the finale: Artemis and Cindy are pretty good bets, but who knows if Shade and the twins (possibly with Sandy in tow?) will appear. Maybe even Helix will join in. It should be a pretty good fight, and wildcards like Ragevester and Cameron should shake things up a bit and make it more complicated. Plus, there's the potential question of Sylvester being the Ultra-Humanite's pawn, and what that might mean for the battle. We've got to wait two weeks for the next episode, but I'm really looking forward to it.

[faccioliste]

Film visti nel 2020

In grassetto quelli belli In corsivo quelli medi: belli, godibili, ma non indimenticabili Sbarrato proprio che no

30 anni in un secondo – Gary Winick (2004)

47 Metri - Uncaged –  Johannes Roberts (2019)

A Beautiful Mind – Ron Howard (2001)

A Quiet Place - Un posto tranquillo – John Krasinski (2018)

Alita - Angelo della battaglia – Robert Rodriguez (2019)

Amici, amanti e... – Ivan Reitman (2011)

Carrie Pilby – Susan Johnson (2016)

Chiamami col tuo nome – Luca Guadagnino (2017)

Christmas Wonderland – Sean Olson (2018)

Colazione da Tiffany – Blake Edwards (1961)

Dirty Dancing - Balli proibiti – Emile Ardolino (1987)

Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly (2001)

Dov'è il mio corpo? –  Jérémy Clapin (2019)

Falling Inn Love - Ristrutturazione con amore – Roger Kumble (2019)

Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale – Chris Columbus (2001)

Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti – Chris Columbus (2002)

Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban – Alfonso Cuarón  (2004)

Harry Potter e il calice di fuoco –  Mike Newell (2005)

Harry Potter e l'Ordine della Fenice – David Yates (2007)

Harry Potter e il principe mezzosangue – David Yates  (2009)

Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 1 – David Yates (2010)

Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 2 – David Yates (2011)

Hotel Transylvania 2 – Genndy Tartakovsky (2015)

Hotel Transylvania 3 - Una vacanza mostruosa – Genndy Tartakovsky (2018)

I due Papi – Fernando Meirelles (2019)

Il buco – Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (2019)

Il castello errante di Howl – Hayao Miyazaki (2004)

Il discorso del re – Tom Hooper (2010)

Il fotografo di Mauthausen – Mar Targarona (2018)

Il gladiatore – Ridley Scott (2000)

Il mio vicino Totoro – Hayao Miyazaki (1988)

Il piccolo yeti –  Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman  (2019)

Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'Anello – Peter Jackson (2001)

Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri – Peter Jackson (2002)

Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re – Peter Jackson (2003)

Il talento di Mr. Ripley – Anthony Minghella (1999)

Il terrore del silenzio – Mike Flanagan (2016)

Insospettabili sospetti – Zach Braff (2017)

Io vi dichiaro marito e... marito – Dennis Dugan (2007)

Julie & Julia – Nora Ephron (2009)

Lacci – Daniele Luchetti (2020)

Love Actually - L'amore davvero –  Richard Curtis (2003)

L'altra sporca ultima meta – Peter Segal (2005)

L'incredibile storia dell'Isola delle Rose – Sydney Sibilia (2020)

La maledizione della prima luna – Gore Verbinski (2003)

La ragazza nella nebbia – Donato Carrisi (2017)

La teoria del tutto – James Marsh (2014)

Le 5 leggende – Peter Ramsey (2012)

Le ali della libertà – Frank Darabont (1994)

Le dodici fatiche di Asterix – René Goscinny, Henri Gruel (1976)

Misery non deve morire – Rob Reiner (1990)

Nei panni di una principessa – Mike Rohl (2018)

Ponyo sulla scogliera – Hayao Miyazaki (2008)

Porco Rosso – Hayao Miyazaki (1992)

P.S. Ti amo ancora – Michael Fimognari (2020)

Questione di tempo – Richard Curtis (2013)

Ragazze interrotte – James Mangold (1999)

Ready Player One – Steven Spielberg (2018)

Revolutionary Road – Sam Mendes (2008)

Ritorno al futuro – Robert Zemeckis (1985)

Ritorno al futuro - Parte II – Robert Zemeckis (1989)

Ritorno al futuro - Parte III – Robert Zemeckis (1990)

Scappa - Get Out – Jordan Peele  (2017)

Senza lasciare traccia – Debra Granik (2018)

Sex and the City 2 –  Michael Patrick King (2010)

Succede – Francesca Mazzoleni (2018)

The Circle – James Ponsoldt (2017)

The Terminal – Steven Spielberg (2004)

To Rome with Love – Woody Allen (2012)

Tolo Tolo – Checco Zalone (2020)  

True Story – Rupert Goold (2015)

Twilight – Catherine Hardwicke (2008)

Un giorno di ordinaria follia – Joel Schumacher (1993)

War of the Buttons – John Roberts (1994) 

[captainneverever]

Sergeant Duffy Learns The Truth

A snippet inspired by @flange5‘s posts of Sergeant Duffy versus Steve Rogers from WWII Cap comics.

Duffy had to find out some time that Steve was Cap, didn’t he?

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His wife gave him the invitation from the American History Museum while Duffy watched the Cubs lose to the Cardinals. He barely glanced at the invitation because he had the more important job of yelling at the absolute disgrace of an umpire on the screen. Years of being an Army drill sergeant had given him the skills needed.

“Mike, are you going to open that?” Bridget asked. 

“Fine,” he muttered. He ripped open the envelope. He sat up straight, the game forgotten. “It’s a reunion. For the Camp Lehigh soldiers. In DC.”

“Oh, that’s wonderful! We can stay with Debbie and her husband.”

In the two minutes it took for Sergeant Michael Duffy, US Army, retired, to re-read the invitation, Bridget his wife of forty-five years and mother of his three children had planned out their entire visit to DC from flight to daughter Debbie’s house to back again. “I wonder if Donna should come with us -- to help out.”

Bridget wasn’t going to let him forget that pesky heart attack he’d had two years ago. He’d lived through worse whipping green recruits into good Army men before, during, after the war. He even managed to make that god awful Steve Rogers into a soldier.

Cripes, forty years after the war, Rogers still gave him the heebie-jeebies when he remembered that gold-bricking, shit-eating grinning disaster. Rogers never even caught on to how to peel potatoes correctly after the hours and hours of KP. 

