Devlin Burgess

Not again.....just when I thought I was out, and all that.

Imaginary, by Niira Ikuhana

Manga Number 10: Imaginary. Another dud. Started out promising but quickly started to just meander in interminable banter-y dialog. Even the whole "imagination" angle seemed to get dropped in favor of listening to some pretty dull college kids ramble about dating stereotypes. Disappointing.

Sorry, best I got is Manimal pictures.

#Helldivers Update: The infusion of troops from the Soft-Micro systems has swollen our numbers to gargantuan levels! And not a moment too soon, as we are besieged by enemies on all fronts! And all backs! From numerous, undemocratic directions! Fight On, Helldivers!

The Human Torch immolates Adolf Hitler on the day of his death-from What If?#4

Y'know, people always give credit to Captain America for punching Hitler (on a cover), but nobody ever respects the OG Human Torch for actually burning him alive.
#Comics

a close up of a woman 's face with the word kepler in the bottom right corner ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the word kepler in the bottom right corner

Welp, caught up on #AlienEarth now....
Are we really supposed to buy that the Xenomorphs, the walking embodiment of the concept of rape, can just be...talked to and charmed?😬
Honestly though, for the most part it was just really boring. So many characters and themes and none of them are engaging.

"It's magic, we don't have to explain it."

.....why do the synth bodies even have the ability to speak weird chitonous screeching.
#AlienEarth

You'd think being ninjas *and* turtles would make them good at swimming, but nooooo....

Also just the fact that every country counts and reports crime differently. The way domestic abuse and sexual assault are dealt with (or *not dealt with*) for example.
Also also, it's weird to keep banging the "Japan is so safe" drum not long after both a mass murder *and* a political assassination.

It's not like I'm against the technique entirely-Stephen King does it all the time, and I like it plenty when he does it.
I just....don't get it here.

Potential hot take, but....am I the only one who doesn't like the way music is used in #Alien:Earth? I just....don't really get what they're going for, especially with the contemporary samples like Metallica, which just kinda....confuse me. Always takes me out of the scene.

I know he's never liked dictators, that doesn't mean he's *right* about who they were or what they did.

Boy Kavalier from Alien Earth saying "Like an Undiscovered Country".

No no, that's Star Trek! You're in Alien! *Alien*. Nobody can hear you scream? Game Over, man? .....You...bitch?
You'll get it eventually.
#AlienEarth

Since this is my backup account, let me repost my #promosky from the main one for anybody who is just meeting me now. Feels slightly narcissistic to have one account quote the other, but what are you gonna do, right?🤷‍♂️

Tezuka *does* have his characters indulge in the typical right wing Japanese whining about "victor's justice" regarding the occupation and the war crimes trials, which is annoying but at least fits more believably in the setting than "FDR planned Pearl Harbor and Hitler was secretly Jewish".

Honestly? Adolf was a fundamentally gross and misguided book. Ayako? Felt more like the other "serious" works I've read of the period. Not indefensible, but really scattershot and all over the place. Felt like it was trying too hard to be "adult" at times. Art was definitely better though./1

This 1983 Recipe For 'Sad Cake' Starts With Bisquick This retro 1980s recipe starts with Bisquick, and it has a devoted fan base for good reason. Don't let the name fool you: Sad Cake is cheerfully sweet, chewy, aalso if nd delicious.

You can make a Sad Cake, a thing I just learned existed (it's a cake that doesn't rise. Also some recipes have coconut, which definitely is sad.)

What did you decide on? Metroid?🤔

Angel, when most people break down on Bluesky, they try to take everyone else with them in a downward spiral of doomposting ,cynicism and apocalyptic paranoia. You? You just said you're worried and stressed. You're fine, man. Vent a bit if you want.🫡

"Hey Joey, wanna play some ping-pong?"
"Nah. I like table tennis better."
"That's a sha-hey waiddaminuite. Get over here, ya knucklehead! Take a paddle."
"It's a racket, actually."
"Shaddup and get ready to be pinged! Or....ponged....just play!"

....Quentin Tarantino?
(I'm out of the loop on....whatever happening right now.)

Don't worry, I'm the type to obsess over everyone reacting to my posts immediately. I'm not Drake.😄

YouTube video by Christopher Drake - Topic Arkham Origins Main Titles

I'll stick by Origins as the only game other than Asylum to really work for me, particularly on the story front. I love Kevin Conroy and Mark Hammil but I think Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker give damn fine performances.
Also, great main theme.

Love Tetris Effect, so this is good to hear.

Oy. Where's a Tech Priest when you need one?😫

The Rose of Versailles and Utena fans have gone too far this time.

Osamu Tezuka deserves way more criticism. Yeah I know, Astro Boy, Father of Anime, I get it. But none of you know true pain until you've read 1000+ pages of an old man lecturing you about what the Holocaust and the Occupation was *really* about interspersed with creepy sex stuff.
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