What I'm Watching: Hubie Halloween

The Kid took off to see grandma for the weekend and that means Daddy gets to watch what he wants. I saw this trailer the other day and decided to watch it tonight, and I have to admit I was very pleased with it.

Adam Sandler delivers his usual town idiot character, the sweet but bullied imbecile. This movie has a ton of cameos and the typical adult humor that Sandler movies are known for, but it is still a pretty good show. In addition to the Happy Madison stable of collaborators and actors, there are several actors from my daughters Disney shows. One of those actors that was preparing to be in this movie is the late Cameron Boyce who passed away last year. He had played Sandler's on-screen son in Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2. In fact, Sandler has a special dedication to Boyce at the end of the movie.

All in all, a fun movie with quite a few laughs and tons of Halloween atmosphere. Give it a shot and let me know what you think!

What I'm Watching: The Monster Squad

I had all intentions of watching a new vampire movie with the Kid, but she was worried that it was too scary. Yeah, definitely need to have her watch more so that I can build up her tolerance. Anyway, we ended up watching THE MONSTER SQUAD. 

This movie came out the year after I joined the Navy so I wasn't necessarily the target market. In fact, I'm not even sure that the kids involved were the target market. This was the first time that I had watched it and have to admit that I really enjoyed it.

Now remember, I watched it with my 10 yo daughter. She probably should be a little older to watch this, but I explain things to my kid. Your discretion is advised. There is language and some scenes that probably will need some context by parents. I had to explain what a virgin is and how some things the boys did were not really appropriate. Some of the jokes were dated, but overall, if your watching and can lend context, then they should like it. My kid did. 

Are you a "Monster Squad kid?" Or are you like me and watching it much later in life?

The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda Return!

October 30th will see the return of THE MANDALORIAN and his ward, the Baby Yoda. We've already heard that Rosario Dawson will be showing up as Ahsoka Tano to the delight of many CLONE WARS fans. In the new Season Two trailer below, you'll notice a figure in the shadows. This new character is played by WWE superstar Sasha Banks, but there is still speculation to who she is. Many are talking on the interwebs that it may be Sabine Wren. In REBELS she associates with Ahsoka and it doesn't happen too much before the timeline of THE MANDALORIAN.

With the imminent approach of Season Two, these characters are everyone in the merch world. We had to pick up a shirt for school and some groceries and the Kid snagged two Baby Yoda items. For me, I'm just thrilled that it'll soon be back and so I'll binge the first season again.

So, are you ready for it? Have you watched it? What are you're thoughts about the mysterious lady?

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There're happenings afoot at Antarctic Press!

Antarctic Press has been busy as of late with a new graphic novel, an artist change-up, and local artists lending their talents, and that's all in addition to a new show on Netflix.

Ben Dunn, who is a co-creator of Antarctic Press, has been busy. In July Netflix premiered WARRIOR NUN based upon his manga WARRIOR NUN AREALA  and it's already been greenlighted for a second season.

His next project is a graphic novel based in his NINJA HIGH SCHOOL universe. NINJA HIGH SCHOOL INDIE WAR TP concerns the release of an evil entity known as D-Kay and the ensuing battle as heroes of NHS try to capture it. This epic story is helped along with artwork from many great talents including local Dallas artists! Look for art by Mike Vosburg, Fred Perry, Matthew Weldon, Bronte Erwin, Khalid Robertson, Luis Rivera, Dell Barras, Christy JediGoddess. Look for upcoming news about more of these artists. To get your copy of NINJA HIGH SCHOOL INDIE WAR TP it is being solicited in the October issue of PreviewsWorld and hits stores on December 30, 2020.

And last but not least, local artist Terry Parr has been signed to start penciling NINJA HIGH SCHOOL starting with issue #180. Word is that his wife Halo will do coloring. If you've never seen any of their art, they run SHONUFF STUDIOS and have the comic, AEROBICIDE: EXTREME NINJA WORKOUT. NHS #180 doesn't have a set date but should hit in December.

Make sure you let your favorite local comic shop know that you want these!

We wish much success to everyone involved!

New Comic Book Day?

New Comic Book Day has, at least for the last twenty to twenty-five or so years, always been on a Wednesday. This was to allow comic books stores to be on even footing when selling with no one store starting  to sell before anyone else and to help smooth out distribution hiccups. I'm sure there are more reasons, but this is it in a nutshell.

Then comes along 2020 and it's lackey DC Publishing. I won't get into the details of how DC distributes it's comics but it's a mess. DC can't be nice and deliver comics on the same day as everyone else, they have to be poopy heads about it. 

Before all of this, if you wanted to see what was coming out from everyone, I would have pointed you to Previewsworld, but they don't have the DC listings, at least not where I could find it. I thought I was doing everyone a favor by posting the release list here, but if it's missing a publisher, is it really doing you any good.

That's why I'm just going to offer you some links on how to keep up with your releases.

First off, for those that just want to peruse the list and don't really have any that they are tracking, you can find 95% of the publishers at Previewsworld. By going to the website and clicking on New Releases you get plenty of options from which to choose. But alas, no DC Comics.

For that you can go to the DC website here. By clicking on Comics & Graphic Novels, you'll be presented with that weeks offerings and an option to browse upcoming weeks. 

Alright, but what about those folks that are tracking certain issues or series? Well, you've got a few options there also.

If you were a customer at A Galaxy Called Dallas, you'll remember that we had implemented a new POS and website system called ComicHub. It's the brainchild of a guy out of New Zealand and I'm not sure why anyone hadn't put something like this together before. It allowed customers to keep track of their purchases, order ahead, know when it came in, earn discounts, and it allowed us to track sales better, inventory and sales trends. Unfortunately, right now there are only three DFW shops; Collected Ft Worth/Collected Keller and Red Pegasus in Oak Cliff. There is also Oiltown Comics down in Corsicana. ComicHub has plenty of videos and tutorials to show you how to get the most out of the website.

Another site that I've tried is one that I've always likened to "Facebook for comics." It's called League of Comic Geeks and it's got some pretty cools tools, though I haven't played with all of them yet. It allows you to track your pulls and even email them to your local shop. I've read where they've got things in the pipe for implementation down the line, but for now, it's not bad. 

So, riddle me this? What do you use to browse the upcoming comics? Are you a pull list person or do you like to walk the shelves? Let me know in the comments below or message me.

Remember to read more comics, play more games and let you Geek flag fly!