#sarah ryall

[burnbrighterthanever]

Was this how the Acolytes era went?

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Ooh, how interesting to see the Acolytes in a non x book but this is a good place to have them show up since it deals with his kid and grandkid... also they are calling this lady Screener here but in all her latter appearances she will be "Scanner" so I'm gonna stick with that...

Anyway, we see that the Acolytes don't like that Luna is human and so they deem a "cleanseing" as needed.

[ulkaralakbarova]

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Black Beauty (voice): Alan Cumming Farmer Grey: Sean Bean Jerry Barker: David Thewlis John Manly: Jim Carter Squire Gordon: Peter Davison Reuben Smith: Alun Armstrong Mr. York: John McEnery Lady Wexmire: Eleanor Bron Lord Wexmire: Peter Cook Jessica Gordon: Georgina Armstrong Lord George: Adrian Ross Magenty Alfred Gordon: Anthony Walters Molly Gordon: Gemma Paternoster Joe Green: Andrew Knott Carriagemaker: David Ryall Job Horse Boss: Vic Armstrong Sleazy Horse Dealer: Vincent Regan Horse Dealer: Matthew Scurfield Hard-Faced Man: Sean Blowers Wild-Looking Young Man: Rupert Penry-Jones Coachman: Bill Stewart Film Crew: Art Direction: Kevin Phipps Original Music Composer: Danny Elfman Casting: Mary Selway Director: Caroline Thompson Supervising Art Director: Leslie Tomkins Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott Editor: Claire Simpson Production Design: John Box Set Decoration: Eddie Fowlie Stunt Coordinator: Vic Armstrong Costume Design: Jenny Beavan Director of Photography: Alex Thomson Casting: Sarah Trevis Producer: Robert Shapiro Key Hair Stylist: Colin Jamison Novel: Anna Sewell Key Makeup Artist: Magdalen Gaffney Makeup Artist: Natalie Cosco Makeup Artist: Yvonne Coppard Movie Reviews:

[thisiswhatwereupagainst]

Obscure Marvel fancast of the day: Isabel Durant as Sarah Ryall aka Scanner! After Fabian Cortez started a cult called “the Acolytes” in the name of Magneto, who had been killed at the time (his death orchestrated by Fabian Cortez himself to make a martyr out of him), Sarah Ryall aka Scanner was one of the first recruits. She’s notably more naive and nicer than other Acolytes, and doesn’t participate in the slaughter of humans the way most of them. She even questions it to Fabian Cortez, which…doesn’t go well for her. As in “he creepy touches her hair while she kneels between his spread legs, then he pulls it to make her scream”. Yeah. After a defeat by the X-Men, Scanner requested to stay at the Xavier Institute but was declined. After this, the usually passive and naive Scanner became bitter and angry that the X-Men did not extend an offer for her to join the X-Men or receive a reprieve to help rehabilitate her, much like the X-Men had done for former young and misguided villains like Rogue, and she was more aggrssive in conflicts after that. On another occasion when several Acolytes questioned the necessity of their ongoing conflict with the X-Men, the usually shy Scanner was the most outspoken among them. She asked why they couldn’t disagree on their methods but still respect them, particularly in light of the way the X-Man Cyclops had aided them when Avalon was destroyed. Their debate was interrupted by the arrival of Professor Xavier’s astral form. Scanner lashed out at him, expressing her resentment over the way he erased Magneto’s mind and denied her a home and better life with the X-Men after they returned with Cyclops.” In fact, she really seems less evil and more just lost, weak-willed, easily led by powerful/charismatic types, and looking for a home, since after Xavier turns her down for the X-Men due to her being a villain, she later says to him “You could have given me a real home!” which suggests to me she doesn’t have one, she has nowhere else to go besides this shitty cult (and cults are really hard to leave, that’s part of why they’re so dangerous) She also seems to parrot whoever is in charge at the moment, be they Fabian Cortez, Exodus, or Magneto himself, while not necessarily truly believing in what they spout, but not having any better ideas of her own, or the will to stand up for them. Scanner was the scout of the Acolytes, able to astral project in an electro-transitional state rather like a hologram. She could appear instantly in any location she chose in this state, or move at very fast speeds, as well as use her astral form to disrupt the astral forms of others upon contact, forcing them to return to their body. She could also psionically detect other mutants, hence her codename. Scanner was one of the mutants depowered on M-Day, and no word has been available about her status since.