God rest that pitiful man’s soul. Rogers never came back for that trunk he’d left behind at Camp Lehigh when he’d been shipped out to Europe. Duffy knew what that meant. Everyone knew what that meant. The trunk had been sent to a headquarters somewhere else and Duffy prayed that Rogers was better at peeling potatoes in heaven. Though he knew in his heart that Roger’s half-peeled messes were ruining the buffets in hell.

~~~~~

“Oh, this is fancy,” Bridget said as they were ushered into the American History Museum. “Do you think that President Reagan will be here?”

“No, it’s not that big of a deal,” Duffy said.

Duffy hadn’t seen anyone he personally knew. “I think that’s Dum-dum Dugan over there,” he said to Bridget. He picked out in the crowd other people who might be Howling Commandos. 

“Is that Jacqueline Falsworth over there?” Bridget said. All Duffy could guess was that Falsworth was some famous person Bridget read about in her gossip pages.

“Am I imagining this crap?” Duffy said to Sullivan sitting on the other side. They were the last remaining sargeants from Camp Lehigh. Duffy could count on one hand the Lehigh people he’d seen so far.

Sullivan said, “Nah. What the hell is this?”

“Isn’t this a new exhibit? Anniversary of Captain America jazz?”

He and Sully had been seated in the front row of chairs set out in a hall of the museum. The area had been roped off with tight security surrounding the area. There was a podium, which meant boring speeches. Beyond the podium was a red ribbon stretched across closed doors. “That’s what the invite said.”

“Yeah. But can you believe all the brass here? The joint chiefs of staff?”

Duffy looked around the hall, seeing all the uniformed officers and top brass of all the services in the audience, an odd man in a eye-patch next to Dugan, and a few women who appeared to be important.

“I bet that they tell us who Captain America was,” Sully said.

“Hah,” Duffy snorted. “Captain America was a dozen different different men. Ain’t no way he was one man.”

“You’ve been saying that since 42.”

“Ain’t been proved wrong yet,” Duffy said proudly. He read the many many book about Captain America over the years and no one knew who the real man was behind the mask. A true damn America hero, the Captain. Couldn’t have won the war without him.

A man in a suit walked up to the podium, not all that obviously the museum director. He tapped on the microphone. “Today is the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Captain America. We are honored to have as our guests people who knew him -- Peggy Carter, well-known as Agent 13, Sergeant Michael Duffy ….”

Not that Duffy would say that he ever knew Captain America personally. He’d seen the hero many times leaving or returning from missions.

Polite clapping from the audience as the director continued his brief history of the famed Captain. Duffy knew the story by heart. Big thing for Camp Lehigh, his home for many many years until the decommissioning in the late 50s, to be the birthplace of Captain America.

“Since 1941 the identity of Captain America has been a classified military secret. On this 40th anniversary, we are opening a new exhibit dedicated to the later Captain America and his career and life.”

The crowd grew silent and tense. Sully and Bridget were sitting up alert in their seats. 

“I have the great honor to announce that Captain America’s identity has been de-classified and now we can finally reveal the man behind the shield. Steve Rogers was --”

Duffey leapt to his feet, despite the arthritis and television cameras, as forty years of secrets were swept away and the true identity of Captain America sunk in. He’d been played for an idiot for forty years. “THAT SON-OF-A-BITCH ROGERS.”

[multiverseforger]

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Courtney WhitmoreEdit

Main article: Courtney Whitmore

Courtney is the stepdaughter of Pat Dugan and the main protagonist of the series. She found Sylvester Pemberton's cosmic converter belt in her stepfather's belongings and donned the costume in order to annoy him as partial revenge for marrying her mother and supposedly forcing the family to move from Los Angeles to Blue Valley, Nebraska. Dugan, a skilled mechanic, designed and built S.T.R.I.P.E., an armored robot which he rides in to accompany and protect her. Eventually, she joined the Justice Society of America and, after being given Starman's gravity rod by Jack Knight, changed her identity to Stargirl.

Patrick "Pat" Dugan was the chauffeur of young rich-kid Sylvester Pemberton.[3] He got involved in superheroics after aiding Pemberton against Nazi spies posing as protesters at a movie on July 4, 1941. The two team up as embodiments of the American flag, Sylvester as the Star-Spangled Kid and Pat as Stripesy, in order to track down and stop the spies.[4]

When the Soldiers are lost in time during the late forties after battling the Nebula Man, they are rescued by the Justice League of America and returned to the present day. Batman, Hourman and Starman retrieve Stripesy from ancient Egypt. Upon his return, Dugan marries a woman named Maggie, who leaves him later to raise their son Michael on her own. Compounding his problems is the fact that Sylvester Pemberton's black sheep relative Arthur had stolen Dugan's patents during their disappearance. Upon hearing about this, Sylvester returns the patents to Pat, and the two reconcile. Dugan is later involved with Infinity, Inc. and their battle against the Injustice Society.[5] The group's first victim is Sylvester Pemberton. The villains Harlequin, the Dummy, and Hazard focus their attention on Dugan just days later. Their plan is to kill him at Stellar Studios, the headquarters of Infinity, Inc. When Pat's son becomes involved, Hazard experiences a change of heart and uses her powers to save their lives. Dummy uses the two as bait, but Hazard throws the battle, and the group is defeated. Hazard willingly gives herself up to the police.



Dugan and his new powered-exosuit, which he uses as the armored superhero the S.T.R.I.P.E. Art by Lee Moder (penciller), Dan Davis (inker), and Tom McCraw (colorist).

The character has been updated for a new audience: In the Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. series Dugan had gotten married (for the second time) and settled in Blue Valley. His stepdaughter, Courtney Whitmore, became the second Star-Spangled Kid, partly in order to annoy him. This led Dugan to develop a robotic suit of power armor and assume the identity of S.T.R.I.P.E. so as to accompany and protect her.

Dugan has gone on missions without Courtney. During the Day of Judgement incident, he travels into space with Captain Marvel and Starfire. Their goal was to retrieve the Spear of Destiny to use against the fallen angel Asmodel, who had led a demonic invasion of Earth. The trio of heroes battle reanimated corpses of abandoned Russian cosmonauts and the corrupting influence of the Spear itself. Dugan is forced to subdue Starfire and the Spear is brought back to Earth and successfully used.

Following the events of the series, Dugan and his family moved to Metropolis, where he has assisted Superman's comrade Steel. Since then, they have moved back to Blue Valley. Dugan and his wife had a daughter, Patricia, who will one day become Starwoman and continue the Starman legacy (Patricia's existence was mentioned off-handedly in a Starman story arc before the character or even Courtney Whitmore were created).

Like the rest of the Seven Soldiers, Dugan is younger than he should be, owing to time travel. For a time, Dugan would become even younger, aged to pre-adolescence with many other heroes due to Klarion the Witch Boy. He joins in on at least one battle while armorless (presumably because his armor is now too big), tackling a mystically created monster with his bare hands. Pat, along with most everyone affected, turns back to normal when Klarion is blackmailed into reversing the effects.[6]

Pat worked with the Justice Society of America for a short time, mostly in a supporting role. He retooled one of Ted Knight's old designs and created the Steel Eagle, a new aircraft for the team. He also completely re-engineered S.T.R.I.P.E., changing its entire appearance.

Later, Pat and his family were almost slain by The Fourth Reich, a Nazi organization who tried to wipe out heroic legacies. Right before this, Pat was encouraging his son, Mike, not to create S.T.R.I.P.E. parts in shop class. Pat and his family were saved by the Justice Society.[7] Later, Pat hosted Courtney's birthday party at his house, inviting the whole Justice Society.[8]

A while later, when Courtney was missing, Pat offered to Power Girl that he could get S.T.R.I.P.E. out and help find her, to which Power Girl stated was not necessary.[9]

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Pat Dugan is the boyfriend of Barbara Whitmore. Courtney was cleaning out the office of Barbara Whitmore's boyfriend Pat Dugan when she found a staff, a belt, and a shirt with a star on it. While trying them on, she became Stargirl and caught the perpetrator of a fire she spotted. The heroic actions went viral.[10] Courtney was informed by Pat that the person who originally wielded the equipment has died. Though Pat agreed to train her, Courtney had to respond to the criminal activity caused by Shadow Thief who was taking hostages to draw out a superhero.[11]

