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Preview: Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #4

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #4 preview. Sheena and Bob are trapped between an army of mercenaries and a stampede of hippos! #comics #comicbooks

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Brief Look at Judge Dredd Novels, Cinematic Interlude: Judge Dredd (1995)

We should, perhaps, begin with the obvious.

The biggest problem here is Sylvester Stallone, in manners both gross and subtle. On the one hand, his performance is... well, it's pure Stallone. It's a mind-gratingly stoic and staid performance, with all the mumbling you've come to expect, and on the most obvious of levels it's simply not very good.

But the deeper problem here, and the one that really sinks the film, is one that fandom generally seems to come very close to correctly diagnosing, if only to ever so slightly miss the mark in the way that only science-fiction fandoms really can.

The problem, as John J. Fandom, MD would have you believe, is that the film chose to show Judge Dredd's face, one of the biggest no-nos of 2000 AD. And they are, at least, partially right, but only in the sense that the prominence of Stallone's face is a symptom of the overwhelming amount of distortion that the actor's mere presence inflicts upon the very cinematic grammar of the film.

Witness the first scene in which Dredd is revealed, and you can practically hear the creaks as the generally satirical and sceptical lens in which 2000 AD cast the Judges at its best moments is wrenched into a far more conventional "action movie" template.

This impression certainly isn't helped any by the eventual arrival of Rob Schneider, who was seemingly one of your go-to guys in the nineties for lame action movie buddy comedies.

(Granted, the only other film I've seen from the decade that fits the bill would be Tsui Hark's 1998 JCVD vehicle Knock Off, a rather terrible film that I only ever bothered to watch because Sparks did the theme song. At any rate, it simply wasn't worth it.)

It's not that the juxtaposition of Judge Dredd against this conventional setting couldn't create a perverse frisson, but it would definitely require a much more incisive and self-aware script than William Wisher, Jr. and Steven de Souza were apparently willing to provide. As is, you're left with... well, a conventional action movie, which is probably in the Top 2 Least Interesting Things You Could Ever Do With Judge Dredd.

The other, as it happens, would be to make it a conventional sci-fi film riffing on Star Wars and Joseph Campbell, and oops they did that one too, complete with a James Earl Jones voiceover that makes a point of having him say lines about "forces." The best encapsulation of the sheer strangeness of this experience is the scene in which Max von Sydow's Fargo reveals to Dredd his nature as a clone. After seemingly never shutting up throughout the whole film, Rob Schneider is practically forced to the periphery of the frame for an Atonement with the Father or whatever.

Rather than being as liberating as one would hope "getting less Rob Schneider" would be, it only reinforces the sense that the film is caught between two - three, if you count the tone and aesthetic of the original 2000 AD comics, but all impressions of the film's behind-the-scenes would seem to suggest that you'd be the only one - competing sensibilities, and ultimately ends up doing neither of them particularly well.

Sure, it looks good, with some wonderful set design and special effects, but the reduction of such an interesting world as Judge Dredd down to superficial and facile pleasures - and I include in this remark the utterly extraneous catfight between Diane Lane's Hershey and a rightfully bored Joan Chen, for the record - can't help but sting a little. The biggest saving grace the film has is that it isn't that long, but at that point we'd best stop scraping the bottom of the barrel before we end up with splinters.

And accordingly, we should end with the obvious: The fact that this made nearly nineteen times as much as the contemporary Tank Girl film is the kind of thing that it's hard not to view as anything but a moral abhorrence.

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SHEENA: QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE VOL 2 #1 • cover art • Lucio Parrillo [Sept 2023]

WORLDS COLLIDE AS SHEENA RETURNS FOR HER MOST THRILLING ADVENTURE YET! Which contest will be tougher for our feral champion of the wilderness to face - the savage, claws-out battle for domination of her jungle home, or the savage, claws-out battle for domination of… the world's most exclusive girl's boarding school? Yup, Cardwell Inc. is betting that some formal education will teach their long-lost, "raised by wolves" scion the niceties of civilization - while also conveniently removing her from her beloved Val Verde rainforest while they continue to relentlessly exploit it! But while you can take the girl out of the jungle, you can't take the jungle out of the girl - and when Sheena discovers the school's centennial celebration is the target of a deadly plot, classes won't be the only things the Queen of the Blackboard Jungle will have to cut!

