Eric Lang vs. Terraforming Mars, The Punisher PTSD, Alec Guinness Warned Them - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
The Odyssey discussion keeps heating up. We’re trying to provide some good in depth literary analysis to go with the film content. Yorch Torch Games also wrote a great article for us today which we appreciate! And thanks for making the opening day of the Flying Sparks Omnibus campaign a success!
Mass Effect Board Game Designer Eric Lang Is Telling Gamers Not to Support Companies With “Bigotry”
Eric Lang posted to Facebook this week with a message that had a specific target.
Marvel’s Punisher Special Is Getting Great Reviews for Turning Frank Castle Into a PTSD Study
The Punisher: One Last Kill landed on Disney+ today and the reviews are strong. The RT score has not yet locked but the first wave from critics reads as near-unanimous positive. Jon Bernthal co-wrote it alongside director Reinaldo Marcus Green. The action sequences are being compared to The Raid. Bernthal is being called the definitive Frank Castle.
The Flying Sparks Omnibus is Here: 450+ Pages of Indie Superhero Comics in One Collection
Flying Sparks, the indie superhero series fifteen years in the making, is getting the omnibus treatment. The complete saga of Meta-Girl and Johnny Benvinutti is now live on IndieCrowdfund, collecting every issue into a single 450+ page volume packed with bonus material, much of it never published before.
The Original Obi-Wan Saw It Coming: Hollywood's Political Celebrity Problem
Ian McKellen gave an interview to The Guardian last week and, in passing, confirmed something the current generation of political celebrities has spent decades arguing against.
Stephen Colbert Called Himself a Martyr As His Show Ends May 21
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tapes its final episode on May 21. Last night Colbert assembled fellow late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers for what NPR described as a Strike Force Five reunion, named for the podcast the five hosts recorded together during the 2023 WGA strike.
Christopher Nolan Compares Rap to Homer’s Epic Poetry, Defends Anachronisms In New Interview
Christopher Nolan gave Time magazine a wide-ranging interview on May 12 about his upcoming $250 million Odyssey film, and the director used it to defend nearly every modernist choice that has drawn fan criticism since the trailer dropped May 5. The headline reveal: Nolan cast rapper Travis Scott as a Homeric bard because he sees rap as the modern equivalent of ancient oral poetry.