[girlsofcomics]

Scanner

-Real name: Sarah Ryall

-A.k.a.: Screener

-Publisher: Marvel

-Type: Mutant

-Afilliations: Acolytes

-Powers: Senses the presence and location of other mutants, astral projection, living hologram form, speed of light, blast power, flight, invisibility, phasing, psionic, telepathy, tracking.

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 372

Comic Reviews:

DC

Black Adam: The Justice Society Files – Dr. Fate by Bryan Q. Miller, Cavan Scott, Marco Santucci, Jesus Merino, Ulises Arreola, Michael Atiyeh

Dark Crisis 5 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez

Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters, Ram V, Tom Derenick, Brent Peeples, Daniel Bayliss, George Kambadais, Matt Herms

Gotham City Year One 1 by Tom King, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Jordie Bellaire

Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing 1 by Matt Rosenberg, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Francesco Francavilla, Arif Prianto

Marvel

A.X.E.: Starfox by Kieron Gillen, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Frank William

A.X.E.: X-Men by Kieron Gillen, Francesco Mobili, Frank Martin

Edge of Spider-Verse 5 by Dan Slott, J.M. DeMatteis, Steve Foxe, Phil Lord, Bob McLeod, Kei Zama, David Lopez, Brian Reber, Jim Campbell

Miracleman 0 by Jason Aaron, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, Zack Davisson, Ty Templeton, Mick Anglo, Ryan Stegman, Peach Momoko, Leinil Francis Yu, Paul Davidson, Mark Buckingham, Zak Davisson, JP Mayer, Sunny Gho, Jordie Bellaire, Sonia Oback, Antonio Fabela

Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

Spider-Ham: Hollywood May-Ham OGN by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin

Infinity Comics

Who is Daredevil?

Marvel’s Voices: Werewolf By Night

It’s Jeff

Dark Horse

Leonide the Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow’s Head by Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno, Dave Stewart

Image

3 Keys 1 by David Messina

Dark Ride 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

Junkyard Joe 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Kaya 1 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie

Revolvers 1 by John Zuur Platten, Christian Dibari, Simon Gough

ComiXology

Book of Evil 1 by Scott Snyder, Jock

IDW

Earthdivers: Kill Columbus 1 by Stephen Graham Jones, Davide Gianfelice, Joana Lafuente

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures 1 by Erik Burnham, Tim Lattie, Sarah Myer

Dynamite

Garbage Pail Kids Origins 1 by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Jeff Zapata

Sirens Gate 1 by Shannon Maer

Sweetie Candy Vigilante 1 by Suzanne Cafiero, Jeff Zornow

Unbreakable Red Sonja 1 by Jim Zub, Giovanni Valletta, Ceci de la Cruz

Red 5

August Purgatory Underground 1 by Benjamin Morse

Mystery Brothers 1 by Quentin Lee, Elis Zill

Oni

Pink Lemonade 1 by Nick Cagnetti

OGN

Monster Bar Mitzvah by Josh Anderson, Dustin Evans

Side Effects by Ted Anderson, Tara O’Connor

Kings of Nowhere by Soroush Barazesh

Ray’s OGN Corner: Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell, Faith Erin Hicks

Additional Reviews: Andor 5, She-Hulk, Werewolf by Night, Hellraiser (1987), Disney’s Chibi-Verse

Longbox of Horror 2022 part 2: Dark Knight Strikes Again

Ray pitches the Nintendo-Verse

News: Mike Marts takes over Mad Cave, NYCC shenanigans, Slott’s Who Special delayed, Night of the Ghoul optioned, Snyder re-ups at ComiXology, Cunningham and Ryall take over AfterShock, Spawn movie writers, El Muerto director, Five Nights at Freddie’s movie, Stephen King’s Fairy Tale optioned, Lazarus Planet, Owl House, Dragon Prince, Velma, Milestone 30th Anniversary plans, Joe Q doing DC covers, Mike Hawthorne arc of Zdarsky Batman, Keanu out of Devil in the White City, more Cartoon Network upheaval, Superman revamp, Flanagan no longer involved in Something is Killing the Children adaptation, Marvel’s Voices and Women of Marvel, titles of next Marvel events, Red Goblin series, Omninews, Rogue and Gambit by Stephanie Phillips, Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain by Tini Howard, X-23 mini, Guardians series coming, Sana Starros series from Marvel

