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All Those Words

19 March 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the newest entry into the Arrowverse in the bold and interesting Superman & Lois while D. Bethel gets invested in the story and characters and world of Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order, but is a bit disappointed by some aspects of the game design.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Breznican, Anthony. “Zack Snyder Explains That Enigmatic Justice League Ending.” Vanity Fair. Condé Nast, 18 March 2021.
Bui, Hoai-Tran. “Superman & Lois Writer Nadria Trucker Says She Was Fired After Raising Issues With CW Show’s Sexism and Racism.” /Film. 09 November 2020.
Flook, Ray. “Ex-Superman & Lois Writer: ‘I Can’t Say I Felt Heard’; Fisher/JL Case.” Bleeding Cool. 28 February 2021.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Duck Law” (30 October 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the mid-season premiere of the third season of DuckTales.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Dulce Et Utile

12 June 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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THE DELONGATED MAN: Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from his role as Ralph Dibney––the civilian name for The Elongated Man––after racist and misogynist tweets he made years ago once again resurfaced. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss accountability in the world of social media and the permanence of internet publishing.

WotC RESHUFFLES: Magic: The Gathering publisher, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announces it will be retiring old cards with clear racist imagery and implications from circulation.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Preorder Dan’s new Long John book at NewLongJohnBook.com!
“Introducing the New Warriors.” Marvel. 17 March 2020.
Johnston, Rich. “Tee Franklin Calls out Stephen Amell––and Gets a Tweet Back.” Bleeding Cool. 08 June 2020.
Mitovich, Matt Webb. “Flash‘s Hartley Sawyer Fired for Racist, Misogynistic Tweets That Left Showrunner ‘Mad as Hell’.” TVLine. TV Line Media, 08 June 2020.
Nafpliotis, Nick. “Actually, There’s A Lot Marvel Can Do About Cops Using The Punisher’s Logo.” AIPTComics. 10 June 2020.
Parrish, Ash. “Wizards of the Coast Bans 7 Racist Magic: The Gathering Cards.” Kotaku. G/O Media, 10 June 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel––guided by resident DC expert, Taylor Katcher––talk about the news of Ruby Rose leaving Batwoman after the first season.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“Deuces” by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3643-deuces
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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A Casualty of the Rhyme

22 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT: With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the release of the infamous “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down from the lead role on Batwoman after the first season (and had already been renewed for a second).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Follow Taylor on Twitter: @tk4tch
Andreeva, Nellie. “Ruby Rose Exits the CW’s Batwoman, DC Series to Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 19 May 2020.
Colbert, Stephen M. “Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder Announces Director Commentary Live-Stream.” Screen Rant. 28 Mar. 2020.
Drum, Nicole. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League Officially Releasing on HBO Max.” Comic Book. 20 May 2020.
Otterson, Joe. “Why Batwoman Star Ruby Rose Left the CW Series.” Variety. Variety Media, 20 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 90 – Keep Calm, You’re a Warrior Princess” (01 Apr. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Episode 101 – The Black Arts of Algorithms” (05 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel cover the strange discussion about box office returns in the wake of the rebooted Ghostbusters‘ release.
“Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes” (14 Oct. 2016): Where Taylor came onto the show to talk about the “Flashpoint” crossover event on the DC/CW Arrowverse shows.
“Episode 149 – We Are Not Here” (08 Dec. 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his viewing of Justice League.
“Episode 152 – My Own Finger” (05 Jan. 2018): Where Taylor arrived to give his 2018 State of the DCEU-nion.
“#SaveGrifter” (14 Feb. 2020): Where Taylor came to the show to talk about the 2019-2020 DC/CW crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
“The Transformers Paradox” (21 Feb. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about upsetting discourse around Birds of Prey‘s release.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)