In the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", S.T.R.I.P.E. returns alongside many other superheroes to the DC Universe when Doctor Manhattan, inspired by Superman, undoes the changes that he made to the timeline that erased the Justice Society and the Legion of Super-Heroes.[12]

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Mitigation Standards Undermined?

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sanctioned an attorney for serious misconduct

Attorney Christopher E. Meisel has appealed Referee Hannah Dugan's recommendation that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for two years for 15 counts of misconduct, which included converting approximately $175,000 from two estates and two guardianship proceedings. Attorney Meisel stipulated to all counts of misconduct but asserts that, rather than a two-year suspension, a five-month suspension of his law license is an adequate sanction.

Upon careful review of this matter, we uphold the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law. We conclude, however, that rather than a two-year suspension, Attorney Meisel's license to practice law should be suspended for 18 months. We further agree with the referee that Attorney Meisel should be required to pay the full costs of this proceeding, which are $10,831.67 as of February 7, 2017. Although the referee recommended that various conditions be imposed upon Attorney Meisel, we find that the imposition of conditions would be better addressed in a future reinstatement proceeding.

Justice Abrahamson dissented

Attorney Meisel has had more than his share of medical problems and has obviously suffered immensely. I could go along with the referee's recommendation of a two-year suspension. The referee already considered mitigating factors. In In re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Sosnay, 209 Wis. 2d 241, 562 N.W.2d 137 (1997), this court said that absent a causal connection between an attorney's medical condition and the attorney's professional misconduct, the medical condition may not be considered a factor mitigating either the seriousness of the misconduct or the severity of the discipline to be imposed for it. The per curiam opinion undermines Sosnay. I am unwilling to do that. What is left of Sosnay? Lawyers, the OLR, and referees ought to know what factors are mitigating factors.

(Mike Frisch)

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Track & Field with James Van Der Beek and Kevin Hart

It’s the hottest day of the year, and Kevin Hart is joined by James Van Der Beek in a Track and Field workout. Trained by Olympic gold medalists, the two will make a risky wager to see who can dominate like a true Olympian.

KEVIN HART: WHAT THE FIT is an unscripted comedy starring Kevin Hart, now in its second season. In each episode, Kevin invites one of his celebrity friends to join him on a fun, fit journey, trying out unique and outrageous workouts from jousting like a medieval knight to batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kevin and his friends hilariously push themselves out of their comfort zones on the way to getting fit.

FOLLOW THE FUNNY: Facebook▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-FB Twitter▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-TW Instagram▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-IG YouTube▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRmIdRJgLfmdpJufmBhBuA Snapchat▶ LOLNetwork Official Website▶ http://www.laughoutloud.com

Laugh Out Loud is a comedy brand and multi-platform network founded by the world’s top comedian Kevin Hart. Through his network, Hart delivers his vision for the future of comedy: social, mobile, multicultural and seriously funny. From stand-up legends to globally-recognized digital influencers, Hart and LOL curate comedy’s boldest voices to produce original scripted and unscripted series, stand-up specials, live broadcasts and special events. Hart brings the groundbreaking social-first strategy that earned him 100 million+ followers to Laugh Out Loud, with one core mission: keep the world laughing. Dope Comedy. Delivered Daily. Always On. Always Loud. Directly from Kevin Hart and his hand-picked crew of comedic rockstars.

© MMXVIII LIONS GATE TELEVISION, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Executive Producers MATT KUNITZ PIP WELLS REBECCA SHUMSKY QUINN DAVID SHUMSKY MARK HARRIS JEFF CLANAGAN KEVIN HART

Co-Executive Producers MATT KAYE D. MAX PORIS

Hosted By KEVIN HART

Guest Starring JAMES VAN DER BEEK

Directed By ALEX VAN WAGNER

Supervising Producer NARVIN RUSSAW

Line Producer LAURIE LEANNAH

Producers NICK ALARCON CANDICE C. WILSON

Comedy Producers JASON BICE HARRY RATCHFORD

Editor JOE CAULEY

Associate Director JASON EDWARDS

Stage Manager WOLFGANG DELGADO

Director of Photography TIM MURPHY

Production Manager MCKENZIE HANSON

Post Production Supervisor LINDSAY HEMPEL

Associate Producers DANA DIGIACINTO RYAN MCGEE MICHAEL A. ROWE

Story Associate Producer EMMA ALTMEYER

Camera Operators IVAN DURAN ERIK HAMILTON ASHLEY HUGHES MARQUES SMITH NICK TRAMONTANO

Steadicam SEAN FLANNERY

Lead Camera Assistant JEREMIAH THORNE

Camera Assistants VERLON ALLEN COREY COOPER DEANDRE GREEN DAVE HAWES

Tech Supervisor ED DANIELIAN

Tech Department MIKE DELLAMONICA WALLACE L. DIXON DANIEL J. FERRIS

DIT EDUARDO EGUIA

Audio Supervisor KENYATA WESTBROOK

Audio Mixers BRYAN DIAZ AARON LACHAPELLE ROBERT P. MATTHEWS JR.

A2 JORDAN DIAZ

Gaffer AJ TAYLOR

Best Boy DANNY VINCENT

Key Grip ROLAND MARTINEZ

Best Boy Grip MARVIN MEJIA

Electricians JAMES GREEN TIM RYAN

Grips LUIS VELANDIA WLADAMIR VELEZ

Lead Man KEVIN MINCIN

Set Dresser RILEY CRAPPER

Property Person GABRIEL ADAMS KEVIN CAMPOY REGGIE DAVIS JACK LEWIS MARIO OSUNA MASON REYNOLDS

Special Effects MICHAEL PETRUCCI

Clearance Supervisor STEFANI NEWMAN

Production Accountant SHARON PACK

Payroll Accountant JULIE BERNARDS

Talent Producer ASHLEY RHORER

Talent Manager TRASK DONALDSON

Production Associate HANNAH HIGGINS

Wardrobe ASHLEY NORTH DARI ANN SETTEL

Makeup CARRI HAMILTON

Location Manager PATRICK THOMPSON

Key Assistant Location Manager AMIL FUENTES

Transportation Captain GUY MERRICK

Drivers IGNACIO ALVAREZ MIKE BELPEDIO JEREMY COLEGROVE MICHAEL A. MORENO BILLY MEYERS FREDDY MORALES ART ORTIZ JEREMY RIORDAN

Set Medic JOHN B. AUSTIN

Craft Services BRENDON KWAK JUSTIN PARK

Studio Teacher CATHERINE SOLOMON

Lead Assistant Editor CHRIS HICKS

Assistant Editor MONELL VERTUS

Music Supervisor RICK KRIMBEL

Colorist TAL, C.S.I.

Online Editor JOSIAH COHEN

Re-Recording Mixer TERRANCE DWYER, C.A.S.

Talent Casting By JB TALENT

Executive in Charge of Talent KATY WALLIN, CSA, MYSTICART PICTURES

Director of Operations Talent, MysticArt Pictures JACK MARASH

Director of Talent, MysticArt Pictures ALLIE STONE

Music By KILLER TRACKS SIGNATURE TRACKS

Graphics By MIDNIGHT SHERPA

Production Assistants OLIVIA BONILLA KARINA DEUTSCH ANDREW DUGAN CHAD ELLIS SANNA HESHMATI BENJAMIN JENIFER SATHYA MIELE CHARLOTTE PETERS JHONNY ROLDAN KATE WATHALL

Special Thanks ASHTON EATON BLUEPRINT POST PRODUCTION BRUCE’S CATERING CARMELITA JETER C-MOUNT INDSUTRIES COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS ILLUMINAR MIXERS POST SOUND SERVICES THE BOSCHETTI GROUP VER EQUIPMENT RENTALS source

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It’s time for our weekly Diamond Comics Shipping List! Check out some great titles IDW has in store for us next week like Transformers, Transformers/Ghostbusters, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Usagi Yojimbo, and more! All coming your way for July 17th!

TRANSFORMERS #9

Brian Ruckley (A) Cachet Whitman, Bethany McGuire-Smith (CVR A) Umi Miyao (CVR B) Priscilla Tramontano

Time is running out! Orion Pax, his friends, and the Autobot security forces have to get a grip on their murder investigations as their superior, Sentinel Prime, makes his return to Cybertron! Secrets are revealed as loyalties shift! Sentinel Prime and his diplomatic entourage return!

TRANSFORMERS/GHOSTBUSTERS #2

Erik Burnham (A/CVR A) Dan Schoening (CVR B) Priscilla Tramontano

“GHOSTS OF CYBERTRON” Part 2! Okay. So. It seems as though there are giant robots who can disguise themselves as vehicles out there in the universe, and, as it happens, one of them as taken the place of Ecto-1. When the Ghostbusters discover this replacement, they naturally have a lot of questions-and this time, even the boys in gray might not believe the answers!

TRANSFORMERS #1 3RD PTG

Brian Ruckley (A) Angel Hernandez, Cachet Whitman (CVR) Gabriel Rodriguez

TRANSFORMERS #3 2ND PTG

Brian Ruckley (A) Angel Hernandez, Cachet Whitman (CVR) Nick Roche

TRANSFORMERS #4 2ND PTG

Brian Ruckley (A) Angel Hernandez, Andrew Griffith (A/CVR) Sara Pitre-Durocher

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #264

Larry Hama (A/CVR A) Netho Diaz (CVR B) Dan Fraga

