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  1. Every comic you've read in 2022

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    Stronghold #5: this somehow turned into one of my favourite cosmic horror comics. Wild.

    Superior Spider-Man #10: this series turned out to be so kickass. Great villain redemption arc throughout. Fantastic.

    The Life and Death of Toyo Harada #6: A comic miniseries is definitely similar to a pulp novel in length and pacing. This mini is more like an epic novel in that aspect. There's so much story in 6 issues here that it's almost exhausting. Some turns I wouldn't have done, but I enjoyed it overall.

    The Watcher #1: No thanks.

    The White Trees #1: This is an interesting little fantasy mini. I think there's only two issues, so I'll definitely finish it.

    Unearth #2: not my bag. I'm out.

    Valkyrie: Jane Foster #2: excellent. I'm down for more.

    Vampirella #2: This was pretty good.

    House of X #3: This was better than earlier issues.

    Ice Cream Man #14: damn. Going to have to turf a WIP after this one.

    Justice League Dark #14: right out of the Lords of Order and right into the Witching War. It never relents! I love this series. 

    Killers #2: really good. I didn't think we'd see all the Ninjas but it looks like they're trotting them all out. The living ones anyway.

    Rising Stars #1-9: I tried to reread this series, but I absolutely cannot. Obtusely written, art like IMage-lite and completely derivative. Even by the standards of the time.

    Mall #1: 80s gang warfare set in a mall. Ok first issue. I'll do one more.

    Marvel Monsters #1: not good.

    Necromancer's Map #1: not for me

    Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #3,4: this is still fun.

    Resonant #2: its ok, but it isn't grabbing me. 

    She-Hulk Annual #1:this was fine

    Thanos #5: i have been really surprised by how much i enjoy this miniseries.

    Tommy Gun Wizards #1: ok, this is kind of cool.

    Alpha Flight True North #1: lovely little anthology series based around the most underrated hero team of all time.

    Thor #15, 16: great stuff

    Babyteeth #16: not sure where to go with this

    Batman Universe #3: Not the hugest fan of Bendis' Batman voice, but the art is definitely ripping off Michael Allred and that's cool.

    Batman vs R'as al Ghul #1: "Written and drawn by Neal Adams" on anything post 1980s should have been the first clue. Yikes.

    Berserker Unbound #2: fun.

    Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #3: This was kind of fun.

    Coffin Bound #2: nah....

    Conan the Barbarian #9: Still so good.

    Daredevil #11: fucking excellent.

    Death-Defying Devil #2: this is turning out really interesting. Kind of a swerve from issue one, but I enjoyed it.

    Doomsday Clock #11: Say what you will, this is one of the boldest and weirdest event miniseries that DC has ever done.

    • Issues: 163
    • Trades: 0
    • Omnibus: 2
    • Graphic Novel: 2

  3. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    The Scary at 61st/Doctor Sleep (not that one)/The Power of Darkness: reviews forthcoming

    Spider-Man: Far From Home: perhaps the greatest example of fan-service in film ever. It has its moments. Dr. Strange in the MCU is just plain awful. You'll never be able to convince me otherwise. Him being in a movie affects its score. Him being integral to the plot affects the score even worse. Alfred Molina and Willem Dafoe are back to show everyone what a good villain is. At least there's that. I was more jazzed to see Tobey in the suit than I thought I'd be.

    • Features: 30
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 1
    • Rewatches: 0

  4. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    Ghosts of the Ozarks: review forthcoming

    The Batman: I was weary of the runtime going in but I felt it pretty much earned the runtime even though almost every scene was probably a few seconds too long. It gave the whole thing a laconic vibe that was maybe what they were going for. It didn't gel with me entirely. But the cast is incredible, the film looks beautiful and has a lot of great violence as well as some actual detective work. Reeves and Pattinson seem to understand Batman more than any other director/actor yet even though they made The Riddler the Zodiac Killer (which I didn't mind). Anyone who puts on the leotard is gonna be held up against Frank Gorshin and that is unfair to them. The music was great. Loved the Batmobile and the Batcycle. Zoe Kravitz. Ai yi yi.

    • Features: 26
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 1
    • Rewatches: 0

  9. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    11 hours ago, Donomark said:

    Streets of Fire: I got halfway thru and was called away for something, and didn't go back to it. I understand this was very influential on Japanese media like Streets of Rage and stuff, but this was so obnoxiously 80s that I couldn't get into it. Bad acting, bad dialogue, broad and vague plotting. Yeah, I don't regret not finishing it.