Trailers: Wakanda Forever, Mario, Violent Night, Velma, Power of the Doctor, Picard s3

Comics Countdown:

Dark Ride 1 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas

Spider-Man 1 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado

Batman 128 by Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, Jordie Bellaire

Ant-Man 4 by Al Ewing, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire

Kaya 1 by Wes Craig, Jason Wordie

Time Before Time 17 by Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey, Eric Zawadski, Chris O’Halloran

Side Effects GN by Ted Anderson, Tara O’Connor

Junkyard Joe 1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Undiscovered Country 21 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson

 Minor Threats 2 by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Scott Hepburn, Ian Herring

Check out this episode!

[thecorteztwins]

My hc for the mutants in Emmanuel “Percival” Cortez’s lineage are Fabian Cortez, Sarah “Scanner” Ryall, Francisco Milan, and Doug “Cypher” Ramsey.

Fabian because of the name, Scanner and Milan because their powers are sorta in the same ballpark, and Doug because I just think they look sorta similar. Plus Doug was kind of a big player in the whole Krakoa thing so it makes sense Hickman would give him a descendant as much as Emma, Magneto, and Magik.

[malcortez]

Finally drew the twin younger brothers that Malcolm had in a dream from two years ago. I can’t believe I still remember them, let alone that their names were Johnny and Elijah. Very not-Spanish names, but so is”Malcolm” so I blame the mom, who I headcanon as Sarah Ryall aka Scanner of the Acolytes (who I also default as Mal’s mom)

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[mylifeissuperboring]

Books Read in 2022

[2017] [2018] [2019] [2020] [2021]

January (3 books)

The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith (Non-fiction) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (Fiction) Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire (Fiction)

February (3 books)

Still Life by Sarah Winman (Fiction) Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (Fiction)

March (3 books)

Don’t Panic by Neil Gaiman (Non-fiction) Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal (Fiction) On Basilisk Station by David Weber (Fiction)

April (5 books)

A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw (Fiction) The Maid by Nita Prose (Fiction) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (Fiction) When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (Fiction) Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman (Comic)

May (9 books)

Deadpool Classic Vol. 12 by Victor Gischer (Comic) Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling (Non-fiction) Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) Talking Dirt by Annie Spiegelman (Non-fiction) Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) This is Just My Face (Try Not to Stare) by Gabourey Sidibe (Non-fiction) The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward (Non-fiction) Half-Off Ragnarock by Seanan McGuire (Fiction)

June (23 books)

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) Orleans by Sherri Smith (Fiction) The Power by Naomi Alderman (Fiction) Good to Great by Jim Collins (Non-fiction) I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell (Non-fiction) Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Non-fiction) Delicious in Dungeon Vol 10 by Ryoko Kui (Manga) I Want to Be a Wall Vol 1 by Honami Shirono (Manga) Sorry for My Familiar Vol 3 by Tekka Yaguraba (Manga) Sorry for My Familiar Vol 4 by Tekka Yaguraba (Manga) Sorry for My Familiar Vol 5 by Tekka Yaguraba (Manga) The Daily Lives of High School Boys Vol 1 by Yasunobu Yamauchi (Manga) Penguin & House Vol 1 by Akiho Ieda (Manga) Dragon Goes House Hunting Vol 1 by Kawo Tanuki (Manga) Dirk Gently: The Interconnectedness of All Kings by Chris Ryall (Manga) Penguin & House Vol 2 by Akiho Ieda (Manga) Hina Matsuri Vol 4 by Masaaki Otake (Manga) Hina Matsuri Vol 5 by Masaaki Otake (Manga) Boys Run the Riot Vol 1 by Keito Gaku (Manga) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou (Non-fiction)

July (8 books)

Educated by Tara Westover (Non-fiction) Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (Fiction) Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen (Non-fiction) A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) How Not to Get Shot by D.L. Hughley The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders Broad Band by Claire Evans All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

August (9 books)

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) Effin’ Birds by Aaron Reynolds (Fiction) Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis (Non-fiction) Boys Run the Riot Vol 2 by Keito Gaku (Manga) Murder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman (Comic) How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (Non-fiction) Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) To Boldly Grow by Tamar Haspel (Non-fiction) Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (Fiction)