G.I. Joe battles for justice, liberty, and freedom around the globe, and with the evil terrorist organization known as Cobra slithering around every corner, the stakes have never been higher! Living Legend Larry Hama and superstar artist Netho Diaz continue the latest explosive arc of… G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! The first of two connecting B covers by artist Dan Fraga!

AMBER BLAKE #4 2ND PTG

Jade Lagard?re (A/CVR) Butch Guice

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA TP

Roy Thomas (A) John Nyberg (A/CVR) Mike Mignola

Advance solicited for July release! The comics adaptation based on the film from Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Zoetrope Studios returns with all-new colors. Mike Mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past thirty years, known for such important works as Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Cosmic Odyssey, and, of course, Hellboy. Considered to be among Mignola’s greatest works, Bram Stoker’s Dracula was his last project before Hellboy launched and was originally released as a full-color four issue adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 movie. Updated with all-new colors! New cover by Mignola!

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE COMP LIBRARY HC VOL 03

Lynn Johnston (A/CVR) Lynn Johnston

No phone, no light, no motor car, not a single luxury-John and Phil’s canoe trip turns them into castaways on an island! Once back in civilization, John solves his mid-life crisis by buying a sportscar, and Elly improbably winds up in front of a judge as a result! Michael enters junior high school, but not before learning a different sort of life lesson at summer camp with a girl named Martha, while Liz loses her first tooth, gets her ears pierced, and finds herself in a “Mean Girls” situation with her friends at school. Then it’s wedding bells for Uncle Phil, and Lawrence moves back to town-with a new family of his own! Volume Three, which collects the complete daily and Sunday comics from July 6, 1986 through December 9, 1989, brings to a close the first decade of Lynn Johnston’s modern masterwork, but of course, the story is just getting started…

•   Advance solicited for April release! •   “An exquisite tome… Fans of the highest virtuosity in cartooning will relish this deluxe introduction to the Patterson’s heartfelt and delightful story”-Library Journal •   The beloved newspaper comic strip that chronicled the saga of the Patterson family in real time, over three decades, continues in this, the definitive edition.

FROM HELL MASTER EDITION #6

Alan Moore (A/CA) Eddie Campbell

“From Hell.” The narrative makes room for such figures as Aleister Crowley and William Butler Yeats while the killer writes the note which gives our work its title. Five unsolved murders. Two of the greatest creators in the history of comics. One sprawling conspiracy, one metropolis on the brink of the 20th century, and one bloody-minded Ripper ushering London into the modern age of terror. The award-winning bestseller FROM HELL, often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time, takes on haunting new dimensions in FROM HELL: The Master Edition, enhanced with impressionistic hues by Eddie Campbell himself. This volume contains Chapter 9, as well as all the original annotations.

GHOST TREE #4

Bobby Curnow (A/CVR A) Simon Gane

Mysteries are solved as an ancient evil rises. Will Brandt and his family be able to come to terms with their actions before the present is ruined? What does the future hold for those trapped in the past? The heartfelt conclusion to a most unusual tale!

GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS TP

Eric Powell, Tracy Marsh, Jason Ciaramella (A) Phil Hester, Victor Santos, Bruce McCorkindale (CVR) Eric Powell

Advance solicited for July release! The King of the Monsters rises again, and he’s bringing lots of other beloved Toho monsters with him in one destructive saga! When Godzilla appears off the coast of Japan, the Japanese government must respond quickly to contain the disaster… but before long, other monsters begin appearing all over the world. Can humanity survive this mysterious onslaught of giant beasts? Featuring Anguirus, Battra, Destroyah, Gigan, Hedorah, King Ghidorah, Kumonga, Mechagodzilla, Mothra, Rodan, Spacegodzilla, and Titanosaurus. Collects the entire 12-issue series for the first time.

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: TEMPEST #6

Alan Moore (A/CVR) Kevin O’Neill

In Moore and O’Neill’s final comic book, this issue masquerading as a British science-fiction weekly, the plot-strands of our concluding volume and loose ends from twenty years of continuity are tied in an ingenious starry bow, as Mina Murray and her legendary confederates transition from the world of fiction past and present to the world of fiction future. Planets end in visual spectacle, lovers are united in the matrimonial event of the millennium, and deadly enemies draw close in the conclusion of their fatal dances. This is your last call for the immaculate crescendo of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. IV, The Tempest.

MARVEL ACTION CLASSICS CAPTAIN AMERICA

Scott Gray, Roger Langridge (A) Craig Russeau, Matteo Lolli (CVR) Clayton Henry

Four tales for the price of one! Captain America, living legend of World War II, battles spies in Hollywood and M.O.D.O.K.’s predecessor P.R.O.D.O.K…. but nothing prepares him for spending the next few decades frozen in ice! When he comes to in the present day, Hydra strikes and Cap learns the action hasn’t let up-the Marvel Action, that is!

•   Classic Captain America tales from the legendary vault of heroes! •   All-ages action in the past and present! •   Reprints Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #8 and #12!

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #1

Walter Simonson (A/CVR A) Walter Simonson

In the end, the gods gathered together and met their foes on the Battle Plain of Vigrid. There, so the stories tell, the gods and their great enemies slaughtered each other, the stars fell from the sky, Midgard itself sank into the all-encompassing ocean, and the Nine worlds were destroyed. In this issue, Thor hears a voice out of the past and learns that not all the old stories are true, and that the path before him now leads to Helheim, the land of the Dead. Walter Simonson, legendary creator of Star Slammers, Manhunter and the Alien film adaptation (with Archie Goodwin), and the definitive version (after Stan and Jack) of Marvel’s Thor, presents the next thrilling chapter of his own post-Ragnarok Thor saga!

RIP KIRBY HC VOL 11 1973-1975

Fred Dickenson (A/CVR) John Prentice

The longest-running modern adventure strip continues with 11 new stories starring the debonair private detective, reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs. In these stories, Rip Kirby takes part in an old-style shoot-out in a nearly deserted Western ghost town, battles the deadly Owl and the Pussycat over a hidden stash of heroin, and rubs a magic lamp the wrong way in a Turkish bazaar. After learning he is the doppelganger of the crown prince of a postage stamp-sized country, the bespectacled detective follows the train of a counterfeit two million before being framed by a paroled con man who wants to get even with Rip for making him play second fiddle in the prison orchestra. Plus-the long-awaited return of Rip’s original girlfriend, Honey Dorian, as well as his arch-nemesis, the deadly Mangler! The more than 800 sequential comics from January 22, 1974 to October 11, 1975 also feature Rip’s new girlfriend, Holly Glowstep, and standbys such as Desmond, Wiggins, and Ma Casino.

•   Advance solicited for July release! •   “John Prentice’s work is superb. He’s one of the few cartoonists who took an important strip by a great cartoonist and did it not only justice, but in some ways, was as good as-and in some cases better than-the originator.”-Tom De Haven, author of the Derby Dugan trilogy

ROAD OF BONES #3

Rich Douek (A/CVR A) Alex Cormack

There is no god but hunger. And the loss of their food has driven Roman, Grigori, and Sergei to the absolute extreme. Knives are sharpened and souls are searched as each man decides just how far he is willing to go in order to survive the brutal tundra. One thing is certain, though-one must die for the others to live. Escape from the gulag takes a brutal and horrific turn in Road of Bones #3, from writer Rich Douek (Gutter Magic) and artist Alex Cormack (SINK).

SONS OF CHAOS HC GN

Chris Jaymes (A) Alejandro Aragon

Oversized, panoramic graphic novel Sons of Chaos, exposes the quiet agenda of the Ottoman Empire’s most brutal dictator, and his fascination with a young Greek boy that led to a war that would define the Western World.

An immersion into the moments we never see, and the self-serving motivations that convince a nation that violence is warranted, and that war is necessary.

In honor of the 200 Year anniversary of the Greek War for Independence, Sons of Chaos presents the story of 1821 through the eyes of Marcos Botsaris, the son of a respected Greek leader taken prisoner as a child and raised within the dungeons of history’s most infamous Ottoman Pasha, known as the “Napoleon of the East”– Ali Pasha of Ioannina.  Over the next ten years, the bond formed between them would define history.