     

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    Fear and Desire: for a thing.

    • Features: 20
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 1
    • Rewatches: 0

  10. What are you watching and enjoying?

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    Last One Laughing Canada: dumb fun gameshow where comedians are locked in a room and get kicked out if they laugh (or even smile broadly). It's funny, obviously and I would last about fourteen seconds. Some new younger Canadian comedians and Colin Mochrie, Dave Foley, Caroline Rhea and Tom Green. Good lineup. I can't not laugh right now when I think of back in episode 2 (I think?) where Tom Green just repeats the words "delicious cheese sandwich."

    The Kumail Nanjiani episode of Murderville (episode 3) is by far the best thus far. It felt very improvised and captured a lot of funny reactions from Kumail. I mean, he's a pro comedian and still couldn't keep a straight face. Conan O'Brien did, but he has lots of experience in improv and sketch comedy. Marshawn Lynch kept a straight face for god's sake!

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    Marvel Two-In-One Presents The Thing Epic Collection Cry Monster: Was reading this slowly along with the Defender's Dialogue podcast, but now that it's over, I powered through the rest. You can't beat 80s Marvel books written by Steve Gerber and Bill Mantlo and drawn by Sal Buscema and Ron Wilson. This ends right before my favourite storyline (Liberty Legion), but I have the hardcover of that anyway. Good stuff.

    JLA/Avengers #1-4: this was at the top of my rereading list for obvious reasons. It was back before Perez was sick too. I finally got around to it. There's like three pages in here that are contenders for best comics pages ever for me. The whole thing is just a ruse to get Perez to draw every fucking character in both comics universes and all their different costumes. It's a pure delight. This is up there on all-time great miniseries. 

    Sinestro Year of the Villain #1: This was pretty ho-hum, but MAN am I a mark for Sinestro's original costume? Yes, yes I am. 

    Superman Up In the Sky #2: I'm out. It's fine; it's just not exciting for me.

    The Island of Dr. Moreau #1: this is IDW's adaptation and I wasn't into it until the end. The art is great though, and I'll give issue 2 a try.

    The Punisher #14: still so fucking good. Rosenberg is the definitive Punisher writer now. He has to be.

    Bad Reception #1: not my bag.

    Batman Universe #2: ok, this is really fun. This is the best Bendis in ages.

    Batman/Superman #1: I hated the Death Metal thing, but this seems like kind of a cool start.

    Black Hammer/Justice League Hammer of Justice #2: this has one more issue to keep me interested.

    Black Mask Year of the Villain #1: not bad. I'm not exactly sure what happened at the end of the book, so maybe it wasn't as successful.

    Captain America #13: this is the run getting going. I am digging this now. Almost gave yup in the first arc. It was awful.

    Conan The Barbarian: Exodus #1: Esad Ribic's artwork is delightful. His story is not.

    Daredevil #10: still so fucking good. Best DD arc since Waid/Samnee.

    Doctor Mirage #1: not bad. I'll give it another.

    Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street #1: a delightful Grimm-focused one shot. Really good.

    Fearless #2: ok, this was pretty solid. I don't really enjoy the Ms. Marvel character, but I enjoy her addition to the core story.

    Glory Days #1: not for me

    Guardians of the Galaxy #8: this is really good. digging it a lot.

    House of X #2: weird. How long has this Moira X thing been going on?

    Loki #2: sold on this series now.

    Marvel Comics Presents #8: the Wolverine story is coming to a cool finale next issue. The Spider-Woman story was ok. The White Fox one was not.

    Monster World: The Golden Age #2: This is stupid fun. Right up my alley in the way that I'm pissed I didn't have this exact idea.

    Power Pack: Grow Up! #1: Not good. There's also not as lot for younger kids to get into I don't think. It's just a real bland story. I think back to Fantastic Four Adventures and how fun and smart and funny they were and I decry the modern era of superhero comics directed toward children. I really think that almost all of the big publishers could do a shit-ton more to make comic books that little kids will like. But this ain't it. Rant over, I guess. Haha! 

    Powers of X #2, 3: Man, I really don't think I'm getting into this and am either wondering where I should skip forward to, or if I should just drop the idea of following X-Men comics period.

