Bryan Young
@swankmotron.com
Storyteller. I've written stuff for Star Wars, Robotech, BattleTech, Doctor Who, Shadowrun, Remo Williams and more. Repped by Katherine Odom Tomchin. He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
Here's part one of my Gen Con tour video, featuring @michaelastackpole.bsky.social, Timothy Zahn, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social, @hauptmannhansa.bsky.social, Michael Ciaravella, Phil Lee, Ray Arrastia, Aaron Cahall, and a ton more folks from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social... Look for part 2 tomorrow!
Giving Up The Ghost. Just finished this short story by @swankmotron.com about the formation of the Ghost Dogs, a former Kell Hounds Company. Really enjoyable and great look into the logistical nightmare of a new merc company. Discovered thanks to @bigred40tech.bsky.social and their YouTube review.
Gail is an incredible writer and human.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d agoOkay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/
He cites users' ability to mute & block folks as a positive, which is good. It's also why right wing chuds thankfully can't get a foothold here - b/c they violate community norms & get nuclear blocked out of normal people's timelines. Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
I was a guest of the Barred Movies podcast and we talked about the Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin and the controversey they courted: www.buzzsprout.com/2602281/epis...
Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin - Barred Movies
Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! Filmmaker, writer, and all around great guy Bryan Young joins co-hosts Kelly Swails and Brandon Wilhelm to discuss a few movies directed by and featuring...
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For @cityweekly.bsky.social, I wrote about lost media and the importance of preserving our creative culture—games, films, books—before companies allow them to be lost forever. www.cityweekly.net/ae/as-physic...
As physical media disappears, a lot of our creative culture ...
Raiders of the Lost Archives
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Man goes to see the Cyclops. Says he's depressed. He wants to get back to his wife and home, but he keeps running into fatal predicaments along the way. Cyclops says, "Prognosis is simple. Nobody can help you." Man starts crying. Says, "But Cyclops, I *am* Nobody"
I wrote about Spider-Man: Brand New Day for @scriptmagazine.bsky.social - scriptmag.com/spider-man-b...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Script Hews Close to Theme and Proves There’s Still Creative Vitality at Marvel
This film does a lot of things right for screenwriters of any stripe to learn from.
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The Ukrainian publisher of board games including Catan and Exploding Kittens is fighting for its existence after a Russian missile strike destroyed its warehouse, wiping out its entire stock of about 200,000 games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Neat thread! What's some S&S non-fiction that really hit for you, and why?
Evangeline Sorrel@forestoath.bsky.social · 5d agoEngagement with any genre is not limited to just its works, its critique and discussion too - its fundemental to the sword and sorcery revival that New Edge has essays too. When people critique Romantasy from its misogyny/conservatism, or its craft, this isnt an attack but engagement with it.
They did not tell me they would have these at Gen Con. If you want one, run (don’t walk!) to the @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social booth and get one before they’re gone.
For @cityweekly.bsky.social, I wrote about lost media and the importance of preserving our creative culture—games, films, books—before companies allow them to be lost forever. www.cityweekly.net/ae/as-physic...
As physical media disappears, a lot of our creative culture ...
Raiders of the Lost Archives
cityweekly.net
I will protect my god damn em dashes, even if you leave me burning and dismembered on the lava shores of Mustafar.
Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...
I was a guest of the Barred Movies podcast and we talked about the Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin and the controversey they courted: www.buzzsprout.com/2602281/epis...
Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin - Barred Movies
Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! Filmmaker, writer, and all around great guy Bryan Young joins co-hosts Kelly Swails and Brandon Wilhelm to discuss a few movies directed by and featuring...
buzzsprout.com
I sort of had tears in my eyes through most of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Half from the genuine pathos and half from the ridiculous scenes out of comic books I always hoped I’d get to see on the big screen one day.
You think Thomas Edison invented an air conditioner for the level of hell he found himself in? I bet having to invent something himself rather than steal credit for a thing and patent it was probably his idea of hell.
I sort of had tears in my eyes through most of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Half from the genuine pathos and half from the ridiculous scenes out of comic books I always hoped I’d get to see on the big screen one day.
I own dozens of copies of the Star Wars films, from videodisc and laserdisc to VHS and Blu-ray and all points in between.
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 2w agoName physical media you purchased more than once.
My kid spent all day making this. youtu.be/KmYgMmqDGfQ?...
The Young Whippersnapper
YouTube video by Bryan Young
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In all the hubbub of travel, @swankmotron.com forgot to post about last week's episode. So in anticipation of the new episode this week, here's last week's, all about The Acolyte: fullofsith.libsyn.com/fos/episode-...
Bryan Young and Mike Stackpole are going to be busy this year at Gen Con! You'll be able to find them around the show, so make sure to stop and say "Hi" if you can! #BattleTech #GenCon #KellHounds #FoxPatrol #GenCon2026
My top 5 Stephen King Adaptations Misery Stand By Me The Shining Dolores Claiborne Christine
N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her)@drspookyer.bsky.social · last wk.Top 5 Favorite Stephen King adaptions: Misery The Long Walk The Mist Carrie Children of the Corn
Have you wanted to meet your favorite authors? From #BattleTech and #Shadowrun to the distant worlds of He Who Fights With Monsters and Quincy's Tavern, you'll be able to meet them all at the Catalyst booth at #GenCon 2026! bit.ly/CGL-Signing-S... #Leviathans #Quincys #HWFWM
Soon, there will be no apps to use and no way left to communicate and collaborate because no one wants to feed the plagiarism machine, save the companies paying each other to invest in that garbage.
Some SDCC news - Coming to you in October, MARVEL’S MASTERING THE ART OF COMICS unveils the unique and special alchemy that makes a comic book a MARVEL comic through the eyes and experiences of some of the biggest names in comics! Preorder it now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673614...
