Into the Longbox

  I just finished the sixth episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney Plus. I wanted to write this as soon as I could because I want to do this while my feelings are fresh. I had big feelings about the last two episodes. When this series first started, all I wanted was for them to address the impact of having a black Captain American and how Sam Wilson handles that responsibility. We got a snippet of that when Rhodey and Sam speak for a few minutes in the first episode. On it's face, it seemed like a simple conversation. However, it was dripping with a lot of subtext. Basically, Rhodey was trying to tell him that if Sam doesn't take up the shield, that Cap hand picked him for, the Government would get their own guy and it would not be a black man. In the second episode, we meet Isaiah Bradley and we touch on race a little bit more there. We even have a scene where the policy are called and they almost arrest Sam. If it wasn't for his fame, he would have been tr...

Let me tell you why the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is the best book you have never read. I have been wanting to write this post for a while, but I had to wait until I finished both volumes. While I think her initial origins are silly and maybe her power set is ridiculous, what this book does is place her at the middle of many funny adventures. It also proves her to be a very capable super hero. As she likes to say, she eats nuts and kicks butts. There is a whole supporting cast that is fleshed out around her and each of them are funny in their own ways. Specifically her squirrel, Tippy-Toe, that has a distinctive pink bow so that you will always find her in every panel. I should also mention that she can talk to squirrels, so you will see them interacting with each other, while the rest of the world cannot understand them. What really makes this book work is the writing of Ryan North and the art of Erica Henderson and Derek Charm. One of North's gimmicks is to have these little edito...

The moment has come that some had clamored for. The moment I never wanted to see happen. Let me start by saying this. I don't like that this exists because it validates all the toxic fan boys, angry over how Justice League turned out, who cried out for the Snyder's original vision of his movie. I hate that public pressure made this happen. If only people like this would use their power for good. How about more representation? How about better story telling? No, give me that thing that I don't have because I'm going to bully you for it. I love comics, but the community surrounding them can be very toxic and I hate that. I feel like this movie is the manifestation of that. Clearly I have a lot of feelings before even coming into this movie. I will try to be as objective as possible, but remember, these are my opinions and I will feel what I feel. To prep me, I took the crazy step of re-watching the theatrical release of this movie first, so I can have something to compare...