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Britannia: Volume 2: We Who are About to Die

Peter Milligan and Juan Jose Ryp

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Valiant's critically acclaimed, 10-time sold-out magnum opus returns with a brand-new journey into...

Adam Green recommended Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane by Jeffrey Lewis in Music (curated)

"In the UK people know Jeffrey Lewis. He is this artistic polymath, he does comics, he's one of the most talented people I've met in my life, he can do anything. I feel if you looked into his notebook it would almost be like looking tin DiVinci's notebook. He can draw anything, write anything. He's got a lot going on, but he's also a super humble guy. This is his first album which he put out through Rough Trade. When I first heard his music I felt it was actual folk music from someone who'd grown up in the East Village. It felt like I was hearing a document of a great person who someone had recorded on a hi-fi in someone's home. He just played his diary to music, but it happened to so interesting and he happened to be a genius so you could put it out as an album. The way Jeff tells a story is unique. He lets words unfold in a way that only someone like Eminem or Notorious BIG – or someone that good! – can. It's great watching someone listen to his songs for the first time: 20 seconds in they're interested; a minute in they're trying to process all the information; three minutes on and they're getting even more intense, but by the end they're 'I cannot believe a person could make a complete statement in something so concise!' His music is like a mathematical proof. You don't realise at the beginning of a song what you're getting into and by the end Jeff has floored you!"

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A Brief History of Feminism

Sophie Lewis

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The history of feminism? The right to vote, Susan B. Anthony, Gloria Steinem, white pantsuits? Oh,...

Super Girls and Halos: My Companions on the Quest for Truth, Justice, and Heroic Virtue

Maria Morera Johnson

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Award-winning author Maria Morera Johnson follows up her bestselling book, My Badass Book of Saints,...

Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Black Widow (2021) in Movies

Jul 16, 2021

Contains spoilers, click to show

Black widow is part Russian spy movie, part 'Fast and Furious' with a bit of marvel thrown in.
The Russian spy movie part is obvious, Black widow is a Russian spy, she doesn't even have any powers. After finding out that the man who ran the spy program was not dead (that's what happened in Budapest) and had improved on the training Natasha joins forces with her old 'Family' to try and bring him down.
We have car chases, bike chases, flying fortresses, planes, helicopters and family. No one goes to space but I'm sure that, if they had spoken about Family for even a few seconds more then 'Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel)' would have crossed franchises to give them a thumbs up and maybe even lend them a car or two.

(Most) of the film takes place between Captain America: Civil war and Avengers: Infinity war whilst the Avengers are still separated and (almost) no other characters from the franchise appear in the film, the avengers are mentioned (one appears in a photo) and there are nods to things that have happened (what happened in Budapest plays a part in the film) but it is mostly original (to the Disney MCU) characters.

One major difference to the comics and the one thing that has ruffled some fans feathers is the character of Task Master, but the character works for the film so I didn't have a problem with it.

Over all a good addition to the marvel franchise and a glimpse of how they are going to link the films and the new series' together.