The Greek War for Independence was a conflict that quietly influenced the entire world and participants ranged from the London Stock Exchange to celebrities such as Lord Byron, as well as average impassioned Americans willing to transport themselves across the Atlantic to fight alongside the Greeks.

This conflict was the pinnacle of what we now know as the Romantic Period and yet, it’s a war that few know ever existed outside of the Greek and Turkish cultures; a war that stimulated the fall of the Ottoman Empire and shaped Western Civilization as we now know it, and in a sense is being fought today under a different heading amongst today’s political world leaders.

Hundreds of years of Ottoman rule gave the Greeks a reason to fight. Marcos Botsaris gave them a leader.

THEY CALLED US ENEMY TP

George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steve Scott (A/CVR) Harmony Becker

Advance solicited for July release! George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s-and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.

In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon-and America itself-in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.

TREASURES RETOLD: THE LOST ART OF ALEX TOTH HC

Alex Toth (A/CVR) Alex Toth

A blockbuster collection of rare and little seen stories and artwork by the legendary Alex Toth. Included are complete stories from the 1950s and beyond, recently discovered color animation storyboards and presentation drawings, sketches and doodles, industrial comics, and individual pages from obscure comics and magazines. It’s a treasure trove that makes a fitting companion to the three-time Eisner Award-winning Alex Toth: Genius trilogy.

Toth’s significance to comics and animation art cannot be overstated. During his career, he was the comics field’s foremost proponent of modern design and composition. His work influenced almost every one of his contemporaries and has continued to work its magic on the generations that followed.

•   Advance solicited for March release! •   The Alex Toth: Genius trilogy won the Harvey award and three Eisner awards!

USAGI YOJIMBO #2

Stan Sakai (A/CVR) Stan Sakai

“Bunraku,” Part 2. Strange circumstances continue to surround a travelling puppet show as Usagi becomes embroiled in one of his most eerie adventures yet! Will the aid of a supernatural ally be enough for Usagi to prevent more death? Stan Sakai’s long-running epic continues its first thrilling storyline at IDW Publishing! Exciting samurai action, now in color!

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Penny Marshall: 1943-2018

To some, she was the co-star of one of the most popular sitcoms of its era and a familiar face/voice on any number of shows over the years. To others, she was a trailblazing filmmaker who became the first American woman to direct a movie that made over $100 million at the box office, a feat she would repeat for a second time just a few years later. Whichever side of the camera she was working on, Penny Marshall was a consummate entertainer who could handle everything from the broadest slapstick comedy to serious drama, and her passing today at the age of 75 from diabetes complications will hit hard with anyone who encountered her work over the years.

Born Carole Penny Marshall in 1943, she grew up in the Bronx with a father who directed industrial films and a mother who was a tap dancer. After attending the University of New Mexico for a couple of years, marrying and divorcing her first husband Michael Henry and having a daughter, Tracy, Marshall moved out to Los Angeles to try her hand at show business. After doing some commercials, she made her film debut in a bit part in “How Sweet It Is” (1968), a film written and produced by her brother Garry, who had already established himself in the business, working on shows like “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Over the next few years, she would make appearances in such films as the biker movie “The Savage Seven” (1968), the counterculture drama “The Grasshopper” and the cult comedy classic “Where’s Poppa?” (1970) as well as such TV shows as “Then Came Bronson,” “Love, American Style” and the immortal made-for-TV movie “The Feminist and the Fuzz” (1971). She auditioned for the role of Gloria Stivic on “All in the Family” but lost it to Sally Struthers (her then-husband Rob Reiner, who she married in 1971, did land the part of Mike Stivic).

Marshall's first big break came in 1972 when she was cast in the recurring role of Myrna, the secretary to Oscar Madison, during the last couple of years of the hit sitcom “The Odd Couple.” During and after the run of that show she turned up in any number of programs, including “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Banacek” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and was a regular on the well-reviewed but short-lived comedy “Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers.” In 1975, brother Garry was working on his enormously popular sitcom “Happy Days” and had written an episode involving a couple of Milwaukee brewery workers who served as dates for Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and Richie (Ron Howard); he decided to cast her and Cindy Williams, who had appeared opposite Howard in “American Graffiti” (1973), in the roles. The byplay between the two actresses was so apparent that Garry decided to spin the two characters off into their own series. That show, “Laverne & Shirley,” debuted in 1976 and was an immediate hit that lasted for eight seasons before going off the air in 1983 (with Marshall going it alone during the final season when Williams left due to a pregnancy). Sure, the show was pretty silly and inconsequential but Marshall and Williams threw themselves into the goofball material with such heedless glee, even the sternest of viewers couldn’t help but crack a smile every now and then.

While working on “Laverne & Shirley” as an actress, Marshall developed an interest in directing, helming four episodes of the series over the years as well as an episode of “Working Stiffs,” a little-seen 1979 sitcom that co-starred then-unknowns Michael Keaton and Jim Belushi. At a time when few women were granted the opportunity to direct major studio films, Marshall caught a break when she was hired to come in and take over the production of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (1986) after director Howard Zieff departed shortly after filming began. The film, an action-comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg as an ordinary bank employee who becomes involved in international espionage after accidentally making contact with a British secret agent on the run from the KGB, is not especially memorable (other than the re-recording of the Rolling Stones hit that it was named after, as performed by Aretha Franklin and backed up by Keith Richards). But she managed to squeeze enough laughs out of the tired material (thanks to a game cast of comics like Belushi, Carol Kane, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, her “Laverne & Shirley” co-star Michael McKean and Tracey Ullman, whose breakthrough TV variety series she would direct an episode of the next year), suggesting she might do even better if she lucked into a better script.

As “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” proved to be a moderate box-office hit, Marshall was given another chance to direct: “Big” (1988), the fantasy-comedy about a 13-year-old boy (David Moscow) who makes a wish on a mysterious carnival machine to be big and wakes up the next morning as himself, only in the body of his 30-year-old self (Tom Hanks). At the time that this film was made, there was a weird mini-wave of films in which teenagers inhabited the bodies of grown-ups and vice-versa, most of them focused exclusively on the gimmick in the broadest of comedic terms. The genius of “Big,” however, is that once she established the premise, Marshall took the story in a more realistic direction, as the now-grown kid finds herself thrown into the seemingly unfathomable worlds of corporate politics and adult relationships and reacting to them with a direct openness that was both disarming and charming. Instead of turning into the kind of grotesque or cynical fable it might have been in lesser hands, Marshall created one of the most genuinely winning fantasy films of the decade. She also helped supercharge the career of star Tom Hanks (who received his first Oscar nomination for his work here) and even inspired countless numbers of toy store visitors to emulate its most iconic scene by tapping out “Heart & Soul” on a giant keyboard, as Hanks and co-star Robert Loggia did at FAO Schwarz.

