Justice for Porkins

Come for the comics, stay for the more of the comics.

[theoldaeroplane]

Click here to support Brooklyn Center D&D Club by Johnny Hayden

I recently helped start a D&D Club within Brooklyn Center School District—a low-income, underserved district just north of Minneapolis, MN. Brooklyn Center High School faces many problems that most urban public schools face, but is just outside of the city district, so it often lacks the resourc...

just found this on reddit! they’re trying to help out kids in a low income school/area get more engaged by integrating d&d and learning

[dare-to-dm]

I am all about this!

[cursethecosmos-deactivated20170]

This is so wonderful, and a brilliant way to integrate arithmetic and creative writing to a curriculum.

[doctorbargain]

Authenticity and Mythology in THE GET DOWN - ComicsVerse

THE GET DOWN blends the authenticity of 1970's Bronx with the mythology of its music to create a series represents hip-hop's reality and fiction blend.

The a lot of the critical reception to THE GET DOWN has been somewhat baffling to me. It’s a show that infuses itself with the mythology of hip-hop in order to create a fantastic story that eschews verisimilitude for emotional truths.

[doctorbargain]

What Remakes Can Learn from 1986's THE FLY - ComicsVerse

Remakes are often disappointing, but they don't have to be! Studios should look to '86's THE FLY as a blueprint for how to do a remake the right way.

In a perfect world, we would have a ten year embargo on remakes.

We don’t live in a perfect world, so here’s the next best thing.

[doctorbargain]

FACE-OFF's Mel Licata on Motivations, Movies, and Make-Up - ComicsVerse

FACE-OFF's Mel Licata shares her make-up effects inspirations and reveals how things work behind the scenes of your favorite movies and television shows.

Super proud of one of my closest friends and how she performed last season on Face-Off. It was great getting to interview her. If you have any interest in getting involved in special effects make-up, check this interview out!

[doctorbargain]

It’s great that these massive studios are finally getting a fire lit under their asses to provide balanced gender and minority representation, but Marvel fans should not celebrate that they got a black superhero movie out “first” and DC fans should not celebrate that they got a female superhero movie out “first.” That’s treating representation like points on a scoreboard. Representation should not be a prop used to prove one side’s superiority. You have to equally support the idea of a Wonder Woman film and a Captain Marvel film. You have to equally support the idea of a Black Panther film and a Cyborg film.   Do you have to blindly love each movie? Of course not! Part of normalizing representation in films is going to require us to be critical if something in the movie doesn’t work from a filmmaking standpoint regardless of how much representation is in the film. However, supporting and applauding casting choices and creative decisions no matter which company they come from will ensure that more female and minority-driven films get made on the whole.

http://comicsverse.com/marvel-v-dc/

[doctorbargain]

Telling Untold Stories: Interview with FRONT COVER Director Ray Yeung - ComicsVerse

Director Ray Yeung discusses with us his new film FRONT COVER, representation in media, and using classic storytelling structures to create a gay romance.

My interview with Ray Yeung director of the upcoming film Front Cover. We had an awesome discussion about gay and Asian representation in media and how race and sex intersect in modern dating.

[doctorbargain]

TREK at 50: How STAR TREK Critiques Itself - ComicsVerse

Sci-fi is dominated by dystopia, but STAR TREK believes in humanity. TREK is never afraid to examine itself in order to reaffirm the show's themes.

Star Trek Beyond ended up being one of the best films of the summer, and it follows a tradition of Trek reflecting the concept of the Federation. Spoilers ahead, so save it if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

[doctorbargain]

Love Yourself: Body Positivity in Film - ComicsVerse

In the last year, films have been populated with stories of people embracing appearances and identities that would have been rejected in old Hollywood.

Even if you don’t care about this kind of representation in film, here I discuss three of of my favorite films from the last year. Each of them are worth your attention.

[doctorbargain]

NYAFF: TEN YEARS Review - ComicsVerse

TEN YEARS, the vision of Hong Kong future, might be the most important film to screen at this year's NYAFF. The political satire resonates across boundaries

One of my favorite films from this year’s New York Asian Film Festival and arguably the most important one. TEN YEARS stirred up controversy in Hong Kong for its frank criticisms of mainland China’s government. The government was not able to outright ban the film, but they did publicly decry it. This denouncement was enough to intimidate theaters in Hong Kong to stop screening the film. However, the film has endured through public screenings sponsered by the film’s producers and filmmakers.Eventually, the film would go on to win best picture in the Hong Kong film awards.

Beyond the politics, the film, which imagines what Hong Kong will be like in ten years, is a moving piece of work about what kind of political climate we leave behind for future generations. It’s an incredible film that I highly recommend to everyone.

[doctorbargain]

Marvel vs DC: Dawn of a Pointless Debate - ComicsVerse

Marvel versus DC? It doesn't matter! Both companies need each other to survive and both companies can make each other better in films and comics.

15 years of comic book reading and 5 years of watching the Marvel vs. DC debate have led me to this point. 

[senorchampion]

“This planet doesn’t belong to us. Ancient species owned this earth long before mankind. I spent thirty years trying to prove the truth. Monsters exist.”

[spaceshiprocket]

Django Unchained by Jason Latour

[birthmoviesdeath]

#Repost @entertainmentweekly with @repostapp ・・・ 🎉Hermione met Hermione!🎉 Emma Watson and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ actress Noma Dumezweni met backstage after a performance this week, which Watson called “AMAZING.” She wrote, “Having seen it I felt more connected to Hermione and the stories than I have since Deathly Hallows came out, which was such a gift.” Our #HarryPotter-loving hearts are seriously just melting. 😍✨🙏

[johnathonolyon]

Neon Noir by Michael Kennedy and Johnathon O. Lyon.

Email [email protected] to order a hard copy version of Neon Noir (there’s a bunch of cool extra stuff in there), or just to talk about shit with him. He’s down for either.

[doctorbargain]

NYAFF: THE THRONE and DONGJU: THE PORTRAIT OF A POET - ComicsVerse

Lee Jook-ik brings two films to NYAFF that tell stories of South Korea's past while speaking across cultural boundaries to our modern society.

My first reviews from the New York Asian Film Festival are here! I’ll have at least two more popping up during the week and my interview with director Lee Joon-ik will be up soon as well.

[francavillarts]

Vale, Richard Matheson, and thank you for all the beautiful, scary, creepy stories you gave us, including some of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. (Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, The Invaders, Nick of Time)

So long, RM. FF

[doctorbargain]

"And the American Way": Immigrant Identity in SUPERGIRL - ComicsVerse

CBS' Supergirl T.V. series has explored the immigrant subtext of the character to make it one of the most socially relevant shows currently on T.V.

Processing my thoughts on the last few months and how it all relates to a couple of refugees from Krypton.