Featuring an expertly crafted syllabus from instructors WES CLARK JR., STEVEN E. DE SOUZA, and EDIANO SILVA, this exciting new course is sure to bring learning to life!

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Sheena Queen of the Jungle Fatal Exams #1 (2023) Lucio Parrillo Cover / Ediano Silva Pencils / Steven E. de Souza & Wes Clark Jr. Writers 

#SheenaQueenoftheJungle #FatalExams #1 (2023) #LucioParrillo Cover / #EdianoSilva Pencils / #StevenEdeSouza & #WesClarkJr. Writers "Fatal Exams Part 1" Which contest will be tougher for our feral champion of the wilderness to face - the savage, claws-out battle for domination of her jungle home, or the savage, claws-out battle for domination of... the world's most exclusive girl's boarding school? SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA https://www.rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/Sheena%20Queen%20of%20the%20Jungle%202023.html#1  #RareComicBooks #KeyComicBooks #DynamiteEntertainment #ComicBooks

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Mike Griffin on Twitter: “Great @Tampa_Chamber lunch with @melaniesgriffin and a lot of guys much better at baseball than me @RaysBaseball https://t.co/WEkn9e2uHC”

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you're not real: music for roman roy (spotify) (tidal)

1. imposter syndrome - sidney gish // 2. party clown - jenny lewis // 3. freak like me - caroline rose // 4. before the world was big - girlpool // 5. i don't want to be funny anymore - lucy dacus // 6. dog - helena deland // 7. sin triangle - sidney gish // 8. it's only sex - car seat headrest // 9. it hurts until it doesn't - mothers // 10. john wayne gacy jr. - sufjan stevens // 11. posing in bondage - japanese breakfast // 12. mouth log - sidney gish // 13. beach life-in-death - car seat headrest // 14. real pain - indigo de souza // 15. real love - big thief // 16. fool forever - thao & the get down stay down

other succession playlists by me:

kendall (spotify) (tidal)

shiv (spotify) (tidal)

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Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #1 Review

Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #1 Review #Sheena #QueenoftheJungle #SheenaQueenoftheJungle #DynamiteEntertainment #dynamitecomics #comics #comicbooks #news #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews

Writers: Wes Clark Jr. & Steven E. de Souza Artist: Ediano Silva Colorist: Renato Spiller Letterer: Taylor Esposito Cover Artists: Lucio Parrillo; Joseph Michael Linsner; Arthur Suydam; Publisher: Dynamite Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 6, 2023 A new student arrives as the school year begins. She’s a young blonde that hunters captured in the jungle. Her name’s Rachel and she rocks her…