"Big" was a smash, the aforementioned first film directed by a woman to gross over $100 million, and put her in the position where she could pretty much make anything that she wanted. Although she was presumably offered countless comedies, her next film proved to be something entirely different. This was “Awakenings” (1990), a film based on the book by Oliver Sacks that told the story of a doctor (Robin Williams) who successfully administered the drug L-Dopa to a group of patients who had been catatonic for decades, and of one such patient (Robert De Niro) who first had to deal with waking up in a new time in which all of his loved ones are long gone and then with the gradual realization that his seemingly miraculous recovery is only temporary. Again, Marshall took supremely tricky material that might have been unworkable in other hands and found an emotional core that allowed viewers to relate to the story without cheapening it, and showed an increasingly deft hand with actors with the fine performances that she got from her two leads. The film proved to be a surprise success with audiences and received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for De Niro, although she was inexplicably passed over in the Best Director category.

Her next film, and arguably her best, was inspired by a 1987 documentary about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a real-life women’s organization that was developed when Major League Baseball was threatened with a complete shutdown after America entered World War II. She put the makers of that film, Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson, together with screenwriters Babaloo Mandel & Lowell Ganz to write what became "A League of Their Own." 

"A League of Their Own": Columbia Pictures

The film told of the league through the eyes of two sisters (Geena Davis and Lori Petty) who find themselves playing for the Rockford Peaches under the dubious managerial eye of Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), a former star and current drunk who is nevertheless inspired by the team (whose players include the likes of Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell) to straighten up and lead them to the World Series in which the two sisters now find themselves playing on opposite teams. In telling a story that simultaneously serves as a comedy, an emotional drama about the conflict between sisters and a peek into history that had until then been all but forgotten, Marshall found herself spinning a number of narrative and emotional plates throughout and pretty much managed to make them all pay off in a movie that inspired plenty of laughs. And despite the fact that, to quote the most famous line, “There’s no crying in baseball,” the film earned its tears. Although a period film about women’s baseball might not have seemed like the basis for box-office success, the movie was one of the surprise hits of the summer of 1992, once again allowing Marshall to break the $100-million barrier. To cement its reputation as an instant classic, the movie was entered into the United States National Film Registry—ensuring its continued preservation—in 2012.

After the triumph of “A League of Her Own,” Marshall’s subsequent screen output proved to be somewhat less successful, both commercially and artistically, but she still had some interesting moments here and there: “Renaissance Man” (1994) told the story of a recently unemployed advertising executive (Danny DeVito) who found himself teaching basic literacy classes to a group of semi-literate recruits at a local Army base. The film is little more than a rehash of “Dead Poets Society,” but is perhaps somewhat notable for featuring the big screen dramatic debut from Mark Wahlberg; “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996) was a theoretically unnecessary remake of the holiday classic “The Bishop’s Wife” (1947) that featured Denzel Washington as a suave angel who appeared in New York to help a struggling pastor (Courtney B. Vance) and his wife (Whitney Houston) make a go of their church in the face of personal and financial difficulties. Although not a patch on the original, it proved to be reasonably entertaining thanks to the charming performances from the three leads (with Houston delivering arguably the best performance as an actress). Her final directorial effort, “Riding in Cars with Boys” (2001), told the inspirational true story of a woman who went from being a teen mother to eventually earning her master’s degree. The film contained performances from the likes of Drew Barrymore, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods that were engaging enough to make you forget how formulaic it all was.

Although her career in front of the camera during this time was largely limited to small roles, two appearances stand out: In “Hocus Pocus” (1993), the weird Halloween kids movie that has gone on to become a cult favorite for reasons that continue to elude me, she turns up alongside brother Garry as a married couple (see what I mean about it being weird) who are visited by the three witches who assume that he is the Devil and she is Medusa in one of the few scenes that demonstrates any real comedic invention. In Albert Brooks’s underrated satire “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World,” she plays herself in a hilarious opening scene where she perfunctorily interviews Brooks (playing himself) for the lead role in a remake of “Harvey” and cannot quite disguise her complete lack of interest in him. Perhaps most notably, she has gone down in the history books as the first celebrity to lend their voice to a character on “The Simpsons,” playing the nefarious Babysitter Bandit in an episode meant to serve as the show’s premiere until technical difficulties caused it to run as the finale of that first season.

Besides her success as a filmmaker and as an actress, Marshall received a number of other accolades over the years. She received three Golden Globe nominations for her work on “Laverne & Shirley,” was one of the recipients of the Elle Women in Hollywood Icon Awards in 1997 alongside Meryl Streep, Jane Campion and Laura Ziskin and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004. In 2012, she published her memoir My Mother Was Nuts, in which she recounted her long and groundbreaking career as an actress and a filmmaker, thoughtfully filling that book with plenty of amusing anecdotes about the people she met along the way. It's a work that's as funny, charming, unpretentious, and entertaining as the woman who wrote it. 

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Apresentamos a nossa rubrica Melhores LeR (Leituras e Releituras) referente ao mês de janeiro de 2018. Como é habitual, sublinha-se que, se por um lado, as obras de/sobre banda desenhada e demais livros ilustrados (re)lidos em janeiro podem não ter tido data de lançamento neste mês ou sequer neste ano, por outro lado não foi obviamente realizada a leitura da totalidade das publicações lançadas no mês supramencionado.

A equipa do site Bandas Desenhadas continua a listar as suas melhores LeR, tendo contado com a participação de 5 elementos, o que certamente contribui para um conjunto de sugestões ecléticas. Não contabilizando as repetições, no total, são 62 propostas diferentes, desde as que geraram prazer na leitura até às intelectualmente estimulantes, passando pelos mais variados géneros literários, faixas etárias dos principais públicos-alvo e países de origem (Portugal, França, Bélgica, Itália, Finlândia, EUA, Brasil, Israel e Japão).

Espera-se que janeiro tenha sido mais generoso com os leitores deste espaço, pois isso certamente providenciará muitas partilhas, indicando outros trilhos a seguir e mundos a explorar. Utilizem o espaço dos comentários para nos desvendarem as vossas melhores leituras e releituras de janeiro de 2018.

Melhores LeR de Nuno Pereira de Sousa em janeiro de 2018

– Miracleman: A Idade do Ouro – Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham (G. Floy, 2017) – O Homem que Passeia – Jiro Taniguchi (Devir, 2017) – Comer/Beber – Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia (Tinta da China, 2017) – Monstress vol. 2: O Sangue – Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Saída de Emergência, 2018) – Dalí – Edmond Baudoin (Centre Pompidou/Aire Libre – Dupuis, 2012) – Fearless Colors – Samplerman (kuš!/Ediciones Valientes/MMMNNNRRRG, 2017) – Cancer – Tilda Markstöm (MMMMNNNRRRG, 2017) – Julia Kendall, Aventuras de uma Criminóloga 71: Morrerei à Meia-Noite – Giancarlo Berardi, Lorenzo Calza & Roberto Zaghi (Mythos, 2010) – Julia Kendall, Aventuras de uma Criminóloga 72: A Forasteira – Giancarlo Berardi, Maurizio Mantero & Steve Boraley (Mythos, 2010) – Becoming Andy Warhol – Nick Bertozzi & Pierce Hagan (Abrams, 2016) – Harrow County vol. 1: Assombrações sem Fim – Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook (G. Floy, 2016) – Revista Prego #7 – vários autores (Prego, 2017) – Forty! vol. 1 – Patrícia Furtado (Abelardo, 2017) – Forty! vol. 2 – Patrícia Furtado (Abelardo, 2017) – Satellite Planet #1 – Ricardo Baptista (Planeta Satélite, 2017) – Southern Bastards vol. 1: Aqui Jaz um Homem – Jason Aaron & Jason Latour (G. Floy, 2015) – Southern Bastards vol. 2: Sangue e Suor – Jason Aaron & Jason Latour (G. Floy, 2016) – Southern Bastards vol. 3: Regressos – Jason Aaron & Jason Latour (G. Floy, 2017) – Darth Vader vol. 3: A Guerra de Shu-Toron – Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larroca & Leinil Francis Yu (Planeta, 2017) – Star Wars vol. 3: Prisão Rebelde – vários autores (Planeta, 2017) – Má Raça / Men of Wrath – Jason Aaron & Ron Garney (G. Floy, 2016) – Apocryphus vol. 1: Fantasia – vários autores (Apocryphus, 2016) – Apocryphus vol. 2: Crime – vários autores (Apocryphus, 2017) – Beating – Tommi Musturi (Huuda Huuda / La 5e Couche, 2013) – Nuppuset 11 – Tommi Musturi (Petomies/Kutikuti, 2016) – OOM – Tommi Musturi (MMMNNNRRRG/Mundo Fantasma, 2017)