September (10 books)

Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) Thud! by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman (Fiction) Where’s My Cow? by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) Resistance by Halik Kochanski (Non-fiction) Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (Fiction) Boys Run the Riot Vol. 3 by Keito Gaku (Manga) The Girl with Seven Names by Lee Hyeon-seo (Non-fiction) Saving Vegetable Seeds by Fern Marshall Bradley (Non-fiction) Wild Swans by Jung Chang (Non-fiction)

October (6 books)

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Non-fiction) Wish You Were Here by Nick Webb (Non-fiction) Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips (Non-fiction) Lute by Jennifer Thorne (Fiction) Florida Woman by Deb Rogers (Fiction)

November (7 books)

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean (Fiction) We Gon’ Be Alright by Jeff Chang (Non-fiction) That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire (Fiction) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Non-fiction) How to Take Over the World by Ryan North (Non-fiction) Dead Boy Detectives Volume 1: Schoolboy Terrors by Toby Litt (Comic) Backyard Farming no author (Non-fiction)

December (13 books)

Captivated, By You by Yama Wayama (Manga) Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 11 by Ryoko Kui (Manga) Our Dreams at Dusk Vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani (Manga) Skip and Loafer Vol. 1 by Misaki Takamatsu (Manga) The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions Vol. 1 by Narise Konohara (Manga) The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions Vol. 2 by Narise Konohara (Manga) The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions Vol. 3 by Narise Konohara (Manga) The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions Vol. 4 by Narise Konohara (Manga) Ran and the Gray World Vol. 1 by Aki Irie (Manga) Dai Dark Vol.1 by Q Hayashida (Manga) Boys Run the Riot Vol. 4 by Keito Gaku (Manga) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories by Lewis Carroll (Fiction) Sisters in Law by Linda Hirshman (Non-fiction)

TOTALS:

Books: 99 Fiction: 39 Non-fiction: 29 Comics/manga: 31

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Let's step outside the narrative here... Fabian is ramping his evil up to 11 here, and while he has always been a little tin-pot dictator... he has never just slaughtered innocent people before... this is a common writing move, where they are pushing a character further to an extreme so when someone new comes in to replace them at the same opinion as that evil character's original position, they will feel like the level headed one...

[sleemo]

Star Wars Panels at NYCC

I won’t be at New York Comic Con this year but over the coming days, I’ll be keeping track of the Star Wars news coming out of there just like I did with HASCON. 

Outside of the panels listed below, there are also signings, meetups, and booths perfect for Star Wars fans such as The Walt Disney Studios booth which looks like it’s going to center on The Last Jedi. 

I wonder if they’ll do something special on October 8th which is when the theatrical poster is rumored to be released... 🤔

Lucasfilm Publishing Presents: Tales from a Galaxy, Far, Far Away! | October 06, 2017, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Get ready, Jedi! Lucasfilm Publishing presents a roundtable of notable Star Wars writing talent to discuss their upcoming works including: Delilah Dawson, John Jackson Miller, Daniel Jose Older, Timothy Zahn, Claudia Gray, Benjamin Acker, Cavan Scott, and more, in addition to Executive Editor for Lucasfilm Publishing, Michael Siglain, offering exclusive, first-time, reveals of upcoming stories set in a galaxy, far, far, away!  

From a Certain Point of View: A Star Wars 40th Anniversary Celebration | October 07, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

In 1977 a princess, a farm boy, a scoundrel, a Wookiee, two droids, an old wizard, and a man in black set us off on a galaxy full of adventure. Forty years later, join an all-star panel of authors to celebrate the legacy of Star Wars with a new anthology that retells the story of Star Wars through the eyes of the background characters and creatures that bring the galaxy to life.

Moderated by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, this unique panel promises fun new insights into the characters and scenes of the film that you think you know, and features a rotating cast of more than a dozen Star Wars authors and contributors, including but not limited to: Ben Acker, Pierce Brown, Adam Christopher, Zoraida Cordova, Delilah Dawson, Jason Fry, Kieron Gillen, Claudia Gray, EK Johnston, Mur Lafferty, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Mallory Ortberg, Beth Revis, Cavan Scott, Charles Soule, Marc Thompson, Elizabeth Wein, and Chuck Wendig.

