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The great comics writer/editor Denny O'Neil (Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, The Question) passed away June 11 at the age of 81. We salute a legend who changed the medium forever.

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New Comic Book Day has returned, after a fashion - but the stands are still pretty threadbare, and new comics releases are both in short supply and largely subpar. If you're looking for an all-time great comic to consume, I recommend Grant Morrison's career-launching run on Animal Man. It helped lead to the launch of Vertigo, brought meta-commentary and animal rights to comics, and holds up as a riveting read 30 years after it launched. You can buy Morrison's run on the series from Amazon, in Animal Man Omnibus Vol. 1, available now, and Vol. 2, available September 20 (affiliate links):

Vol. 1 : https://amzn.to/3dXbFKQ

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I've taken the week to digest the news of DC Comics parting ways with Diamond, which up until now has enjoyed being the sole distributor for all comics and related items. Many are alarmed at this move, which to me feels not only like it was necessary, but a healthy and rational business decision. Comics distribution is, after all, a business. And between Diamond's shocking failures when the pandemic hit, and the accompanying revelation of it's poor resources, DC's parent company AT&T made an emotionless, logical business decision. Feelings and loyalties are not an issue here. It's just basic, smart business.

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While much of the world remains under lockdown, and many businesses remain closed, I've been taking some time to finally catch up on movies on my watchlist. As a huge fan of Blade Runner - probably my all-time favorite movie - I was nervous but excited to watch Blade Runner 2049. It did, after all, receive widespread acclaim from genre websites despite a poor box office showing. Well, I have lost faith in these websites, which fell over each other to praise this masturbatory insult to the Blade Runner name, which spends nearly three hours on nothing: beautiful shots which then linger and change angles over the course of 20 or so minutes, tepid shots of lead Ryan Gosling not speaking, taking action, or emoting, and a nonsensical plot that is really a series of unconnected and unexplained events. This was more than a bore, more than a disappointment - this is a movie that I couldn't enjoy on any level, and I question the integrity and tastes of those who praised it. 

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Raw Story, via Pro Publica, has a story about Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter using his 'shadow' influence over the VA to promote Marvel. Sounds nasty, but exhibit of of this nefarious influence peddling is this ridiculous video of Captain America and Spider-Man joining the VA in ringing the NYSE closing bell: https://youtu.be/NqNCftPe2jo

Sure, there's undoubtedly impropriety here - Perlmutter and Donald Trump pretty much live and breathe corruption - but I fail to see any injury caused here, and in this age of a presidency run amok, a pandemic being ignored, and a race-baiting war on civilians - how is this a story on anything other than my silly podcast? Please, if you see something worth remarking on here, let me know. I personally think we have far, far bigger concerns and I'm surprised to see Pro Publica wasting their journalistic resources on this fishing expedition.

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The world is ablaze after another unjust murder of a black man, and the institutionalized injustice is playing out all over the world as many peaceful protests are met with yet more authoritarian violence. This isn't a day to pretend that things are normal. Black lives matter.

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Saturday Night Live Alum Darrell Hammond opens up about his trauma, how it nearly destroyed his life, and how he is recovering in the powerful documentary Cracked Up, now streaming on Netflix.

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HBO Max has launched today. Here's a comprehensive list of all the DC Comics live action and animated movies and TV series available right now, along with an idea of what will be available in the future.

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The announcement that the Snyder Cut of Justice League is set for release on HBO Max in 2021 has led to a startling number of hot takes from the media, the upshot of which is that this is a win for “toxic fandom.” I respectfully disagree, as this follows a long tradition of successful fan campaigns, asking for better treatments or resurrections of media properties such as Community, Firefly, Arrested  Development, and more. If the Snyder Cut is in fact the result of a studio caving to bullying, it’s hardly precedent-setting. Many of these same media outlets have championed this sort of behavior in the past.

Cyborg actor Ray Fisher, meanwhile, is elated that the Snyder Cut is being released. His character had very little in the way of backstory, or anything resembling a character arc, in the Justice League movie that was released in theaters. He believes, as many are reporting, that it will include scenes he filmed which flesh out the character’s past and explain his actions and motivations.

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With the announcement of the Justice League Snyder cut being released on HBO Max, The Beat has published a thought-provoking article, arguing that this sets a “troubling precedent.” I’m not sure that this is a case of Warners caving to fan pressure as much as it is capitalizing on the free market research social media provides, but I do think that there is a danger of too many director’s cuts. Fans are already clamoring for the ‘Ayer Cut’ of Suicide Squad, which I don’t think they would enjoy. I don’t think it would make that messy movie any better, only expose the reasons why it was edited so frantically in the first place. And Paul Feig discussing a three and a half hour directors cut of Ghostbusters? Please, not even in jest!