Melhores LeR de Susana Figueiredo em janeiro de 2018

– Miracleman: A Idade do Ouro – Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham (G. Floy, 2017) – Comer/Beber – Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia (Tinta da China, 2017) – K.O. em Telavive – Asaf Hanuka (Levoir, 2017) – Star Wars: Chewbacca – Gerry Dugan & Phil Noto (Planeta, 2017) – Lumberjanes vol. 1: Cuidado com o Sagrado Gatinho – Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke Allen (Devir, 2016) – Coisas de Adornar Paredes – José Aguiar (Polvo, 2016) – Espero Chegar em Breve – Nunsky (MMMNNNRRRG, 2016) – Uncanny X-Force vol. 1: A Solução Apocalipse – Rick Remender et al. (G. Floy, 2017) – Miracleman: Edição Integral – vários autores (G. Floy, 2017) – The Wolf Gift (baseado na obra de Anne Rice) – Ashley Marie Witter (Yen Press, 2014) – O Idiota (baseado na obra de Dostoiévski) – André Diniz (Levoir, 2017) – Santa Camarão – Xavier Almeida (Chili Com Carne, 2017)

Melhores LeR de Rodrigo Ramos em janeiro de 2018

– Crusade 4. The Fire Beaks – Jean Dufaux & Philippe Xavier (Cinebook, 2012) – Long John Silver 3. The Emerald Maze – Xavier Dorison & Mathieu Lauffray (Cinebook, 2011) – Long John Silver 4. Guina-Capac – Xavier Dorison & Mathieu Lauffray (Cinebook, 2013) – Batman: Lendas do Cavaleiro das Trevas: Alan Davis vol. 1 – Mike W. Barr & Alan Davis (Panini Brasil, 2014) – Batman: Lendas do Cavaleiro das Trevas: Alan Davis vol. 2 – Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis et al. (Panini Brasil, 2014) – A Garagem Hermética – Moebius (Levoir, 2016)

Melhores LeR de Carla Ramos em janeiro de 2018

– Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Herói do Holocausto – José Ruy (Âncora, 2004) – Guardiões da Galáxia: Mãe Entropia – vários autores (Goody, 2017) – Reportagens – Joe Sacco (Quadrinhos na Cia, 2016) – Ye – Guilherme Petreca (Veneta, 2016) – Tempos Amargos – Étienne Schréder (Levoir, 2017) – Em Busca de Peter Pan – Cosey (Levoir, 2015)

Melhores LeR de Pedro Afonso em janeiro de 2018

– Black Bolt #9 – Saladin Ahmed & Christian Ward (Marvel, 2018) – Star Trek: Boldly Go #15 – Mike Johnson & Tana Ford & Mark Roberts (IDW, 2017) – Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #2 – Matthew Rosenberg & Carlos Pacheco & Rafael Fonteriz & Rachelle Rosenberg (Marvel, 2018) – Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #3 – Matthew Rosenberg & Joe Bennet & Lorenzo Ruggiero & Rachelle Rosenberg (Marvel, 2018) – X-Men: Grand Design #2 – Ed Piskor (Marvel, 2018) – Rogue & Gambit #1 – Kelly Thompson & Pere Perez & Frank D’Armata (Marvel, 2018) – Spider-Man #236 – Brian Michael Bendis & Oscar Bazaldua & Brian Reber (Marvel, 2018) – Flashpoint – Geoff Johns & Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope (DC, 2011) – X-Men: Messiah Complex – Ed Brubaker & Peter David & Craig Kyle & Chris Yost & Mike Carey & Marc Silvestri & Billy Tan & Scot Eaton & Humberto Ramos & Chris Bachalo (Marvel, 2008) – Runaways #5 – Raimbow Rowell & Kris Anka & Matthew Wilson (Marvel, 2018) – Darth Vader #10 – Charles Soule & Giuseppe Camuncoli & David Curiel (Marvel, 2018) – All-New Wolverine #29 – Tom Taylor & Juann Cabal & Nolan Woodard (Marvel, 2018) – Mighty Thor #703 – Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman & Matthew Wilson (Marvel, 2018) – Marvel 2-In-One #2 – Chip Zdarsky & Jim Cheung & John Dell & Walden Wong & Jim Cheung & Frank Martin (Marvel, 2018)​

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As melhores LeR em janeiro #bandasdesenhadas Apresentamos a nossa rubrica Melhores LeR (Leituras e Releituras) referente ao mês de janeiro de 2018. Como é habitual, sublinha-se que, se por um lado, as obras de/sobre banda desenhada e demais livros ilustrados (re)lidos em janeiro podem não ter tido data de lançamento neste mês ou sequer neste ano, por outro lado não foi obviamente realizada a leitura da totalidade das publicações lançadas no mês supramencionado.

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Cheerleading with Damon Wayans Jr. and Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart and Damon Wayans Jr. are used to owning the spotlight, but today they must learn how to be on the sidelines… as cheerleaders. Both comedians will learn the basics, then lead their own squad in a battle for cheer supremacy.

KEVIN HART: WHAT THE FIT is an unscripted comedy starring Kevin Hart, now in its second season. In each episode, Kevin invites one of his celebrity friends to join him on a fun, fit journey, trying out unique and outrageous workouts from jousting like a medieval knight to batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kevin and his friends hilariously push themselves out of their comfort zones on the way to getting fit.

FOLLOW THE FUNNY: Facebook▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-FB Twitter▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-TW Instagram▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-IG YouTube▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRmIdRJgLfmdpJufmBhBuA Snapchat▶ LOLNetwork Official Website▶ http://www.laughoutloud.com

Laugh Out Loud is a comedy brand and multi-platform network founded by the world’s top comedian Kevin Hart. Through his network, Hart delivers his vision for the future of comedy: social, mobile, multicultural and seriously funny. From stand-up legends to globally-recognized digital influencers, Hart and LOL curate comedy’s boldest voices to produce original scripted and unscripted series, stand-up specials, live broadcasts and special events. Hart brings the groundbreaking social-first strategy that earned him 100 million+ followers to Laugh Out Loud, with one core mission: keep the world laughing. Dope Comedy. Delivered Daily. Always On. Always Loud. Directly from Kevin Hart and his hand-picked crew of comedic rockstars.

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Executive Producers MATT KUNITZ PIP WELLS REBECCA SHUMSKY QUINN DAVID SHUMSKY MARK HARRIS JEFF CLANAGAN KEVIN HART

Co-Executive Producers MATT KAYE D. MAX PORIS

Hosted By KEVIN HART

Guest Starring DAMON WAYANS JR.

Directed By ALEX VAN WAGNER

Supervising Producer CHARLES TAYLOR GOUBEAUD

Line Producer LAURIE LEANNAH

Producers NICK ALARCON MIKELL IVEY CANDICE C. WILSON

Comedy Producers HARRY RATCHFORD DAN RILEY

Editor JOE CAULEY

Associate Director JASON EDWARDS

Stage Manager WOLFGANG DELGADO

Director of Photography TIM MURPHY

Production Manager MCKENZIE HANSON

Post Production Supervisor LINDSAY HEMPEL

Associate Producers JEREMEY CONNERS DANA DIGIACINTO ROBBIE KOCSIS MICHAEL A. ROWE

Story Associate Producer EMMA ALTMEYER

Camera Operators IVAN DURAN ERIK HAMILTON NICKY SCHIAPPA MARQUES SMITH NICK TRAMONTANO

Steadicam SEAN FLANNERY

Lead Camera Assistant JEREMIAH THORNE

Camera Assistants VERLON ALLEN COREY COOPER DEANDRE GREEN WILL IM

Tech Supervisor ED DANIELIAN

Tech Department MIKE DELLAMONICA WALLACE L. DIXON DANIEL J. FERRIS

DIT LUIS HERNANDEZ

Audio Supervisor KENYATA WESTBROOK

Audio Mixers BRYAN DIAZ AARON LACHAPELLE ROBERT P. MATTHEWS JR.

A2 JORDAN DIAZ

Gaffer AJ TAYLOR

Best Boy DANNY VINCENT

Key Grip ROLAND MARTINEZ

Best Boy Grip MARVIN MEJIA

Electricians JAMES GREEN BILL PERSAUD TIM RYAN GOMIDAS SEMERJIAN

Grips CHRISTOPHER MARTIN WLADAMIR VELEZ

Lead Man KEVIN MINCIN

Set Dresser RILEY CRAPPER

Property Person KEVIN CAMPOY REGGIE DAVIS MASON REYNOLDS

Clearance Supervisor STEFANI NEWMAN

Production Accountant SHARON PACK

Payroll Accountant JULIE BERNARDS

Talent Producer ASHLEY RHORER

Talent Manager TRASK DONALDSON

Production Associate HANNAH HIGGINS

Wardrobe ASHLEY NORTH DARI ANN SETTEL

Makeup CARRI HAMILTON

Location Manager PATRICK THOMPSON

Key Assistant Location Manager AMIL FUENTES

Transportation Captain GUY MERRICK

Drivers IGNACIO ALVAREZ BEN BARSKY MIKE BELPEDIO CHRIS CLARK JEREMY COLEGROVE MICHAEL A. MORENO MICHAEL MERRICK JR. BILLY MEYERS FREDDY MORALES JEREMY RIORDAN

Set Medic JOHN B. AUSTIN

Craft Services BRENDON KWAK JUSTIN PARK

Lead Assistant Editor CHRIS HICKS

Assistant Editor MONELL VERTUS

Music Supervisor RICK KRIMBEL

Colorist TAL, C.S.I.

Online Editor JOSIAH COHEN

Re-Recording Mixer TERRANCE DWYER, C.A.S.

Talent Casting By JB TALENT

Music By KILLER TRACKS RUSS LANDAU SIGNATURE TRACKS

Graphics By MIDNIGHT SHERPA

Production Assistants TIFFANY AYALA OLIVIA BONILLA KARINA DEUTSCH ANDREW DUGAN CHAD ELLIS SANNA HESHMATI BENJAMIN JENIFER SATHYA MIELE CHARLOTTE PETERS JHONNY ROLDAN KATE WATHALL

Special Thanks BLUEPRINT POST PRODUCTION BRUCE’S CATERING C-MOUNT INDSUTRIES DA MANIACS ILLUMINAR MIXERS POST SOUND SERVICES SENIOR DOG SQUAD THE BOSCHETTI GROUP USA CHEER VER EQUIPMENT RENTALS source

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Trampoline Dodgeball with Anna Kendrick and Kevin Hart

With years of bad playground memories behind her, Anna Kendrick attempts to conquer her fear of dodgeball with the help of Kevin Hart.

