It's the start of November. We, "Fell back," as Daylight Savings ended, so now it is pitch black outside by 5PM, but what can ya do? To brighten up your day I've got some fun news, links, and so forth to share. Enjoy!
"A Nightmare on Elm Street 2," can be viewed through a lens of being about general teenage anxiety or considered a gay classic well ahead of its time in the queering of horror we've seen more of as time has gone on. The movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and remains a stellar flick with lots of subtext that can be unpacked!
Summit Comics is, "...a new comics collective featuring some of the hottest names in comics crowdfunding circles, is set to launch a new shared comics universe after the first of the year." A bit like Image in the early days, everyone owns their creations, but they will appear together in each other's different books. The sneak peek digital and physical comic is now available.
We're about to be in the longest Government shutdown ever, having tied the record today. This is not a record you really want to break.
The NarTick E-Ink Calendar is a cool new device I read about. It is offering preorders through an Indiegogo campaign. It is a small little smart calendar powered with ChatGPT AI (a technology I've been critcal of but admit has uses) to help you plot out your schedule, make to-do lists, ask questions (you can talk with it), and more!
The Predator prequel flick, "Prey," was fantastic, and we are nearing the release of, "Predator: Badlands," which is the latest film in the franchise. Early reviews indicate it is okay, but weirdly enough makes the Predator more of an adorable protagonist than a scary force of nature. If you want a lot of Predator-related lore, however, I guess you're in luck!
"Arc Raiders," is a new extraction-shooter game, but to the surprise of many who play that genre, it isn't too insanely hard even though it can be tough, and the community is...nice? Considering how much toxicity we see in some online gaming communities, that is a bit wild.
Tokyopop is expanding its e-commerce strategy into Canada, according to a new press release. This essentially means, "Canadian fans are now able to order a broad array of manga, light novels, and branded merchandise directly from the Tokyopop website," as well as taking part in promotions and contests. If you live in Canada, I imagine it is exciting to be able to order Tokyopop stuff directly to your home, now!
"Absolute Batman Annual," #1 was a stellar comic in my own opinion, and others have found it great as well. It has been heating up in the comic market thanks to all the buzz.
Finally, as fun an idea as it can be to hand out comics when it is Halloween, make sure to check the content as plenty of funnybooks aren't that, "Funny," or for kids. A retailer in North Carolina was, in fact, arrested due to inadvertently handing out a, "Grendel," comic geared toward older readers. Past cases with arrests have ended up being dismissed or ruled in favor of the person giving out comics, but save yourself any trouble and double-check what you're giving away if you choose to chuck comics into a trick-or-treaters' bucket next year.
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