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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Cates: Nick Nolte Reggie Hammond: Eddie Murphy Elaine: Annette O’Toole Haden: Frank McRae Albert Ganz: James Remar Luther: David Patrick Kelly Billy Bear: Sonny Landham Ben Kehoe: Brion James Rosalie, Hostage Girl: Kerry Sherman Algren: Jonathan Banks Vanzant: James Keane Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk: Tara King Lisa, Blonde Hooker: Greta Blackburn Casey: Margot Rose Sally: Denise Crosby Candy: Olivia Brown Young Cop: Todd Allen Thin Cop: Bill Dearth Big Cop: Ned Dowd Old Cop: Jim Haynie Detective: Jack Thibeau Plainclothes Man: Jon St. Elwood Ruth: Clare Torao Policewoman: Sandy Martin Bob: Matt Landers Cowboy Bartender: Peter Jason First Cop: Bill Cross Second Cop: Chris Mulkey Parking Lot Attendant: Marcelino Sánchez Road Gang Guard: Bennie E. Dobbins Road Gang Guard: Walter Scott Road Gang Guard: W.T. Zacha Prison Guard: Loyd Catlett Prison Guard: B. G. Fisher Prison Guard: Reid Cruickshanks Duty Sergeant: R. D. Call Hooker: Brenda Venus Hooker: Gloria Gifford Torchy’s Patron: Nick Dimitri Torchy’s Patron: John Dennis Johnston Torchy’s Patron: Rock A. Walker Gas Station Attendant: Dave Moordigian Security Guard: J. Wesley Huston Cop with Gun: Gary Pettinger Bar Girl: Marquerita Wallace Bar Girl: Angela Robinson Witherspoon Bartender: Jack Lightsy Henry Wong: John Hauk Interrogator: Bob Yanez Leroy: Clint Smith Gang Member: Luis Contreras Cowgirl Dancer: Suzanne M. Regard Vroman’s Dancer: Ola Ray Vroman’s Dancer: Bjaye Turner Indian Hooker: Begonya Plaza Film Crew: Original Music Composer: James Horner Producer: Lawrence Gordon Editor: Freeman A. Davies Production Design: John Vallone Director of Photography: Ric Waite Editor: Mark Warner Writer: Walter Hill Casting: Judith Holstra Editor: Billy Weber Producer: Joel Silver Sound Editor: John Dunn Sound Editor: Tim Mangini Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Donald O. Mitchell Costume Design: Marilyn Vance Sound Editor: Teri E. Dorman Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Richard L. Anderson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline Executive Producer: D. Constantine Conte Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Landaker Makeup Artist: Edouard F. Henriques Makeup Artist: Michael Germain Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Stephen Hunter Flick ADR Editor: Mark A. Mangini Stunt Double: Terry Leonard Stunts: Nick Dimitri Writer: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: Larry Gross Writer: Steven E. de Souza Set Decoration: Richard C. Goddard Hairstylist: Dagmar Loesch Stunt Double: Vince Deadrick Jr. Stunts: Tony Brubaker Special Effects: Joseph P. Mercurio Stunts: Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts: Larry Holt Stunt Double: John Sherrod Stunts: Jerry Brutsche Stunts: Billy C. Chandler Stunt Driver: Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator: Bennie E. Dobbins Gaffer: Carl Boles Stunts: Walter Scott Movie Reviews: John Chard: You switch from an armed robber to a pimp, you’re all set. A hard as nails cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down an escaped convict cop killer. The mismatched buddy buddy formula exploded onto the screen here in a ball of violence, profanity and pin sharp one liners. It also launched Eddie Murphy into 1980s stardom. Directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte alongside Murphy as part of an electrifying black and white double act, it’s unrelenting in pace and bad attitude. It could have been so different though, with the likes of Stallone, Reynolds, Pryor and Hines attached at various times for lead parts, it now is written in folklore that Murphy got the break and grasped it with both hands (he was actually fired at one point mind!). Thankfully the problems behind the scenes were resolved to give us a classic of its type. A big success for Paramount it paved the way for more choice same formula pictures in the decade, but few were able to be so course and daring with the racial divide explosions. Murphy is outstanding, quick as an A.K. 47 in vocal d...