KEVIN HART: WHAT THE FIT is an unscripted comedy starring Kevin Hart, now in its second season. In each episode, Kevin invites one of his celebrity friends to join him on a fun, fit journey, trying out unique and outrageous workouts from jousting like a medieval knight to batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kevin and his friends hilariously push themselves out of their comfort zones on the way to getting fit.

FOLLOW THE FUNNY: Facebook▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-FB Twitter▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-TW Instagram▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-IG YouTube▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRmIdRJgLfmdpJufmBhBuA Snapchat▶ LOLNetwork Official Website▶ http://www.laughoutloud.com

Laugh Out Loud is a comedy brand and multi-platform network founded by the world’s top comedian Kevin Hart. Through his network, Hart delivers his vision for the future of comedy: social, mobile, multicultural and seriously funny. From stand-up legends to globally-recognized digital influencers, Hart and LOL curate comedy’s boldest voices to produce original scripted and unscripted series, stand-up specials, live broadcasts and special events. Hart brings the groundbreaking social-first strategy that earned him 100 million+ followers to Laugh Out Loud, with one core mission: keep the world laughing. Dope Comedy. Delivered Daily. Always On. Always Loud. Directly from Kevin Hart and his hand-picked crew of comedic rockstars.

© MMXVIII LIONS GATE TELEVISION, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Executive Producers MATT KUNITZ PIP WELLS REBECCA SHUMSKY QUINN DAVID SHUMSKY MARK HARRIS JEFF CLANAGAN KEVIN HART

Co-Executive Producers MATT KAYE D. MAX PORIS

Hosted By KEVIN HART

Guest Starring ANNA KENDRICK

Directed By ALEX VAN WAGNER

Supervising Producer CHARLES TAYLOR GOUBEAUD

Line Producer LAURIE LEANNAH

Producers NICK ALARCON MIKELL IVEY CANDICE C. WILSON

Comedy Producers HARRY RATCHFORD DAN RILEY

Editors BRYAN CARREON JOE CAULEY BRETT SNYDER

Associate Director JASON EDWARDS

Stage Manager WOLFGANG DELGADO

Director of Photography TIM MURPHY

Production Manager MCKENZIE HANSON

Post Production Supervisor LINDSAY HEMPEL

Associate Producers DANA DIGIACINTO ROBBIE KOCSIS MICHAEL A. ROWE

Story Associate Producer EMMA ALTMEYER

Camera Operators IVAN DURAN ERIK HAMILTON ASHLEY HUGHES MARQUES SMITH NICK TRAMONTANO

Steadicam SEAN FLANNERY

Lead Camera Assistant JEREMIAH THORNE

Camera Assistants VERLON ALLEN COREY COOPER DEANDRE GREEN DAVE HAWES

Tech Supervisor ED DANIELIAN

Tech Department MIKE DELLAMONICA WALLACE L. DIXON DANIEL J. FERRIS

DIT EDUARDO EGUIA

Audio Supervisor KENYATA WESTBROOK

Audio Mixers BRYAN DIAZ AARON LACHAPELLE ROBERT P. MATTHEWS JR.

A2 JORDAN DIAZ

Gaffer AJ TAYLOR

Best Boy DANNY VINCENT

Key Grip ROLAND MARTINEZ

Best Boy Grip MARVIN MEJIA

Electricians VICTORIA CHENOWITH JAMES GREEN DWYANE LYON TIM RYAN RYAN SHOPAY

Grips RYAN SPARLING WLADAMIR VELEZ

Lead Man KEVIN MINCIN

Set Dresser RILEY CRAPPER

Property Person KEVIN CAMPOY REGGIE DAVIS JACK LEWIS MATT MCWILLIAMS

Clearance Supervisor STEFANI NEWMAN

Production Accountant SHARON PACK

Payroll Accountant JULIE BERNARDS

Talent Producer ASHLEY RHORER

Talent Manager TRASK DONALDSON

Production Associate HANNAH HIGGINS

Wardrobe ASHLEY NORTH DARI ANN SETTEL

Makeup CARRI HAMILTON VANESSA SCALI

Hair CRAIG GANGI

Location Manager PATRICK THOMPSON

Key Assistant Location Manager AMIL FUENTES

Transportation Captain GUY MERRICK

Drivers IGNACIO ALVAREZ MIKE BELPEDIO JEREMY COLEGROVE MICHAEL A. MORENO BILLY MEYERS FREDDY MORALES JEREMY RIORDAN

Set Medic JOHN B. AUSTIN

Craft Services BRENDON KWAK JUSTIN PARK

Lead Assistant Editor CHRIS HICKS

Assistant Editor MONELL VERTUS

Music Supervisor RICK KRIMBEL

Colorist TAL, C.S.I.

Online Editor JOSIAH COHEN

Re-Recording Mixer TERRANCE DWYER, C.A.S.

Talent Casting By JB TALENT

Music By KILLER TRACKS SIGNATURE TRACKS

Graphics By MIDNIGHT SHERPA

Production Assistants OLIVIA BONILLA KARINA DEUTSCH ANDREW DUGAN CHAD ELLIS SANNA HESHMATI BENJAMIN JENIFER CHRISTOPHER MACK SATHYA MIELE CHARLOTTE PETERS JHONNY ROLDAN KATE WATHALL

Special Thanks BLUEPRINT POST PRODUCTION BRUCE’S CATERING C-MOUNT INDSUTRIES DOOM DODGEBALL TEAM ILLUMINAR MIXERS POST SOUND SERVICES SAUCY DODGEBALL TEAM THE BOSCHETTI GROUP VER EQUIPMENT RENTALS source

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Moving with Pete Davidson and Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart teams up with Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson to help an unsuspecting family move out of their home. But a medical emergency threatens to derail this fitness journey.

KEVIN HART: WHAT THE FIT is an unscripted comedy starring Kevin Hart, now in its second season. In each episode, Kevin invites one of his celebrity friends to join him on a fun, fit journey, trying out unique and outrageous workouts from jousting like a medieval knight to batting practice with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kevin and his friends hilariously push themselves out of their comfort zones on the way to getting fit.Kevin and his friends hilariously push themselves out of their comfort zones on the way to getting fit.

FOLLOW THE FUNNY: Facebook▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-FB Twitter▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-TW Instagram▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-IG YouTube▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRmIdRJgLfmdpJufmBhBuA Snapchat▶ LOLNetwork Official Website▶ http://www.laughoutloud.com

Laugh Out Loud is a comedy brand and multi-platform network founded by the world’s top comedian Kevin Hart. Through his network, Hart delivers his vision for the future of comedy: social, mobile, multicultural and seriously funny. From stand-up legends to globally-recognized digital influencers, Hart and LOL curate comedy’s boldest voices to produce original scripted and unscripted series, stand-up specials, live broadcasts and special events. Hart brings the groundbreaking social-first strategy that earned him 100 million+ followers to Laugh Out Loud, with one core mission: keep the world laughing. Dope Comedy. Delivered Daily. Always On. Always Loud. Directly from Kevin Hart and his hand-picked crew of comedic rockstars.

© MMXVIII LIONS GATE TELEVISION, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Executive Producers MATT KUNITZ PIP WELLS REBECCA SHUMSKY QUINN DAVID SHUMSKY MARK HARRIS JEFF CLANAGAN KEVIN HART

Co-Executive Producers MATT KAYE D. MAX PORIS

Hosted By KEVIN HART

Guest Starring PETE DAVIDSON

Directed By ALEX VAN WAGNER

Supervising Producer NARVIN RUSSAW

Line Producer LAURIE LEANNAH

Producers NICK ALARCON CANDICE C. WILSON

Comedy Producers JASON BICE HARRY RATCHFORD

Editor BRYAN CARREON

Associate Director JASON EDWARDS

Stage Manager WOLFGANG DELGADO

Director of Photography TIM MURPHY

Production Manager MCKENZIE HANSON

Post Production Supervisor LINDSAY HEMPEL

Associate Producers DANA DIGIACINTO RYAN MCGEE MICHAEL A. ROWE

Story Associate Producer EMMA ALTMEYER

Camera Operators IVAN DURAN ERIK HAMILTON NICKY SCHIAPPA MARQUES SMITH NICK TRAMONTANO

Steadicam SEAN FLANNERY

Lead Camera Assistant JEREMIAH THORNE

Camera Assistants VERLON ALLEN COREY COOPER DEANDRE GREEN WILL IM

Tech Supervisor ED DANIELIAN

Tech Department MIKE DELLAMONICA WALLACE L. DIXON DANIEL J. FERRIS

DIT LUIS HERNANDEZ

Audio Supervisor KENYATA WESTBROOK

Audio Mixers BRYAN DIAZ AARON LACHAPELLE ROBERT P. MATTHEWS JR.

A2 JORDAN DIAZ

Gaffer AJ TAYLOR

Best Boy DANNY VINCENT

Key Grip ROLAND MARTINEZ

Best Boy Grip MARVIN MEJIA

Electricians BRIAN RUPP TIM RYAN GOMIDAS SEMERJIAN

Grips CHRISTOPHER MARTIN WLADAMIR VELEZ

Lead Man KEVIN MINCIN

Set Dresser RILEY CRAPPER

Property Person KEVIN CAMPOY DAN BOYD

Clearance Supervisor STEFANI NEWMAN

Production Accountant SHARON PACK

Payroll Accountant JULIE BERNARDS

Talent Producer ASHLEY RHORER

Talent Manager TRASK DONALDSON

Production Associate HANNAH HIGGINS

Wardrobe ASHLEY NORTH DARI ANN SETTEL

Makeup CARRI HAMILTON

Location Manager PATRICK THOMPSON

Key Assistant Location Manager AMIL FUENTES

Transportation Captain GUY MERRICK

Drivers IGNACIO ALVAREZ BEN BARSKY MIKE BELPEDIO CHRIS CLARK MICHAEL A. MORENO MICHAEL MERRICK JR. BILLY MEYERS FREDDY MORALES JEREMY RIORDAN

Set Medic MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN

Craft Services BRENDON KWAK JUSTIN PARK

Studio Teacher CATHERINE SOLOMON

Lead Assistant Editor CHRIS HICKS

Assistant Editor MONELL VERTUS

Music Supervisor RICK KRIMBEL

Colorist TAL, C.S.I.

Online Editor JOSIAH COHEN

Re-Recording Mixer TERRANCE DWYER, C.A.S.

Talent Casting By JB TALENT

Executive in Charge of Talent KATY WALLIN, CSA, MYSTICART PICTURES

Director of Operations Talent, MysticArt Pictures JACK MARASH

Director of Talent, MysticArt Pictures ALLIE STONE

Music By KILLER TRACKS SIGNATURE TRACKS

Graphics By MIDNIGHT SHERPA

Production Assistants OLIVIA BONILLA KARINA DEUTSCH ANDREW DUGAN CHAD ELLIS SANNA HESHMATI BENJAMIN JENIFER SATHYA MIELE CHARLOTTE PETERS JHONNY ROLDAN KATE WATHALL

Special Thanks BLUEPRINT POST PRODUCTION BRUCE’S CATERING C-MOUNT INDSUTRIES ILLUMINAR MIXERS POST SOUND SERVICES REAL ROCK ’N’ ROLL MOVERS STEINMAN FAMILY THE BOSCHETTI GROUP VER EQUIPMENT RENTALS source