A gig I was supposed to be going to later this month has been rescheduled to space year 2028. Sort of hilarious tbh. Good job I haven't experienced excitement since I was 11 years old otherwise I'd be crestfallen.

Whatever else you remember him for, remember him for this.

I immediately subscribed to this because god knows there isn't a usable comics news site left on the web, and Chris is the kind of comics fan I trust to curate news in a non-toxic way.

Chris Sutcliffe@notquitecool.bsky.social · last wk.

I've felt frustrated with how disparate a lot of comic book news is, and really wished there was some kind of newsletter that collated it all in a way that wasn't clickbaity and linked to the original articles. And since there isn't one, I decided to make my own: buttondown.com/marvelweekly...

I immediately subscribed to this because god knows there isn't a usable comics news site left on the web, and Chris is the kind of comics fan I trust to curate news in a non-toxic way.

Chris Sutcliffe@notquitecool.bsky.social · last wk.

I've felt frustrated with how disparate a lot of comic book news is, and really wished there was some kind of newsletter that collated it all in a way that wasn't clickbaity and linked to the original articles. And since there isn't one, I decided to make my own: buttondown.com/marvelweekly...

VisionQuest is such sauceless tv that I feel as if continuing to watch it is actively harmful to the tv industry.

Given that I can still remember songs for products that haven't existed since the 1980s, I think there's a real case that advertising jingles should be made illegal.

Sorry to get nerdy but you CANNOT describe this as an "80's" T-Shirt when it has artwork and costume design from 1991. THINGS MEAN THINGS.

I bought almost nothing at MCM yesterday but I did get a little (working!) Gashapon Machine from the Gashapon Machines.

It’s been over 20 years since I read my first Lenore comic and Roman Dirge is still knocking them out. It’s hard to overstate how tied to the early 00s zeitgeist those comics were but they remain laugh-out-loud funny (the comedy timing Dirge has is unparalleled) and look incredible.

I'm not saying I DO want to live in the forest eating nuts and berries but no-one there is having to sit through a mandatory 3 hour presentation from Microsoft about AI use in Power Platform.

A definite sign of ageing is that you cannot impress me with "over 20 years" anymore. Am I expected to think this sauce is ancient, because it's as old as Nelly Furtado's Maneater?

Listening to @pierrenovellie.bsky.social’s incredible book about autism is just a stream of embarrassing wake-up calls. Sure it was the 80s but in retrospect maybe eating the same very specific cheese sandwich for lunch 12 years in a row should have raised some flags for someone at some point?

God, I worked in a lot of cinemas. One for only a day though. The manager wanted staff to go “undercover” in the audience to identify people eating “outside” food. Obviously I ain’t no snitch. I sat and watched the 25th anniversary cut of The Exorcist and went home, never to return.

Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 3w ago

In honor of the fired lady tell me about your shortest job tenure. I worked at a candy store for less than 2 weeks when I was like 16

Zavvi has gone bankrupt with 75 of my hard-earned quid 😑

My mother didn't like me. For decades I called what that did to me my personality. The quiet, the agreeing, the fear of upsetting anyone. I've written about the boy I was before all that. And I've published a book for men who grew up the same way: afterthenoisemag.substack.com/p/the-boy-on...

Saw someone on Reddit saying that the writers of the latest Ultimate books had "only 12 issues notice" to wrap up their stories and thinking of all the comics I've read which turned one issue's notice into a readable conclusion.

We've passed a milestone today: my physical comic collection is back under 4,000 issues. If I sell a few hundred more, I'll have sold more than I currently own.

Had a great time at the Mandela Effect conference but I could have sworn it was bigger last year.

In the last month or two both RHLSTP and Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown have announced they're concluding. Slightly concerned about what I'm going to do without my middle-aged parasocial pals. If Adam Buxton wraps it up then it's all over for me.

Oh, this is out today. Haven't played it yet, but a life sim set in the amazingly atmospheric voxel future-city from Cloudpunk is certainly an enticing pitch.

Save 10% on Nivalis Nights on Steam

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If you, like me, remember Dan Boultwood from the UK comics scene of the 00s/10s, well, read this.

Kieron Gillen@kierongillen.bsky.social · last mo.

Thread on Dan Boultwood's victim who waives her anomity to talk about the experience. For those who didn't see the original reporting, this is the only significant coverage. Maddie says how she's disappointed there wasn't more public introspection and conversation over this, and she's right.

Just watched a YouTube video about a sandwich that looked so good it had me contemplating a ticket to Philadelphia youtu.be/fqI2FOun0RI?...

The McDonald's-Inspired Breakfast Sandwich That Took Over Philly — Most-Ordered

YouTube video by Eater

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Paying to not see adverts is the only reason I subscribe to any of these services.

IGN@ign.com · 2mo ago

Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo

The more I think about it, the more Strange New Worlds feels the most like TOS in spirit, because they’re not aiming for TNG high-minded morality plays and just going all in on “what fun can we have this week?”

Just watched the Transformers: The Movie rerelease in a packed cinema where the audience was mostly balding men in their 40s wearing hoodies. The two guys next to us quoted about 60% of the movie aloud and sang along to the soundtrack. The film looked great though!

Every so often I see a tv show so good I can’t believe everyone hasn’t seen it, and How To With John Wilson is that current show. It’s EXACTLY my shit.

I’m what you’d call a very lapsed Manics fan but this book is great, especially as an excuse to revisit their early career. I finally understand why they were so intent on making Generation Terrorists sound like GnR, though no closer to thinking it was a good idea.

Furious to hear a reference to “Orson Welles’ The Third Man” in this autobiography. Larping noir fans, smdh.

sick of these serfs. "please my lord, i cannot feed my family" you're the one growing the turnips my guy, i don't know what to tell you