Sunday Asides #108 X-Men '97 had their Season 2 finale this week and it was not good! The whole season has been a rushed mess with no clear throughline, though there have been standout moments in a few episodes. I hate to say this, but if Marvel wants Season 3 of this show to have the success they had in Season 1, they might have to find a way to bring that freaky little big-titty muscle hobbit…
Sunday Asides #107 OpenAI recently hosted a brand trip , which had mixed results according to social media. Most of the backlash was wrapped in general anti-AI rhetoric, but I find it funny (and odd) how so many modern influencers view being advertiser-friendly as a measure of their success. I've been on these Internets for a long time and have had my fair share of PR packages and invites to brand…
Sunday Asides #106 Marvel has been having quite a week. First off, they announced that David Jonsson is the new Black Panther . The chatter online about it has ranged from happiness to disbelief to anger, with people saying it's not fair to Letitia Wright. (Nerds are never satisfied.) Fresh off that news was a double whammy: the massive fumble of two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali from the death…
Sunday Asides #105 The first Avengers: Doomsday trailer dropped earlier this week, and the Marvel fandom reaction has ranged from mixed to terrible. I'm not excited about it mainly because Marvel movies have been on a steady decline over the last five years, but it could also be because I'm 45 and just not that into all this Marvel shit anymore. (Granted, X-Men '97 is still really damn good, even…
Sunday Asides #104 Last week, I signed to one of the biggest talent agencies in the Southeast. I got representation, y'all. I got an agent . Oh, you need some voiceover work? Call my AGENT . The death of Nolan Wells is the latest in a string of suspicious homicides of young Black people this year. Kayla Huff . Juliana Nzita . Zekevian James and Jo'Quavious Jones . I didn't find out about most of…