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Force Doth Awaken Live! | October 07, 2017, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM — I really wish I could see this! 😫

Experience The Force Awakens as a Shakespeare play, complete with Elizabethan verse, Shakespearian monologues, and theatrical stage directions! Star Wars™ narrators Marc Thompson, Jonathan Davis, Jessica Almasy, and Sean Kenin will perform select scenes from the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Force Doth Awaken audiobook recruiting few lucky audience members to come onstage and perform along with the cast!

IDW Publishing: Stars of 2018 | October 07, 2017, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

What does IDW have planned for 2018 and beyond? Here's your first chance to find out! Join IDW CCO Chris Ryall, Group Editor Sarah Gaydos, and Editor Joe Hughes, along with Sword of Ages creator Gabriel Rodriguez and other talented-creators-to-be-named-later as they show and tell all about IDW's upcoming slate of books, including a focus on our twin Stars, Star Wars and Star Trek!

[thisiswhatwereupagainst]

I wrote THIS POST about working the Acolytes into X-Men Evolution as adults and as a new Brotherhood, but of course they could also, in the spirit of the show, be a high school AU, and here's what I have for them: Fabian Cortez: The popular kid Anne Marie Cortez: That really weird girl jock Amelia Voght – The girl who doesn't want to get involved in this mutant stuff and would prefer to just be normal. Smart, attractive, sort of their Jean Grey but with a bit of Daria in there Sarah “Scanner” Ryall – The kinda nervous but still popular pretty girl Carmella Unuscione – The tough girl, might have a feud going with Amelia like she did in the Mutant Empire novels Joanna “Frenzy” Cargil- The activist type girl The Kleinstock triplets – Cliche high school bullies, might be on the football team with Fabian Marco Delgado – Big shy kid, also possibly on the football team but might've quit after injuring another player Chrome – Obnoxious hipster nerd. Maybe emo or grunge instead of hipster, a lot of teen scene/emo/etc kids seem to grow up to be hipsters. Whatever, he's that sneering skinny kid who wears a scarf in June. Kamal El Alaoui – Cute foreign student from Morocco Seamus Mellencamp – Homeschooled due to his monstrous mutation, discovered by the other kids in like a Boo Radley type episode Simon “Neophye” Hall: The shy new boy Francisco Milan: The computer lab nerd/sci-fi gamer

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 345

Comic List:

DC

Batman/Faze Clan 1 by Josh Trujillo, Scot Eaton, Norm Rapmund, Tony Avina

Batman: Beyond the White Knight 1 by Sean Murphy, Dave Stewart

Sensational Wonder Woman Special 1 by Paula Sevenbergen, Stephanie Phillips, Scott Kolins, Paul Pelletier, Alitha Martinez, Norm Rapmund, Dexter Vines, Vicente Cifuentes, Carrie Strachan, Adriano Lucas, Wendy Broome

Shadow War Alpha by Joshua Williamson, Viktor Bogdanovic, Daniel Henriques, Mike Spicer

War For Earth-3 2 by Robbie Thompson, Dennis Hopeless, Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, Ariel Olivetti, Julio Ferreira, Brent Peeples, Matt Herms

Marvel

Amazing Spider-Man 93 by Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason, Bryan Valenza, Sara Pichelli, Carlos Lopez, Mark Bagley, Tim Townsend

Hulk: Grand Design - Monter by Jim Rugg

Immortal X-Men 1 by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, David Curiel

Marvel Meow 3 by Nao Fuji

Image

Astro City: That Was Then Special by Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson, Alex Sinclair

ZVRC: Zombies vs. Robots Classic 1 by Chris Ryall, Ashley Wood

IDW

TMNT Annual 2022 by Juni Ba, Ronda Pattison

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Official Movie Pre-Quill by Kiel Phegley, Adam Bryce Thomas, Tracy Yardley, Evan Stanley, Reggie Graham, Luis Antonio Delgado, Heather Breckel

Boom

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 25th Anniversary Special by Lilah Sturges, Jeremy Lambert, Casey Gilly, Danny Lore, Sarah Gailey, Claudia Balboni, Carlos Olivares, Claire Roe, Marianna Ignazzi, Bayleigh Underwood, Heather Breckel, Valentina Pinto, Raul Angulo, Mattia Iacono, Toman Titov