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Top 100 Albums of 2023

100. Ibex Clone - All Channels Clear

99. Squirrel Flower - Tomorrow's Fire

98. Wild Nothing - Hold

97. The Natvral - Summer of No Light

96. Mutual Benefit - Growing at the Edges

95. Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers

94. White Reaper - Asking for a Ride

93. bar italia - The Twits

92. The Hold Steady - The Price of Progress

91. The Tallest Man on Earth - Henry St.

90. Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed

89. Danny Brown - Quaranta

88. Drop Nineteens - Hard Light

87. Luggage - Hand Is Bad

86. Parannoul - After the Magic

85. Beach Fossils - Bunny

84. Youth Lagoon - Heaven is a Junkyard

83. CIVIC - Taken By Force

82. Squid - O Monolith

81. The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony

80. Kevin Morby - More Photographs

79. Frankie Rose - Love As Projection

78. Gorillaz - Cracker Island

77. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V

76. Helena Deland - Goodnight Summerland

75. Country Westerns - Forgive the City

74. Greg Mendez - Greg Mendez

73. Pure Bathing Culture - Chalice

72. Andy Shauf - Norm

71. Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions

70. Woods - Perennial

69. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

68. Wilco - Cousin

67. The American Analog Set - For Forever

66. Slow Pulp - Yard

65. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Silver Cord

64. Protomartyr - Formal Growth in the Desert

63. Daniel Bachman - When the Roses Come Again

62. Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End

61. Overmono - Good Lies

60. Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

59. Stuck - Freak Frequency

58. Blur - The Ballad of Darren

57. Alan Palomo - World of Hassle

56. Home Is Where - The Whaler

55. Ratboys - The Window

54. Avery Tare - 7s

53. The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

52. Shame - Food for Worms

51. The New Pornographers - Continue as Guest

50. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel

49. Feeble Little Horse - Girl With Fish

48. Keep - Happy In Here

47. Devendra Banhart - Flying Wig

46. Oneohtrix Point Never - Again

45. m83 - Fantasy

44. MSPAINT - Post-American

43. The Men - New York City

42. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics

41. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

40. King Krule - Space Heavy

39. Grian Chatten - Chaos for the Fly

38. Roosevelt - Embrace

37. Tim Hecker - No Highs

36. Gia Margaret - Romantic Piano

35. Terry - Call Me Terry

34. The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein

33. Deeper - Careful!

32. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

31. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation

30. James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven

29. Cindy - Why Not Now

28. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes

27. Cut Worms - Cut Worms

26. Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings

25. ANOHNI and the Johnstons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross

24. Westerman - An Inbuilt Fault

23. The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore

22. Fiddlehead - Death Is Nothing to Us

21. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World

20. Albert Hammond Jr. - Melodies On Hiatus

19. Home Front - Games of Power

18. Wednesday - Rat Saw God

17. Slowdive - Everything Is Alive

16. Mandy, Indiana - I've Seen a Way

15. Thee Oh Sees - Intercepted Message

14. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin

13. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy

12. bar italia - Tracey Denim

11. Nation of Language - Strange Disciple

10. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun

9. Bonnie Prince Billy - Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You

8. Animal Collective - Isn't It Now?

7. Geese - 3D Country

6. The Golden Dregs - On Grace & Dignity

5. The National - Laugh Track

4. Lewsberg - Out and About

3. Beirut - Hadsel

2. The Tubs - Dead Meat

1. Billy Woods, Kenny Segal - Maps

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In Stores: September 6, 2023

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Preview: Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #3

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle #3 preview. At the exclusive finishing school to which Sheena has been exiled by her corrupt family, more and more students are falling under the sway of a mysterious cult #comics #comicbooks

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Shelby Miller takes 18. Last worn by Tony Wolters in 2022.

Jason Heyward takes 23. Last worn by Steven Souza Jr. in 2021.

James Outman switches fro 77 to 33. Last worn by David Price in 2022.

Andre Jackson switches from 94 to 44. Last worn by Tommy Kahnle in 2022.

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California knows how to party🍾🍾🍾

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The Boys!

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Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #5 Review

Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams #5 Review #Sheena #QueenoftheJungle #SheenaQueenoftheJungle #DynamiteEntertainment #dynamitecomics #comics #comicbooks #news #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews

Writers: Wes Clark Jr. & Steven E. de Souza Artist: Ediano Silva Colorist: Vinicius Townsend Letterer: Taylor Esposito Cover Artists: Lucio Parrillo, Joseph Michael Linsner, Arthur Suydam & Cosplay Publisher: Dynamite Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 31, 2023 Gordo dreams of Sheena, the Matayana or Jungle Witch of The Zona Prohibida, attacking him. His coworkers insist he’s safe. Sheena may…