    Punisher Kill Krew #1: This is so awesome. Frankencastle fun with a real heart. This spins out of War of the Realms where Punisher takes it on himself to avenge a network of survivors from the War of the Realms event. Kudos to Marvel for not just like "moving on" after thousands upon thousands of people in cities across the world were murdered by Norse mythological beings. Thousands of people in New York alone for sure. This is a brilliant way to use the Punisher in the MU with crossovers. They very often do him dirty that way if they involve him at all. He was a great character in the main story of War of the Realms too. But I've been screaming from the treetops about Matthew Rosenberg's Punisher, I gotta give it up to Gerry Duggan's Punisher too. Can't wait to finish this miniseries.

    Punk Mambo #5: kind of a lacklustre end to a  miniseries I mostly enjoyed. It fizzled for me, I guess. How they failed to make a "Mambo No. 5" joke in this issue is fucking so beyond me, man.

    Reaver #2:ok, I'm in. This is my kind of fantasy. It isn't even that grim-dark. Haha!

    Road of Bones #4: kind of a ho-hum ending.

    Second Coming #1, 2: God sends Jesus back down to hang out with a  superhero to help him learn to be better or whatever. I don't know. This feels like something Garth Ennis would do, but it has none of the bite.

    Silver Surfer: The Prodigal Son #1: This was really fun. Time to see if I cannot the other tie-in issues  in order.

    Strayed #1: Hey! Look at that! A sci fi comic I enjoy. In this, a woman creates a way to communicate with her cat and the cat having the superpower to travel through space  and times the stuff written on the inside of the cover. This gets right to it, and it's fucking wonderful, and if someone gave me 75 million to make a sci fi movie, it would be this, and I just read the first issue. 

    • Issues: 120
    • Trades: 0
    • Omnibus: 2
    • Graphic Novel: 2

  14. What are you watching and enjoying?

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    Archive 81 was a solid watch. Some really good cosmic horror mixed in with some themes I enjoy. Good stuff.

    Followed that up by watching episode one of Murderville on Netflix (Will Arnett is a detective who welcomes a guest star on each episode to help him solve a murder, only the guest is the only person without a script. Episode one was Conan O'Brien. It was fun and funny. These guys are friends and Conan is fantastic at going with premises. But Stacy and I agree that this is more like a "one episode a night" kind of thing.

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    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: why did I wait so long to watch this movie. Holy shit. What a powerhouse. Brilliantly plotted and directed and acted. Looks gorgeous. Also has a wicked sense of dark humour which you don't expect in a prestige drama. Frances McDormand 100% deserved her Oscar. So did Sam Rockwell. So did Woody Harrelson as well, but unfortunately he was beat out for the award (and screen time) by Rockwell. Fantastic film.

    • Features: 17
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 1
    • Rewatches: 0

  17. Every comic you've read in 2022

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    Marvel Team-up #5-12: man, some of these are rough. But I love Ross Andru's Spider-Man.

    Punk Mambo #4: still great

    The Cape: Fallen #4: man, this is some dark shit.

    Agents of Atlas #1: no. This isn't AoA. This is Champions or whatever. Lame.

    Babyteeth #15: such a great series.

    Berserker Unbound #1: far from a new idea, but fun as fuck.

    Coffin Bound #1: ok, this is weird. I'll do another.

    Daredevil #9: so good.

    Dead Man Logan #10: still such a great series.

    Age of Conan Valeria #1: nahhhh

    Death-Defyin' Devil #1: oh, I love this.

    Fallen World #4: so that's it, huh? Ugh...

    Future Foundation #1: man, this had a couple decent moments, but I'm not the audience for it.

    Invisible Woman #2: ok, two things I find weird: 1) retro-fitting Sue Storm as a freelance agent of SHIELD is fine I guess, but 2) she has to be one of the most powerful humans/mutants in the Marvel Universe. She doesn't need help or to break a sweat doing this stuff. Still, I'm kinda digging it.

    Lois Lane #2: this is really good.

    Old Man Quill #8: still digging this too.

    Omni #1: just another comic book sci fi I can't get into.

    Savage Avengers #4: holy shit, this series is so great.

    • Issues: 88
    • Trades: 0
    • Omnibus: 1
    • Graphic Novel: 2

  18. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    6 hours ago, S-T said:

    Since we don't see what happens off-screen when Jenny screams, my head canon is a SWAT team arrives, rescues Jenny, and arrests the "parents" who were going to harm her. How do the police know? I don't care. We get a happy ending though.