Oni

Season of the Bruja 1 by Aaron Duran, Sara Soler

Scout

Cities of Magick 1 by Jacob Free, Will Tempest, Brad Simpson

Broken Eye by Martin Etxeberria, Xabier Etxeberria, Inaki Arenas

ComiXology

Eden Book 1 by Matthew Arnold, Riccardo Burchielli, Luca Salce

Extincts: Quests for the Unicorn Horn by Scott Magoon

Poiko: Quests and Stuff by Brian Middleton

Additional Reviews: Picard s2e5, Moon Knight ep1, Generations, Morbius,  Amphibia, Owl House

News: Oscars madness, Stephanie Brown on Gotham Knights, DC Round Robin II, Shang-Chi relaunch, Blue Beetle movie, IT prequel on HBO Max, Umbrella Academy and Viktor, Palmiotti and Connor launch new platform, Clobberin' Time delayed, Marvel introduces Blade's daughter, Omninews, Crow reboot with Bill Skaarsgard, Gotham Knights casting for Steph

Trailers: Sea Beast, Choose or Die, Staircase, Quest

Brandon asks Glenn about Star Trek

Comics Countdown:

Astro City: That Was Then 1 by Kurt Busiek, Brent E. Anderson, Alex Sinclair

Radiant Black 13 by Kyle Higgins, Marcelo Costa

Immortal X-Men 1 by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, David Curiel

Newburn 5 by Chip Zdarsky, Jacob Phillips

Something is Killing the Children 21 by James Tynion IV, Wether Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto

Shadow War Alpha by Joshua Williamson, Viktor Bogdanovic, Daniel Henriques, Mike Spicer

TMNT Annual 2022 by Juni Ba

Swamp Thing 11 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer

Rogue Sun 2 by Ryan Parrott, Francesco Mortarino, Abel Chris O'Halloran

Captain Marvel 37 by Kelly Thompson, Julius Ohta, Ruth Redmond

Check out this episode!

[ucflibrary]

You know your subject area and want to share that knowledge. So you think about writing a textbook but how do you even get started? Join UCF Libraries and the College of Health Professions and Sciences for a panel discussion with four faculty who have all been in your shoes. Find out the who, what, why, and where plus see if Open Access publishing is for you.

Featuring faculty authors from the College of Health Professions and Sciences, School of Communication Sciences & Disorders:

Dr. Richard Zraick Dr. Jack Ryalls Dr. Linda Rosa-Lugo Dr. Anthony Kong with Scholarly Communications Librarian, Sarah Norris

Thursday, April 18, 2019 1:00 - 2:00 pm John C. Hitt Library, 223

Open to all interested!

[thecorteztwins]

(A somewhat lengthy---for me, anyway, I’m a drabble person---fic featuring the idea of what if the paths of Haven and Fabian Cortez had crossed during their days of active villainy. I mean, it’s kinda odd they didn’t? They were both villainous cult leaders with a religious theme who bedeviled X-Factor during the early 1990s. Given that, I’ve often thought about them meeting or teaming up in some capacity, especially since, of course, I like them both so much. Also this really is not worth reading unless you’re really into both these characters like I am. Which let’s be real, no one BUT me is.)

1992 One would think that a human who preached peace between man and mutant would not be a target of the Magneto-worshipping radicals known as the Acolytes...but then, one would also think that preying on schoolchildren and hospital patients would be beneath them as well. Yet they had slaughtered them, or at least made the attempt. Now they cried out for the blood of the flatscan cow presumptuous enough to dare claim that they should live in harmony with humans, to think her inferior kind deserved a place beside theirs, deserved any place besides beneath their heel or in a grave. Yes, they cried out for it, and Fabian would give it to them, as he had the children and the hospital patients. He carried no such hostilities in his heart of hearts, but those of these Acolytes made them easy to lead, easy to exploit, easy to pacify and direct. It made them love him, that he gave them orders for exactly what they wanted to do, exactly what they thought Magneto would have wanted them to do. Though the fact they claimed he would have wanted it probably had a lot to do with the fact they wanted it...but in any case, Fabian would happily throw their flatscan victims under the proverbial bus to keep power over his cult, just as happily as he had thrown Magneto himself. And that was how it came that the next time this woman known as Haven spoke at the Brahma House lecture hall, she was most rudely---and nearly lethally---interrupted by a blast of plasma from the Kleinstock brothers as they and the other Acolytes burst through the wall. Not the door. The wall. ”RADHA DASTOOR!” yelled Joanna ‘Frenzy’ Cargill, pointing an accusing finger at the now very singed stage where their target had been speaking, “You are hereby sentenced to death for your blasphemy! You and all your little flatscan fans!” The woman she addressed stood still on the stage, not in shock but staring them down, even as the crowd scattered and screamed. But the Acolytes, too far to see her face, took her for being petrified, and charged...only to find themselves running not through toppled chairs and panicked people, but along a stretch of cold, deserted beach. In their surprise, they halted as one, and the paused in momentum caused to them to fall over as one too. ”What the--?!” started Sven Kleinstock.

