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Tag Archives: Characterization
Walt Simonson, God of Epics
Apologies for not posting anything recently. I have what appears to be an aggravated nerve in my jaw, and it isn’t making life very pleasant. If the 30 minute bouts of searing pain weren’t enough, there’s also the fact that I’m not eating much and wasn’t getting much sleep. But I’ve been taking some medication [...]
Posted in Blog, Comic Books Also tagged Apologies, Appointment, Bold Adventure, Bouts, Bum, Comic Book, Craftsmanship, Epics, Fantasy Writer, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Mack, Marvel Visionaries, Masterwork, Medication, Melodrama, Nerve, Plot Threads, Preacher, Sails, Sandman, Short Story, Sleep, Storytelling, Thor, Walt Simonson 1 Comment
Optimus Crime
I consider myself a pretty positive guy. I try to not dwell on the negative. I try to be upbeat. But try as I might, I can’t convince myself that the new Transformers film will be worth seeing. I should be willing to give it a shot. I liked (didn’t love) the first one. But [...]
Posted in Blog, Movies Also tagged Annoyance, Bad Guys, Blurry Image, Caricatures, Emptiness, Giant Robots, Half Hour, Megatron, Michael Bay, Nice Surprise, Perfect World, Previous Films, Robot Action, Robot King, Shockwave, Spaceships, Tentacles, Transformers, Twenty Minutes Leave a comment
Worlds Apart
So I’ve given Tron Legacy a lot of crap. I admit it. I just don’t like the movie. In fact, I think it’s a hollow shell of a film. It’s a disservice to the original film. It’s a train wreck all on its own. And, worst of all, it manages to make light cycles and [...]
Posted in Blog, Movies, Writing Also tagged Amazon, Bad Person, Crap, Different Reasons, Disservice, Emotional Resonance, Full Spectrum, Hollow Shell, Legacy, Light Cycles, Liking, Logical Perspective, Logical Universe, Music Video, Proof, Train Wreck, Universes, Worlds Apart 3 Comments
To Censor…or Not To Censor