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So, I've been wanting to post a little more about fandom and things I've been reading/watching and figured I might post about this every Monday.
I've had a portion of this post drafted for a few weeks now and figured it was about time to just throw it into the wind.
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I finished Ed Brubaker's The Winter Soldier: The Complete Collection.
I've been waiting for this comic to arrive for over four months (thanks to COVID) and I was not disappointed when I cracked it open and read it. It's crazy to think that this is the comic that inspired Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (Let's not get into how poorly Marvel Studios treats the Marvel comic book writers and artists.)
( some thoughts )
I hope to read more Marvel Comics. (Does anyone have good recs for Bucky, Natasha, Yelena, Peter, Wanda and Elektra?) This was a lot of fun to see how characters who may never interact in the MCU interact in Marvel 616. (This is Marvel 616, right? Someone teach me! I tried to Google and it was hella confusing.)
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I also finished watching Raising Dion. This is a fun superhero show that's apparently based on comics. It's about a regular woman who is the mother of a superpowered son and has to help him navigate his powers and his grief for his late father.
( some thoughts )
I would recommend this show if you like superpowers in modern society and characters having real problems. It definitely doesn't have alien showdowns (yet).
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For Friday night movie night, we ended up watching The Mighty Ducks which was such a great nostalgic choice. I remember this franchise made me want to play hockey (this is not a career that even took off for me) and ice skate (something I very rarely do). While some of it is unbelievable (surely, hockey is a non-contact sport?), I really loved it. (The romance between Gordon and Charlie's mum was shoehorned in and so bad.)
QUACK QUACK QUACK.
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I ended up watching Turning Red and… I don't think I have words to say how good this movie is, so I will do very brief dot points in a non-spoilery context.
( non-spoilers )
It disappoints me that some people have slammed this movie for its period talk and exploration of growing up, but I can safely say (with a lot of disappointment) that racism and misogyny have dictated a lot of those opinions. This is one of Disney's best movies.
I've had a portion of this post drafted for a few weeks now and figured it was about time to just throw it into the wind.
*
I finished Ed Brubaker's The Winter Soldier: The Complete Collection.
I've been waiting for this comic to arrive for over four months (thanks to COVID) and I was not disappointed when I cracked it open and read it. It's crazy to think that this is the comic that inspired Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (Let's not get into how poorly Marvel Studios treats the Marvel comic book writers and artists.)
( some thoughts )
I hope to read more Marvel Comics. (Does anyone have good recs for Bucky, Natasha, Yelena, Peter, Wanda and Elektra?) This was a lot of fun to see how characters who may never interact in the MCU interact in Marvel 616. (This is Marvel 616, right? Someone teach me! I tried to Google and it was hella confusing.)
*
I also finished watching Raising Dion. This is a fun superhero show that's apparently based on comics. It's about a regular woman who is the mother of a superpowered son and has to help him navigate his powers and his grief for his late father.
( some thoughts )
I would recommend this show if you like superpowers in modern society and characters having real problems. It definitely doesn't have alien showdowns (yet).
*
For Friday night movie night, we ended up watching The Mighty Ducks which was such a great nostalgic choice. I remember this franchise made me want to play hockey (this is not a career that even took off for me) and ice skate (something I very rarely do). While some of it is unbelievable (surely, hockey is a non-contact sport?), I really loved it. (The romance between Gordon and Charlie's mum was shoehorned in and so bad.)
QUACK QUACK QUACK.
*
I ended up watching Turning Red and… I don't think I have words to say how good this movie is, so I will do very brief dot points in a non-spoilery context.
( non-spoilers )
It disappoints me that some people have slammed this movie for its period talk and exploration of growing up, but I can safely say (with a lot of disappointment) that racism and misogyny have dictated a lot of those opinions. This is one of Disney's best movies.