waiting for my hair to dry up…there’s a meeting later, I should sleep.
Didn’t bring back my tablet, so just used whatever I can find in my room…
Also many apologies for the previous wreck.
Sorry, just want to scribble something….
even though I’m not doing a good job at it,
I miss drawing a lot.
I’m buying this! Regardless of the cost!! I’LL GO BROKE! I WANT IT!
They got that crooked smirk right.
And judging from that last frame, they’re throwing in the sceptre, the helm, as well as the muzzle and shackles..!
Oh my sweet, singing butter-covered GODS I want this.
….guys this has got to be the ULTIMATE UNCANNY VALLEY I MEAN ZOOM IN LOOK AT HIS EYES, THE GLEAM, HIS FACE, HIS FUCKING PORES I MEAN
WHAT
this will cost a fucking fortune and I’m not sure whether or not I should feel fascinated or TERRIFIED at this doll
COMPATIBLE MUZZLE AND SHACKLES
JUST FUCKING TAKE ALL MY MONEY RIGHT NOW MY BODY IS READY OH MY GOD I WANT THIS FIGURE SO BAD HOLY SHIT
As a man who like figurines, this is a spectacular prototype and I REALLY hope the final product is JUST as good. Of course…
My heart still belongs to UU#1 Yusaku Matsuda as Shunsaku Kudo
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
Oh God, I want this.
oh my god what if this is at San Diego Comic Con this year I swear I will just push my face against the display case for hours and then finally spend all of my savings because GOD.
Yeah… Okay, I’m not even gonna be like “DO WANT” because this is so going to be one of those things that sells out super fast and then you can only get it by buying off ebay for a bazillion dollars.
…And after a quick looksie, it seems most Hot Toys figures are being sold for $200-$350… Not bad for something so detailed, but I know I don’t have that kind of money.
The Loneliest Whale in the World.In 2004, The New York Times wrote an article about the loneliest whale in the world. Scientists have been tracking her since 1992 and they discovered the problem:
She isn’t like any other baleen whale. Unlike all other whales, she doesn’t have friends. She doesn’t have a family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t have a lover. She never had one. Her songs come in groups of two to six calls, lasting for five to six seconds each. But her voice is unlike any other baleen whale. It is unique—while the rest of her kind communicate between 12 and 25hz, she sings at 52hz. You see, that’s precisely the problem. No other whales can hear her. Every one of her desperate calls to communicate remains unanswered. Each cry ignored. And, with every lonely song, she becomes sadder and more frustrated, her notes going deeper in despair as the years go by.
This is absolutely depressing.
This is one of those things I hope not to be true even though I know it probably is. That is heartbreaking. I just… There’s no solution? No one can like, point the way towards other whales?
Did they get lost from their pod? Were they shunned and exiled?
How sad… Some scientists should like, invent a voice modifier so other whales can hear and they won’t be so alone. :(
…But then they might breed and you might get more lonely whales… Okay, now I’m just super sad.
Donna Summer performing I Feel Love
1978Born in Boston,Ma
n__n
This reminds me of when I was a kid. My cousins hated her music, so whenever they’d come over, I’d put my dads Donna Summer’s CD in my stereo, turn the volume all the way up, and put my hands on the buttons so they couldn’t stop it.
Ah the good old days. …And now I have the urge to raid my dads CD collection. Which I still need to re-rip in higher quality… Project time!
i’ve been on this ship since the midnight showing but i haven’t really had the time or occasion to celebrate it properly….. but i’ve cleared a little of my list so I thought I would…. do this
8);; come on
don’t tell me you didn’t think of it at all
I ship this so hard. Careful there, Doc. That is not a good place to hulk-out in!
In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes.
The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the payoff of a reunion with it. Astonishingly, if given access to a small hoard of chocolate chips, the free rat would usually save at least one treat for the captive — which is a lot to expect of a rat.
The researchers came to the unavoidable conclusion that what they were seeing was empathy.
I mean, it would have been a lot less confusing. I always thought the Ultimate line was great for teenagers/people new to the comics. It had it’s own universe with it’s own origin stories. No super-long history that made new fans want to avoid the comics.
No headaches. Every comic was clearly labeled “ultimate” so it was an obvious “Hey, these comics all go together.” Plus, it would have been a good way to test whether or not people would respond favorably to a reboot. Instead of, you know, completely turning everything on it’s head for a puny increase in readership, the majority of which were males over 30 who already read comics.
I just… I don’t think the comic book companies understand. We don’t WANT their reboots to fail. We don’t want the readership numbers to dwindle. We both share the same nightmare of comic book companies going out of business.
And so, you know, yes, you’ve been doing things the same way for decades. It’s ingrained in your business, but maybe, just maybe, that needs to change. Maybe you need to start listening to your readers, and also accept that girls read comics. Perhaps you need to quit discriminating and, when you plan to simplify, actually simplify.
Also, you could quit making massive arcs where you need to buy 30 comics in a month to know what’s going on. Yes, crossover arcs are a staple in comic books, and I have no problem buying 2-3 comics to find out a story, but 10+? There’s a difference between enticing readers to buy an extra comic and trying to rob them blind.