    The police followed her gross sludgy shitty footprints from the garbage can to the house.

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    All caught up on Peacemaker. It's really fun.

    And after last night's impromptu invitation to be on a friend's podcast, I now have the desire to rewatch the entire run of The Venture Bros. before the finale comes out (probably next year). I might wait til the summer, or I might start after Folk Horror February is done. Or after the next mass watch thing I need to do.

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    On 1/29/2022 at 8:05 PM, S-T said:

    That is a BRUTAL movie, especially the ending. The ending was effective at what it was trying to do, and I can't fault it for the execution, but I really hated it, and hated the characters. I guess that was what was supposed to happen.

    Yeah, it sure ain't the feel-good hit of the summer.

  24. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    Dave Made a Maze: review forthcoming, but holy shit.

    Split Second (review forthcoming)

    Clearcut: preparations for Folk Horror February are officially under way!

    The Ballad of Crowfoot: a couple short films on the Clearcut Blu Ray, this one is considered Canada's first music video. It's basically a slideshow set to this sad folk song.

    You Are On Indian Land: a great 32 minute short documentary on the same blu ray that details the Mohawk action to block the highway crossing into their land. Fantastic footage.

    Consumer: the only narrative short. This one ties the trauma of residential schools with the legend of Wendigo, but it is pretty ham-fisted.

    Last Night in Soho: review forthcoming

    Eyes of Fire: folk horror february rolls on!

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: animated short film based on the book narrated by John Carradine. Pretty fun.

    Transformations: a goddawful short

    Backwoods: a fifteen minute short film that doesn't earn its runtime.

    Leptirica: review forthcoming

    Štićenik : a 45 minute "short film" on the Blu Ray but not a folk horror movie. But it's by the Leptirica director. Interesting. Wayyyyyyy too long for what it is.

    Devičanska Svirka: a sixty minute movie that owes a lot to Bava but it probably should be 20 minutes.

     

    • Features: 14
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 0
    • Rewatches: 0

  25. Every comic you've read in 2022

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    House of X #1: Fuck this was good. I'm a Magneto Mark and boy am I excited about where this goes.

    Justice League Dark #13: great.

    Justice League Dark Annual #1: Even the annuals for this series are fucking great. Goddamn. So good.

    Marvels Epilogue #1: man, this is easily the best read of the whole series. And It's great seeing Ross paint the X-Men.

    Monster World The Golden Age #1: this came out of fucking nowhere! Holy shit! It's cool.

    Psi-Lords #2: Ok, I'm out.

    Star Pig #1: oof...no thank you.

    Thanos #4: ok, here's the thing: Magus doesn't do it for me as a villain. There, I said it. But he's good in this issue, so whatever.

    Valkyrie Jane Foster #1: this was great.

    Web of Venom Funeral Pyre #1: ok, I've never read a story featuring this Mania character. But this was good. It was genuinely surprising when the thing happened at the end. Again, I've never heard of this character before.

    John Carpenter's Night Terrors: Sour Candy: review forthcoming

    Batman Last Knight on Earth #2: this is weird and kind of fun. On the other hand, I feel like it kind of sucks overall. Haha! Oh well..

    Captain America #12: this is soooooo slow

    Shadow Show: an anthology graphic novel in tribute to Ray Bradbury. A mixed bag, but good overall.

    Conan the Barbarian #8: god,, this series is so fucking good.

    Crow/Hack Slash #2: ok, I'm out. Maybe I'll read the rest if there's another HS omnibus.

    Death's Head #1: wow, this sucked.

    Ice Cream Man #13: easily one of the best horror series of the past few years. This issue is a palindrome. You can read it front to back or back to front (going right to left) and it's the same story. Holy fuck. What a logistical nightmare! Makes the Rorshach panel layouts in that issue of Watchmen look bush league.

    Killers #1: ok, this is pretty wild.

    Marshal Law The Definitive Edition: basically the Marshal Law omnibus. It's definitely too much to read so frequently, but I get it.

    Manor Black #1: I read this like two hours ago and I've completely forgotten it. Bad sign.

    Marvel Comics Presents #7: This was the roughest issue of the entire run. even the Wolverine story was not great. A complete dud.

    Powers of X #1: I'll be straight up. I did not like this in the slightest.

    • Issues: 63
    • Trades: 0
    • Omnibus: 1
    • Graphic Novel: 2