The Amazing Spidoomon

Ladies and gents, take a deep breath....


And exhale....

Spider-man is home.

That's right, after years of squabble, Sony and Marvel have decided to play nice and give Spidey a chance with The Avengers and the like. Sam Cooke said it best: It's been a long time comin, but I know a change gonna come.

While Sony still owns the movie rights to Spider-man, they are teaming up with Marvel Studios which means Spider-man can now appear alongside Thor, Iron Man, Starlord, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Black Panther, Hulk, Black Widow, etc.

And this is a very good thing.

People don't seem to realize just how connected the Marvel comic book universe really is. I don't know if there is a single character that hasn't worked alongside or in opposition to other Marvel character at some point or another, and Spider-man is certainly no exception.

Though Spider-man is not an Avenger, he is constantly working with them while S.H.I.E.L.D. is always harassing the web-slinger.

While Fox holds onto X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Deadpool movie rights indefinitely, this move by Sony is somewhat bittersweet. Will we ever see the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought to it's full potential. I wouldn't have even thought it possible until today, so we'll see.

Until then. Celebrate.

A Letter of Admiration to Katy Perry's Shark-friends

Well its all over and yes, the Patriots on the Super Bowl, presumably with inflated footballs and all.

And yet, in my heart of hearts, I know there was a true winner. A winner that transcended sports or music or the one time of year commercials are actually entertaining.

I'm talking to you, shark.

I don't know what exactly it was about these pastel blue shark costume clad backup dancers that made them the best part about Super Bowl XLVIVLVIIIXXXXI, but if I know anything about the internet (which I do) It's that if you stick a fluffy, out of place, seemingly untrained, apathetic-looking terrors of the sea next to America's equivalent of Helen of Troy, you are going to make waves.

It takes a lot to get people to take there attention off of a woman dressed as a beach ball, singing in center-stage who only ten minutes previous had rode in on a giant tiger puppet, but somehow, that's exactly what happened.

So what is it that made these sharks such a hit? Was it the out of sync dance moves? The puppet mouths which seemed to at times sing along with the song and other times trail off into god-knows what? I believe it was the sadness in their eyes that moved people.

Behind the too-sweet bubblegum of "California Girls" we saw the real pain that lies at the heart of these sharks.

Whatever they are sad about, whatever mysterious troubles plague dancing sharks, all we know is that they danced. They danced with passion and wild abandon. They danced and for a moment in history, they were stars.

A Blab: Fiction

Hello

So I've been writing a lot recently and I just want all of you to know that something is coming. It may be a while but It's in the woodwork. In addition to all of the day to day business I've been chipping away at something capital-H Huge that may take years to finish, but I believe in it.

Am I being to vague? Probably.

Ok so one is just a regular novel, maybe I'll finish this one before the other one takes off but I think it's a promising premise and I will post more of it when I feel like it is more fine-tuned. The other thing is a series. Sci-fi/Fantasty. Probably looking at three books.

If I end up throwing it all away and getting a desk job where I have to wear a tie everyday, I want you to publicly shame me.

I'm counting on you, and so are all these characters who will otherwise be held in an unpublished limbo until the end of days, and we wouldn't want that.

And also, comics may be on the way. Be on the lookout.

JACK

-Bloomington

Fantastic 4 Trailer

I'm no expert on the Fantastic 4. I saw the first movie way back when and looking back on it, It's not great. This one is not a continuation or a prequel of the original movies which is GREAT. 

The trailer came out today, and I must say, all in all, I'm impressed. The first few shots are quite spectacular. It really looks like we are getting a serious actor-based F4 movie which is not a bad thing.

No shots of Dr. Doom or whatever he's called in this one.

The Thing isn't wearing any pants which is... interesting? I guess, I'm half eager to see if the four's transformation turns him into a giant sexless statue of a would-be man or not. Actually I wouldn't care to see that at all.

Miles Teller impressed me in whiplash and Michael Jordan is a pretty good basketball player and did a fine job in Space Jam so we'll see.

As for the others....?

Kate Mara has failed to impress me and Jamie Bell hasn't been at the forefront of anything. He better say "It's Clobberin' Time" though. He probably wont. The catchphrase is dead.

Anyway I'm gonna give the trailer a 23/10 because of Michael Jordan

JACK

-Bloomington

EDIT: I WAS SO WRONG

What is this 2007?

OK fine, it's the blog you've all asked for all of these years.

Lets get right to it then. It seems like I may have some free time on my hands that I could be using for some good old fashioned writing. Now I want to tell you what this is going to be about but... I dunno, stuff?

Anyway this is where there will be posts. And there will be posts, whether you like it or not, I'm not making you read it!

Short form, long form, updates on stories, music, projects, other, etc...

And yes, rantings and ravings, probably mostly rantings and ravings.

And before you say "What do I care about any of this stuff? This guys dumb. He should get a job." I will say: You're dumb! You get a job!

But for all of you who are nice, I'll be nice. Everyone's got a story. I've got mine and I'm sticking to it.

JACK

-Bloomington