”Is this Voght’s doing?!” demanded Carmella Unuscione, who had quite the feud going with their team teleporter, and was thus inclined to suspect her immediately of any misdeed, “She wasn’t supposed to pick us up til we’d had time to---” ”To kill me?”

Haven was on the beach too, standing some distance from their impromptu pile-up, looking somber and sorrowful, but not scared.

”Precisely,” Javitz, the strongman who had replaced the fallen Delgado of the first team, got to his feet...and at 9′11, this was quite an intimidating sight. He prepared to bring his fist down upon the woman below him...but then, it was as if reality turned inside out, and when the world returned to normal in an instant that lasted forever, there was no woman. Everyone was dazed in a moment from what seemed a shift in existence itself, then Katu yelled, “A teleporter! She was a mutant all along!” ”It makes sense,” Frenzy punched the sand beside her, sending a huge spray of granules all around, to the protests of the others, “She’s just like Xavier! She wants to be one of them, that’s why she pretends and tries to spread her assimilationist lies!” ”I understand a human trying to fight the tide of natural selection,” Mellencamp hissed, “But she’s turned on her own people...!” Mellencamp, with his monstrous appearance, had never had the option to hide. The fact that someone who did had then used the privilege to, in his view, try to keep other mutants down, enraged him. Harlan Kleinstock tapped his large bluetooth-like communicator, “Voght? See if Milan can get a bead on us through our trackers. I got NO idea where we are and we need a pick-up.” When they were safely, if with much disappointment, returned to their base, they went to tell Lord Cortez what they had learned of Radha “Haven” Dastoor. He had not come with them, just as he had not come to hurt other harmless humans for sport before, as it was of no interest to him. Or, as he claimed to the Acolytes who thought him as bloodthirsty and genocidal as themselves, he stayed so as to protect the base, since the only others who remained there were the noncombatants---Amelia Voght, Francisco Milan, Sarah “Scanner” Ryall, and Simon “Neophyte” Hall, none of whom had the vicious natures or aggressive powers necessary to join in the slaughter that the others so enjoyed. They were considered the weak ones by the others, but they were useful in their way. Fabian could especially think of some delightful uses for the two aforementioned females... Though such things would clearly have to wait today, as the bulk of his Acolytes returned from their mission with...interesting news. So Haven was a mutant, was she? He didn’t like that. When his Acolytes went after normal humans, they ran little risk of getting hurt themselves except when other superhumans showed up to stop them. But if they went after someone who might actually be able to fight back, well, that was another matter. It wasn’t that he cared for their well-being---ha!---but he’d prefer his tools not be wasted til he was done with them himself. But, alas, he knew that they would want now more than ever to go after her, for not simply being human but a species-traitor instead, a far worse crime in most of their eyes. So instead of deterring them, he gave them the tools with which to extract their desired pound of flesh---a pair of power dampeners, to be clamped upon the wrists like shackles. ”Fitting,” he said with a flourish, performing for them as ever, “For how she has chosen to shackle herself already as a pet to the flatscans and their oppressive ideals!” When they came for her again, it was not in a proud charge to raise the alarm, but a strike from the shadows, so that she had no time to react, ambushing her when she was alone and clamping the power dampeners over her wrists. Her thick bracelets and many bangles provided no obstacle; the shackles were designed to be one-size-fits all and to work through clothing, even through metal. She looked from one dampener to the other as they began their speeches and threats and then, in a swirling of what could only be described as dark light, the dampeners disappeared. A moment later, they reappeared in thin air, and fell to the floor in useless pieces. ”How--?!” Fabian gaped, “They were on! You can’t teleport them off yourself, they stop you from teleporting---fools, who tampered with them?!” He had been the one to put them on her, so the idea he had done so improperly, had made some mistake, could not be possible. It must be the fault of one of the other Acolytes, or the devices themselves. The other Acolytes closed in, awaiting orders for what to do next, and clearly hoping it would be to pounce. And perhaps it would have been, had Haven not spoken first. ”You have returned. Good. I now have a second chance to do what I should have done when you first came here...” And the room plunged into darkness. ”...have a conversation.” Her voice had not grown louder, but it was BIGGER somehow, as if spoken from all directions rather than one place. It was the kind of voice the ocean would have, or a vast canyon, yet still recognizably hers too. The Acolytes could now see each other quite clearly, floating in the darkness, yet nothing else. It was like being in space. “This is my realm,” the voice, her voice, continued, “I have transported you here not to intimidate you...but for my own safety. You have no power to harm me here, and I--” “We don’t want to talk, witch!” yelled Frenzy, punching at the void around her as the Kleinstocks fired plasma bursts into it and Mellencamp snarled his agreement. “Hold, Cargil!” Fabian called, holding up a hand to silence her and the others, then projected his voice as much as he could, not knowing what direction Haven was in, “I will speak with you. I am their leader, the Voice of Magneto, chosen by him before his untimely and unjust death at the hands of---” Flatscans was maybe not a great word right now. ”---his enemies.” If this woman could bring them here, who knew what else she could do? She’d been full of surprises so far. Best not to provoke her. If she wanted to talk, then they’d talk. It was probably his best way to survive this, and maybe even gain something. So while she sent the Acolytes back to the real world, he stayed, and he listened to what she had to say. She was, in a word, clearly mad. She was not raving, no--she was elegant and eloquent---but the things she said, the things she claimed, the things she believed...were insanity. An insanity she asked that he join in. He said yes, surely, and so on and so forth, lying through his teeth for fear of what she had the power to do if he did not. And she smiled gently at him. It was an indulgent smile, a little amuse and a little sad. ”You need not pretend, Cortez,” she said, “I knew you would not align with my cause. I simply nonetheless had to try. I only wish I could dissuade you from your path. Yet, I cannot, shall not---because it serves my own. The destruction and hatred you and your Acolytes wreak brings the Mahapralaya that much closer, as evident by how it breaks my heart. That is the cruel irony of the work I must do to save all---it is work that I loathe with every bit of my being. I suppose I should thank you, for taking on a portion of that burden. Farewell, Cortez. I will try to wish you luck.” And he was standing back in reality with other Acolytes, left to come up with an explanation they would accept for not bothering the woman known as Haven ever again. 1993 Fabian Cortez was dead. Exodus had killed him. He had fled to Genosha, to the shadows, to the sewers, but it had not been enough. Even with Luna Maximoff as his human shield, his attempt to force her family to protect him, it had done nothing---only hastened his terrifying demise. He had gone mad first down there, waiting, skulking, panic and paranoia growing with every passing moment as he felt his death creeping nearer like a tingling coldness gradually covering his body. And then the incredible, agonizing heat of his last seconds as Exodus obliterated him, body and mind. So it was understandable that when he awoke, his first act was to continue his dying scream. But his vision returned too, and though darkness surrounded him, there was light just above his face. And in it beamed the soft smile of ... ”La Madonna?” Had he gone to his eternal reward? The Madonna’s face came into clearer focus, and he saw that she was in fact someone he recognized, someone he had met. “H...Haven?” he recalled hoarsely in confusion. “You’re safe now,” she said, and ran a hand over his forehead, his filthy sewage-soaked hair. He realized he was still down in the Genosha sewers where he had...had he died? no, he must not have, must have only been gravely wounded...and she was holding up his top half here in the darkness where she gleamed in her golden armor from light she herself seemed to generate from her very being. Another mutant power? Or something more? “You’re alive,” she continued, “He has called me to you, and He has given you life again. For you have served His cause...and you will serve it further.” Though her words spoke of him as something to be used by this He, doubtless another part of her madness or someone who was manipulating it, her tone was sincerely loving. Warm. He felt...helpless, and it was not due to his weakened body. He tried to stand, only to fall to his knees. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing the side of his face against her belly. ”Madre de dios...madre de dios...” he whimpered. Haven patted his head, stroked his hair more, and softly, calmly replied, “Not yet.”